Hello, Dedham.

This week’s calendar is packed with events for all ages — music for little ones, spooky crafts for Tweens, Book Club at the Sr. Center, and more. Grab your favorite beverage & let’s dive in.

In this week's Drop:

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🛝 Which Dedham playground just scored a big state grant? Safety fixes, new equipment, and more inclusive play are on the way. Click to see who's getting the glow-up.

🏛️ Dedham wants your take on the town's buildings: The Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee is collecting feedback on early options for renovating, rebuilding, or maintaining town facilities. About 40 people came to the 10/7 forum in person and 20+ joined online. The quick Menti survey is open through 10/23. Want the building-by-building needs first? Start here. Or review the forum slides.

🛣️ Help shape the future of East Street: The Planning Board is looking for residents, students, business owners, and property owners to join the East Street Corridor Plan Advisory Committee. It will help map out the southern stretch of East Street, from the Endicott rotary to Route 128/I-95. Expect about five weekday-evening meetings between late 2026 and summer 2027. Applications are due Friday, 10/16 by 1PM. Send a letter or resume to [email protected]. Learn more.

🎸 Musicians wanted: Dedham Square Circle is taking applications for the 2026–2027 Winter & Spring Dedham Farmers Markets. Deadline is Friday, 10/16. Apply here. Winter markets are Saturdays, 11/14, 12/12, 1/23, 2/20 and 3/20, from 10AM–1PM. Spring markets run every other Saturday, 4/3 through 6/12.

🪖 A $7,000 typo, carved in granite, somewhere in Dedham: Stuart Christie walks through the town’s war memorials — French and Indian War to Desert Storm, who got remembered and who didn’t, and where that typo is hiding. Tuesday, 10/20, 6:30PM, Main Library. Registration required.

💧 Irrigation meter reads are due 10/21. Have a second (irrigation) water meter? Submit your read by 10/21 to get your credit on the November utility bill. Use the town's online form only (older forms and emails won't be accepted), and sewer users need to upload a photo of the meter.

🐮 Dedham Day is on the calendar for Saturday, 11/7 (rain date 11/8) at Barnes Memorial Park. Grab your Cow Plop deeds here.

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Thursday, 10/15

🎨 Take & Make Halloween Ornaments: All day at the Main Library, through Saturday. Grab a kit, because you always need more Halloween decorations.

🖌️ Watercolor Class: 10:30AM–12PM at the Main Library. For adults.

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Book Group: 7PM at the Main Library.

Friday, 10/16

💃 Groovin' and Movin': 11AM at the Main Library. For preschoolers.

📚 Senior Center Book Group: 11:30AM at the Ames Senior Center.

👹 Literary Monsters: 7PM at the Main Library. For high schoolers and adults.

Saturday, 10/17

♻️ Not Your Average Cardboard Recycling Event (CHaRM edition): 9AM at DPW. This month only: free drop-off for water/latex paints and stains, plus free paper shredding by A-1 Datashred (proof of residency required). Also accepted: mercury items, automotive waste, household batteries, fire extinguishers, 20-lb propane tanks, string lights, solar panels, flexible plastics, and electronics ($25 per item, check payable to Town of Dedham). Not accepted: Styrofoam, antifreeze, oil-based paint.

♟️ Chess for Kids: 10:30AM at the Main Library. For elementary and middle schoolers.

Monday, 10/19

🧘 Yoga for a Cause: Benefiting the Ellie Fund: 9:30–10:30AM on The Green at Legacy Place, in front of J.Crew. Led by Bella DeMarco of Down Under School of Yoga, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Bring a mat, and consider a donation to the Ellie Fund. Register.

🎵 Monday Morning Music: 9:30AM and 10:30AM at the Endicott Branch. For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

📖 Combined History Lovers & Millennial Book Group: 6:30PM at the Main Library.

Tuesday, 10/20

🪖 The Stories Behind Dedham's War Memorials: 6:30PM at the Main Library.

Wednesday, 10/21

💼 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: 10AM–12:45PM on Zoom.

🌮 Kids Menu Sneak Peek at Anna's Taqueria: 3–5PM at Legacy Place. Be among the first to try Anna's brand-new kids menu, plus coloring, stickers, and family activities. Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entrée.

🐕 Read to a Therapy Dog: 3:30–4:30PM at the Endicott Branch, in 15-minute slots.

👁️ Glowing Eyeball Jar: 5:30PM at the Main Library. Creepy Halloween decor for tweens and teens.

📕 Main Library Book Group: 6:30PM at the Main Library.

🧠 ADHD and Impact on Health: 7–9PM at Dedham Middle School. Dr. Roberto Olivardia (clinical psychologist, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School lecturer) talks ADHD and its impact on eating, sleeping, stress, and substance-use risk. Hosted by Dedham SEPAC. Questions: [email protected].

Friday, 10/23

🎃 Halloween Concert with Vanessa Trien & The Jumping Monkeys: 6–7PM on The Green at Legacy Place. A family-friendly Halloween show from the Parents' Choice Award-winning Boston kids' band, with bubbles and costumes encouraged. Free, but tickets are required for everyone through the Legacy Place Insider app.

