event featuring HOME + Wish + Eve & murray’s + smudge ink

On April 25th, West Acton retail stores are teaming up to host the 2nd Boutique Crawl featuring Home, Wish Acton, Bee’s Knees, Eve & Murray’s Farm to Home, E. Drumm Designs, Stamm & Black, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, and Smudge Ink. Please share the small business love, grab some friends and come on out for a fun night of shopping, beverages and light snacks.

The Silver Unicorn bookstore event

The 2nd Annual Kids Graphic Novel Festival hosted by our neighbors, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore will feature fabulous and award-wining creators of kids' comics including Lincoln Peirce, Kayla Miller, George O'Connor and many more, plus stage hosts Maddie Frost and Jarrett Lerner!

The festival is free to attend! For more info visit: silverunicornbooks.com/KidsGraphicNovelFestival

danny’s place youth services + acton-Boxborough united way event

Building on three successful years of Chalk the Walk events to drive community conversations, this year Acton-Boxborough United Way’s Chalk the Walk will encourage neighbors to share what they’re grateful for.

“Chalk the Walk with Gratitude” is a community-wide event running Wednesday, November 15th through Saturday, November 18th. Participate from your home, encourage your co-workers to chalk at your business, or...

Join us for pop-up chalk opportunities at West Acton Villageworks, in partnership with Danny’s Place Youth Services:

- Wednesday, November 15th 1:30-3:30PM

- Saturday, November 18th 9:30-11:30AM

We’ll have chalk for you to share what you’re grateful for, and information about the science of gratitude!

Register for free here!

Danny’s place youth services + acton-boxborough united way event

Building on three successful years of Chalk the Walk events to drive community conversations, this year Acton-Boxborough United Way’s Chalk the Walk will encourage neighbors to share what they’re grateful for.

“Chalk the Walk with Gratitude” is a community-wide event running Wednesday, November 15th through Saturday, November 18th. Participate from your home, encourage your co-workers to chalk at your business, or...

Join us for pop-up chalk opportunities at West Acton Villageworks, in partnership with Danny’s Place Youth Services:

- Wednesday, November 15th 1:30-3:30PM

- Saturday, November 18th 9:30-11:30AM

We’ll have chalk for you to share what you’re grateful for, and information about the science of gratitude!

revolution community yoga event

Revolution Community Yoga will be offering a FREE Yoga class outdoors Sundays @ 9:30 – 10am, just before the opening bell of the market.  The market will run Sundays (see schedule below) from June 18th – October 15th, 2023.  The Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market is located at Elm St. Playground, Acton. Parking is allowed on Elm St, but only on the side of the street adjacent to the playground. Parking is also available at Douglas Elementary School.  The classes will take place in the grassy area near the tennis court.

Class is always weather-permitting. Classes will not run if it is below 55 degrees or above 90 degrees.  We will post class cancellations on the RCY FaceBook Page by 7am on the Sunday mornings that classes are scheduled.

Learn more about the ABFM @ https://www.abfarmersmarket.org/.

All Are Welcome – no need to register!  Please bring your own yoga mat, a towel/blanket, water, and sunscreen (and anything else you need for your yourself!)

west acton village merchants association Event

Originally scheduled for September 30th, the West Acton Village Mercahnts Association was moved to its rain date, Saturday October 14th.

true west brewing co event

Next up on our Farm to Tap Dinner Series...

JUNE 25TH, GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY

THIS ONE IS AT VERRILL FARM!

Reserve your spot for this incredible and one of a kind dinner with a $20 per person ticket that acts as a deposit towards the full dinner price. All five courses are just $70 including beer pairings. Your ticket will act as a way to reserve your spot, is non refundable and will be shown as a credit on your bill on the night of the dinner. Thus, a balance of $50 per person is due on the night of the dinner after receiving credit for the ticket deposit.

RAIN OR SHINE, WE HAVE COVERAGE TO STAY DRY

*Vegetarian option is available upon request for a total of $65. The same $20 deposit will be billed as the ticket price for the reservation.

GET TICKETS NOW

https://www.eventbrite.com/.../grill-out-on-the-farm...

danny’place youth services event

Join DPYS for their first annual Danny's Place Cornhole Tournament fundraiser for all ages! Music, activities, games, and food and drink - bring the whole family. 

