AB Farmers Market
Sundays through October
Elm Street Playground, Acton
Stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table, friends and neighbors. Free yoga classes. SNAP match for EBT card holders.
The latest updates are available at https://abfarmersmarket.org/
Green Acton Fixit Clinic
September 14, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main St., Acton
Event is free; you may be asked for a donation to defray supply costs.
If you have a non-functioning item that seems repairable, bring it to the Fixit Clinic where knowledgeable coaches will help you troubleshoot, tinker, and maybe fix your item. Coaches will also sharpen dull kitchen knives and garden tools. Items can include small appliances, toys, devices, clothing, electronics, bikes, and anything else you can carry.
If you want to bring an item and have time to check in before the event, visit bit.ly/3W4MVFM
Note the next few Fixit Clinic dates: October 26, January 11, May 24.
37th Annual Acton Boxborough Democratic Picnic
September 15, 2:00-5:00 pm
Boxborough Community Center, 30 Middle Road, Boxborough
Suggested donations: $10 for individuals, $20 for families. Register and pay at ActBlue Acton Boxborough Dems Picnic.
Join local Democrats and elected officials for an afternoon picnic with great food, friends, and local officials. Please help us support the Acton Boxborough Food Pantry and bring a non-perishable food item to the picnic.
Presented by Acton and Boxborough Democratic Town Committees.
More information at ActBlue Acton Boxborough Dems Picnic.
Nashobah Praying Indians: A Living People, A Living Landscape
September 17, 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Good Shepherd, 164 Newtown Road, Acton
Event is free, but registration is requested at https://www.svtweb.org/outdoor-voices-speaker-series.
Strong Bear Medicine of the Nashobah Praying Indians and local historian Daniel V. Boudillion will be speaking. This will be the first time Strong Bear has presented in Acton.
Strong Bear Medicine is Sagamore of the Nashobah Praying Indians and the founder of the Friends of the Nashobah Praying Indians. A noted Native performer in the United States and in Europe, Strong Bear Medicine is a Native dancer, singer, craftsman, and public speaker.
Presented by Sudbury Valley Trustees Outdoor Voices Speaker Series.
For more information at https://www.svtweb.org/outdoor-voices-speaker-series.
Flag Retirement Ceremony
September 22, 3:00 pm (rain or shine)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Concord Road, Acton
The Acton-Boxborough Department of Veterans Services and all Acton and Boxborough Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops invite the public to join them in their flag retirement ceremony. If you are unable to attend and have flags you wish to retire, contact James MacRae at 978-929-6614 or jmacrae@actonma.gov.
American Cancer Society Bicycles Battling Cancer Ride
September 22, 6:30 am-6:00 pm
YMCA Camp Lowe, Fort Pond Rd., Lancaster, Mass
Bicycles Battling Cancer is a fully supported one-day 30, 50, 63, or 100 mile scenic ride through Central Massachusetts and New Hampshire to raise funds to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer. Riders of all levels are encouraged to join and participate individually or as a team. After the ride, there will be a post-ride celebration with our riders, their families, friends, volunteers, and community members. There will be a robust celebration with music, food, activities, and a fun zone.
Presented by the American Cancer Society.
More information at www.bicyclesbattlingcancer.org.
Crown Resistance Day in Acton, 1774
September 25, 7:00 pm
In person at Acton Town Hall, Room 204, by Zoom at http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM, and live at Acton TV http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV.
Historian Mary Fuhrer returns to the Acton 250 lecture series to explore Crown Resistance Day 1774, a critical point in Acton history. Her talk delves into the character of the town and its leading citizens at this time, how and why they responded to the growing crisis with the Crown, and what brought them to the point of revolution. By focusing on the distinct character of Acton and the personalities of its leading citizens, we will see how important personal convictions and individual actions were in shaping history. Every town’s story was different, and Acton’s story was unique – and inspiring. Mary Fuhrer is an Acton resident and Ph.D. social historian whose work focuses on daily life and change in small town Massachusetts in colonial and early Republic Massachusetts.
Presented by Acton 250 Committee with generous support by the Acton Lions Club.
More information at https://www.actonma.gov/250
EV Driver Meet-Up
September 30, 5:00-7:00 pm
Rapscallion, 5 Strawberry Hill, Acton
Open to the public.
Are you a current EV driver? Share notes with other EV drivers about your vehicle, its range, charging, etc. Are you a future EV driver? Come ask questions, see various models, and find out why we LOVE our electric vehicles. Make it a family affair and bring the kids. We will have coloring and crafts for them.
