Saturday, Aug. 3

Festival fare

Trinity Christian Church will hold its summer festival and luncheon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The festival will have homemade crafts, an auction, various vendors, a Sunday school game table and a bake sale. The church is still looking for vendors. For more information, call Denise Fisher at 508-990-5466.

The luncheon will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with both eat-in and to-go options available. The menu consists of homemade New England clam chowder, hot dogs, hamburgers or a chicken salad sandwich, served with chips and a drink. There will also be homemade strawberry shortcake.

The church’s mission thrift shop will be open during the festival.

Taking out the trash

The Town of Wareham will hold a household hazardous product collection event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Municipal Maintenance Building, 95 Charge Pond Road. 

Click here for information on what types of trash will be accepted. 

Sunday, Aug. 4

A clammy occasion

It’s that time of year again, and the Wareham Redmen are getting ready for their annual clam bake.

Last year’s clam bake brought out over 450 people and involved 46 bushels of clams.

This year, the Redmen will bake their clams on Sunday, August 4, with the event to be held at Redmen Hall, 745 Main Street.

Doors will open at 11 a.m., with food served around 1:30 p.m.

There will be music, raffles and a cash bar. The event will be held rain or shine.

Doggie bags, campers and coolers are all prohibited.

Tickets are $50 and available through a member. Call 508-291-0882 to arrange to pick up tickets at the Redmen Hall, or stop by on Monday nights between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for tickets also. This year has limited availability, so get them soon.

Monday, Aug. 5

Goodnight, sweet Onset

Join Shakespeare Under the Stars at the Onset Bandshell at 6:30 p.m. for a performance of “As You Like It.”

Click here for more information about the performance. 

Wednesday, Aug. 7

I want to believe

They may be “unidentified” flying objects, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a little about them. 

Join Discovery Channel’s Host and author Ronny LeBlanc as he takes a look at some of the reported alien and UFO sightings in New England.

He will be at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road at 7 p.m.

The program is free and no registration is required. For questions, contact Patrick Marshall at 508-295-2343 or at pmarshall@sailsinc.org

Thursday, Aug. 8

Puppets on the mic

The Wareham Free Library will close out its summer reading program with New England’s favorite fun family band for kids (and adults too) — Toe Jam Puppet Band. 

The performance will be held outside (and will move inside if the weather doesn’t cooperate) at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road at 1:30 p.m.