Taunton Library Opens Fall Workshop Season With Glass, Cursive Classes
TAUNTON — The Taunton Public Library kicks off its fall workshop season this week, opening a four-lesson cursive writing series and a run of Trescott Street Gallery fused glass classes as the city marks a POW/MIA vigil and a full slate of fall community events.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Taunton Public Library's Youth Services division kept its calendar busy Saturday, hosting a family movie matinee of Disney Pixar's "Hoppers" in the Pleasant Street auditorium, with popcorn courtesy of Trucchi's on Tremont Street. The library's Homeschool Club, led by Ms. Bethany, resumes its four-lesson cursive writing series Thursday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., continuing lessons that began Sept. 17 for children who already know their alphabet and can print.
Trescott Street Gallery at 8 Trescott St. opens a run of dated fused glass art workshops this week, with adult sessions Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m., plus a Creative Critters children's art workshop Saturday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. Center on Main hosts the Jesse Taitt Trio for its Live Jazz Series Saturday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Milford vs Taunton | Soccer | 09/22/2026 - MaxPreps": Taunton's junior varsity soccer team hosts Milford in a conference matchup Tuesday afternoon, according to MaxPreps. (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/soccer/match/milford-scarlet-hawks-vs-taunton/jv/9-22-2026/?c=9d94839d-3e01-41f3-8040-1642702c49c8)
"Sharon vs Taunton | Volleyball | 09/22/2026 - MaxPreps": Taunton's JV volleyball squad also has a home conference match against Sharon that same Tuesday afternoon, per MaxPreps. (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/volleyball/match/sharon-vs-taunton/jv/9-22-2026/?c=70bc6c52-e5e3-4bfb-99ba-f1c1af9eed31)
"Lynn English vs Taunton | Football | 10/03/2026 - MaxPreps": Looking further ahead, Taunton's JV football team is scheduled to travel to Lynn English for a non-conference game Oct. 3, MaxPreps reports. (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/football/game/lynn-english-vs-taunton/jv/10-3-2026/?c=f50be130-6483-4205-8fed-b4db10734cca)
"Obituary for Deborah Smith - Taunton - O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home": A visitation honoring longtime Taunton resident Deborah Smith is set for Friday, Sept. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., according to O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home's notice. (read it at https://www.okeefewade.com/obituary/Deborah-Smith)
COMING UP
TAVVA hosts a POW/MIA vigil at the Vietnam Memorial Fountain on Church Green Sunday at noon. The Parking Commission meets Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. in the Public Safety Building, followed Wednesday by back-to-back Municipal Lighting Plant and Airport Commission meetings at 7 p.m. The 9th Annual Tasting for a Cause runs Friday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fore Kicks on Fremont Street. Saturday, Sept. 26, brings a full slate: the Matthew Mission Food Pantry at First Parish Church from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., the Old Colony YMCA's Fall Fit Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Lafayette Club's Sip & Shop from noon to 4 p.m., and First Light Casino's "Drive: The Cars Tribute" show from 7 to 9 p.m.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.