Every Sunday, Sharon Patch will highlight some of the events happening during the coming week.  So if you're looking for something fun or interesting to do, or a cause to support, you'll find some ideas right here.

Tuesday:

• The annual town election runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Sharon High School gym. Learn about the candidates on Sharon Patch's topic page

Thursday:

• The Friends of the Sharon Public Library will hold a used book sale from Thursday to Sunday. The hours are: May 17, only Sharon residents who are members -- children from 2 to 5 p.m. and adults from 5:15 to 8 p.m.; May 18, 4 to 8 p.m.; May 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; May 20, bag day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Sharon Special Education Parent Advisory Council will elect its officers and organize for the 2012-13 school year at 7 p.m. at the Sharon Middle School.
• Phyllis Goldstein, senior associate at Facing History and Ourselves, will discuss her new book, "A Convenient Hatred: The History of Anti-Semitism, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel. Admission is $5. RSVPs are required by May 14 to Temple Israel, at 781-784-3986.
• The Sharon High School Small Ensembles Concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.
• The Sharon Middle School Griffin Players present "The Travelers" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, in the school auditorium.

Saturday:

• The First Congregational Church of Sharon holds a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables are $15 each, with table sales going to support the church's efforts to build an ark for Heifer International, at www.heifer.org. There will be face painting, a bake sale, 20-plus tables of arts and crafts, and household items.
• The Sharon Garden Club Plant Sale will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Sharon Community Center. The plants and shrubs available will be locally grown and dug from Sharon Garden Club members' gardens.
• The Sharon High School Theatre Company presents "Seussical: the Musical Jr." at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $8.
• The Sharon High School Chapter of Amnesty International presents "Jamnesty," featuring clubs from Sharon High School, student and faculty musical groups, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Lake Massapoag.
• The Sharon Lions Club holds a White Cane Day in Sharon Center starting at 9 a.m.
• The Sharon Historical Society holds an outdoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday:

• Sharon resident and Sharon Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman John J. Lee will speak at a Sunday breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon at Temple Israel. The temple's Brotherhood is sponsoring the event. Admission is $8 per person, or $12 at door, and includes breakfast. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/TIBMay20.
• The Sharon Friends of Conservation will walk on part of the Massapoag Trail at 2 p.m. The one-mile round trip is easy-moderate level. Participants should park at Mann's Pond on Billings Street.
• Le Petit Prince Ecole Montessori Internationale holds an information session from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sharon Community Center.