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Library: Cookbook Club @ West Acton

West Acton Citizens' Library 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton

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 WACL@actonma.gov. Please note that the West Acton Citizens’ Library has limited accessibility. More accessible programs are offered at the Acton Memorial Library.

Free

Library: Cookbook Club @ AML

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

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.

Free

NARA: Monsterbash Blacklight DJ Dance Party

NARA Park 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, United States

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).

$10

No Kings Concert to Benefit Indivisible

Provided after registration

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

$20

House Rabbit Network: Walk/Run/Hop

Boxborough Craft Food Halls 500 Beaver Brook Rd, Boxborough, MA, United States

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

Free – $40

Acton Woman’s Club: Pie Sale!

Acton Woman's Club 504 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

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!

Friends of Pinehawk: Adult Archaeology Walk

Trail Through Time multiple access points, see website, Acton, MA, United States

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

Free
FreeBee Market: Boxborough

FreeBee Market: Boxborough

Boxborough FreeBee Network 30 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA, United States

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.

Free

Library: Halloween Wreath Making @ West

West Acton Citizens' Library 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton

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.

Free

Concord Orchestra: Montgomery Variations and more

51 Walden 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA, United States

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

$25

Concert: Emma’s Revolution – Benefit for First Parish Reckoning & Repair and Immigration Justice Task Forces

First Parish in Concord 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA

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.”

$15 – $30