BOLTON LIONS DONUTS SALE
The Bolton Lions Club will be serving fresh donuts at Schartner Farms, 279 West Berlin Rd, every Saturday and Sunday from Sept 10 through Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is one of several fundraising activities that allows the Lions to help neighbors experiencing hardship, students seeking scholarships, doctors providing healthcare to the isolated and disadvantaged, and researchers seeking cures for Diabetes, glaucoma, and other diseases that rob people of sight. For more information, contact Terry Tvrdik by email at [email protected] or by phone at 508-735-5941.
NEW TO DO AT THE LIBRARY
The Bolton Public Library will offer the following activities during the month of October. For more information, visit the library’s website at www.boltonpubliclibrary.org.
Friday, Oct. 21, 1:30 to 3 p.m.: NRSD Early Release Day Movie—Hocus Pocus (rated PG)
REP. HOGAN OFFICE HOURS
State Representative Kate Hogan will host office hours in Bolton on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bolton Public Library, 738 Main St. in Bolton. All are invited to stop by with any questions or ideas.
No appointment necessary; meetings will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Anyone unable to attend is invited to call the State House at 617-722-2130 to schedule an appointment with Kate. For more information, call Kate at 617-722-2130 or send email to [email protected]. Information is also available on Rep. Hogan’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kate.hogan.948.
MONTHLY PARENTING SERIES–DISCIPLINE MATTERS
The Nashoba Community Partnership for Children will present “Discipline Matters” as the topic for October’s installment of its Monthly Parenting Series. The program will take place Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Florence Sawyer School Library, 100 Mechanic St. in Bolton.
“Discipline Matters” will examine behaviors that challenge parents, as a function of the interaction between a child’s nature and the demands of an environment. This session discusses a behavior management technique approach that empowers others through our own influence. For more information, send email to [email protected] or call 978-779-2821, ext. 2041.
CONVERSATION ON RACE
The First Parish Church of Bolton invites the public to join in a discussion about race at its program “Sacred Conversation on Race: The Death of Eric Garner,” to be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Davis Hall, on Main Street. The program will be facilitated by Rev. Dr. Beatrice Manning, associate minister of the church, and spiritual storyteller Rev. Cindy Maybeck, both trained facilitators in conversations on race.
Through the narrative of a recent event, Manning and Maybeck seek to engage the conversation of race in our society, humanizing the often dehumanized story that is stripped by media of its very real content and relationship to our lives, thinking about the circumstances and realities of race today, and opening the door to action.
Anyone interested in attending is asked to contact Bea Manning by email at [email protected] or by phone 978-897-8663, so facilitators can have an approximate head count.
HAUNTED HAPPENINGS
Bolton Loco, with the support of the Bolton Parks and Recreation Commission, will host a Halloween Parade and Party on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 3 to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The event will start with a Spooky Story Time, hosted by the Bolton Public Library, from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. The parade will start promptly at 3 p.m. at the Bolton Public Library and will march kids down Main Street and Mechanic Street. The parade will end at the Florence Sawyer School, where members from Bolton’s local businesses and community groups will line up along Trick-or-Treat Lane with buckets of candy and trinkets so kids can collect all their goodies along the way! Trick-or-Treat Lane will lead revelers to the Emerson School gym, where parents and kids will be treated to a Halloween party before the prizes for several best-costume categories are announced. Visit the Bolton Loco Facebook page for updates and news on the event.
HALLOWEEN SYMPHONIC CONCERT
The Nashoba Symphonic Band, under the direction of David Baily, will perform its premiere concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. at the Nashoba Regional High School Auditorium. The 80-piece band will play Halloween-themed favorites, featuring Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre” and “The Carnival of the Animals,” as well as “Incantation and Dance” by John Barnes Chance and highlights from “The Wizard of Oz.” No admission is charged (good-will donations are gratefully accepted). The concerts are family-friendly, and the afternoon performance time should allow you to get home well before the witching hour! For more information, visit www.nashobamusic.com and click on the Nashoba Symphonic Band tab.