Friends of Pine Hawk: Hockomock Swamp Field Trip
2025-11-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main St., Acton, MA, 01720, United States
“Hockomock” in Algonquin means “land where spirits dwell” and is a revered Wampanoag sacred site, and later a “Devil’s Swamp” for English settlers. Join Dan Boudillion and Bettina Abe for a 2-mile hike at Hockomock Swamp, a Massachusetts Wildlife Management Area in Raynham, Mass.
There is much lore surrounding the history of Hockomock Swamp, beginning in the 1600s. The area is the largest freshwater swamp in the state and is known for sightings of floating orbs of light, ghostly voices, and phantom drums linked to its past as an ancient burial ground and a natural fortress during King Phillip’s War.
We will walk the trail, while Dan shares the many stories and lore he has collected over the years. We will meet in Acton and carpool down Route 495 for approximately one hour drive to “the Bridgewater Triangle.”
Friends of Pine Hawk events are free but this walk requires registration at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk

ITC (Infant Toddler Children's Center) open house
2025-11-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Infant Toddler Children’s Center, 149 Central Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Are you looking for an early education program that fosters a love for learning and the outdoors? The Infant Toddler Children’s Center is hosting its Annual Enrollment Open House on Saturday, November 1st, from 9 a.m. to Noon. We invite you to learn about our unique nature-based curriculum and discover how we inspire a lifelong love of learning.

First Annual Handmade Harvest Market
2025-11-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Kick off your holiday shopping at Acton Congregational Church’s First Annual Handmade Harvest Market! We’re bringing together a variety of professional artisans and enthusiastic shoppers for a wonderful day of creativity and community.

Admission: $3 adults, Free for students and children
Proceeds benefit the local Missions and Outreach activities of ACC.

Nepal travelogue: Jeanette's trip to Nepal during a revolution!
2025-11-01 18:00 - 20:00 | 24 Windsor, 24 Windsor Ave., Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Nepal: Jeanette’s trip to Nepal during a revolution! Nov 1 6-8 pm

Jeanette Staley, a Vermont-based artist and activist, had just arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal when a revolution broke out! She’ll share with us her experience with art-making in Kathmandu, a brief hike in Nargokot, meeting an elephant in Chitwan, her visit to a rural school of the lowest caste on the south eastern plains of Nepal and what happened when a revolution not only broke out near where she was in lock down, but was successful!

She’ll show us photos and other media and artifacts she collected, and of course, share stories of her wonderful adventures…

Please park in the driveway, in front of the Citizen’s Library (old yellow house) across the street, in the Pearl St. parking lot, or on Mass. Ave.

Eating and drinking in the kitchen area only. No pets.

Donations accepted for the school that Jeanette visited.

More info on Jeanette’s work: https://jeanettestaley-artist.com/
More info on the Nepali revolution:
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-stream/2025/9/19/why-gen-z-brought-down-the-government-in-nepal

Library: Meditation Series - Awakening the Inner Powers of the Soul
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Register on the program page on our website.
Use this three-week program to journey inward to rediscover peace, harmony, and the hidden powers of the soul through this unique meditation practice. Gain insights into how your thoughts shape your inner world and relationships. Through engaging sessions focused on silence, self-reflection, and soul-consciousness, you’ll explore the profound question, “Who am I?” and develop practical tools for inner strength, clarity, emotional resilience, and lasting self-esteem.
Free event – Conducted by Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center, Watertown, MA

Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Acton Garden Club: Marvelous Mushrooms
2025-11-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Acton Town Hall, Room 204, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720
Farmer Elizabeth, founder of Fat Moon Farm in Westford will share her mycological expertise with us. In this program, we will learn more about this fascinating food and the important role it plays in our diet, our environment, and the economy.
Elizabeth Almeida grew up on a cattle farm in Ohio, where her family grew, canned, and preserved their own food. She combines this traditional farming foundation with scientific practices learned in food science research labs to supply exceptional organic mushrooms to New England chefs and community for over 10 years.
Her dedication to food justice and sustainable agriculture drives both her farming practices and deep community involvement. For more inspiration to attend this exciting lecture go to http://fatmoonmushrooms.com

Acton'sTrails Challenge
2025-11-05 14:30 - 16:00 | Provided after registration
“I Hiked Acton’s Trails!”

