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, March 15

• Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 25th Anniversary Home & Community Expo, the top event to promote your business to local residents and potential customers. Face to face networking opportunities . Bring your chowder to the “Best of the Valley” Chowder contest. Compete for the 2025 People’s Choice and 2025 Judges’ Choice awards. The Expo is being held at Northbridge High School, 427 Linwood Avenue, Whitinsville, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

• 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pollinator Meadow Volunteer Day at Willard House and Clock Museum. Help us plant trees, bushes and flowers, 11 Willard Street, North Grafton. 

• St. Peter’s Parish in Northbridge is holding a Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Bring your family and friends. Tickets are $17 per dinner and include potatoes, carrots, salad and dessert. 

Sunday, March 16

• The New England Country Music Club will hold a dance on Sunday, March 16 with Al Carter at the Uxbridge Progressive Club, 18 Whitin Street, North Uxbridge. Doors open at 12:15 p.m. and the performance is from 1-5 p.m. 

Sunday, March 23

T• he Dudley Woman’s Club is bringing back its popular game, “Pocketbook Bingo” at PACC, 27 Harris Street. Webster. Door opens at 1 p.m. and Bingo starts at 2 p.m. Ten designer bags to win, raffles and best spirit contest for Best Table Décor. Tickets are $35 per person in advance and $40 at the door. $280 reserves a table. Each ticket includes at book of 10 Bingo cards with three games each and one door prize raffle entry. Tickets available online at www.dudleywomansclub.org/pocketbookbingo.

Saturday, March 29

• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Family Fest and Home Show at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, 65 Pleasant Street, Upton. Bring the whole family along for an exciting day out! We’ve got a fantastic array of activities lined up that everyone, young and old, will enjoy. For the kids, there’s a variety of fun activities to keep them entertained. Meanwhile, adults can explore the offerings from 100 plus vendors, featuring a wide selection of products and services for your homes and businesses. Don’t forget to join in on the fun by voting for your favorite Mac & Cheese! Admission is free, just bring some canned goods for the local food pantries!

Friday, April 4

• The Holy Spirit Episcopal Church hosts a monthly Community Breakfast on the First Friday of each month from 8- 9 a.m. A full breakfast will be served for a donation of $5.00. Location of the event is Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 3 Pleasant St, Sutton.

Saturday, April 5

• Simon Willard’s Birthday Party from 12-3 p.m. Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard Street, North Grafton.

Saturday, April 12 

• Former science teacher David Hagberg will offer a talk on tower clocks and why he has one in his house. At 2 p.m. Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard Street, North Grafton.

Thursday, April 17

• “Rendevous with Rachel Revere” presented by Histry at Play, LLC at Blaxton Hall, 9 Main Street, Sutton at 6:30 p.m. Presented by the Sutton Historical Society. 

SATURDAY, MAY 17

• The Coast Guard is offering its 2025 Boat America Course from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Webster Fire Department Classroom, 55 Thompson Road, Webster. Contact Public Education Officer Phil Kubat for registration or additional information. Call 508-478-3778 or email [email protected].

To locate these and other USCG Auxiliary course (BA and BS&S) that will meet certification requirements, visit: https://www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder/index.php .

Third Wednesday of Each Month

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