100 Things To Do In Tewksbury This Week (August 19-25, 2024)

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

Monday, August 19, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Library’s Summer Outdoor Concert Series — A Tribute To Elvis Presley with Rick Anthony

The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) continues its summer outdoor concert series this Monday, August 19, 2024, from 6pm to 7:30pm, on its back lawn. Elvis tribute artist Rick Anthony will perform. Bring your own chair. No registration required. Free. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON MONDAY:

• Municipal Meeting: The Tewksbury Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7pm. 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.
• Recreation Event: Kids Cardio Drum Playing Class with YMCA (Free Trial), 6pm, at Tewksbury Recreation Center, Registration Required [Details]
• Recreation Event: Chess Clinic for K-5 with Chess Wizards, Monday-Friday, 9am-3:30pm, in Library’s Craft Room, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: LinkedIn Advice From A 35-Year Recruiter (for Adults), on ZOOM, 2pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: A Look Back At The Life & Career Of Jim Henson (for Adults), on ZOOM, 6:30pm, 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: Bereavement Support Group (10am) [Details]; 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]

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Free Community Dinner at Tewksbury Congregational Church

The Tewksbury Congregational Church (10 East Street) is holding its monthly Free Community Dinner (“Galilee Cafe”) on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 5:30pm to 7pm. The menu is typically posted to the church’s Facebook page the day of or the day before. Donations for the Tewksbury Community Pantry will be accepted. Email cafe@tewksburycc.org with any questions.

ALSO HAPPENING ON TUESDAY:

• Office Hours: State Rep. Tram Nguyen Virtual Office Hours, 5pm-6pm, Registration Required [Details]
• Municipal Meeting: The Tewksbury Board of Health meets at Town Hall at 6pm. 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: Armchair Travel To Shanghai, China (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, 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: Maine Destinations For Stephen King Fans (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]
• 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 The Little Liar by Mitch Albom. [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.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY:

• Library Event: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group (for Adults), 9:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Crafternoon (for Adults), 1:30pm [Details]
• Library Event: Other Worlds Fantasy Book Group (for Adults), 6:30pm [Details]
• Library Event: The Indigenous Old World — An Exploration of Pre-Colombian North America (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]
• Cafe Sicilia Italian Restaurant & Bar: Weekly Wednesday Date Night Deal (Buy One Entree, Get One 50% Off), 5pm-9pm [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Film Screening of Wonka, 8pm (dusk) [Details]
• Wamesit Lanes: Cribbage League, 7pm, $12 [Details]
• Tewksbury Congregational Church: Bible Study, Church Office, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]

Thursday, August 22, 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; Bittersweet Herb Farm; Black Sheep Craft Ice Cream; Blisspoint Meadery; BtzNPeace Farm; Farmer Palmer; Fudge n Stuff; F-Word Farm; Kona Ice; Liberty Hill Farm; Pleasant Valley Gardens; Purple Carrot Bread; 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: Red Cross Blood Drive At The Tewksbury Masonic Lodge

The American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive on Thursday, August 22, 2024, from 9am 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.

SPOTLIGHT: Backpack Giveaway At Atamian Honda

Atamian Honda (150 Main Street) is giving away backpacks filled with school supplies on Thursday, August 22, 2024, from 6am to 10am. If your family needs a little help with school shopping, or you know a family that does, stop by. While supplies last. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON THURSDAY:

• Library Event: War & Peace and Winslow Homer — The Civil War & Its Aftermath (for Adults), on ZOOM, 10:30am, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: Preschool Playgroup, 11am [Details]
• Library Event: Romance Author Danica Nava Discusses The Truth According To Ember (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 (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]
• 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 Hoe Down with Mechanical Bull & 101.7 The Bull, 7pm-11pm, Free [Details]
• TJ Callahan’s: Sea Glass Windows Class with the Art Lab, 7pm-9pm, $35-$75, Registration Required [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.

Friday, August 23, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Chaotic Wrestling at Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge

Chaotic Wrestling presents “Under Siege” on Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8pm (doors: 7:30pm) at the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge (777 South Street). Tickets cost $15-$25. [Details]

ALSO HAPPENING ON FRIDAY:

• Library Event: Tech Help (for Adults), 30-minute 1-on-1 sessions, Registration Required [Details]
• Library Event: A Celebration for Gail’s Retirement, 11am-12:30pm [Details]
• Senior Center Weekly Morning Activities: Walking Group (8:30am); Bone Builders (9:30am); Meditation (11am) [Details]
• Senior Center Special Event: Film Screening of Fast Charlie (10am) [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 Finding Dimes, 9pm-12am [Details]
• Brothers Sports Bar & Grille: Live Music from Ben Durand, 8pm [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 6:30pm-10pm, $5 [Details]
• Northeast Christian Church: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30pm-8pm [Details]

Saturday, August 24, 2024

SPOTLIGHT: Car Wash To Benefit Tewksbury DECA

The Tewksbury DECA Team is holding a Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 9am to 1pm, outside Town Hall (1009 Main St.).

SPOTLIGHT: Car Wash To Benefit Shawsheen Tech Cheerleaders 

The Shawsheen Tech Cheerleaders are holding their annual Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 10am to 3pm, at MVP Family Fun Center (2087 Main Street). $5 per vehicle.

ALSO HAPPENING ON SATURDAY:

• DEKA MILE hHosted by NDB Fitness (616 Main St.), 8am-noon, $40-$54 [Details]
• Public Health Museum: Tours, 10am-2pm, Registration Required, $10-$15 [Details]
• Batter Up: Weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, 3pm-6:30pm, $5 [Details]
• TJ Callahan’s: Live Music from MSF, 9pm-12am [Details]
• St. Williams Church: Saturday Service, 4pm [Details]

Sunday, August 25, 2024

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

Do you have an event you’d like highlighted next week (Monday, August 26, 2024 to Sunday, September 1, 2024)? Please email Robert Hayes at wilmingtonapple@gmail.com by Friday, August 23, 2024 at 11:59pm.