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The Harvest Your Energy Festival is coming up on Oct. 17. We are mentioning it now because there will be an opportunity for you to get rid of some hard-to-recycle items. Green Team Junk Removal will be on site to take mattresses, air conditioners, toilets, lawn mowers, Styrofoam, electronics, and more.
There will be a cost to dispose of these items. Here is a list, with the price per item:
Heads up
Monday, Oct. 12 is Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day. City Hall, the Senior Center, and the schools will be closed.
Municipal meeting
- Historic District Commission meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall and via Zoom. On the agenda: A presentation by Intex Millwork on historically accurate moldings and applications; recruitment of new members; administrative updates.
Happening today in Medford
If you have an event happening in Medford in the coming days, send the information to gottaknowmedford@gmail.com so we can add you to our calendar.
Senior Center Activities: whist card games at 10:30 a.m.; Core and Balance at 10:30 a.m.; conversational English at 11 a.m.; Art for Everyone at 1:30 p.m.; Grief Support Group from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
- Men's Breakfast and Banter from 9 to 10 a.m. with Rafael and Daniel from The Gables at Winchester. The topic will be: The silliest inventions that made millions. Call 781-396-6010 to reserve your seat.
- Energy Bill Check-Up with National Grid and ABCD from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 781-396-6010 to reserve your seat. Learn about options to lower your energy bills. National Grid Consumer Advocates will explain options and help you determine eligibility for assistance, including the discount rate, payment plan, budget plan, and Arrears Management Program. ABCD representatives will provide information about fuel assistance and other energy savings programs.
Mass General Brigham Community Care Van from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Clippership Drive Pop-Up Park. The van is staffed with multilingual and multicultural clinicians and support staff to provide screenings and interventions for chronic health issues.
- Costume Swap: During drop-in playtimes at the MFN Family Center, Medford residents can drop off costumes, accessories, and dress-up clothes their kids no longer use and pick up "new" items.
- Drop-In Playtime is from 1 to 3 p.m. at the MFN family Center.
- Kids activities at the Farmers Market are hosted by MFN at the Condon Shell from 3 to 6 p.m.
- Registration is closed for both of today's playgroups.
Senior Knitting Club at 1 p.m. at West Medford Community Center. Beginners can learn from experienced crafters.
Drop-in activities
- Sing Along with Matt Heaton at 10:30 a.m.
- Japanese Ikenobo Floral Exhibition from 3 to 6 p.m.
- Art Smart (ages 5+) at 3:30 p.m.
- Ikenobo Sketch and Sip from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Notary Drop-in Hour at 6:30 p.m.
- Medford Connects ESOL class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Registration required
- English as a Second Language from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Ikenobo Lecture and Demonstration from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
- Faux Stained Glass for Teens Part 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
- Community Fiber Arts Project from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration appreciated.
- Registration has closed for Family 3D Printing Workshop (ages 8-12).
Medford Farmers Market from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the Condon Shell featuring meats, fish, prepared foods, baked goods, beverages, and more, plus artisan crafts, and a kids activity area. Live music will be: John Civello from 3 to 5 p.m.; Blue Clouds from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
- Home: Middle school boys baseball vs. Somerville High; 6/7/8th grade girls softball vs. Somerville High; varsity boys soccer vs. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
- Away: Unified coed basketball at Malden High; middle school boys and girls cross country teams at Somerville High
- How to Tell Environmental Stories for the Ear from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Joyce Cummings Center at Tufts with Hannah Loss of WGBH. RSVP.
- Voices for Peace and Light Choir Rehearsal from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. in Goddard Chapel at Tufts. All are welcome.
- FletcherFest: Explore International Affairs, Business, and Law at The Fletcher School, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cabot Intercultural Center at Tufts. The theme will be "How AI, geopolitics, and globalization are reshaping careers."
- A Walking Tour of the Campus Ecology on Tufts’ Upper Campus at 6 p.m. Meet in front of the Tisch Library.
- "All The Empty Rooms," from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Barnum Hall at Tufts. News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark on a seven-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. RSVP.
Pub Night! Presented by 2ToneTim from 7 to 10 p.m. at Medford Brewing.
White Denim and Arc Iris have a wait-list for their performances beginning at 7 p.m. at Deep Cuts.
Press Play with DJ Joshua Carl from 8 until late at The Great American Beer Hall. A video-DJ set with PS5 and Nintendo Switch play.
In case you missed it
Nell had the scoop on how the new mural at the high school came about:
Nell Escobar Coakley | Staff Writer