Featuring: 

• Music from the Wicked Cornhole DJ during the tournament (2-5pm)

• A live music performance after the tournament by local group Red Van Jazz Band & Co. (5-7pm)

• A kids' area, with games and activities throughout the day and evening

• Food and drink from local businesses available for purchase throughout the event

Cornhole tickets include access to all activities, music, and food and drink stations.  General Admission tickets are available to watch the tournament and enjoy the other activities.   

All proceeds will support Danny's Place Youth Services programming and community events, serving Acton-Boxborough youth and their families. Learn more at dannys-place.org.

For sponsorship package options, please reach out to katie@dannys-place.org.  

To register click here.

west acton merchants association event

Come and join The West Acton Merchants Association for a wonderful day of scavenger hunt, sidewalk sales, kids activities, food, music and more!

Info on Facebook

Join True West Brewery at deCordova's annual campus-wide celebration Park Fest on Saturday, June 23! The event kicks off with a 5K trail run in the morning, followed by a day-long outdoor festival for all ages. Enjoy live music and dance performances, have fun with art-making activities inspired by deCordova's spring exhibitions (including a giant parachute painting project!), observe ceramic studio demonstrations, shop at a local arts and crafts market, play mini golf, treat yourself to Ben & Jerry's, and grab a bite to eat or a beer from deCordova Café, Compliments Food Truck, and True West Brewery! Details and tickets at decordova.org/park-fest.

Orange Door Kitchen is teaming up with our friends down the street at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore for a discussion with author and activist Pam Lowell.  Pam will share stories of grassroots activism through the lens of her new cookbook, The Resistance Cookbook: Nasty Women and Bad Hombres in the Kitchen.  The book is a collection of 100 recipes contributed by members of Action Together Massachusetts(ATMA), the state-wide social and political action organization borne out of the results of the 2016 Presidential election.  A sweet treat cooked from the book will be provided by Orange Door Kitchen.  

This event is free to the public, all are welcome to join the conversation!  

The West Acton Village Merchants Association's Oktoberfest is back in West Acton Village!

While raising funds and awareness for the Acton Food Pantry, OKTOBERFEST is a West Acton tradition that happens in the heart of our community. This year there will be over 40 businesses, non-profits, artists, and more set up in Gardner Field, along with sidewalk sales and promotions happening throughout the village. A 5K hosted by Marx Running will start at 9am. There will be live music from local bands, bounce house and games for kids, prize wheel, a beer garden across the street at TrueWest, and more. Rain date is Sunday, October 15th, same times.

Come to Gardner Field Playground and enjoy & explore all that your growing community has to offer!

The Acton-Boxborough United Way hosts this 5K road race in conjunction with the West Acton Business community and its Oktoberfest annual event. The Oktoberfest Em-Power 5K and Kids mile will benefit programs dedicated to the mental health of our teens.

Click here for registration and info

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

We are proud sponsors of the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, located just down the street from us!  Come to Pearl Street in West Acton Village every Sunday from June 12 - October 23 from 10am-1pm for fresh food, music, and friendly faces!

http://www.abfarmersmarket.org/

The 2015 West Acton Village Fall Frolic is presented by the West Acton Merchants Association. Stay updated at https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Acton-Merchants-Association/1522730941290483.

The ABUW is pleased to sponsor the 5th Annual Day of Caring in the Acton-Boxborough community on Thursday, October 1st.  Any business, community group, or individual is welcome to participate and/or sponsor this event.  Please contact Rachel Sagan at abuw@abuw.org for more information.

From the ABUW website: The ABUW Day of Caring is a special opportunity to make a difference where you live and work...Individuals from organizations large and small spend the day sprucing up non-profit agencies, reading to a disabled child or sorting and packing food or furniture donations...The United Way Day of Caring demonstrates what people working together can accomplish for our Community’s benefit.

Learn more about how to get involved at the Acton-Boxborough United Way website.

YOGA UNDER THE FULL MOON!!! @ Nara Park Beach

Note Special Class Location: NARA Beach, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA

Register online now at www.acton-ma.gov/register

Join Yoga teachers from Revolution Community Yoga for this special event as Acton Recreation hosts its first outdoor yoga class under the starry night sky and full moon of course! This Pure Power Flow class will be dedicated to synchronizing our breaths with the water and energy of the moonlight that surrounds us! Bring your mat, water bottle, your yoga buddies, a flashlight and bug spray!

More at http://yogaacton.com/august-3-yoga-under-the-full-moon/

The Relay For Life benefits The American Cancer Society.  Join the fight against cancer by joining the Revolution Community Yoga Fundraising Team! 

More at: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=1750333&fr_id=65299&pg=team