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 work.
Go 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