Upcoming Special Events
in Shirley, Massachusetts
Listing is updated every Saturday at the Shirley Historical Society Museum
Please contact us to have your event added to the list - mail@shirleyhistory.org

The Shirley Historical Society Museum is Open most Mondays and Saturdays
from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for visitors, researchers, and volunteers and other times by appointment or by chance.

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The current Museum display is on 19th Century Chairs. Chairs for dolls, doll house chairs, foot stools and full size chairs are on display through the end of February.


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Saturday February 4th - Soup and Chowder Supper at the War Memorial Building $5

Saturday February 11th - 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Valentine Family Dance Party at the Center Town Hall - Admission $3 per person

Saturday February 18th - St. Anthony's Mardi Gras Supper and Entertainment. Cocktails start at 5:00. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Saturday March 10, 2012 A Taste of Ireland at Center Town Hall - Irish Dinner and Celtic Music Concert. Go to www.celebrateshirley.org for details

Sunday March 11th - 2:00 p.m. - Historical Society program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts. The history of Girl Scouting in Shirley will be described, there will be a fashion show of Girl Scout uniforms, and current troops will display information about current activities. Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Saturday April 7th - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Clean-up Day at Schoolhouse #8 . Volunteers encouraged.
Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Friday April 27th, Saturday April 28th, Sunday April 29th - Performances of Steel Magnolias at the Ayer Shirley Middle School. Go to www.shirleyarts.org for more information. This production is supported in part by the Shirley Cultural Council.

Saturday May 12th - 6:30 p.m. Historical Society program about Shirley's Dairy Farms. Meet a cow up close and personal. See how cheese is made. Learn what dairy farms had to do to stay in business. 
Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Saturday May 19, 2012 - 334 Bunnies - A One Act Opera at the Meetinghouse with the Mockingbird Trio go to www.shirleymeetinghouse.org for details

Saturday June 2, 2012 - Annual All Town Hoe Down noon - 6:00 p.m. on Shirley Common.  Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org for more information.

Friday June 22 - 6:00 p.m. Concerts on the Common - Big Band Era Music

Friday June 29 - 6:00 p.m. Concerts on the Common - Mellow Rock and Folk Music

Friday July 13th -
6:00 p.m. Concerts on the Common - Oldies Music

Saturday July 14th - 7:30 p.m. - Historical Society program about Some of Shirley's Polish Immigrant Families, where they lived, where they worked, and how they started their own businesses. 
Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

July 20 and 21 - ShirleyArts! Children's Musical TBA

Friday July 27th - 6:00 p.m. Concerts on the Common - Mellow Rock and Folk Music

August 3rd and 4th - St Anthony's Bazaar Details TBA

Friday August 10th - 6:00 p.m. Concerts on the Common - John Penny with Country Music

Friday August 24th - 6:00 p.m. - Concerts on the Common - Tequila Amigo - Salsa and calypso music

Saturday September 8th - 7:30 p.m. - Historical Society program on Beads and Bead workGo to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Saturday September 15, 2012 - Shirley Shines on the Center Common - Arts, crafts, food, entertainment. 
Go to www.celebrateshirley.org for details

Friday October 5th - Meetinghouse Fundraiser at the Bull Run, details TBA

Saturday October 6th - 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Fall Book and Bake Sale at Museum. 
Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Saturday October 27th - Ayer Shirley PTO Fundraiser at the Bull Run - details TBA

Saturday November 10th - 6:00 p.m. - Historical Society Annual meeting and pot luck supper at Paul's house. Program on the History of Conservation in Shirley. 
Go to mail@shirleyhistory.org with any questions.

Sunday December 2, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. Candlelight Vespers at the Meetinghouse.
Go to www.celebrateshirley.org for details



 
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