Slime Time with Miss Lisa
2026-05-27 15:45 - 17:00, 2026-06-03 15:45 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Hildreth Elementary School, 27 Mass Ave, Har vard, MA, 01451, United States
Join Miss Lisa for a fun, hands-on slime club where kids will learn how to make a different type of slime each week!
Participants will mix their own slime and customize it with fun add-ins like glitter, sequins, and foam beads. Each session includes time for slime play, creativity, and cleanup, and kids will take their slime creations home with them after class.
Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 3:45–5:00 PM, at Hildreth Elementary School beginning April 29 for 6 weeks.
Cost: $120 per child for entire 6 class session. Ages 5 and over.
Click HERE to register for Slime Time with Miss Lisa

Bounce and Burn Fitness
2026-05-28 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-06-02 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-06-04 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-06-09 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-06-11 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-06-16 09:30 - 10:15 | Fivesparks Movement Room, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Why Bounce & Burn

Rebounding is a dynamic, low-impact workout designed to energize your body and elevate your fitness.
Full-body training that engages muscles from head to toe.
Boosts cardio endurance and supports heart health.
Burns calories while being gentle on joints.
Improves balance, coordination, and core strength.
Supports circulation and overall vitality.
No experience needed – just show up and move.

Class Schedule – 45 Minute Classes

Tuesday/ Thursday 9:30 AM
Saturday 8:00am & 9:00am

Pricing

Single Class $25/ 5 Classes $100/ 10 Classes $180

Add-Ons

Boot Rental $10 / class

Click Here to Register for Bounce and Burn Fitness

Music is Meditation
2026-05-29 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Age-old practices of meditation, such as Zen, remain an effective means of promoting stress-reduction and attaining self-awareness.
This series, entitled “Music is Meditation,” will explore the possibilities of using “musical mantras” in the place of verbal ones in the practice of collective meditation.
Each session will entail two 20-minute meditation periods, each employing recurrent musical motives or tranquil meandering themes, played on keyboard, as a focus for inward centering.
The first meeting will begin with a brief introduction to the practice of collective meditation.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing, and bring a small mat if intending to sit on the floor. Chairs will be provided.
Music is Meditation will meet weekly at 9:00am- 10:00am on Friday mornings for 4 sessions May 8 through June 5 (no session May 15)
Fee for the 4 class series is $50.
Click HERE to Register for Music is Meditation

Birds! Exhibit Event: Night Owl Night - PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
2026-05-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Children and caregivers, come to Fivesparks for a fun bird-themed PJ Storytime!
Children learn fun facts about owls and try out their owl voices before a reading by author Susan Edwards Richmond of her Mass Book Award Honor title, NIGHT OWL NIGHT.
In the story, Sova follows her dream of encountering a favorite animal in the wild and helping her scientist mother gather information to protect it.
Participants are invited to chat with Susan after the reading and create an owl mask or puppet to take home.
Friday, May 29, 6:00pm. $10/child or $20 for families with 3 or more children/family. This program is great for kiddos 3-8 years old, but older and younger siblings and caregivers are welcome, wearing your favorite PJs!
REGISTER HERE

This workshop is being offered as part of the Birds! exhibit on view at Fivesparks from April 18 – May 30, 2026.

Susan Edwards Richmond is the award-winning author of The Great Pollinator Count, selected as an NSTA-CBC best STEM Book of the Year. Her other picture books include Bioblitz! Counting Critters, Bird Count, and Night Owl Night, a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Title and a Bank Street college of Education Best Children’s Book selection. Bird Count won the International Literacy Association’s Primary Fiction Award and is a Mathical Honor Book. Susan is also the author of Science Play, an activity book for preschoolers in Storey Publishing’s Busy Little Hands series.

A passionate birder and naturalist, Susan has taught preschool on a farm and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Massachusetts for more than a decade. She is happies exploring natural habitats with her husband and two daughters, and learns the native wildlife wherever she travels.

The Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.

