Editor’s Note: If you would like to include an announcement in our calendar, email eblaisdell@northofboston.com.
THURSDAY APRIL 28
NORTH ANDOVER: Senior programs: Wood carving: 9 a.m., Zumba: 10 a.m., Soft movement: 11 a.m., Card games – Canasta: 1 p.m., Mahjong for beginners and players: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Senior Center, 120 R Main St.
Details: www.northandoverma.gov
ATKINSON: community knitters
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson
Registration required: 603-362-5234 / www.kimballlibrary.com
HAVERHILL: Pre-K Storytimers (ages 3-5)
10 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Auditorium, Haverhill Public Library
ATKINSON: Sensory story time (2-3 years old)
10:30-11am, Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson
Registration required: 603-362-5234 / www.kimballlibrary.com
ANDOVER: Friends Spring Book Sale
1-4:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
ANDOVER: Dungeons & Dragons (teens)
3:30-4:45 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
PLAISTOW: Sing and Dance with Mr. Aaron (All ages)
4-5 p.m., Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Street
Details: 603-382-6011 / www.plaistowlibrary.com
ATKINSON: Social Injustice for Children (Grades 1-5)
4-5 p.m., Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue
Registration required: 603-362-5234 / www.kimballlibrary.com
PLAISTOW: Cards for Mother’s Day (from 9 years old)
5:30-6:45 p.m., Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Street
Details: 603-382-6011 / www.plaistowlibrary.com
ATKINSON: Grease Interactive Movie Night (ages 10 and up)
6 p.m., Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue
Registration required: 603-362-5234 / www.kimballlibrary.com
GROVELAND: Meet the Candidates Party
Organized by the League of Women Voters
6:30 p.m., City Hall, 183 Main Street
Information: www.grovelandma.com/home/news/2022-meet-candidates-night
HAVERHILL: Thursday Night Book Club
6:30-8:30 p.m., Milhendler Room, Haverhill Public Library
For details: 978-837-5146 / jnichols@haverhillpl.org
FRIDAY APRIL 29
NORTH ANDOVER: Senior programs: 45’s Card Club: 9:30 a.m., Cuddles: 9:30 a.m., Quilting Bee: 10 a.m., Bone Builders: 10 a.m., Friday Bridge Players: 1 p.m., Fun Friday Games: 1 p.m.
Location: Senior Center, 120 R Main St.
Details: www.northandoverma.gov
ANDOVER: Friends Spring Book Sale
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
METHUEN: Reading group for sociable seniors
10 a.m., Nevins Library, 305 Broadway
Info: Tracy at 978-686-4080 ext. 19 / tpekarski@nevinslibrary.org
ATKINSON: Let’s play Mah Jongg
1 to 4:30 p.m., Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue
Registration required: 603-362-5234 / www.kimballlibrary.com
ANDOVER: Super Smash Bros. for teenagers
3-4:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
NORTH ANDOVER: Spring BloomFest (after hours)
6-8 p.m., Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, 153 Chickering Road
Details: www.thetrustees.org/event/74378
ANDOVER: Senior recital with Somin Virmani, organ
7-8 p.m., Cochran Chapel, Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street
Information: 978-749-4000 / www.andover.edu/events
ANDOVER: SNL Co-Ed Flag Football (K-8)
7 Fridays, April 29-June 10, Rec Park Softball Field
Must register: Grades K and 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Grades 2 and 3; 5:30-6:30 p.m., 4th and 5th year: 6:30-7:30 p.m., 6th-8th year, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY APRIL 30
STATEWIDE: Medication Take-Back Day
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., various locations
Disposal locations: www.dea.gov/takebackday
SANDOWN: Fishing derby for children (2 to 15 years old)
7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sal’s Pond, 45 Main Street
$3 per child ($10 family max)
Register online: www.sandown.us/conservation-commission/pages/fishing-derby
ANDOVER: Friends Spring Book Sale
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
HAVERHILL: Seminar on Foster Families and Adoption
Fostering Hope Merrimack Valley
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., West Church, 767 Broadway, Haverhill
Register: https://allevents.in/haverhill/foster-care-and-adoption-seminar/10000275269186547
HAVERHILL: Walk for young people
Walkers depart at 10 a.m. from the Boys and Girls Club, 55 Emerson Street
Information: 978-374-6171 / www.haverhillbgc.org
LAWRENCE: Film of the family morning “Arsenic and old lace”
Free admission, door prizes, popcorn and refreshments available
1 p.m., Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitor Center, 1 Jackson Street
Information: 978-794-1655
NORTH ANDOVER: “Turn to Nature”: Joseph Everett Chandler’s Colonial Revival Transformation of Stevens-Coolidge Place
2 to 3 p.m., 153 Chickering Road
Details: www.thetrustees.org/event/73891
NORTH ANDOVER: Spring BloomFest (after hours)
6 to 8 p.m., 153 Chickering Road
Details: www.thetrustees.org/event/74378
SUNDAY MAY 1
ANDOVER: Step up for Colleen 5K
8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m., Central Park, 36 Bartlett Street
Details: www.runsignup.com/Race/MA/Andover/stepupforcolleen
ANDOVER: Andover crafts in the park
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Park at Andover Town Offices, 36 Bartlett Street
Information: www.andoverma.gov
NORTH ANDOVER: Spring BloomFest (until May 15)
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 153 Chickering Road
Cost: Adult member, $12/Child member, $3/Adult non-member, $20/Child non-member, $5
Register: www.thetrustees.org/event/74360/
ANDOVER: Sale of books for friends
1 to 4 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
Information: www.mhl.org
LAWRENCE: Book Launch Party – “Crow Funeral”
1 to 4 p.m., Spiket River Brewery, 56 Island Street
Details: www.katehansonfoster.com
ANDOVER: Community Trust 30th Anniversary Celebration
3-5pm, Stott Circle (off Lupine Road)
Details: info@andoverclt.org
