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Match Activity Calendar of Events
February 2017
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ACTIVITY OF THE MONTH
Mid Winter Farmers' Market
A dozen food vendors and more than a dozen artisans. And for Valentine's Day, Petal And Crumb will be on hand with gorgeous bouquets. Silhouette artist Carol Lebeau will cut silhouettes on site. Free.
Visit website for more details.
Saturday, February 11, 9 AM - 1 PM, Ashland Middle School
87 West Union Street, Ashland, MA 01721
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The WorcShop is proud to present Community Worc Nights! Come create, make art, check out our facilities. This event is bring your own supplies, and pot luck, so grab a dish and an unfinished project and come spend some time with good people in a place made to cultivate creativity. We'll have someone on hand to answer questions about The WorcShop and give tours.
How to find us: Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. Free!
Wednesday,
February 1, 6 PM - 9 PM, The WorcShop, Classroom Side B
243 Stafford Street, Worcester, MA 01603
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Family event to learn how to use Hopkinton Library's new telescope. Free!
Wednesday, February 1, 6:30 PM, MetroWest YMCA
45 East Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
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Help care for the sanctuary and enjoy a few hours of fresh air, fun and fulfillment. Come once or every week and become part of our growing group of sanctuary volunteers. Together with Sanctuary Director Deb Cary and other Mass Audubon staff, put up signs and markers, look for wildlife tracks, pick up branches, and fill the bird feeders. Projects are primarily outside. Some tasks may require heavy lifting. Ability to work without supervision required. Carpentry skills welcome. Nature lovers appreciated.
Wednesdays, January 18, 2017 - December 27, 2017 10 AM-12 PM, Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Road, Worcester, MA 01604
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Be Our Valentine Workshop
Create an original valentine and be part of Worcester's historic valentine-making tradition. Celebrate
Worcester with Worcester Historical Museum! In partnership with Worcester Reads and Worcester Public Library. For more information on the Museum's 39th annual Valentine Contest, visit
www.worcesterhistory.org
. Free.
Thursday, February 2, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Tatnuck Magnet Elementary School
1083 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
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Friday, February 3, 2:30 Pm - 4:30 PM, Roosevelt School Library
1006 Grafton Street, Worcester, MA 01604
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Sledding at the EcoTarium
Whenever there's snow, there's sledding at the EcoTarium! Bring your own sled or borrow one of ours. Free with EcoTarium admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID).
Tuesday through Sunday, through February 28th, EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604
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Acton Winter Carnival 2017
Winter Carnival 2017 is a free community event in Acton, MA. There are activities for all ages and it's a great way to get outside during the winter months. Sledding, Ice Skating, Snow Broomball, Campfire, Marshmallow Toasting, Snowball Toss, Wish Lantern Launch, Model Rockets, Music, Food Vendors & More! Some activities require a fee for participation. Bring your own skates, sleds and helmets.
Visit the website for full details.
Saturday, February 4, 4 PM - 7 PM, NARA Park
25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720
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Owl Festive: Up Close and Personal
Come explore the wonders of owls with friends and family! Join for an up close and personal view of some of our local owl species, including the great horned and screech owl! Pre-registration required.
Online registration available. Please note this program fills up fast, so please pre-register early! Adults $18, children $10.
Saturday, February 4, 1 PM or 3 PM, Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
280 Eliot St, Natick, MA 01760
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If you can walk, you can snowshoe! We'll teach you how to use snowshoes and practice in our field before heading out onto the trails. If Mother Nature does not provide us with enough snow, we will go for a hike. Bring your own snowshoes or rent them for an additional $2 per pair. Please wear boots and other clothing appropriate for winter. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $10 adults, $6 children.
Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 12, 1 PM - 3 PM, Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Road, Worcester, MA 01604
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YouthSpark Camp: Create Digital Art with Fresh Paint
In this free hands-on 2 hour camp, students 8-12 will learn to create and share their own digital art with the Fresh Paint app for Windows 10. They'll explore the basics of Fresh Paint, using lifelike oil and watercolors, pastels, and more to craft their own creations. They'll also get a sneak peek of advanced digital art skills like mixing paint and layering media. Activities will focus on learning through experience and peer-to-peer learning, and themes may be based on upcoming seasons and special events. Free event, registration required.