FRI 10/16

🎵Doug Kolmar Friday Folk Coffeehouse @ First Parish Church. Doug Kolmar explores the light and fark of humanity through a lens of compassion, eith and insightful observation. 7:30-10:30PM. $20. Tickets

SAT 10/17

🎶 Concerts on the Green. Free fall concert on the Town Green in Dedham Square. Grab dinner or a treat from one of the Square's eateries and enjoy! Featuring: Ava Libutti 4-6PM

🎸 The Bow Thayer Large Band: 7PM at The Fallout Shelter in Norwood. Record release show for Ninevah.

SAT 10/24

🎸 The Love Dogs: 7PM at The Fallout Shelter in Norwood. Fallout Shelter faves.

⚾ For everything youth sports, check each program's own site: Baseball | Soccer | Youth Hockey | Lacrosse | Field Hockey | Youth Football | Basketball | Girls Softball

Sport leagues — have an upcoming tryout? looking to fill board seats? hosting a clinic? Hit reply & let us know so we can share your updates here!

📌 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Dedham | Nobles | Ursuline & streaming on NFHS Network for Dedham High home games.

🗳️ Early voting starts Saturday: In-person early voting for the November 3 State Election runs 10/17 through 10/30 at Town Hall, Meeting Room 304. Hours:

📅 Two deadlines worth a calendar reminder: Saturday, 10/24 is the last day to register to vote, with the Town Clerk's Office open 9AM–3PM. Tuesday, 10/27 at 5PM is the last day to request a mail-in ballot. Questions: 781-751-9200 or [email protected].

📋 On the town calendar this week:

🏘️ Town Hall to Your Neighborhood: Town leaders are bringing the conversation to your precinct. Hear from department heads, learn what's happening in your neighborhood, and ask staff questions directly. All sessions start at 6:30PM.

📋 Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee public meeting: Monday, 10/26. The committee and consultant Arrowstreet will review the community feedback collected so far. Questions for the committee: [email protected].

📆 Full agendas and the complete town calendar are here.

📺 Missed a meeting or event? Catch replays at DedhamTV.com.

Saturday 10/24

🎃 Hale-o-ween 2026. Hale's annual kid-friendly Halloween event in Westwood. 1-3PM and 4-6PM

🍬 Trunk or Treat & Dedham Square Trick-or-Treating. Free, and all towns are welcome. Trick-or-treat in the Square from 2-5PM, Trunk or Treat at the Registry of Deeds lot from 3-5PM (sensory-friendly hour 2:30-3PM), and live music on the Town Green from 4-6PM. Rain date 10/25. Volunteers needed. Sign up on the DSC site.

LATER

👥 Dedham Junior Women's Club General Meeting. All are welcome, light refreshments served. Endicott Estate. Tuesday 10/27, 7PM

🥕 Dedham Farmers Market goes indoors. The winter market returns to Dedham Square with live music each week. Saturday 11/14, 10AM-1PM. More winter dates: 12/12, 1/23, 2/20 and 3/20. The spring market runs every other week from 4/3 to 6/12.

🏒 Dedham Youth Hockey Trivia Night: Friday, 11/6, 7PM at American Legion Dedham. Tables of 10 and individual tickets available. Register. Questions: [email protected].

🛍️ 43rd Annual DJWC Craft Fair: Saturday, 11/21, 9AM–3PM at Dedham Middle School. 85+ juried crafters, a luncheon starting at 11:30AM, and a crafters' raffle table. Admission is $5 per person; kids under 12 are free. Questions: [email protected].

🚚 Touch-a-Truck & Fall Festival. Holy Name Parish School in West Roxbury hosts an afternoon of trucks, food, fall activities, pumpkin decorating, and a beer garden. Saturday 10/17, 12-4PM

🍻 Contigofest '26 at Roundhead: Saturday, 10/24, 12PM–10PM. Roundhead turns 4 with a full day at the Powerhouse in Hyde Park. Entry is free, but you'll need the $25 commemorative glass (includes 3 pours) if you're coming for beer. 12–4PM is all ages, with live music, art-making, an empanada-making workshop (sign up at the fest, limited slots), 16+ beers on tap, and three new releases. 4–10PM is 21+, with live tunes and more art activations. .

🎃 Boo in the Woo Fall Festival at Polar Park (Worcester): Pumpkin patch, hay maze, and face painting on the concourse Saturday, 10/17 (11AM–6PM) and Sunday, 10/18 (11AM–4PM), plus a Saturday night double feature on the field: Hocus Pocus at 6PM, Halloween (Rated R!) at 8:30PM. $12 kids, $15 adults, $33 with beer garden.

🍂 Fall Craft Fair at Crescent Ridge (Sharon): Saturdays, 10/17, 10/24 and 11/7, 12–3PM at Crescent Ridge Dairy Bar. 30+ vendors, hayrides, face painting, and ice cream (of course).

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