Events

Join the Acton Economic Development Commission for the Final Workshop Presentation of the Ecomic Development Plan at the Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room or via Zoom. Hosted by the Economic Development Office and the Acton Planning Department. Snow Date: Wednesday, March 5. Please click here to view the slide presentation by RKG Associates from the first workshop held on Jan. 22 and click here to view the posters prepared by RKG Associates that were displayed at that meeting.

Please join local historians Bob Pion, Bill Klauer, and Anne Forbes discussing recent discoveries about Acton’s early Black residents. Black citizens were among the residents here when Acton first became a town in 1735 and several fought in the Revolution at the Concord Bridge and other important New England battles. This talk is the twelfth in the series sponsored by the Acton 250 Committee leading up to April 19, 2025. All welcome in Room 204 of Acton Town Hall. For recordings of prior Acton 250 lectures, see https://www.actonma.gov/803/Acton-250th-Events.

6 Bridges Gallery is pleased to present at 77 Main Street in Maynard, MA: “Mended” by Acton artist  Véronique Latimer. The exhibit will be on view February 26 – April 5, with an in-person artist reception on March 1 from 5-7 pm. The exhibit can also be viewed at /6bridges.gallery/mended.

Charter Oak Country Club 394 Chestnut Street, Hudson, MA   Saturday, March 1 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to SVT's 2025 Annual Benefit! The evening will include: - Cocktail Hour and Hors d'oeuvres - Dinner and Program  - Fund-a-Need Paddle Raise - Silent Auction and Online Auction - Live Bourbon Pull - Dancing: DJ Greg Lanzilotta - Dessert Bar, After Dinner Mingling The emcee for the evening will be Joyce Kulhawik, Emmy Award-winning Arts & Entertainment journalist (JoycesChoices.com). Register at svtbenefit2025.funraise.org

All are welcome to join in a peaceful rally in the Upper Gym at the Acton-Boxborough High School - 36 Charter Rd in Acton.  Organized by the Acton Democratic Town Committee.  Hear from State Senator Jamie Eldridge and State Representatives Dan Sena and Simon Cataldo. Bring your signs, your friends and family, and your voices!         Please share this FLYER with your friends.

Activities: Ice Skating (rentals available), Music, Refreshments Cost: $5/person ($20/family) Location: Nashoba Valley Olympia, Rink #3 Benefit: All proceeds benefit AB STEAM, area food pantries, community wellness & local climate eco activities. Who: All are welcome – Skaters & non-skating supporters. Invite friends & neighbors! What to bring: Wear YELLOW to Celebrate Acton native Caroll Spinney (‘aka Big Bird’) Kindness, and please bring non-perishable food pantry items & healthy snacks to share. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Nashoba Valley Olympia for the generous rink donation, Colonial Figure Skating Club (CFSC) for skating volunteers and to the annual event & hospitality sponsors, many

Support for caregivers of adults - A Q&A with Rabbi Judith Kummer and the Congregation Beth Elohim clergy and shared stories from community members. Join us for a discussion of the joys and challenges in caring for ourselves while caring for our loved ones. We will be exploring this topic through a Jewish lens. This event will be held at Congregation Beth Elohim and available via Zoom. Light refreshments and informal sharing to follow the program. Please sign up for our planning purposes. https://www.bethelohim.org/event/caring-for-caregiver. You will have the opportunity, when you sign up, to, optionally, to donate to the CBE

This is a short monthly memorial (15-20 min) to those that paid the ultimate price for their service to our country defending freedom. The service consists of the Pledge, some memorial words and the live playing of “Taps”. Easy parking is behind the fire station. This takes place across the street from the Acton Monument and grave site of Abner Hosmer and Isaac Davis.