Above: The Southborough Library is hosting a fused glass craft for 10-adults, and magic & juggling for kids this week. (image left from artist artist Deenie Pacik’s website, right from Facebook)
It’s February Break for the public schools. 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, February 21, 2017
- Senior Sing-a-Long with Nancy Gage (11:00 am – 12:00 pm) @ Southborough Senior Center: Come join the talented Nancy Gage in a piano sing-a-long. Enjoy the sessions with many senior center members exercising your vocal cords and enjoying the group songs! No experience necessary—just a lot of fun! No Charge
- Free Skate at St. Mark’s (1:00 – 1:50 pm) @ Gardener Rink, Michel Faculty Athletic Center, St. Mark’s School: St. Mark’s School rink will be open to Southborough residents for skating. No skate rentals – so bring your own equipment. For full schedule click here.
- Fused glass pendant workshop (3:00 – 5:00 pm) @ Southborough Library, main floor: Patrons will learn how to design and create their own unique glass pendants at this workshop. Aimed at ages 10 & up. For details see dedicated post.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
- Poetry Workshop Series (6:00 – 8:00 pm) @ Southborough Public Library, main floor: Join several Southborough poets as they review and discuss the work of a featured author and discuss & create poetry of their own. The series is through a partnership between the Southborough Public Library & the Worcester County Poetry Association. For details see dedicated post.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
- Free Skate at St. Mark’s (1:00 – 1:50 pm) @ Gardener Rink, Michel Faculty Athletic Center, St. Mark’s School: St. Mark’s School rink will be open to Southborough residents for skating. No skate rentals – so bring your own equipment. For full schedule click here.
- Magic & Juggling (3:00 pm) @ Southborough Library, main floor: Lucky Bob will amaze and amuse you with his magic and juggling! Open to all, no registration necessary. For details see dedicated post.
- Planning Southborough’s Technology Use forum (7:00 – 8:30 pm) @ Southborough Library, main floor: A Citizen’s Petition article at the March 8 Town Meeting would establish a standing town committee to generate and maintain a five-year rolling strategic plan for all technology uses (not just computers) by the town and would oversee its implementation. This is a brief presentation on the article, with plenty of time for questions. For details, see dedicated post.
Friday, February 24, 2017
- Senior Bingo (12:00 pm) @ Southborough Senior Center: An afternoon of Bingo, fun, prizes and of course, jokes. Bingo will start promptly at noon. You can purchase a pre-Bingo mac & cheese lunch for $3 at 11:15 am. (Or join them with your own lunch.) Please sign up through the Senior Center at (508) 229‐4453.
- Free Skate at St. Mark’s (1:00 – 1:50 pm) @ Gardener Rink, Michel Faculty Athletic Center, St. Mark’s School: St. Mark’s School rink will be open to Southborough residents for skating. No skate rentals – so bring your own equipment. For full schedule click here.
- ARHS open skating (6:00 – 8:00 pm) @ Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough, Tennis Courts: Open skating supervised by the Algonquin Student Council. See dedicated post for details.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
- Saturdays at Fay – Animal Adventures (10:00 – 11:00 am) @ Fay School’s Primary School at 23 Middle Road: This month’s program will feature Story Time with Animal Adventures. Registration is open – Space may be limited so please visit fayschool.org/saturdays to register for this event. Saturdays at Fay is an occasional series of free Saturday morning programs designed for young children along with their parents. Questions? Contact Nicole Casey at 508-490-8204 or ncasey@fayschool.org.
