100 Things To Do In Tewksbury This Week (July 22, 2024-July 28, 2024)

TEWKSBURY, MA — Below is a list of 100 things to do in Tewksbury this week…

Monday, July 22, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Library’s Summer Outdoor Concert Series — Johnny Cash Tribute Band

The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) continues its summer outdoor concert series this Monday, July 22, 2024, from 6:30pm to 8pm, on its back lawn. The area’s premiere Johnny Cash tribute band, Counterfeit Cash, will perform the songs which “The Man In Black” made famous, including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Ring of Fire,” “Hurt,” “Big River,” and many more. Bring your own chair. No registration required. Free. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON MONDAY:

• Library Event: Tiny Tykes Story Time (for Babies), 11am, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Resin Bookmarks & Pins (for Teens), 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: 10 Essential Ways To Avoid Job Scams & Conduct A Productive Modern Search (for Adults), on ZOOM, 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Author Dean Jobb to discuss A Gentleman And A Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists Of A Jazz Age Rogue (for Adults), on ZOOM, 7pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Forever Fit (9am); Tap Dance (9:45am); Men’s Stretch & Strengthen (10:30am); Light Yoga (11am); Yarnaholics (11:30am) [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Afternoon Activities: Bone Builders (12:30pm); Bone Builders (2pm); Gentle Yoga (3:30pm) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Event: Cardio Drumming (4:30pm) [Details]
• All Sports Camp: The Greater Lowell YMCA is holding an All Sports Camp for Ages 7-13, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, this week at the Tewksbury Recreation Center (288 Livingston Street). The full 5-day camp costs $225, but families can also select 4, 3, 2 or 1 days. [Details]
• Free Tennis Lessons for Ages 10-17 from Friends of Tewksbury Tennis, Tewksbury High, 5pm-6pm, No Registration Required [Details]
• Free Tennis Lessons for Adults from Friends of Tewksbury Tennis, Tewksbury High, 6pm-7pm, No Registration Required [Details]
• Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club’s Summer Pistol League: 50-Foot Bullseye Competition, 6pm-8pm, $2-$3, No Registration Required, Open To Non-Members [Details]
• Mexica: Weekly $5 Burrito Monday Deal [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Monday Night Line Dancing, 7pm-9pm, Free [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Weekday Service (Monday-Friday), 9am [Details]
• Funeral Mass for Ann Elizabeth (McGunigle) Hancock, 10am, St. Williams Church (1351 Main St.), followed by burial at St. Mary Cemetery (90 River Rd.); No Wake Held [Obituary]
• Wake for William J. Martin, Jr., 4pm-8pm, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home (16 Lee St.) [Obituary]

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Library’s Summer Children’s Performer Series — Alex The Jester

The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) continues its summer children’s performer series on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, from 3pm to 4pm, in its Meeting Room. Alex The Jester will mesmerize children and parents alike with his mix of mime, juggling and comedy, as he transports us all back to Medieval times, when jestering was a way of life. Sponsored by the Tewksbury Cultural Council. No registration required. Free. [Details]

SPOTLIGHT: Red Cross Blood Drive At The Tewksbury Masonic Lodge

The American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, from 1:30pm to 7pm, at the Tewksbury Masonic Lodge (70 Victor Drive). Schedule an appointment online HERE or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS. Learn more about the donation process HERE.

ALSO HAPPENING ON TUESDAY:

• Select Board Meeting: The Tewksbury Select Board meets at 6pm in the Town Hall’s Main Hall. Read the agenda HERE. Attend the meeting or watch live on Comcast (Ch. 99), Verizon (Ch. 33), or the Town’s YouTube channel.
• Library Event: Sprouts Story Time (for Toddlers), 11am, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Barks & Books (for Grades K-5), 4:30pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Letterboxing (for Teens), 5:30pm, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Armchair Travel To China (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: A Visit with the Addison Gallery of American Art (for Adults), on ZOOM, 3pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Author Rachelle Bergstein will discuss her new book, The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us (for Adults), on ZOOM, 7pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Tai Chi (8:30am); Healthy Living Weight Loss Support (8:45am); Wood Carving (9:30am); Blood Pressure Checks (10am); Piecemakers Quilters (11am) [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Afternoon Activities: Bingo (12:45pm); Independent Painting (1pm); Fit For All (4:30pm) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Event: Caregivers Peer Support Group (10am), Mobile Market Bag Pickup (10am-noon) [Details]
• Weekly Veterans Coffee Social with the Tewksbury Veteran’s Services Office, in Library/Media Room at Senior Center, 10am [Details]
• Weekly BINGO! at Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge, Doors open at 4pm, Sales begin at 5:45pm, Game begins at 6:45pm, Call 978-657-6333 with Questions [Details]
• The Shelf Care Community Book Club is holding its monthly meeting at 6:30pm at the Dunkin’ across from Market Basket (1973 Main St.). The group is discussing Go As A River by Shelly Read. [Details]
• 495th RC Squadron (a Tewksbury-based Radio Control Flying Club) races cars from 5pm to dusk at Ogonowski Model Flying Field (200 Pinnacle St.). [Details]
• Paint Your Pet Class at The Barkery, 6:30pm, $55 [Details]
• 3 Amigos Bar & Grill: Weekly $10.95 Taco Tuesday Deal [Details]
• Northeast Christian Church: Tuesday Prayer, 6:30pm [Details]

