People & Events

Friday 16

Children's Librarian Stacy Schuttler will present a special story time and craft at 2:30 p.m. in Room 2 of Memorial Hall, Townsend. For information, call 978) 597- 1714.

Celebrate a late Valentine's Day at an ACT 3rd Friday coffeehouse beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Stevens Memorial Library, Ashburnham, with a series of open mike performers. This will be followed by the very talented Francis Doughty as the featured performer. There will be an assortment of baked goods as well as coffee and herbal teas. Donation is $5. For information, call (978) 827-4301.

Saturday 17

Westminster Girl Scout Troop 627 will be selling cookies from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Stop and Shop.

A Spaghetti Supper and Bake Sale will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church Hall, 59 Walnut St., Fitchburg. Tickets are $6 for adults; and $5 for children and seniors. Tickets will be sold at the door; take-outs welcome. Proceeds to benefit the second annual Lenten Speaker Series "March with Christ."

Sunday 18

A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, Eaton Street, Westminster. The breakfast is sponsored by the Westminster Lions Club and will benefit the Oakmont Basketball Program. Pancakes (with as many second helpings as desired), ham, and beverage will be served. Tickets are $3 each; children under 6 years old eat free.

Westminster Girl Scout Troop 627 will be selling cookies from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Stop and Shop.

First Church of Templeton, located on Templeton Common, will hold a Contemporary Music Service at 5 p.m. The service will feature "AWAKEN!", a local Christian music band. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. For information, call the church at (978) 939-8688.

Dance2Swing Studios will feature Susan E and Bluesliner at 7 p.m. at the Leominster Lodge of Elks, 134 North Main St. A group swing dance lesson will be held at 6 p.m. Admission is $10. For information, visit www.dance2swing.com or call (978) 263-7220.

Monday 19

Join the Charlie's Angels Relay for Life Team as they continue their Quest For a Cure from 5 to 8 p.m. at a Family Fun Night fund-raiser at Friendly's, 18 Pearson Boulevard, Gardner. Team members will be on hand selling chances for raffles of donations from local merchants, Smellie Jellies, and Hebert Chocolates! Friendly's will donate 10 percent of all proceeds, including dine-in and carry-out, to The American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

A Deer Management Seminar will be held at 7 p.m. at the Fitchburg Sportsman's Club, 289 Rindge State St., Route 119, Ashburnham. For information, call (978) 827-6637 or visit their www.fitchburgsportsmensclub.org .

Tuesday 20

The Townsend Public Library will hold a story time and crafts at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2 of Memorial Hall. For children ages 2- to 4-years-old and their siblings. For information, call (978) 597-1714.

A pre-school story and craft time will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St. For preschoolaged children and their caregiver. For information, call (978) 386-5377.

The Ashburnham Council On Aging will host their monthly "Pizza and Bingo for a Buck" at noon at the COA, 1 Memorial Drive. One dollar buys your lunch, dessert and bingo card. "Cherry Delight" will also be served, donation is $1. All seniors welcome; transportation available. For information, or to make reservations, call (978) 827-5000.

"The Elves and the Shoemaker", a puppet show presented by Lynn Kordas of Romper Rhythms, will be performed at 1 p.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St. For information, call (978) 386-5377.

The Forbush Memorial Library will host a Movie Day at 2 p.m. at the library, 118 Main St., Westminster. Movie to be announced. For information, call (978) 874-7416.

A forum of New England mystery writers will be featured at 6:30 p.m. at the Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St. The panelists are mystery writers whose books are set in various historic contexts. Sarah Smith and Leslie Wheeler will be the guest authors. A second forum will be held on Friday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. For information, call (978) 345-9635.

Applewild School has invited Julie Viens to speak about Multiple Intelligences at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Center for Performing Arts, 94 Prospect St., Fitchburg. Open to the public; free. For information, call Terry Perlmutter at (978) 342-6053 or visit their website at www.applewild.org.

Twin City Toastmasters will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ronald M. Ansin Foundation Office, 1 Main St., Leominster. To learn more, contact club President Sara Marks at (978) 343-7259 or visit www.twincitytoastmasters. com.

The Leominster Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Christ, 583 Main St., North Leominster. For information, call Eleanor DeLibero at (978) 537-3898.

Wednesday 21

 The Drawbridge Puppet Theatre will present "Sleeping Beauty" at 10 a.m. at the

Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St. For children ages 4 and up. No registration required. For information, call (978) 345- 9637.

The Westminster Seniors Friendship Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. in St. Edward's Church hall, Church Street, Westminster. The meeting will be a Penny Social. Bring in one item to be raffled off. Meetings are open to seniors 55 years of age and older in Westminster and in neighboring towns. For more information, call (978) 874-2445.

