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  • Acton COA: Java with John

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Town Manager John Mangiaratti will be here to give updates from the Town, answer your questions and listen to your suggestions and concerns. Acton TV will be filming it live.  

    Free

  • Minuteman High School: Pansy Extravaganza

    Minuteman High School: Pansy Extravaganza
    Minuteman High School 758 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA

    Spring is here, and so are the prettiest pansies! Stop by our Horticulture Flower Shop on March 20-21 between 10 AM - 2 PM to grab gorgeous pansy planters and browse our houseplant collection. Horticulture Flower Shop at Minuteman High School March 20-21 | 10 AM - 2 PM

  • Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!

    Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!
    Dragonfly Theater (RJ Grey Jr HS) 16 Charter Road, Acton, MA

    Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner

    $15 – $20

  • Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!

    Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!
    Dragonfly Theater (RJ Grey Jr HS) 16 Charter Road, Acton, MA

    Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner

    $15 – $20

  • Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!

    Open Door Theater is going to The Prom!
    Dragonfly Theater (RJ Grey Jr HS) 16 Charter Road, Acton, MA

    Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner

    $15 – $20

  • Library: Winter Concert Series: The New England Irish Harp Orchestra

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

    Acton Memorial Library (AML) presents the New England Irish Harp Orchestra for an afternoon of Traditional and not-so-Traditional Celtic tunes, songs, poems, and dances. Rollicking reels and jigs, and plaintive songs to delight audiences, young and old. The New England Irish Harp Orchestra performs Traditional Irish dance tunes, slow airs, and songs. Members come from New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The Orchestra has been performing for twenty years throughout New England and Ireland. Regina Delaney(Director) is a NH State Council on the Arts artist on the Traditional Arts and Arts in Health Care Roster. 2nd Floor Piano, Acton Memorial Library

    Free

  • Canceled ACTON COA Invites You to Our Memory Lane Café

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    A Memory Café is a welcoming place for people with memory impairment and their care partners. We ask that attendees bring their care partners. Please let us know at 978-929-6652 or seniorcenter@actoncoa.com if you plan to attend as lunch will be provided. Sponsored by Acton Council on Aging, Concord Park, and Cooperative Elder Services.

    Free

  • 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: Foreign Affairs: Great Decisions Group Discussion – U.S. -Chinese Relations

    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 U.S. - Chinese Relations. Washington’s relations with Beijing have reached an ominous low ebb. Both American political parties have identified China as the country’s preeminent geopolitical challenger and, in the eyes of many, a systemic threat. What is driving this deterioration of Sino-American relations, and what are America’s strategic options in the face of Chinese power and ambition?

  • Acton COA: Coping with loneliness & increasing feelings of joy with Julie Norstrand PhD

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Acton Council on Aging (COA) - It took the recent COVID pandemic to make us all aware of how detrimental loneliness can be to our physical and emotional well-being. It may be argued that one good thing to come out of the pandemic is that we are more willing to talk about our feelings of loneliness, giving us a chance to develop ways to reduce it. Julie will address this critical issue head on with specific examples of why we feel lonely and what we can do to reduce it, as well as community resources we can seek out for

    Free

  • Acton Community Supper

    Acton Community Supper
    Mt Cavalry Lutheran Church 472 Massachusetts Ave., Acton, MA

    How have you fared with all this cold weather? Please join us each week to keep warm. We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you every Wednesday. March 2025 menu: Mar 5 -- Spaghetti and Meatballs Sponsored by St John Lutheran Church of Sudbury  Mar 12 -- Baked Scrod and Stuffing Sponsored by Astrid Perko in memory of her husband Gene Mar 19 -- St Patrick's Day! Corned Beef and Cabbage Sponsored by Friends of Mt Calvary Community Supper Mar 26 -- Shepherd’s Pie Sponsored by Friends of Mike Tobia ** Please note that the meals we

    Free