action unlimited art and its practical application as a science. Meetings are held at 7:30 PM on the first and third Wednesday of each month from September through early June in the Great Room at the Hudson Senior Center, 29 Church Street. For more information check out the AVCC website at assabetvalleycc.com or contact John Gill, club President, at 978-293-5192.
Acton Democratic Town Committee The Acton Democratic Town Committee meets monthly to plan activities to support the state and national Democratic Party. All are welcome! Our next meeting will take place at the Spice Pepper Garden Restaurant, 36 Great Road on Sunday, April 29 at 6PM. (This is not a dinner meeting, although you are welcome to stay for dinner when the meeting adjourns around 7:15 PM.) For more information and to opt in to receive our newsletters, check out our website www. actondems.org/contact.
First Parish Music Sunday Celebrates Thoreau And The Art Of Nature Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 22. On that day, writer/philosopher/naturalist Henry David Thoreau comes to life through a special musical performance presented by First Parish of Sudbury. Acquaintance With Nature, a nine-part piece for chorus, piano, clarinet and narrator (who plays the role of the young Thoreau), was written by Vermont composer Gwyneth Walker and will feature the First Parish Choir. The concert is free and takes place as part of First Parish’s springtime Music Sunday, which beings are 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 22 and is open to all. The First Parish choir, Noriko Yasuda (piano), Dustin Chung (clarinet) and guest singers will be conducted by Debra MorrisBennett, First Parish Music Director. Ryland Bennett of Somerville, will serve as narrator, playing the part of young Thoreau. The service will also include two instrumental works by Walker, the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (“Genesis�) and Semplice for solo piano. Composer, Dr. Gwyneth
Walker is a graduate of Brown University and the Hartt School of Music. A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, Walker resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order to pursue a career as a full-time composer. She now lives on a dairy farm in Braintree, Vermont. Her catalogue includes over 120 commissioned works for orchestra, band chorus and chamber ensembles. Sunday services at First Parish begin at 10 a.m. and are open to all. The First Parish of Sudbury Meeting House, handicap accessible, is located at 327 Concord Road, across from Town Hall. For more information about upcoming event, visit http:// fpsudbury.org/ or call 978-4432043.
National Alliance On Mental Illness Support Groups Reconnect, rebuild and find understanding and hope with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) confidential support groups. All are ongoing, drop in, and free to participants. The Connections Groups welcome adults concerned about their mental health and are facilitated by NAMI trained peers living with mental illness. In Acton: First and third Thursdays, 10:00-11:30 AM, Faith Evangelical Free Church,
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com. Also in Bedford: First and third Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30, Edinburg Center, 205 Burlington Rd., Bedford. Contact Janet at 781-761-5287 or jhodges@edinburgcenter.org. In Marlborough: First and third Tuesdays, 7:009:00 PM, Employment Options, 82 Brigham St., Marlborough. Contact Walter 508-875-5590 or Tina 508-272-9061. In Winchester: Second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:45-8:45, Unitarian Universalist Church, 478 Main Street, Contact Maria at 781258-8823 or mandmshepherd@ comcast.net. For more info and additional locations look to namimass.org or call 781-9823318.
54 Hosmer St., Acton. Contact Helena at 781-325-3883 or Rosemarie at rose.connection@ aol.com. The Family Support Groups welcome family members and caregivers of people living with mental illness and are facilitated by NAMI trained volunteers who have experience with mental illness. In Acton: Second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 PM, St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 435 Central St., Acton. Contact Susan at mcdougalletal@aol. com. In Bedford: Last Tuesday each month, 7:30-9:30 PM, First Church of Christ, 25 Great Rd., Bedford. Contact Lynda at 781982-3318 or nami.cmsx@gmail.
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