Tuesday, February 7, 5 PM - 7 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Blizzard of '78 Skating Party
Enjoy ice skating at this classic festival! Admission for public skating is $5 and $3 for skate rentals with a $25 refundable deposit per skate rental. For more information, visit the website.
Friday, February 10, 5 PM - 8 PM, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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Giant telescopes opened humanity's eyes to a vast universe of glowing stars and galaxies. But as these instruments became more advanced, astronomers began to suspect there was something else out there that even their telescopes couldn't see: dark matter. Staff will be on hand to guide discussion of this complex and unfamiliar topic. This film is a great introduction to this topic and does not require a specific science background. However, its content is intended for those in high school and above. Free event, registration required.
Friday, February 10, 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM, Christa McAuliffe Center, Framingham State University Planetarium
100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701
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MineCraft Build Challenge
Looking for a fun way to experience Minecraft? Visit your local Microsoft Store for a Minecraft Build Challenge workshops! Players will work in teams to create something epic before the clock runs out. Register today and put your skills to the test! Free, registration required.
Saturday, February 11, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Wild Animals in Your Neighborhood with Blue Hills Trailside Museum
Enjoy a unique opportunity to see native animals up close with a trained naturalist from the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. Handle natural history artifacts as you learn about the birds, reptiles, and mammals that live in your neighborhood. Free to Big Brothers Big Sisters matches, call your Match Support Specialist for details!
Saturday, February 11, 12 PM - 2 PM, Science Discovery Museum
177 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
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Please join us as we celebrate our youngest engineers! Tinkering means: using tools, making things, and playing with cool materials. When children (and adults!) tinker, they learn how to solve problems while practicing independent, creative thinking. Free with EcoTarium admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID)
Saturday, February 11, 2 PM - 4 PM, EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604
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Ever wondered if an owl really is as smart as they say? Why don't we hear them when they fly? Just how far can an owl see? Come with the whole family to learn about owl calls, behavior and habitat as we search and listen for our resident screech, barred and great horned owls.
Pre-registration required. Adults $15, Children $9.
Saturday, February 11, 6:30 PM, Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
280 Eliot St, Natick, MA 01760
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Congregational Beth Israel Catch a Rising Star Talent Show Auditions
If you are interested in performing please come and show what you can do! Come prepared to show a sample of your talent. Acts should be no longer than 6 minutes. There will be an accompanist available as well as a CD player. For more information call Andrea Goodman at 508-756-6204 or email: talentshow@goodman1.net. Show is on Sunday, March 19th at 2 PM.
Sunday, February 12, 2 PM - 4 PM, Congregation Beth Israel
15 Jamesbury Dr, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
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Valentine's Day - Simply Engineered
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Join us and make a pop-up card or two! Use some simple paper engineering and your creativity to make one of a kind Valentines to share with family and friends.
Free to Big Brothers Big Sisters Matches, call your Match Support Specialist for details!
Tuesday, February 14, 2 PM, Discovery Museums
177 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
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Family Equality Council: Winter Family Fun Day
Kick off the February break by joining Family Equality Council for an afternoon of fun and story sharing with LGBTQ families and allies! LGBTQ families and friends are invited to this FREE event for games (dance off, anyone?), crafts, virtual reality (seriously!), and sharing your story. Our winter 'field day' has lots of activities and opportunities to make new friends. You can also speak out and share why family is important to you in our Story Collection area. If you have questions, contact Emily McGranachan, East Coast Regional Manager, at emcgranachan@familyequality.org. Free, registration required.
Saturday, February 18, 1 PM - 4 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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You bring your imagination and we'll supply the LEGOs. Build a tall tower or build a colorful castle. Build a faraway land or build your house. Build your favorite pet or build a fantastic new creature. Build whatever you can dream up and add your creation to our community display to inspire your fellow visitors! Free to Big Brothers Big Sisters Matches, call your Match Support Specialist for details!
Saturday, February 18, All Day, Science Discovery Musem
177 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
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Art Carts Family Fun: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Ever wanted to read hieroglyphs? Take a look at the three Egyptian inscriptions. Learn how to recognize words and names and how Egyptian writing is different from our alphabet. Then, write your own name in hieroglyphs to take home! (Programming subject to change) Free with museum admission.
