Knee deep in summer, and the fun continues! Local events can offer a reprieve from tropical heat, and can also celebrate sunny days.
Before we jump in to August, let's look back at our July scrapbook.
The Telephone Museum was among 100 institutions across Massachusetts chosen to participate in this year’s Free Fun Friday initiative, thanks to a partnership with the Highland Street Foundation.
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The Art of Shawn Laswell was displayed at the Waltham Public Library.
The Waltham Historical Society provided a lecture: The Mustering of a Waltham's Company F.
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The deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park was the site for an artistic hot air balloon exhibit.
"Beyond the Binary" installation was viewed at Lincoln Studios.
Waltham's summer concert series brought our community together.
As always, I have sought to choose no/low cost events for this month's list. Please say hi when you see me!
Thurs 1: Science Tellers: Aliens Escape from Earth, 6:30PM, Waltham Public Library
Fri 2: Annual Feast of Saint Agrippina, Friday and Saturday, North End Boston
Sat 3: Saturday Morning Book Club, 10-11:30AM, Waltham Public Library
Sun 4: Annual Boston Seafood Festival, Northern Avenue Boston
Mon 5: Spectacle art installation, South Street
Tues 6: Caring for Our Own: LGBTQ Adults Supporting LGBTQ foster youth, More Than Words
Wed 7: "Careful What You Wish For" by Hallie Ephron book launch, 7-8PM, Brookline Booksmith
Thurs 8: Annual Barbecue with Waltham Chamber of Commerce, 12-1:30PM, Gore Place, $2o
Fri 9: "Beyond the Binary" panel discussion, Lincoln Studios on Moody Street
Sat 10: Bradley Borthwick art installation, deCordova Museum, with admission
Sun 11: 50th Annual Chinatown August Moon Festival, Phillips Square Boston
Mon 12: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club discusses "Kraken," 7:15-8:45PM, Waltham Public Library
Tues 13: Summer Concert Series with Soft Touch, veterans night, 7-8:30PM, Waltham Common
Wed 14: Grover Cronin Collection, The Waltham Museum
Thurs 15: "Hello, Operator" hands-on activity, 10:30AM-2:30PM The Telephone Museum (Moody Street)
Fri 16: Free Fun Friday at the Fruitlands Museum
Sat 17: Afro-Indigenous Arts +Healing , 2PM, 2139 Washington Street, Boston
Sun 18: Railway to the Moon Steampunk Festival, 17th-18th
Mon 19: Boston Free Radio Live at VOX POP, 6PM, Assembly Row
Tues 20: Fall Open House and Showcase, 5:30PM, Grubstreet, Boston
Wed 21: 7th Annual Celebrate Literacy Day, 5:30PM, 201 Market Street Lynne
Thurs 22: Waltham Museum Labor Day Event at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
Fri 23: Free Fun Friday at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Sat 24: Annual Boston Cosplay Picnic, 11AM-7PM, Parkman Bandstand, Boston
Sun 25: Car Show sponsored by Waltham Lions Club, 9AM, Reservoir Place
Mon 26: National Women's Equality Day
Tues 27: Armory Pub Sing, 7-9:30PM, Arts at the Armory, Somerville
Wed 28: Grover Cronin's Exhibit, 1PM, The Waltham Museum
Thurs 29: What Does Electricity Taste Like hands-on event, 10:30-2:30PM, The Telephone Museum
Fri 30: National Frankenstein Day - read your favourite scary book!
Sat 31: Boston Straight Pride Parade, 12-6PM, Copley Square