Slime Time with Miss Lisa
2026-05-19 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 Tuesdays from 3:45–5:00 PM, at Hildreth Elementary School beginning April 7 for 6 weeks. There will be no class the week of April 20.
Cost: $120 per child for entire 6 class session. Ages 5 and over.
Click HERE to register for Slime Time with Miss Lisa

Pastel Painting - Spring Session
2026-05-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Pastel painting with a focus on local landscapes but you are welcome to explore whatever interests you.
I’ll share my process including exploring composition, values, color and mark-making. I will have a combination of weekly demos and exercises at the beginning of class, followed by plenty of one-on-one feedback at your easel.
All pastel levels are welcome but some previous drawing or painting experience is necessary.
Contact agillespieart@gmail.com to register and for a supply list or any questions you have.
This class is appropriate for adults. $330/participant.

The Drawing Room - May
2026-05-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-05-29 10:00 - 12:30 | Fivesparks Cove
The Drawing Room – May:
An open drawing studio with artist guidance
The Drawing Room offers a welcoming space for focused drawing, creative exploration, and artistic community, led by artist and teacher Mara Levin. These open studio sessions invite artists to work at their own pace, with guidance available whenever it’s helpful. Drawing on decades of experience, Mara offers demonstrations, support, and practical insights that help artists find their creative rhythm. Sessions conclude with an optional informal sharing time for feedback or conversation about their work. All levels are welcome.
You may bring work in progress or start something new. Please bring your own references (photographic or real-life objects), drawing tools, and supplies. Feel free to bring a beverage in a no-spill travel mug.
What Would You Like to Work On?
Here are some ideas:
* Subjects from nature, real or imaginary
* Comics
* Portraits
* Abstract art
* Anything that sparks your creativity
Drawing Mediums
All drawing mediums are welcome. (Please bring solvent-free materials suitable for a shared indoor studio space.) Examples include graphite pencil or stick (dry or water-soluble), colored pencil (dry or water-soluble), charcoal, Conté crayon, pastel pencil, watercolor, gouache, and pen or brush with ink.
Supplies
You may bring supplies you already have or purchase new ones. Please bring appropriate paper for your chosen medium(s).
For your convenience, I have created a web page with recommended drawing supplies—including both basic materials and optional extras—with clearly marked affiliate links for graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, Conté crayon, gray marker, and watercolor:
https://www.maralevinfineart.com/page/38107/art-class-supplies
Meets weekly on Fridays 10:00am – 12:30pm: 5/01/2026, 5/08/2026, 5/22/2026, 5/29/2026.
$100 for 4 session series.
Questions: info@maralevin.com
Click HERE to register for The Drawing Room

Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Fivesparks Theater announces its next production, Talley’s Folly, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills, performances will take place on:

Friday, May 15 (7:30pm)
Saturday, May 16 (7:30pm)
Sunday, May 17 (2:00pm)
Friday, May 22 (7:30pm)
Saturday, May 23 (7:30pm)
Sunday, May 24 (2:00pm)

Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor, Matt Friedman. Matt, an accountant from St. Louis, has arrived to plead his love to Sally, the cautious, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together.
Talley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, a division of Broadway Licensing.

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
“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). Materials are included in the $25 event fee. Minors are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
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.

