Hello, Burlington!

Today is Friends Book Donation Day at the library; if you have some books you’d like to donate, stop on by between 1:30 and 3:30.

Also today, spend a couple of hours with the Democratic Town Committees of Burlington and Bedford at the First Parish in Bedford, 75 Great Road. Learn what is going on at the state level and meet newly elected Democratic State Committee Chair, Steve Kerrigan, along with Ken Gordon, Mike Barrett, Mara Dolan, and Diana DiZoglio.

Finally, born of popular demand, the Library’s First Thursday Tabletop Board Game Group for Adults makes its debut this week! If you enjoy playing tabletop games with other grownups (perhaps without children nosing their way in as mine do!), this is the place for you!

St. Mark’s Pumpkin Patch Open for the Month of October

If you drove down Bedford Street or Terrace Hall yesterday, you might have noticed a dozen or two volunteers and many hundreds of pumpkins moving about at St. Mark’s Church. That’s because the annual Pumpkin Patch is officially open.

Every day in October, from 11 to 6, you can stop by and pick your fill of pumpkins for all your autumn pumpkin needs. All proceeds from this, the tenth year of the Pumpkin Patch, go toward People Helping People, Burlington’s Food Pantry.

If you decide to carve or paint your pumpkins, snap a photo for the Buzz and send it to hello@burlington.buzz. Your photo might be featured in a future issue!

This Week in Burlington

Municipal Meetings and Community Events

This week’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting is rescheduled to 10/17.

Monday, October 2

• 6:00 PM - Recreation Induction Ceremony (BHS)
• 6:00 PM - Select Board (Town Hall and Virtual)
• 7:00 PM - Zoning Bylaw Review Committee Sign Subcommittee
• 7:00 PM - Teen Event: Recycled Book Pumpkin (Library event; Register)

Tuesday, October 3

• 10:30 AM - Toddler Storytime at the library
• 10:30 AM - Current Events Discussion Series at the library (Register)
• 6:00 PM - Fox Hill School Building Committee Joint School Committee (BHS and virtual)
• 6:00 PM - Free Cornhole Tournament on the Green at 3rd Ave.
• 7:00 PM - Rules Committee (Town Hall Annex Basement) - CANCELED

Wednesday, October 4

• Fox Hill Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day
• 9:00 AM - Grade 9 Parents' Breakfast at BHS
• 9:30 AM - 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group (Morning Session) - Resumes: the Basics (library event; Register)
• 7:00 PM - An Evening With Bestselling Author Marie Benedict (Virtual library event; Register)

Thursday, October 5

• 11:00 AM - Music & Story Time with Early Intervention (Library event; Register)
• 4:00 PM - Fall STEM Activities at the library (Register)
• 6:30 PM - Tabletop Board Game Group for Adults (Details!)
• 5:00-8:00 PM - Live music on the Green at 3rd Ave. - Greg Luzitano
• 6:30 PM - Planning Board (Town Hall and Virtual)
• 6:30 PM - Fall and Snow wood Decor Class OR Wood Block Pumpkins Workshop at Made in Burlington
• 7:00 PM - Burlington Historical Society presents an evening of comedy with Comedian and Humorist, David Shikes.

Friday, October 6

• 10:30 AM - Sensory Play Group (library event; Register)
• 5:00-8:00 PM - Live music on the Green at 3rd Ave. - Cold Wayne

Saturday, October 7

• Artisans on the Park at Burlington Mall: Shop local and regional artisans for unique gifts, handmade products and specialty food.
• 10:00 AM - Fall Gnome, Pumpkin Bowl, Pumpkin Doorhanger or Small Pumpkin Weaving Class at Made in Burlington
• 11:00 AM - Life-Size Scarecrows at the Library (Grades PreK-5; Register)
• 1:00 PM - Afternoon Off Doll Club at the library
• 1:00 PM - Kid’s Fall Canvas Button Art at Made in Burlington
• 3:00 PM - Teen Volunteer: Bookend Painting at the library (Grades 6-12; Register)
• 5:00-8:00 PM - Live music on the Green at 3rd Ave. - Silver Beach

Sunday, October 8

• 10:00 AM - Kids’ Painting on the Green at 3rd Ave. (Register)
• 1:15 PM - Soramame Bunko Japanese storytime at the library

Sports and Activities

Lots to celebrate in Red Devils sports after a good showing for many on Friday and Saturday:

• Red Devils Golf won 38-34 against the Wakefield Warriors.
• The football team shut out Wakefield on Friday night, 21-0.
• The girls’ soccer team won over Wakefield on Friday as well, though boys lost on Saturday 2-1 against Methuen.
• The combined Woburn-Burlington swim team lost to Lexington 93-72, but the 400 freestyle relay team qualified for states with their time!
• Junior Devils won their football game on Wednesday against Winchester 40-32, bringing their record to 3-0!

Friday’s volleyball matches against Masconomet were postponed.

This week, we have plenty to look forward to, with of soccer, golf, field hockey, football, and cross country matchups to catch.

That’s all for today—I’ll see you tomorrow!

Nicci

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