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May 2011 Events in Sturbridge
 
Be sure to also check our Calendar of Ongoing Events for recurring daily/weekly goings-on

 
Date 

Event

May 1 

Sturbridge Lions All American River Race

http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/sturbridgelions/events.html 

 

May 1 

Lucky Duck Day at Westville Recreational Area  11 am to 2 pm  $5 for one duck 

May 6- 20, 2011 

Stageloft Repertory Theater presents Hamlet - a Tragedy  Fri and Sat at 8 pm    Sun at 2 pm

Call (508) 347-9005 for ticket reservations 

 

May 6 

Open House • The New Whistling Swan Restaurant
5:30-8:00pm
 

May 6 

Live Music at the Sturbridge Coffee House:  Josh Siok  7 pm

Main Street/Route 20 

May 6 

Live Music at the Ugly Duckling Loft:   Rob Adams 7 pm

Main Street/Route 20  

May 7 

Live Music at Rovezzi's: Rob Adams 6:30 pm

Main Street/Route 20 

May 8 

Mother's Day - order flowers from one of our local florists or take mom out for brunch at one of our spectacular restaurants.  Also, free admisson for Mothers at Old Sturbridge Village.

May 9 

The Publick House Cooks:  Fundraising Dinner for Boy Scouts and Sturbridge Lions Club

Italian Buffet with seatings at 4:30 PM and 6:15 PM

Adults $13, kids 4-15 $5 

May 9 

Vintage Fashion and Textile Show

Sturbridge Host Hotel

http://www.vintagefashionandtextileshow.com/press.html 

  

May 10 - 15, 2011

Brimfield Antique Show

www.brimfield.com

 

May 11 

Women in Business Annual Scholarship Auction

Publick House Historic inn   Proceeds go to WIB Scholarship Fund

Registration starts at 5 pm  More info: (508) 764-1657 

May 14 

Margarita and Mexican Beer Tasting

Sponsored by the Sturbridge Optimist Club  $25 per person

Proceeds help to fund projects for children

Held at Admiral TJ O'Brien's on Main Street/Route 20  7 to 9 pm 

May 14-15, 21-22 

Sturbridge American Legion Baseball Tryouts

Must be born after January 1, 1992  Info: (508)425-9698  

May 15

Pioneer Brewing 7th Anniversary Party!

(508) 347-7500 

May 15 

Tantasqua's Annual Wag n' Walk for Second Chance Animal Shelter

Noon to 4 PM on the trails at Tantasqua Regional High School

More info:  (508) 867-5525 

May 17 

Old Sturbridge Village and Ken Burns honor Sam Waterston 

6:00 PM   $150/person

 Actor Sam Waterston receives the Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award

 
May 17 

Small Business Workshops at the Sturbridge Host Hotel

8:30 am to 1:30 pm:  Small Business Conference - including social media

1:30 pm to 6:00 pm:  Business/Consumer Expo

Register online at QHMA.com or call (413) 967-3001 

May 21

Tomato Plant Giveaway  - free tomato plant with admission to Old Sturbridge Village, while supplies last, from 2 to 5 pm 

May 25 

All Arts Day at Tantasqua Regional High School

View artwork by students of all grades from 6:30 - 8:30 pm  

May 26 

Sturbridge Historical Society Meeting  7 pm

Publick House Historic Inn  Main Street/Route 20 

May 27 

Community Business Associates program on personal development, with speaker Dennis McCurdy.  Topic:  Going All Out.  7:15 am at Oliver Wight Tavern.  More info:  www.communitybusinessassociates.org  

May 27 

Veterans Breakfast at Tantasqua Junior High School  8 - 9 am

Memorial Ceremony 9 - 10:30 am

Reservations for breakfast:   (508) 347-7381 

May 27 

Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Burgess Elementary School  1:30 pm 

May 27 

Grave decorating session at American Legion Hall   Main Street/Route 20 6:30 pm 

May 28 

BB 5K Race   Festival to Follow the Race! 9 AM

Hyland Orchard - Arnold and Lake Roads

Benefits Myeloma Research and Education

May 29

Memorial Day service, Sturbridge Federated Church

8 Maple Street     10:15 am 

May 30

 

Memorial Day Parade

9:30 AM Starts at corner of Routes 20 and 148

Ends at Town Common on Route 131

May 30 

Memorial Day Dance hosted by the Hayloft Steppers Square Dance Club

232 Podunk Road     Early rounds start at 1:30 pm      $7/person

More info:  (508) 867-8036 

May 31 

Memorial Day