Things To Do around Westwood this Weekend - Friday, April 19th to Sunday, April 21st

This weekend, families may want to make some time for the Children's Museum of Franklin's Mobile Museum which shows an architecture, engineering and construction exhibit geared to those aged 10 and under. 

Prepare for Earth Day with two activities - a recycling event in Medfield that will help you dispose of hard to get rid of items like mattresses and a Climate Hope Concert at the Christa McAuliffe Center.

There's more live music opportunities at the Open Book Coffeehouse in Canton and Fallout Shelter in Norwood.

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FEATURED EVENTS

Children’s Museum of Franklin – Mobile Museum - Sun Apr 21 10:30 am

Annie Sullivan Middle School

Visit the Children’s Museum of Franklin at our Mobile Museum, this one themed Architecture, Engineering & Construction!  [more details]

Other Events

University Station Hosts Towel Donation Drive Benefitting Local Non-Profit Welcome Home - Fri Apr 19 9:00 am & Sat Apr 20 9:00 am

University Station

University Station in Westwood is hosting a towel donation drive to benefit Welcome Home, a local home goods pantry based in Newton, MA. Welcome Home provides families experiencing hardship with the basic household items they need to live with dignity. [more details]

Green Team Recycling & Energy Drive - Sat Apr 20 10:00 am

Bellforge Arts Center

Prepare for Earth Day! Finally dispose of your unwanted mattress, and household electronics and appliances in a responsible way that keeps them out of landfills. Admission is free to this eco-friendly initiative which invites the public to recycle items (for various fees) at an event that includes live music from a DJ and vendors.
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Climate Hope Concert by Multiverse Concert Series - Sat Apr 20 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm

Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University

Multiverse’s annual Climate Hope Concert interweaves music and science to tell immersive stories of regeneration: projects working to heal not just our atmosphere, but our biosphere and society as a whole.

Over the course of the show, musicians and scientists connect diverse threads together, exploring various topics. [more details]

The Memphis Soul Spectacular - Sat Apr 20 7:00 pm

The Fallout Shelter

Travel back to the 1960s with the Memphis Soul Spectacular – a romping, stomping 8-piece orchestra celebrating the iconic Southern Soul Sound that ruled Detroit, Memphis, Macon, and Muscle Shoals.  [more details]

Mark Bishop Evans Performs "Close to the Bone" - Sat Apr 20 7:30 pm

Open Book Coffeehouse

Originally a trumpet player, Mark’s desire to sing brought him to the guitar in his early teens. Listening and playing the folk and protest music of the late sixties inspired him to begin writing his own songs. His musical migration has taken him through folk rock, pop, country, gospel and back to folk where it all began.  [more details]

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