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Sign up on the program page on our website. Cookbooks will be available to check out at both library locations. First come, first serve. Bring a dish from the cookbook to share—and come hungry! This month's book is: Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook by Melissa Clark Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.
Get ready for Monsterbash, an electrifying blacklight DJ dance party designed especially for elementary school children! We've been hosting Monsterbash for many years, and it never fails to be a sensational hit! Join us for an unforgettable night filled with music, dancing, and vibrant lights that will make this event a highlight of the school year! Admission is $10 per all ages in attendance (2 and under free).
Please join us for a benefit concert featuring Eric Kilburn, Louise Grasmere, and Linda Shoemaker, on the eve of the 2nd "No Kings" rallies across the country. 100% of proceeds go to Indivisible to keep the "No Kings" fight going. There are only 80 seats for this concert, so please use the link below to reserve your ticket(s). Hope to see you there. Doors open at 7. Minimum donation at the door: $20 per person (though larger donations will be gratefully accepted). 100% of donations support Indivisible, a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to
Join HRN for a Run for the Buns! You can make a team or join as a participant to run or walk our course. 100% of the proceeds go to HRN – your local rabbit rescue & education hub. By raising money for our organization, you are allowing us to rescue more bunnies, find them loving homes, and support the public in bunny ownership. After-party to follow at Craft Food Halls with robust & exciting sweepstakes, music & family entertainment, and great food to purchase from Craft Food Halls! Each entry comes with a complimentary drink. The details: Parking & 5K Check-in
This major fundraiser for the year, which supports the scholarships the club presents to two ABRHS students, features homemade pies, and is supplemented by some baked goods. Pies and baked goodies sell out quickly, so, come one, come all!
Bettina Abe, a retired member of Acton’s Conservation Department and a long-time leader of hikes along Acton’s trails, will lead a new and brisk hiking route this year, exploring local archaeology along the Nashoba Brook, Robbins Mill, and Spring Hill connector Trails. This year’s hike will begin at the Robbins Mill Conservation Parking lot on Carlisle Road and will include stops at the Roof Slab Quarry, the Robbins Mill Pond and mill site, and the Pipsissewa Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions can be rocky, uneven, and often wet, and thus participation is limited. Registrants will receive a detailed email
On the third Saturday of every month (except June, which is 2nd Saturday), you can recycle your clean styrofoam containers. For details about the 2025 schedule, and what you can recycle, see https://actonma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10278/Polystyrene-collection-days-and-guide-2025.
The FreeBee Network and Market was formed in the wake of the pandemic, and a large local apartment fire. These experiences emphasized the importance of a central, volunteer-driven team to connect neighbors to share access to food, resources, and services. For more information, see Boxborough FreeBee Network and Market.
Sign up on the program page on our website. Join us for Halloween Wreath Making! Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing WACL@actonma.gov. Please note that the West Acton Citizens’ Library has limited accessibility. More accessible programs are offered at the Acton Memorial Library.
Join your local hometown No Kings event. Make it joyous. Keep it peaceful. A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
On Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, October 19 at 2:30 PM, the Concord Orchestra presents a program called “Always in Motion” at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord, highlighting the Montgomery Variations. A pre-concert talk is scheduled for 7:15 on Saturday. Also on the program will be Javelin by Michael Torke. Javelin was commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for its 50th anniversary and it was performed at the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Summer Olympics in 1996. The concert will conclude with Samuel Barber’s lyrical Symphony No. 1 which combines the four movements of
Benefit Concert to support First Parish in Concord task forces for Reckoning & Repair and for Immigration Justice. California-based, activist singer/songwriting duo Emma's Revolution will perform a benefit concert for the work of First Parish in Concord’s “Reckoning & Repair” and “Immigration Justice” Task Forces. The concert will be In-Person, plus Livestream with Replay. Get recharged, inspired and energized in community, justice and song! “In this intense and unprecedented time, when our democracy, rights and norms are on the line,” the duo says, “all of our voices are needed to create the country and the world we want to live in.”