Upcoming Events at Nara Park
Indian Hill Jazz Quartet
Free concert, donations welcome. Thurs., July 22. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park Amphitheater, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.indianhillmusic.org
The Chicken Slacks
Free Concert! See the band featured from the hit movie “Bride Wars.” Donations welcome! Thurs., July 29. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way,
Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.chickenslacks.com
Children’s Concert Night
Free Concert featuring Toe Jam Puppet Band, donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 5. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.toejampuppetpband.com
Summer Stock
Wizard of Oz by Starz n’ Lightz Production—Free, donations welcome. Date: Fri. & Sat.,, Aug. 6 & 7. Time: TB. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.StarzNLightz.org
Beach Party Luau
Free Concert! Donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 14. Time: 3-7 p.m. (Beach admission required for swim), Free concert and games. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.sixtiesinvasion.com
Marionette Show: The Dragon King
Free event0, donations welcome, Thurs., Aug. 5. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.toejampuppetpband.com
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass
Free event, donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 26. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.blackstonevalleybluegrass.com
Acton Day
Free event, donations welcome, Sun., Sept.12. Time: TBD. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov
Maynard Community Summer Blood Drive
Tues., July 20th, 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Maynard Lodge of Elks, 34 Powdermill Rd., Maynard. All donors will receive a voucher good for a carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream! Walk-ins welcome! 1-800-Red Cross or redcrossblood.org.
To help maintain an adequate community blood supply this summer the American Red Cross has partnered with Friendly’s Ice Cream to make giving the gift of life a little bit sweeter.
The summer months tend to be a time when donations drop due to travel, planned activities, and the absence of high school and collage blood drives.
Come in to donate blood in July and receive a coupon for a Free* carton of ice cream or sherbet, redeemable at any participating Friendly’s restaurant. *tax additional where applicable
Make your appointment today by calling American the Red Cross at 1-800-Red Cross or visit with redcrossblood.org
Vacation Bible School at St. John
SudburyVBS will be held from Aug. 9-13th from 9 am to 4:00 p.m. Early drop off is 8:00 a.m. and late pick-up is 5:00 p.m. Children from age 3 through grade 6 are welcome to participate. A half-day program is available for the younger children.
A typical day begins and ends with a large group gathering. In between children enjoy discovery time, snack time, unity time, craft time, lunch time, rest time, option time, adventure time, and plan for the closing gathering. Some optional activities include tie-die and slip and slide. Parents should plan to provide a cotton tee shirt for tie-die and a bathing suit for slip and slide. Slip and slide is most appreciated on the warmer days.
VBS is led by an enthusiastic group of trained counselors from Camp Calumet in Ossipee, NH. Some older St. John youth will assist the counselors. Camp Calumet is an outdoor ministry of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Parents provide both lunch and snacks for their own children. NO PEANUT BUTTER OR OTHER NUTS PLEASE! The full day program costs $100.00 and the half day is $65.00. Please call the church office at 978-443-8350 for an application.
Riverview Hosts Chamber’s 2nd Annual Sizzlin’ Summer Social
The Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the business community to attend a Sizzlin’ Summer Networking Social at the Riverview Patio and Pavilion, on Wed., Aug. 11th, from 5 to 7 p.m. This event features delicious American and Portuguese appetizers, hot jazz and plentiful networking at the waterfall. Additionally, those that seek a little more activity may engage in a match of badminton or croquet. Organizations are encouraged to bring brochures for the literature table. Cost is $10 pp. Reservations are requested. To register contact the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce at (978) 568-0360 or info@assabetvalleychamber.org.
Save the Date: Party at the Harvest Ball!
Mark your calendar and line up your babysitter for Oct. 16, 2010. New style! New venue! New price! Dance with the DJ, play the casino tables, and bid in the silent auction--all for $50/ticket at Clock Tower Place in Maynard. Join us and “Rock Around the Clock!” to benefit the Stow Conservation Trust. To learn more or volunteer to help, visit www.stowconservationtrust.org.
Red Hot July Entertainment in Full-Swing at Longfellow's Wayside Inn
Longfellow's Wayside Inn invites one and all to a host of special events this July, to celebrate the arrival of summer and to offer a little vacation right in your own backyard. For more information about these and other upcoming programs, as well as musician profiles, visit www.wayside.org/events or phone (978) 443-1776.
