The Acton Lions Club’s 44th Annual Ski & Skate & Gear Sale 

What: The Acton Lions Club’s 44th Annual Ski &amp; Skate &amp; Gear Sale Where: Conant Elementary School, 80 Taylor Road, Acton. When: Drop-off: - Friday November 22nd; 6:30 - 8 pm - Saturday November 23rd; 8 - 10 am Sale - Saturday November 23rd; 11 am - 4 pm - Sunday November 24th; 10 am - 2 pm Pay-out or Pick-up: - Sunday November 24th; 3 - 5 pm&nbsp;Pick up unsold items and consignment payout Sunday. The Lions Club will pay consignment donors 70 percent of the sale price of each item sold. Any items not picked up by 5 p.m. on Nov. 24th will be considered a donation. All money raised will go to local charities.

Conant Elementary School

Acton Lions Club Town Fair

Located off Route 2 eastbound, this is a favorite local family event since the 1970’s and is the Acton Lion’s Club’s largest fundraiser. We donate to the&nbsp;<a href="https://mlerfi.org/" target="_blank">Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund</a> to help fund eye-related research and many local charities.&nbsp; Discount Passes: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ActonLionsFair" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ActonLionsFair</a>

Acton Recreation Fields

Located off Route 2 eastbound, this is a favorite local family event since the 1970’s and is the Acton Lion’s Club’s largest fundraiser. We donate to the&nbsp;<a href="https://mlerfi.org/" target="_blank">Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund</a> to help fund eye-related research and many local charities.&nbsp;

The Empire Strikes Back,  and Resistance Becomes Revolution

Prof. Robert Allison returns to the Acton 250 Lecture Series to discuss the critical changes occurring in the year 1774 when the Crown’s responses solidified the colonial opposition. Register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/AllisonMay29" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/AllisonMay29</a> or by using the QR Below. Remote Participation: You can participate in the Q&amp;A using ZOOM <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM</a> or watch live at Acton TV <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV</a>. Prof. Allison is renowned for his expertise in American colonial history, and the political, social, and economic factors that converged in the 18th century, leading to Massachusetts’ significant role in the creation of the American nation. He has taught history at Suffolk University since 1992, when he received his doctorate at Harvard. He is currently the Chair of Revolution 250, a consortium of organizations planning commemorations of the Revolution's 250th anniversary and a life-trustee of the USS Constitution Museum. This is the fifth lecture in the Acton 250 Series. If you are not aware of our programming activities, please see <a href="https://www.actonma.gov/250" target="_blank">https://www.actonma.gov/250</a>. Visit our commemorative memorabilia site at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton-250-Commemorative" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton-250-Commemorative</a>. This presentation will be recorded and made available on <a href="https://www.actonma.gov/250" target="_blank">https://www.actonma.gov/250</a> and ActonTV <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV</a> shortly after.&nbsp;&nbsp;Generously supported by the Acton Lions Club.

Acton Town Hall, Room 204

Countdown to April 19th, 1775: The Gathering Storm

The Acton 250 Committee presents noted historian and author J. L. Bell. Please register for the talk at:&nbsp;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/APR-02-Bell" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/APR-02-Bell</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="//:0">Context: As the year 1774 began, Massachusetts politicians worried about how the royal government in London would respond to the Boston Tea Party. The force of that reaction became clear in the return of troops to Boston, the Coercive Acts, and the Massachusetts Government Act. In late summer the province’s people rebelled by shutting down government functions in rural counties, seizing weapons in ports, and electing their own legislature. The engine of that resistance was a little-understood institution: the colonial militia. By fall, it was clear that the new royal governor had no leverage outside Boston. This talk traces the end of British power in most of Massachusetts even before the war began. &nbsp; J. L. Bell has explored the end of British royal government in Massachusetts by following the contest for artillery pieces in his acclaimed book, The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War. He also maintains the <a href="https://boston1775.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Boston 1775 blog,</a> which offers daily helpings of history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about Revolutionary New England. Remote Participation: You can participate in the Q&amp;A using ZOOM <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM</a> or watch live at Acton TV <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV</a>. Please visit the Acton 250 website <a href="https://www.actonma.gov/250" target="_blank">https://www.actonma.gov/250</a> for all programming. Generously supported by the Acton Lions Club.

