Fivesparks

Roll for Quest - A D&D Adventure for Beginners
2026-07-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Fivesparks Loft, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Roll for Quest is a Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying experience seeking to teach new players the basics of the game in a way that’s both comfortable, creatively stimulating, teambuilding, and accessible.
Age Range: 10 – 14
Player Count: 8 Max
Duration: 1 Week. Monday – Friday from 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Cost: $225/player
Required Materials: Notebook, Writing Utensil
Click HERE to register for Roll for Quest!

Pinos & Paintbrushes
2026-07-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Fivesparks Cove
Call the babysitter! It’s your turn to paint, parents! You are invited to enjoy a relaxing paint and sip evening designed just for adults. Similar to Canvas & Cocoa at the elementary school, you will participate in a guided painting and sip on your favorite beverage while socializing with other parents. No prior art experience is needed—just come ready to unwind, get creative, and have fun. This event offers parents a chance to connect, relax, and take home a unique piece of artwork. Why should the kids have all the fun!?
$45 per participant per session. All supplies are included. Bring your own beverage (wine and beer only!) !
Sessions will be held twice over the summer. Join us for one or for both!
Thursday, July 9th and Thursday, August 6th from 6:00-7:30pm
Guided painting will be led by Harvard teacher, Meghan Lowe, in the FiveSparks Cove.
Reach out via email: MeghanLowe9@gmail.com
Click HERE to register for Pinos & Paintbrushes!

Snapology Summer Program: Pokémania & Everyday Engineers
2026-07-10 09:00 - 15:30 | Fivesparks Cove
⭐ Snapology Summer Program: Pokémania & Everyday Engineers
Full Day and Half Day Options Available
💡 Program Details
📍 Location: Fivesparks, Harvard, MA
🗓 Dates: Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10, 2026
🕘 Full Day: 9:00am–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🌞 Half Day Morning: 9:00am–12:00pm (Ages 5–12)
🌙 Half Day Afternoon: 12:30pm–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🥪 What to Bring: Nut-free snack, Nut-Free lunch (full day only), and water bottle
Students will enjoy Supervised active indoor or outdoor movement breaks throughout the day to stay focused, energized, and engaged.
🎮 MORNING SESSION
Pokémania
Ages 5–12
In Snapology’s Pokémania program, students will explore the exciting world of Pokémon® while practicing their Pokémon training skills! Students will create training gyms, design battle scenes, and even invent their own generation of Pokémon. Along the way, they’ll explore real-world science concepts by examining Pokémon habitats, characteristics, and needs. They won’t just catch ’em all—they’ll build, analyze, and imagine them all!
What Students Will Learn
🧱 Building Strong Structures
🧠 Critical Thinking Skills
🗣 Presentation Skills
🤝 Teamwork & Partner Skills
Students will take on game-inspired building challenges that encourage thoughtful planning, creativity, and collaboration. By sharing their creations in a supportive, low-pressure setting, students build confidence and strengthen communication skills.
🛠 AFTERNOON SESSION
Everyday Engineers: Challenge Edition
Ages 6–12
In this hands-on engineering program, students will tackle a variety of exciting design and engineering challenges. Some activities will guide students through following step-by-step instructions to build specific creations while learning key engineering or physics concepts. Other challenges will encourage open-ended design, allowing creativity and innovation to shine.
What Students Will Learn
⚙ Engineering & Physics Concepts
💡 Innovation & Ingenuity
🧠 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
🤝 Communication & Collaboration
Students will explore the Engineering Design Process as they plan, test, improve, and redesign their creations. Through teamwork and creative problem-solving, students will strengthen essential 21st-century skills including collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
Children can register for:
Morning sessions only: Pokémania , ages 5-12, 9am-12:00pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the morning program.
Afternoon sessions only: Everyday Engineers, ages 6-12, 12:30-3:30pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the afternoon program.
All-day fun: Pokémania & Everyday Engineers ages 6-12, 9am-3:30pm, $450/participant. Click HERE to register for the all-day program.

