Name: Acera School STEM Festival and Open House
Start: 2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00

Join us for Acera’s STEM Festival &amp; Open House! Bring the family to explore, build, create, and see where curiosity can lead.
At Acera’s STEM Festival &amp; Open House, students in kindergarten through ninth grade can explore hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity. Families can also visit our new Arts and Sciences Building and see its Woodshop, MakerSpace, Physics Lab, and Visual Arts Studio. Come imagine what your child might build, discover, and create at Acera.
Activity List
<ol><li>Cutting the Chess </li><li>Dust Covers</li><li>Funky Dice</li><li>Cereal Numbers</li><li>Taking it to the Streets</li><li>Battling Tops</li><li>Lego Spike Robotics</li><li>Sail Car Challenge</li><li>Hovering Helicopters</li><li>DNA Lab Science: An exploration of the molecule, the alphabet, and the library that shapes all life on earth</li><li>Ember Storm Challenge: Designing Fire Resilient Neighborhoods</li><li>Playful Creation with Augmented Reality</li><li>Light Up Name Tags</li><li>Model Magic Dragon Creations</li><li>Strawberry DNA: DNA Extraction and Make Your Own DNA Necklace</li><li>Kids in the Kitchen: Cookie Baking</li></ol>
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acera-stem-festival-open-house-tickets-2002295922003" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reserve your FREE spot today</a> or visit <a href="https://www.aceraschool.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">our website</a> to find out more about Acera.

Local Event: Acera School STEM Festival and Open House

Middlesex County

Benjamin Pierce

Boston Metropolitan Area

Winchester

Massachusetts

Acera School STEM Festival and Open House

Join us for Acera’s STEM Festival & Open House! Bring the family to explore, build, create, and see where curiosity can...

Winchester Community Music School

Registration deadline: November 2. This workshop is for high school students trying out for the MMEA Senior District and All-State Festivals. The workshop will provide a wealth of information about the audition process including how to prepare, manage nerves, and develop presentation skills. Students will perform for adjudicators and receive constructive feedback on their solos, scales, and sight-reading. Open to all instrumentalists and singers; you do not have to be a WCMS student to participate. $30 per participant; register by November 2. Held at Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester. Call 781-721-2950 or visit <a href="https://www.winchestermusic.org%20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.winchestermusic.org</a> for more information or to reserve a space.

Local Event: Senior District MMEA Mock Audition Workshop 

Senior District MMEA Mock Audition Workshop 

Registration deadline: November 2. This workshop is for high school students trying out for the MMEA Senior District and...

Saint Barbara's

Experience a stunning display of artistry at the Burlington Quilters Guild Show, featuring a wide variety of quilts, a boutique, and specialized vendors. Browse unique items and try your luck with raffle baskets, all for a $10 admission fee. Please note this event accepts cash or checks only, and free parking is available and handicap accessible.

Local Event: Burlington Quilters Guild Show 2026

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Burlington Quilters Guild Show 2026

Experience a stunning display of artistry at the Burlington Quilters Guild Show, featuring a wide variety of quilts, a...

Robbins Memorial Town Hall

Join Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) for our 28th annual Arlington Open Studios happening on Saturday, November 7, 2026. This annual event showcases and supports local artists in our community, with opportunities to purchase work, meet artists, and celebrate creativity in the heart of Arlington.
Artists will be presenting their work at 2 sites in Arlington Center in a range of mediums including painting, photography, fiber, ceramics, glass, fine jewelry, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture. Arlington Center for the Arts will be featuring exhibitions in the Shaira Ali Gallery and Hallway Gallery along with performances and demos throughout the event! Poetry readings from the <a target="_blank" href="https://artsarlington.org/the-red-letter-poems-gallery/" rel="nofollow noopener">Red Letter Poems Project</a>, live music, and even some tasty treats will also be featured throughout this year's event!​
AOS 2026 Locations:
Over 80 Artists will be featured across two sites this year:
Site #1: Arlington Town Hall | 730 Mass Ave (2 floors!!)
Features 40+ Artists on 2 floorsMusic by Spajazzy and Arlington High School Band on the Steps of Town Hall | 12-4pm

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Site #2: Arlington Community Center + Arlington Center for the Arts | 27 Maple St (Ground, 1st, 3rd + 4th Floors)
Features 40+ Artists on the Ground and First Floor
Food for sale by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.roastedgranola.com/cafe" rel="nofollow noopener">The Roasted Granola </a>(located at 27 Maple St entrance)
Free Puppet Performances by ACA Studio Artist <a target="_blank" href="https://margaretmoodypuppets.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Margaret Moody and friends</a>
Ceramics Demo in the ACA Clay Studio, 12-4pm&nbsp;
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.acarts.org/current-shows" rel="nofollow noopener">Members Show: Opposites Attract</a> exhibition in the Shaira Ali Gallery (ongoing)
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.acarts.org/current-shows" rel="nofollow noopener">Inside ACA</a> exhibition in the ACA Hallway Gallery (ongoing)
Art Students' Exchange w/ Connie Lane (4th Floor)
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+ BONUS
Robbins Library | 700 Mass Ave
Red Letter Poets LIVE!

Local Event: Arlington Open Studios

Arlington

Arlington Open Studios

Join Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) for our 28th annual Arlington Open Studios happening on Saturday, November 7, 2026....