Walk the trails in Acton’s conservation areas with the goal of earning a sticker and a sew-on patch! These weekly walks are a joint effort between Acton Conservation Trust and Acton Conservation Division. We’ll walk a different conservation area weekly. Check out the “I Hiked Acton’s Trails” Challenge form HERE for more information about the challenge.

Date: Wednesdays from September 3 to November 19. Once you register, the location of each hike will be sent out each Sunday before the walk.

Time: 2:30-4:00 pm. Plan to arrive a few minutes early as we will start our hikes on time.
Typical distance: 1-2 miles

REGISTER HERE

Acton Community Supper - November
2025-11-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Mt Cavalry Lutheran Church, 472 Massachusetts Ave., Acton, MA, 01720
Welcome back!
We are finally finished with renovations and are returning to the main dinner hall for supper! So we welcome our guests inside to join neighbors and friends at the tables in Fellowship Hall.
We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you.
November 5: Roast Pork Tenderloin
Sponsored by Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Youth Group
November 12: American Chop Suey
Tonight’s supper is in memory of Mike Tonia
November 19: Our Thanksgiving Dinner
Sponsored by Friends of Mt Calvary Community Supper
November 26: Closed. May you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

** Please note that the meals we serve may contain gluten, nuts, seeds, or dairy.
Doors open at 4:15pm. Please, do not enter earlier so our volunteers can prepare your Supper.
Parking: Park your car in the back parking lot and enter from the walkway to the church door.
For more information, see http://www.facebook.com/CommunitySupperofActonMA.

We are so grateful for the support and dedication of so many individuals, community
organizations, church members and the team of our Supper volunteers. Together we
hope that each meal we share will bring us closer together.

Friends of Pine Hawk: Path of Souls: Traces of the Native Death Journey in Nashobah
2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
The book Path of Souls: the Native American Death Journey gives evidence of shamanic soul travel to the Milky Way in mound cultures. Are there traces of such structures and travel in Nashobah? Yes. Nashobah historian, Dan Boudillion, will explore local structures that mirror the arrangements identified by Gregory Little in the book and which may have been used for similar purposes.
Friends of Pine Hawk events are free but for talks like this registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk.

Film at ABRHS: Shared Legacies
2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | ABRHS Auditorium, 36 Charter Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
You are invited to explore the power of allyship and respect for all at a free screening of Shared Legacies, a moving documentary about important historical lessons of the Black Jewish Alliance during the Civil Rights Movement. Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (Auditorium). A facilitated discussion will follow the film.
The film is for adults and teens. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP via the QR code on this flyer. Any questions, email Jen Faber at jfaber@abschools.org.

Acton COA Presents: The Fall of the Roman Republic: Civil War, Discord, and the Birth of Empire with Paolo Di Gregorio
2025-11-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
With the end of the Punic Wars in the second century BCE, Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean and was poised to expand eastward. Yet the tremendous growth of Roman power caused social turmoil in Rome itself. The result was civil war, dictatorship, and the eventual collapse of the Roman Republic. This illustrated lecture will look at the forces that caused the transformation from Roman Republic to Roman Empire.
Open to out-of-towners 60+ for $5

ACTON COA Navigating Grief Group via Zoom
2025-11-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
Are you experiencing grief from the death of an older loved one and finding it hard to cope with everyday life? If so, please join us in a new grief support group that will meet once a month for one hour via Zoom to discuss ways of coping with grief. Listening to others’ experiences can help you to better understand your own experience and may provide you with new insight in more constructive ways of dealing with this stage of life. This group will be led by Julie Norstrand, PhD, an experienced eldercare consultant who has worked with older adults and family caregivers for many years. Please sign up with the Council on Aging at seniorcenter@actonma.gov. Funded by an Executive Office of Aging & Independence grant.
Open to all/free