Koan: Tribute to Frank Coolidge
2026-07-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Koan is a jazz quintet based out of Northampton, Massachusetts. The group’s trumpet player, Ian Behrstock, is the grandson of Frank Coolidge who passed in May. Among many other things, Frank was a pianist and a lover of jazz. Koan will be playing music the Ian wrote for his grandparents as well as Frank’s favorites by Duke Ellington and Fats Waller.
Friday, July 10, 2026
7:00 – 9:30pm
Price: $20
Click Here for tickets to Koan: Tribute to Frank Coolidge

Bounce and Burn Fitness
2026-07-11 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-07-11 09:00 - 09:45, 2026-07-14 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-07-16 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-07-18 08:00 - 08:45, 2026-07-18 09:00 - 09:45 | 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

Art Without Limits
2026-07-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Fivesparks The Cove, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Come create masterpieces! We will have the art supplies, you bring your imagination! Three hours of independent art creation for ages 5 and up.
Saturday, July 11th, 9:00am – 12:00pm
$50/ participant
Click HERE to register for Art Without Limits!

Snapology Summer Program: Jedi Masters & Space Wars Robotics
2026-07-13 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-14 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-15 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-16 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-17 09:00 - 15:30 | Fivesparks The Cove, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
⭐ Snapology Summer Program: Jedi Masters & Space Wars Robotics
Full Day and Half Day Options Available
💡 Program Details
📍 Location: Fivesparks, Harvard, MA
🗓 Dates: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 2026
🕘 Full Day: 9:00am–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🌞 Half Day Morning: 9:00am–12:00pm (Ages 5–12)
🌙 Half Day Afternoon: 12:30pm–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🥪 What to Bring: Nut-free snack, Nut-Free lunch (full day only), and water bottle
Throughout the day, Students will enjoy Supervised active indoor or outdoor movement breaks to stay energized and engaged.
🧱 MORNING SESSION
Jedi Masters
Ages 5–12
In this Star Wars®-inspired program, young Padawans will explore the galaxy through hands-on building challenges and imaginative play. Motivated to become Jedi like their favorite heroes, students will focus on teamwork, creativity, and engineering fundamentals as they build battle drones, AT-Walkers, and even their own lightsabers. May the Force be with them as they rise through the Jedi ranks!
What Students Will Learn
🏗 Building Stable Structures
🎨 Creativity & Imagination
🗣 Presentation Skills
🤝 Communication & Collaboration
Students will practice designing sturdy, functional models while solving engineering challenges in small groups. They’ll bring their ideas to life with minimal outside support and build confidence by sharing their creations in a fun, low-pressure environment.
🤖 AFTERNOON SESSION
Space Wars Robotics
Ages 6–12
In this Star Wars-inspired robotics program, students will dive into the mechanics behind their favorite galactic machines. Working with a partner, students will build and program robotic models using motors, sensors, and Scratch-based coding. Through creative challenges and teamwork, they’ll develop confidence in both engineering and programming.
What Students Will Learn
💻 Programming & Debugging Skills
⚙ Mechanical Elements
📋 Following Instructions
🤝 Communication & Collaboration
Students will learn how to read and fix code, explore how mechanical components work together, and strengthen focus and listening skills—all while having fun and feeling supported.
Children can register for:
Morning sessions only: Jedi Masters, ages 5-12, 9am-12:00pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the morning program.
Afternoon sessions only: Space Wars Robotics, ages 6-12, 12:30-3:30pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the afternoon program.
All-day fun: Jedi Masters & Space Wars Robotics ages 6-12, 9am-3:30pm, $450/participant. Click HERE to register for the all-day program.

Dialogues in Dual Languages - Art & Poetry Stroll
2026-07-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
Exhibit closing event on July 18, 2-4pm.
Join some of the participating artists and poets for intimate conversation surrounding their respective works on view and hear about their collaborations. Poems may be read aloud while viewing the accompanying artwork, with time for questions/discussion.
This is a free event (donations are always appreciated), but registration is appreciated for allow for adequate planning.
Please register HERE.