The Drawing Room - June
2026-06-05 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-12 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-19 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-06-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Fivesparks Cove
The Drawing Room – June:
An open drawing studio with artist guidance
The Drawing Room offers a welcoming space for focused drawing, creative exploration, and artistic community, led by artist and teacher Mara Levin. These open studio sessions invite artists to work at their own pace, with guidance available whenever it’s helpful. Drawing on decades of experience, Mara offers demonstrations, support, and practical insights that help artists find their creative rhythm. Sessions conclude with an optional informal sharing time for feedback or conversation about their work. All levels are welcome.
You may bring work in progress or start something new. Please bring your own references (photographic or real-life objects), drawing tools, and supplies. Feel free to bring a beverage in a no-spill travel mug.
What Would You Like to Work On?
Here are some ideas:
* Subjects from nature, real or imaginary
* Comics
* Portraits
* Abstract art
* Anything that sparks your creativity
Drawing Mediums
All drawing mediums are welcome. (Please bring solvent-free materials suitable for a shared indoor studio space.) Examples include graphite pencil or stick (dry or water-soluble), colored pencil (dry or water-soluble), charcoal, Conté crayon, pastel pencil, watercolor, gouache, and pen or brush with ink.
Supplies
You may bring supplies you already have or purchase new ones. Please bring appropriate paper for your chosen medium(s).
For your convenience, I have created a web page with recommended drawing supplies—including both basic materials and optional extras—with clearly marked affiliate links for graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, Conté crayon, gray marker, and watercolor:
https://www.maralevinfineart.com/page/38107/art-class-supplies
Meets weekly on Fridays 10:00am – 12:30pm: 6/05/2026, 6/12/2026, 6/19/2026, 6/26/2026.
$100 for 4 session series.
Questions: info@maralevin.com
Image displayed: Ribbon Drawing
Click HERE to register for The Drawing Room

Dialogues in Dual Languages
2026-06-06 - 2026-07-19 | 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.

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

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.

The Drawing Room - July
2026-07-10 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-17 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 12:30, 2026-07-31 10:00 - 12:30 | Fivesparks The Cove, 7 Fairbank St., Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
The Drawing Room – July:
An open drawing studio with artist guidance
The Drawing Room offers a welcoming space for focused drawing, creative exploration, and artistic community, led by artist and teacher Mara Levin. These open studio sessions invite artists to work at their own pace, with guidance available whenever it’s helpful. Drawing on decades of experience, Mara offers demonstrations, support, and practical insights that help artists find their creative rhythm. Sessions conclude with an optional informal sharing time for feedback or conversation about their work. All levels are welcome.
You may bring work in progress or start something new. Please bring your own references (photographic or real-life objects), drawing tools, and supplies. Feel free to bring a beverage in a no-spill travel mug.
What Would You Like to Work On?
Here are some ideas:
* Subjects from nature, real or imaginary
* Comics
* Portraits
* Abstract art
* Anything that sparks your creativity
Drawing Mediums
All drawing mediums are welcome. (Please bring solvent-free materials suitable for a shared indoor studio space.) Examples include graphite pencil or stick (dry or water-soluble), colored pencil (dry or water-soluble), charcoal, Conté crayon, pastel pencil, watercolor, gouache, and pen or brush with ink.
Supplies
You may bring supplies you already have or purchase new ones. Please bring appropriate paper for your chosen medium(s).
For your convenience, I have created a web page with recommended drawing supplies—including both basic materials and optional extras—with clearly marked affiliate links for graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, Conté crayon, gray marker, and watercolor:
https://www.maralevinfineart.com/page/38107/art-class-supplies
Meets weekly on Fridays 10:00am – 12:30pm: 7/10/2026, 7/17/2026, 7/24/2026, 7/31/2026.
$100 for 4 session series.
Questions: info@maralevin.com
Drawing displayed: Portrait on Vellum
Click HERE to register for The Drawing Room

Last day to View: Dialogues in Dual Languages
2026-07-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks

Marks of Distinction - Central Mass Pastel Society National Juried Art Show
2026-08-25 - 2026-09-25 | Fivesparks
Welcome to the 2026 Marks of Distinction National Juried Show! CMPS is delighted to bring you our annual exhibition of artworks in soft pastel from artists working throughout the United States and Canada.
On view August 25 – September 25, 2026.
Reception & Awards Ceremony, open to all, Sunday, September 13, 2026.
2:00-4:00pm.

Marks of Distinction - Central Mass Pastel Society Juried Art Show Reception & Awards Ceremony
2026-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
Reception & Awards Ceremony
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Light refreshments served, open to all. 2:00-4:00pm.

Marks of Distinction - Central Mass Pastel Society National Juried Art Show - Last day to view
2026-09-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
Last day to view the National Juried Art Show, Marks of Distinction presented by the Central Mass Pastel Society.

Off Brand Improv Comedy Troupe
2026-11-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-11-07 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, November 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, November 7 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.
