NOTE: Community bulletin board-type items are welcome for inclusion in the Happenings! section of the Xpress newspapers. Please allow enough lead time for publication. Emai your calendar or event notice to [email protected].

THROUGH MAY 31ST

• May Art Exhibit, “Is There Beauty Within Tragedy,” at Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 E. Main St., Webster, featuring the work of Eren Torres, a seventeen-year-old up-and-coming artist and a proud member of the LGBT community. A meet-and-greet with the artist will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14th. Call 508-949-6232 or email [email protected] for further info.

 

 Sharon Healy-Yang (bottom photo) and Leslie Wheeler (top photo) will appear in tandem for a Double Author Event on Saturday, June 1 at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster.

SUNDAY, MAY 29

• Town of Blackstone Memorial Day Parade, 1:00 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 30 (MEMORIAL DAY)

• Memorial Day Parade, Northbridge, 9:30 a.m.; contact Don Lessard, [email protected] or 508-476-2836 for more information.

• Memorial Day Parade, Putnam, 10:00 a.m.

• Memorial Day Parade, Webster Dudley.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1

• Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards will present an outdoor concert, featuring fresh and refined acoustic folk music for the modern times, at the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4

• bankHometown is hosting a Shred Day, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 4 Gore Road, Webster. Bring old mail, receipts, statements, bills, cancelled checks, pay stubs, medical records and other unwanted paper documents.

• Open Sky Community Services is co-hosting the 7th annual Family Fun Fishing Day at Riverbend Farm, 287 Oak St., Uxbridge, along with the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor’s Volunteers-in-Parks program, the Blackstone River Watershed Association, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. This event takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 with a rain date of Sunday, June 4, and will feature activities for the whole family including food and ice cream from GottaQ BBQ and the Sweet Wise ice cream truck. All ages and abilities are welcome. Fishing poles, bait and instruction will be available with pre-registration, or participants can bring their own. Registration is now open at thebrwa.org/familyfishing2022. This is a free event but pre-registration is required. Contact Lori Girard at 508-234-6232 or [email protected] for more information.

• A Double Author Event featuring Leslie Wheeler and Sharon Healy-Yang will be held at Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 E. Main St., Webster, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Ms. Wheeler launched her Berkshire Hilltown Mysteries with Rattlesnake Hill. In her latest work, Shuntoll Hill, Boston library curator “Kathryn Stinson” returns to the Berkshires hoping to rekindle a romance with “Earl Barker” but instead winds up in a battle with a New York developer that puts her in grave danger. Sharon Healy-Yang, professor emerita at Worcester State University, dives again into her character “Jessica Minton” in Always Play the Dark Horse. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 5

• “Into the Garden series: Seed Propagation Lecture,” is being offered at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, at 2:00 p.m. Free admission.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

• A Community Yard Sale/Plant Sale will be held at First Congregational Church, 128 Central Ave., Auburn, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Spaces are available for $25, tables (on a limited basis) for $5. Annuals and perennials. Call or text Cindy, 774-238-0260, or contact the church office, 508-832-2845, for further details. 

• Open Sky Community Services announces a spring return for the 37th Annual Valley Friendship Tour from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will start and end at the Alternatives Whitin Mill complex, 50 Douglas Rd., Whitinsville, with yoga, music, raffles and food on the Dennis H. Rice Community Plaza at the same address. Participants can choose between a one-mile walk (the “Golden Mile”), a 5K walk/run, or a 30-mile bicycle ride. The Valley Friendship Tour has been the signature fundraising event for Alternatives Unlimited (now Open Sky Community Services) for 33 years. Since it began it has raised over $3 million in support of individuals and families in Central Massachusetts, including $160,000 in 2021. To pre-register $30), visit openskycs.org/vft2022. Registration the day of the event is $35.

• Memphis Sun Mafia, an Elvis tribute trio, kicks off the Summer Concert Series at Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas. $10 cash per person 16-and-older, kids admitted free, 5:30-8:00 p.m. No rain date. Go to douglasorchardandfarm.com for further info.

MONDAY, JUNE 13

• Blackstone Valley Tech’s annual golf tournament will be held at Highfields Golf & Country Club in Grafton. Proceeds benefit the school’s Education Foundation and Athletic Department activities and programs.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

• The McCartney Years: Live in Concert will be presented as a day trip to Danversport, Danvers, by the Northbridge Senior Center. The cost, $101 per person, incudes the show and a plated lunch before the performance. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

•  A BangoGals concert will take place at the Asa Waters Mansion, 124 Elm St., Millbury, from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. Free admission.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

•  The Memphis Sun Mafia Band will bring Memphis to Northbridge with an acoustic journey through the music if Elvis at the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Tickets are needed for this event, which includes a BBQ-themed luncheon. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

• Robert Black, an Elvis impersonator, will perform at the Millbury Senior Center, One River St., from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. Call 508-865-9154 for further info.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

• The Sutton Historical Society’s town-wide yard sale will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, June 19. The cost is $10 for participating resident addresses to be included on a map and in advertising for the event. Registration forms are available at suttonhistoricalsocietyinc.org. Limited table space at the M.M. Sherman Blacksmith Shop, 6 Singletary Ave., is also available for $10. The Society is accepting donated items (no upholstered furniture or electronic equipment) and will pick up if necessary. Contact [email protected] for more details.

• Tony Soul Project, from the Delta Blues to Soul to Rock & Roll, will perform as part of the Summer Concert Series at Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per person 16-and-older, kids get in free, no rain date. Check douglasorchardandfarm.com for further info.

