Woburn Events
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WREN Appliance/CRT/Freon Bearing Device Recycling Collection Event
Start: 06/19/2010 - 9:00am
End: 06/19/2010 - 1:00pm
Wondering what to do with that old television, computer monitor or appliance that is broken, unwanted or unused and just taking up space? read more »
R. Wade Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament
Start: 06/14/2010 - 1:00am
End: 06/14/2010 - 1:59am
The Rotary Club of Woburn will put on its 16th Annual R. Wade Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit Charities of the Rotary Club of Woburn. One of the charities that the Tournament supports is Social Capital Inc.!
This tournament will take place on June 14th, 2010 at the Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson, MA.
Register and pay by May 28th, and you are eligible to win a free foursome to Charter Oak CC at a later date!
See the attached flyer for more information and registration info. read more »
Sew a Smile
Start: 05/17/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/17/2010 - 12:00pm
The Woburn Senior Center, 144 School Street, will host the “Sew a Smile” program on Monday, May 17th and also Monday May 24th from 10am to Noon. Volunteers are encouraged to attend to sew hospital gowns for children facing surgery in impoverished countries. Community volunteers who can sew are encouraged to help us provide hospital gowns to children receiving surgery. In addition “Smile Dolls” will be sewn and used by therapists to alleviate the fear of anesthesia, stethoscopes and needles while communicating their medical procedures to the children read more »
Sew a Smile
Start: 05/24/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/24/2010 - 12:00pm
The Woburn Senior Center, 144 School Street, will host the “Sew a Smile” program on Monday, May 17th and also Monday May 24th from 10am to Noon. Volunteers are encouraged to attend to sew hospital gowns for children facing surgery in impoverished countries. Community volunteers who can sew are encouraged to help us provide hospital gowns to children receiving surgery. In addition “Smile Dolls” will be sewn and used by therapists to alleviate the fear of anesthesia, stethoscopes and needles while communicating their medical procedures to the children read more »
Horn Pond Memorial Lantern Walk
Start: 05/30/2010 - 7:30pm
The Horn Pond Memorial Lantern Walk is open to all who wish to walk together to remember our cherished loved ones who have passed away from our earth. We light our lanterns to signify our connections with each other and those whose spirits are still with us. Each year hundreds of lantern walkers circle Horn Pond together with light. If you would like to make your own lantern for someone in your life you are welcome to the Lantern Workshops at Whole Foods. read more »
Resume Writing Workshop
Start: 05/20/2010 - 6:30pm
The Woburn Public Library will be offering a series of employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. He works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in various specialties. read more »
Cover and Thank You Letter Writing Workshop
Start: 05/27/2010 - 6:30pm
The Woburn Public Library will be offering a series of employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. He works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in various specialties. read more »
Interview Workshop
Start: 06/03/2010 - 6:30pm
The Woburn Public Library will be offering a series of employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. He works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in various specialties.
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Online Job Search Workshop
Start: 06/17/2010 - 6:30pm
The Woburn Public Library will be offering a series of employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. He works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in various specialties. read more »
Changing Careers Workshop
Start: 06/24/2010 - 6:30pm
The Woburn Public Library will be offering a series of employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. He works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in various specialties. read more »
Farino Photo Program at the Library
Start: 05/23/2010 - 2:00pm
Farino Photo Program May 23, 2010 at the Library
Library volunteer Linda Olsson will present another “Farino Photo
Program”. This is a presentation of photos from the Patrick J. Farino
Collection and are images of assorted places and events in Woburn
throughout the 1950s. Some photos will be easily identified but others may
be more difficult. Audience members will be encouraged to help us identify
the images and the people, places, and events in them. read more »
A Walk Down Main St. in the 1950s
Start: 05/10/2010 - 7:00pm
Stroll with Sue Ellen Holland as she takes us back to the hey-day of Woburn's downtown. There was a time when Friday and Saturday night meant a visit to the Strand Theater and a walk through a busy and vibrant Woburn Center. Cars lined the streets and pedestrians greeted each other in passing or stopped to share the news of the day. There was so much happening in downtown that several policemen were strategically stationed on the weekends to move the crowds and the traffic. read more »
Dancing with the DJ
Start: 05/07/2010 - 7:30pm
End: 05/07/2010 - 11:00pm
Dancing with the DJ is a dance benefit for Friends Helping Seniors. The goal of this event is to help the group raise money for a new senior van. The dance will take place at 7:30 on Friday, May 7th at the Sons of Italy Hall.
Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the Woburn Senior Center. Call 781-897-5960 for further information.
Friends Helping Seniors is a nonprofit with 501c3 classification. read more »
The Great Giveaway
Start: 05/22/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/22/2010 - 2:00pm
Need a couch or a desk? Maybe some toys for your children? How about some clothing? Appliances? Books? Electronics? Sporting equipment? read more »
Annual Boys and Girls Club of Woburn Carnival
Start: 05/05/2010 - 1:00am
End: 05/09/2010 - 1:59am
Get ready for the annual Boys and Girls Club Carnival! Come to the Carnival and enjoy rides, games, classic canival food, and much more for the entire family! Special events include magic shows, a petting zoo and much more!
The Carnival will run from May 5th through May 9th and will be in the Showcase Cinemas parking lot. read more »
Stranger Danger Workshop
Start: 05/08/2010 - 1:00pm
End: 05/08/2010 - 2:00pm
Body-Mind Systems, which operates a Woburn martial arts studio, will be holding a Stranger Danger Workshop on Saturday May 8th at 1pm. This workshop will teach kids of ages 4-7 how to protect themselves from strangers. read more »
Special Education Surrogate Parent Program Training
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/04/2010 - 2:00pm
The Special Education Surrogate Parent Program is having a training for new volunteers on Thursday May 4th, 10am to 2pm, at the Reading Public Library.
Help a child in State custody to work towards a brighter future by volunteering to become an important member of their Special Education Team. A solid education opens the door to their future! read more »
Pathway of the Patriots
Start: 05/01/2010 - 9:00am
On Saturday, May 1st, 2010, the Woburn Historical Society and the Charlestown Militia will present the 4th annual Pathway of the Patriots at the Tarky Field, off Russell Street, in Woburn.
This living history program, sponsored by the Northern Bank and Trust Company and the Lennon Insurance Agency, celebrates the roles of the Woburn Militia, their families, and Woburn residents in the events of April 19th, 1775, and the Revolutionary War. read more »
An Evening with Jane Goodall at the Sanders Theater at Harvard
Start: 05/03/2010 - 8:00pm
An Evening with Jane Goodall at the Sanders Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., May 3rd.
Please Join Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace and Professor Richard Wrangham, Ph.D., Harvard College Professor and Board member of Jane Goodall’s International Advisory Council.
The conversation begins at 8:00 p.m. with a book signing and merchandise sales to follow
Sanders Theater at Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02138 read more »
Children Celebrate Earth Day at the Library
Start: 04/22/2010 - 11:00am
End: 04/22/2010 - 12:00pm
To celebrate Earth Day, the Children’s Room of the Woburn Public Library invites children of all ages to come in and make earth friendly pots, then plant seeds to take home and grow. Pots will be made from newspaper, so we’ll be recycling and using a biodegradeable pot at the same time. Seeds, earth, and pot-making materials will be supplied. Join us Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. till noon for this earth friendly project. Children under the age of 7 should have an adult accompany them to help. See you there! read more »