Library: Adult Writing Group
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Acton Memorial Library Conference Room (2nd floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Register on the program page on our website.
Writing Club is a free group for prose, poetry and non-fiction writers to come together, connect, share and create in a welcoming environment. Join the conversation, work on optional weekly prompts or use the time to work on an existing project that your passionate about. All writing levels welcome!
Optional Prompt: Write 1-3 paragraphs about a book, film, or tv show you enjoy and why you enjoy it. Do the same on a piece of media you do not enjoy and explain why you don’t enjoy it. Then write at least one paragraph examining the aspects about the piece of media you enjoy that you don’t enjoy. Then do the same for the piece of media you don’t enjoy, writing about that you did enjoy or thought worked well.

Co-existing with Black Bears in MA
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Acton Town Hall, Room 204, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720
Join this engaging presentation to learn about black bear biology and behavior and get tips on how communities can take proactive steps to prevent conflict with bears. The program will be presented by Meghan Crawford, Community Engagement Biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). Hosted by Acton Conservation, Littleton Conservation, Westford Conservation, and the Littleton Conservation Trust.
A hybrid attendance option via zoom is also available.
To attend in person, please register at Co-existing with black bears in Massachusetts.
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/BlackBearsinMA

Discovery Museum: Bessie's Closet, pop-up clothing shop
2025-11-07 15:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-08 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Discovery Museum will host a free-of-charge pop-up clothing shop, called “Bessie’s Closet,” November 7 through 9, 2025. Donations of new or gently used clean clothing in any size are being collected through November 1. A collection box is located in the Museum’s lobby.
Bessie’s Closet will be open to all on Friday, November 7, 3:30pm – 7:30pm and Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, 10:00am – 3:00pm. Paid museum admission is not required to shop, nor is it included.
Bessie’s Closet began as a staff-led initiative in 2022. Two events have been held each year since then and more than 2,000lbs of clothing and shoes are distributed at each.

DiscoverSTEM 2025 career discovery
2025-11-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Acton Boxborough Regional High School, 36 Charter Road, Acton, MA, 01720
DiscoverSTEM 2025 is an interactive career discovery for teens and others.

Come explore this free, hands-on AB STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) event! Perfect for students in grades 7–12, families, and the whole community. DiscoverSTEM shows how science, technology, engineering, art (creativity + innovation) and math connect to everyday life.
Experience about 50 interactive exhibits featuring Boston Dynamics’ robotic dog, Pedal Power E-bikes, EcoQuiet Lawn Care green tech, EnergizeActon.org on the future of sustainability, Haartz advance materials, Solidworks 3D design and engineering, Open Door Theater digital accessibility, Acton Police and Fire Tech, s’mores made with induction cooking & more!
Presented by AB STEAM (ABSTEAM.org) in partnership with ABRHS.
Made possible by AB STEAM volunteers, the AB School District, and Boston-area business and community sponsors.
More information: www.absteam.org/discoverstem | info@absteam.org

Acton Pumpkin Smash!
2025-11-08 10:00 - 14:00 | NARA Park Bath House Pavilion, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
The Pumpkin Smash is BACK! 💥🎃
Don’t toss your jack-o’-lanterns—SMASH them! Join us on Saturday, Nov 8 at the NARA lower parking lot for some smashing fun! Bring your leftover pumpkins and help us turn them into compost, not landfill waste.
For more information, see actonma.gov/sustainability or contact sustainability@actonma.gov.

Friends of Pine Hawk: Native Stewardship of Mother Earth
2025-11-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Nashoba Praying Indian Grand Chief Quiet Storm will talk about how we as a community can be good stewards of the land in all spaces. She will also highlight how we can better support the pollinators and biodiversity that we rely on to sustain our life on Mother Earth.
Friends of Pine Hawk events are free but for talks like this registration is strongly encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk.

Plant-based Harvest Gathering
2025-11-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Provided after registration
Eating more plant-based meals is important for our health and for our environment, so please join Energize Acton for this informal outdoor “tailgate” potluck. Instead of coming together for a sporting event, we are gathering to celebrate our wonderful plant world, share recipes, and eat delicious food!
EnergizeActon will provide vegetarian chili, cornbread, and hot cider and we ask you to bring a vegetarian or vegan “nibble” to share. Please dress for the weather! The address will be sent upon registration.
Info and registration at https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/2075.