FRIDAY, JUNE 24

• EARTH Limited’s largest annual fundraiser is back for 2022 at Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Proceeds support EARTH Limited’s many education initiatives, such as internships, docent/volunteer training, rhino encounters, zoo mobiles, wild adventure programs, junior zoo keeping and more. Guests will enjoy an event of adventure and explore the zoo after-hours. Go to earthltd.org to purchase tickets. Email Betsey Brewer Bethel at [email protected] for more details about EARTH Limited.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25

• Dark Desert Eagles, the ultimate tribute band to The Eagles, comes to Indian Ranch in Webster as part of the Mike’s Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series. Songs from The Eagles’ Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album along with hits from Hotel California and several gems from Joe Walsh’s solo career will be featured in this live show. Touched by the passing of Glenn Frey, a co-founder of The Eagles, Pat Badger (an original member of the multi-platinum rock act Extreme) set out to form Dark Desert Eagles in paying homage to The Eagles’ musicianship, vocal harmonies and timeless catalog. In doing so, “we really paid attention to the wardrobe, the hairstyles, the guitars…everything that made The Eagles so cool,” he says.

Also upcoming at Indian Ranch:

June 5, Trace Adkins; June 11, The Outlaws; June 19, The Mavericks; July 2, Michael Franti & Spearhead; July 8, Get The Led Out; July 9, Scott McCreery; July 17, Little River Band; July 23, Ann Wilson of Heart; July 24, Three Dog Night; July 30, The Pike Hairfest; July 31, TESLA; August 5, “Weird” Al Yankovic; August 6, Collective Soul and Switchfoot; August 7, Lost 80s Live; August 12, ABBA The Concert; August 13, Badfish; August 20, Home Free; September 2, Extreme.

Tickets are available at www.indianranch.com, by calling 1-800-514-3849 or at the Indian Ranch Box Office.

• Rolling Stones & CCR Tributes: 19th Nervous Breakdown with Kelly and the Poor Boys: A Creedence Tribute Band, will perform as part of the Summer Concert Series at Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 cash per person 16-and-older, kids get in free, no rain date. Go to douglasorchardandfarm.com for more info.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

• A Narragansett Bay Lighthouse & Cruise Tour is being offered by the Millbury Senior Center. Cost is $110 per person, all-inclusive, with departure at 9:30 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. A full-course luncheon is included. Call 508-865-9154 to sign up or for more information.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

• Tim VanEgmond will present an outdoor concert, featuring traditional and contemporary songs as well as tales about what draws a community together, the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

• Dan Gabel & The Abletones will present a summer concert at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Free admission.

MONDAY, JULY 4

• Celebrate the 4th on the Grafton Common! Dress up in costume! Decorate your bicycle! Build a float! Dress up your dog! From North Street to Oak Street starting at 12:00 p.m. Line up at the North Grafton Elementary School. For more details contact [email protected].

SATURDAY, JULY 9

• A Night of Zeppelin: A Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, comes to Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas, as part of the facility’s Summer Concert Series, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 cash per person 16-and-older, kids get in free, no rain date. Go to douglasorchardandfarm.com for more info.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13

• A Blue Shades luncheon concert will take place at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, from noon to 1:00 p.m. Free admission.

THURSDAY, JULY 14

• 4Ever Fab, a Beatles tribute band, will perform at the Millbury Senior Center, One River St., from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call 508-865-9154 for more info.

SATURDAY, JULY 16

• The town of Northbridge’s 250th anniversary festivities will kick off with a parade from the elementary school on Crescent St. at 10:00 a.m. and conclude with fireworks at the middle school on Linwood Ave. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. for the pyrotechnics show, which will be preceded by activities for the whole family: food trucks, music, face painting, potato-sack races and more.

• Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas, welcomes Araxas—a Santana Tribute Band, for a show at 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Part of the Douglas Orchard and Farm’s Summer Concert Series. Admission is $10 per person 16-and-older, kids get in free, no rain date. Visit douglasorchardandfarm.com for more info.

THURSDAY, JULY 21

• Icons & Legends Concert, including a Maine Lobster Bake in York, is being presented by the Northbridge Senior Center. Cost is $110 per person. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

• Enjoy a Far from Eden summer concert at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Free admission.

SATURDAY, JULY 23

• Exit 17th Band, a Rock & Roll Band, will perform at part of Douglas Orchard and Farm’s Summer Concert Series, 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per person 16-and-older. Kids get in free, no rain date.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

•  Douglas Orchard and Farm’s Summer Concert Series continues with a performance by Petty Larceny, a Tom Petty Tribute Band, 5:30-8:00 p.m., 36 Locust St., Douglas. $10 cash per person, kids are admitted free, no rain date. Visit douglasorchardandfarm.com. for more details.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

• The Hip Swayers will perform a summer concert at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Free admission.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

• 4 Ever Fab, a Beatles Tribute Band, will perform as part of Douglas Orchard and Farm’s Summer Concert series, 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per person for those 16-and-older. Kids get in free, no rain date. Go to douglasorchardandfarm.com for more info.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

• Judy Saves the Day, a puppet show, will take place at the Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Free admission.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

• Counterfeit Cash, a Johnny Cash Tribute Band, will perform at Douglas Orchard and Farm, 36 Locust St., Douglas, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission is $10 per person 16-and-older, kids get in free, no rain date. Go to douglasorchardandfarm.com for further details.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

• Taking it to the Streets: The Ultimate Doobie Brothers Tribute Show, will be performed in Plymouth, New Hampshire at the Flying Monkey Theatre—a trip offered by the Northbridge Senior Center. Show and a buffet lunch are included at a cost of $110 per person. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

• The Northbridge Senior Center is offering a “Lake Winnipesaukee Cruise & Castle in the Clouds Estate Tour,” including lunch at Harts Turkey Farm, for $151 per person. Sign up with Amy at the front desk. Call 508-234-2002 for more info.