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Parent Teacher Association is hosting its annual Bunny Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. in conjunction with the festival at Overlook Middle School. Cost for the breakfast is $5 per adult, $3 per child. Get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny and try to guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. 14 FRIDAY Eddy's Chowder House will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Edward the Confessor Church Hall, 10 Church St., Westminster. Call Louise Rathier at (978) 874-0639.
Westminster. Cost is $10. For information, contact Kristin at readysetcrop@yahoo. com or (978) 877-0569. The Christian Performing Arts Center presents "The Tale of Three Trees" at 7 p.m. at Rollstone Congregational Church, 199 Main St., Fitchburg. Call (978) 345-2915. An Easter meat raffle will be held at 7 p.m. at the Fitchburg Lodge of Elks No. 847, 860 Ashby State Road. Doors open at 6 p.m. Call (978) 342-9032. The Leominster Lions Club will hold a Casino Night at 7 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster. Grand prize is $1,000 (all taxes are winner's responsibility). Game tables include: Texas Hold-em, Black Jack, Roulette, Under/Over, and Money Wheel. Entrance fee is a $25 donation.
Free clothes, toys and household items will be given away from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Peoples Church, 56 S. Main St., Ashburnham. "The Digital Darkroom - improving and enhancing your digital photographs" will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Fitchburg Art Museum, Merriam Parkway. Cost is $60; $45 for museum members). Call (978) 345-4207, Ext. 303. Tryouts and registration for Fitchburg- Westminster-Ashburnham Babe Ruth baseball will be held at the Fitchburg High School Gymnasium (off Ashby St. Road). Players should bring a glove and wear sneakers. Registration and tryouts for players age 13 begins as 12:30 p.m. Registration and tryouts for players age 14 to 15 begins at 2 p.m. Players who played on a Division 1 team last spring, do not need to tryout. Call (508) 331-3277 or (978) 790- 2721. The Wallace Figure Skating Club presents its 35th Annual Ice Show "Skating to The Hits Featuring Songs From Radio Disney" with shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Landry Arena, Wallace Civic Center, 1000 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg. Activities begin at 11:30 a.m. with the public skating event "Skate with the Stars." For information, or to purchase tickets, call (978) 345-7054.
Townsend United Methodist Church will hold a St. Patrick's Day Supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 265 Main St., Townsend. The menu will feature authentic Irish recipes of Irish stew, Irish chicken-leek pie, colcannon, Dublin coddle, baked carrots, and assorted pastries. Call (978) 597- 2486. The Men's and Social Ministry groups at Emanuel Lutheran Church will serve a corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes dinner at 6 p.m. at the church, 1200 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg. Ronald F. Lange will present a narrated slide show entitled "Backcountry Adventures" at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for children under 12. Proceeds to support the church's 2008 budget. Advanced tickets can be purchased after worship service, or by calling (978) 345-1200.
Internationally acclaimed recording artist Tatiana will perform "I Thirst" at 7 p.m. at St. Camillus Parish, 333 Mechanic St., Fitchburg. This event features the singer/ songwriter on keyboards, backed by worldclass musicians in an emotional portrayal of the Passion. Call (978) 342-7921. The Christian Performing Arts Center presents "The Tale of Three Trees" at 7 p.m. at Rollstone Congregational Church, 199 Main St., Fitchburg. Call (978) 345-2915. The Mark Slauenwhite Benefit will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 71 City Hall Ave., Gardner. The benefit will feature raffles, a bake sale, entertainment, and cash bar. Slauenwhite, a resident of Leominster, is battling lung cancer that has also migrated to his hip. He served in Desert Storm and is also an active reservist stationed out of the Naval Base in Groton, Conn. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at Gordon's Music, Twin City Plaza, Leominster. Donations can also be sent to: The Mark Slauenwhite Benefit, c/o Leominster Credit Untion, 20 Adams St., Leominster, MA 01453. 