THINGS TO DO: EVENTS

Wright Locke Farm, just over the Arlington border in Winchester, near St. Eulalia, dates from the 17th century and is preserved to be a fun nonprofit to visit and get involved. 

Sarah Lunderg photo

Volunteers are needed to lead tours of the historic Jason Russell House on weekends from June through October. 

The house is the site of the bloodiest fighting on the first day of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775, and its walls still bear musket ball holes from the skirmish on that day. Contents of the house and its new exhibit, “Menotomy:  Road to Revolution,” further enrich the story of that historic day and create a vivid picture of 18th- and 19th-century life in Arlington. 

Guide training is set for Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m.- to 4:30 p.m.  For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 781-648-4300.

LexFarm, near the Arlington Reservoir, at 52 Lowell St., Lexington, next to the Arlington Reservoir, has reported the following:  

TheArlington Farmers' Market, managed by Patsy Kraemer, has been approved to operate for the 26th year at 29 Mystic St., Russell Common lot, from June 14 to Oct. 25, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

In approving the market for another year, the Select Board on March 6 learned that the effort to provide farm-grown produce is merging with Arlington EATS.

Here is the LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission newsletter for March.  

Save the date for 2023 Arlington LGBTQIA+ Pride.

The 2023 LGBTQIA+ Pride Festival will take place on Sunday, June 17, from 2 to 5 p.m.,at the Town Hall Gardens. Look for more details in the months ahead on our social media channels. If you would like to get involved as a volunteer, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Celebrate the return of the herring at the 27th annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle, set for May. 

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Last year more than 400 people came out to join the Mystic movement as sponsors, runners, walkers, paddlers, volunteers and even fund-raisers. No matter how you support this year -- you will be joining a community of thousands advocating for climate resilience, healthy wildlife habitat and equitable access to safe and welcoming green spaces throughout greater Boston. 

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, with Mark Harvey, first row center.

The celebration of the 50^th year of Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, led by Arlington's Mark Harvey, continues with a spring concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Church of the Covenant, Boston.

“Celebrating the Duke, Trane and Mary Lou” features music by Duke Ellington on his birthday and compositions by Harvey in honor of National Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day (April 30). 

Highlights include Ellington’s “Come Sunday” and “Chinoiserie” and wide-ranging works by Harvey:  “Soul on Soul” (for Mary Lou Williams), “The Seeker” (for John Coltrane) and the premiere of Harvey’s latest work, “Prayer for Ukraine.”