Acton Memorial Library

Countdown to April 19, 1775: “A Revolution in the News”  with Historian Joseph Adelman 

All are invited to hear from Professor Joseph M. Adelman on Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00 PM in Room 204 at Acton Town Hall, 472 MainStreet. This is the third lecture in a series commissioned by the Acton 250 Committee to help us better understand and appreciate the times when our nation was born. Please register at <a href="https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/countdown-to-april-19-1775-a-revolutionin-the-news-with-historian-joseph-adelman/" target="_blank">https://actonmemoriallibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/countdown-to-april-19-1775-a-revolutionin-the-news-with-historian-joseph-adelman/</a> so that you may be contacted for future activities. You can also watch live on ActonTV (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ActonTV1/streams" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@ActonTV1/streams</a>) or Zoom at <a href="https://actonma.zoom.us/j/81741134640" target="_blank">https://actonma.zoom.us/j/81741134640</a> if you would like to engage in the Q&amp;A portion of the talk.

Acton Town Hall

Acton Lions 43rd Annual Ski and Skate Sale

The Acton Lions Club will hold its annual ski and skate sale at the Conant Elementary School, 80 Taylor Road, Acton. Buy or sell used winter gear or pick up new gear. Saturday will feature new equipment as well! Great selection and prices! Drop-off consignment items will be accepted : §Friday, November 17th; 6:30 - 8 pm §Saturday, November 18th; 8 - 10 am Sale: §Saturday, November 18th; 11 am - 4 pm §Sunday, November 19th; 10 am - 2 pm Consignment Pay-out or Pick-up unsold items: Sunday, November 19th; 3 - 5 pm The Acton Lions Club will pay consignment donors 70 percent of the sale price of each item sold. Any pay-out or items not picked up by 5 p.m. on Nov. 19th will be considered a donation. All money raised will go to local charities, food banks and scholarship funds. Check us out on Facebook!

Historian Mary Fuhrer Explores Daily Life in Colonial Acton for Acton 250 Lecture Series

Please join us on Monday, November 13 at 7:00PM at Acton Town Hall as the Acton 250 Committee focuses on the everyday people and daily life in Acton with Mary Fuhrer. This illustrated talk will explore family, households, farms, neighbors, and the fabric of village life to recover the world of the Minutemen. It was a world far different from our own; it is the world that laid the groundwork for revolution. The Acton 250 Committee continues to sponsor a series of lectures on the history leading up to the momentous events of 1775 and 1776. The lectures will help us understand what life was like in our community in that era and share the less told stories of residents. This presentation will be available live on ActonTV and by zoom at <a href="https://actonma.zoom.us/j/81741134640">https://actonma.zoom.us/j/81741134640</a>. All event information is located at <a href="http://www.actonma.gov/250">http://www.actonma.gov/250</a>.   Mary Fuhrer is a Ph.D. social historian who for the past 30 years has interpreted village life in colonial and early Republic Massachusetts. She has authored two books and numerous articles on daily life and change in small town Massachusetts, presented at history conferences and institutes, and served as a consulting historian to Freedom’s Way, Massachusetts Humanities, and the Massachusetts Historical Society, as well as serving as the co-author of MassMoments. She was awarded the Massachusetts History Commendation for her work in public history.

From Crown Tensions to Tea Parties:  The Role of Massachusetts in Shaping the Revolution

Starting this fall, the Acton 250 Committee will sponsor a series of lectures on the history leading up to the momentous events of 1775 and 1776. The lectures will help us understand what life was like in our community in that era and share the less told stories of residents.

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S3 (A): trending experiences

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100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

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