Award-winning painter shares her oil landscape technique on February 11 at Guild Hall Reading, MA — On February 11, 2026, the Reading Art Association will present Hillary Scott, who will demonstrate her oil landscape technique. Hillary is an academically trained landscape painter from Northeast Massachusetts. She earned her BFA in studio art from UMass Lowell, […]
State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn) will be holding office hours on Thursday, February 12th, 2026. The office hours will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Historical Artifacts Room at the Woburn Public Library, and at Caffé Nero, 676 Main Street, Reading, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Representative Haggerty or […]
Feb. 12 program invites grades 6–12 to create tiny drawings with big meaning in “Doodling Secret Messages” Reading, MA — On Thursday, February 12, at 4:00 pm, cartoonist Cara Bean visits the Reading Public Library for Doodling Secret Messages, a heartwarming workshop where tiny drawings carry big meaning. Teens in grades 6–12 will create a series […]
Residents invited to meet with the House Minority Leader at the Pleasant Street Center to discuss concerns and access state services BOSTON – House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding his monthly district office hours in Reading on Friday, February 13, from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at the Pleasant Street Center, located at 49 […]
Reading, MA — Reading residents are invited to a fun, community-focused evening on Friday, February 13, at Presence and Co., as locally owned small businesses come together for a night of shopping, food, and live entertainment. The event will feature live performances by the Reading School of Music — including RMHS student musicians — along […]
READING — Deputy Chief Christine Amendola is pleased to share that the Reading Police Department will be hosting multiple car seat installation events for residents. Car seat installations will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month, from Feb. 14 to June 13, at the police station, 15 Union St. […]
BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Tuesday, February 17, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. This will replace the regularly scheduled Virtual Office Hours on February 16, due to the celebration of Presidents’ Day. Any constituent of Senator Lewis is welcome to attend Office Hours, with no appointment necessary, to […]
Reading, MA – Whitelam Books is delighted to welcome Children’s Book Author and Illustrator AJ Smith to our weekly story time as he shares his book Catnip Mouse, Wednesday, February 18 at 10:30am. Join us for this family-friendly event for readers of all ages. Whitelam Books is located in downtown Reading at 610 Main Street, near […]
Reading, MA – Whitelam Books is excited to welcome author Kristin Bair to our fiction book club on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00pm. Our monthly drop-in fiction book club will be discussing Kristin’s book, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To. Whitelam Books is located in downtown Reading at 610 Main Street, near the intersection of Haven Street […]
Music, movement, and community come together every Friday at International Folk Dancing in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading Reading, MA — Led by Folk Arts Center of New England director Marcie Van Cleave, these welcoming sessions feature easy-to-learn dances from around the world — including Israel, France, Romania, Bolivia, England, Ukraine, Sweden, and the United States. No […]