Birds! Exhibit Event - Open Poetry Reading
2026-05-29 19:30 - 20:30 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
To start the closing of the Birds! exhibit, let’s gather and celebrate birds in written word! Listen to and read poems about birds (and flight, and feathers and nests and birdsong…anything bird-related!) while surrounded by amazing bird-themed artwork.
Join area professional/semi-professional poets and read your favorite poem at a welcoming and low-key open-mic-style event.
This event is free for readers and attendees, but please register HERE to allow for adequate planning. Please indicate if you will be reading, and the poem you plan to read.
The Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.
Friday, May 29th, 7:30pm.

Birds! Exhibit Event: Live Bird Show!
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Fivesparks
Don’t Miss This! Come to Fivesparks to see the Birds! exhibit one last time and be marveled by some REAL feathered friends!
Join Bethany Boucher of Amazing Animal Ambassadors to learn about a wide range of birds from parrots, birds of prey and more.
Some of the birds you might see include a macaw, cockatoo, kookaburra, green aracari, great horned owl, red tailed hawk and raven.

This is a special event to mark the end of our art exhibit Birds!
The event is $5 per person, all ages. Registration is required to ensure enough space for everyone.
The Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.

Birds! Last day to view
2026-05-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
Don’t miss the amazing celebration of Birds!
Last day to view is Saturday, May 30, 2026. 12:00-4:00pm.

Celebrating Summer's Abundance: Illuminated Labyrinth Walk & Meditation Tool Creation
2026-05-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Fivesparks Loft, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
“Celebrating Summer’s Abundance” is a one-time event that involves walking an illuminated labyrinth path accompanied by meditative music (in The Loft), followed by the opportunity to create a handheld labyrinth path meditation tool (in The Cove).
Participants will be encouraged to call to mind a form of abundance that brings them great joy in Summer as they walk the path. The craft will involve painting a square canvas with acrylic paints, then gluing on the path with a choice of thread, ribbon, gemstones, seeds, faux moss, etc.
Materials are included in the $25 event fee.
Minors are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Click HERE to register for Celebrating Summer’s Abundance: Illuminated Labyrinth Walk & Meditation Tool Creation

Paint & Popcorn
2026-06-02 15:40 - 17:00, 2026-06-09 15:40 - 17:00, 2026-06-16 15:40 - 17:00 | Hildreth Elementary School, 27 Mass Ave, Har vard, MA, 01451, United States
Make afternoons something to PoP about!
Join us for a six week guided painting class filled with color, creativity and plenty of savory snacks. Painting paired with an epic popcorn bar will be sure to curb those afternoon snack cravings and unlock some pent up creativity! All popcorn and painting supplies included!
$300 for 6 week class
Meets weekly on Tuesdays
05/12/2026, 05/19/2026, 05/26/2026, 06/02/2026, 06/09/2026, 06/16/2026
3:40pm – 5:00pm at Hildreth Elementary School
Click HERE to register!

Fairy Terraries
2026-06-03 15:40 - 16:30 | Hildreth Elementary School, 27 Mass Ave, Har vard, MA, 01451, United States
Students will create their own miniature fairy garden terrariums in this enchanting after-school activity. Using small plants, moss, stones, and decorative elements, children will design unique garden scenes while learning basic plant care. The program encourages creativity, imagination, and an appreciation for nature in a fun and engaging environment.
This one-session workshop is $45 per participant. All terrarium materials are provided.
Fairy Terraries will be held in room 183 at Hildreth Elementary School on Wednesday, June 3rd from 3:40-4:30.
Click HERE to register for Fairy Terraries

Pokemon Club
2026-06-03 15:40 - 16:40, 2026-06-10 15:40 - 16:40 | Hildreth Elementary School, 27 Mass Ave, Har vard, MA, 01451, United States
Come join the fun! Kids in Pokemon club will come together to share their favorite Pokemon, learn cool Pokemon trivia, play the card game, and even learn how to draw their favorite characters!
Kids are encouraged to bring their card collections or plushies to share their Pokemon appreciation with the club! Please leave your game systems at home.
This Club Series will occur on Wednesdays, 5/20 – 6/17, a great way to end the school year! Appropriate for kids 2nd-5th grades. 3:40-4:40pm.
$60 per participant for the 5 week session. Located at Hildreth Elementary School with Ms. Vale.
To register for Pokemon Club, click HERE.