The Strawberry Concerts are back for their 20th season in the air-conditioned Martha Mary Chapel. Every Tues., evening in July beginning at 7pm, a range of professional performers will give their all, helping to raise funds to preserve the Wayside Inn Historic Site. Tickets are just $15, or for an additional $4 treat yourself to a fresh home-made strawberry shortcake at intermission. Fellswater on July 20; and the Commonwealth Jazz Quintet on July 27. Dinner packages at the historic Wayside Inn are also available.
Free Family Fun Nights return to the Wayside Inn by popular demand, featuring free entertainment under the Wayside Inn's grand canopy tent from 6pm to 9pm. Bring your family and friends (and your fly rod) for a relaxing evening by the Josephine Trout Pond, and enjoy some classic Wayside Inn barbecue for a small fee. On Wed., July 28, Ed McCarron, an entertaining pianist and vocalist, will perform a variety of oldies, rock and pop, including some great vocal impersonations and a dose of good humor along the way! Cash bar available. No reservations required.
And on Thurs., July 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Longfellow's Wayside Inn brings Cape Cod to Sudbury with its first ever Old Fashioned New England Clambake! Don't forget to bring your appetite for this summertime favorite, featuring all the fixin's under the Wayside Inn's festive canopy tent. $29.95 includes native lobster, steamers with drawn butter, barbecued chicken, New England clam chowder, ginger cole slaw, red bliss potato salad, fresh garden salad, corn on the cob, Boston baked beans, fresh rolls and corn muffins, and watermelon of course! Free musical entertainment and cash bar available throughout the evening. Advance registration required by phoning (978) 443-1776.
Crafters/Artists Wanted
MetroWest Humane Society is seeking crafters and artists to participate in our Fourth Annual Craft Fair. We welcome all who do original work in any medium. However the jewelry category is full.
The fair will be held on the Framingham Common, Edgell Rd., near the intersection of Rte 9, on Sat., Sept 11, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., rain or shine. A single space, approximately 12' x 12', is $65.00.
This is a juried fair and we limit admissions within craft categories. Our goal is to provide a profitable venue for all participating crafters and artists.
MetroWest Humane Society is a no-kill shelter that seeks permanent loving homes for abandoned, abused, and neglected cats and kittens. We also operate a barn program and trap-neuter-return (TNR) program to aid in feline population control and to ease the suffering of unadoptable cats living in the wild. www.webpaws.com/mwhs
All space fees will directly benefit our programs.
To request an application, or if you have questions, please contact our coordinator, Jeanne Ridolfi, at 508-787-0069, email: jeanne44@comcast.net
Flea Market
The Marlborough Hospital Auxiliary is now accepting applications for spaces at it's annual flea market to be held Sept. 11, with a rain date of Sept. 18 on the hospital grounds. The spaces are $25.00. This very popular event had over 50 participants last year. Interested people should call Barbara at 978-562-3532. Marlborough Hospital is a member of the U Mass Memorial Health Care and serves all the towns in the surrounding area.
“On Golden Pond”
Don Hawkes of Stow is starring as Norman Thayer in The Sudbury Savoyards production of “On Golden Pond” July 23 – 31, 2010 at the Curtis Middle School, Sudbury, MA
On Golden Pond is the classic love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, returning to their summer home in Maine for the 48th year. Norman is a retired professor, nearing 80, with heart palpitations and a failing memory – but still cantankerous and tart-tongued, and as eager for life as ever. Ethel, 10 years younger, is the perfect foil for Norman and delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together. Their lives seem to be quite rudimentary until a visit from their daughter, Chelsea, her dentist-fiance, Bill, and his teenage son, Billy, stir up the otherwise peaceful waters. As the summer wanes, so does their brief idyll with a deeply moving ending that brings Norman and Ethel even closer together. Time, they know, is against them but the years have been good and, just perhaps, another summer awaits them on Golden Pond.
Written by Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond first ran on Broadway in 1978 and was later made into an Academy Award winning movie starring Henry Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda. This version takes place in the early 1990’s.
