Sushi Making 101 - Cooking Class by Classpop!

With over two decades of sushi-making expertise stretching from California to Boston, Chef Harold is ready to share his knowledge with you. This sushi fundamentals class is free of gluten, nuts and dairy, and focuses on medium inside-out rolls, or uramaki, and hand rolls, or temaki. Begin the hands-on class with miso soup, then move on to mastering sushi rolling. You'll start with a shrimp tempura hand roll, then craft a delicious sweet potato hand roll. To finish, you'll learn the secrets to making a spicy tuna roll. Classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Classes sell out fast though, so see the availability and more details including information about the instructor, reviews from other participants, and more at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.classpop.com/cooking-classes/2/sushi-making-101">https://www.classpop.com/cooking-classes/2/sushi-making-101</a> ﻿Happens on the following Dates:<ul><li>Nov 9, 2025, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Dec 14, 2025, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Jan 11, 2026, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Feb 8, 2026, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Mar 8, 2026, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Apr 12, 2026, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li></ul>

Trillium Brewing Company - Fort Point

Pottery Wheel Class | One Time 

<a href="https://www.clayloungeboston.com/pottery-classes">Pottery Class Sign Up</a> Check out any of our one-time workshops! Great for first time potters - or those looking for a fun refresher. Studios in Boston and Somerville.  We will take you through make up to two pieces out of clay, you will choose your glaze colors, and stop back in in 3-4 weeks to pick up your finished creations! Come in, relax, and play with clay! This is a Weekly Recurring EventRuns from Jan 9, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 and happens every: Fridays:6:30pm - 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)Saturdays:10:00am - 12:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)Saturdays:6:30pm - 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)Sundays:12:30pm - 3:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)Sundays:3:30pm - 6:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)

Clay Lounge

Mornings at the Museum

Start your day with joy, discovery, and creativity at MORNINGS AT THE MUSEUM—just for little ones and their grown-ups! 🗓 Wednesdays, Thursdays &amp; Fridays at 10:00 AM 🎟 Included with Admission | Ages 0–5 | No Registration Needed Experience drop-in fun for little learners such as: 🤸‍♂️ Dance &amp; Movement 🎨 Arts &amp; Making 🎵 Music Time Drop in with your little one to play, learn, and grow through joyful, play-based museum fun! Learn more at:&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wenhammuseum.org%2Fevents%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNTlGM1hLdFNhZzFhUHY2bnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6wiGBU-9lFAAP4Loso885ADY0avGOFQA5ZNkWIK8exTipXR-EJuYI05W6lmg_aem_J1fXJIw1RTqTG3mfaOSHjA&amp;h=AT0onM-HY35mxvPZ_bEc0HSNjmzALFKk6nqJCu1eT0jBAWtweO8lNv8PryEPAn7abg5zmnMjN4vdC96kmQP1f_euo7AefgM562ZCZ-uJHMhmlv2gTeED3pgitppa29sVbY1Denrw7DTnhmeu&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT2N20EJ0QAPoqbBkIGBT7PJ6O-uV5rCVf4doDkrf4x30BBwGsnF0P1JqFMASZ0g__V4EoSS_p9a_EvqE_vmiMmIyDrAGJEG1Vuukc4UEQrQoOVJ9AAXCQNd6EutiSWlksUdrTAIQVceMcjU7lkj8ZT5IFHrVquC7zI">www.wenhammuseum.org/events</a>

Wenham Museum

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

Geeks Who Drink brings the nation’s best live hosted pub quiz to the Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom every Tuesday from 6-8pm! Join us for 7 rounds of audio, visual and live hosted trivia. Our weekly quiz is free to play and we’ll be giving away prizes for answering bonus questions and gift cards for our top teams at the end of the night. Geeks Who Drink rules limit the total number of players on your team to 6, so gather your smartest friends and join us!

Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom

First Wednesdays

We’re open late! Visit Wenham Museum on the first Wednesday of the month and enjoy extended evening hours and free admission from 4 to 6 PM! Bring the whole family and explore our beloved model train gallery, vintage toy collections, and hands-on history exhibits after school or work. It’s a perfect midweek museum adventure!

