February Fun at your community arts center - classes, Seasonal Suites, new gallery show, and more!

February 2025

Looking for some ways to have a little fun, or show a little love this month? We have your back!

"Seasonal Suites"

Friday, Feb. 7

7pm

Don't miss the fancy footwork of Off Beat Tap Company & music led by Theo Griffin as Seasonal Suites returns this month. The Munroe Center for the Arts will come alive with music, dance, & adult refreshments at this event open to the public. Get a preview of the MCA gallery show, Nocturnal Reveal: Photographers in the Night too!

$20 pp

Tickets online

Valentines

Sunday, Feb. 9

Adults + youth grades 6+

$20

1:00 - 2:00 pm or 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Find out more online

LexLux 2025

We saw 300 of you brave the cold and flurries to enjoy the bright lights and creativity of our Lex Lux Illumination Night - we are so grateful to everyone who made the evening possible! If you missed it, here are some snapshots:

Full list of partners - artists, volunteers, community partners, sponsors

Photo Collection + DIY lantern instructions

Videos - including both projection mapping displays

NEXT UP Feb. 8: 3:00-6pm Lexington Lantern Festival with crafts, food, dance, & cultural performances to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Lantern parade @ 5:30pm

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Get Creative This Winter

There’s still time to sign up for our upcoming intergenerational ceramics class + art class for kids during upcoming school early release days!

NEW Beginner Group Piano Class

Epp Sonin, director of Lexington Music School, will start a new beginner piano class in February. A trial half hour class, open to 5½ - 8yr olds, is being offered on Thursday, Jan 30 & Thursday, Feb 6, both at 5:15pm. Those interested in the trial class should call or email The Lexington Music School by Jan 28.

Saturday Intergenerational Ceramics Class

All Ages Creature Creation is a ceramics class for adults, teens, and kids that provides an opportunity to create imaginative clay creatures together while learning fundamentals of ceramics. Begins Sat. Feb. 1

Registration online

Art Adventures Studio

Youth K - 5

Select Fridays from 2-4pm

Choose from 1, 2, or all 3 class sessions. Our talented teen mentors will guide kids in creating 3D sculptures with a unique STEAM based approach. Come for fun, creative exploration, and teamwork too!

Printmaking For Seniors

Calling All Campers for School Vacation Week Fun!

Join us for a fun-filled week (2/17-2/21) of art projects for kids in gr. K-8! Activities include drawing/painting, ceramics, and a multi-media makerspace. Campers will use their imagination to experiment with clay or paint, create 2D or 3D creatures, and even use recycled/found materials to make great art. More details + registration online.

It's not too soon to be thinking about summer!

Sign up your children for one or more weekly themed sessions, grades K-6 as well as a CIT program for kids in grades 7-9.

In the Gallery

NOCTURNAL REVEAL: Photographers in the Night

Come see a selection of powerful images of evening landscapes and scenes after dark happening this month in the gallery. Stay tuned to MCA social media for more details about the gallery opening.

The Dance Inn's Legacy Dance Company spent a long weekend in New York City soaking up all things dance. Staff and students took open classes at several well-known studios and collaborated with NYC based youth dance company Tap Dance Central Ensemble, and studied with Broadway choreographer Rachelle Rak (pictured here) in a private class geared towards audition preparation. When they weren't busy dancing, they were enjoying some of Broadway's latest hits: The Great Gatsby and Hell's Kitchen.

AN EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK . . .

MCA has been selected as a nonprofit partner in the Star Market Give Back Where it Counts Reusable Bag Program where we will receive $1 for each $3.00 Reusable Bag sold during the month of February 2025 at the STAR MARKET at 1070 Lexington Street, Waltham MA.

Wonder what we've been doing this year? All our newsletters are archived on our website

We have an ambitious year ahead of us with COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING & BUILDING STEWARDSHIP.

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WITH GRATITUDE

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our annual appeal. With your support we’re able to provide classes, workshops, events, and more! We love being your community arts center and are excited for more creativity and conversations in the new year!

Thank you to our community supporters for helping us to bring art to life!

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