Happenings

An Events Calendar for Norfolk

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. January Saturday, January 30 7 p.m. The St. Jude Women’s Group is sponsoring a Trivia Night at St. Jude Church at 86 Main Street in Norfolk. All are invited. Admis­sion

is $10 per player. Teams are limited to 10 players. Send team name, players’ names, and admittance fee to St. Jude Women’s Group, P.O. Box 91, Norfolk, Mass. 02056. For more information, call Kim Garrity at 508-520-6918.

February Saturday, February 6

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants are invited to make and take Valentine’s Day greet­ings, crafts, and treats at Cupid’s Cool Craft Convention & Bake Sale at Norfolk Public Library. Junior Friends of the Library are scheduled to supply the materials and know-how. Proceeds benefit that organization. A second session with no bake sale is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 10.

Saturday, February 13 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled to take place at St. Jude Church at 86 Main Street in Norfolk to replenish blood supplies that are running low. To make an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767, go online to www.RedCrossBlood.org, or call Julie Dooley at 508-520-3303. noon The Norfolk Democratic Town Committee plans to hold a caucus at Norfolk Public Library to elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention. All residents of Norfolk who are registered Democrats are encouraged to attend and vote. Those interested in becoming delegates must be present to be elected. The 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention is scheduled for Friday, June 4 and Satur­day, June 5 at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Tuesday, February 16 1 to 2 p.m. Children in grades 4 and up are invited to “Learn To Spin a Yarn” at Norfolk Public Library. Participants can try to spin their own yarn from sheep’s wool using a drop spindle and washed fleece from a local farm. The event is sponsored by Sunday Spinners. It is limited to 20 participants. To register, sign up at the library, call the youth librarian at 508-528-3380 extension 5, or send an email message to aingala@virtualnorfolk.org.

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.