Monday Essentials: Wynn Casino Talk, Free Mammograms and a Pirate Puppet Show

Every day, Charlestown Patch gives you local news and information you can use to make your life a little easier. Now with our Monday Essentials, we offer you a look at important events, deadlines and other things you should know about for the coming week.

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MONDAY

• Movie Mondays: Check out some of Hollywood’s classic films on Mondays in August at the Charlestown Branch Library (179 Main St.). The Aug. 5 film will be “Gaslight” (1944). This event will start at 2:30 p.m. and is free and open to the community.

TUESDAY

• Puppet show: Sparky’s Puppets will give a performance at the Charlestown Branch Library (179 Main St.) on Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 11-11:45 a.m. as part of Boston Public Library’s “Dig Into Reading” summer program.

WEDNESDAY

• Whole Foods Bread Breaking: The new Charlestown Whole Foods, 51 Austin St., will open for business this week, with a grand opening and "bread breaking" ceremony set Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 9:45 a.m. Local and company officials will say a few words, bread will be broken, shared and eaten and the store will open for business at 10 a.m. Five Charlestown nonprofits will receive 5 percent of the day's profits.
  
• Wynn Casino Talk: The Charlestown Waterfront Coalition meets at Building 114 on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. At the Aug. 7 meeting, representatives from Wynn LLC will present plans for their resort casino in Everett. There will be a short discussion afterward. This meeting is open to the community.

THURSDAY

• Mammogram van: MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center will partner with the Dana Farber Mammogram Van to provide basic screening for women age 40 and up in Charlestown on Thursday, Aug. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call 617-724-8168 to register. 

FRIDAY

• Teen Game Time: Teenagers can drop by the Charlestown Branch Library (179 Main St.) on Friday, Aug. 9 from 2-4 p.m. to play a variety of board games. This program is free, with no registration required.