Would you like to learn about alternatives to Open Town Meeting? The 2024 League of Women Voters (LWV) - Acton Area Town Meeting Study Report summarizes a year’s worth of data gathering, study, reflection, and debate over the options available for town governance plus current and future opportunities for increasing community accessibility and engagement. To register for this Zoom seminar and download the 2024 Town Meeting Report on Town Meeting alternatives go to https://www.lwv-actonarea.org. Panelist include: Mark DiSalvo - MA Moderators Association, Gerri Slater - Norwood Moderator, Rob Rosenblum - Ludlow experience, Patricia Lloyd - Collin Center for Public Management.

Diversity and inclusion are under attack. Yet we have evidence that these values are a strength and good for business. Come hear from those who have seen successes of inclusion, diversity and equity in our workplaces and communities. Colette Phillips, returns to Congregation Beth Elohim during Black History Month and will talk about her book, The Includers. She will be joined by author David DeLong, author of Hidden Talent. In The Includers: The 7 Traits of Culturally Savvy, Anti-Racist Leaders, Colette Phillips explores the core qualities that inclusive leaders share: character, cultural intelligence, connections, communications, collaboration, courage, and commitment. With humor and

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