Shakespeare in the Park
The Bromfield Drama Society will present Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Friday, May 31, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Harvard Public Library on an outdoor stage built by the Bromfield School stage technology and production design classes. Admission is $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be in Cronin Auditorium.
Just ‘Cause Walk
Hundreds of walkers will participate this weekend—Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2—in the Just ‘Cause Walk to raise money for the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, and breast cancer research at the Gillette Center for Women’s Cancers at Massachusetts General Hospital. Check-in and registration will begin Friday, May 31, at 7 a.m. at the Healing Garden, 145 Bolton Road. Walkers can sign up to walk 60 miles; half a day, about 10 miles; or 3.5 miles on Saturday morning. All ages are welcome. Information about the walk and how to donate is available at www.JustCauseWalk.org.
Birding at Old Frog Pond Farm
Poet/naturalist Susan Edwards Richmond and sculptor/farmer Linda Hoffman will offer a bird walk Saturday, June 1, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Old Frog Pond Farm, 38 Eldridge Road, where they will hike across the farm’s diverse landscape of pond, forest, marsh, orchard, gardens, and meadow. Great blue and little green herons, bluebirds, Baltimore orioles, warblers, belted kingfishers, spotted sandpipers, swans, and wood ducks with their young are just a few of the recent sightings. Bring binoculars. $10 donation. RSVP to susanrichmond@verizon.net or studio@lindahoffman.com.
Jince McCurdy Art Exhibit
The Center on the Common will present a retrospective exhibit of art by Jince McCurdy June 1 through 8, with a reception of the artist Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden offers Mindful Movement—Tai Chi and Qi Gong—sessions Mondays in June from 10 to 11 a.m. at 145 Bolton Road. Sessions are $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers. Call 978-456-3532.
Candlelight Yoga
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden’s once-a-month candlelight yoga class will be Monday, June 3, from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. at 145 Bolton Road. To register, call 978-456-3532. Information on other classes open to the community may be found at www.healinggarden.net.
Sending the Graduates Off
Members of Bromfield’s class of 2013, along with family and friends, have several upcoming events. The Senior Athletic Banquet is Tuesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. in the Bromfield cafeteria. New this year, the Senior Scholarship and Awards night, Wednesday, June 5, will start with a reception at 6:15 p.m., and scholarship and award presentations will begin promptly at 7 p.m. On Thursday, June 6, the senior class will present their Class Day program for students in grades 9 to 11 at 12:45 p.m. Graduation is Friday, June 7. Seniors should report to the school at 4:30 p.m. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. and should conclude by 7 p.m., followed by a reception hosted by the Class of 2014.
The Whalemobile
The Whalemobile program, sponsored by the Harvard Public Library for kindergarten through grade 5, will begin with a presentation on whales of New England and will end with the inflation of Nile, a 43-foot inflatable humpback whale on Wednesday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. at the library. Children may see, touch, and feel whale artifacts, learn about natural history, identification, and behavior of humpback whales, and have a chance to go inside Nile. Enrollment is limited to 60 children and their accompanying adults. Preregistration is requested.
League of Women Voters Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the League of Women Voters of Harvard will be held Thursday, June 6, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Center on the Common. The evening will begin with a finger foods potluck meal. In addition to the regular business meeting, there will be a discussion of the League’s “Civility Matters” project, with opportunities for input. The public is invited. If you would like to attend, whether a League member or not, contact Audrey Ball, 978-456-3552.
Forage for Your Food
Russ Cohen, regional naturalist and wild food enthusiast, will lead an evening walk searching for wild edibles Thursday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fruitlands Museum. The event is cosponsored by the Harvard Conservation Trust and Fruitlands Museum. HCT and Fruitlands members are admitted for free; $10 for nonmembers. Limited to 30 participants. To reserve a spot now, email education@fruitlands.org or call 978-456-3924, ext. 239.
