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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.
Tour the Faulkner House and enjoy living history and colonial games from 1 to 3:30. At the end of the afternoon the Acton Minutemen will gather, with musket drills followed by a re-enactment commemorating the alarm rider who brought the news of the British marching on Concord. The horse and rider will leave Concord Road (at the soccer field) at 5:00 pm, with the eventual best viewing at the Faulkner house (about 5:30 pm). Parking on nearby public lots. Presented by Iron Work Farm.
Tour the Faulkner House and enjoy living history and colonial games from 1 to 3:30. At the end of the afternoon the Acton Minutemen will gather, with musket drills followed by a re-enactment commemorating the alarm rider who brought the news of the British marching on Concord. The horse and rider will leave Concord Road (at the soccer field) at 5:00 pm, with the eventual best viewing at the Faulkner house (about 5:30 pm). Parking on nearby public lots. Presented by Iron Work Farm.
Join the Acton Minutemen as they recreate the march to Concord over the trail that Issac Davis and his men traveled that fateful day, now identified by stone markers labeled “Line of March, April 19, 1775.” The march will begin at the Issac Davis homestead at 39 Hayward Road and end at the North Bridge in Concord.
Join First Parish of Sudbury for our annual Music Sunday! Presenting a collection of choral and instrumental music and readings, our music-inspired service will focus on celebrating the many gifts we receive from nature and reflecting on the urgency of taking action to preserve our one precious planet. Please join us in-person or online.
The Acton Historical Society invites you to tour the 1760 Jonathon Hosmer House and to view a collection of artifacts associated with Acton’s history. Also on the property is an 1830’s barn with an exhibit of agricultural tools, including an early fire pump (fire engine), a horse-drawn sleigh and a farm wagon. Admission is free with donations accepted. Parking is available on the premises.
The Stow Minutemen Company is pleased to announce its annual Trail March to Concord, commemorating the opening of the American Revolutionary War. Before dawn breaks and while most are still asleep, the Company will step off into history. Starting point: Citizen's Bank parking lot in Stow. End point: North Bridge Visitors Center (approximately 9.5 miles) For details about this year's march, including the route through Acton, see http://www.stowminutemen.org. Route map
Musicians Howie Rashba and Mel Green will perform gems from the music of the folk music band Peter, Paul and Mary. Whether you are a seasoned Hootenanny fan or experiencing one for the first time, this is your opportunity to share in a spirited tradition! You will be invited to sing along to many of the songs. Hootenanny is a term with Scotch-Irish roots that found its way to Appalachia before being popularized in the 1940s by folk legends like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Sing along, clap your hands, stomp your feet, and brighten your day! There will be
Acton Memorial Library Book Discussion Group. Check this link to see this month's and upcoming month's books: https://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/kids-teens-and-adults/just-for-adults/book-groups/ Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.
Open to out-of-towners 60+ starting April 6th for $20/series Come tickle your funny bone through an exploration of the art, science and silliness of comedy! Whether you are the class clown or worry you haven’t a funny bone in your body, this class is a perfect place to express (or discover) your inner comedian. In early weeks, we’ll learn the principles of comedy scenes through improvisational games. After the first week, students will each be assigned a comedic monologue and scene from a classic comedic writer from Shakespeare to Moliere to Noel Coward to Neil Simon and more. Over the