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Trillium Brewing Company - Fort Point

Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K., Geeks Who Drink is an authentic homegrown trivia quiz. It’s a great way to drink with friends, without burning brain cells. And it’s where useless knowledge means everything. Our quizzes cover everything from Hungary to The Hunger Games, from science to sports, from the Billboard Hot 100 to Better Call Saul. Each quiz consists of seven rounds of eight questions each, in a variety of formats, including audio and visual rounds. Teams can be up to six players, so bring your smartest friends (or some likable dummies)—or come solo. We can always help you join a team! No reservations needed, just show up! Winning teams get bar cash and other prizes, depending on the venue. Bonus questions sprinkled throughout the quiz will net you additional goodies. But mostly it’s about establishing your dominance—or at least pleasantly surprising yourself. You’re into that, right? This is a Weekly Recurring Event Mondays:	7pm

Jeopardy! Bar League at FiDO Pizza

This is Jeopardy! Get ready for an epic trivia experience like no other with Jeopardy! Bar League. Geeks Who Drink is partnering with Sony Pictures Television and bringing America's Favorite Quiz Show® out of the studio and straight to your local bar. No more shouting at your TV: with Jeopardy! Bar League you get a thrilling, team-based experience with real clues from the Jeopardy! writers' room, all on your phone. Gather your smartest (or most entertaining) friends, form your team, and head to FiDO Pizza for Jeopardy! Bar League every Sunday at 3pm. To learn more, visit <a href="https://www.jeopardybarleague.com/venues/3221363654/?utm_source=vesta&amp;utm_medium=event_listing&amp;utm_campaign=202602">jeopardybarleague.com</a>.

FiDO Pizza

Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Sundays)

Enjoy Traditional Cooking and Party with Us in Cambridge, MA! Here at the Dumpling School we like to consider ourselves not as a traditional cooking class but more of a dumpling PARTY! When you sign up for one of our dumpling parties, we want you to have as much fun as possible while learning a new skill. • How to roll and fold dumplings • How to properly stuff dumplings with different fillings. • How to make different dumpling shapes. • How to cook dumplings. You don’t have to be a cooking expert to enjoy one of our events. We welcome people of all skill levels and interests to take part in our dumpling parties. Since we are focusing on fun and not precision and accuracy, this is the perfect, relaxed environment for friends, family, and loved ones. For Children’s Groups • 1 adult for every 5 Child is required to stay for the duration of the class and will be ticketed. What’s Included • Dumpling Ingredients This is a Weekly Recurring EventRuns from Mar 1, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026 and happens every: Sundays:3:00pm - 5:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)

The Historic Windsor Inn

PEM Pals: Limin Mo

Join us in celebrating Lunar New Year with a special PEM Pals! Enjoy traditional storytelling by an award-winning writer and artist who brings Chinese tales to life. Limin Mo will lead Year of the Horse-themed art making after the storytelling. PEM Pals aims to engage and excite all of the senses through books, movement, music, art and hands-on activities. Held on the first Friday of the month at 10:30 am. This PEM Pals session is recommended for children 12 and under. Storytelling runs from 10:30–11 am, and art making runs from 11 am–noon. About our collaborators Limin Mo Limin Mo is an award-winning writer and acclaimed artist and storyteller. She creates performance art incorporating painting, singing and writing into video productions. Mo was born in Shanghai and made her way to the U.S. in the 1960s. For four decades, she has lived and worked in Cambridge, MA, where she raised three children. She previously worked with Peter Schuman's Bread and Puppet Theater and studied with Reality Theatre-Gurdinieze, Japanese Kyogen Players and Joan Halifax. She holds an MA in Theater and Education from Goddard College and an MFA from Emerson College in Creative Writing. She is also a passionate gardener and an accomplished chef.

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex St Salem, MA 01970, 161 Essex St

Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Fridays)

Ages: Ages 8+ Duration: 2.5 Hours Capacity: Up to 16 People Meeting Point: The Historic Windsor Inn, 85 Windsor Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Enjoy Traditional Cooking and Party with Us in Cambridge, MA! Here at the Dumpling School we like to consider ourselves not as a traditional cooking class but more of a dumpling PARTY! When you sign up for one of our dumpling parties, we want you to have as much fun as possible while learning a new skill. How to roll and fold dumplings How to properly stuff dumplings with different fillings. How to make different dumpling shapes. How to cook dumplings. You don’t have to be a cooking expert to enjoy one of our events. We welcome people of all skill levels and interests to take part in our dumpling parties. Since we are focusing on fun and not precision and accuracy, this is the perfect, relaxed environment for friends, family, and loved ones. For Children’s Groups 1 adult for every 5 Child is required to stay for the duration of the class and will be ticketed. What’s Included Dumpling Ingredients This is a Weekly Recurring EventRuns from Mar 6, 2026 to Apr 24, 2026 and happens every: Fridays:6:00pm - 8:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)

