100 Things To Do In Tewksbury This Week (August 12-18, 2024)

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

Monday, August 12, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Library’s Summer Outdoor Concert Series — A Tribute To Jimmy Buffett with The Island Castaways Band

The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) continues its summer outdoor concert series this Monday, August 12, 2024, from 6pm to 7:30pm, on its back lawn. Originally formed in 2008 as a Jimmy Buffett tribute, The Island Castaways Band have evolved into one of New England’s most popular Trop Rock bands. Their live show features a balanced mix of originals and classics, all with their own tropical touch of fun – bringing summer to you, regardless of where you are or the time of year. The band promises a heavy dose of Jimmy Buffett for its Tewksbury concert. Bring your own chair. No registration required. Free. [Details]

SPOTLIGHT: Bubbles’ Big Carnival Bash at The Learning Experience Tewksbury

The Learning Experience (1593 Andover Street) is holding a carnival in its parking lot on Monday, August 12, 2024, from 4pm to 6pm. The event includes face painting, slush, cotton candy, crafts, games, a photo booth, and a DJ. Donations will be accepted for Make A Wish. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON MONDAY:

• Tewksbury Community Pantry: Food Distribution, 7pm-8pm, Application Required [Details]
• Library Event: Job Search Triage (for Adults), on ZOOM, 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Author Lisa Childs will discuss her new book, The House by the Cemetery (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 Events: Cardio Drumming (4:30pm) [Details]
• Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club’s Summer Pistol League: 50-Foot Bullseye Competition, 6pm-8pm, $2-$3, Open To Non-Members [Details]
• Mexica Burrito Grill: Weekly $5 Burrito Monday Deal [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Weekday Service (Monday-Friday), 9am [Details]
• Wake & Funeral: Wake & Funeral for Richard Patterson, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, Wake: 9am-11am, Funeral: 11am [Obituary]
• Funeral: Funeral Service for Carmine J. Sacco, Tewksbury Funeral Home, 11am [Obituary]
• Wake: Wake for Jacquelyn Walsh, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 4pm-8pm [Obituary]

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

HAPPENING ON TUESDAY:

• Library Event: Armchair Travel To Corsica (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: How To Improve Your Recycling Efforts (for Adults), on ZOOM, 2pm-3pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Events: Barks & Books with Misty (for Grades K to Grade 5), 4:30pm-5:30pm (15-min. appointments), Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Walking Tour of Tewksbury Hospital Campus (for Adults), 6pm-7:15pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Adult Craft Night, 7pm-8pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Book Recommendations with Bookstagrammer Jody Blanchette (for Adults), on ZOOM, 7pm-7:30pm, 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 Events: Caregivers Peer Support Group (10am) [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]
• 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]
• 3 Amigos Bar & Grill: Weekly $10.95 Taco Tuesday Deal [Details]
• Northeast Christian Church: Tuesday Prayer, 6:30pm [Details]
• Tennis Lessons For Girls: The Tewksbury High School Girls Tennis Team is holding tennis lessons for Girls (8-14) at the TMHS Courts from 5pm to 6pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays in August. $5. Email giannamdorion[at]yahoo.com and eglaperriere@gmail.com with questions.
• Funeral: Funeral for Jacquelyn Walsh, St. Williams Church, 10am [Obituary]
• Wake: Wake for John Wade, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 4pm-8pm [Obituary]

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY:

• Municipal Meeting: The Tewksbury School Committee meets in the High School’s Large Instruction Room. The Committee is holding a workshop beginning at 2pm. The Committee is then holding a regular meeting beginning at 5:30pm. The first hour of the meeting (5:30pm to 6:30pm) will be held in Executive Session (closed to the public). The public portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Read the agenda HERE. The meeting will televised on Comcast (Ch. 22) and Verizon (Ch. 34) and streamed on the Town’s YouTube channel. The meeting is open to the public.
• Municipal Meeting: The Tewksbury Conservation Commission meets at 6:30pm in the Town Hall Auditorium. Read the agenda HERE. The meeting will televised on Comcast (Ch. 6) and Verizon (Ch. 33) and streamed on the Town’s YouTube channel. The meeting is open to the public.
• Library Event: Film Screening of If (for Adults), 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Bald Eagles On The Rise with the Mass Audubon (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, [Details]
• Library Event: Poetry Circle (for Adults), 1:30pm, on ZOOM, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Violin and Guitar Masterclass for Kids, 4pm [Details]
• Library Event: The History of Fleetwood Mac (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 Shawsheen River Watershed Association is holding its monthly meeting at 6:30pm at the Tewksbury Senior Center. [Details]
• The Tewksbury Lions Club generally meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm at TJ Callahan’s Pub (1475 Main St.).
• Cafe Sicilia Italian Restaurant & Bar: Weekly Wednesday Date Night Deal (Buy One Entree, Get One 50% Off), 5pm-9pm [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Tynado Toss Cornhole Tournament to Benefit Epilepsy Foundation New England, 5pm-9pm [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Cribbage League, 7pm, $12 [Details]
• Tewksbury Congregational Church: Bible Study, Church Office, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]
• Funeral: Funeral for John Wade, St. William’s Church, 10:30am [Obituary]
• Wake: Wake for Joseph Bowden, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 4pm-8pm [Obituary]

