May 2023
May Festival • Arts Ed • Building Work
MAY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 20
3:00 - 5:00
All ages, free event

  • Visit classrooms in visual and performing arts
  • Talk with staff about classes, and summer camp activities
  • Tour 10 working artist studios + find another dozen artists displaying their work on the main floor
  • Blues Dogs band is on the back lawn - bring a picnic, some friends, and stay to dance!
  • Try some printmaking under the tents and create some art to take home

Read more, and stay updated at: ww.munroecenter.org/mayday
Arts Ed
Printmaking

We have just received a beautiful American French Tool Press, and will be setting up some summer workshops in advance of classes next fall.

Stop by for a demonstration at the May Festival!

Stay tuned for summer art & ceramics classes to be listed online May 30
Music Lessons
Meet Lexington Music School's teacher, Theo Griffin in this month's Lexington Times article.

Theo is accepting both youth and adult students (both online and in person) in:

Voice performance
Songwriting
Bass guitar
Guitar
Piano

More information online
Summer Camp 2023
Adventures in creativity await

There are still some openings for youth in rising grades K - 6, plus four weeks of CIT programing for rising 7 - 9th graders.

CITs will create their own art, as well as learn about leadership, and get experience working with campers.

Read more online
Community Art
Lexington Open Studios

Weekend, May 20 & 21
11am - 5pm

The building will be filled with the art of painters, jewelers, photographers, and even a woodworker all weekend!

Demonstrations of the new printing press, and opportunities to create gelli prints all morning.

Join us for some inspiration, or a piece of art to take home!
Read more about the artists online
Dancing in the rain!

A big shout-out to Thelma Goldberg who finally got to perform Singing in the Rain IN THE RAIN! Never before were these dance costumes so functional for the Dance Inn dancers.

#patriotsdayparade2023
Earth Day Awareness

We are working hard with our friends from LexZeroWaste Collaborative to create another great sculpture. Watch for it on the front lawn later this month!

This project has been funded in part by the MCC/Lexington Council for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Cultural District
Thursday morning
May 18

Join local dignitaries as we celebrate Lexington's very own Cultural District.

This designation not only provides Lexington with some associated grant money, but it moves us forward to connect and promote our unique cultural assets. MCA is delighted to be one of the Cultural District Managing Partners.
Building Update
With much excitement, we are delighted to say that the request for CPA funds for the accessibility and HVAC project was passed by Town Meeting Members on April 3 with 98% approval.

We are now working on fine tuning the drawings in preparation for the bid package, and working with the Lexington Permanent Building Committee on LEED rating requirements.
Join the cause
As we look ahead to making our building accessible, there are items not in our CPA budget - like signage and door handles. It's never too late to add your support to make this building welcoming for all.
pARTners 2022 - 2023
Many thanks to the organizations that partner with us to bring art to life!