Last day to View: Dialogues in Dual Languages
2026-07-19 12:00 - 16:00 | 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? This show presents thirteen pairs of visual artists and poets in collaborations that seek to illuminate, advance, reflect and resonate with one another.

Snapology Summer Program: SuperStructures & Real World Robotics
2026-07-20 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-21 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-22 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-23 09:00 - 15:30, 2026-07-24 09:00 - 15:30 | Fivesparks The Cove, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
⭐ Snapology Summer Program: SuperStructures & Real World Robotics
Full Day and Half Day Options Available
💡 Program Details
📍 Location: Fivesparks, Harvard, MA
🗓 Dates: Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24, 2026
🕘 Full Day: 9:00am–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🌞 Half Day Morning: 9:00am–12:00pm (Ages 5–12)
🌙 Half Day Afternoon: 12:30pm–3:30pm (Ages 6–12)
🥪 What to Bring: Nut-free snack, Nut-free lunch (full day only), and water bottle
Students will enjoy Supervised active indoor or outdoor movement breaks throughout the day to stay energized, focused, and ready to build.
🏗 MORNING SESSION
SuperStructures
Ages 5–12
Does your builder enjoy designing beautiful buildings or functional spaces? SuperStructures is the perfect program for young architects ready to sharpen their design and building skills. Students will learn how to take an idea from their imagination and turn it into a real-world structure using LEGO® bricks. From creating floor plans to disaster-proofing their designs, campers will explore what it takes to build safe, functional, and creative structures—just like real architects and engineers.
What Students Will Learn
🏛 Architecture & Engineering Concepts
📝 Planning & Conceptual Design
🌱 Environmentally Conscious Design
🤝 Teamwork & Partner Skills
Students will explore architectural styles from throughout history, practice scale modeling, and learn how to design structures that are both functional and environmentally thoughtful. Collaboration and planning are key as students work together to bring their ideas to life.
🤖 AFTERNOON SESSION
Real World Robotics
Ages 6–12
Snapology’s Real World Robotics program introduces students to the real-life applications of robotics. Students will build helpful and innovative robotic devices while learning how robots support humans in everyday life—and even beyond our planet! Working with a partner, students will explore sensors, motors, gears, and programming while tackling fun, hands-on challenges.
What Students Will Learn
💻 Programming Skills
⚙ Mechanical Elements
📋 Following Instructions
🤝 Communication & Collaboration
Using a Scratch-based coding platform, students will learn how to read, debug, and modify programs to control their robotic builds. Along the way, they’ll strengthen listening skills, focus, and teamwork—while having fun every step of the way.
Children can register for:
Morning sessions only: SuperStructures, ages 5-12, 9am-12:00pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the morning program.
Afternoon sessions only: Real World Robotics, ages 6-12, 12:30-3:30pm, $250/participant. Click HERE to register for the afternoon program.
All-day fun: SuperStructures & Real World Robotics ages 6-12, 9am-3:30pm, $450/participant. Click HERE to register for the all-day program.

Beads and Bling
2026-07-20 09:30 - 12:30 | Fivesparks The Cove, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Get creative and make your own sparkling jewelry in this fun, hands-on crafting class! Students will design and create necklaces and bracelets with beads and bling!
Date: 07/20/2026
Time: 9:30-12:30
Grades : K-5
Location: Fivesparks Cove
Class Fee: $75
Click HERE to Register for Beads and Bling!

Taiwan Mahjong for Beginners for Young Adults
2026-07-20 15:30 - 17:30, 2026-07-21 15:30 - 17:30, 2026-07-22 15:30 - 17:30, 2026-07-23 15:30 - 17:30, 2026-07-24 15:30 - 17:30 | Fivesparks Loft, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Taiwan Mahjong is a table game played with mahjong tiles which requires four players. It is a strategic game but easy to learn and fun to play with so invite a friend and learn it together.
Meets daily from Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24 at 3:30-5:50pm
$195/participant for this 5 class series
Target Audience: Young Adults (age 13-17)
Email Fay at faychilders@gmail.com to Register!
