Final South Barre concert by Quabbin Community Band

BARRE – On Sunday, June 29, the Quabbin Community Band will hold its final performance in South Barre before heading to the Barre Common for the remainder of their season which concludes on Aug. 10. This last concert in South Barre will feature favorites of the band members and listeners alike including, “Irish Tune from County Derry,” “The Best of Journey,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Begin the Beguine” and “Bugler’s Holiday,” a trumpet trio by composer Leroy Anderson featuring band members Steve Aliquo, Jeff Nahkala and Andy Hagberg on trumpets. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. and generally run 90 minutes in length. In the event of rain, concerts are moved indoors to the Barre Town Hall, 2 Exchange St. Barre.

Level Up at the Athol Public Library

ATHOL – The library’s free, all-ages summer reading program runs through Aug. 15. During these eight weeks, the library will host a range of free activities for children, teens, and adults to encourage and support a love of reading. Participants can win prizes for reaching their reading goals.

The theme for this summer is Level Up at Your Library, and the calendar is full of opportunities to learn, gain new skills, and play. Whether exploring cool new crafts, marveling at wild birds of prey, checking out some fascinating bugs, or playing board and video games, Level Up at Your Library reminds us that libraries are places for fun, personal growth, learning, thinking, and making friends.

Beanstack, a web and mobile app, is back with new challenges for everyone. To sign up, visit athollibrary.beanstack.org, choose a challenge based on the reader’s age and get ready to track reading, complete activities, earn badges, and win prizes. In addition to the Virtual Beanstack challenges, we have in-person and on-paper challenges.

Call 978-249-9515 for more information. View the full calendar of free activities at https://athol.librarycalendar.com/.

The Massachusetts Statewide Summer Library Program is funded by the Friends of the Athol Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Athol Cultural Council, the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Athol resident named to Dean’s List at University of New England

PORTLAND, MAINE – Anthony Stowell of Athol has been named to the University of New England’s Dean’s List for the spring semester 2025. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.