Wingmasters will present a live owl show from 2 to 3 p.m. at Forbush Memorial Library, 118 Main St., Westminster. For information, call (978) 874-7416.

Basket-weaving will be offered from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St. For children ages 8 to 12. Class size is limited to 10 participants. For information, or to register, call the library at (978) 386-5377.

A school-age read-aloud will be held from 3 to 3:45 p.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St. Open to all good listeners. For more information, call (978) 386-5377.

Fitchburg Art Museum presents a new class "Understanding Your Horoscope and Lunar Rhythms" from 6 to 8 p.m. During class, everyone's natal chart will be distributed and analyzed. Registration is required. When doing so, provide your date, time, year and location of birth. Cost is $60 per student. For information, or to register, call (978) 345-4207, Ext. 303.

The Townsend Public Library will hold a Parent-Student Book Discussion Group at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1 of Memorial Hall. The group will be reading and talking about "Quake! : Disaster in San Francisco, 1906" by Gail Langer Karwoski. This group is open to 4th- and 5th-graders and their parents. Stop by the library to sign up and pick up your copy of the book. Refreshments served. For information, call (978) 597-1714.

A Comedy Night fundraiser will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the British American Club, Fitchburg. Help one local woman's dream to help low income families afford good clothes come true! Lots of raffles and snacks. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. Show starts at 8 p.m. For information, call (978) 764-6600.

Thursday 22

Forbush Memorial Library will host two craft classes at the library, 118 Main St., Westminster. Children ages 5 and over are invited to make a snowglobe at 11 a.m. Children ages 6 and over are invited to make a beaded lucky key chain at 1 p.m. Registration is required; space is limited. For information, or to register, call (978) 874-7416.

A school-age read-aloud will be held from 3 to 3:45 p.m. at the Ashby Free Public Library, 812 Main St. Open to all good listeners. For more information, call (978) 386-5377.

Friday 23

The Museum of Science-Boston and the Townsend Public Library present, "Super Cold Science" at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of Memorial Hall. New Englanders are no strangers to the cold. But when the temperature really, really drops (by hundreds of degrees), witness some surprising ways molecules behave! For ages 7 and up. Please sign up in the Children's Room. Provided through a grant from the Museum of Science - Boston. For information, call (978) 597-1714.

Westminster Girl Scout Troop 627 will be selling cookies from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Stop and Shop.

Saturday 24

Westminster Girl Scout Troop 627 will be selling cookies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stop and Shop.

Tuesday 27

The Townsend Public Library will hold a story time and crafts at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2 of Memorial Hall. For children ages 2- to 4-years-old and their siblings. For information, call (978) 597-1714.

Ashburnham seniors and friends are invited to a Holiday Party at noon at the Ashburnham Council on Aging, 1 Memorial Drive. Yankee Pot Roast, mashed potatoes, carrots and butterscotch pudding will be served. A donation of $2 is requested. For information, to make reservations, or for transportation, call (978) 827-5000.

Wednesday 28 

Kindergarten registration will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Ashby Elementary School, 911 Main St., Ashby. For information, call Mrs. Anne Cromwell-Gapp, principal at (978) 386-7266.

Ashby Elementary School will hold an Information Night for kindergarten registration from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, 911 Main St. For information, call Mrs. Anne Cromwell-Gapp, principal, at (978) 386-7266.

A Gallery Talk by Gordon Morrison, illustrator, and Frank Gohlke, photographer - Nature Captured, Nature Revealed - will be held at 7 p.m. at the Fitchburg Art Museum, Merriam Parkway. (Snow date is March 7). For information, call (978) 345-4207.

Are you writing a novel? A Children's Book? Something else? Would you like some support? Network with other writers at 7:30 p.m. at the Townsend Public Library, Room 1, Memorial Hall. Bring what you are working on and have other writers share their experiences and give you feedback. Open to adults. For more information, call the library at (978) 597-1714.

Thursday 1

Kindergarten registration will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Ashby Elementary School, 911 Main St., Ashby. For information, call Mrs. Cromwell Gapp, principal at (978) 386-7266.

1-in-10 and Friends, the GLBT Student Group at Fitchburg State College, hosts its second annual Cabaret/Drag Show at 8 p.m. in Parkinson Gymnasium at the college. All proceeds for that night will go to AIDS Project of Worcester. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Hammond Campus Center Information Desk.

Friday 2 

Rick Lavoie, an internationally recognized expert on learning disabilities, will present "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child With Learning Disabilities Find Social Success," at 8 p.m. in Weston Auditorium, Fitchburg State College. For information, or to register, call (978) 665-3636.

Sunday 4

A Gallery Talk - "Cruising the Inland Waterway with Ansel Adams" - will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Fitchburg Art Museum, Merriam Parkway. Cost is $5, plus museum admission; registration required. For information, call (978) 345- 4207.