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

NO SPOTLIGHT EVENT

ALSO HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY:

• School Committee Meeting: The Tewksbury School Committee meets in the High School’s Large Group Instruction Room. The Committee is holding a workshop from 5pm to 5:30pm and an Executive Session from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The regular meeting begins at 6:30pm. Read the agenda HERE. Attend the meeting or watch live on Comcast (Ch. 22), Verizon (Ch. 34), or the Town’s YouTube channel.
• Economic Development Committee Meeting: The Tewksbury Economic Development Committee meets at 6pm in the Town Hall’s first-floor Meeting Room. Read the agenda HERE. The meeting is open to the public.
• Library Event: Summer Craft (for Kids), 3pm, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Barks & Books (for Grades K-5), 4:45pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Make Your Own Dragon Eggs (for Teens), 3:30pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Film Screening of Civil War (for Adults), 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Finding Atlantic Puffins with the Mass Audubon (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Author Erin E. Adams will discuss her new thriller, Jackal (for Adults), on ZOOM, 7pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Bone Builders (8:15am); Blood Pressure Checks (9am); Quilting (9am); Men’s Stretch & Strengthen (9:30am); Country Line Dancing (11:30am); Reiki (11:30am) [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Afternoon Activities: Cribbage (12:30pm); Mah Jong (12:30pm); Bone Builders (12:30pm); Chair Yoga (2pm); Shuffleboard (3:30pm) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Events: Technology Class (10am); Brains & Balance Class (11am); Meditation (3:30pm) [Details]
• The Tewksbury Lions Club generally meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm at TJ Callahan’s Pub (1475 Main St.).
• Creative Expressions: Flowers Galore Card Making Workshop, 11:30am, $20 [Details]
• Cafe Sicilia Italian Restaurant & Bar: Weekly Wednesday Date Night Deal (Buy One Entree, Get One 50% Off), 5pm-9pm [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Cribbage League, 7pm, $12 [Details]
• Main Street Sports Grille: Paint Party, 7pm-9pm, $35 [Details]
• Tewksbury Congregational Church: Bible Study, Church Office, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]

Thursday, July 25, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Tewksbury Community Market @ Livingston St. Park

The Tewksbury Community Market takes place on Thursdays, from 4pm to 7pm, from June 6, 2024 from September 26, 2024, in the parking lot behind the Tewksbury Recreation Center at Livingston St. Park (288 Livingston Street). The market boasts 70 vendors overall, with 30-35 vendors present on any given week. Among this week’s featured vendors are: Birds Nest Italian Street Food Truck; Bittersweet Herb Farm; Black Sheep Craft Ice Cream; Blisspoint Meadery; BtzNPeace Farm; The Cozy Crumb; Farmer Palmer; Fudge n Stuff; Kiss The Cook; Kona Ice; Liberty Hill Farm; Pleasant Valley Gardens; Polish Prince Pierogi; Purple Carrot Bread; Sophie’s Apples; The Stand “Shaken Not Stirred”; Tewksbury Honey; Tewksbury Public Library Community Garden; Thwaites Market; and Whoopie Wagon. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON THURSDAY:

• Zoning Board Of Appeals Meeting: The Tewksbury Board of Appeals meets at 6:30pm in the Town Hall’s Main Hall. Read the agenda HERE. Attend the meeting or watch live on Comcast (Ch. 6), Verizon (Ch. 33), or the Town’s YouTube channel.
• Library Event: Preschool Playgroup (for Kids), 11am, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Exploration Station (for Ages 2-4), 3pm, No Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Crochet with Diana (for Teens), 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Parisian Cafes and Impressionist Painting (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Defining America — Illustrators And The Saturday Evening Post (for Adults), on ZOOM, 7pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Wii Bowling League (9:30am); Piecemakers Quilters (10am); Body Works (10:25am); Fit For All (11:15am) [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Afternoon Activities: Light Yoga For Seniors (12:30pm); Whist (12:30pm); Bone Builders (2pm); Chair Yoga (3:30pm) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Events: Men’s Group Meeting (9am) [Details], Cardio Drumming (4:30pm) [Details]
• The Tewksbury Rotary Club generally meets on Thursdays at 12:15pm at TJ Callahan’s Pub (1475 Main St.).
• Free Meditation Class inside the Tewksbury State Hospital Chapel (365 East St.), 4pm [Details]
• LGBTQIA+ Adult Peer Support Group Monthly Meeting, Tewksbury Town Hall, 7pm [Details]
• Public Health Museum Tours (365 East St.), 10am-2pm, Registration Required, $10-$15 [Details]
• 495th RC Squadron (a Tewksbury-based Radio Control Flying Club) provides training to new pilots from 5pm to dusk at Ogonowski Model Flying Field (200 Pinnacle St.). [Details]
• Creative Expressions: Summer String Art Workshop, 6:30pm, $40 [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Ladies Night, 7pm-11pm, Free [Details]
• Main Street Sports Grille: Musical Bingo, 7pm-10pm, Free [Details]