Dialogues in Dual Languages: Artists and Poets Converse
2026-06-06 - 2026-07-18 | Fivesparks
When people speak in different languages, how do they develop empathy and understanding? When the world is full of noise and misinformation, how do we learn to listen and to hear each other? “Dialogues in Dual Languages: Artists and Poets Converse” presents thirteen pairs of visual artists and poets in collaborations that seek to illuminate, advance, reflect, and resonate with one another. In some cases, poets have responded to their partner’s painting or 3D object. In others, visual artists have created a new piece in response to a poem. Some visual artists and poets have designed a new project together, giving voice to emotion or theme that resonated for both.
While artists and poets both employ form, pattern, and structure, artists work in matter, in materials that occupy space, whether two- or three-dimensional, engaging the viewer’s visual and sometimes tactile senses. Poets speak in breath, in sonic devices, in words that have duration and exist in time, whether appearing on a page or spoken, engaging the viewer’s visual and/or auditory senses. These differences spark creative dialogue and discovery for the artist and the poet as well as the viewer.
Artist and Poet Pairs:
Cal Wenby & Tom Daley, Connie Saems & Wendy Drexler, Felice Mendell & Deborah Leipziger, Lillian Hsu & Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Linda Hoffman & Jennifer Jean, Leslie Goldman & Cynthia Bargar, Matt Carrano & Tom Laughlin, Nedret Andre & Cheryl Clark Vermeulen, Phyllis Ewen & Denise Bergman, Sheryl Jaffe & Frances Donovan, Shira Karman & Ilene Rudman, Tanya Hayes Lee & Vivian Eyre and Xiaoly Li & Alexis Ivy
On view through July 18, 2026.
Join us for an Art and Poetry Stroll with some of the participating artists and poets on July 18, 2-4pm.
View or download the Gallery Booklet.

Adult Improv Workshop
2026-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Fivesparks Cove
Improv is the act of making up a scene, plot, characters and dialogue spontaneously without preparation. Actors work together to create a scene, often based off a suggestion from the audience, without rehearsal or discussion beforehand. Studying improv involves a “retraining” of the brain to learn to work in the moment, accept ideas from a team member and allow the creativity to flow and create something marvelous. Because improv is done “in the moment” it often takes a silly or wacky turn, and there’s plenty of laughing! When you create improv scenes, you never know where the mind will take you. This improvisation workshop is designed to challenge and inspire participants to stretch their brains and limits. A great class for both the seasoned performer and those new to the world of theatre who are looking to try it out.
3 workshops will be held. One each in April, May, and June (4/20/2026, 5/18/2026, & 6/8/2026). There is no fee for the workshops, however registration is required. See below for registration link.

This class is being offered free of charge to participants through a generous grant from the Harvard Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
REGISTER FOR ONE OR MORE SESSIONS HERE

BIG BUBBLES!!!
2026-06-11 15:45 - 16:30 | Hildreth Elementary School, 27 Mass Ave, Har vard, MA, 01451, United States
Explore the science behind bubble mixtures and the creation of human sized bubbles!
Students will mix their own big bubble juice, and then let the bubbles fly right in the Hildreth Elementary School field!
Registration includes a take home kit of big bubble juice, bubble wand sticks, and a big bubble bucket to continue the endless outdoor fun right into summer vacation.
Please dress to make a mess. We will be outside and getting STICKY!
RAIN DATE: Monday June 15
$45 per participant for the workshop and take-home supplies for more bubble fun through summer.
June 11th, 3:45-4:30pm at Hildreth Elementary School with Ms. Lowe.
This workshop is appropriate for kids Pre-K through 5th.
To register for Big Bubbles, please click HERE.

