Bellingham
The Easter Bunny is busy preparing for the big day on April 4, so the Bellingham Women of Today will be helping him send personal letters to anyone on your list. The cost is $2 for each letter or three for $5. Send the name and address of a recipient along with your name, phone number and any information you would like added to the letter with check made out to BWOT to BWOT, PO Box 405, Bellingham, Massachusetts 02019 before March 17. Contact us at BWOTevents@hotmail.com and visit us on Facebook.
Pawtucket
Children ages 1-8 years old and their adult caregivers are invited to the Pawtucket Library on Friday, April 2 or Saturday, April 3 to find Easter eggs filled with candy. Be sure to bring your own basket to fill. For more information and to register, please call (401) 725-3714 x209. Each day has two time slots to choose from: 9:30-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m.
April 3
Join Revive the Roots at Mowry Commons for a peaceful guided hike through our farm and trails. All ages welcome! Wear proper hiking footwear and bug spray/sunblock, and bring water. This event is limited to 15 people and masks are mandatory. All participants must register on Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/.../guided-hiking-tour-tickets.
April 5
Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Pawtucket City Council have announced that yard waste collection and street sweeping will begin the week of Monday, April 5, 2021. Residents are asked to place leaf bags out on their normal trash pickup day. Leaves and yard waste must be placed in brown yard waste bags that are available at local hardware stores, or be put in a barrel (33 gallons or less) clearly labeled yard waste in order to be collected. Plastic bags are not allowed to be used for leaves or yard waste.
April 10
The F.I.T. Challenge obstacle course race will take place from 7 a.m. to noon at Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland. Visit www.fitchallenge.org for more information.
A Heritage Hike through North Smithfield’s Harkness Conservation area will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Enjoy a woodland hike along old roads, trails and paths in the Harkness Conservation Area to view the scenic Blackstone and Branch River valleys as well as historic stone features. This is a rigorous two-hour walk. Not recommended for children. Meet at the Forestdale Schoolhouse, 190 School St. Comfortable hiking shoes and a bottle of water are suggested.
April 11
The St. Joseph’s Veterans Association is holding a Spring Craft Fair fundraiser on April 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 99 Louise St., Woonsocket. The fair is an indoor/outdoor event with games, raffles and shopping with lots of local business vendors.
St. Grace Note Farm in Pascoag will host Colombian tenor David Rivera Bozon and pianist Leona Cheung, both artists in residence with Music at the Farm, in concert on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. They will perform arias by Mozart, Flotow, Catan, Bizet, Verdi & Puccini, Neapolitan songs by Eduardo Di Capua and Broadway songs by Bernstein, Forrest, and Appell. These concerts are presented by Grace Note Farm and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council. Complying with covid restrictions the audiences are small, spaced 6 feet apart. and asked to wear masks. Tickets are $40 call 401567-0354 for a reservation.
April 12
For anyone interested in spending a few hours of cleaning up the roadsides in the Manville area, please volunteer for the 5th annual (minus 2020) Yellow Bag Day. Due to last year’s cancellation, therer will be twice the trash to pick up. Meeting time and lcoation: Noon in the parking lot at Navigant Credit Union, 56 Railroad Street, Manville. We plan to clean trash along all the main roads and as many side streets as possible.