Fivesparks

Slime Time with Miss Lisa
2026-06-03 15:45 - 17:00, 2026-05-27 15:45 - 17:00, 2026-05-20 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

Pokemon Club
2026-06-03 15:40 - 16:40, 2026-05-27 15:40 - 16:40, 2026-05-20 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.

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

Paint & Popcorn
2026-06-02 15:40 - 17:00, 2026-05-26 15:40 - 17:00, 2026-05-19 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!

Bounce and Burn Fitness
2026-06-02 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-05-28 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-05-26 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-05-21 09:30 - 10:15, 2026-05-19 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

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

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.

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! 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: 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.

Music is Meditation
2026-05-29 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-05-22 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

Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
2026-05-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-16 19:30 - 21:30 | 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)

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
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! Exhibit Event: Guided Bird Walk with the Boxborough Birders at Hermann Orchard Lands
2026-05-23 08:00 - 10:00
Saturday, May 23
8:00 AM
Hermann Orchard Conservation Lands
Join the Boxborough Birders Group for a guided bird walk on the Hermann Orchard Conservation Lands.
We will traverse a moderately challenging 2.0-mile loop trail that takes an average of 1 hour to complete.
This former hilltop (229ft elevation) orchard affords 270-degree views of the hills and mountains to the west and north.
Parking: On street, 2-4 cars can park near the intersection of Littleton Road and Cruft Lane (park on the north side of Littleton Road)

Meet at Cruft Lane, just off Littleton Road. We will walk down Cruft Lane to get to the trail.
Cruft Lane is a private road, please do not drive down this road.

Leaders: Sandy Oxley and Liz Markiewicz
How to join: Please contact Sandy Oxley (cassandra.oxley@gmail.com) to receive up-to-date communication for this event. You don’t need to be a member of Boxborough Birders to join, and the walk is free!
Hermann Orchard Conservation [this is a new link updated for this walk]
The Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.

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.

Adult Improv Workshop
2026-05-18 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
