The Acton Exchange

Third Annual Boozy Book Fair
2025-08-11 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | True West Brewery, 525 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA, 01720
Silver Unicorn Bookstore in partnership with our friends at True West, invites you to our third annual Boozy Book Fair!
This year’s event will be better than ever with live music by Pete and Steve, intuitive readings, and a signing with author Nicole Treska! Nicole’s fascinating and touching Boston-based memoir Wonderland: A Tale of Hustling Hard and Breaking Even will be newly out in paperback and we can’t wait to celebrate with her.

Library: Mindfulness Workshop: Instruction and Discussion With A Guided Meditation and Q&A Session
2025-08-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Location: Meeting Room, Acton Memorial Library | 486 Main Street, Acton MA 01720
Mindfulness is a great way to alleviate stress, develop more creativity, and cultivate more peace in your life. The practice can be added to any lifestyle and can be done anywhere. No special equipment or skills needed! Come and learn how to use your breath, mind, and body as tools to help you be more present and peaceful in every area of your life. Laura has practiced mindfulness and meditation for over 25 years. She can testify to the amazing power of adding more Presence into your life!

Acton COA Presents: Life Chapters: Stories Worth Sharing with Matt (Life Stories in print copy)
2025-08-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
AB student Matt is excited to lead a special discussion group focused on sharing your life stories and wisdom with younger generations. Whether it’s a cherished memory, a life lesson, or a turning point in your journey, your voice matters. Join Matt at the Council on Aging in a relaxed, meaningful conversation about how you would like your story to be heard and remembered. Let’s connect generations one story at a time.
Open to all 60+.

Life Chapters: Stories Worth Sharing with Matt (Life Stories in print copy)
2025-08-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
AB student Matt is excited to lead a special discussion group focused on sharing your life stories and wisdom with younger generations. Whether it’s a cherished memory, a life lesson, or a turning point in your journey, your voice matters. Join Matt in a relaxed, meaningful conversation about how you would like your story to be heard and remembered. Let’s connect generations one story at a time.
Open to all 60+/free

Library: Yarn & Needle Club
2025-08-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, 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.

Housing Legal Clinics
2025-08-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Acton Community Services office, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
The Acton Community Services Office within the Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with MetroWest Legal Services, will host a monthly housing legal clinic beginning in January.
Housing Legal Clinic appointments will begin on Jan. 14 and will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Human Service and Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear.
Before you attend a session, you must complete the following registration form, which can be found here.
The program, which is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, will run until Dec. 31, 2026.

Library: Tech Help at West Acton Citizens' Library
2025-08-13 13:30 - 14:30 | West Acton Citizens’ Library, 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton, 01720
Sign up for a 15-minute 1:1 tech help session.
Please bring your device and any questions you might have!
Registration is required!
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Please reach out to WACL@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
1:30 slot – https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/tech-help-at-west-acton-citizens-library-1-30pm-slot-39/
1:45 slot – https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/tech-help-at-west-acton-citizens-library-1-45pm-slot-51/
2:00 slot – https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/tech-help-at-west-acton-citizens-library-2-00pm-slot-15/
2:15 slot – https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/tech-help-at-west-acton-citizens-library-2-15pm-slot-51/

West Acton Citizens' Library Book Discussion Group
2025-08-13 15:30 - 16:30 | West Acton Citizens’ Library, 21 Windsor Avenue, Acton, 01720
Join your fellow community members at the West Acton Citizens’ Library for a lively book discussion led by our Librarians. Limited copies of the book in multiple formats will be available at the West Acton branch. First come, first serve. All are welcome! This months book is: The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
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.

Acton Community Supper: August
2025-08-13 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-08-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Mt Cavalry Lutheran Church, 472 Massachusetts Ave., Acton, MA, 01720
Join us at our sit-down supper in the air-conditioned Parish Hall! We welcome all our guests inside to join neighbors and friends at the tables in Fellowship Hall. We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you.
August 6 — Prince Spaghetti Night: Spaghetti & Meatballs
Sponsored by Friends of Mike Tobia
August 13 — Southern BBQ Night: Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Sponsored by friends of Mt Calvary Lutheran Church of Acton
August 20 — Southwestern Night: Chicken Fajita Subs
Sponsored by Boston Metro West Bible Church of Littleton
August 27 — Homestyle Sandwich Night: Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Sponsored by The Acton Boxborough Islamic Cultural Center
** Please note that the meals we serve may contain gluten, nuts, seeds, or dairy.
Doors open at 4:15pm. Please, do not enter earlier so our volunteers can prepare your Supper.
Parking: Park your car in the back parking lot and enter from the walkway to the church door.
As the heat continues to be with us, be sure to drink plenty of water and stay cool inside. Check on your neighbors to ask if they need any support.
For more information, see http://www.facebook.com/CommunitySupperofActonMA.