Friends of Pine Hawk: Nashoba Brook Community Service Day
2025-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Trail Through Time, multiple access points, see website, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
The Friends of Pine Hawk annual fall community service day is planned for the afternoon of Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 1pm. This year the event will again focus on the Trail Through Time, a heritage trail through town-owned conservation lands in North Acton. The Trail includes sites and stone structures representative of two distinct cultures, the colonial and the Native American, that existed both serially and concurrently within a relatively small geographical area. The focus will be on trail maintenance and Ian Bergemann, Acton’s Land Stewardship Coordinator, will be there to help guide our efforts.
All ages welcome. If you would like to help, please RSVP to Bob Ferrara at 617-513-9355 or rferrara@mit.edu. Also there is an optional pay-your-own-way brunch beforehand at 11:30am at the Blackbird Cafe, where Ian and Bob can share some of the special history of these Town-owned lands, which comprise the largest undeveloped area in Acton.

Boxborough Museum open house
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Boxborough Museum, 575 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA, 01719
The Boxborough Museum at 575 Middle Road is open on second Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Come see Boxborough’s historic treasures including the 1850’s scale which is sensitive enough to weigh a penny and strong enough to calibrate a 50 pound weight, the “new” hearse built in 1881, and the “old” hearse (come and see how old is old).
Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information or to arrange a private tour for a small group, please contact John Fallon through the Boxborough Historical Society.

Danny's Place School Days Off
2025-11-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Danny’s Place, 543 Mass Ave., Acton, MA, 01720
Join the School Days Off at Danny’s Place! Kids in grades K–5 can attend from 9 AM–12 PM and enjoy a day of themed activities, games, and creative fun. Whether the day’s focus is tied to a holiday or simply a special seasonal activity, it’s always a great time to connect, learn, and play.
School Days Off are offered individually (or as a membership).
$75.00 per kid per session.

Acton 250: British Naval Power in the Revolution
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Acton Town Hall, Room 204, 472 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720
Due to the speaker’s request, this event has been canceled.

Veteran's Day Commemoration
2025-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Isaac Davis Monument, Across from Town Hall, Acton, MA, 01720
The Town of Acton’s Department of Veteran Services and the Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee invite all community members to join in honoring our nation’s Veterans at this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony.
The ceremony will take place outdoors, weather permitting, at the Isaac Davis Monument on the Town Common. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the Faulkner Room (Room 204) at Town Hall.
Attendees are encouraged to park behind Town Hall or the Fire Station.

Library: Yarn & Needle Club
2025-11-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and sewers, join the library to work on your project and socialize! We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.

Housing Legal Clinics
2025-11-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Acton Community Services office, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
The Acton Community Services Office within the Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with MetroWest Legal Services, will host a monthly housing legal clinic beginning in January.
Housing Legal Clinic appointments will begin on Jan. 14 and will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Human Service and Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear.
Before you attend a session, you must complete the following registration form, which can be found here.
The program, which is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, will run until Dec. 31, 2026.

Green Acton monthly meeting
2025-11-11 19:00 - 20:45 | Zoom
Green Acton works to protect and enhance Acton’s natural environment and resources for present and future generations, and to help resolve the urgent environmental issues that transcend Acton’s boundaries. The group meets monthly (except for August) on the second Tuesday of the month, usually by zoom but occasionally in person. To learn more about Green Acton’s mission, accomplishments, and ongoing work, visit https://greenacton.org/
To get the agenda and zoom link for the upcoming monthly meeting, email info@greenacton.org
In addition to the all-topics monthly meeting, the individual committees hold more specialized meetings; topical committees are Biodiversity, Energy, Materials (e.g plastics, toxics, recycling), Land Use (e.g. zoning), and Water. To find the dates for committee meetings visit the Green Acton Upcoming Events page at: https://greenacton.org/calendar/