Sunday, February 19, 2 PM - 3 PM, Worcester Art Museum Egyptian Gallery
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Backyard and Beyond: Backyard Birding
Be a citizen scientist! Every year, people from around the globe help collect data about birds in their neighborhoods for the Great Backyard Bird Count. You can participate too! Drop in to learn a little bit about bird identification and then see how many birds you can see or hear in Discovery Woods. You can even submit your sightings to this year's Backyard Bird Count at
http://gbbc.birdcount.org/! Free to Big Brothers Big Sisters Matches, call your Match Support Specialist for details!
Sunday, February 19, 10 AM - 11 AM, Discovery Woods
177 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
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Free admission to all for skating at the Worcester Common Oval, thanks to Bay State Bank. $3 for skate rentals with a $25 refundable deposit per skate rental.
Sunday, February 19, 1 PM - 6 PM, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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During February Vacation, drop by the
Discovery Museums in Acton for a week of hands on engineering projects from 11 am to 2 pm each day. These Include: Sunday 2/19: Cup Structures. Monday, 2/20: Straw Structures. Tuesday, 2/21: Indoor Fort Building. Wednesday, 2/22: Sailmobiles. Thursday, 2/23: Balls and Ramps. Friday, 2/24: Bridge Building. Saturday, 2/25: Tinfoil Ferries. Free to Big Brothers Big Sisters Matches, call your Match Support Specialist for details!
Sunday, February 19 - Saturday, February 25, 11 am to 2 pm, Discovery Museums
177 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
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February Vacation Week on the Worcester Common Oval
Enjoy February vacation with some outdoor skating! Come see Trax from the Railers every day this week from 1-2 skate the rink. Free admission during Trax Power Hour. Admission for public skating is $5 (children 6 and under skate free) and $3 for skate rentals with a $25 refundable deposit per skate rental.
Monday, February 20 through Thursday, February 23, 1-6pm and Friday, February 24, 1-8pm, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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Minecraft Build Challenge
Looking for a fun way to experience Minecraft? Visit your local Microsoft Store for a Minecraft Build Challenge workshops! Players will work in teams to create something epic before the clock runs out. Register today and put your skills to the test! Free, registration required.
Tuesday, February 21, 3 PM - 4 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Brilliant Ice Sculpting Day
Brilliant Ice Sculpture brings his skills and pizazz to the Worcester Common Oval.
Thursday, February 23, 1 PM - 6 PM, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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MineCraft Hour of Code: Designer
Go behind the scenes to learn how to code, program, and play in your own gaming world. You'll use kid-friendly programming to learn how creativity and problem solving come together to make something all your own. You'll program animals and other Minecraft creatures in your own version of Minecraft. Free, registration required.
Thursday, February 23, 3 PM - 4 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Winter in Bloom Family Weekend
Families are warmly invited to enter a floral arrangement designed by an adult/child pair for display at Tower Hill - either created on your own at home or during our flower arranging class on Friday, February 24, 10am; pre-registration required for class. Please register in advance to submit an arrangement by calling 508.869.6111 x101.
Visit the website for full program schedule and details. Admission is $15 Adults, $5 Children.
Saturday, February 25, 10 AM, Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505
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The Nature of My Backyard
Are you ready to meet some of the wild creatures living right in our own backyards? This one-hour program from Creature Teachers will introduce you to some common animals we share space with. You might meet a Fisher, Skunk, Turtle, Fox, or even a Flying Squirrel. This presentation features live animals and explores the lives of these fascinating creatures. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. Adults $7, children $5.
Saturday, February 25, 11 AM - 12 PM or 1 PM - 2 PM, Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Road, Worcester, MA 01604
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Arms and Armor: Live Demonstration of Medieval Combat!
The subtle skills of attack, parry, and grapple are brought alive by Cambridge Historic European Martial Arts Study Group as they demonstrate the knightly arts in a recreation of a medieval combat school. (Programming subject to change) Free with museum admission.
Saturday, February 25, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Minecraft Hour of Code: Adventurer
Go behind the scenes to learn how to code, program, and play in your own gaming world. You'll use kid-friendly programming to learn how creativity and problem solving come together to make something all your own. You'll use code to take Alex or Steve on an adventure. Free, registration required.
Sunday, February 26, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Craft of the Month: Valentine's Day Decoration
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this fun, easy DIY decoration. You will need:
Have a fun craft idea you would like to share? Email it to colleen.schroth@bbbscm.org and see it featured next month!