Back in Black 

Prepare to be thunderstruck by the "True AC/DC Experience" brought to life by BACK IN BLACK! Since 1990, they've been tearing up stages across the United States, delivering the electrifying legacy of AC/DC. With an astonishing repertoire of over 80 AC/DC hits, they're guaranteed to keep you rocking all night. What sets them apart is their mastery of AC/DC's lesser-known gems like "It's A Long Way To The Top," "Overdose," and "Down Payment Blues." Their high-octane live show, top-tier sound, and spot-on song reproduction will leave you craving more. BACK IN BLACK is the one and only TRUE AC/DC EXPERIENCE. Don't miss your chance to feel the pulsating energy of their rock performance firsthand! <a href="https://www.thelarcom.org/backinblack">Thelarcom.org/backinblack</a> &nbsp; Parking Address:- 	On street parking or nearby parking lots Beverly, MA 01915

Larcom Theatre

Studio Saturdays: Clay Handbuilt Dwellings

What does home mean to you? Shape a pinch pot home of your own with a ball of clay. Feel the texture of earth in your hands as you sculpt a place where you would love to live. Studio Saturdays is a series of adult art making classes designed to inspire creativity and connection through multimedia arts exploration. Each class includes an arts activity that will inspire collaboration, curiosity and creativity, culminating in a completed individual artwork and communal sharing.

Dumpling Making Party In Massachusetts (Saturdays)

Enjoy Traditional Cooking and Party with Us in Cambridge, MA! Here at the Dumpling School we like to consider ourselves not as a traditional cooking class but more of a dumpling PARTY! When you sign up for one of our dumpling parties, we want you to have as much fun as possible while learning a new skill. • How to roll and fold dumplings • How to properly stuff dumplings with different fillings. • How to make different dumpling shapes. • How to cook dumplings. You don’t have to be a cooking expert to enjoy one of our events. We welcome people of all skill levels and interests to take part in our dumpling parties. Since we are focusing on fun and not precision and accuracy, this is the perfect, relaxed environment for friends, family, and loved ones. For Children’s Groups • 1 adult for every 5 Child is required to stay for the duration of the class and will be ticketed. What’s Included • Dumpling Ingredients This is a Weekly Recurring EventRuns from Mar 7, 2026 to Apr 25, 2026 and happens every: Saturdays:11:00am - 1:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)Saturdays:5:00pm - 7:30pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Wakefield, MA

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime Suspect. Now playing at Lakeside Inn in Wakefield, MA, this murder mystery dinner experience is unlike traditional dinner theater. Our professional actors are not in costume and are secretly planted among the guests, creating a modern, social, and highly interactive evening. Each ticket includes our signature live murder mystery show, a complete dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of unexpected twists. Reserve your tickets now and crack the case before it’s too late. Planning a group celebration or private event in Wakefield? We specialize in custom private shows for companies, parties, and organizations of nearly any size—hosted at our public venue or brought directly to your location. Perfect for team outings, corporate events, and unforgettable celebrations. Happens on the following Dates:<ul><li>Mar 7, 2026, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li><li>Mar 21, 2026, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US &amp; Canada)</li></ul>

