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7-26-2024 9:55pm
Things To Do around Westwood This Weekend and Beyond: Saturday, July 27 to Saturday, August 3
Darlene Cancell
Editor
This weekend, do some good -- you can donate blood, and get a free tee-shirt for doing so at a blood drive hosted by the Westwood Masons. Or drop off school supplies to University Station for its annual school supply drive to benefit students impacted by homelessness and poverty.
For entertainment, head to Christa McAuliffe Center's Open House, featuring a Touch-A-Truck event and Earthrise short film. Or take in a free play at Bellforge Arts Center. And it's Christmas in July at Elm Bank.
There's more fun through the week, with outdoor activities, music, and more. To share your event with our community, register for a free account and post! Contact WestwoodInAMinute@gmail.com with any questions.
Westwood Masons Hosts Blood Drive - Sat July 27 8:00 am
Blood donors will receive a Kraft Family Blood Donor Center Patriots Volunteerism T-shirt. Make an appointment at tinyurl.com/WestJuly2024 or call 617-632-3206 or email BloodDonor@partners.org for appointments or eligibility questions. [more details]
University Station Hosts School Supply Drive for School on Wheels of Massachusetts - Sat July 27 9:00 am
University Station
University Station in Westwood is hosting a School Supply Drive for School on Wheels of Massachusetts now through August 25, 2024. Donations can be dropped off in the marked donation bin located at Five Below. [more details]
Christa McAuliffe Center Open House During FSU Police's Touch-A-Truck Event - Sat July 27 11:00 am
Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University
Visit the Christa McAuliffe Center during FSU Police’s Touch-A-Truck Event hosted by K-9 Ramsey! Watch screenings of the short film Earthrise, explore our life-size Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 spacesuit replica, and tour the Challenger Learning Center!
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Play: Two Gentlemen of Verona - Sat July 27 5:00 pm & Sun July 28 5:00 pm
Bellforge Arts Center
Director Steve Small has chosen to set the love triangle story of William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona in the Doo Wop era of the late 1950's and early 1960's. Shakespeare's characters will be portrayed as bobby-soxers, nerds, beatniks, and greasers. [more details]
Christmas in July - Sun July 28 10:00 am
The Garden at Elm Bank
Elm Bank offers a display of Snow Village and model trains, a highlight of its December's Festival of Trees. July 28th is a last chance this summer to see the exhibit up close, minus holiday crowds. [more details]
Walpole Concerts on the Common - Tues July 30 6:30 pm
Walpole Town Common
The band, BC & Company performs in a Tuesday evening concert at the bandstand on Walpole Town Common. [more details]
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Bookworm Wednesdays: Free Movie, Trolls Band Together - Wed July 31 10:30 am
Showcase Cinemas
Young children can receive free admission by presenting a book report to a participating Cinema de Lux, Showcase, or Multiplex Cinemas box office. [more details]
Arts@Endicott Summer Concert: Steel Drum Caribbean Band Performs - Wed July 31 6:30 pm
Endicott Estate
Bring chairs or blankets (and even leashed pets) to this free, outdoor concert, one of a summer series held on Wednesday evenings by Dedham Junior Women's Club.
Opening attractions begin at 6:30 p.m. and the performances start at 7:00 p.m. [more details]
Tour of Hale - Thu Aug 1 11:00 am
Hale Education
Take a ride down Carby Street with Executive Director Eric Arnold and learn about Intrepid Academy at Hale, meet campers at HOLA, and enjoy acres of natural beauty our campaign's work seeks to protect. [more details]
Thursday Summer Sunsets at Powisset Farm - Thu Aug 1 5:30 pm
Powisset Farm
Enjoy the sunsets while dining on farm-fresh food and listening to local singer songwriters. Entertainment includes lawn games and visits with the barnyard animals. [more details]
Group Hike to Adams Farm - Sat Aug 3 10:00 am
Adams Farm on North Street in Walpole
Westwood Community Trails (WCT) guides a free hike on the first Saturday of every month. In August, they’ll explore Adams Farm on a 3-mile hike over mostly flat terrain. Meet at Adams Farm. [more details]
