Ashland November 2016

Page 22 Local Town Pages www.ashlandtownnews.com November 2016
Ashland Community Calendar
Tuesdays
12 pm to 1 pm: Ashland Business
Builders Weekly Networking
Group, a networking lunch
(bring your own bag lunch),
meets at Fitness Together, 126
Commerce Park Plaza (Past
UPS), 200 Butterfield Dr. RSVP
to Bob Savin, 508-438-0050,
bobsavin@fitnesstogether.com.
Every Fourth Tuesday
7 pm: The Front Street
Readers book discussion group
meets at the Ashland Library,
66 Front St. 508-881-0134. The
next meeting will be on Nov. 29,
when The Residence: Inside the Private
World of the White House by
Kate Anderson Brower will be
discussed.
Wednesdays
10 am to 4 pm: Thrift Shop,
Federated Church, 118 Main St.
Fall and winter donations are
appreciated and can be dropped
off while the shop is open.
508-881-1355, www.federatedchurchofashland.org
Thursdays
1 pm: Films are shown at the
Ashland Community Center,
162 West Union St. Refreshments
are served at intermission.
508-881-0140, ext. 1.
Every Second Thursday
7 to 9 pm: Ashland Documentary
Film & Discussion
Series, Ashland Library, Community
Room, 66 Front St. The
Nov. 10 film will be “Obstacles
to Teaching and Learning Science”
from the series Minds of
Our Own. Sponsored by the
Friends of the Library, www.
friendsoftheapl.com, 508-881-
0134
Every Third Thursday
5 to 6 pm: Golden Pond Assisted
Living and Memory Care,
50 West Main St., Hopkinton,
hosts an Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Support Group in The
Lodge that focuses on individuals
who care for people in the
mid to late stages of Alzheimer’s
and related dementias. This
support group is an Alzheimer’s
Association-Approved Support
Group in New England. Light
refreshments served. Free and
open to the public. To register,
call Liz Kemp, LCSW, 508-435-
1250 ext. 29.
Last Thursday
of Each Month
6:30 to 7:30 pm: Library Teen
Advisory Board meets to discuss
programming for young adults.
Teens may earn community service
hours. Ashland Library, 66
Front St., 508-881-0134.
Fridays
10 am: Tai Chi class at The
Residence at Valley Farm, 369
Pond St. (Rt. 126). Free. RSVP,
508-532-3197.
7 pm: Friends’ Friday Night
Film Series shows predominantly
independent or foreign
films. Many of the films are
shown with subtitles in English.
Ashland Library, 66 Front St.
www.friendsoftheapl.com, 508-
881-0134.
Tuesday, November 1
5 pm: MassBay Community
College Automotive Technology
Program: Info session, admissions
and financial aid overview,
and facility tour at 250 Eliot
St., Ashland. To reserve a seat,
call 508-270-4059 or visit www.
massbay.edu/rsvp. (Additional
sessions: Dec. 6, Jan. 7)
5:30 to 7:30 pm: Ashland
Business Association Program:
Ashland Police Officer Ed Burman
will discuss what businesses
(and others) should do in an active
shooter situation. Free and
open to the public. Ashland Library,
Community Room, 66
Front St. www.ashlandbusinessassociation.com,
800-425-5573
Tuesday, November 8
7 am to 8 pm: Election Day.
All Ashland residents vote at the
Ashland High School, 65 East
Union St. For more information,
contact the town clerk’s
office, 508-881-0100 x 7127,
townclerkoffice@ashlandmass.
com, or visit www.ashlandmass.
com/219/Elections-Voting.
Wednesday, November 9
7 to 8 pm: College Info for
Students on IEPs, ASHPAC,
Ashland Middle School.
Friday, November 11
Veterans Day
Saturday, November 12
Ashland Boy Scouts collect
food for the food pantry. www.
pack1-ashlandma.org
9 am: Eastern Bird Habitat
Program (a joint program of the
Working Forests Initiative and
Mass. Audubon) at the Ashland
Library, Community Room, 66
Front St. For more information,
contact Cathy Rooney, 508-561-
0532.