Felt an Octopus
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Fivesparks Loft, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Felt an Octopus
Thursday June 11th
Open to adults and kids age 10+
Join me to learn the basics of felting. In this class you will learn needle felting while creating a whimsical little octopus!
For more info or to save your spot click the link below:
https://www.thefiberweb.com/shop/in-person/15

LECTURE: Caspar David Friedrich
2026-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Caspar David Friedrich: Exemplar of Romantic Painting
Speaker: Kevin N. Moll
Historians generally use the term “Romanticism” to account for the artistic aspirations reflected in music, painting, and literature during the 1800s. Our concert halls still resound with the works of famous Romantic composers—Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, and Wagner. Well-known Romantic writers include Lord Byron, Victor Hugo, George Sand, and the Brontë sisters. But when it comes to Romantic painting, most people draw a blank.
This talk will focus on one of the most important visual artists of the early 19th century: Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840). He was arguably the greatest German oil painter of the entire Romantic period — yet hardly anyone in this country knows his name, and his works are rarely displayed in our museums. Through a slideshow of about 40 of his paintings, we’ll explore how Friedrich brought the key ideas and feelings of Romanticism to life on canvas.
Thursday, June 11, at 7:00pm
Donation: $10
Please click HERE to register for Caspar David Fredrich: Exemplar of Romantic Painting
Kevin N. Moll is an emeritus professor of Musicology at East Carolina University, where from 2002 to 2017 he served as director of the multi-disciplinary program in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. Dr. Moll has taught undergraduate and graduate music history courses across all chronological eras of Western Music, as well as in American music and Jazz. In addition, he taught a two-semester liberal arts course sequence in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, as well as a course in film history for ECU’s Honors College. He is currently teaching in an adjunct capacity at New England Conservatory and serves as executive director of the Still River Chamber Music Society. As a performer, Dr. Moll has been active for many years as double-bassist, viola da gambist, choral singer, and director of various early-music ensembles.
Image Credit: Caspar David Friedrich, Two Men Contemplating the Moon, ca. 1825-30, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

Music is Meditation - Try it FREE for the month of June!
2026-06-12 09:00 - 09:50 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Age-old practices of meditation, such as Zen, remain an effective means of promoting stress-reduction and attaining self-awareness.
This series, entitled “Music is Meditation,” will explore the possibilities of using “musical mantras” in the place of verbal ones in the practice of collective meditation.
Each session will entail two 20-minute meditation periods, each employing recurrent musical motives or tranquil meandering themes, played on keyboard, as a focus for inward centering.
The first meeting will begin with a brief introduction to the practice of collective meditation.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing, and bring a small mat if intending to sit on the floor. Chairs will be provided.
Music is Meditation will meet Friday Mornings in June (9:00am – 9:50am)
Try it out FREE this month! June 12, June 19, June 26.
Registration is not required for these three classes.

Off Brand Improv Comedy Troupe
2026-06-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
We are a local improv troupe and have been performing at different locations since 2018.
Our Improv show is for adult and young adult audiences (not for kids). We do not pull anyone on stage. If we have a game where we ask for a volunteer to join us, then we take someone who has raised their hand.
Two performances, Friday, June 12 at 7:30pm and Saturday June 13 at 7:30pm. Tickets $18 in advance, $20 at the door (cash or venmo).
Doors open at 6:30pm. Bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.
RESERVE TICKETS HERE
Fivesparks is an ADA-accessible venue.

Art Exhibit Reception: Dialogues in Dual Languages
2026-06-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Fivesparks
Join Fivesparks in celebrating the 13 artist & poet pairs that comprise Dialogues in Dual Languages.
Sunday, June 14, 3-5pm.
When people speak in different languages, how do they develop empathy and understanding? When the world is full of noise and misinformation, how do we learn to listen and to hear each other? This show presents thirteen pairs of visual artists and poets in collaborations that seek to illuminate, advance, reflect and resonate with one another.
