The Bedford Town Calendar

“Shifting Gears” Drivers Workshop

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

“Shifting Gears” Workshop Presented by The MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles and The Friends of the Bedford Council on Aging (FBCOA) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023 – 10:30 am Are you a good driver?  Most of us believe that we are good drivers. But are we really still good and safe drivers?  Crash data indicates that 94% of crashes are caused by driver error and that nearly all the crashes that happen on our roadways are 100% preventable. Join us and learn how age-related changes affect driving, identify the most common collisions for older drivers, and review safe driving tips as

Free
Event Series Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Enjoy some local history this weekend at the Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford.  The Job Lane House will be open for tours on Sunday, from 2PM to 4PM.  This 300+ year old house, the oldest house in Bedford, will take visitors back to colonial times.  See the open hearth kitchen and peek into the borning room.  The parlor has rare Rufus Porter wall paintings.  Period furnishings add interest to all the rooms.  Our Student Museum Docent House Tour Guides will provide informative dialogue about the house and its history.  Walk through the barn after the house tour

$5 – $10

Trail walk – Concord Road / Massport areas – October 7th

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Please join the Bedford Trails Committee for a free trail walk in the woods! We plan to explore the Concord Road / Massport areas. Pace will be leisurely. Meet at Bedford Public Library at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 7th. We will carpool to the trailhead at 10:00 a.m. The Concord Road conservation areas and the municipal parcel at 350 Concord Road (purchased in 2010) comprise 84 acres of contiguous open space along the Reformatory Branch Trail between Concord Road and Hartwell Road, north of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) lands at L.G. Hanscom Field. In 2010 the Town entered

Free

Applying How Women Rise

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Are you a woman who has been leading for a while and wants to improve her leadership and get different results? Are you currently not feeling satisfied or getting stuck professionally? Perhaps, you are not making the progress you expect, or showing up the way that gets you the outcomes you want. Ironically, many of the professional skills that served us well early in our careers are not the same skills we need as we advance. Join us to learn how you can become a more confident leader, be part of an accountability community, and together, inspire your ownership of

$35

Building a Positive Parenting Practice (virtual program)

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Does parenting your toddler, preschooler, or elementary-age child feel more frustrating than fun? Struggle with setting boundaries, getting your child to listen, or just deciphering where their needs end and yours begin? We’ll help you understand why, and how to make parenting more effective and enjoyable. Join child development expert Dr. Sarah Davis and parenting thought leader Evie Granville, M.Ed., to build your positive parenting practice. Evie and Sarah make positive parenting accessible to everyone through their Parenting Personality Framework.  Between Zoom sessions, stay connected with Evie and Sarah, and other program participants, in a private social platform you can visit

$200

Boo! Lawn Sign Campaign – For Pediatric & Adolescent Care at Emerson Health

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

The BOO Campaign, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood “booing” to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/Boo for $20 each. You will be assigned a Concord sponsor location to pick up your signs. Our generous sponsors have made it possible for 100% of proceeds to benefit Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Emerson Health: ~Senkler, Pasley & Dowcett Real Estate ~Concord Animal Hospital ~Pediatric Dentistry of Concord and Marlboro ~Fritz & Gigi, The Children’s Shop

$20

Event Series Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Job Lane Farm Museum House Tours

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Enjoy some local history this weekend at the Job Lane Farm Museum, 295 North Road, Bedford.  The Job Lane House will be open for tours on Sunday, from 2PM to 4PM.  This 300+ year old house, the oldest house in Bedford, will take visitors back to colonial times.  See the open hearth kitchen and peek into the borning room.  The parlor has rare Rufus Porter wall paintings.  Period furnishings add interest to all the rooms.  Our Student Museum Docent House Tour Guides will provide informative dialogue about the house and its history.  Walk through the barn after the house tour

$5 – $10

Bedford Garden Club Bedford Day Activities

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

The Bedford Garden Club will be at Bedford Day at the Town Hall on Mudge Way, Bedford. Booths open at 10 until 2 pm.  We have fall mums, asters, fall-blooming perennials (such as sneezeweed and sedum); indoor plants grown by Club members; six hand-decorated pumpkins; Mason Jar flower arrangements, the Club’s note cards, some humorous, wooden garden signs (such as “I Wet My Plants” and “Weeds for Sale”).  This year will be the free “pot-a-plant” endeavor to teach Bedford children about the importance of gardening. The Raffle items are generous, Golf for 4 with carts at Bedford VA Hospital Golf

Free

Bedford Garden Club Yard Sale

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

The Bedford Garden Club is having a Yard Sale on September 23, 2023, which is Bedford Day from 9 to 3 pm.  It is at 12 School Ave.  which is the street behind the Fire Station.  The theme is “All Things Garden”.  Donated sale items are gardening equipment, books, vases, sports equipment, and children’s games. The Garden Club also has a booth at the Fair grounds (at the Town Hall) on Mudge Way from 10 am 2 pm.

Free

Purposeful Retirement

Town of Bedford, MA 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, United States

Retirement….while you may have a financial retirement plan, do you have a plan for how you will spend your time in retirement?  What will you do every day? Are you thinking of retiring or perhaps in the early stages of retirement? In retirement, time is our gift—how will you be purposeful about your gift of time? This course will define purposeful retirement and outline what you can do to be a happy, fulfilled retiree.  We will discuss our generation’s definition of retirement and some of the considerations or challenges we may face in retirement. We will talk about the steps

$30
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