Thursday, August 15, 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: Aaronap Cellars; Atrevete A Probar Food Truck; Bittersweet Herb Farm; Black Sheep Craft Ice Cream; BtzNPeace Farm; The Cozy Crumb; Eggroll Café Food Truck; Farmer Palmer; Fudge n Stuff; F-Word Farm; Kona Ice; KRM Chocolates; Liberty Hill Farm; Olive World; Pleasant Valley Gardens; Purple Carrot Bread; Seafood Express; Sophie’s Apples; The Stand “Shaken Not Stirred”; Tewksbury Honey; Tewksbury Public Library Community Garden; What The Fork Food Truck; and The Whoopie Wagon. [Details]

SPOTLIGHT: Friends of Tewksbury Library Fundraiser at Papa Gino’s

The Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library organization is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 11am to 9am, at both Papa Gino locations in town (553 Main Street & 1900 Main Street). Mention the fundraiser when placing your order at 20% of all qualified sales will be donated to the Friends of the Library. If ordering online, enter “Code 19” at the payment screen and click “redeem.” [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON THURSDAY:

• Library Event: Summer Adventures — Art Colonies In New England (for Adults), on ZOOM, 11am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Preschool Playgroup, 11am [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: MS Group Support (10am) [Details], Cardio Drumming (4:30pm) [Details]
• LGBTQIA+ Youth Support Group, 7pm, Tewksbury Town Hall, 7pm [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]
• Public Health Museum: Tours, 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]
• Wamesit Lanes: Ladies Night, 7pm-11pm, Free [Details]
• Main Street Sports Grille: Musical Bingo, 7pm-10pm, Free [Details]
• Tennis Lessons For Girls: The Tewksbury High School Girls Tennis Team is holding tennis lessons for Girls (8-14) at the TMHS Courts from 5pm to 6pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays in August. $5. Email giannamdorion[at]yahoo.com and eglaperriere@gmail.com with questions.
• Funeral: Funeral for Joseph Bowden, Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 11am [Obituary]

Friday, August 16, 2024

HAPPENING ON FRIDAY:

• Library Event: Mindfulness & Meditation Class with Lauren Masse (for Adults), on ZOOM, noon, Registration Required [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Walking Group (8:30am); Bone Builders (9:30am); Meditation (11am) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Event: Light, Right Center Game (11:45am) [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Dueling Pianos, 8pm-10pm, Free, Register HERE. [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]
• TJ Callahan’s: Live Music from Code Switch, 9pm-12:30am [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 6:30pm-10pm, $5 [Details]
• Northeast Christian Church: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]

Saturday, August 17, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Tewksbury Veterans BBQ

The Tewksbury Veterans Services Department is holding a BBQ for Tewksbury veterans on Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 11am to 2pm, at the Tewksbury Senior Center (175 Chandler Street). Free. Registration is required by calling 978-640-4485.

ALSO HAPPENING ON SATURDAY:

• Tewksbury Community Pantry: Food Distribution, 10am-11am, Application Required [Details]
• Public Health Museum: Tours, 10am-2pm, Registration Required, $10-$15 [Details]
• 495th RC Squadron (a Tewksbury-based Radio Control Flying Club) is holding a Multi-Club Fun Day and BBQ (time TBA) at Ogonowski Model Flying Field (200 Pinnacle St.). [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 3pm-6:30pm, $5 [Details]
• TJ Callahan’s: Live Music from A Little Twisted, 9pm-12am [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Saturday Service, 4pm [Details]

Sunday, August 18, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Cone With A Cop at Meadowlands Ice Cream

The Tewksbury Police Department is holding a Cone With A Cop event on Sunday, August 18, 2024, from noon to 2pm, at Meadowlands Ice Cream (328 North Billerica Road). To be eligible for a free ice cream scoop voucher, participants must be 12 years old or younger, and say “Hello”, or chat with a officer. Cruisers, ATVs, and motorcycles will be available for the children to ask questions and learn about. [Details]

SPOTLIGHT: Red Cross Blood Drive At The Tewksbury Masonic Lodge

The American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive on Sunday, August 18, 2024, from 8:30am to 2pm, 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 SUNDAY:

• The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department of Massachusetts Auxiliary Post 8164 holds its monthly meeting at 2pm at the Tewksbury Police Station (918 Main St.). [Details]
• 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

Do you have an event you’d like highlighted next week (Monday, August 19, 2024 to Sunday, August 25, 2024)? Please email Robert Hayes at wilmingtonapple@gmail.com by Friday, August 9, 2024 at 11:59pm.