Presented by Energize Acton as part of National Drive Electric Week.
For more info, go to EnergizeActon.org or click HERE.
Pay and Play Like it’s 1982 at the Discovery Museum
October 1- 6, 9:00 am-4:30 pm
Discovery Museum, 177 Main St., Acton
Advance reservations are recommended through www.discoveryacton.org
Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play. In recognition of the Museum’s founding in October 1982 and to thank its community for more than four decades of support, the cost of admission with be $2.50 per person during “Pay and Play Like it’s 1982.” Existing discount programs that offer deeper discounts will be honored and include EBT, WIC, ConnectorCare, active-duty military families, teachers, and children under 1.
More information at https://www.discoveryacton.org .
Open House at Jonathan Hosmer House
Sunday, October 6, 2:00-5:00 pm
300 Main Street, Acton
The Hosmers were an early Acton family, serving the town from its beginning. Jonathan Hosmer (1712-1775) was a selectman and town clerk for many years as well as one of the first Deacons of Acton’s church. Jonathan Hosmer (1734-1822), like his father, was a brick mason and farmer. Jonathan married Submit Hunt (1737-1812) in 1760 and built the Hosmer House. Though records are not perfect for the time period, it appears that Jonathan and several of his brothers did military service during the Revolutionary War. His younger brother Abner was killed at the North Bridge in Concord, April 19, 1775. In addition to other roles in Acton, Jonathan served on the town’s Committee of Correspondence in 1777 and a committee to provide for soldiers’ families in 1779 and 1780. Seven children were born to Jonathan and Submit Hosmer. Their eldest Jonathan died in service in Bennington in 1777.
Presented by Acton Historical Society and Acton 250 Committee.
More information at https://www.actonhistoricalsociety.org and https://www.actonma.gov/250.
Archaeological Discoveries in New England
Wednesday, October 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
In person at the Acton Memorial Library and via Zoom.
Event is free, but registration is required at tinyurl.com/pinehawk-2024
Peabody award winning Smithsonian filmmaker Ted Timreck shares documentary footage from two little known discoveries that show the potential of what might be found anywhere in the New England countryside.
Presented by The Friends of Pine Hawk.
Questions? Email friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com.
Acton Raas Garba & India Mela
October 12, 5:00-11:00 pm
McCarthy-Towne Elementary School, Parker Damon Building, 11 Charter Road, Acton
Tickets: Kids ages 5-10 years $5; Adults $15. Limited spots available.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms and colorful traditions of Garba music and dancing, a joyous Indian dance form. Event highlights include live Garba music, Indian fashion clothing/accessories, artifacts and jewelry shopping, Mehndi and face painting, delicious Indian food. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed and best dancer. The funds raised on this occasion will be used for the Autistic Foundation Center, Boston.
Tickets at http://sulekha.com/razzmaa and https://venmo.com/u/RazzMa.
Questions? Contact 774-330-9872.
Ancient Winters at the Flagg Swamp Rockshelter
Tuesday, October 15, 7-8:30 p.m.
In person at the Acton Memorial Library and via Zoom.
Event is free, but registration is required at tinyurl.com/pinehawk-2024
Eric Johnson of UMass-Amherst provides a retrospective on the excavation of this remarkable 4,000-year-old site in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Presented by The Friends of Pine Hawk.
Questions? Email friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com.
Adult Archaeology Walk
Saturday, October 19, 10 a.m. to noon
In-person only. Limited to 20, ages 17 and up.
Event is free, but registration is required at tinyurl.com/pinehawk-2024
Bettina Abe, Acton trail volunteer and retired member of Acton’s Conservation Division, will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook Trail, with stops at the stone chamber and Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions can be rocky, uneven, and often wet, and thus participation is limited. Registrants will receive a detailed email several days before the walk.
Presented by The Friends of Pine Hawk.
Questions? Email friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com.
Burying the Trowel: A History of Controversy and Innovation in New England’s Cultural Stone Features Debate
Tuesday, October 22, 7-8:30 p.m.
in person at the Acton Memorial Library and via Zoom.
Event is free, but registration is required at tinyurl.com/pinehawk-2024
Unusual stone features dot the woodlands and hillsides of New England, and their provenance has been subject to many theories and debate. Cultural anthropologist Caitlin O’Riordan will give an overview of the changing ways these features have been understood over time, and the friction this has caused between avocational researchers and professional archaeologists.
Presented by The Friends of Pine Hawk.
Questions? Email friends.of.pinehawk@gmail.com