Friday, July 26, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Wilmington-Tewksbury Chamber of Commerce Open House For Local Businesses On Town Common

The Wilmington-Tewksbury Chamber of Commerce is holding an Open House for Tewksbury Businesses on Friday, July 26, 2024, from 1pm to 3pm, on the Tewksbury Town Common, outside the Town Hall (1009 Main Street). Business owners are invited to lunch on the Common to learn more about what the Chamber can do for their businesses. Chamber leaders and current chamber members, local bank sponsors, the Town’s Community & Economic Development Planner, and a U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) representative will be on hand. Register HERE to receive a voucher for a complementary lunch from the What The Fork Catering. Free. [Details]

SPOTLIGHT: Library’s Family Fun Friday Series — Tie Dye Party

The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) continues its Family Fun Friday series this Friday, July 26, 2024, from 11am to noon, on its back lawn. The Library will hold its Annual Tie Dye Party — the library will provide the dye, rubber bands, gloves, know-how, and groovy tunes. Attendees are asked to bring their own white shirt, chairs/blankets, and artistic spirit. No registration required. Free. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON FRIDAY:

• Library Event: 1-on-1 Tech Help (for Adults), 30-minute sessions, 10:15am to 1:45pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Gregg Jones will discuss his new book, Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II (for Adults), on ZOOM, 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Walking Group (8:30am); Bone Builders (9:30am); Meditation (11am) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Event: Film Screening of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (10am) [Details]
• Weekly Car Show: Members of the former Merrimack Valley Car Club organize an Antique Car Show on Friday nights, from 4pm to dark, in the Ocean State Job Lot/Papa Gino’s plaza parking lot (553 Main St.).
• Weekly BINGO! at St. Williams Church, Game begins at 6:45pm, Call 978-640-0859 with Questions, $15-20 [Details]
• Creative Expressions: DIY Wood Trays & Lazy Susans Workshop, 6:30pm, $75 [Details]
• Brothers Sports Bar & Grille: Live Music from Cory Malm, 8pm, Free [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Karaoke Night, 9pm-11pm, Free [Details]
• TJ Callahan’s Pub: Live Music from Pick 6, 9pm, Free [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 6:30pm-10pm, $5 [Details]
• Youth Sports: Tewksbury Girls Softball is hosting the 35th Annual EOY Benefiting ALS Invitational Tournament (16 & under). 10 teams will be competing Friday, July 26, 2024 through Sunday, July 28, 2024 at the TGSL Field of Dreams Complex on Livingston Street.
• Northeast Christian Church: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]

Saturday, July 27, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: AC/DC Cover Band, Musicians & Comics To Perform At ‘Geoffstock’ At Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge

17 acts will take the stage as part of ‘Geoffstock‘ (“a gathering of family & friends to appreciate music, art & comedy”) on Saturday, June 27, 2024, from 4pm to 11pm, at the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge (777 South Street). Doors open at 3pm. AC/DC Cover Band High Voltage headlines the event with a performance from 9:30pm to 11pm. A full schedule of artists can be found HERE. Tickets cost $20. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON SATURDAY:

• Public Health Museum Tours (365 East St.), 10am-2pm, Registration Required, $10-$15 [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Cornhole Tournament To Benefit The Good Project, 5pm-8pm, $35-$70 [Details]
• TJ Callahan’s Pub: Live Music from Night Owls, 9pm, Free [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 3pm-6:30pm, $5 [Details]
• Sew-Together Quilt Shop: 12-Hour Sew, 10am to 10pm, $65 [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Saturday Service, 4pm [Details]

Sunday, July 28, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Tewksbury Tea Party At Action Games Paintball To Benefit The Wounded Warrior Project

Action Games Paintball (1079 South Street) presents “Tewksbury Tea Party: An American Revolution Paintball Scenario” on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Travel back to colonial times of the American Revolution. Join the Blue Continental Army and Defy the Empire, or Fight with the Red British Empire to Crush the Rebellion! Switch between offense and defense over 3 rounds and do it all for Charity! A portion of proceeds from admission and paint sales and 100% of raffle ticket proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Tickets starts as low as $40, with additional extras and upgrades available. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON SUNDAY:

• Northeast Christian Church: Sunday Service, 10:30am [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Sunday Services, 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 5pm [Details]
• Tewksbury Congregational Church: Traditional Service, 9am; Praise Service, 11am [Details]
• Tewksbury Methodist Church: Sunday Worship, 9am

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