Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, events and activities happening in Andover. Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.
Andover’s spring curbside leaf collection begins April 24th and continues through June 3. Yard waste bags or open barrels can be set out with trash and recycling on your scheduled pickup day (more info).
SUNDAY, MAY 14
Happy Mother’s Day!
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MONDAY, MAY 15
Government
6 pm: Board of Health
7 pm: Finance Committee
7 pm: Select Board
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Music Mondays – Jam Session
Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
10:30 am: Morning Book Discussion Group
3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Guerilla Positivity
5 pm: Create & Chill
6 pm: Fiber Arts Club
7 pm: Jedi Mind Tricks to Fight Anxiety
At the Robb Center
9 am: Ask The Lawyer
9 am: Sunrise Singers
9 am: Quilting Group
10 am: Nonfiction Book Group
1 pm: Matinee
1 pm: Ping-Pong
1 pm: Caregiver
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Virtual Events
5 pm: In the Newsroom with NBC10Boston/NECN’s Susan Tran
7 pm: Discover India: Beyond Chicken Tikka
Sports
4 pm: Boston Latin at AHS girls’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS baseball at Central Catholic
4:30 pm: North Andover at AHS softball
5 pm: Billerica at AHS boys’ volleyball
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
TUESDAY, MAY 16
Government
8:30 am: Preservation Commission Site visit
4 pm: Andover School Committee Executive Session
7 pm: Conservation Commission
For Kids
9:30 am: First Steps in Music free Music Class
Community
3:30 pm: Community Service – Giving Garden
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
5:45 pm: Make-It Take-It
At the Robb Center
8:30 am: Men’s Breakfast
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
1:30 pm: Estate Planning
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
4:30 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at Lawrence
4:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS boys’ tennis
6:30 pm: North Andover at AHS boys’ lacrosse
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Government
9 am: MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board: Planning/Career Center Committe
1 pm: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission: Public Hearings
6 pm: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission: Public Hearings
Arts
2 pm: Photojournalism: Then and Now
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Blank Space Creative Writing (Pop Up)
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners
1 pm: Computer Users- Tech Help Drop In
4:30 pm: Video Game Club
7 pm: Cribbage Club
At the Robb Center
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
1 pm: Healthy Eating
1:30 pm: YMCA
2 pm: Bereavement Support Group
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Virtual Events
9:30 am: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- morning session
12 pm: Explore Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Sports
4 pm: Notre Dame at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ track vs. Multiple Schools (Lawrence)
5 pm: Chelmsford at AHS boys’ volleyball
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
THURSDAY, MAY 18
Government
9 am: NEMMC District Board of Commissioners
11 am: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Community Service – One Wish Project
At Memorial Hall Library
9: 30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
5 pm: Pokemon Club
7 pm: New England Native Flora on Zoom
At the Robb Center
9 am: WOAG
10 am: DMC
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
2 pm: Ping-Pong
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
4 pm: Haverhill at AHS softball
4 pm: AHS girls’ tennis at North Reading
4:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at North Andover
6:30 pm: Billerica at AHS girls’ lacrosse
6:30 pm: AHS boys’ lacrosse at Billerica
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
FRIDAY, MAY 19
At Memorial Hall Library
10:30 am: Music with Peter Sheridan
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens and Tweens
Youth Services
3:30 pm: Home Run Derby (Pop Up)
At Memorial Hall Library
10:15 am: Movers & Shakers
3 pm: Super Smash Bros. for Teens and Tweens
At the Robb Center
8:30 am: French Group
10 am: ACCC
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
3:45 pm: Lowell at AHS boys’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS boys’ baseball at North Andover
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
SATURDAY, MAY 20
Armed Forces Day
Charity Events
9 a-12 pm: AHS band bottle drive at West Middle School
Outdoors
11 am: Guided Cemetery History Walk
At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Saturday Stories
2 pm: Saturday Science
Sports
10 am: TBA at AHS boys’ and girls’ track
11 am: Newton North at AHS boys baseball
11:30 am: AHS girls’ lacrosse at North Andover
7:15 pm: AHS softball at Triton Regional
(see AHS Athletic for schedule changes, locations and more info)
SUNDAY, MAY 21
Events
9 –11:30 am: COMMUNITY FIELD DAY at Temple Emanuel
12-2 pm: Military Appreciation Day at Oak and Iron Brewery
At Memorial Hall Library
1 pm: Board Games Club
Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.
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