August 2025

Free Live Jazz • Fall Classes • Construction Updates & More!

We are so excited to kick off this month with our 5th annual LEMONADE SOCIAL

Friday, Aug. 1 @ 6:30pm

Come join us for live jazz, cool drinks & refreshments (ice cream truck!), a fun art activity, and new-this-year, a silent auction full of art items & experiences like Celtics tickets, or cocktails with our Executive Director!

Click below to find out more. The online auction opens tomorrow @5pm! Items will be on display at the Lemonade Social. Auction closes 8/1 @ 8:15pm.

Classes & Camp

We are officially halfway through the summer of camp! There are still a few spaces left in some of our weekly themed ART CAMP sessions for kids in rising grades K-6 - register online.

Fall Visual Arts Classes

Watch for class registration opening mid August with a semester full of classes and workshops for kids, teens, & adults!

• Ceramics (handbuilding & wheel)

• Printmaking

• Collage

• Drawing, painting, and more!

Get on the visual arts email list for more detailed notifications.

Summer Songwriting Class

We are delighted to be able to offer one free scholarship to this summer workshop with the incredible Maya Salafia,

starting on Monday!

Visit our website for more class information and registration.

To inquire about the free scholarship, call the office at 781.862.6040, or email info@munroecenter.org.

Open House

Lexington Music School

Saturday, August 23

1:00 - 3:00pm

Thursday, August 28

4:30 - 6:30 & 7:00 - 8:00pm

For more information:

781-863-8484

lexingtonmusic@gmail.com

Lexington School of Ballet

Registration for the 2025-26 School Year Program is now open.

Beginner through Pre-Professional Programs - Classes for ages 4 through adult in Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Jazz, and Modern

Visit the LSB website for more information

Thanks to a partnership with the Dana Home Foundation, we are looking forward to another season of AGING ARTFULLY, our free monthly printmaking workshops for creatives over 60. Stay tuned for the September class sign-up to come out with our fall programming next month.

In the meantime, we are delighted to welcome one of last year's participants as our new Business Manager!

You can read more about Heather Thomas on our Staff Page!

In the Community

This month’s COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT features Rebecca Richards, MCA's Programming Director for arts education in visual arts and theater classes. Learn about Rebecca’s role developing new classes and programs for the Munroe Center’s vibrant community of creatives of all ages and skill levels.

Read Rebecca's story here

Calling All Local Artists and Creatives!

Get thinking about your submission for ArtWalk, Lexington's annual display of local artists’ work in retailers' windows during October & November.

Applicants do not need to be Lexington residents. 2D + 3D work is accepted, and up to 3 pieces per person.

Read more about how to apply to display your work online.

Construction Update

It is about to get real! Construction fencing arrives tomorrow, and the site will start to get prepared on Monday. The following three weeks will mostly be site preparation. We will continue to have some parking behind the building and along Mass. Ave. (see blue spaces in graphic). We appreciate everyone's patience as we build this legacy project for our community and future generations!

Stop by the construction info. table at the Lemonade Social to learn more.

Updates about the whole project will continue to be posted on our website, social media, and in these monthly newsletters.

Coming Soon

Registration opens in mid-August for Visual Arts & Theater Fall Semester.

If you want notifications about class details + when all classes are listed online, add your name to our visual arts email list.

Bikeway Block Party is back on Sun., Sept. 14 with miles of music, art activities, and performances - all free - along the Minuteman Bikeway from Arlington to Bedford.

Join our team of volunteers now and help make this event better than ever!

Lexington Chamber of Commerce has its 32nd Annual Fine Arts & Craft Fair, Sat., Sept. 20, 10am - 4pm on the lawn of the Visitors Center on Mass Ave. Photography, ceramics, paintings, jewelry, and more for sale from local artisans.

We are looking forward to being a host site again for Lexington’s Porchfest on Sat. Sept. 27. More details coming soon & at lexingtonporchfest.org.

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.

Every dollar helps to ensure that our home for community arts thrives in 2025!

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