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  • Latkes & Laughter: Concord/Kerem Shalom Hanukkah Celebration

    Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main Street, Concord, MA

    Join the Town of Concord and Kerem Shalom for the town's 5th annual Hanukkah Celebration on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 5-6 pm inside the Harvey Wheeler Community Center. Let's celebrate the Festival of Lights as one community! Enjoy a Hanukkah sing-along, menorah lighting, latkes provided by Debra’s Gourmet, and goody bags from Concord Recreation and the Concord Visitor Center. ASL provided. There is a parking lot behind the building, off Church Street.

    Free

  • Menorah Lighting

    The Red House 468 Main Street, Acton, MA

    Come join us while we light the menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, at the Red House in Acton Center. There will be donuts and cocoa (donated by Dunkin'), music, and of course, lights!  

    Free

  • Acton COA Presents: The Hapsburgs: Royal Family of Europe with Historian and Archaeologist Paolo Di Gregorio

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    The Hapsburgs were one of the most significant European royal families. At the height of their power, the Hapsburg dominions stretched across the globe from South America, through Europe, to the Philippines. Yet despite this extended realm, and the vast wealth and power that accompanied it, the family suffered tragedy, illness and, eventually, collapse. This illustrated lecture will examine the long, tangled story of this royal family. Paolo Di Gregorio is a historian, archaeologist and educator. He is a Visiting Lecturer in the History Department at Bridgewater State University, and his passion for telling stories of our past is always appreciated by Acton’s

  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Acton Republican Town Committee November Meeting

    Faulkner House 5 High Street, Acton

    Acton Republican Town Committee 6:30 PM Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Faulkner House (circa 1700), 5 High Street Friends of Acton RTC Welcome! please RSVP to Chair or ARTC Officer acton-repubs@pm.me  

  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Fair Trade Craft Sale

    Fair Trade Craft Sale

    Church of the Good Shepherd 164 Newtown Road, Acton, MA, United States

    Beautiful, Unique, Affordable, Fair Trade Handmade Crafts on Sale Why shop at this sale? The purchase of these Fair Trade items benefit the artisans who made them – Mayan Hands collaborates with 15 artisan groups in the rural Guatemalan highlands, representing about 200 skilled craftswomen; UPAVIM’s member cooperative, located in a “Red Zone” of Guatemala City plagued by gang and violence, is comprised of more than 70 women working as seamstresses and making handicrafts. Proceeds from the sale benefit a scholarship fund for students in the Church of the Good Shepherd sister community of El Ocotillo, a small village in

  • Library: Yarn & Needle Club

    Library: Yarn & Needle Club

    Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor) 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 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.

  • Library: Great Decisions Group Discussion – Middle East

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

    Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. This months topic will be on the Middle East. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. The war in Gaza has brought the region to a crossroads. What are the possible outcomes of the war, and how might the United States use its influence to shape a long-term

  • Carlisle Potluck and Contradance

    Carlisle Potluck and Contradance

    First Religious Society of Carlisle 27 School Street, Carlisle

    The Carlisle Dance, with its accompanying potluck dinner, is known as the most sociable dance in the area. Arrive at 6:30 for  dinner and conversation, and then dance from 8 until 10. Live music by the Carlisle Band, who bring an eclectic collection of instruments. Outstanding local callers call mostly contradances, plus occasional square and circle dances. Admission is just $6-10 (self-determined sliding scale) for all ages, along with your tasty and creative contribution for the meal. You'll find us at the lovely Unitarian Church in Carlisle Center on the Common. Navigate to 27 School St, Carlisle MA and look

    $6 – $10