Mediterranean Festival, Library Programs Fill Shrewsbury's Week

SHREWSBURY — Shrewsbury's Mediterranean Festival returns to St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church on Friday, Aug. 21, part of a packed week of community and library programming across town.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church, 1 Industrial Drive, hosts the Mediterranean Festival starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, according to the community events calendar.

The Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., has 10 programs running Monday and Tuesday alone. Highlights include a Chess Camp with Tim Antonelli both evenings at 6:30 p.m., a Paw Patrol Dino Party at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Tech Tuesday drop-in technology help at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a courtyard chalk-and-cleanup session, a Painted Pencil Pouches craft workshop, a "Little Innovators, Big Dreams" chromatography flower session for young scientists, a Math and Physics Exploration meetup, and a Spanish Conversation Club at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Alexander W. 'Al' Macdonald Obituary - Worcester Telegram & Gazette": Longtime Shrewsbury resident Alexander "Al" Macdonald died Aug. 10 at age 99, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette's obituary notice. (read it at https://www.telegram.com/obituaries/pneo1543705)

COMING UP

Big Blue Shrewsbury hosts a Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 29, starting at noon.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.