Calendar of Events
Jan 4
Conversation with Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Morrill Memorial Library (Virtual)
7 p.m.
Enjoy a special evening with two of the country’s top young adult authors as Maureen Johnson (Nine Liars) is interviewed by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Final Gambit).
To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/.
Jan. 6
Music with Sarah
Morrill Memorial Library
10:30 a.m.
Join the Norwood CFCE for a morning of music and movement with Sarah Gardner. Little friends will have a chance to sing and dance and try some musical instruments. For birth to pre-k. This program is free but registration is required. To register, email your child’s name and date of birth to Marie Kidd ([email protected])
National Bean Day
Civic Center
6 p.m.
Learn some fun facts about beans! Take home a bunch of recipes for beans. The evening will also include making a picture using dried beans on a predesigned image or creating an original design! For grades 1-4. Fee: Res: $10/ NR $15. To register, visit https:/norwoodma.myrec.com/ info/default.aspx, or in person at the Civic Center, 165 Nahatan St.
Parents Night Out
Civic Center
6-8:30 p.m.
Parents, take the night off! Kids join Playcamp and Civic staff for a night of fun! There will be group games, movies, crafts, and more! For grades K-2. Fee: Res: $20/NR: $25. To register, visit https:/norwoodma.myrec.com/ info/default.aspx, or in person at the Civic Center, 165 Nahatan St.
Jan. 7
VFW Post 2452 Meat Raffle
193 Dean St.
2-5 p.m.
The price for each drawing is $2. Ten drawings are conducted each Saturday. A pre-buy for $20 is available during the week at the Post. The pre-buy allows for entrance in all ten drawings conducted on Saturday. The winners of the pre-buys need not be present to win. The prizes are generous portions of meat and chicken. The Drawings also include a 50/50 money raffle. A separate Winner Takes All Raffle is conducted at the end for an additional $5. The Meat Raffle is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
Jan. 10
Women’s Business Networking Meeting
Brickify, 15R Cottage St.
8 a.m.
The Women’s Business Networking (WBN) group is a non-profit organization for women in business or residents of Norwood and surrounding towns. The group meet two mornings per month and in addition to providing referral business, the women share and support business ideas and community events/fundraisers. If you would like more information about the organization, call 781-799-7068, or email [email protected].
Democracy Talks: Immigrants’ Rights
Morrill Memorial Library (Virtual)
7 p.m.
On September 14, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) routed approximately 50 asylum seekers from San Antonio, TX, to Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, associate director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Clinic at Boston University School of Law, will share the legal implications of DeSantis’s actions and current issues in asylum law and policy. To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/.
Jan. 13
Parents Night Out
Civic Center
6-8:30 p.m.
Parents, take the night off! Kids join Playcamp and Civic staff for a night of fun! There will be group games, movies, crafts, and more! For grades 3-5. Fee: Res: $20/NR: $25. To register, visit https:/norwoodma.myrec.com/ info/default.aspx, or in person at the Civic Center, 165 Nahatan St.
Jan. 14
VFW Post 2452 Meat Raffle
193 Dean St.
2-5 p.m.
The price for each drawing is $2. Ten drawings are conducted each Saturday. A pre-buy for $20 is available during the week at the Post. The pre-buy allows for entrance in all ten drawings conducted on Saturday. The winners of the pre-buys need not be present to win. The prizes are generous portions of meat and chicken. The Drawings also include a 50/50 money raffle. A separate Winner Takes All Raffle is conducted at the end for an additional $5. The Meat Raffle is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
Jan. 18
Turn the Page Book Group-‘The Children’s Blizzard’
Morrill Memorial Library
10 a.m.
This month’s discussion will be ‘The Children’s Blizzard,’ a novel written by Melanie Benjamin. To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/. For more information, email Patty Bailey at [email protected] or call 781-443-8864.
Turn the Page Book Group-‘The Children’s Blizzard’
Morrill Memorial Library
6:30 p.m.
This month’s discussion will be ‘The Children’s Blizzard,’ a novel written by Melanie Benjamin. To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/. For more information, email Patty Bailey at [email protected] or call 781-443-8864.
