Patriots football comes to the big screen in Chelsea Square for the first time on Sunday, a new playground for the city’s youngest children opens Tuesday the 13th, and a free walk-in flu and COVID clinic is set for Saturday the 17th. What is on in Chelsea over the next two weeks, from the City’s own announcements and meeting calendars.
This week
- Tuesday, October 6, 3 to 7 p.m.: Chelsea Farmers Market, Chelsea Square, 179 Winnisimmet St. The market runs every Tuesday through October 20, so two are left after this one. At 4:30 p.m. City Manager Fidel Maltez takes questions at the market on Chelsea Pa’lante, the City’s comprehensive plan (our earlier notice).
- Wednesday, October 7, 5:30 p.m.: Opening night of a portrait exhibit by Puerto Rican artist Eileen Riestra in the Chelsea City Hall Gallery, second floor, west wing, 500 Broadway. The portraits pair Chelsea residents with their own stories. Riestra is showing with MassArt professor Jeanette Luise Eberhardy and MassArt alumni and students. The exhibit stays up through October. Free.
- Thursday, October 8: Licensing Commission. The gas station at 571 Washington Avenue, long known as Pezzi’s, was given until this meeting to sort out its occupancy permit (background). Movie in the Square that night at 7 p.m. is Practical Magic.
- Saturday, October 10, 2 to 6 p.m.: Barktoberfest in Chelsea Square, with a dog Halloween costume contest, a beer garden and a marketplace (details).
- Sunday, October 11, 1 p.m.: Patriots vs. Raiders on the big screen in Chelsea Square, the first time the City has shown a Patriots game there, with food from Chelsea Dawgs. Bring a blanket or chair and dress warm.
Next week
- Tuesday, October 13, 6 p.m.: The renovated Voke Tot Lot opens, with a ribbon cutting and free ice cream while it lasts. The City describes it as a fully inclusive playground for ages 2 to 5, with a wheelchair-accessible spinner, a group see-saw and sensory-friendly equipment. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets the same night; its October agenda was set to include the continued hearing on a Walmart delivery depot at 121 Webster Avenue.
- Wednesday, October 14, 3 to 6 p.m.: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, moved from September 26 because of the storm.
- Thursday, October 15, 11:30 a.m.: Italian Heritage Month luncheon for Chelsea Senior Center members, sponsored by Buonfiglio Funeral Home. That evening, 6 to 7:30 p.m., a School Committee member holds office hours in English and Spanish at the library.
- Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Walk-in vaccine clinic at the Chelsea Senior Center, 10 Riley Way, for children and adults. Flu and COVID shots are available with or without insurance. RSV, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines need insurance. Bring an insurance card if you have one and wear short sleeves. Questions: (617) 466-4209.
- Sunday, October 18, 10 a.m.: Walk for Living, a two-mile walk from the Leonard Florence Center for Living, 165 Captains Row, on Admiral’s Hill. Proceeds go to care and programs for the center’s residents living with ALS and MS. This year’s walk honors the Hackel-Remis family. Registration at walkforliving.org.
Deadlines
- October 21: Suggestions on the School Committee section of the city charter are due to the Charter Review Committee (from the October 1 School Committee meeting).
- October 24: Last day to register to vote in the November 3 election.
- Board openings: The City is looking for residents to fill two vacancies on the Board of Health and to serve on the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board, which advises how the City’s affordable housing money is spent. Send a resume and a letter explaining your interest and experience through chelseama.gov/board-openings or to [email protected].
Also this week
Fire at a church service. A small electrical fire interrupted a service at St. Luke’s-San Lucas Episcopal Church, where Chelsea police had joined the congregation for the department’s Faith and Blue series, a blessing of pets and the new priest’s first service. Everyone moved outside, the Fire Department responded, and worship continued outdoors, police said. The department’s previous Faith and Blue stop, on October 2, was at Luz de Cristo, with the city manager and Police Chief Keith Houghton.
A state honor for the City’s health director. Tracy Nowicki, Chelsea’s Director of Health and Human Services, has been named the 2026 Commonwealth Heroine for the 11th Suffolk District by State Representative Judith Garcia and the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. The City said Nowicki grew up in Chelsea, the youngest of six, and over a 30-year career with the City pushed for free transportation for older adults and expanded the Senior Center’s health and fitness programs.
Have an event for the next calendar? Send it to [email protected].