Calendar
November 2
Bellingham Senior Center Craft Fair, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone St., Bellingham
November 4
Book Discussion Group, 6:30 p.m., Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham. In person or on Zoom. Contact Cecily Christensen, [email protected]. The Measure by Nikki Erlick
November 5
Presidential Election, 7 a.m.- 8 p.m., Bellingham High School Gymnasium
November 6
Annual Taste of Bellingham and Food Drive, 6-8 p.m., Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone St., Bellingham, www.bellinghambusinessassociation.org
Franklin Art Association meeting, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, features Jerry Aissis, fine-art painter for demonstration on water-based.
November 7
Virtual Author Talks – 7 p.m., A Navajo Investigators Search for the Unexplained: In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr., to register, go to: https://libraryc.org/bellinghamma
Film screening, Recovery City by Lisa Olivieri, SAFE Coalition Office, 31 Hayward St, Franklin. Doors open 5:30 p.m., film screening at 6:30 p.m., followed by Q & A with Olivieri and the four women featured in the film who share their substance use recovery journeys. Ribbons for Recovery art installation will be on display.
November 8
Gnome-vember Family Craft, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham, please register to ensure enough materials
November 9
Franklin Newcomers 49th Annual Craft Fair, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, 147 Pond St., Franklin, $3 entrance for 12+ with funds going to community charities, juried craft fair, also accepting donations for Franklin Food Pantry at door
Virtual Author Talks – 2 p.m. – Event in Spanish - evento en español- Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora, to register, go to: https://libraryc.org/bellinghamma
First Universalist Society of Franklin Chestnut St. Review Variety Show, 7-9:30 p.m., First Universalist Society, Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin, FUSF.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”
November 11
Town of Bellingham Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham. Library will be closed, but open for ceremony.
November 12
Adult Writing Group, 6:30 p.m., Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St., Bellingham
November 13
Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School open house, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., 65 Pleasant St., Upton, www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/admissionsopenhouse
November 14
Ladies of St. Anne Yankee Swap, 6 p.m., t. Blaise Parish, 1158 South Main St., Bellingham, bring a Christmas themed, wrapped gift, costing no more than $25 (no sized clothing or food gifts please). All Bellingham women over 18 welcome
Virtual Author Talks, 4 p.m. – On Childhood Migration from Central America: In Conversation with Javier Zamora to register, go to: https://libraryc.org/bellinghamma
November 16
Bellingham Local Author Expo, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., The focus of this Expo is to highlight the works of authors from Bellingham and our neighboring towns and the work of the members of the Bellingham Writers Group. Bellingham authors may still sign up at
https://shorturl.at/jc8Kd Keynote speaker is Ted Reinstein of WCVB’s “Chronicle”
November 17
Franklin Oddfellows Trivia Extravaganza, 2-4:30 p.m., Bellingham Sportsman’s Club, 360 Lake St., Bellingham, $15 pre-registration, $20 at door, https://form.jotform.com/242596749662170
November 20
Virtual Author Talks, 7 pm – Native Rights & Culture in Fiction: A Conversation with Mona Susan Power to register, go to: https://libraryc.org/bellinghamma
Bellingham Fall Town Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Bellingham High School gymnasium
November 21
Giant Candyland, 10 a.m., Come play a giant version of Candyland with us! No registration needed - Drop in until 11:30 a.m.!
November 22
Bellingham Women of Today Quarter Auction, 7-9:30 p.m., Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone St., Bellingham, MA, fundraiser for scholarship and other charities supported by BWOT, for info. [email protected] or reach out on Facebook.
November 23
Ladies of St. Anne Bake Sale, following all masses, St. Blaise Parish, 1158 South Main St., Bellingham, supports scholarship program
November 24
Ladies of St. Anne Bake Sale, following all masses, St. Blaise Parish, 1158 South Main St., Bellingham, supports scholarship program
November 28
Happy Thanksgiving!
December 1
“Breakfast with Santa,” 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Emily Letourneau Memorial Fundraiser for Boston Children’s Hospital, Saint Blaise Church, 1158 S. Main St., Bellingham