Center on the Common Dinner and Jazz
Dinner and Jazz at the Center on the Common, Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m., will feature The Fauré Project with Chesky recording artist Louise Rogers and pianist Mark Kross offering jazz interpretations of songs by composer Gabriel Fauré. Dinner will be a French picnic—including salads, quiches, and baguette sandwiches—from La Provence in Concord. Tickets for music and dinner are $25 per person. Dinner will be served from 7 until 8 p.m., with music immediately after. Tickets are available at www.marklouise.eventbrite.com.
Bird Walk at Fruitlands
Fruitlands Museum and Brookline Bird Club will host a morning bird walk Saturday, June 8, led by local birder Pat White. Walkers may expect to hear and see some of the best avian singers—rose-breasted grosbeak, Baltimore oriole, wood thrush, veery, indigo bunting, and a variety of warblers. Meet at 6:30 a.m. in the parking lot at Fruitlands by the Museum Store. For questions, call 978-456-8127.
Oh Baby! Welcome Event
“Oh Baby!” sponsored by the Harvard Family Association, will offer an afternoon of light refreshments, conversation, and mingling with other families of new babies in the community on Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Fruitlands Museum. Crafts and activities will be provided for siblings, courtesy of Fruitlands. For more information, email harvardfamily@yahoo.com.
Republican Committee Meeting
The Harvard Republican Town Committee will meet Wednesday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Hildreth House.
WBN Annual Meeting
Women’s Business Network (WBN) will host its end of year potluck dinner Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Friendly Crossroads. Any interested women in business are welcome to attend.
Rev. Parker, Still River’s Complicated Man
Rev. Isaiah Parker, M.D., lived in Harvard and Still River from 1773 to 1806, where he served as physician, surgeon, minister, and state representative. Key events in Parker’s life include town riots, civil trials, and the criminal trial that led to his flight to Vermont. The Harvard Historical Society will offer a trip back in time to uncover the complicated life of the Rev. Parker Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Still River Meetinghouse, 215 Still River Road. A reception with refreshments will follow the program. Admission is free, donations are suggested. Please refrain from wearing fragrances to the program.
It’s Not About the Hike
The Warner Free Lecture Series will sponsor “It’s Not About the Hike,” a program highlighting the journey of two 50-plus-year-old nonhikers who climbed the 67 New England mountains over 4,000 feet high, Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Public Library. The hour-long presentation includes movies, music, and photographs that use the metaphor of hiking “to bring you into your heart, lift your spirits, and inspire you to climb the next mountain in your life,” say the organizers.
OUT OF TOWN
Concert Series at the Bull Run
At the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley:
- Friday, May 31 Papa Chubby
- Friday, May 31 Rod MacDonald
- Saturday, June 1 Loudon Wainwright III
- Thursday, June 6 Ken Macy
- Friday, June 7 Farren Butcher
- Saturday, June 8 Lori McKenna
- Thursday, June 13 Digney Fignus
- Friday, June 14 Vanilla Fudge
- Saturday, June 15 Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers
Tickets at bullrunrestaurant.com.
Dylan Connelly benefit at Not Your Average Joe’s
Every Tuesday night in June, Not Your Average Joe’s in Acton will donate 15 percent of the cost of a meal to Bravehearts—Friends of Dylan Connelly fund for anyone who mentions Dylan Connelly’s name that night. To learn more about Dylan and his battle with brain cancer see www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/braveheart/45495.
Emerson Hospital 5K Run-Walk
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary will hold its 13th annual 5K Run-Walk and Family Funday for Cancer Saturday, June 1, at the Thoreau Club field, 275 Forest Ridge Road in Concord. Activities will include a barbeque, tot trot for ages 5 and under, 1-mile fun run for ages 5-12, tie-dye T-shirt making, inflatable obstacle course, volleyball, badminton, and swimming. Entry fees, which include snacks and the post-race barbecue, are $25 by May 29 and $30 on race day for adults, or $12 for the kids’ fun run. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. (www.emersonhospital.org/5k )
Masonic Association Breakfast
The Ayer Masonic Association will hold its monthly fundraising breakfast Sunday, June 2, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Ayer Masonic Center, 11 Sculley Road in Ayer.
