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  • Friends of Acton Libraries Spring Book Sale

    Friends of Acton Libraries Spring Book Sale
    Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor) 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

    It's spring! Time to get ready for hammock reading! The Friends of the Acton Libraries will hold a live and in person used book sale the last weekend of May. Friday, May 29  -- Members of the Friends night -- Be sure your membership is up to date before the Book Sale so you can have first crack at the great selection of used books at the sale preview. If you aren’t yet a member, you can join on Friday night. But why wait? Go to the Friends of the Acton Libraries website and pay online! Saturday May 30 --

  • Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric

    Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric
    Provided after registration

    Join EnergizeActon.org for this fascinating energy efficiency tour. How does one do energy updates in a colonial home? Can homeowners honor historic inheritance and yet install equipment to honor the future? The owners of this iconic Acton property are eager to share their efforts. You will see major insulation updates, solar, air source heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and more. What could work for you? Address sent upon registration. Info and registration at https://energizeacton.org/event/clean-energy-home-tour-of-the-month/

    Free

  • Community Wellness Fair

    Gould's Plaza 254-262 Great Road, Acton, MA, United States

    Join us for a vibrant Community Wellness Fair bringing together residents, local businesses, and organizations for a day focused on living well and staying connected. The fair will feature a range of topics and activities, including mental and emotional well-being; arts, creativity, and play as tools for a balanced life; financial education and family well-being; fitness, recreation, and physical activity; footwear and sportswear; and home and personal safety.

  • Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric

    Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric
    Provided after registration

    Join EnergizeActon.org for this fascinating energy efficiency tour. How does one do energy updates in a colonial home? Can homeowners honor historic inheritance and yet install equipment to honor the future? The owners of this iconic Acton property are eager to share their efforts. You will see major insulation updates, solar, air source heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and more. What could work for you? Address sent upon registration. Info and registration at https://energizeacton.org/event/clean-energy-home-tour-of-the-month/

    Free

  • Acton Cricket Tournament (for all player levels)

    Elm Street Playground Elm Street, Acton, MA, United States

    Welcome to first Acton Cricket Tournament. Enjoy exploring a new sport with your friends and community. Cricket is a team sport. Mixed teams of 11 players will be formed by the organizers. Learn to play! Join a team or bring your own team! Ages 10 and up are welcome. New to cricket? We'll have a 30-minute demo. Register here. Kids under 18 require parents permission. Sponsored by Danny's Place U-Project.

    Free

  • Friends of Acton Libraries Spring Book Sale

    Friends of Acton Libraries Spring Book Sale
    Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor) 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

    It's spring! Time to get ready for hammock reading! The Friends of the Acton Libraries will hold a live and in person used book sale the last weekend of May. Friday, May 29  -- Members of the Friends night -- Be sure your membership is up to date before the Book Sale so you can have first crack at the great selection of used books at the sale preview. If you aren’t yet a member, you can join on Friday night. But why wait? Go to the Friends of the Acton Libraries website and pay online! Saturday May 30 --

  • Acton COA Presents The Poetry & Stories of Langston Hughes Seminar with Stephen Collins

    Acton COA Presents The Poetry & Stories of Langston Hughes Seminar with Stephen Collins
    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Open to out-of-towners age 60+ starting April 6th for $20/series Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was a Harlem poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was a leading member of The Harlem Renaissance and was greatly influenced by the poetry of Walt Whitman. His poems continually ask the question: What does it mean to be an American? We will study many of his iconic poems and read three of his short stories. Students should purchase Vintage Hughes, published by Vintage Books in paperback that retails for $14. Preregistration is required. Please call 978-929-6652 to register.

  • Acton COA Presents: The Odyssey Dramatic Performance with Poornima Kirby and Stephen Collins

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    What is the cost of our choices? Can love sustain across time, war and distance? Can you ever really find your way home? Join actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby as they take on this 3,000-year epic about the adventures of a wily and complicated traveler. Poornima’s adaptation draws from multiple translations, punctuated with poetry and sea-chanties to connect this age-old epic to our modern time. Told as a marital squabble between Odysseus and his wife Penelope, the story weaves through Odysseus' travels and to his arrival in Ithaca to face the fall-out of his absence and find out if

    Free – $5

  • Discovery Museum, Especially for me inclusive afternoons

    Discovery Museum, Especially for me inclusive afternoons
    Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton, MA, United States

    The Especially for Me series offers dedicated hours and free admission for families with disabilities. During these events, we offer accommodations that increase access to exhibits and provide an opportunity for families to network with one another in an understanding, ADA-compliant environment. All Especially for Me events are free to attend, but preregistration is required. More information, dates and registration links can be found online at http://bit.ly/EspeciallyforMe.

  • Conant School Celebration for Conant alum, staff, and family

    Luther Conant Elementary School 80 Taylor Road,, Acton, MA, United States

    Current or former Conant School staff members, alumni, and family members are invited to celebrate the Conant School community before it closes its doors for the last time this June. Please join us as we gather at Conant School for fellowship, reminiscing, and a photo opportunity with Luther Bear and his cubs. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you will join us in honoring our very special school community. Please go to tinyurl.com/celebrateconant to RSVP and to submit photos to our celebration!

    Free

  • ABFN: Kindergarten social

    Goward Playground 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, United States

    Do you have an incoming AB kindergartner? Meet up at Goward Playground (next to Acton Memorial Library). Meet new classmates, check out a school bus, and play! Optional: Dress for your school: Blue: Blanchard Green: Boardwalk Red: Parker Damon Free and open to all rising kindergarten students! Register here

    Free

  • Acton COA Presents The Poetry & Stories of Langston Hughes Seminar with Stephen Collins

    Acton COA Presents The Poetry & Stories of Langston Hughes Seminar with Stephen Collins
    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Open to out-of-towners age 60+ starting April 6th for $20/series Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was a Harlem poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was a leading member of The Harlem Renaissance and was greatly influenced by the poetry of Walt Whitman. His poems continually ask the question: What does it mean to be an American? We will study many of his iconic poems and read three of his short stories. Students should purchase Vintage Hughes, published by Vintage Books in paperback that retails for $14. Preregistration is required. Please call 978-929-6652 to register.