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 7
Fundraisers
8:45 am: Step Up for Colleen 5k
Sports
4 pm: North Andover at AHS baseball
MONDAY, MAY 8
Government
3:30 pm: Andover School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee Executive Session
4 pm: Senator Finegold Teachers Meeting
Youth Services
3:30-5 pm: Music Mondays – Jam Session
Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Meet-Up Monday
3 pm: Teen Weekly Activity: Decorate a Ceramic Tile
4 pm: Friends of Memorial Hall Library Board Meeting
7 pm: English At Large Conversation Group
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: Fix-It Shop
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Virtual Events
7 pm: Immigration Policy Update and the Work Ahead
Sports
TBD: AHS softball at Chelmsford
4 pm: Dracut at AHS baseball
4:30 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ tennis
4:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Chelmsford
5 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ volleyball
TUESDAY, MAY 9
Government
5 pm: Commission on DEI
6 pm: GLTS District School Committee
6:30 pm: Preservation Commission
7 pm: Conservation Commission
For Kids
9:30 am: First Steps in Music free Music Class
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
11 am: Little Listeners
6:30 pm: Pajama Party
6:45 pm: Andover Home for Aged People
7 pm: Finding Unknown Close Family with DNA
At the Robb Center
9 am: Comfort Critters
10 am: Tech Help
1 pm: Mah Jong
1 pm: Social Bridge
1:30 pm: Stress Management
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
3:30 pm: AHS boys’ tennis at Phillips Academy
6 pm: AHS boys’ lacrosse at Lowell
6:30 pm: Lowell at AHS girls’ lacrosse
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
Government
4 pm: Library Board of Trustees
6:30 pm: Design Review Board
7 pm: BallardVale Historic District Commission
Youth Services
3:30-4:30 pm: Mini Painted Plant Pots (Pop Up)
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Toddler Tales
10:15 am: Wiggle Words
11 am: Little Listeners
5 pm: Legomania
7 pm: Nonfiction Book Group
At the Robb Center
9 am: Mobile Food Pantry
9:30 am: Morning Crafting
9:30 am: Parler/Discute
10:30 am: Write Stuff
12:30 pm: Knit Wits
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Virtual Events
12 pm: Explore The Adams National Historical Park
3 pm: Virtual Death Cafe
6 pm: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group- evening session
7 pm: Critique Group
7 pm: Teen Poetry Contest Reception and Reading
Sports
4 pm: Central Catholic at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: North Andover at AHS girls’ track
4 pm: AHS boys’ track at North Andover
4:30 pm: Lowell at AHS baseball
5 pm: Lowell at AHS boys’ volleyball
6 pm: AHS softball at Tewksbury
THURSDAY, MAY 11
Government
7:50 am: Andover High School Building Committee
6:30 pm: Zoning Board of Appeals
Performing Arts
7 pm: An Evening of 10-Minute Plays
Youth Services
3:30-6 pm: Community Service – One Wish Project
At Memorial Hall Library
9:30 am: Discover Your Past Genealogy Club
9: 30 am: Wiggle Words
10:15 am: Toddler Tales
3:30 pm: Dungeons and Dragons for Teens (MS group)
5 pm: Pokemon Club
7 pm: Writers Group
At the Robb Center
10 am: Scale Modeling
10 am: Open Art
10 am: Blood Pressure Clinic
Mothers Day Luncheon
1 pm: Duplicate Bridge
1:30 pm: Parkinson’s Support Group
2 pm: Ping-Pong
6:30 pm: McMurphy’s
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
4 pm: St. John’s at AHS boys’ tennis
FRIDAY, MAY 12
Government
9:30 am: Andover Public Schools Superintendent’s Office Hours
Performing Arts
7 pm: An Evening of 10-Minute Plays
Youth Services
3:30-4:30 pm: Chess Tournament (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
9:30 am: ESL Class
10 am: Photography Club
1 pm: 45’s
1 pm: Social Bridge
1 pm: Mend-It Shop
2 pm: Tai Chi Fan Dancing
(see the Robb Center newsletter for more info)
Sports
4 pm: Haverhill at AHS girls’ tennis
4 pm: Tewksbury at AHS boys’ tennis
4 pm: AHS boys’ and girls’ track at MSTCA Invitational
4:30 pm: AHS baseball at Lawrence
4:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS softball
6:30 pm: AHS girls’ lacrosse at Central Catholic
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ lacrosse
6:30 pm: Lawrence at AHS boys’ volleyball
SATURDAY, MAY 13
Community
8:30 am-12 pm: Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive for Lazarus House!
Charity Events
5pm: Merrimack Valley YMCA 2023 Legacy Gala
6 pm: Voices of Hope Dinner Cabaret
Arts/Performing Arts
10 am-4 pm: Andover Crafts In The Park
7 pm: An Evening of 10-Minute Plays
At Memorial Hall Library
10 am: Saturday Stories
2 pm: STEAM Lab
Sports
8 am: AHS boys’ and girls’ track Andover Booster Meet
SUNDAY, MAY 14
Happy Mother’s Day!
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