Events

Join acoustic duo Jon and Li Waterman on a tour of songs about trains, the building of the railroad, workers on the railroad, train wrecks, heroes and hobos. The program looks at the Transcontinental Railroad, the contribution of Chinese and Irish immigrants, the stories of Casey Jones and John Henry, the Old 97 train wreck, the Great migration and more. The show consists of songs, history, and an accompanying slide presentation. Jon and Li Waterman perform as the acoustic duo Sultana whose performances are enthusiastically received at the Senior Center. Jon has been performing his original songs throughout his life.

Gnargonauts is the area mountain bike team for youth in Grades 5 - 12. At this info session, you will have a chance to meet the coaches and current riders. We will provide an overview of the team and New England Youth Cycling and explain how we approach skills development. There will be optional bike games outside, so bring a bike and helmet. All riders and experience levels welcome! Questions: gnargonauts.mtb@gmail.com

In this interactive workshop, we will explore tools from the Alexander Technique, a scientifically supported mind-body awareness practice. Come learn how fine-tuning your sensory awareness, redistributing muscular effort, and cooperating with your system’s innate design can help you stand, walk, and move with more ease. Sign up here

Sign up on the program page on our website here! This month's craft will be: Spring Baskets

Sign up on the program page on our wesbite here! This month's craft will be: Spring Baskets

Sign up on the program page on our website here! Join us at Acton Memorial Library for a discussion from the artists on the March/April gallery art titled "The World We Share" presented by SHARED HABITAT EARTH.

EPA will hold a public meeting to provide an update about the Nuclear Metals Inc Superfund Site. The meeting will be hybrid (in person or virtual) and will cover the site’s history, the cleanup plan, and updates on the cleanup activities currently underway.   In-person: Concord Town House, Public Hearing Room, Second Floor 22 Monument Square Concord, MA 01742 Virtual Option: Microsoft Teams Meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2543236799278?p=ULrAZRlu8A0uaK8rA0 Meeting ID: 254 323 679 927 8 Passcode: aT7NW28X

The Senior Choir of Acton Congregational Church along with guest singers from area choruses will present Margaret Bonds’s masterwork, Credo, as part of its special Good Friday service on April 3rd. Bonds composed Credo in 1965, setting to music the powerful and inspirational words written by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1904. Modern performers and audience can find elements of Credo uncomfortable, in part because the work forces us to confront the injustice of American slavery and its legacy head on, as both Du Bois and Bonds intended.For more information about this piece, see https://www.actonc.org/post/good-friday-credo. The music of Bonds and text of Du Bois will be

Who dunnit? You decide! An exciting, live, comedic, interactive, spicy murder mystery performance set in Luigi’s Ristorante featuring Lynne Moulton, Joseph Zamparelli and Fran Baron of the Delvena Theatre Company in multiple roles. Come put your “super sleuth” on—and have a lot of fun along the way! Token prizes will be awarded. This program is supported by a grant from the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Open to all age 60+/free