Walking with Thoreau
Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, in collaboration with the Mass Audubon Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, will host a family-friendly walk and talk with Henry D. Thoreau, aka Richard Smith, Sunday, June 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road in Princeton. (www.freedomsway.org)
Bradley Phillips Exhibit
Bradley Phillips, an artist who grew up in Bolton, will be the subject of the Bolton Public Library’s June/July Community Room exhibit. A public reception to open the exhibit and a talk by Sayre Sheldon, the author’s sister, will be held Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at the library on Main St. in Bolton.
Lobster Roll Benefit
The Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, Fuad Court No. 30, will host a lobster roll sale to benefit the Shriner’s Hospital Friday, June 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 11 Sculley Road in Ayer. Lobster rolls, $10; chicken salad rolls, $8.
Indian Hills Jazz Jam
Amateur jazz instrumentalists and vocalists are invited to an open jam session led by Indian Hill Music School faculty Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m., 36 King St. in Littleton. $5 donation at the door. (978-486-9524, www.indianhillmusic.org)
Multicommunity Exhibit
The River’s Edge Arts Alliance will present Synergia, a new moveable exhibit of local history, poetry, and visual art that will move from town to town, beginning with a reception Friday, June 7, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hudson Town Hall where it will be on display through June. Hudson, Bolton, Harvard, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, and Sudbury as well as surrounding community residents are welcome to attend. (www.upwitharts.org)
Paper Shredding Party
The Friends of Bolton Seniors will host a paper shredding party Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 25 Forbush Mill Road in Bolton. Participants can get rid of personal and business documents for $5 per banker box. (www.fobsbolton.wordpress.com)
The Science of Flow
The Nashua River Watershed Association invites young scientists, ages 7 to 11, to Science Saturday—”The Science of Flow: Liquids and Rivers” on Saturday, June 8, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the NRWA River Resource Center, 592 Main St. in Groton. Participants will learn how engineers study liquid flow and the science behind the way water flows, experiment with floating natural boats on the Nashua River, race boats, and learn about velocity in liquids. Science Saturday costs $25. Preregistration is required at 978-448-0299 or MaryM@NashuaRiverWatershed.org.
NRWA Outdoor Wellness Walk
Mary Marro, Nashua River Watershed Association environmental education director, will lead a 45- to 60-minute wellness and learning walk along the Nashua River Rail Trail Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 4 p.m., beginning at the Station Avenue kiosk on the trail in Groton. The walk is open to all ages, but no dogs. To preregister call 978-448-0299 or email MaryM@NashuaRiverWatershed.org.
Indian Hill Youth Choir
Indian Hill Music School’s youth choir will give a free demo-performance of ‘Cantori Scolari’ Saturday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m. at 36 King St. in Littleton. (978-486-9524, www.indianhillmusic.org)
Indian Hill Student Recitals
Indian Hill Music School students and faculty will perform in a variety of styles and combos at 36 King St. in Littleton during June: Clarinet Choir, Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. and Broadway Stars, Sunday, June 9, 8 p.m. Performances from the brass, percussion, piano, and guitar departments are scheduled later in the month. (978-486-9524, visit www.indianhillmusic.org)
Summer Pops in Lancaster
The Atlantic Wind Symphony, with Music Director and Conductor Earl Raney, will begin the its Summer Pops series Tuesday, June 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Atlantic Union College’s Machlan Auditorium, 338 Main St. in South Lancaster. Tuesday night performances will continue through July 25. (1-508-339-3742, awsmusic.org)
Indian Hill Garden Tour
Indian Hill Music’s “Rhapsody in Bloom” garden tour on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will feature six designer gardens in Harvard with live classical and popular music performed in the gardens and a catered box lunch available at Fruitlands. Advance tickets are $30 for the tour and $15 for lunch. Event will be held rain or shine. (978-486-9524, ext. 116; www.indianhillmusic.org)
