The Citizen Digest contains links to stories about Current Events taking place within the next ten days and Community Announcements you may need. There is also a list of Coming Attractions for which you may wish to save the date.
Links to Current Events through Wednesday, December 19
Wednesday, December 05
Thursday, December 06
- Community Table Dinner
- Snow Village is still open at Chip-In Farm!
- Luminary sale to benefit the Bedford Minuteman Company’s scholarship fund
- Harvard Pottery Sale, with work by Carol Rissman and Pao-Fei Yang of Bedford
- Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night presented by the MCC theatre department in Lowell
Friday, December 07
Saturday, December 08
- First night of Hanukkah
Sunday, December 09
- Community-Wide Chanukkah Party/Chanukkiah Contest/Mitzvah Mall at Temple Shalom Emeth
- Simhat Tot celebration at Temple Emunah
- Bedford Chamber of Commerce Holiday House Tour
- Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night presented by the MCC theatre department in Lowell
Monday, December 10
- Emerson Hospital Cookies by the Pound Sale
- Bedford Family Connection Boot Drive ends today
- Holiday tree lighting on Bedford Common
Tuesday, December 11
Thursday, December 13
- Bedford Education Foundation Book Fair & Kids for Kids performance
- Public meeting of the Ad hoc Sign Bylaw Review Committee
Friday, December 14
- Community Hanukkah Family Worship Service at Temple Shalom Emeth
- The Messiah – Masterworks Chorale’s 51st annual community sing
Saturday, December 15
- Hanukkah-Havdallah Community Celebration at Temple Emunah
- Bedford Santa Gift-drop on Saturday, December 15
- The Messiah – Masterworks Chorale’s 51st annual community sing
Wednesday, December 19
Community Announcements
- MCC’s Weekend College: Earn a Business Degree in 17 Months
- December events at the Council on Aging
- MCC earns three awards at NCMPR Regional Conference
- Job Opening: Religious Education Program – Administrative Assistant
- Bedford Family Connection Boot Drive thru December 10
- Luminary sale to benefit the Bedford Minuteman Company’s scholarship fund
- Sign up for Wizards Select Lacrosse at the Edge
- Bedford Schools’ PE/Health Department survey
- Now available: the newest version of Bedford’s Police Department smartphone app
- Can you use some help with your home heating bills?
- Volunteer opportunities to serve on town boards and committees
- Holiday vacation camp at The Edge
- Alcohol compliance checks to begin
- Openings on Capital Expenditures Committee and other town boards
- Town Hall rentals
- Seeking adult transport volunteers at Emerson Hospital
Coming Attractions
- Pumpernickel Puppets at the library on Thursday, December 27
- Final TED Talk, My (subversive) garden Plot on Sunday, January 6
- Library reception for retiring children’s librarian Sharon McDonald on Tuesday, January 8
- Town Caucus on Tuesday, January 8
- Thursday night movies resume at the library on Thursday, January 10
- Last day to obtain papers for Town election: Wednesday, January 16
- Last day to return papers for Town election: Friday, January 18
- Winter lecture series by Professor Dan Breen: Supreme Court Decisions at the Bedford Library begins on Sunday, January 20
- Library story times resume during the week of January 22
- Last day to object or withdraw from Town election ballot: Monday, February 4
- Last day to register to vote in the 2013 Town election: Friday, February 15
- Town election: Saturday, March 9
- Annual Town Meeting: Monday, March 25
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