Above: A Southborough church youth group is taking part in a special drive this Super Bowl Weekend – with collected items going to the Southborough Food Pantry
Here are highlights of what’s happening around town this week.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Strength Training Class for seniors (9:00 – 9:45 am) @ zoom: For details on semi-weekly class, see dedicated post.
- Preschool Story Time (10:30 – 11:00 am) @ Facebook Live: Children’s Librarian “Miss Kim” will hold a story time for ages 2-6 (siblings welcome). Each week will feature themed stories on Facebook Live with Ms. Kim! No registration necessary (Note: You don’t have to have a Facebook account to watch the Library’s videos, which are still viewable after the live event is over.)
- QiGong for seniors (1:00 – 2:00 pm) @ zoom: For details on weekly class, see dedicated post.
- NSboro Parent Webinar: The Path Forward – Increasing In-Person Learning (6:00 – 7:30 pm) @ zoom: The webinar focuses mainly on the effort to shift hybrid K-5 learning to 4 days in-person. According to the district, the live zoom link will be limited to 1,000 participants. However, it will also be recorded and made publicly available for subsequent viewing. The session. For more details, see dedicated post. (For even more details, parents should check their emails from the Superintendent.)
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
- Stretch Break Class for seniors (10:15 – 11:00 am) @ zoom: For details on semi-weekly class, see dedicated post.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
- Strength Training Class for seniors (9:00 – 9:45 am) @ zoom: For details on semi-weekly class, see dedicated post.
- Preschool Story Time over zoom (10:30 – 11:00 am) @ zoom: Southborough Library story time for ages 2-6 years old. Pre-register to join Miss Kim for stories based on a weekly theme along with songs and finger plays. For details see dedicated post.
- Seated Chair Yoga for seniors (1:00 – 2:00 pm) @ zoom: For details on weekly class, see dedicated post.
Friday, February 5, 2021
Dull Men’s Club (10:00 – 11:00 am) @ zoom: Weekly social club for senior men hosted by Southborough Senior Center. For details, click on blurb right from the Senior Center’s newsletter. To register, email banjobillo@verizon.net.
- Creative Writing Club for Teens & Tweens (3:00 – 4:00 pm) @ zoom: Tweens and teens interested in meeting other writers and looking for ways to foster their own writing are welcome to the Southborough Library’s virtual writing club! For details, see dedicated post.
Saturday, February 6, 202
Souper Bowl of Caring Drive (9:00 am – 1:00 pm) @ DPW Building (near the Transfer Station): St. Matthew’s Youth Group volunteers will be holding special collections for the Southborough Food Pantry this weekend. This is one of the collection windows. To check the pantry’s most up-to-date list of needed items, see their Facebook page. (And if you are pulling items from your own pantry, please remember to check the expiration date!) For details, see dedicated post.
- Read to a Dog (11:00 – 11:40 am) @ zoom: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to “Bear”, a certified therapy dog. The event is limited and requires pre-registration. For details on this bi-weekly program, see dedicated post.
Sunday, February 7, 2021
- Souper Bowl of Caring Drive (9:00 – 11:00 am and 4:00 – 6:00 pm) @ St Matthew Parish parking lot, 26 Highland St: One of the collection windows for the special collection this weekend. (Scroll up to Saturday events for more details or see dedicated post.)
Updated (2/2/21 7:36 am): I had forgotten to include tonight’s webinar for public school parents.
