Monday Essentials: A Golf Tournament, Aca-Awesome Alley Cats and More

Welcome to Monday Essentials! Here you'll find a snapshot of a few things you'll want to keep in mind for the week ahead. If you know of something coming up that would make a great addition to Monday Essentials, email lexington@patch.com.

1. Selectman Snippets: After a short executive session, the Board of Selectmen will convene in open session at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 19, at the Town House and its agenda includes considering a new common victuallers license for Haute Coffee, an evaluation of the Town Manager, the WR Grace land acquisition and more. 

2. Rotary Club Golf Tournament: The Rotary Club of Concord's 25 annual golf tournament -- the Thomas Huckins Memorial -- to benefit the Concord-Carlisle Scholarship Fund is today, Aug. 19, at Concord Country Club. The tourney tees off at 1 p.m., preceded by registration and lunch from 11 a.m. Get the details here. 

3. Yale Alley Cats Performing in Concord: Carlisle resident Sam Petrie and other members of the renowned a cappella group, The Yale Alley Cats, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. this Tuesday, August 20, at the Trinitarian Congregational Church. Suggested donation of $10 at the door. Not familiar with the Alley Cats? You can check 'em out here. 

4. Make a MESS: Return to Dirtopia!  Drop by the Discovery Museums in Acton from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 to scoop, sculpt, squish, dig, climb, burrow, make mud pies, mud paintings, mud this, and mud that to discover the infinite potential of dirt. Get the details here. 

5. Imagination Festival: At 10 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 25, The Learning Experience is hosting an Imagination Festival featuring art, music, sports, food, games and more at its location at 130 Baker Ave Ext.