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  • Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric

    Provided after registration

    Join EnergizeActon.org for this fascinating energy efficiency tour. How does one do energy updates in a colonial home? Can homeowners honor historic inheritance and yet install equipment to honor the future? The owners of this iconic Acton property are eager to share their efforts. You will see major insulation updates, solar, air source heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and more. What could work for you? Address sent upon registration. Info and registration at https://energizeacton.org/event/clean-energy-home-tour-of-the-month/

    Free
  • Clean Energy Home Tour: A 1793 Farmhouse Goes Electric

    Provided after registration

    Join EnergizeActon.org for this fascinating energy efficiency tour. How does one do energy updates in a colonial home? Can homeowners honor historic inheritance and yet install equipment to honor the future? The owners of this iconic Acton property are eager to share their efforts. You will see major insulation updates, solar, air source heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and more. What could work for you? Address sent upon registration. Info and registration at https://energizeacton.org/event/clean-energy-home-tour-of-the-month/

    Free
  • Cohousing Open House

    Provided after registration

    Curious about cohousing? Please visit our 30-year-old West Acton cohousing neighborhood. Walking distance from West Acton and the Spring Fling. Join us at our commonhouse for inside and outside kids play and for free brunch (oatmeal, soup!) or stop by for quiet time or refreshments anytime 9 to 12, and 3 to 5 (after the Spring Fling). Ping-pong, swingset, sandbox, kids toys, chickens! Hear about what it is like to live in cohousing and about opportunities to participate as non-resident members. For strolling or driving directions,For strolling or driving directions, email outreach@newview.org.

    Free
  • Friends of Pine Hawk: Guided walk to Acton’ oldest archeological site

    Provided after registration

    Join local archaeologist Kimberley Connors and Town of Acton Conservation Staff Ian Bergemann on a guided walk along the Assabet River Blue & Green Trail focusing on why people have lived here for over 7,000 years and the wildlife that call this place home. This path is adjacent to the Pink Hawk site which is the oldest known archeological site in Acton. The trail is 1.0 mile long out-and-back starting from Old High Street navigating marsh habitat, streams, and forests. The trail will be muddy and slippery so please be prepared with proper footwear and additional hiking tools like trekking

    Free
  • Acton 250: South Acton walking tour with Amy Cole

    Provided after registration

    Join professional tour leader and Acton resident Amy Cole on a walking tour of South Acton. The walk is free, but you must register as the walk is limited to 25 people. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/Apr25-Acton250. You will receive details on parking, and where to meet closer to April 25th. Professional tour leader Amy Cole grew up near Acton Center and has a wide ranging-interest in Acton's unique history. Exploring South Acton's historic Mill Corner provides insight into the area's earliest colonial settlement and its transformation into a center of industry and commerce. Please see https://www.actonma.gov/250 for more programming information.

    Free
  • Library: Virtual – Inclusive and Diverse Book Recs with Bookstagrammer @sometimesleelynnreads

    Provided after registration

    Looking for the best books with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors but not sure what to read next? Join bookstagrammer, Leelynn Brady (aka @sometimesleelynnreads), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - any genre as well as YA and Middle Grade books, as long as they are by diverse authors or have inclusive story lines! We're sure you'll find something to like from Leelyn's many enthusiastic reviews. Sign up here for the Zoom link!

    Free
  • Energize Acton: Clean energy home tour – Solar shingles and more

    Provided after registration

    You know about solar panels. What about SOLAR SHINGLES? Come see the many clean energy advances at the home of an Acton Clean Energy Coach and hear about this new technology. How do solar shingles compare with traditional PV rooftop panels? Plus, you can ask about the homeowner’s experience with air source heat pumps (mini-split and air-to-water system), induction cooking, heat pump hot water heaters, heat pump clothes dryer, and more. Info/sign-up: https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/2138  or write us at EnergizeActon.org@gmail.com.   --

    Free
  • Energize Acton: Clean energy home tour – Solar shingles and more

    Provided after registration

    You know about solar panels. What about SOLAR SHINGLES? Come see the many clean energy advances at the home of an Acton Clean Energy Coach and hear about this new technology. How do solar shingles compare with traditional PV rooftop panels? Plus, you can ask about the homeowner’s experience with air source heat pumps (mini-split and air-to-water system), induction cooking, heat pump hot water heaters, heat pump clothes dryer, and more. Info/sign-up: https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/2138  or write us at EnergizeActon.org@gmail.com.   --

    Free
  • Library: Virtual – Inclusive and Diverse Book Recs with Bookstagrammer @sometimesleelynnreads

    Provided after registration

    Looking for the best books with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors but not sure what to read next? Join bookstagrammer, Leelynn Brady (aka @sometimesleelynnreads), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - any genre as well as YA and Middle Grade books, as long as they are by diverse authors or have inclusive story lines! We're sure you'll find something to like from Leelyn's many enthusiastic reviews. Sign up here for the Zoom link!

    Free
  • Acton’sTrails Challenge

    Acton’sTrails Challenge
    Provided after registration

    “I Hiked Acton’s Trails!”  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. Check out the “I Hiked Acton’s Trails” Challenge form HERE for more information about the challenge. Date: Wednesdays from September 3 to November 19. Once you register, the location of each hike will be sent out each Sunday before the walk. Time: 2:30-4:00 pm. Plan to arrive a few minutes early as we will start our hikes on time. Typical distance:

    Free
  • Acton’sTrails Challenge

    Acton’sTrails Challenge
    Provided after registration

    “I Hiked Acton’s Trails!”  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. Check out the “I Hiked Acton’s Trails” Challenge form HERE for more information about the challenge. Date: Wednesdays from September 3 to November 19. Once you register, the location of each hike will be sent out each Sunday before the walk. Time: 2:30-4:00 pm. Plan to arrive a few minutes early as we will start our hikes on time. Typical distance:

    Free
  • Plant-based Harvest Gathering

    Provided after registration

    Eating more plant-based meals is important for our health and for our environment, so please join Energize Acton for this informal outdoor “tailgate” potluck. Instead of coming together for a sporting event, we are gathering to celebrate our wonderful plant world, share recipes, and eat delicious food! EnergizeActon will provide vegetarian chili, cornbread, and hot cider and we ask you to bring a vegetarian or vegan “nibble” to share. Please dress for the weather! The address will be sent upon registration. Info and registration at https://community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events/2075.