The Basement

1 Church St. (the stone church by the lake)
781-245-1644

An afternoon clubhouse for kids in grades 5-8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30-5:30. Television, computer, games. Staffed by church volunteers. Free.


Harvest Resources at the Library

Fall into ReadingIt’s harvest time in New England. Peaches, apples, raspberries, corn and pumpkins are all waiting for you. To get the freshest possible, you can either pick your own or go to a farmers’ market. But before that, come to the library and check out some cookbooks with recipes for those great fall dishes, succotash and apple pie.

The New England cookbook: 350 recipes from town and country, land and sea, hearth and home, by Brooke Dojny, is a good place to start.
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Wakefield Parent Partnership

Wakefield High School Cafeteria

Farm St.

Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30

Click here for ticket information, contacts and website.

2008-2009 Schedule

October 1, 2008 – Best Friends/Worst Enemies with Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D.

November 19, 2008 – Youth Sports: Whose Game Is It? with Bob Bigelow

March 11, 2009 – Anxiety in Children with Donna Pincus, Ph.D.


Austin Prep Craft & Gift Festival

Saturday, September 27, 2008

10 AM-3 PM

101 Willow St.

Reading


Holiday Marketplace

Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 10-4 at the Americal Civic Center. 

Arts and Crafts fair to benefit the Christopher P. Dunne Foundation, which works toward enhancing the lives of young adults with disabilities.


Follow the Reader: Play to Learn

Monday, November 24

7-9 PM

Perkins Hall, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital

Reading Specialist Andrea Regina teaches parents how to fuel children’s imaginations and prepare them to become enthusiastic lifelong readers. 

Offered through North Suburban Family Network