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Lexington Community Center 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United StatesA photography exhibit by women night photographers. Featuring the work of 20 photographers from around the world. Exhibit from January 1 thru February 28th, 2026.
A photography exhibit by women night photographers. Featuring the work of 20 photographers from around the world. Exhibit from January 1 thru February 28th, 2026.
The museum is open this Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come see our exhibitions and visit our Library & Archives. Admission: FREE
Please join the Master’s Singers of Lexington on Saturday February 28 at 8pm for our spring Pops concert! The program will include songs and choruses about monarchy and democracy, featuring music from 1776, Sister Suffragette from Mary Poppins, If I Were King of the Forest from The Wizard of Oz, and more. Enjoy additional works by Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Elton John, Alan Menken, Gilbert & Sullivan, and other beloved composers.
Purchase tickets online at www.themastersingers.org. Discounts for students, seniors, and WGBH members. Ample free parking and handicapped accessible.
Lexington Lunar New Year Lantern Festival returns on Sunday, March 1, 2026, bringing the community together for an afternoon and evening of light, creativity, and connection. The free, public event...
As winter begins to soften and the promise of spring draws near, the Lexington Lantern Festival invites the community to gather on March 1 for an evening shaped by light, hope, and shared experience. Hosted at Cary Hall, the festival is a celebration of tradition, creativity, and togetherness.
From 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Cary Hall comes alive with interactive booths, hands-on activities, and moments for reflection as visitors write wishes and create lantern-inspired keepsakes. Beginning at 4:00 PM, cultural performances and music fill the space, sharing stories through movement, sound, and tradition until 6:00 PM.
As dusk settles, the celebration flows beyond the hall. From 6:00 to 7:00 PM, participants are invited to join a lantern parade from Cary Hall to the Visitors Center, carrying light, hopes, and collective spirit into the evening. The journey concludes with a shared moment of illumination at the Visitors Center, where the glow of lanterns reflects the community’s wishes for the future.
The Lexington Lantern Festival is more than an event—it is a pause, a gathering, and a shared step forward, lighting the way together.
Munroe Center for the Arts’ panAFRICAproject Gallery Talk & Community Reception Features an Up Close Look at Contemporary Africa Though Photographs and History
Join award-winning photographer Lou Jones in conversation about his photographic journey through contemporary Africa, with Historian and Prof. Robert Bellinger, moderated by Regie Gibson, Massachusetts Poet Laureate, at The Munroe Center for the Arts Gallery on Monday, March 2 @ 6:30pm.
The community is invited to a free gallery reception and talk with photographer Lou Jones, about the vibrant works in his panAFRICAproject exhibit, (panafricaproject.org) on display now in the Gallery at Munroe Center for the Arts, curated by Zoe Perry-Wood (munroecenter.org/in-the-galleryl). Jones will share his decade-long experience traveling to 18 African countries to create a contemporary, visual portrait of modern Africa. Historian Robert Bellinger, PH.D., the Director of The Géwël Tradition Project in Dakar, Senegal, will talk with Jones about the common factors in their work centering on people, community, and family tradition in contemporary Africa (https://rightinghistories.com/gewel-tradition-project). Regie Gibson, Literary Performer, Poet, Educator, and Inaugural Massachusetts Poet Laureate will serve as moderator of the evening.
Jones will also be signing his latest book, panAFRICAproject: Volume 2, and copies will be available to purchase at the event. The gallery reception is free and open to all ages. Sign-ups are encouraged for planning purposes at munroecenter.org/in-the-gallery. The Munroe Center for the Arts is located at 1403 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington.
Three time Grammy award winner and Hudson Valley Troubadour Clark Hall at Hancock Church
Lexington Field & Garden Club Presents “Bedrock, Making of a Public Garden” with Jill Nooney Date: March 11, 2026 Place: Follen Church, 755 Mass Avenue, Lexington Time: 9:30 a.m. –...
On March 11th, Bellavoce returns to Hancock Church for the free noontime concert series. With Ian Watson on piano, bringing their program “Light after Darkness” featuring works for women's voices...
Join Chef Emily Taylor for a culinary journey through the rugged landscapes and refined flavors of the Nordic regions.
Part-cooking class, part-history lesson, the class explores how a culture defined by survival and preservation evolved into one of the most influential gastronomic identities in the world. Emily will intertwine demonstrations of Nordic cooking with discussion around the traditional uses of particular dishes and techniques like lactofermentation and yogurt-making and how they laid the foundation for New Nordic Cuisine. Journey through Nordic history, starting with the Vikings and the influences their trade practices had on traditional cooking practices through to the food tradition of the local indigenous people of the north before ending with the modern culinary movement birthed in the early aughts.
Class Menu:
- Simple porridge of savory oats with cheese, dried fruit, and meat
- Dried salted cod
- Blood In The Snow: skyr (yogurt) with fresh pressed ginger and beetroot juice
- Selection of lactofermented pickled vegetables with butter and light caraway rye bread
- Gravlax served on rye bread with mustard sauce, pickled onion, and dill
- Finnbiff with potatoes (traditional Sami meat and mushroom dish)
- Swedish cardamom buns
On March 18th, pianist Shi Chen returns to Hancock Church with a new solo program, for Hancock’s free noontime concert series. Ms. Chen is a graduate student at the Longy...
March 19 | An Evening of High Stakes Fun & High-Value Connections
The Lexington Chamber of Commerce invites members and friends to Casino Night on Thursday, March 19, an evening designed to bring our business community together for fun, connection, and a little friendly competition.
Hosted at Inn at Hastings Park, this signature Chamber event transforms the space into a vibrant casino floor complete with classic games like Blackjack, Roulette, and Poker, professional dealers, and an energetic crowd of local business leaders and community supporters.
Guests will enjoy:
Casino-style games with play money
High-impact networking in a relaxed, social setting
Exceptional food and beverages
Prizes, bragging rights, and a whole lot of fun
Whether you’re there to play in the Poker Tournament, mingle, or cheer on your colleagues, Casino Night is all about strengthening relationships, celebrating our local business community, and kicking off spring in style.