Al-Anon meeting Mondays: Weekly at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at 469 Main St., opposite St. John’s Church.
Celebrate Recovery: A 12-step program open to all seeking freedom from hurts, hang-ups and habits. The program meets Tuesdays, 7 p.m., New Testament Church, 500 Main St. For more information, call Mike M. at 978-249-3024.
Smoking Cessation: The group meets Mondays, 6 to 7 p.m. in the Athol Hospital dining room. Quitting is more successful with support. For more information, call 978-249-3511.
A Mohawk Area Emergency Dispensing Site Drill and Flu Clinic will take place at Mohawk Trail Regional School, 26 Ashfield Road on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. This flu clinic/EDS drill is coordinated by Local Board of Health members from Buckland, Shelburne, and Colrain and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments Cooperative Public Health Service with help from local Public Safety, Community Volunteers, the Franklin County Medical Reserve Corps and the Greenfield Community College Nursing Program. Injectable flu vaccine will be available to anyone ages six months and up. Bring insurance cards. For more information see www.frcog.org or contact regional public health nurse Lisa White at (413) 665-1400 ext. 114.
Community Clothes Closet: Clean and gently used clothing available to the community at the First Baptist Church’s schoolhouse building, next to the church, 83 Foundry Village Road, ongoing on Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Donations accepted. However, all items free.
Conway Historical Society, 50 Main St., will present a special event, “An Evening with Mary Todd Lincoln” on Sunday at 7 p.m. Kathy Kennedy Llamas of Greenfield will portray the wife of the 16th President of the United States in a one-woman show. The piece offers her reflection on her early life, her courtship with Abraham, the White House years, the deaths of three of her children and the assassination of her husband as she prepares for self-imposed exile towards the end of her life. Listen to her perspective of events and bear witness to her complex nature, as only she can tell it. The performance will be approximately 90 minutes, with a very brief intermission. Following the performance, there will be a meet and greet with Mary and a discussion for those who would like to remain. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Bement School, an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school for students in kindergarten through grade 9 will host two Open Houses this week and next. Today, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., parents interested in learning more about grades 1 to 9 at Bement are invited to campus for a Lower and Upper School Open House. Visiting parents will have the opportunity to tour the campus, observe classrooms, and engage in a panel discussion with current teachers and administrators. For families considering kindergarten at Bement, there will be a Kindergarten Open House on Tuesday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Parents will tour the campus, observe a kindergarten class, and join in a question and answer session with Lower School Head, Director of Admission, and current kindergarten teacher. Additional KOH days will be in January and February; dates are posted the website, bement.org. For more information to make a reservation, call the Bement admission office at 413.774.4209.
Children’s Story Hour at Slate Memorial Library, 360 Main Road, takes place Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Free orientation required to become a Valley Time Trade member will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Green Fields Market meeting room, 144 Main St. No registration required. Bring a laptop or tablet if you have one. See www.valleytimetrade.org for more information. Time Trading is an organized exchange system through which members earn hours (time credits) for time spent helping other members. One hour of service earns one hour of someone else’s time, no matter what the service. We are part of a movement across the country and across the world of hundreds of local timebanks.
Overeaters Anonymous: Meets Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. and Sundays, 10 a.m. both at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Conference Room A, and Monday, 5 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church Street. For more information, call Linda at 625-6488.
Cub Scouts Pack 3: Meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 43 Silver St. All boys in grades 1 to 5 are invited to come and join the fun and adventure of Cub Scouting. New members can join at anytime. For more information, call Mark Maloney at 773-8618 or John Passiglia at 773-3757.
Debtors Anonymous: Tuesday, 6 p.m., The RECOVER Project, 68 Federal St. This is a 12-step program designed to help transform one’s relationship with money. For additional information, call 773-5608.
NELCWIT Support Group: Monday Morning Around the Coffee Table, drop in from 10 to 11 a.m. for women who are or used to be in abusive relationships. Free and confidential. For more information, call 772-0871 or visit www.nelcwit.org.
Yoga For Life: In West Leyden: Tuesdays by appointment therapeutic, private/movement sessions. Thursdays, seasonal balancing class/workshop by appointment or workshop. Call Linda Romano for listing at 624-3334. First assessment free. Phone or in person.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: The group meets the third Tuesday of the month at Congregational Church at the common from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement. The group is affiliated with the Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH chapter. The group is open to all persons caring for an individual suffering from Alzheimer’s type dementia. For more information, contact Michael or Marjorie Paton at mmpaton@yahoo.com or call 498-5995 or www.alz.org.
Yoga Vistas, an ancient practice in a modern time, will hold Series 1,”Mindfulness” at The New Salem Public Library on Sunday. Join Darlene Reilly for this first in a series of discussions exploring culture, tradition, and society through the lens of mindfulness and the mind-body connection. Series date and topic TBA.
On Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saxtons River Distillery will present a program at Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main St. Liquors and liqueurs that combine the traditions of old-world Lithuania with the flavors of Vermont: maple liqueur, maple bourbon, maple rye, and snowdrop gin. Find out how it’s made, and have a taste. 498-2455.
Wheeler Memorial Library: Mother Goose on the Loose, Mondays, 10:30 a.m., at the library, 49 East Main St. For children birth preschool and families. Make music, learn rhymes, sing songs. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., Rise and Romp Storytime. Stories, finger plays, make a craft. 978-544-2495, ext. 103. No registration required.
Conversational French classes will be offered most Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, 7 Main St. Instructor is Tu-Vi Luong. Newcomers of intermediate or fluent French are welcome at any time. Free to members. Donations from others.
Sunderland Congregational Church will sponsor a Country Breakfast and Pie Sale Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m. at the church. Breakfast will include pancakes, maple syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries and beverage. One serving, $7 adults; all you can eat, $10 adults. Children $4.
Story Hour for Grown Ups: Virtually every library in the country holds a Story Hour for preschoolers and small children, sometimes accompanied by songs or arts and crafts. In Sunderland, Kelly Daniels Baker, Head of Youth Services at the Sunderland Public Library, has been running its Preschool Storytime for nearly two decades. But in truth, everyone loves stories. That’s the main idea behind The Sunderland Public Library’s new short story series, starting Tuesday at 6:30.
An Autumn Craft Fair will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Kazimierz Society, 197 Avenue A. Vendors include jewelry, crochet items, wire wrapping and more. Proceeds from a raffle will be donated to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter. For more information: simplycolorfuldesigns@gmail.com.
Basic Needs Program: The program, at Montague Catholic Social Ministries, is open Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, for resources and referrals. To leave a message or to make an appointment, call 863-4804, ext. 1002. To access Basic Needs, buzz 103 at the Moltenbrey entrance on Third Street.