Tuesday, November 15
7 to 8:30 pm: Community
Discussion: Reducing Ashland’s
Adolescent Alcohol Use, hosted
by Decisions at Every Turn
(DAET) at the Ashland Library,
Community Room, 66 Front
St. Facilitated by Dr. Elizabeth
Byrnes, Associate Professor of
Biomedical Sciences at Tufts
University.
Friday, November 18
2 pm: Judith Kalaora performs
as Hedy Lamarr, who
was known as the Most Beautiful
Woman in the World, circa
1920s. Lamarr was also an inventor
and some of her inventions
are used still today. The
Residence at Valley Farm, 369
Pond St. (Rt. 126). Free. RSVP
508-532-3197.
7:30 to 10:30 pm: Casino
Night to benefit the Ashland
Education Foundation Innovation
Grants at Hanto Restaurant,
380 Union St. (Rt. 135).
Purchase tickets online for $20
at www.AshlandEducation.org/
casino-night.
Saturday, November 19
9 to 1 pm: Pre-Thanksgiving
Ashland Farmers Market at the
Ashland Middle School, 87 West
Union St. (Rt. 135). www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org
Saturday, November 20
2 pm: “The History of Early
New England Glass Making,” a
program presented by Kirk Nelson,
Director and President of
the New Bedford Museum of
Glass, at the Ashland Historical
Society, 2 Myrtle St. www.ashlandhistsociety.com
November 24
Thanksgiving
Monday, November 28
Special Town Meeting at
the Ashland High School Auditorium.
(Last day to register
to vote at the town meeting is
Friday, Nov. 18.) For more information,
contact the town clerk’s
office, 508-881-0100 x 7127,
townclerkoffice@ashlandmass.
com, or visit www.ashlandmass.
com/219/Elections-Voting.
December 1, 2 and 3
7:30 pm: Ashland Community
Theater (ACT) presents the
play “Dinner Conversations,”
at the David Mindess School
Theater, 90 Concord St. www.
ashlandcommunitytheater.com
Saturday, December 10
Day trip to New York City:
Depart Ashland, 6 am; depart
NYC, 7 pm. Travel aboard a
deluxe motor coach and spend
the day shopping, sightseeing or
visiting world-class museums.
Cost: $65 per person. Contact
the Ashland Community Center
for more information, 508-881-
0140 X2, recreation@ashlandmass.com.
Schools
For school programs and
events, visit www.ashlandpto.
com/events.
Town Committees and
Boards
For times and dates of town
committees and board meetings,
visit the town website, www.ashlandmass.com,
and click “Meetings,
Agendas and Minutes.”
Email your event, with
“CALENDAR” in the subject
line, by the 15 th of every
month to editor@ashlandtownnews.com.
Events will
be included as space permits.
Sha’arei Shalom
Sha’arei Shalom is a member-driven,
diverse congregation
offering the warmth of a small
community. We recognize the
wide range of views in our congregation
and provide both tradition
and innovation, giving us the
opportunity to learn and grow as
a community. Services are held at
the Ashland Community Center,
162 West Union St. For more
information, call 508-231-4700,
email info@shaareishalom.org,
or visit www.shaareishalom.org.
Yom Ha-Aliyah Day:
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Yom Ha-Aliyah is an Israeli
national holiday celebrated annually
on the 10th of the Hebrew
month of Nisan to acknowledge
“Aliyah,” immigration to the
State of Israel. This holiday honors
the ongoing contributions to
Israeli society of those who make
“Aliyah.”
Shabbat Services:
Friday, Nov. 18,
7:30 to 9 pm
Third Grade Consecration!
Join us for this very special and
fun event for the entire family, as
our third graders receive their very
own prayer books. You’ll also experience
the warmth of the Sha’arei
Shalom community. A delicious
Oneg Shabbat will follow.
Shabbat Kids:
Friday, Dec. 2,
6:45 to 7:30 pm
Join us for this interactive,
musical service for young children
and their families. We will
celebrate Shabbat together with
stories, dancing and singing. This
Shabbat event is geared to children
ages 3-7 (older siblings of
course are always also welcome).
Shabbat Services:
Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 to 9 pm
Experience the warmth of the
Sha’arei Shalom Community.
Join us for a traditional Friday
night service with Rabbi Margie
leading the service. A community
Oneg Shabbat will follow.