Concord/Carlisle/Bedford Action

05/01/2025

17 Animal Rescues Join PAWS IN THE PARK
this Sunday, May 4, 10 am - 3 pm
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, Sudbury
Have you been thinking of adopting a pet?
Join Save A Dog this Sunday, May 4, from 10 am to 3 pm on the grounds of historic Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury as we celebrate the 25th Annual PAWS IN THE PARK – one of the largest gatherings of people and pups in New England!
Rain or shine, this is the place to be for canine and family fun!
This year, PAWS IN THE PARK also offers a great opportunity to visit with representatives of 17 animal rescues from Massachusetts and beyond, and meet some of their amazing, adoptable pets.
Joining in the day-long festivities are:
• Baypath Humane Society (Hopkinton)
• B.O.N.E.S. (Beagles of New England States - NH)
• Brown Dog Coalition and Rescue (Hopkinton)
• Buddy Dog (Sudbury)
• Collie Rescue League of New England (VT)
• Commonwealth Cats (Peabody)
• Crops and Flops Rescue (Westminster)
• Greyhound Friends (Hopkinton)
• Long Island Bulldog Rescue (NY)
• Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (Salisbury)
• National Great Pyrenees Rescue (NY)
• Northeast Coonhound Rescue (Lexington)
• Paw-Affection Dachshund Rescue (Taunton)
• PittieLove Rescue (Framingham)
• Save A Dog (Sudbury)
• Stray Pets in Need (Natick)
• Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue (Hudson)
Don’t miss this celebration filled with music, food vendors, kids games and face painting, dog games and contests, a dog agility course with try-outs, alumni and littermate reunions, raffles and a silent auction... plus 67 vendors and exhibitors.
Special highlights include a Group Dog Walk at 11 am led by Anna Meiler, WBZ News Anchor and host of WBZ’s Sunday morning “Pet Parade.”
The Adoptable Dogs Parade at noon will feature dogs from our participating rescue organizations.
And TRAX, the Worcester Railers Hockey Club mascot, will make a special appearance right after the parade from at 12:30 pm.
Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children 5-12.
Kids under 5 are free, and strollers are welcome.
(Admission is waived for those who set up a personal online pledge page and raise $15 or more. Go to www.saveadog.org/paws2025-pledges.asp)
And of course bring your dog—if they enjoy being around people and other dogs—on a 6 foot or shorter leash (no retractable leashes, please).
All proceeds from PAWS IN THE PARK benefit the life-saving rescue and adoption work of Save A Dog, a 501c3 tax exempt humane society.
Now entering its 27th year, Save a Dog has found loving forever homes for more than 8,500 pets through its Sudbury shelter and dedicated network of foster homes.
See you Sunday!

05/01/2025

Heritage Chorale Spring Concert 2025: Heaven and Earth
The online box office is open for Heaven and Earth, a wonderful choral concert on Sunday, May 18 at 4pm at the Fuller Middle School, 31 Flagg Drive in Framingham. We hope you’ll join us!
The concert will feature a selection of sacred and secular pieces, including some stunningly beautiful settings of psalms and poetry about the natural world.
One highlight of the concert will honor Alice Parker, a world-renowned champion of choral singing who was born in Boston and spent most of her life in New England. The Parker pieces will include some of her most famous spiritual arrangements, as well as “An American Kedusha,” a setting taken from the Jewish Sabbath morning liturgy.
Another local connection is Dominick Argento’s “Walden Pond,” a song cycle using texts by Henry David Thoreau, accompanied by the unusual instrumentation of three cellos and harp.
Guest performers will be Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, soprano and Cantor David Wolff, tenor.
Please visit https://www.heritagechorale.org for more details and to order tickets online in advanc

Presenting its 88th season of high-quality choral performances for Metrowest music-loving audiences. Read about concerts, volunteer and support opportunities.

05/01/2025

“Shop for Free at Trinity: The Free Sale”
- Trinity Church, 14 Wattaquadock Hill Rd., Bolton, will be hosting an indoor yard sale on Saturday, June 7th, 9:00AM - Noon. All items are free. Household goods, toys, books, movies, sporting goods, clothing, more. Enjoy free refreshments as well!

