Happenings

An Events Calendar for Norfolk

Editor’s Note: Norfolk Special Town Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 12 is to take place at H. Olive Day School at 232 Main Street in Norfolk, not the place stated in Happenings last week.

Editor’s Note: Norfolk Public Library is at 139 Main Street in Norfolk Center. All places and addresses below that do not specify a municipality are in the town of Norfolk.

Saturday, January 9

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Mirliss family of Norfolk is organizing the 6th Annual Gary Mirliss Memorial Blood & Bone Marrow Drive at King Philip Middle School at 18 King Street in Norfolk. Organizers are hoping to get 100 people to donate blood and sign up for the National Bone Marrow Registry. The blood drive is in partnership with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For more information or to make an appointment, send an email message to GM.Memorial. Drive@gmail.com.

Tuesday, January 12

noon to 1:30 p.m.

The interfaith organization Foxboro Christian Women plans to hold a luncheon at the Lafayette House restaurant at the corner of Route 1 and Pine Street in Foxborough. Pam Cobb from Medway plans to share tips and suggestions to help keep New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier. Bonnie Rodrigues, a soprano from Bellingham, plans to sing. Karen Low, a Franklin writer, speaker, and teacher, plans to present “Living Hope.” Cost is $13, inclusive. To make reservations by the Sunday, January 10 deadline, call Arline at 508-883- 8588.

7 p.m. Norfolk Special Town Meeting is scheduled to take place at H. Olive Day School at 232 Main Street in Norfolk.

Thursday, January 14

7 p.m.

Cathy Elder leads Great Decisions, a discussion group on current events at Norfolk Public Library.

Sunday, January 17

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Malik & Associates of Wellesley and Norfolk plans to offer a free workshop titled “Empty Nest Syndrome: An Invitation of the Soul,” aimed at mothers whose children have left home or are about to leave home. The workshop is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 17; Sunday, January 24; and Sunday, January 31 at Norfolk Public Library. Participants are asked to call the library at 508-528-3380 to register in advance and to bring paper and a pen.

Monday, January 18

Martin Luther King Jr. Day [state and federal holiday]

Tuesday, January 19

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Massachusetts special state election to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate is scheduled to take place. Candidates on the ballot are Republican nominee Scott Brown, a state senator from Wrentham; Democratic nominee Martha Coakley, the Massachusetts Attorney General; and independent Joseph Kennedy, a libertarian who is no relation to the former congressman of that name. Polls are scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at H. Olive Day School at 232 Main Street in Norfolk.

Monday, January 25

6:30 p.m.

The King Philip School Committee is inviting residents from the three King Philip towns (Norfolk, Wrentham, and Plainville) to a social event titled “Meet the School Committee.” The social event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the library of King Philip Regional High School at 201 Franklin Street (Route 140) in Wrentham, shortly before the scheduled 7 p.m. committee meeting.

Editor’s Note: Please send descriptions of events by email to NorfolkBoomerang@gmail. com. Please put the word “Calendar” somewhere in the subject line. The deadline for sending a Happenings item is 8 p.m. the Friday before the week you would like the event notice to appear.