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Walk the trails in Acton’s conservation areas with the goal of earning a sticker and a sew-on patch! These weekly walks are a joint effort between Acton Conservation Trust and Acton Conservation Division. We’ll walk a different conservation area weekly, on Wednesdays from April 9 to June 11. The location of each hike will be sent out each Sunday before the walk. Once registered, you can join us whenever it suits you. REGISTER HERE
Welcome the warmth and beautiful colors of Spring as the flowers and buds begin to pop around us. We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you every Wednesday. April 2025 menu: April 2 -- Happy 13th Birthday to Community Supper! 🎉🎂🎉 Ukranian Chicken Sponsored by Chaves Heating and Air Conditioning April 9 -- BBQ Chicken and Baked Beans Sponsored by Friends of Mike Tobia April 16 --Fish Cakes and Mashed Potatoes Sponsored by Boston Metro West Bible Church of Littleton April 23-- Spaghetti and Meatballs Sponsored by Mt Calvary Lutheran Church April 30 -- Tuna and Egg
Every year, area senior citizens are welcomed to a special conference hosted by our district’s State Senator. The 44th Senior Conference will include entertainment, food and raffle prizes. The Senior Conference is intended to provide seniors with a day of useful information, entertainment and educational workshops from expert guest speakers on topics including aging well, planning for your future, and resources for caregivers and family members. Senator Eldridge also provides free breakfast, and a delicious free lunch made by the culinary students of Assabet Valley. “I look forward to hearing the concerns of seniors, discussing state initiatives to better support
Help us usher in the Spring by building birdhouses for the town. Birdhouses built during this event will be painted the following week and then installed in areas around the library in order to provide homes for native songbirds. Earn volunteer hours for the event! Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Please reach out to library@actonma.gov and include a description of the accommodation you will need, including as much detail as you can and include a way we can contact you if we need more information This program is made possible through partnership with the Acton
Help get the North Acton Community Garden ready for summer! We will be removing invasive plants and trash. Some plants range from easily being pulled from the ground to removing with tools like shovels and pruners. Please review what to bring below! Any children must be supervised by an adult! Please sign up and see what you need to bring at North Acton Community Garden Clean Up Day.
Join the Office of Sustainability at the Red House (468 Main St., next to Town Hall) for a spring-themed story time with live animals. We will be reading The Noisy Puddle and engaging kids with tapioca pearl frog eggs and live salamanders! In partnership with The Nature Connection in Concord and Mothers Out Front. Register here!
Saturday, April 26th, 11am and 1pm, Address sent with registration. Installing solar panels is one of the most straight-forward, satisfying clean energy projects for homeowners. This tour features a traditional rooftop solar system (with older ground mount panels) where the homeowners are connected to the grid and receive net metering credits from Eversource. Learn about the costs, payback, solar generation, and the latest on national and state incentives. Help green the grid AND save money on electricity! Sponsored by EnergizeActon.org. More information and registration at https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/1877.
Saturday, April 26th, 11am and 1pm, Address sent with registration. Installing solar panels is one of the most straight-forward, satisfying clean energy projects for homeowners. This tour features a traditional rooftop solar system (with older ground mount panels) where the homeowners are connected to the grid and receive net metering credits from Eversource. Learn about the costs, payback, solar generation, and the latest on national and state incentives. Help green the grid AND save money on electricity! Sponsored by EnergizeActon.org. More information and registration at https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/1877.
Join tour guide Amy Cole to visit the Iron Work Farm sites and walk South Acton's historic Mill Corner. You will learn about Acton's earliest colonial settlement. Important Details: Registration is required. Details on parking and where to meet will be sent via email closer to the walk date. Register for the April 26th tour HERE. Register for the May 10th tour at https://tinyurl.com/Acton250-April26. Tour leader Amy Cole is an accomplished professional tour leader. She grew up near Acton Center and knows the town well. She has a wide- ranging interest in Acton’s unique history. This tour is sponsored by
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolution, the Iron Work Farm launches the first event in our family-friendly series on Colonial Life, with “Where did that coat come from?” at the Faulkner Homestead, 5 High Street, from 1 to 4:00 p.m. How did people obtain clothing and blankets to stay warm? In this interactive program you will learn how fibers were grown and processed before being made into clothing. Activities will include planting flax for linen cloth, exploring the world of wool, and the processing of fibers. Through hands-on activities, the year-long living history series
For our final concert of the 2024-2025 season, we will revisit a favorite masterwork, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. We will sing it in the chamber music setting, with two pianists, one being our own, Shawn McCann, and Abigail Charbeneau, which gives the work a sense of intimacy, tenderness, and balance not always found in the orchestral version. Featuring Deborah Selig, soprano, and David McFerrin, baritone. For tickets and more information: https://www.nvcsings.org/page/2880310-april-concert.
Open to out-of-town seniors beginning April 8th The Acton Council on Aging (COA) is offering a free community CarFit event in the Senior Center parking lot. CarFit is designed to give a quick but comprehensive check on how well an older driver and their vehicle work together with a focus on comfort, safety, and mobility. Sometimes simple adjustments to mirrors, seat, steering wheel, or head restraint can make a big difference! It is not a driver test. CarFit is a national program developed by AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association. Each appointment takes less than 30 minutes for a