Annual Postal Workers’ Food Drive
The U.S. Postal Service will hold its annual one-day Stamp Out Hunger food drive Saturday, May 9. Local contributions will benefit Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. This is Loaves & Fishes’ most important food drive of the year and the pantry is depending on the donations to help the increased number of families coming to the pantry. Items such as juice, peanut butter, jellies and jams, soup, coffee, cereal, canned meats, vegetables, and pasta are needed. Residents should leave food donations in a bag or box at their mailboxes the morning of May 9 for letter carriers to pick up as they deliver mail along their postal routes, or bring them directly to the post office. For more information or to volunteer to help, call 978-772-4627, e-mail director@loavesfishespantry.org, or visit www.loavesfishespantry.org. (5/8)
Ducky Wucky River Race Ticket Sales
Tickets for the 19th annual Ducky Wucky River Race on the Nashua River will be on sale at the Apple Blossom Festival Saturday, May 9. Holder of the ticket corresponding to the winning rubber duck wins the grand prize: dinner for two anywhere in the world. “Adoptions” are $5 for one duck; a flock of five costs $20. Proceeds benefit local charities supported by the Rotary Club. All tickets sold by Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry will directly benefit that organization and can be purchased at the pantry on Barnum Road at Devens. (5/8)
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Library annual Book Sale will take place at the old Harvard library on Fairbank Street Saturday, May 9; Sunday, May 10; and Saturday, May 16. On Saturday, May 9, early-bird admission will be from 8 to 9 a.m. for $10 per person; free admission will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission also will be free Sunday, May 10, when the hours will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, May 16, when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a preview sale for Friends of the Library only on May 8. (5/8)
Ukulele Project Meeting
Art and Cloth, 285 Ayer Road, will host the first meeting of the Ukulele Project Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m., and invites budding musicians to this free event to learn the basics of playing the ukulele from Harvard resident Danno Sullivan. (5/8)
Farmers’ Market–Dharma Harvest Event
In conjunction with Dharma Harvest’s greenhouse raising and earth celebration, the Harvard Farmers’ Market welcomes its vendors and invites the community to A Taste of the Market in May, Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dharma Harvest, 204 Bolton Road in Harvard. Seafood, pasta, bagels, plants, greens, soaps, lotions, and more will be available for purchase. There will be live music, nature walks, garden talks, and children’s activities throughout the day. For more information and a full schedule visit www.dharmaharvest.org. (5/8)
Women’s Business Network Meeting
The Women’s Business Network (WBN) will present “How to Get Up on a Down Day” with Margo Cheevers Thursday, May 14, at 7:15 p.m., at St. Theresa’s Church. Cheevers, a trainer and personal coach, will offer specific tips on maintaining motivation every day. For more information check the WBN website www.wbn-ma.org or call Renee W. Senes at 978-456-9600. (5/8)
Celebration 2009 Open House
Everyone in the community is invited to an open house hosted by the Celebration Committee at the Bromfield School Friday, May 15, from 9 to 10 p.m. The Bromfield School will have been transformed to reflect an exciting theme in preparation for Harvard’s all-night, post-prom party, an alcohol- and drug-free event. The Celebration Committee welcomes the public to come view the transformation and to try the games and activities that will be available to Bromfield’s juniors and seniors following the prom. Volunteers are still needed to help with set-up or tear-down, and can contact Pat Wenger at 978-456-9075 or wenger.pat@gmail.com, Lois Krutz at 978-456-3061 or krutz1982@aol.com, or Debbie MacKenzie at 978-456-8698 or macfam@charter.net. (5/15)
Garden Club Plant Sale
The Garden Club of Harvard will hold its 48th annual plant sale Saturday, May 16, on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. The sale offers a large variety of thriving perennials for both sun and shade, all grown in Harvard gardens. A Brownie troop from Harvard will run the children’s table, and will donate all proceeds to support the Garden Club’s landscape projects around town. Proceeds from the sale support the club’s civic beautification projects in Harvard and its seasonal plantings at municipal and historic buildings. (5/15)
OUT OF TOWN
Family Pajama Jam
Indian Hill Music School invites young families to put on their pajamas and sing, dance, and play musical instruments at the school’s free musical story hour that will celebrate bugs and blossoms Friday, May 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, 36 King St. in Littleton. (5/8)
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Harvard Pro Musica Concert
Harvard Pro Musica will hold its spring concert Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 435 Central St. in Acton. The program will feature J.S. Bach cantatas and contemporary pieces by Bennett, Lauridsen, and Whitacre. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for students, and seniors. For more information visit www.harvardpromusica.org or call 978-456-5039. (5/8)
NRWA ‘A River Ran Wild’ Program
The Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) invites families to its “A River Ran Wild” program Tuesday, May 12, 4 to 5 p.m., at the Rutland Free Public Library, 280 Main St. in Rutland. NRWA’s eco-adventure coordinator, Lauren Parente, will read aloud Lynne Cherry’s award-winning story, A River Ran Wild, and introduce attendees to some of the “critters” that now live in the Nashua River watershed. This event is part of a series of free programs that the NRWA is offering in celebration of its 40th anniversary. (5/8)
Create Your Own Exercise Program
The Nashoba Valley Medical Center Diabetes Support Group will sponsor a free Create Your Own Exercise program, Wednesday, May 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Room 109, 200 Groton Road in Ayer. For more information call 978-784-9452. (5/8)
NRWA Birding Hike
The Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) will sponsor “Spring Migrants,” an early morning bird hike, Saturday, May 16, from 6:30 to 11 a.m. (Sunday morning, May 17, in case of rain) in Pepperell. Experienced birders, Michael Veit, Erik Stromsted, and NRWA’s Mark Archambault will lead the expedition to Pepperell’s best birding hot spots in search of warblers and other spring migrants. The hike is free and open to the public. No previous birding experience is necessary, but space is limited and registration is required. To register and receive directions call the NRWA at 978-448-0299, or e-mail Mark Archambault at MarkA@NashuaRiverWatershed.org. (5/15)
Boston Harmony World Music Choir
The Boston area world music choir Boston Harmony will perform Sunday, May 17 at 6 p.m. at the Concord Academy Chapel, off Main Street in Concord Center. The concert program will include South African songs and dances, traditional sacred and secular music from Caucasus Georgia, Bulgaria and Ukraine, Spanish renaissance villancicos, and American shape-note and gospel songs. Now in its fourth season, the choir of 35 mixed adult and teen singers, including Harvard residents Laura and Camilla Vilain, is particularly notable for its ability to radically change its sound as it ranges through these different genres. Camilla, 14, is the youngest singer in the group. Suggested admission, at the door, is $10, $5 for students and seniors. (5/15)
Chamber Society Concert
The Worcester Chamber Music Society will present “International Landscapes” Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton. This last concert of the season features international with music from Austria, Spain, China, and the United States. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for students. For tickets and information visit www.worcesterchambermusic.org or call 978-456-2730. (5/15)
