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Cohousing neighborhood tour and breakfast

Provided after registration

It's National Cohousing Week, and many cohousing neighborhoods, including one in West Acton, are giving tours of neighborhoods and any houses for sale. Visit (and share breakfast with us) to learn about this type of intentional community and how residents and non-residents alike can participate. Find us on the Cohousing Association of the United States calendar.  Email us to RSVP and get directions.

Free

Library: Adult Collage Making @ West Acton Citizens Library

West Acton Citizens Library 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton

Location: West Acton Citizens' Library | 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton MA 01720 Adult program. Join for some creativity and fun! Attendees will enjoy a presentation about collaging followed by a chance to build their own. Supplies will be provided but feel free to bring anything you would like to include in your collage. Registration Required: https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/collage-making-2/

Silver Unicorn Books: 3rd Annual Kid’s Graphic Novel Festival

Silver Unicorn Bookstore 12 Spruce Street, Acton, MA

Come join Acton's indie bookstore at the 3rd annual Kid's Graphic Novel Festival! Author/illustrator meet & greets Drawing demos Panel talks Design Your Own Cover Contest for kids with prizes Free to attend! A detailed schedule will be available at Kid's Graphic Novel Festival. Please register (free!)

Library: Holi Celebration

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main St., Acton, MA, United States

Location: Back Lawn, Acton Memorial Library | 486 Main Street, Acton MA 01720 Celebrate Holi at the Library! Join the library for music, dancing, color throwing and a scavenger hunt! Delicious desserts and food for sale (bring cash or use Venmo) from Holi restaurant, Bedford, and West Side Creamery. Choreography by Shikha, who awed everyone at last years' Holi event with her music selection and performances. The Holi event is co-funded by Mass Cultural Council, The Dotcom Team LLC. the Friends of the Acton Libraries and the AML Foundation. The Dotcom Team LLC (dotcom-team.com) is a Technology Consulting & Staffing

Event Series Lucky Stiff Musical

Lucky Stiff Musical

Theatre III 250 Central St., Acton

Theater III in Acton presents Lucky Stiff, the Musical! Synopsis: Tony Award-winning writing team Ahrens and Flaherty's first produced show, Lucky Stiff, is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. Performance dates: May 3, 8, 9, 10, 2025 at 8 p.m., May 4, 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. Cost: $27.00 Adult; $24.00 Student (thru high school); $24.00 Senior (65+); $10.00 MCC Card to Culture Program

$10 – $27

ACT Community Service Day

Mount Hope Cemetery 176 Central St, Acton

Acton Conservation Trust (ACTO is looking for volunteers to help during our community service day on Sunday, May 4, 1:00 - 3:00 PM at Mount Hope Cemetery, 176 Central Street, Acton MA. This spring we will continue work to remove invasive growth in one of the conservation restrictions (CR) held by ACT. Family groups, scout groups, students and everyone else is welcome. No experience needed – we’ll show you what needs to be done. Click HERE for more information and registration.

Free

Library: Winter Concert: Triology

Acton Memorial Library 486 Main St., Acton, MA, United States

Location: 2nd Floor Piano | Acton Memorial Library | 486 Main Street, Acton MA 01720 Mixing Jazz and Latin in eclectic arrangements of old and new, famous and obscure, hot and cool, Triology plays a wide variety of material with international influences. The members originate from three different continents and each brings their own unique experience to the music.Ranging from straight ahead swing to explorations of Latin rhythms and odd time signatures on Jazz tunes, standards, original compositions, folk melodies, and the occasional pop hit, Triology puts its unique imprint on the music. Bassist Tal Shalom-Kobi, drummer Renato Malavasi, and

Event Series Lucky Stiff Musical

Lucky Stiff Musical

Theatre III 250 Central St., Acton

Theater III in Acton presents Lucky Stiff, the Musical! Synopsis: Tony Award-winning writing team Ahrens and Flaherty's first produced show, Lucky Stiff, is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. Performance dates: May 3, 8, 9, 10, 2025 at 8 p.m., May 4, 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. Cost: $27.00 Adult; $24.00 Student (thru high school); $24.00 Senior (65+); $10.00 MCC Card to Culture Program

$10 – $27

Taking Climate Action Together and Now!

First Religious Society of Carlisle 27 School Street, Carlisle

All are invited to discuss “Taking Climate Action Together and Now!” with Dr. Juliette Rooney-Varga of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.  The event is planned as an interactive discussion on climate action we can take now — as individuals, as communities, and as engaged citizens who want to protect our democracy and support effective climate policy that benefits all. Rooney-Varga’s research focuses on the nexus of climate change and sustainability science and decision support.   At U Mass Lowell, she is the Director of the Climate Change Initiative, and Co-Director of the RIST Institute for Sustainability and Energy. The event is at

COA presents: Exploring Improvisation with Poornima Kirby

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Open to out-of-town seniors for $20, free for Acton seniors. Come unlock your sense of humor, play and discovery with this 8-week class on the art and fun of improvisation at the Acton Council on Aging (COA)!  We’ll play simple improv games, explore short-form and long-form scenarios, and gain tools for building characters on the fly. We’ll also sharpen our listening skills, use our imaginations, and learn how to say “yes, and . . .!” to our fellow improvisors. We’ll even learn how to apply improvisation skills in everyday life to solve problems, increase confidence, and gain insights into human

Free – $20
Event Series Acton Town Meeting

Acton Town Meeting

ABRHS Auditorium 36 Charter Road, Acton, MA, United States

For all registered voters in Acton, this is your turn to participate in the democratic process. Town Meeting is the legislative branch of your local government. If you need transportation, call Cross-Town Connect at 978-844-6809 to book a ride no later than noon on Friday, May 2. Got kids? You can bring your school-age kids (age 4 and up) to a kid-friendly movie night in the high school Chorus Room. Movie night is available on Monday from 6:30 - 9:30 pm. RSVP to shelaghconway@gmail.com by Friday, May 2 to reserve a spot (or spots). For detailed information about Town Meeting,

Acton Garden Club: Gardening with Dahlias

St Matthew's United Methodist Church 435 Central Street, Acton, MA

Presentation by Betsy Szymczak - Open to all Someone once said that peonies are the “Show Girls” of the spring garden; with dahlias, it’s all about late summer-early fall “Royalty!" Following a brief history of the discovery of dahlias, you will learn how to select dahlia tubers, where to plant, how to water and fertilize. To stake or not to stake, to dig or not to dig – these are the questions! If you dig tubers, how to store, overwinter, and to wake them up for planting. A discussion of American Dahlia Society Classification and how to make cutting, enter

Free