THINGS TO DO: EVENTS

Wright Locke Farm, just over the Arlington border in Winchester near St. Eulalia Catholic Church, dates from the 17th century and is preserved to be a nonprofit open-air space appropriate for all ages. Its website states its mission as follows: "The Wright-Locke Farm Conservancy builds broad community and seeks to model sustainable practices through active learning, organic agriculture, land stewardship and an appreciation of our historic New England farm."

It also says the following: "Family Farm Night is back for [summer] 2023! Concerts [weather permitting] will be [on] Tuesday 7/11-Tuesday 8/1. Because of threatening weather, the event for July was canceled.

Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 5:30 p.m., Wright locke Farm hosted its final farm night concert with musical guest Matt Heaton.

UPDATED Sept. 25: The Jason Russell House, 7 Jason St., has acted as a host for outdoor beer gardens and live music on Saturdays throughout the summer. Sept. 30 is the last scheduled show for the season, with an expected performance by Jug Band Festival.

Organized by Menotomy Grill and co-sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society, the weekly event is free to attend, open to the public and takes place unless weather interferes.

Rain or shine, guided indoor tours of the structure -- a site of deadly armed conflict at the beginning of the American Revolution -- usually take place inside the historic structure from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Local resident Jeffrey Alexander, who organizes Astronomy Nights at Robbins Farm Park, scheduled four free public events through the end of September, although the first three -- May 20, June 24 and tonight -- all had to be canceled at the last minute due to weather concerns.

The one meant to be for Aug. 5 -- a look via telescope outside the solar system for double stars and star clusters -- was scrubbed for cloud cover.

"Looks like the clouds that are rolling in are probably here to stay for the evening hours," Alexander notified his mailing list at about 6 p.m. tonight. 

"Particularly [as we were going to be] looking for deep sky objects tonight, we won’t be able to see much."

True Story Theater, based in Arlington, presents issues to the public by involving the audience through "playback" -- by drawing stories from them and having actors present the stories that arise.To celebrate its 23rd season, performances and fund-raisers have been scheduled throughout the fall, starting Oct. 1, for interactive-theater lovers to enoy.

According to its recent email annoucnement, True Story Theater plans to continue "to give space to and honor the experiences of people in the community whose voices need to be heard, using interactive theatre to build empathy and understanding." This, the group says, has recently included cancer survivors, stories of people with invisible disabilities, people with neurodivergence, and Jewish and Palestinian entrepreneurs working together to build businesses.

Read below for performance dates and more information:

'Crows' by Gerry Menz of Arlington

The work of three Arlington artists appear in "Showing Up: The Practice of Art," an exhibit at the Belmont Gallery of Art that is scheduled to run from Sept. 9 through Oct. 22, 2023.

The exhibit will feature a wide variety of themes and media including video, painting, collage, printmaking, artist books and sculpture, a news release from local resident and artist Adria Arch said.

The gallery, at 19 Moore St., third floor, in the Homer Building in Belmont Center, was the host for an opening reception Sunday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The exhibit features the work of 20 artists who meet regularly online to offer mutual support. The Arlington artists are Monica DeSalvo, Gerry Menz (the former owner of Artwear) and Connie Thibaut.

Dallin Museum’s Indigenous Peoples gallery.

Do you love art, and want to share your passion with others?

Arlington's Cyrus Dallin Art Museum seeks volunteer tour guides to introduce visitors to the museum. Tour guides draw attention to the collection of works by the celebrated Utah-born sculptor who lived and worked in Arlington for more than 40 years.

The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays, from noon to 4:00 p.m. Tour guides work two-hour shifts -- noon to 2:00 p.m, and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers typically work at least twice a month.

Dallin is best known for the Paul Revere Monument in the North End and Appeal to the Great Spirit in front of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. He also sculpted many iconic sculptures in Arlington, including the Menotomy Hunter and the Robbins Memorial Flagstaff.

In addition to being a sculptor and arts educator, Dallin was an advocate for Indigenous rights in the United States. Anyone interested in arts, history, museum education and meeting new people are encouraged to volunteer as a tour guide, regardless of experience level.

Sarah Lunderg photo

Volunteers are needed to lead tours of the historic Jason Russell House on weekends from June through October. 

The house is the site of the bloodiest fighting on the first day of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775, and its walls still bear musket ball holes from the skirmish on that day. Contents of the house and its new exhibit, “Menotomy:  Road to Revolution,” further enrich the story of that historic day and create a vivid picture of 18th- and 19th-century life in Arlington. 

Guide training is set for Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m.- to 4:30 p.m.  For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 781-648-4300.

LexFarm, at 52 Lowell St., Lexington,

next to the Arlington Reservoir,

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