Events this week: School open houses & admission events, Kids crafts & legos, musical & concerts

Above: Free craft projects and lego play are available at the Southborough Library this week. (image left by Marlene Calkins, top right from Library Facebook page, and bottom right from event flyer)

Here are highlights of what’s happening around town this week. (For more, check the Event Calendar.)

[Note: The highlights don’t include ongoing weekly programs. For the Southborough Library’s regular storytime programs, click here for their events page. For the Southborough Senior Center’s ongoing classes, click here for their calendar.]

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

  • Make Your Own Paper Snowmen (4:00 pm) @ Eaton Meeting Room: Children ages 4-8 years old and siblings can make their own paper snowmen at the library! Craft materials will be provided. Please register for this program in the library or send an email to becmelo@yahoo.com. See dedicated post for details.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

  • Historical presentation series: Pearl Harbor “The Rest of the Story” (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) @ Southborough Senior Center: Final segment of a 3 part free historical presentation to Southborough seniors culminates on the 75th anniversary of the day of “Infamy”.  (refreshments will be served) Please sign up at the front desk or call (508) 229-4453. See dedicated post for details.
  • Legos at the Library (3:45 – 5:00 pm) @ Southborough Public Library: Children are welcome to come build with Legos, and display their creations in the Children’s Room. Legos will be provided, but all materials need to remain at the library. Parents or caregivers must stay with children during this event.
  • Assabet Exhibit/Admissions Night (6:00 – 8:30 pm) @ Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, 215 Fitchburg Street, Marlborough: AVRTHS is holding a special open house for prospective students (especially 8th graders) and their families. See dedicated post for details.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

  • Fay School Classroom Visit Day (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) @ Fay’s Admission Office: Find out what makes the Fay experience so unique! Our Classroom Visit Day is a great opportunity for you and your child to see Fay at its best as you tour our campus, talk with teachers and lead administrators, and observe students and teachers in action on a typical school day. All Classroom Visit Days begin in Fay’s Admission Office. Parking is available behind the Admission Office in Upjohn Circle. Learn more at www.fayschool.org/visitday
  • ARHS Musical – Anything Goes (7:00 pm) @ Algonquin Regional High School, auditorium, 79 Bartlett St: Algonquin musical comedy production. $10 at the door.  See dedicated post for details.
  • Neary/Trottier Chorus Concert (7:00 – 8:00 pm) @ Trottier auditorium

Friday, December 9, 2016

  • ARHS Musical – Anything Goes (7:00 pm) @ Algonquin Regional High School, auditorium, 79 Bartlett St: Algonquin musical comedy production. $10 at the door.  See dedicated post for details.
  • St. Mark’s robotics open house (7:00 – 8:00 pm) @ St. Mark’s School, STEM Building, Garden Level: St. Mark’s School’s robotics team is holding an open house. The public is invited to meet FIRST Team 3566, Gone Fishin’. You’ll also have a chance to tour their facility, and (most importantly) drive a big robot. See dedicated post for details.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

  • Holiday Art and Gift Sale (10:00 am – 5:00 pm) @ Stable at 10 Chestnut Hill Road & L’Abri Fellowship at 49 Lynbrook Road: Formerly known as the Chestnut Hill Farm Holiday Art and Gift Sale. Now expanded to two locations. Local artisans and craftspeople will be selling holiday gifts. This event is free and open to the public. See dedicated post for details.
  • Drop in Crafts flyer
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    Art Workshops for Children (10:30 am – 12:00 pm) @ Eaton Meeting Room: Children ages 5-0 and siblings are invited to be a part of our Art Workshop. Drop in to do some print making! Registration is not required. Program run by Bigelow Center of the Arts’ Lanting Huang-Truong and sponsored by The Friends of the Southborough Library.
  • ARHS Musical – Anything Goes (7:00 pm) @ Algonquin Regional High School, auditorium, 79 Bartlett St: Algonquin musical comedy production. $10 at the door.  See dedicated post for details.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

  • Handel’s Messiah (3:30 pm) @ Pilgrim Congregational Church, 15 Common Street: The Messiah Community Chorus presents Handel’s Messiah Come ring in the holiday season with this concert event with chorus, orchestra and soloists. Tickets: $15 pp (capped at $40/family); Students/Seniors – $10ea; Preferred Seating $30 pp or $50 for 2. A portion of funds raised will be used to support the Southborough Food Pantry.
  • St. Mark’s Lessons and Carols (4:00 pm) @ St. Mark’s School in the Belmont Chapel, 25 Marlboro Road: A traditional Anglican Christmas service featuring St. Mark’s choir and orchestra. This is a popular first come-first served event and seating is limited.  See dedicated post for details.

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