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Is there snow on the ground? If so, sledding is an active and FREE activity that can take you and your Little outside for a snowy thrill.
Locations include: the thrilling sled at Jericho Hill in Marlborough, a former ski slope; the fun for all ages hill at Callahan State Park in Framingham; and a bunny hill at Johnson School in Natick.
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Exhibition: Bandits and Heroes
Exhibit explores the ways that ancient cultures of Africa blended with indigenous and colonial Portuguese traditions for more than 500 years to form the vibrant cultural mosaic of modern Brazil. These diverse cultures have contributed to the resilience and vitality of the people of the Northeast of Brazil. Their inventive works of popular art-sculptures, paintings, prints, religious objects, toys and booklets of poetry-draw visitors into the complex culture of the Northeast, the economically poorest region of Brazil but one with a rich cultural heritage. Free!
Tuesdays through Saturdays, January 28th to March 11th, 10 AM - 5 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA 01605
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Game On! at Tatnuck Branch Library
Weekly Game On program alternates between Just Dance and Minecraft. Free!
Just Dance: Enjoy dance, music, and fun with your family and friends with Just Dance on our big screen! All ages welcome.
Minecraft: Prepare to show your skills at the library! Kids are invited to come play Minecraft on the big screen! Ages 8 - 17.
Every Wednesday in 2017, 4 PM - 6 PM, Worcester Public Library, Tatnuck Branch
1083 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
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Join the Worcester Public Library for an amazing activity each week that you can take home with you! All ages welcome. Free.
Thursdays through December 28, 2017, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Worcester Public Library Tatnuck Branch
1083 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
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Would you like to introduce your Little to real coding in a fun and achievable way? No experience is required. You will write real HTML, CSS & Javascript code progressing from the basics to more advanced topics, building skill and self-confidence along the way. We will guide you through the process step by step to make sure you succeed. Each time you complete a project you will have earned new "coding tools" and will be provided with a work area to create your own personalized designs. You can use them for school, personal or community projects and publish them for others to see. Whether you are interested in being a programmer or just want to know how things work, take advantage of this free unique workshop. Free, registration required.
Thursdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 6:30 PM - 8 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Fridays, February 3, 10, 17, 24, 6 PM - 8 PM, Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St, Natick, MA 01760
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Construction Club Tuesdays
Do you like Legos? What about Lincoln Logs? Or an amazing marble maze? Come use your imagination to make your own creations. All ages welcome. Free.
Tuesdays through December 2017, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Worcester Public Library Tatnuck Branch
1083 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
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Public Skating on the Worcester Common Oval
The Worcester Common Oval opened for the Winter season with the annual Festival of Lights on Friday, December 2, 2016. Regular hours of operation are Fridays 5 PM to 8 PM, Saturdays 1 PM to 6 PM and Sundays 1 PM to 6PM. Admission is $5 and skate rentals are available for $2. Visit the website for more details. Skate for free on New Year's Day from 1 PM to 6 PM!
Fridays through Sundays, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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Public Skating all Winter Long: MetroWest
The Arena is open all winter long until April. There are hours for public skating every day, including Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm to 3:45 pm. Admission is cash only, $5 adults and $3 children. Skate rentals available weekends for $5. For full details
visit the website.
Satudays and Sundays through April, 2PM - 3:45PM, Loring Arena
165 Fountain St, Framingham, MA 01702
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Chuck E Cheese: A BBBS Partner
Enjoy the classic pizza and arcade fun with your Little at either the Natick or Worcester locations. Coupons for deals are available online at an extra low rate for BBBS matches!
Visit the website for details and coupons!
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Real Interactive Escape Games
Be a cold case investigator & unravel the mystery. We put you, your friends & family in a room to race against the clock. Find the clues, solve the puzzles & unlock the locks for a timely Escape. This is your chance to be part of the game. Can you escape? Book online at LiveActionEscapes.com.
Daily, Noon to 11 PM, The People's Kitchen
1 Exchange Place, Worcester, MA 01608
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EcoTarium Fun: Turtle Travels!
Turtles take amazing journeys and they need your help along the way. Have you ever spied a Swiss Army Turtle? Or tracked a turtle with radio telemetry? Wander through a life-size board game and see firsthand what it's like to travel through a turtles terrain. This fun-filled, interactive exhibit provides a turtles eye-view of life in the slow lane.
Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 AM - 5 PM, EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604
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