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Brown Bag Organ Concert: Favorite Carols and the Stories Behind Them

Acton Congregational Church 12 Concord Road, Acton

Join us for a 30-minute organ concert conducted by our talented Acton Congregational Church Coordinator of Music and Organist, Elizabeth Carley! Liz will provide us with backstories of some of our favorite carols and then delight us with some amazing music! We're all invited to sing along! After the concert, we'll all gather for some fellowship. You bring a brown bag lunch and we'll supply juice, cookies, and a warm welcome! Get into the festive spirit with this fun and unique event! All are welcome!

Free

Acton COA: Golden Rainbow & Friends Social Hour: Winter Wonderland Party

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton

Open to all LGBTQ people age 60+ & allies/free Join Rainbow Coordinator Rosie Latto for a Winter Wonderland Party! There will be a hot cocoa bar, cookie decorating, holiday bingo, and conversation. People in the LGBTQ+ community and allies are warmly welcome. Please RSVP to the Council on Aging at 978-929-6652 or to Chris Chirokas at the same number or cchirokas@actonma.gov.

Free

Acton COA Presents Deep Ocean Life with Harvard University Professor Peter Girguis

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton

Eighty percent of our planet’s habitable living space is in the deep sea, the ocean realm that is beyond the reach of sunlight. In this presentation Dr. Peter Girguis will take you on a trip through the deep sea, learning about the extraordinary animals and microbes that thrive therein and about their adaptations to this environment. He will also touch upon humankind’s relationship with the ocean, the birth of deep-sea biology and the technological innovations that first took humans into the deep, humankind’s impact on the ocean, and how we still have time to turn the tide. This program is

Free