Acton Exchange All-Hands Meeting
2025-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 | ActonTV offices, 16a Craig Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
The Acton Exchange team holds monthly meetings that are open to our active volunteers and anyone who might want to become a volunteer. If you have an Acton connection and want to contribute to independent community journalism in our town, it is likely that the AE has a role for you, whatever your skill sets and interests might be. Each meeting begins with an opportunity to learn what has been going on at the Acton Exchange, followed by an opportunity to improve our journalism skills. Meetings are either hybrid (in-person or zoom) or zoom-only. For this month’s venue and topic, email info@actonexchange.org

ACTON COA Invites You to Learn to Play the Ukulele!
2025-08-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek at the Acton Senior Center for this two-part class as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. No experience necessary. Ukuleles provided.
Registering in advance with the COA is required; please call 978-925-6652.

Discovery Museum Free Friday Nights
2025-08-15 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-08-22 16:30 - 20:00 | Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Visitors can enjoy the Museum and the Discovery Woods outdoor nature playscape and Treehouse with free admission from 4:30pm to 8:00pm every Friday night from June 20 until Labor Day. Reservations are no longer required nor accepted.
The Museum will gratefully accept non-perishable food items for Open Table and Acton Food Pantry in lieu of admission, though a food donation is not required for admission.
Thank you to the following local businesses that made this summer’s free admission Friday nights possible:
June 20 – Dube Construction Management
June 27 – Enterprise Bank
July 4 ** Closed for Independence Day **
July 18 – Enterprise Bank
July 25 – Enterprise Bank
August 1 – Heffernan Build & Remodel, Inc.
August 8 – Not Your Average Joe’s
August 15 – Swymfit
August 29 – Sutherland Realty Group/Keller Williams Realty Boston NW
Free admission on Friday nights—every Friday during the summer, and the first Friday night of each month October through June—is part of the Discovery Museum’s Open Door Connections program to provide opportunities for those who face a variety of barriers to experience the Museum.

Energy Eco-Night with Acton Sustainability
2025-08-15 17:00 - 19:00 | NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Energy Eco-Night is a celebration of Acton’s efforts to make energy efficiency accessible to all residents— regardless of renter status, income, or housing type.
Our goal is to share local and regional energy-efficiency and cost-saving resources with the public, while also giving residents the opportunity to ask questions and connect directly with representatives from the Sustainability Office, Mass Save, Energize Acton, and more!
There will be free pizza, raffle prizes, speakers, and a free wildlife presentation for kids and families from 5-7PM.
Please RSVP here so we can make sure there’s enough pizza!

NARA: Into the Floyd - The International Pink Floyd Tribute with Laser Light Show
2025-08-15 20:00 - 22:30 | NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Tribute to 50th Anniversary of Wish You Were Here album!
“Into The Floyd electrifies audiences by bringing the iconic music of Pink Floyd to life! With an authentic and diverse repertoire, this talented ensemble takes you on a captivating journey through the band’s remarkable evolution, showcasing everything from their groundbreaking 1960s hits to their final masterpieces. Get ready to experience the magic of Pink Floyd like never before!”

Acton DPW polystyrene (styrofoam) collection
2025-08-16 10:00 - 13:00 | DPW, 14 Forest Rd, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
On the third Saturday of every month (except June, which is 2nd Saturday), you can recycle your clean styrofoam containers.
For details about the 2025 schedule, and what you can recycle, see https://actonma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10278/Polystyrene-collection-days-and-guide-2025.

FreeBee Market: Boxborough
2025-08-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Boxborough FreeBee Network, 30 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA, 01719, 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.

Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market
2025-08-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Elm Street Playground, Elm Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table . . . and friends and neighbors.
Every Sunday, 10AM – 1PM, June 15 – October 12.

