Groton Repair Cafe is Back! Bring your broken items—shirts missing buttons, lamps with faulty switches, necklaces with lost clasps, or small appliances—and our skilled local volunteers will help repair them on the spot. At the Repair Café, volunteers with expertise in clothes, furniture, electronics, toys, and more will guide you in bringing new life to your items. This hands-on approach not only teaches valuable skills but also helps reduce waste, save money, and promote a culture of care. Fixers Can Fix: Sewing/needlework: fixing seams in clothes and quilts, replacing buttons, and mending knitted sweatersJewelry or HandbagsToysBikesSmall Kitchen Appliances: coffee makers, toasters, mixers, knife sharpeningSmall Furniture: lamps, table fans, chairs, tables, sewing machines, minor upholstery like seats and stoolsSmall Electronics: clocks, flashlights, printers, and 3D printersSmall Gardening Tools: lawn mowers, hosesTechnology Support for Computers, Laptops, Mobile Phones, and Tablets Repair Cafés make a real difference: minimize unnecessary purchases conserve raw materials and energy reduce CO₂ emissions support a sustainable, environmentally conscious community **This is a FREE Event open to the public.** Upon registration, you’ll be asked to let us know what you plan to bring and select your preferred time slot. Available time slots: 10:00–11:00 AM 11:00 AM–12:00 PM 12:00–1:00 PM This Community Event's success depends on your participation! We welcome volunteers with various skills to be fixers and volunteers to help support the event. Sign up today to join the fun and help us make the Repair Cafe a success! Click Here to sign up as a Repair Cafe Fixer. Click Hereto sign up as a volunteer for Repair Cafe.

This program brings members of the community together for discussion, connects our lives to society at large by acknowledging systems of oppression, power, and privilege, and challenges participants to push for change. The seminars include personal reflection and testimony, listening to others' voices, and experiential, collective learning. Please join the discussions to learn and contribute. Sunday, October 18: 12:30 – 4:00 PM (Topic: Intro to SEED)Sunday, November 8: 12:30 – 4:00 PM (Topic: Race) All proceeds go to sponsor the Prescott Community Center's operating costs.

Welcome to SHINE Dance & UPLIFT Strength Training – the perfect combo of dance party vibes and strength-building fun! This class blends the best of both worlds: heart-pumping dance cardio and empowering strength training. You’ll move, sweat, and smile your way through a full-body workout that’s as fun as it is effective. SHINE Light Dance is a low-impact dance fitness party that fuses today’s hottest hits with simple, feel-good choreography inspired by jazz, ballet, and hip hop. It’s all about building confidence, strength, and joy through movement! UPLIFT turns classic throwback tunes and current chart-toppers into energizing strength routines using weights, bands, and stability balls. We target balance, core, and overall strength for a well-rounded, feel-strong finish. Bring your water bottle and exercise mat, and come ready to shine, sweat, and uplift your day!

"What is the best style of Tai Chi to practice?" My immediate thought is, "Like any exercise, the best one is the one you will do!" I have studied several Tai Chi and Qigong forms over the last 25 years, which I share in this two-hour weekly practice. The first hour is devoted to warm-up Qigong exercises, followed by instruction and practice of a form called WuJi Tai Chi, or Tai Chi for Liberation. It is quick to learn and designed to gather energy internally for health. The second hour is devoted to a more traditional Yang-style Tai Chi form: Cheng Man-ching's 37-step short form. Warm-down Qigongs follow this. Throughout these lessons, I weave in Taoist and Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophies, which link external forms to internal health benefits. Students of all ages and levels of experience are welcome to come, learn, and engage in community. You are welcome to come for any portion of the class that interests you, or stay for the whole session, which provides a great workout! I dynamically adjust the curriculum to the needs and desires of you, the participants. My wife Joni is a skilled instructor and often teaches and coaches with me. Here is what they are saying about Pat's Tai Chi class: "It was at a level that a novice like me could feel comfortable at." "It was a very good introduction to Tai Chi, I knew nothing about the discipline." "Pat was very knowledgeable and patient." "I particularly liked in the beginning when he worked with everyone in the class individually to make sure we were doing key foundational moves correctly." "The class was very relaxed, with gentle instruction, and no pressure to conform to rigid guidelines of the Tai Chi forms. It was more of a do what you can and what works for you environment. Pat is a wonderful teacher, patiently explaining and demonstrating the forms, all the while interjecting some of the philosophy, science, traditions and energy movements of Tai Chi."

Join artist Brenda Caldwell to learn the art of silk scarf design, tap into your creative process, and leave with a unique creation. Participants will learn a new way to explore art through hands-on exercises that tap into their own creative process. The result will be a One-of-a-kind masterpiece they have created: painting without using paint or a paintbrush. Hand-painting silk scarves can create beautiful and wearable works of art and make thoughtful gifts for family, friends, and oneself. The instructor will provide step-by-step instructions for placing drops or blobs of ink on silk and letting them spread into beautiful, organic patterns. Every imaginable color will run, smudge, and bleed onto silk when simple rubbing alcohol is added. Permanent markers are fun to use; the inks are altered by alcohol into stunning patterns and a rainbow of colors. Silk painting is an ancient art form. The fabric is free-flowing and feels warm to the touch. It gives a unique sparkle to this fascinating fabric. Silk Scarfs were used as a symbol of luxury and prestige in Ancient China - only the Imperial family wore this luxurious, valuable fabric at royal parties. No experience required to learn this beautiful, fun, relaxing, and creative educational skill. Here is what people have said about Brenda's class: "Ms. Caldwell is a gifted artist, an engaging teacher, and a wonderful storyteller. She came prepared with every item the participants would need to create their own work of art. Each participant left the event with a beautiful scarf and many compliments for both the workshop and the teacher." -- Leominster Public Library "In February 2026, Brenda ran a silk scarf design program at the Shrewsbury Library. Registration quickly filled up for the event, and attendees only had wonderful things to say about the program. Everyone went home with their personally designed scarf. Brendar was a thoughtful teacher, left the library spotless after her event, and communicated with library staff effectively ensuring the program ran well." -- Shrewsbury Public Library