Trinity Church, Congregational serves Bolton Massachusetts and surrounding towns including Stow, Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Berlin, Clinton, Lancaster and Harvard plus all of MetroWest, Worcester and Middlesex counties.

05/01/2025

Tom Denney Nature Camp Register Now!
The camp in Bolton is for students entering Kindergarten through High School.
Activities include swimming, games in the fields and woods, arts & crafts, songs, tracking, hiking, campfires to roast hot dogs and marshmallows, building shelters, Animal Adventures, Predator and Prey, The Amazing Race & more.
Campers entering grades 6th-9th in the Eco Adventures program will play kayaking games on the pond, laser tag in the woods, nighttime activities on Thursday and dinner and s’mores, water guns, an adventure hike, team building activities & more.
Counselors-in-Training must be entering 9th grade or above and attend Orientation June 24- and then choose two weeks or more to be at camp.
There are 6 weekly sessions that run June 30 – August 8, Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm.
Before/After Care is available!
Campers from all towns are welcome!
See the website for more details and to register: tomdenneynaturecamp.org
Questions: [email protected] (best means of communication) or 978-429-3004 (voice mail)

05/01/2025

Concord Chorus presents Together in the Light - Ernest Bloch: Sacred Service and works of Randall Thompson May 10, 2025
Tickets still available for this beautiful concert! The Concord Chorus, with Music Director Dr. Kevin Leong, presents Together in the Light - Ernest Bloch: Sacred Service and works of Randall Thompson, on Saturday, May 10. This concert is part of the official “Still Heard ‘Round the World” Concord250 celebration of the American Revolution. The setting of the performance in Arlington marks the very route the British soldiers took to march to Lexington and Concord, and near the site of the bloodiest battle of that day in 1775. Join us as we celebrate and reflect on the beginnings of our nation and the power of the music of American composers. Saturday, May 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., St. Camillus Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike, Arlington MA. Special prices: $25 general, $20 seniors (65+), and $8 children and students. Tickets and information on concordchorus.org

05/01/2025

Acton Garden Club Plant Sale
May 17, 2025!
9 AM to 1 PM
Acton Red House, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720
The Acton Garden Club will hold its Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm rain or shine at the Red House - 468 Main Street, Acton, MA.
Come early for the best selections of Annuals, Perennials, Native Plants, House Plants and locally grown herbs, vegetables, shrubs, and trees. Take advantage of our Master Gardeners for answers to all your gardening questions. Visit our Resource Table for information on topics ranging from Ticks, Garlic Mustard and Managing Invasive to Natives, Gardening Tips and Membership.
Proceeds of the Annual Garden Sale support our community, through scholarships for graduating ABHS seniors, maintenance of town gardens and planters, and educational programs for the community and club members.

05/01/2025

History of the White House Gardens and Grounds: The Garden Club of Concord’s Annual Community Meeting Co - Sponsored with Seeds & Weeds
Each year, the Garden Club of Concord invites the public to join them in their annual community meeting, a gathering eagerly awaited by green thumbs and nature enthusiasts alike. This year, mark your calendars for May 21st at 7:00 PM, as the Club opens its doors at the TriCon Church located at 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA, for an enlightening program on “The History of the White House Gardens and Grounds.”
Led by Dr. Matthew Costello the Chief Education Officer and Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History. Dr. Costello holds the Marlyne Sexton Chair in White House History. He joined the Association in 2016 after completing his Ph.D. and M.A. in American history at Marquette University. His first book, The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President was published by University Press of Kansas and was a finalist for the 2020 George Washington Book Prize. He also co-edited and contributed a chapter to the volume Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture published by University of Virginia Press. Matthew has researched a wide variety of White House related topics, including presidential State Funerals and Inaugurations. Dr. Costello’s official website: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/staff/matthew-costello
In this presentation, Dr. Costello will explore the evolution of the White House Grounds and how first ladies, staff, and others have shaped the landscape around America’s most iconic home. For most of its history, more attention was paid to the interiors of the White House, but certain residents took an interest in beautifying the grounds and gardens. The gradual transformation of the grounds reflects larger changes in how Americans used green spaces, as well as how they viewed the gardens as an extension of the office of the presidency. :
Join us on May 21st at 7:00 PM at the TriCon Church on 54 Walden Street in Concord, MA, for an evening with Dr. Matthew Costello, as he speaks about the “History of the White House Gardens and Grounds” at The Garden Club of Concord’s annual community meeting.