Jan. 20
Friends January Monthly Ballroom Dance
Norwood Senior Center, 275 Prospect St.
7 p.m.
Music will be provided by The D B Band. Cost is $10 per person. Coffee, tea & desserts are served and there are also door prizes. For more information on the ‘Friends,’ visit their
Facebook page at Friends Of The Norwood Council On Aging | Facebook
Jan. 21
VFW Post 2452 Meat Raffle
193 Dean St.
2-5 p.m.
The price for each drawing is $2. Ten drawings are conducted each Saturday. A pre-buy for $20 is available during the week at the Post. The pre-buy allows for entrance in all ten drawings conducted on Saturday. The winners of the pre-buys need not be present to win. The prizes are generous portions of meat and chicken. The Drawings also include a 50/50 money raffle. A separate Winner Takes All Raffle is conducted at the end for an additional $5. The Meat Raffle is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
Jan. 24
Women’s Business Networking Meeting
Brickify, 15R Cottage St.
8 a.m.
The Women’s Business Networking (WBN) group is a non-profit organization for women in business or residents of Norwood and surrounding towns. The group meet two mornings per month and in addition to providing referral business, the women share and support business ideas and community events/fundraisers. If you would like more information about the organization, call 781-799-7068, or email [email protected].
Author Panel Discussion: Hopepunk
Morrill Memorial Library (Virtual)
7 p.m.
Do you wish you felt more hopeful about the state of our world? Hear from Renan Bernardo, Brianna Castagnozzi, Susan Kaye Quinn, and T. K. Rex—they’re writing hopepunk stories that challenge us to look up from our doomscrolling and envision a future filled with defiant optimism! To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/.
Titles on Tap Book Group - The Woman in White
Napper Tandy’s
7:30 p.m.
The January title is ‘The Woman in White,’ by Wilkie Collins. This title has been released many times over the years with various accompanying introductions and commentaries. Pick up whichever edition you want just as long as the story itself is unabridged Note, if meeting in-person unworkable due to weather or COVID concerns, we will meet virtually via Zoom. Please email Liz with any questions, [email protected].
Titles on Tap is a social book group for readers in their 20s and 30s and for the young at heart. We go in for stories that are shaken, not stirred, and we don’t mind taking our love of lit outside the library walls. Titles on Tap meets once a month in the left-hand bar of Napper Tandy’s to eat, drink, be merry, and discuss the latest reading selection.
Jan. 27
Sensory-Friendly Friday Movie at the Library
Morrill Memorial Library
1 p.m.
The Morrill Memorial Library is offering an in-person sensory-friendly movie on the 4th Friday of the month for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Join in for a sensory-friendly Friday movie at the Library, a program specially designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The January movie is the Disney hit Jungle Cruise, rated PG 13. Recommended for ages 18 and up. To register, call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200, x2, or online at www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar/.
National Chocolate Cake Day
Civic Center
6 p.m.
Learn some fun facts about chocolate cake. Take home a bunch of different recipes and sample a few different kinds of chocolate cake from local businesses. ALLERGY ALERT: This program may have some kind of nuts/ peanut butter in the cakes or baked in a facility that uses nuts. For grades 5-8. Fee: Res: $15/ NR $20. To register, visit https:/norwoodma.myrec.com/ info/default.aspx, or in person at the Civic Center, 165 Nahatan St.
Jan. 28
Blessings Boutique Thrift Shop
First Baptist Church, 71 Bond St., Norwood
10 a.m.-noon
Come and discover warm, fashionable clothes, housewares, books, linens, bedding, puzzles, and so on. Everything is clean and in good condition. You’ll be amazed at all the shop has to offer!
VFW Post 2452 Meat Raffle
193 Dean St.
2-5 p.m.
The price for each drawing is $2. Ten drawings are conducted each Saturday. A pre-buy for $20 is available during the week at the Post. The pre-buy allows for entrance in all ten drawings conducted on Saturday. The winners of the pre-buys need not be present to win. The prizes are generous portions of meat and chicken. The Drawings also include a 50/50 money raffle. A separate Winner Takes All Raffle is conducted at the end for an additional $5. The Meat Raffle is open to the public and everyone is welcome
