Bull Run — 215 Great Road, Shirley. Helen’s Willow Wind Native American Flute Class, Wed., May 8,22,29, 6 p.m., $140.
Hearing Room — 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell. Choose Your Adventure Reading and Discussion Group; Mondays, 6-7 p.m.; discuss books you have read with others.
Lowell National Historical Park — 246 Market St. History of the Labor Movement, Sat., May 4, 2 p.m., free.
Luna Theater — Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St., Lowell. Weirdo Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Fundraisers
Abbot Elementary School — 25 Depot Road, Westford. 20th Annual Westford Road Race, Sun., May 5, 1:30 p.m., benefits Westford Charitable Fund, 5K/$30, 10K/$35, http://roadrace.westford.org/regform/html.
Girls Inc. — 26th Annual Celebration of Towday’s Woman Gala to Honor Lura Smith, Thur., June 6, 6 p.m., at UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, 50 Warren St.; $100, benefits Girls Inc.; https://tinyurl.com/y4nntw3v.
Lowell Elks Lodge — 40 Old Ferry Road. This is Garth: The Original Tribute to Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood, Fri., May 10, 8 p.m.; $20, $25 day of; cash bar; portion of proceeds to Greater Lowell Boys & Girls Club; 978-771-7878, www/GarthShow.com.
Lowell General Hospital — TeamWalk for CancerCare, Sun., May 19, 9 a.m., LeLacheur Park, Lowell; wwwteamwalk.org, 978-937-6434.
Lowell Humane Society — Muddy Paws 5K, Lowell Elks Lodge, 40 Old Ferry Road, Sat., June 1, 8:30 a.m., benefits the humane society.
Merrimack Valley Food Bank — 14th Annual Grape Expectations Wine Tasting Fundraiser, Thur., May 2, 6-9:30 p.m., at Lenzi’s, 810 Merrimack Ave., Dracut; silent auction, music by the FunRazrs, special raffle for more than $1,000 worth of lottery tickets for $20; tickets $60 at www.mvfb.org, email dcallery@mvfb.org, call 978-454-7272.
Project Bread — 51st Walk for Hunger, Sun., May 5, 8 a.m.; 617-723-5000, www.projectbread.org/walk-for-hunger.
Saint Louis School — 74 Boisvert St., Lowell. Bingo, every Tuesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; proceeds benefit students of Saint Louis; 978-458-7594.
Westford Garden Club — Fashion Show Fundraiser, Thur., May 9, 6 p.m., at Chelmsford Elks, 300 Littleton Road; $25 at Weston Nursery in Chelmsford or from members or at door; benefits the club.
Libraries
Chelmsford Public Library — 25 Boston Road. Hikes Through History with author Alison O’Leary, Sun., May 5, 2-3:30 p.m.
Nashua Public Library — 2 Court St., Nashua, N.H., 603-589-4610, www.nashualibrary.org. Author Talk: “Stranger Things and the ’80s: The Complete Retro Guide,” with author Joseph Vogel, Thur., May 2, 7 p.m., free Writers Hangout, second Wed. (May 8), 7 p.m. Ukulele Concert, Thur., May 9, 7 p.m., free.
Pelham Public Library — 24 Village Green. Art of Brewing Kombucha, Sat., May 4, 11 a.m.-noon.
Pollard Memorial Library — 401 Merrimack St., Lowell. No registration required except where noted. Toe Tapping Thursdays, May 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Writers’ Club, Fridays, May 3,17, June 7, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mini Makers, Wednesdays, May 8,15,22,29, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Parker Lecture: Michael Tougias’ “Above and Beyond: JFK and America’s Most Dangerous Spy Mission, Thur., May 16, 7 p.m.