Griffin Museum-Photography

Inspired by the Griffin Museum of Photography’s exhibition Common Time: American Musicality, this concert series collaboration with Winchester Community Music School brings the American Musicality story to life through live performance. We invite you to experience this four-part series alongside the exhibition, to see the images, hear the sounds, and celebrate the music that continues to shape our collective cultural experience. Join us on November 10 for the first concert of the series which features a trio of WCMS faculty members—<a href="https://www.winchestermusic.org/faculty/molly-tucker/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Molly Tucker</a>, violin; <a href="https://www.winchestermusic.org/faculty/simone-cartales/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Simone Cartales</a>, viola; and <a href="https://www.winchestermusic.org/faculty/pamela-ambrose/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pamela Ambrose</a>, cello—who will perform modern classical and bluegrass pieces for string trio by American composers. Featured works will include the Appalachia Waltz by Mark O’Connor; Movement for String Trio by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson; and much more. Admission: $10 general public; $5 Griffin members and WCMS students. Held at the Griffin Museum, 67 Shore Road, Winchester; <a href="https://www.griffinmuseum.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.griffinmuseum.org</a>.

Local Event: “Common Time” Concert: Celebrating American Composers

“Common Time” Concert: Celebrating American...

Inspired by the Griffin Museum of Photography’s exhibition Common Time: American Musicality, this concert series collaboration...

“Common Time” Concert: Celebrating American Composers

Studio on the Common

Let's have some fun on a no school day! Grab some friends and spend the day making some amazing art projects with us. We'll read a story to inspire us, create original artwork, enjoy snack time and take a walk in the park (weather permitting). It's a FUN filled morning at the Studio!
Ages 5-8 | $90

Local Event: No School, Yes ART! (ages 5-8)

No School, Yes ART! (ages 5-8)

Let's have some fun on a no school day! Grab some friends and spend the day making some amazing art projects with us. We'll...

Let's have some fun on a no school day! Grab some friends and spend the day making some amazing pottery projects with us!
We'll start the class with some hand-building techniques to make our own one-of-a-kind pottery creations (which will be bisque-fired and dipped in clear glaze by our staff). After we break for a snack, we'll come back and get creative with glazes as we paint some ready-made seasonal Fall ceramic objects.
Pottery will be ready for pick-up within two weeks, to allow time for us to fire them in the kiln.
Ages 8-13 | $90Morning session: 9:00a-12:00pAfternoon Session: 1:30-4:30p

Local Event: No School, Yes POTTERY!

No School, Yes POTTERY!

Let's have some fun on a no school day! Grab some friends and spend the day making some amazing pottery projects with us!
We'll...

<h4>Americana. Thought-provoking. Joyful. From the heart.</h4>
<h1>Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m.,</h1>
From the stunning Ripley Chapel. Live in person and live streamed.
<h3>Ripley Presents is pleased to welcome Lisa Bastoni with Sean Staples.</h3>
<blockquote><h3>Americana of the highest order, along the lines of Patty Griffin or Gretchen Peters —Maverick UK</h3></blockquote>
Lisa Bastoni (Northampton, MA) is a 2022 &amp; 2023 New England Music Award nominee (Roots), 2020 ; 2019 Boston Music Award Nominee (Folk) and winner of 2019 New Folk at the esteemed Kerrville Folk Festival.
Lisa Bastoni’s most recent album, “On The Water”, was produced by Sean Staples, and recorded live over the course of three days at Zachariah Hickman’s Greedy Beast Studios in Watertown MA. The album features Sean Staples, Rich Hinman, James Rohr, and Chris Anzalone, with special guest vocalists Mark Erelli, Kris Delmhorst, and Rose Cousins. “On The Water” is Bastoni’s first full-length release since 2019’s How We Want to Live.
<blockquote>“The songs are beautifully played and consistently interesting, they are reflective and melancholic in places, but the overall feeling is one of expectation and contentment.” —Rick Thorn, Americana UK Review</blockquote>
Lisa has opened for/performed with Lori McKenna, Dar Williams, Regina Spektor, The Secret Sisters, Teddy Thompson, Rose Cousins, Mark Erelli, Larry Campbell &amp; Teresa Williams, and many more.
<blockquote>“Let’s just say what we’re all thinking: New England, and especially Massachusetts, is a stronghold of singer-songwriters who excel at writing top-notch songs that make you swallow hard and wonder why your eyes are damp…Northampton singer Lisa Bastoni ranks among the best of them.” —Freak Scene review, 2024</blockquote>
<h2><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ripley-presents-lisa-bastoni-with-sean-staples-tickets-2002995702064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Purchase Tickets Here</a></h2>
Tickets are $20 General Admission – In Person OR Live Streamed&nbsp; $5 for Students – in person or live streamed
For more information about the concert, please contact Jane Ring Frank, Minister of Worship and the Arts at <a href="mailto:jane@fcc-winchester.org">jane@fcc-winchester.org</a>.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Ripley Chapel can be found at First Congregational Church, Winchester, 21 Church St. The entry is located on the Vine Street side of the church. Please use the accessible ramp entrance, and Ripley Chapel will be directly to your right as you enter the building.

Local Event: Ripley Presents Lisa Bastoni with Sean Staples

Ripley Presents Lisa Bastoni with Sean Staples

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