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. Email your calendar or event notice to [email protected].

SATURDAY and SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 & 8

• The American Heritage Museum, 568 Main St., Hudson, presents “Battle for the Airfield WW II Re-Enactment Weekend,” with over 350 re-enactors from branches of the Allied and Axis military participating in encampments and battles, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. both days. www.americanheritagemuseum.org or call 978-562-9182. 

OCTOBER 9-23

• The Friends of the Simon Fairfield Public Library as Douglas’s fourth annual online auction begins. Proceeds benefit the library’s capital campaign to renovate the building and make it handicapped accessible. The Friends are also accepting sponsorships from community members or businesses.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

•The Upton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5594 (VFW) will hold the last of this summer’s series of flea markets  from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Post headquarters, 15 Milford St., (Rt. 140), Upton, next to the new Community Center. There is no rain date. Parking is free.

Spaces are $10 each or, for an additional $5 a banquet sized table can be provided by the Post.  Reservations are not required, although further information can be provided by contacting the VFW Facebook page or member David  Kennedy at 508-529-3314. enerally, coffee and donuts are available in the morning, then hot dogs, chips, and cold drinks  at noon.  The Post wishes to thank the vendors, crafts people and the bargain hunters who  have made it possible over the years for the Post to benefit local veterans, the post itself, and the community.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14; SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22;  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

• Book signing with Thomas D’Agostino, author of “A Guide to Haunted New England” from 5:50 – 8 p.m. at Miner Grant Store, Sturbridge Village. You must have ticket to Phantoms by Firelight at Sturbridge Village to access the bookstore.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

•The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce will host Ignite Success: A Professional Development Conference from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Community Harvest Project Barn, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. This one-day workshop will give you the tools to help drive your interactions with co-workers, your decision-making and add to your success. For school administrators, business leaders, C-Suite, small businesses, non-profits and sole proprietors. Members $200, future members $275.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

•The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce will host Business After Hours from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Spicy Water Distillery, Millbury. Join BVCC Food, Beverage and Hospitality Network and Business Network for a business after hours networking event hosted by Spicy Water Distillery, 108 Elm Street. Enjoy a cocktail and a few bites while engaging, meeting and forging new business relationships with other local area business professionals. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

•St. Patrick’s Church Recycling Event, 7 East St. Whitinsville from  8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Accepting gently used books (no encyclopedias); gently used textiles/clothing; electronics for a fee ( no propane, batteries or lightbulbs); rinsed bottles/cans returnable in Massachusetts (no glass); gently used media (video games, dvd’s, cd’s, etc.). Paper shredding at $8 a box, 9 – 11 a.m. only.

Please keep items for each station separate. For more information and pricing, email [email protected] or call 508-234-5656.

• The Blackstone Valley Crop Hunger Walk will start at 9 am at the Village Congregational Church in Whitinsville with registration at 8:30 am. For more information, contact the Blackstone Valley United Methodist Church office at 508-234-2275.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 

• Historic Cemetery Tour at Sutton Center Town Cemetery, 4 Uxbridge Rd. at 7 p.m. Ree-enactors will tell the tale of early settlers buried in the cemetery.

• Join the “Witches of Sutton” on Saturday, October 28, 2023 for the 3rd Annual “Oh My Gourd Event” hosted by the Sutton Fourth Committee, a local 501(c)3 responsible for the Sutton Fourth of July parade.  Information can be found at thesuttonfourth.org.  This community event includes:

4- 10 p.m. Oh My Gourd Pumpkin and Scarecrow Display (Sutton Common). Display will remain on Common until November 2nd. 

4- 6 p.m. Boo Bash (Sutton Library)

5 – 8 p.m. Historic Graveyard Tours (Cemetery behind Town Hall)

5- 8 p.m. Halloween Display (Rufus Putnam Museum located next to Fire Station)

5 p.m. Murphy Academy of Irish Dance (Common)

5:30 p.m. Witches of Sutton (Common) 

The Sutton Lions Club will be serving food on the Common starting at 5 p.m. on the common. 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

• The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 45th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony will be held at Pleasant Valley Country Club on Armsby Road in Sutton from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Do you know a business or individual deserving of recognition, or a business that is celebrating a milestone anniversary? Submit your nomination to Liz O’Neil at [email protected].

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

•Chain of Lights, Sutton’s annual town-wide Christmas event. Free trolley rides from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. to participating locations. Food, children’s activities, shopping and lots of holiday cheer. Tree lighting with Santa and the Sutton High School Band at 5 p.m. on the Town Common. 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 

•Christmas Potluck at 6:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road, Sutton.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31

•Midnight, Last Night Cannon firing, M.M. Sherman Blacksmith Shop, 6 Singletary Ave., Sutton.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16 2024

• The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Home & Community Expo will be held at the Northbridge High School Field House on Linwood Avenue in Whitinsville from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration will occur late summer, early fall.