Upcoming Events
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Senior Center Events
An extensive list of Senior Center events is at the Brookline Senior Center web site.
COVID-19 Announcements from Senior Center Director Ruthann Dobek
COVID-19 Mask Update, November 2022
At the Senior Center, we continue to follow public health regulations and we remain on alert for COVID-19 variants or an increase in cases around the Commonwealth. Our current protocols are subject to change in the future, but we continue to encourage older residents to get vaccinated and we encourage the use of masks in our mask friendly environment.
Need A Ride To The Senior Center?
If you need a ride to the Senior Center, please call the Senior Center Van Reservation Line at 617-730-2750 at least one business day in advance. Please include the following information for all rides: name, phone number, pickup/drop off address, requested date/time for pick up. Donations are welcome to help offset the cost of gas. We appreciate your support!
Please note: The Senior Center uses a variety of transportation systems to get residents to and from the Senior Center.
April Library Events
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Job Seekers Network
January - June, 2024,
1st & 3rd Wednesday, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Zoom
Vital Documents Scanning Session
Thursday, April 18, at 10 a.m
The Brookline Office of Emergency Management and the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services are offering another vital document scanning session, to ensure senior residents have secure access to their personal information in the event of an emergency.
After the success of the two-part vital documents program held at the Brookline Senior Center last month, enough interest was received to hold an additional scanning session to accommodate more residents who wished to participate.
Those who are interested should call 617-730-2770 to reserve a spot.
The Emergency Preparedness Buddies Program (EP Buddies) assists Brookline seniors and adults with disabilities who live alone to prepare for and respond to emergencies. More information is available here .
This project is supported with federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).
Join us for another wonderful Piatigorsky Foundation Concert with featured artist Richard Dowling. Hailed by The New York Times as "an especially impressive fine pianist," Richard Dowling appears regularly in solo recitals, music festivals, and as guest soloist in concerto engagements with symphony orchestras. Career highlights include performances in New York at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. The National Federation of Music Clubs honored him with a special award recognizing his outstanding performances of American music. Works of Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Joplin, Ravel, ragtime, and early jazz figure prominently in his extensive repertoire. He is the first pianist in the world to perform the complete cycle of Scott Joplin's 53 rags, marches, waltzes, and cakewalks in public -- nearly four hours of music, all from memory. His 3-CD set, The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2018. Richard Dowling has received praiseful reviews and is a versatile recording artist with over a dozen CDs of classical, chamber, ragtime, jazz, and popular music. He has been a Piatigorsky Artist since 1994 and has performed over 1,200 recitals across America under its auspices. Mr. Dowling resides in New York and is an official Steinway Artist.
Please register at 617-730-2770.
Come celebrate the writing that Senior Center participants and BU students have done together as part of the Life Writing course. Family and friends welcome. Snacks will be served.
Please register at 617-730-2770.
Join us as we welcome back Leo Diamant, pianist, singer, and music teacher from St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to the area 3 years ago to get his masters in music education from Boston University. Leo is passionate about using music education as a way to build community and advocate for positive change. Before coming to Boston for his studies, Leo had the privilege of performing piano and singing for seniors in St. Louis during his undergraduate years. Aside from music, Leo coaches a youth rock climbing team and spends his free time studying Spanish and exploring the city!
Please register at 617-730-2770.
Matt York Concert
Wednesday, April 24 at 1pm
Join us for this wonderful performance! Longtime New England musician/author Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash's career spanning from the 1950's to his passing in 2003. He'll discuss Cash's emergence as a groundbreaking artist in the 1950's, his marriage to June Carter and many of his other career highlights. In both 2022 and 2023, York was nominated for the Boston Music Award for Best Country Artist and his album Gently Used was named one of Worcester Magazine's best albums of 2022. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookline Commission for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Please register at 617-730-2770.
Pet Preparedness
Thursday, April 25, at 11 a.m.
Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Brookline Office of Emergency Management are collaborating to host a Pet Preparedness event to educate residents and community members about how to prepare themselves and their pets for emergencies.
Often people believe that during an emergency they cannot or do not have time to bring their pets with them. However, there may not be a safe time in an emergency to return home to rescue pets or retrieve needed supplies.
This event offers insight into how to plan ahead and come up with an emergency plan to keep residents and their pets safe.
This event is free to Brookline residents. To RSVP for the Pet Preparedness event call 617-730-2770.
The Tragic Story Of Bonnie And Clyde - Presentation
Thursday, April 25 at 1:00 pm
Join Christopher Daley, historian, author, and public speaker, for this 90 minute presentation. This presentation, which is part travelogue and part history will chronicle the story of Bonnie and Clyde, separating the reality from the myth! For years the public has been fascinated with the story of this Dust-bowl Romeo and Juliet. However, much of what we know is mainly from the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" and more recently a highly fictionalized made for T.V. movie shown on A&E & the History Channel. Much myth, conjecture and outright lies exist about the two Texas bandits but when one delves into the true story of the two lovers a much more interesting and human story emerges; much better than Hollywood was able to depict. This presentation will tell that story through the use of period photographs and movies plus modern photographs and video shot by Mr. Daley. He traveled through the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri on the trail of Bonnie and Clyde, photographing and making a video of the sites of their homes, murders, robberies, shoot-outs and hide-outs. Refreshments will be graciously sponsored by Gather Health.
Please register at 617-730-2770.
Virtual Presentation on Town Budget
Thursday, April 25, 4:30 p.m.
Zoom
On Zoom. To register and access the event, click here. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing directions for joining the webinar.
