There’s a lot happening in Middleboro and Lakeville in any given week. Here’s what’s coming up. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit nemasketweektoday.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 

Fall holiday craft show 

The annual Oak Point Fall/Holiday Craft Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 in the Oak Point Clubhouse, Grand Ballroom and Gym, 200 Oak Point Drive, Middleboro.

There will be over 40 tables of handmade items, such as jewelry, quilted items, outerwear, wreaths, woodworking and ornaments. 

Most of the items and tables represent both the residents, clubs and organizations of the Oak Point Community. Admission to the craft show is free. 

For more information, contact the Oak Point Social Director Marybeth MacKay at (508) 947-5406 or email mmackay@hometownamerica.net.

Roast beef supper

North Congregational Church, 58 Plymouth St., also referred to as The Little Yellow Church, will be hosting its traditional roast beef supper on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The long-standing tradition of a sit-down dinner has morphed over the last few years into a curbside pick-up. The meal is historically a sell-out event.

For $15 each, guests will be treated to slow-roasted roast beef with gravy (in a separate container), mashed potatoes, cole slaw, green beans, carrots and cornbread, topped off with a seasonal dessert.  

Utensils will also be available for those who would like to eat on the run. Weather permitting, there will be some small tables on the church lawn along with two picnic tables for guests to use. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 

Turkey dinner

South Middleborough Grange #337 will host their annual Farm to Table Turkey Dinner at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at the South Middleborough Grange Hall, 570 Wareham Street, South Middleborough.  

The cost of the meal is $15 for adults and $5 for children. The menu includes: cranberry juice, turkey, stuffing, gravy (on the side), mashed potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, cranberry sauce, pickles, olives, choice of beverage and apple or pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. All proceeds benefit South Middleborough Grange.

THURSDAY, NOV. 10 

Author to speak 

Author John Happ will speak about his book, “The Navigation Case: Training, Flying and Fighting the 1942 to 1945 New Guinea War’’ at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Middleboro Public Library, 102 North Main St.

Happ will tell the story of how an aged leather briefcase was discovered when his family house was cleaned out and sold. Happ’s father had meticulously collected his military documents, private letters, and souvenirs, and packed them away in his pilot’s navigation case. 

Happ never knew his father had been a combat pilot as he never spoke about the war. Happ will talk about the discovery of his father’s papers as well as the startling, yet undocumented, histories found within. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session and a book signing.

Happ is a contributing author to the Journal of the American Revolution, and has written for the WWI website the 75th Artillery C.A.C.

The program is free and open to the public. Registration is requested, but not required.

For more information or to register, call the library at (508) 946-2470 or e-mail lfox@sailsinc.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12 

A Baroque Christmas 

The Mayflower Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of J. Fred Thornton, will present its pandemic-postponed program from 2021, “A Baroque Christmas: Music from 18th Century Europe,” Nov.  12 and 13.

Both performances are free to the public, although a donation of $10 to $20 to help pay for the orchestral musicians is suggested.

The program will include music primarily from Italy and Germany, as well as from the Netherlands and England. The concert will conclude with the “Hallelujah” chorus by Handel, which has become a staple of the Christmas season. 

The Nov. 12 concert will be held at Saints Mary and Martha Church, 354 Bedford St., Lakeville, starting at 7:30 p.m. The Nov. 13 performance will be held at the Central Congregational Church, 2 Webster St., Middleboro, starting at 3 p.m. Both buildings are wheelchair-accessible. Pandemic protocols such as the wearing of masks are suggested but not required.

Film on emotional journey to be screened 

The film “Cycle of Memory’’ will be screened at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Middleboro Public Library, 102 North Main St. The screening is co-sponsored by the Middleboro Council on Aging.

Born to Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a 100-mile bicycle adventure with his best friend in 1945. But when Alzheimer’s takes away Grandpa Mel’s memories, it’s left to his grandsons, filmmakers Alex and Koby, to recreate the life-changing bike trip and find those memories again.

“Cycle of Memory’’ follows the brothers as they try to uncover the past and capture the present, so they can remember in the future. Guided by old photographs of the trip, they search for places aged by time. Along the way, Alex and Koby confront their own tumultuous relationship and deepen their connection with Grammy Connie.

This documentary explores intergenerational connection, memory and healing. The film was an official selection of the Sunset Film Festival in LA, the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, the Long Island International Film Expo and the Riverside International Film Festival.

Registration is requested for planning purposes. Call (508) 946-2470 or e-mail lfox@sailsinc.org.

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