Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
On the Horizon is a Bedford events calendar that is available 24/7 at The Bedford Citizen’s homepage, bedfordcitizen.wpengine.com.
Each Thursday The Citizen will post an article listing the events that are coming up in the next ten days.
Events, Day by Day – APRIL, 2016
Friday, April 29
- British Bounty II A concert by the Kammewerke Double Wind Quintet, with a special appearance by Nicholas Sims-Williams, the composer of Serenade for ten wind instruments
- The Nocturnes Project Produced by Bedford’s Rob Dobson – at 8 pm in the Gordon Chapel at Old South Church
Saturday, April 30
- Rummage Sale at First Church of Christ, Congregational on Great Road
- New Mom’s Brunch Sponsored by the Bedford Family Connection
- The Nocturnes Project Produced by Bedford’s Rob Dobson – at 8 pm in the Fuller Chapel at Second Church in Newton
Events, Day by Day – MAY, 2016
Sunday, May 1
- Talk of the Town Bedford Historical Society’s annual Sunday afternoon lecture
- Eyes on Owls Presented by Marcia and Mark Wilson at First Parish on the Common
Tuesday, May 3
- Coffee with a Cop Sponsored by Whole Foods Market
Wednesday, May 4
- Walk Bike to School Day For all Bedford students
- Is someone you know a LBGTQ person? A conversation sponsored by the First Parish Welcoming Committee
- AAUW Meeting Topic: The SEED Program at Wellesley College Centers for Women
Friday, May 6
- Annual K-12 Art Show Work by each student in the Bedford schools
- 31st Interfaith Holocaust Service At Temple Shalom Emeth in Burlington
Saturday, May 7
- Monthly Trail Walk along Town trails
- Bedford’s First-ever Rotary Run Register from this PDF!
- Feline Rescue Society Mobile Spaying/Neutering Clinic A Girl Scout Silver Award project
- Garden Club Plant Sale At the DPW Building
- Yellow Balloon Fair at Community Nursery School in Lexington
- Celebration of Hope Monte Carlo Night fundraiser to benefit the Domestic Violence Service Network
Sunday, May 8
- Mothers Day Breakfast at the American Legion A happy Bedford tradition
Tuesday, May 10
- Bedford WordPress Group Looking inside to see the foundation of your data
Thursday, May 12
- Tick Talk 2016Tick and Mosquito Diseases from A to Z: Anaplasmosis to Zika, sponsored by the Bedford Board of Health
Friday, May 13
- Second annual Police Chief Shabbat Service At Temple Shalom Emeth in Burlington
Saturday, May 14
- 63rd Annual First Parish Plant & Craft Fair On Bedford Common
- Rotary Meals for Kids Looking to top out at 250,000 total meals packed in Bedford to feed hungry kids around the world
- Bedford Family Connection’s Spring Concert Karen K and the Jitterbugs, at First Church of Christ, Congregational
Sunday, May 15
- Bedford’s second Multicultural Festival Sponsored by Bedford Embraces Diversity
Monday, May 16
- Emerson Hospital Opioid Conference Free and open to the public; held at Concord Carlisle High School
Tuesday, May 17
- Bedford Arts and Crafts Society Demonstration by artist Sue Funk
Saturday, May 21
- DPW Spring Recycling Day Spring cleaning? Yes!
On Bedford TV
- Program Highlights April 28 through May 4
- Watch Night One of Annual Town Meeting
- Watch Night Two of Annual Town Meeting
- Watch Night Three of Annual Town Meeting
- Watch the April 12 School Committee meeting
- Watch the April 11 Selectmen’s meeting
- Watch the March 15 Planning Board meeting
Spring/Summer Activities at the Bedford Recreation Department
- Adult Recreation Department Programs for May 2016
- The 2016 Springs Brook Park Brochure Registration open
Friends of the Job Lane House
Bedford Family Connection
Council on Aging/Senior Center Activities
Bedford Youth and Family Services Newsletter