Below are TEN things (in no particular order) happening in Tewksbury on Thursday, May 28, 2026:
Bingo Club @ Tewksbury Library
The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) is holding a meeting of its Library Bingo Club at 10:30am. Enjoy a morning of bingo in this fun, low-stakes atmosphere. Winners will receive small prizes. All Bingo supplies will be provided. Light refreshments will be served. Learn more and register HERE.
Flower Arranging Workshop For 20s & 30s @ Tewksbury Library
The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) is holding a flower bouquet creation workshop for patrons in their 20’s and 30’s. Guests create two bouquets: one to keep and one to donate. Get creative with fresh flowers and share hope and happiness with others living in our community! Instruction and materials provided by The Power of Flowers Project. Light refreshments will be served. Learn more and register HERE.
Library Virtual Lecture: American Revolutionary Painters — John Singleton Copley
The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) is holding an art history webinar — “American Revolutionary Painters — John Singleton Copley” — at 2pm on ZOOM. As a portrait painter in Boston during the 1760s, John Singleton Copley took a bipartisan approach to politics, painting both patriots such as Paul Revere and loyalist such as British General Thomas Gage. However, Copley was forced to take sides when the tea was thrown from his father-in-law’s ship during the Boston Tea Party. Explore Copley’s portraits done in both America over twenty years and in England over the remaining forty years of his life. Led by art historian Martha Chiarchiaro, owner of Seeing History. Learn more and register HERE.
Library Virtual Lecture: The Peale Family — America’s First Artistic Dynasty
The Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street) is holding an art history webinar — “The Peale Family — America’s First Artistic Dynasty” — at 7pm on ZOOM. How did one family’s dedication to art, science, and education shape the cultural landscape of a young nation still defining its identity? Discover the remarkable legacy of the Peale family, whose artistic talents spanned generations and helped establish the foundation of American art in the early republic. Led by art historian Jane Oneail, founder of Culturally Curious. Learn more and register HERE.
Preschool Playgroup @ Tewksbury Library
Community Teamwork hosts a Preschool Playgroup every Thursday morning at 11am at the Tewksbury Public Library (300 Chandler Street). Kids can meet, play, and learn, while picking up some literacy skills. Free and open to all preschoolers.
Tewksbury Zoning Board Of Appeals Meeting
The Tewksbury Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 6:30pm in the Town Hall’s Main Hall. Read the agenda HERE. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will also be televised via Tewksbury Telemedia on Comcast (Channel 6) and Verizon (Channel 33), as well as streamed on the Town’s YouTube channel.
Public Health Museum Tours
The Public Health Museum, located on the grounds of the Tewksbury Hospital (365 East Steet), is open from 10am to 2pm. A hospital campus walking tour will take place at 10:30am. Tours of the museum are also scheduled for 10:30am and 12:30pm. Register for any of the tours HERE. The Museum is a non-profit educational and cultural museum, with a mission to strive to preserve records and artifacts from America’s public health history; educate the public about the achievements and contributions of public health; and inspire people to build upon the past and continue to advance the future of public health.
Karaoke with DJ Manny @ TJ Callahan’s Pub
TJ Callahan’s Pub (1475 Main Street) hosts Karaoke with DJ Manny every Thursday night from 8pm to midnight.
8 Fitness Classes @ Tewksbury Senior Center
The Tewksbury Senior Center (175 Chandler Street) is hosting 8 fitness/wellness classes today:
- Belly Dancing (9:30am)
- Wii Bowling League (9:30am)
- Piecemakers Quilters (10am)
- Body Works (10:25am)
- Fit For All (11:25am)
- Light Yoga for Seniors (12:30pm)
- Whist (12:30pm)
- Bone Builders (2pm)
- Chair Yoga (3:30pm)
- Cardio Drumming (4:30pm)
Most fitness/wellness class fees are paid either by the month OR by purchasing a punch card. Punch card cost is $35 and allows seniors to attend 10 classes of their choice. Cards can be purchased in the Senior Center’s Office. Seniors may drop in to try any of the fitness/wellness classes for FREE. Please note Bone Builders classes and the Cardio Drumming class are grant-funded with no cost to participants but do require registration to participate. Call the Senior Center at 978-640-4480 with any questions.
Read the Senior Center’s newsletter for more details. Call the Center at 978-640-4480 with any questions.
ALSO AT THE CENTER TODAY: The Men’s Group holds its monthly meeting at 9am.
TMHS Sports: Boys & Girls Track Teams In Action
The Tewksbury High Boys & Girls Track Teams will compete at 3:30pm at Bridgewater State University.
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