Arts Arlington

06/18/2026

Talk of the Town update by Arlington Community Media, Inc. covers arts around town, from the Tiny Shed Discovery & Arts series and GO FISH workshops and murals, to this weekend's Arlington Porchfest and the Garage Band after-party, the Arlington Cultural District, how to get involved in the Commission for Arts & Culture, and much more!

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06/18/2026

🎨🐟 Celebrate GO FISH! at Porchfest

Join us on Saturday, June 20 from 2–4 PM at Cleveland Street & Mass Avenue, next to the Fox Library, for an afternoon of music, community, and public art.

Paint fish for Arlington's GO FISH public art project while enjoying live performances by The Good Trouble Brass Band and Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, plus a reading by Teresa Cader.

Come celebrate creativity, community, and the herring of the Mystic River with us!

☔ Rain Date: June 21

06/16/2026

Celebrate this Thursday!

14 YEARS OF ROCKIN’! 🎂🔥

This Thursday, we’re celebrating a major milestone, and we’re doing it big! Join us for an unforgettable night of live music featuring the incredible talents of Ed Scheer, Myanna Pontoppidan, Diane Blue, Steve Moynihan, Ricky King Russell, & Bruce Bears.

Incredible food, legendary tunes, and the best vibes around—you won’t want to be anywhere else. Tables fill up fast, so call us or hop on Tock to secure your spot. Let’s party! 🥂

Artwork by: Rich Sullivan

06/16/2026

Discover Arlington through the art and architecture tour by the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum this Thursday!

Join us on Thursday for an artful walk around Arlington center! https://dallin.org/events/ -tour

06/14/2026

Check out the Amplify Arlington podcast from ACMI News, featuring volunteer Ed Blundell talking about great upcoming events including Garage Band 2026, the after-party to ACA's Porchfest on June 20, and the A-Town Tiny Shed Discovery & Arts Series at the Visitor Center, which continues this afternoon with live Americana music by Pick Up Your Hat!
https://youtu.be/BA7qvgoYnRg?si=rb2383tpl61f3Xmo&t=281

The Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery Series is a collaboration of ArtsArlington and Arlington Tourism and Economic Development Committee, with support from Mirak Properties and the Mass Cultural Council, in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area.

06/14/2026

🎨🐟 Family Fish Painting Workshop!

Bring the whole family and help create public art for Arlington! Join us for a free Family Fish Painting Workshop on Wednesday, June 17 at the Fox Library.

Choose from three workshop times:
🕟 4:30 PM
🕠 5:30 PM
🕡 6:30 PM

Open to ages 3+ with an adult, this fun, hands-on activity invites participants to paint fish that will become part of the GO FISH public art installation on the Fox Library and Olympic Pizza wall.

Create together, get creative, and leave your mark on a community art project that celebrates the herring of the Mystic River.

🎨 Register: Go Fish: Paint a Fish! Create Public Art for the Fox Library

06/13/2026

We’re excited to invite you to Outside|In – GO FISH!, a free poetry reading celebrating the intrepid herring of the Mystic River hosted by in East Arlington.

Join us on Saturday, June 13 from 4–6 PM at 13FOREST Gallery, 167A Mass Avenue, Arlington for readings by Terry Carter and Steve Rapp, plus a short talk by our public art curator — an afternoon of art, community, and conversation.

06/13/2026

We’re excited to invite you to Outside|In – GO FISH!, a free poetry reading celebrating the intrepid herring of the Mystic River.

Join us on Saturday, June 13 from 4–6 PM at 13FOREST Gallery, 167A Mass Avenue, Arlington for an afternoon of art, community, and conversation.

Enjoy a poetry reading and short talk with Terry Carter, Steve Rapp, and Cecily Miller.

Come create, connect, and help bring this community-wide art installation to life.

Learn more: bostix.org/event/outsidein-go-fish/

06/10/2026

The June ArtsArlington newsletter is out now!

Have you seen the “pedestals” around Robbins Library? Part of Chris Frost’s Unseen / Unforgotten installation, they commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in Arlington and honor the everyday residents whose lives were shaped by the conflict.

Tonight, join us for Pedestals & Poetry, a unique evening of spoken word inspired by the installation. Local poets, including Arlington Poet Laureate Teresa Cader, will share original works from 7–8:30 pm in the Town Garden behind Robbins Library (or the Community Room in case of rain).

Find this event and more upcoming arts and culture happenings in our June newsletter. Read it here:

https://mailchi.mp/150579b12f5d/artsarlington-june-20266-news

06/10/2026

Poets will present their works inspired by artist Chris Frost’s “Unseen/Unforgotten: A Remembrance of Menotomy’s Everyday Defenders, 1775,” an art installation that commemorates the 250 anniversary of the American Revolution in Arlington.

Attendees will visit the pedestals at the library in Robbins Memorial Garden and hear artist Chris Frost speak about the project.

Featured poets include:
John Burt
Geoffrey Brahmer
Jean Flanagan
Susan Lloyd McGarry
Jo Pitkin
Steven Ratiner
Teresa Cader, Arlington Poet Laureate
Hannah Baker-Siroty
Deanna Witter
Fred Marchant
(Rain location: Robbins Library Community Room)