16 SUNDAY A breakfast with the Easter Bunny, to benefit Ahimsa Haven Animal Rescue, will be held from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion, School Street, Winchendon. Pancakes, eggs, breads and muffins, and beverage served. Don't forget to bring your camera. Cost is $5; $3 for children 10 and under. Call (978) 297-1963. The Westminster Lions Club will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, Eaton Street, Westminster. Proceeds to benefit the Oakmont Middle School SOAR program. Tickets are $3 (children under 6 years old eat frere). Members of the Leominster Land Trust and the Recreation Department will lead a hike from 9 a.m. to noon in Leominster State Forest. Meet at Paradise Pond Parking lot on Route 31 in Princeton. Carry water and a snack. Call (978) 537-3018 or (978) 534-7529. Ready...Set...Crop, a scrapbooking event, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Wachusett Village Inn, 9 Village Inn Road, Westminster. Cost is $20. For information, contact Kristin at readysetcrop@yahoo. com or (978) 877-0569. A Corned Beef Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. at the Fitchburg Lodge of Elks No. 847, located at 860 Ashby State Road. Cost is $10. Call (978) 342-9032. 17 MONDAY The Fitchburg Senior Center, 14 Wallace Ave., celebrates St. Patrick's Day at 11 a.m. beginning with the Irish Step Dancers, followed by a traditional corned beef dinner. Following dinner, Irish music provided by Frank Dionne. Tickets are $6. No tickets will be sold at the door. Call (978) 345- 9598. Franco Vets will host their 27th Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Feast at Franco American War Veterans Hall, 300 Water St., Leominster. Seatings are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person (take-out available). Call (978) 534-6409. Two Old Friends will perform a St. Patrick's Day Concert at 7 p.m. at The Great Hall of Memorial Hall, Townsned. Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins will delight the audience with music from Ireland, the mountains, and the sea. With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, octave mandolin, and heart-warming vocal harmonies, they tell a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain, bringing melodies and instruments; and they show how the old time country ballads of the Appalachians are rooted in these tunes. Call (978) 597-1714. 18 TUESDAY An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Leominster Lodge of Elks, 134 North Main St. For information, or to make an appointment, call (800) 448-3543. Appleseed Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals invites all administrative professionals to an Informational Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Slattery's Back Room Restaurant, 109 Lunenburg St., Fitchburg. Contact Phyllis Grammont at (978) 784-9202. 19 WEDNESDAY Fitchburg State College will host a workshop for education professionals featuring Dr. Robert Brooks, entitled "Working with Resistant Youth: Strategies for Fostering Motivation, Self-Discipline, and Resilience." The workshop, sponsored by the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education and the Center for Professional Studies, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Weston Auditorium, Fitchburg. Contact Terry Lavin at (978) 665-4792. Montachusett Coalition for Peace and Justice invites the community to a civil public assembly to demonstrate opposition to the war in Iraq from 5 to 7 p.m. at Upper Commons Park, Fitchburg. Co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace - Ron Kovic Chapter - Worcester. The local vigil will take place simultaneously to the major national march on Washington, D.C. For information, contact MontachusettCJP@aol.com. Ashby Grange #172 presents "A Tour of Ashby Farms" at 7 p.m. at the Ashby Grange Hall, on the common. Learn about all of the various agri-businesses in Ashby. Free admission. Call (978) 386-2323. The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District Parent Advisory Council (AWRSD-PAC) will offer a free presentation titled "Labeling & Diagnosis in Psychology, Neuropsychology and Special Education" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Overlook Middle School, 10 Oakmont Drive, Ashburnham. This seminar, presented by Joseph Moldover, Psy.D. and Jessica Benetti-McQuoid, Ph.D., from the Integrated Center for Child Development in Canton, focuses on helping parents to understand the terms that are used in clinical psychology, psychiatry, and special education. It will also address the benefits of an accurate diagnosis, as well as the potential stigma of a label. Open to the public. Contact PAC co-chairs, Kathy Barlow at (978) 827-6901 or Ann Berube at awrsd-pac@comcast.net. 20 THURSDAY Habitat for Humanity will meet at 7 p.m. at the Stevens Memorial Library, 118 Main St., Ashburnham. Discussion will be on the groundbreaking ceremony and getting volunteers for the actual build which should hopefully begin in April. An Easter musical, "Moment of Truth… A Journey of Faith," will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Church, Route 140, Winchendon. Call (978) 297-3125. |
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