The Brookline Budget Forum serves as an opportunity for residents to hear directly from Town Administrator Carey as he provides insight on municipal finance and the town's annual budget process.
The event will include an overview of the Town's Fiscal Year 2025 budget and residents will have an opportunity to provide general input on town budget priorities.
For more information on the proposed FY25 Budget including the FY2025 Financial Plan, FY25 Budget Presentation to the Select Board and Advisory Committee, Capital Improvement Summary, the Long Range Financial Plan and more, please visit the Budget Central page on the Town's website.
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Select Board Candidate & Warrant Articles
Monday, April 29, 3:00 pm - Rescheduled from April 8
Zoom
Come discuss the challenges facing Brookline's town government today at
This is the third of a special series of LCAC conversations with the five candidates running for the two Select Board seats up for election on May 7, 2024. At the LCAC's February 5 and March 11 meetings, similar Q&A sessions were held with Select Board candidates Alec Lebovitz and David Pearlman (2/5) and Bernard Greene and Susan Park (3/11). Recordings of these meetings are available on the BrooklineCAN.org website until Election Day.
The meeting will also feature discussions of Warrant Article 12 (expanding Senior Tax Work-off Program) and Warrant Article 13 (amending Zoning By-law to reduce restrictions for Accessory Dwelling Units).
If you are a
"To Feel the Earth and Touch the Sky, Living the Legacy of Modern Dance"
Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 pm,
Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall
Dance Currents Inc. in partnership with Brookline Main Library and Dance for World Community is presenting To Feel the Earth, and Touch the Sky, Living the Legacy of American Modern Dance. The program will be in Hunneman Hall and is free. Registration is not required.
The film presents strong individuals who formed the art and championed diversity, inclusion, and empowerment in the making of it. The central image of the film is a family tree, indicating the generations of prime movers in Modern Dance, all iconoclasts in their time, who inspired subsequent generations. The roots, trunk, branches, and leaves of this tree indicate how one generation learns from the next, a journey to the democratic, socially aware, and heartfelt Modern Dance we know today. Q & A with director will follow the presentation.Brookline Open Studios 2024
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 11 am - 5 pm
Brookline Arts Center (both inside and outside in Monmouth Park)
Station Street in Brookline Village (outside)
This free outdoor marketplace will feature local artists and vendors, open studios on Station Street in Brookline, live music, and the opportunity to support the arts community and spend time with neighbors and friends. For more information click here.
Hall's Pond Commmunity Planting & Cleanup Day
Sunday, May 5, 11 am - 2 pm
Hall's Pond main entrance from Amory Field
or Zoom
The Sandwich Generation: Multigenerational Caregiving.
Saturday, May 11th 10:00 - 11:30 am
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis - 1581 Beacon Street
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is hosting a free community event. Coinciding with May being Mental Health Awareness Month, the event is entitled, "Don't Get Eaten Alive! The Sandwich Generation: Multigenerational Caregiving." Those in this generation are squeezed on both sides, or at times on three sides: not only addressing the complex needs of aging parents, but also of adult children and maybe grandchildren. The stressors can be overwhelming, affecting family dynamics, emotionally and financially. This event will include dialogue about these powerful experiences and shared strategies for self-care. Full details can be found on Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis website.
Brookline.News presents Stories: Live at the Coolidge!
Thursday, May 16th, 7:30-9 pm
Come help Brookline.News celebrate its first anniversary. WBUR's Meghna Chakrabarti will host this memorable evening with Brookline storytellers live at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. Tickets ($25) will go on sale on the Brookline.News website the week of April 8th.
Brookline's 2nd Annual AAPI Heritage Celebration
Saturday May 18th from 11-3PM
Town Hall, 333 Washington Street
The Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN), Brookline Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Relations, and the Brookline Public Libraries invites you to join us for student performances, a special Featured Author presentation, delicious food, arts & crafts and more! So mark the date in your calendar and visit here for details as we get closer!
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Indigenous Authors Book Club
Sunday, May 19th from 4-5:30 pm
Zoom
The Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee would like to invite you to participate in their SIXTH Indigenous Authors Book Club! Join us on Sunday, May 19th from 4-5:30 pm for a virtual Book Club conversation. This month we will be reading and discussing *the recently banned* Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. This is a YA read and we would love to encourage Brookline teens to join us!
To RSVP to the Book Club or to request or get information on reasonable accommodations or language access, please contact Caitlin Starr at or at 617-730-2345. For more information visit: https://www.brooklinema.gov/1555/Indigenous-People-Celebration-Committee
Open Space Planning Meetings
Monday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m.
Those who cannot attend in person are encouraged to join via Zoom, by following the registration links on the Open Space Plan webpage.
The meetings will include a short introduction and informational session on the existing Open Space Plan, published in 2018, including what it is, how it is utilized, and why it needs to be updated. An open discussion will follow so that the Open Space Plan Committee may hear the community's desires, concerns, and ideas as it pertains to the 2025 update.
All residents are welcome to attend. For further information, please visit the Open Space Plan webpage or call Conservation Administrator Tom Brady, at 617-730-2088.
Haiku for a Spring Afternoon
Wednesday, May 29 at 1 pm
Haiku is a short poem that connects nature and human nature. Learn about haiku: its form and content, and read many spring haiku from famous and not so famous poets. Then we will try our hands at writing a spring haiku using an easy writing prompt. Each participant will leave with a notecard of a haiku they have written themselves. Everyone is invited to this fun and supportive workshop. Instructor Jeannie Martin is a haiku poet, teacher and retreat leader who publishes haiku in a variety of poetry journals and is the author of 11 haiku chapbooks and three books of haiku reflections. Please register at 617-730-2770.
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