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, JANUARY 11

• St. Peter’s Parish in Northbridge is holding a Chicken Parm Dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Bring your family and friends for a wonderful meal and meet some new friends. Tickets are $17 per dinner and include salad and dessert. To go meals will be available for pick-up around 5 p.m. All to-go orders must be paid for in advance. Please call the parish office at 508-234-2156 or email: [email protected] to purchase tickets or if you have any questions.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

• B-I-N-G-O night hosted by Uxbridge Parents for a Safe Graduation meet at 2 p.m. at the Uxbridge VFW Post 1385, 13 Cross Road, Uxbridge. Cards are $5 each. Sales begin at 1 p.m.

JANUARY 16

• Are you ready to tackle your home’s clutter? From 6-7:30 p.m. the Charlton Public Library will host an organizing workshop guaranteed to help you start the new year off on the right foot. Jenna Elliott, owner of The Naked Flower Professional Organizers, will get you focused on your organizing goals in this fun and interactive workshop.  She will share tips on: new ways to think about your stuff; how to get started; hot spots to help the process; and tackling the paper trail. Jenna has been an organizer and re-designer for more than 20 years and works with a variety of clients, both in the office and in the home.  Prior to starting The Naked Flower, Jenna was a master floral designer and project manager for a fortune 500 company. Please register for this program by visiting our website/event calendar at charltonlibrary.org.

Charlton Public Library is located at 40 Main Street in Charlton, Massachusetts.

JANUARY 19

• New England Country Music Club presents the “Rhode Island Red Necks” at the Progressive Club, 18 Whitin Street, North Uxbridge. Doors open at 12:15 p.m. Music plays from 1-5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

•The 2025 Small Stones Festival of the Arts is open from 12 – 5 p.m. today at the Brigham Hill Community Barn in North Grafton.  The Festival will run through February 2. The Barn, even in winter, is a lovely, open locale for enjoying art.  Parking is plentiful and the heating system is more than adequate to keep up with the winter weather! With the support of area artists and the Blackstone Valley community we look forward to an even more successful Festival in 2025. An awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. today. Artists’ talks will also take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 25. The exhibit is open at the following times. There is no charge for admittance. Sunday, January 26: 12 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, January 28: 12 – 8:p.m. Wednesday, January 29: 12 – 4 p.m.  Thursday, January 30: 12 – 4 p.m. Friday, January 31: 12 – 4 p.m.  Saturday, February 3: 12-  6 p.m. Sunday, February 2: 12– 4 p.m.  Juror Talks, 2 p.m. This is the final day of the Exhibition for 2025. 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27

• The Webster/Dudley/Oxford Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Meeting from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Slater Experience, 31 Ray Street, Webster. The guest speaker is John Gumpert of Camden Management, developer of the Stevens Mill site in Dudley. Members are $25 and non-members are $30. Register at www.wdochamberma.com.      

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY  8

• Uxbridge Parents for a Safe Graduation Comedy Fundraiser, VFW Post 1385, 13 Cross Road, Uxbridge. Pasta Dinner and Dessert included. Cash bar, raffles, 50/50 drawing, auctions. An 18 + event. Tickests are $30. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

• The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 25th Anniversary  Home & Community Expo at the Northbridge High School Field House, 427 Linwood Avenue. This is a unique chance for businesses, non-profits, and community organizations to connect with local residents to showcase their products and serices. Register online at blackstonevalley.org/events or contact Liz O’Neil at 508-234-9090 or email [email protected].         

Third Wednesday of each Month

• Coin Show at the VFW Post 1385. 13 Cross Road, Uxbridge. 3-7 p.m. Free Admission, Free Appraisals