05/01/2025

National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to Donate Food to Open Table
New West Concord Drop-Off Site Open to Receive Donations
Open Table, the MetroWest charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, will be a recipient of The National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, which will take place on Saturday, May 10, in both Concord and Maynard. At the same time, Open Table is announcing that its new drop-off site is open at the Community Center on Church Street in West Concord.
On the second Saturday of May, Concord and Maynard residents can set out non-perishable food before their letter carrier’s normal pick-up time. In addition to collecting food donations, letter carriers will be delivering and collecting mail as usual so that pickup time could be slightly later than usual. Letter carriers also may have helpers. A good rule of thumb is to have donation bags set out by 9 a.m.
The top requested non-perishable food items are: vegetable oil in 24 oz, 32 oz, or 40 oz bottles; ground coffee (no K-Cups); red beans in one- or two-pound bags, black beans in one- or two-pound bags. Also accepted are black tea bags, herbal teas, and almond, oak soy and coconut milk, as well as other perishable products.
Click here to see a list of Open Table’s most wanted items: https://www.opentable.org/donate-groceries/
Please do not donate frozen food, homemade food or home-canned items. Please do not donate items that have expired or are in glass containers. In keeping with good food-handling and food-safety procedures, food that is opened, damaged, out of code or does not have the official ingredients included cannot be accepted by Open Table.
“Open Table relies on community donations to supplement the food we get from the Greater Boston Food Bank, local farms, and grocery stores to ensure we can provide a full range of food for our clients,” said Alexandra DePalo, executive director, Open Table. “We want to take this opportunity to thank the postal workers for lifting heavy bags of food, transporting it, and their support every year.”

West Concord Food Donation Bin
Following the closure of Open Table’s drop-off facility on Beharrell Street in West Concord, the Town of Concord has graciously offered to host a new 24/7 donation bin for nonperishable items on the “porch” of the Human Services building at 55 Church Street, which is across the parking lot from Harvey Wheeler.

05/01/2025

Grieving Mother’s Support Group
Myles Above in Heaven
An intimate support group in the loss of child........
Saturday May 17th
10:30am-12:30pm
Hudson Public Library
Hudson, MA

Saturday May 24th
10:30am -12:30pm
Duffy Properties
135 Beaver St
Waltham, MA

05/01/2025

First Church Bedford to Host Annual 2-Day Rummage Sale
Bedford’s First Congregational Church, 25 Great Road, will host its 2025 Rummage Sale on two days:
1 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 2; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3.
Admission is free and a $1 donation at the door will benefit the Bedford Town Food Bank.
This year’s Rummage Sale will feature a wide variety of white elephants, books, puzzles, household goods and small appliances, sports equipment, children’s toys and games, and costume jewelry. (No clothing, shoes, or soft goods will be sold.)
Free parking is available behind the church, and the Rummage Sale is handicapped accessible.
For more information, call 781-275-7951 or visit the First Church website:
FirstChurchBedfordUCC.org
First Church of Christ Congregational, 25 Great Road in Bedford, Mass., is a member congregation of the United Church of Christ. We welcome all, grow in faith, and joyfully serve.

04/03/2025

56th Annual Ham & Turkey Raffle
At Stony Brook Fish & Game
(128 Lowell Road – Westford)
Sunday April 13th – 1PM
20 Easter Hams and 20 Turkeys raffled on a spin wheel
*Sirloin Strips, Prime Ribs and others are also being raffled off.
Raffle tickets on sale at the event!
$1500 Cash drawing as well!
(Drawing tickets on sale now – see any Stony Brook member)
Open to the public
Food and beverages will also be available.