MPS Virtual Backpack

This page is updated regularly with information sent by local organizations to MPS for the benefit of the MPS community. If you have opportunities or information to share with MPS families, students and staff, please email it to Stephanie O'Keefe at sokeefe@miltonps.org.

Materials posted are the responsibility of the organization posting and endorsement by the Milton Public Schools is not direct nor implied.

Milton Youth Lacrosse Spring Travel Registration Is OPEN for grades 3-8. All levels are welcome! Register by January 24th: Milton Youth Spring Travel Registration

1st & 2nd Grade Girls Skills ONLY Program and Boys K-2 "Little Laxers" Registration Opens January 20th. Visit miltonlacrosse.org for more information.

January is radon awareness month. Join the Partnership for a Healthy Milton and the Milton Health Department for a Milton Radon Webinar presented by the Mass Department of Public Health on January 28th, 2025, from 7-8PM ET.

Spring Registration is now open for the 2025 Season!

Signups are available now through February 15th. Click HERE to register!

For more information on our program offerings, please visit us at www.miltonsoftball.com

The Milton Public Library’s calendar of January programs for kids can be found below. Check out our upcoming highlighted events during January:

• Thursday, January 23, 4:00 PM: Afterschool Special, All Ages — A showing of your favorite family movie in the Story Hour Room! Bring your movie snack and a comfy blanket. We are showing: Wonka. This program does not require registration.

• Saturday, January 25 at 2:30 - 3:30 PM: Tiny Art Show, All Ages —The Milton Public Library is excited to present its annual Tiny Art Show! Friends and family of our young artists are invited to a reception in the Lower Level Keys Community Room to get to know the artists, admire their work or ask them questions about their artistic process. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. This program does not require registration.

• Wednesday, January 29 at 2:30 - 3:30 PM: Graphic Novel Book Club, Grades 3-5 — Join Ms. Tory each month to discuss a pre-selected graphic novel or comic. Request a copy through the OCLN catalog, or pick up a reserved copy in the MPL Children's Room. This program requires registration.

Learn more and register today for one (or all!) of these programs through our Events Calendar. For more information about programs for kids, teens, and adults, please visit the MPL website.

Wintersounds Concert Series: Ethan Setiawan and Maurizio Fiore Salas

Sunday, January 26, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Eustis Estate, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton, MA

The Eustis Estate and Mandorla Music invite you to a series of intimate Sunday afternoon concerts in the mansion this winter.

On January 26, we'll feature Ethan Setiawan and Maurizio Fiore Salas. Ethan has won both the National Mandolin Championship at Winfield, KS, and the Rockygrass Mandolin Championship. Named “creative and virtuosic” by WBUR, the Portland (ME) - based musician's path has wended its way through traditional bluegrass, to Bach partitas, to free jazz. Maurizio is an accomplished performer, composer, and arranger, originally from Venezuela and is now based in Massachusetts. His unique style on guitar and cuatro draws on elements from Latin American folklore, jazz improvisation and western classical technique. Their exciting duo project combines elements of jazz with traditional music of the Americas.

Doors open at 4:00, and the concert will begin at 5:00. Your ticket includes admission to the museum and refreshments. To order tickets: https://my.historicnewengland.org/20292/wintersounds-jan

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Historic New England virtual program: Victorian Chocolate from The Gilded Age Cookbook Tuesday, January 28, 6:00 p.m.

Join author and food historian Becky Libourel Diamond as we take a deep dive into Victorian era chocolate. Discover some of the timeframe’s most popular chocolate indulgences and learn why this now ubiquitous treat wasn’t fully integrated into American culture until the late nineteenth century.

Learn about:

• The difference between Victorian hot cocoa and hot chocolate.
• The innovative chocolate marketing schemes used by Victorian food companies such as the painting by Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard used by Walter Baker of Baker’s Chocolate fame to popularize his hot cocoa.
• The backstory of chocolate cake in America and how its popularity grew rapidly through partnerships between cookbook authors and chocolate companies such as Baker’s Chocolate.
• A discussion of popular Victorian chocolate desserts, including jellies, meringues, macaroons, ice cream, syrups and a luscious Baker’s Chocolate recipe for Chocolate Charlotte.

Members Free; Nonmembers $5. Log in or Join now to access member pricing.

Connect Milton is hosting a "Town Government 101" for the community on January 30th at the Milton Library. You can find more information Connect Milton at this link.

Interested in running for town office? Learning more about how our town government works? Getting more involved in your community? Join us for Connect Milton's "Town Government 101" on Thursday, January 30th at 7:00pm in the Keyes Room at the Milton Library.

Check out the MECA Winter Newsletter below!

Milton Public Library ; Tuesdays: January 14 - March 11, 2025

International Master David Vigorito has been teaching chess to Milton students for 14 years. There are two different levels with classes at 5:30 and 6:45. Details at https://www.vigoritochess.com/in-person-classes. Space is very limited! Questions: dvigorito@msn.com.

Registration is now open for our Spring 2025 soccer programs. Please visit www.miltonmasoccer.org to register or use the following direct link: https://secure.adminsports.net/miltonmasoccer. The deadline to register is January 7th (on January 8th waitlist and late fees apply).

Milton Youth Soccer is a volunteer-led, non-profit community soccer program for youth players in Milton to learn the skills of soccer, enjoy the commitment and camaraderie of a team, and develop a love of the sport. Details on all programs can be found in the attachment below.