Directed by Mary Spinosa-Wilson of Acton, this multi-talented cast also features Ellen Simmons of Marlborough as Norman’s wife, Ethel. Their daughter Chelsea is played by Carolyn Cafarelli of Boston, John Gorgone of Marlborough as her dentist-fiance Bill Ray, and Randy Wilson of Acton as his son, Billy Ray, Jr. Completing the cast is Lexington resident Cliff Blake as Charlie and Faye Harrington of Framingham as the Telephone Operator.
Performances will take place on July 23, 24, 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees at 1:30 pm on July 25 and 31. Tickets are $20. for Adults and $16 for Seniors, Students, and Children under 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance through our website: www.sudburysavoyards.org or by email: tickets@sudburysavoyards.org or by calling 978-443-8811 and leaving a message. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for each performance. The theater is general seating.
Curtis Middle School is located at 22 Pratts Mill Road in Sudbury and is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible with ample parking.
For more information or directions, please visit our website: www.sudburysavoyards.org
The Sudbury Savoyards, founded in 1961 and sponsored by the Sudbury United Methodist Church, is an all-volunteer organization with all of its proceeds donated to the relief of world hunger. Prior to this production, the Savoyards have donated over $185,000. in proceeds and are looking forward to their 50th Anniversary in 2011.
This Week at Memorial Congregational Church, UCC
Sun., July 18: The English Suite of #2 of J.S. Bach and Moses’ rescue lead this week’s worship. Pastor Tom O’Brien recounts the story of the danger that the infant Moses faced at birth. The brave women Shiphrah and Puah risked their lives to save the child who later became a leader of his people. Pastor O’Brien integrates all God’s children from age ninety-three to three to experience the Bible in all-inclusive worship. Visit with us during the special summer intergenerational series of services “Rediscovering the Bible”. Music is provided by summer volunteer Sudbury resident songwriter and music educator Kim Ward. Ms. Ward will present the Allemande, Sarabande, and Prelude of the English Suite #2 by J. S. Bach.
Join us for summer worship at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Childcare is provided for infants and toddlers to age three. During summer services, older children enjoy intergenerational worship together with congregation at large. Our handicapped accessible building is located at 26 Concord Rd. Sudbury. Please call 978-443-3885, email office@mccsudbury.org, or visit www.mccsudbury.org for more information.
The Boys & Girls Club Seeks Donations for our Summer Program
Every child should be able to share the fun and learning of a Summer Program! The Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley in Maynard provides a great and economical Summer Program, but we need your help to provide scholarships to families who otherwise will not be able to attend. Make a difference to the "Positive Place for Kids" by donating to our Summer Program and ensure that we won't turn away a single child in our community this summer! Please send your tax deductible donation today to: Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley, 212 Great Rd, Maynard, MA 01754. Our kids will thank you!
Boys & Girls Club presents Outdoor Movie Night
Bring your family to an outdoor Movie Night, presented by the Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley! Join us Sat., Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Maynard High School football field. Movie begins at dusk so come early and stake out your spot! Our family movie title will be announced on our website by July 15. Enjoy the jumbo inflatable movie screen, free parking at the Boys & Girls Club, playground games, glow in the dark necklaces, popcorn, candy, drinks, and more! Admission is $5 per person, $2 for Club members (with valid membership card), and children under 2 are free. For more information, log onto www.bgcav.org or call 978-461-2871. All proceeds benefit programming at the Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley, "The Positive Place for Kids!"
Doin’ the Hokey Pokey
Sudbury, MA. July 10, 2010. What if the Hokey Pokey Really Is What It’s All About? This is the question at the center of the worship service on Sunday July 18th at First Parish of Sudbury, Unitarian Universalist. Rever-end Beverly Waring, worship leader, says, “Every time I go into my kitchen and look at the refrigerator, I am confronted by this question imprinted on a magnet. The answer for me,” she continues “changes often. Only after we understand the meaning some people attach to the Hokey Pokey can we determine if it really is what it’s all about.” Join Reverend Waring and the congregation of First Parish of Sudbury Unitarian Universalist while we explore some possible explanations of where this children’s song originated and consider if, as Unitarian Universa-lists, we can find spiritual meaning in the lyrics and in the dance that often accompanies the words.