AB STEAM: Ice cream fundraiser
2025-08-19 11:30 - 21:30 | West Side Creamery, 537 Mass Ave., Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Support with a Scoop!
Come grab an ice cream treat at West Side Creamery and mention AB STEAM. They will donate 20% of their proceeds to support AB STEAM outdoor activities!
AB STEAM sponsors free science, technology, engineering art and math (STEAM) events for students (K – 12) and their adults in the Acton Boxborough community. For more information, see https://www.absteam.org/.
If you’re joining the hackathon for flooding solutions (https://www.actonexchange.org/event/ab-steam-student-hackathon-flood-solutions/), come to West Side Creamery before or after the walk to help support this and other AB STEAM events.

Acton COA Invites You to Our Monthly Lunch by Benchmark Senior Living/Robbins Brook
2025-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
Join us at the Council on Aging for Beef Taco Cheese Casserole, cornbread, corn chips & dessert for $3.00. Sign up is required. Please call the Senior Center @ 978-929-6652.

Acton COA Presents Tech Assistance with Matt
2025-08-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Acton Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA, 01720
AB student Matt will be here to assist you with any of your tech needs or questions. No
appointment necessary just stop by and see him in the lounge.
For all ages 60+

AB STEAM Student Hackathon: Flood solutions
2025-08-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Provided after registration
Calling all students (grades 7 – 12) and residents interested in acting locally to help reduce the local impacts of flooding.
The issue: How can we reduce flooding and the impacts of flooding in Acton in a way that is economical, sustainable, and socially and environmentally friendly?
Are you a problem solver? Interested in environmental science and sustainability? Join a team or create your own team to develop strategies to reduce flooding and earn community service hours in the process.
The first step for this event is a tour of Acton’s flood prone areas (exact location provided after you register).
For more information or to sign up: https://www.absteam.org/events/ab-steam-integral-student-hackathon.
Click to sign up for the Hackathon.
Spoil your dinner and help support the hackathon and other AB STEAM events by visiting West Side Creamery before or after the flood tour! See https://www.actonexchange.org/event/ab-steam-ice-cream-fundraiser/ for information.

Red House Pocket Park Launch
2025-08-20 11:00 - 13:00 | The Red House, 468 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720
Join us in celebrating the launch of the new Climate Resilient Pocket Park located right next to Town Hall! Come explore the space, participate in fun activities, enjoy free snacks, and see some live animals! Learn how you can improve climate resilience at home from the examples and educational resources on the property.

Parking available at Town Hall (472 Main St., Acton, MA). Please click here to RSVP

Library: Line Dancing!
2025-08-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Acton Memorial Library Back Lawn, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Grab your boots and get ready to kick up your heels at Line Dancing! Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just starting out, this fun and energetic program is perfect for all experience levels. A local instructor will guide participants through classic and modern line dances, step-by-step. No partner or experience needed—just come ready to move, laugh, and enjoy a great time with your community! In case of rain or a heatwave the class will be moved inside.
Comfortable shoes (or cowhand boots) recommended.
Register on the program page on our website: https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/line-dancing-hold-2/
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Library: Basics of Budgeting with CFA Society Boston
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Learn how to take control of your finances with this beginner-friendly budgeting workshop run by members of the CFA Society Boston. We’ll cover how to read your paycheck, track expenses, set up a simple budget, and understand the benefits of financial planning. Walk away with the tools to start your own budget and make a plan that works for you—no experience needed!
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.
Register on the program page on our website: https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/financial-lit-hold-3/

YV Art Museum: Exhibition Opening and Artist's Talk
2025-08-24 14:00 - 15:00 | YV Art Museum, 68 Quarry Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
YV Art Museum, across the street from NARA Park, holds a stone carving symposium every summer at their giant stone pile. Come join the closing ceremony for the symposium and the opening of the exhibit by this summer’s artists; David Adilman, Dankha Zomaya, and Yin Peet.

Health Rights Advocacy MA sponsors Fluoridegate - An American Tragedy
2025-08-25 17:45 - 19:45 | Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor), 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
This documentary discusses the practice of adding fluoride to the public water supply systems in many towns (including Acton). There will be time for Q&A and discussion afterwards.

Sponsored by Health Rights Advocacy MA