The Lakeside Inn

Spyro Gyra

In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band started its observation of the 50th anniversary of the band. What started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door) continues its evolution into 2025. It began inauspiciously when Beckenstein and a few musician friends in Buffalo NY organized a get together on their shared night off from working in bands that actually made money. It was a simple, humble idea with a name that was likewise simple and humble, “Tuesday Night – Jazz Jam”. Fast forward 50 years and this jazz super group has released over 30 albums, garnering gold and platinum along the way. They’ve played over 10,000 concerts on six continents. Spyro Gyra has maintained its standards of excellence and that has sustained them on the “A list” of live attractions in jazz for 50 years. &nbsp; “There is really no band out there that can produce a sense of pure joy as consistently and as often as Spyro Gyra” - Jazz Times In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band observe the 50th anniversary of what started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door). It’s a time that Beckenstein remembers fondly. He describes the beginning as “that period of time when I was in my 20s, when it was all raw and there were no expectations. It was all about having a good time and playing hard. It was a golden time.” It’s a story that is familiar to fans of Spyro Gyra the world around. It began inauspiciously in 1974 when Jay Beckenstein and a few musician friends in Buffalo NY organized a get together on their shared night off from working in bands that actually made money. It was a simple, humble idea with a name that was likewise simple and humble, “Tuesday Night – Jazz Jam”. Every week a core group, Beckenstein and co-founder Jeremy Wall along with Jim Kurzdorfer and Tom Walsh, the rhythm section from the Buffalo Jazz Ensemble who Beckenstein and Wall had been playing with, would gather to jam. They were joined by various players from around town, including long time Spyro Gyra keyboardist Tom Schuman, who just wanted to have some fun playing jazz and its relatively new cousin, jazz fusion. The idea grew and so did its audience until one week when the club owner insisted that Beckenstein comes up with a name for the group to display on his new sidewalk sign. Beckenstein flippantly suggested “spirogyra” which is an algae he remembered from his biology classes. The next week, there it was adorning the sign out front mistakenly spelled Spyro Gyra. And so it began and continued to grow. After a couple of years, Beckenstein started to plan his next move which, at the time for a musician, meant moving to New York City or Los Angeles. The band was successful enough in Western New York that they were able to get studio time in a local sixteen track studio to record an album. Beckenstein has long said that it was intended as a farewell statement to that era of his life and to Buffalo. Then fate stepped in and people started buying that eponymous release. Soon people with more means were interested in being involved and the band was able to expand its horizons. Lucky? Maybe. “I’ve always felt incredibly fortunate. Not only do I get to do what I love for a living, but I’ve never really had a boss. I’ve been the commander of my own ship and and how fortunate is that? How many people get to go through life in control of something that they love. It’s been fantastic.” &nbsp; Soon he was in New York City recording his songs with some of the hottest session musicians while keeping the core performing band busy with shows in an ever increasing geographical area. Beckenstein refers to that early period as “the days of making Catching The Sun and Morning Dance in New York City where I got to meet so many great musicians and worked in an environment where I had all the resources we could want to do exactly what we want. We had a blast. We were somewhat excessive at the time but we had a blast.” Spyro Gyra’s sound has remained instantly identifiable despite several personnel changes over the years. Beckenstein denies that it was the result of any strategy, “Having released 30+ albums, we often made an effort to create something that didn’t sound like the ‘Spyro Gyra sound’. But my saxophone playing is the vocal lead of the band and I have the voice I have. I’m not a saxophone chameleon. I’m just me. The good side of that is that there is only one me, so it’s effortless. So that has kept a very consistent identity to the band. However, I would say that the band approach changed greatly at different times. Drummers and bass players, the rhythm section, have had an enormous influence on what the band sounded like at any given time. I think that the drummer, whoever he has been, has had a big say in how the band felt and how the band created music. So that’s been a reliable agent of change. When you’re talking about lasting 50 years, thank God for change.” Beckenstein attempts to sum up the opposing values of continuity and change. “There have been a number of forces that have acted upon us. For one thing, technology. The early days of Spyro Gyra were very much analog. They were very laborious and time has brought us all sorts of new technologies and opened up different kinds of production possibilities, that’s one. The other thing is that any group of musicians who are sincere about what they do keep their ears open. And a whole lot of music has gone down since the beginnings of Spyro Gyra. There’s a lot of things that the people in the band have listened to and that has certainly crept into the music. And I think that kept it current. Then there’s the third thing which is over the years personnel in the band have changed. There’s still been a lot of consistency. Some guys in the band have 30 or 40 years or more.” And now? “Spyro Gyra of today is more of a team than it’s ever been. I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’m happy not feeling like I have to carry the whole load,” Beckenstein offers. “I’ve managed to surround myself with these really talented guys, terrific musicians, who all have a lot to say. At one time, maybe it was more of an autocracy. But now it’s more like a basketball team. There’s a lot of passing the ball back-and-forth. There is a cumulative effect of being a true ensemble with inter-ensemble respect. &nbsp; When asked about the prospect of retiring, Beckenstein demurs. “Hey, I think about it. But I got a taste of it during the height of the Covid pandemic and I didn’t like it. I didn’t like it at all. It gave me a slight feeling of being purposeless.” He explains further, “On the road, there are many times when getting from Point A to Point B is painful and I might wind up muttering under my breath. ‘Why am I doing this?’ But there’s no question, when I’m not doing it, it can feel like there’s no reason for me to be around. So I’m in for as long as I can do it.”

Shalin Liu Performance Center

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Where

eventvesta

Experiences