Reverend Beverly Waring is a long-time member of First Parish of Sudbury. She received her Masters of Divinity Degree at Andover Newton Theological School and was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister this past spring. On August 1, 2010 Rev. Waring will leave her position as a hospice social worker and will begin her first parish ministry as a temporary consulting minister at First Parish in Wayland, MA.
Sun., services at First Parish begin at 10 a.m. A light breakfast and coffee will be served from 9:30am and dress is casual. Summer Services are entirely lay-led and reflect a diversity of voices, subjects and ideas. Child care is provided for all Summer Services.
First Parish of Sudbury is a Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 327 Concord Rd. The Meetinghouse is accessible to wheelchair users and those who are hearing impaired. We embrace diversity and are intentional about the participation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in all aspects of congregational life. We welcome all who share the principles and goals of our community. For more information about upcoming events, visit fpsudbury.org or call 978-443-2043.
For more information about upcoming events, visit fpsudbury.org or call 978-443-2043.
Upcoming Vacation Bible School at the Sudbury United Methodist Church
In just over a week, July 26 through July 30, there will be an opportunity for children to attend a Bible School mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at
the Sudbury United Methodist Church which is located on Rte 27 near Sudbury Center. There is still time to register your child! If you are interested, please register as soon as possible. The cost is $25.00 per child with a maximum of $45 per family for the week. That is only $5.00 a day per child and it promises to be lots of fun!
Your family does not need to attend the church for your children to participate. All are welcome. Just contact the church office mornings at 978-443-4351 to speak with Director of Christian Education Elizabeth Windsor or to receive information about how to register.
The theme is Galactic Blast: An Adventure Praising God. Children entering preschool through completing fifth grade are invited to attend. Children are grouped by age and travel between centers with adult helpers. Each day will include a Bible story in the Good News Galaxy, music and singing at Moons and Tunes, arts and crafts at Cosmic Crafts, games and outdoor activities at Rocket Recreation, and snacks at the Astro Bistro.
Well Adult Clinic Bolton
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Bolton Board of Health, announces that a Well Adult Clinic will be held for town residents only on Thurs., Aug. 19th 9:30-11:30 at the Senior Center C.O.A., 600 Main St, Bolton. Drop in for Blood Pressure, Pulse Screening and Diet Teaching. No appointment is necessary. For further information, please contact Nashoba Nursing Service & Hospice at 978/425-6675 or 1-800-698-3307 or visit us at www.nashoba.org
Adult Synchro Team Skating
The Colonials Open Adult Synchronized Skating Team is hosting Free Tryouts on Fri., Aug. 6th from 9:15 to 10:15 p.m. - or by appointment on any other Fri., evening in Aug. The skating team is coached by former national champion, Amy Boucher at the Nashoba Valley Olympia Rink, Rt. 111, Boxboro, MA. For more information call Amy Boucher at 978-592-5786 or e-mail her at amy.boucher@colonialfsc.com or team member Bonnie Linscott at 603-205-0985.
Weekly team practices begin in September on Fri., evenings from 8:25 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. Men and women over age 19 are welcomed and should have basic skating skills of forward and backward crossovers, mohawks and three turns. Skaters will need to become members of USFSA or ISI. Come and learn circle footwork, intersections, wheels, blocks, lines and presentation. If you are interested in giving synchronized skating a try, come join us. Current team members will be there to welcome you. The Team competes locally and at Easterns with occasional travel involved. We hope to see you on the ice!
Ellen Racine, 102 Whitney St., Northborough, MA 01532 508-393-2343. The Colonials Open Adult Skating Team is a non-profit organization.
Berlin Non Profit Nursery School
Openings are available for 3 and 4 yr olds.for the 2010/2011 school year. We are a well established not for profit preschool located in Berlin center. Our 3 hour half day programs offer opportunities for children to develop strong social skills in a nurturing and safe environment.Tues. and Thurs.,9am.-12:00 p.m. and Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Optional extended days to1pm. We offer a non religious based developmentally appropriate stimulating curriculum, with enrichment programs, story hour, plays, gym,Dads night and Family night. For more information or to schedule a tour during school hours, please call the school at 978- 838- 0031.
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