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Senior Center Events

An extensive list of Senior Center events is at the Brookline Senior Center web site.

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.

Taza Chocolate Factory

Wednesday, April 29, 11:00 am-12:00 pm

Brookline Senior Center

Join us at the Taza Chocolate Factory in Somerville for an "Intro to Stone Ground Chocolate," a brief talk and chocolate tasting tour. Visitors will be able to view Taza's chocolate grinding and depositing rooms from the factory store. Raffle for participation will be on Wednesday, April 22 and attendees will be called then.

Please register for the raffle at 617-730-2770.

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Brookline Senior Center 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, April 30, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Brookline Senior Center

This year marks an important milestone at the Brookline Senior Center. For 25 years, we have offered opportunities for older adults to participate in a variety of programs, make new friends, volunteer, and access vital services.

To honor this meaningful milestone, we're hosting "Built to Last - 25 Years on Winchester Street!"

The celebration will be held on Thursday, April 30th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm, at the Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Street, Brookline, MA.

We're also compiling a commemorative Community Cookbook, which will include sponsorship ads. 

Prepare for:

  • tasty treats from Mei Mei, Taberna de Haro, Mamaleh's, Rifrullo, and Wegman's.

  • live music by the Winiker Band

  • community-spirited company treats, and a spirited community event!

More Information, Tickets, and Sponsorship

Behind the Scenes at BIG!

Thursday, April 30 6-8 PM

Brookline Interactive Group,
46 Tappan Street, Brookline, MA 02445

Join BIG and co-hosts the BNA and the TMMA for

Behind the Scenes at BIG! 

Thursday, April 30 6-8 PM

Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) and our co-hosts Brookline Neighborhood Alliance (BNA) and the Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA) invite you to an engaging behind the scenes look at how we broadcast and stream government meetings.

(Trust us, it's fun!)

You'll also get a sneak preview of our 2026 election day coverage.

This is an open house/ drop in event, but please RSVP so we know how many to expect.

What's happening:

  • A hands-on demo of our broadcast technology, See how we broadcast and stream the School Committee meeting live.
  • An intro to our captioning and video search solutions that make meetings more accessible to all.
  • A general FAQ session about our history, status and finances
  • Meet some of our members and staff
  • Food & drink
  • Networking, connection and even an art exhibit!

RSVP via Eventbrite

BiblioQuilt Artist Talk
with Larry Clifford

Thursday, April 30, 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Brookline Village Library

Larry Clifford will conclude his two-month exhibition in Hunneman Hall with a talk exploring the creative process behind his BiblioQuilts. He will discuss the techniques he uses, share selected works, and demonstrate elements of his practice.

In his artist statement, Clifford explains that his BiblioQuilts and murals are created from distressed books salvaged from basements, attics, and public libraries across New England. He repurposes every part of each book - covers, pages, and spines - enhancing them with dyes, inks, and acrylics. Using discarded books, he embraces both the challenge and the distinctiveness of the medium.

Brookline Village Arts Festival

Saturday, May 2, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Station Street, Brookline Village

Brookline Village Arts Festival is an outdoor marketplace connecting artists, craftspeople, and the public. The marketplace is reserved to local artists selling handmade original items. Rain date May 3rd.

Lessons & Legacies: An Intergenerational Conversation on Racial Justice and Resistance

Brookline Senior Center

Wednesday, May 6, 3:15 PM

Brookline Stories Live

Thursday May 14, 2026, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater

Event is to support Brookline.News, tickets go on sale April 7th. This year, Jim Braude and Margary Egan, hosts of the popular WGBH program "Boston Public Radio", will be emcees.

Sidewalk Sale

Tuesday, June 23

Brookline Senior Center

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Multi Session Classes at the Senior Center

Brookline Senior Center

Good Talk
Discover what you share with a 20 year old in this engaging 5 week course led by Boston University students. Through writing, drawing, and conversation, seniors and students connect, reflect, and learn together. Wednesdays, March 4 - April 8, 2:30 - 4:00 pm. to register call 617-730-2770.

Health Care Apps
Explore how smartphones support modern health care in this 10 week course with instructor Allen Waxman. Learn about apps and devices for medication, vision, hearing, diabetes, heart health, sleep, and more. Apple and Android users may attend any or all sessions.
Each session will focus on a particular health theme: 1.Intro, Health Aggregators & Medical ID, 2. Health Data, Info & Access Online, 3. Medication Management Aids, 4. Hearing Aids & Verbalization Aids, 5. Vision, Reading & Dictation Aids, 6. Blood Glucose, Ketones & Diabetes, 7. Carbs & Weight Management,
8. Cardiovascular Health, 9. Respiratory Health. 10. Sleep, Stress & Pain Health.
Wednesdays, March 4 - May 6, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. To register call 617-730-2770 (leave name, email, smartphone number).

Six Week Life Review Group
Rediscover and share meaningful life stories in this six-week series led by social work intern Jess. Enjoy guided conversation, music, films, photos, and creative reflection, ending with a personalized keepsake. Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, starting March 18.
Preregistration required; space limited. Call 617-730-2770.

Library Events

Visible Mending Workshop with Mariko Sugimori (Putterham) - Thursday, March 12 at 11 AM

Pop up Art School Presents: Reverse Painting (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 PM

Pins for Pi Day (Putterham) - Friday, March 13 at 1 PM

Open Game Play with Virtual Reality (Coolidge Corner) - Saturday, March 14 at 12 PM

AARP Tax Prep Assistance (Putterham) - Thursday, March 19 at 10:30 AM

Cross-Stitch Basics with Hipstitch (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, March 19 at 6 PM

Brookline Music School Concert (Brookline Village) - Sunday, March 22 at 2 PM

Alpacas on the Lawn with Harvard Alpaca Ranch (Putterham) - Saturday, March 28 at 10 AM

Amazing Women's Edition Book Award Ceremony (Brookline Village) - Saturday, March 28 at 11 AM

Women in World Jazz Concert (Brookline Village) - Saturday, March 28 at 2 PM

Puberty & Consent Talks for Tweens and Caregivers (Brookline Village) - Sunday, March 29 at 2 PM

"The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto" with Historian Elizabeth R. Hyman (Take Two) (Virtual) - Monday, March 30 at 7 PM

An Evening with the Brookline Symphony Chamber Players (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 PM

Visible Mending (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, April 9 at 6 PM

Autism Acceptance Month Community Event (Brookline Village) - Saturday, April 11 at 2 PM

Brookline Music School Concert (Brookline Village) - Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM

The Boston Marathon at 130 with Author Paul Clerici (Brookline Village) - Monday, April 13 at 7 PM

Live Music on the Lawn with DVinci Soul (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 15 at 3 PM

The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 22 at 3 PM

Library Appreciation Night at Putterham (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 22 at 6 PM

Library Maps
Brookline Village
361 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2370
Coolidge Corner
31 Pleasant Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-730-2380
Putterham
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-730-2385

Library Events

Autism Acceptance Month Community Event (Brookline Village) - Saturday, April 11 at 2:00 PM

Brookline Music School Concert (Brookline Village) - Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 PM

The Boston Marathon at 130 with Author Paul Clerici (Brookline Village) - Monday, April 13 at 7:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00 AM

Live Music on the Lawn with DVinci Soul (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 15 at 3:00 PM

Young Professional Musicians Collective Concert (Brookline Village) - Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 PM

Moments of Self-Care for Parents of Children with Disabilities (Brookline Village) - Friday, April 17 at 11:00 AM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 AM

The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 22 at 3:00 PM

Library Appreciation Night (Putterham) - Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 PM

Wally the Green Monster Visits the Library! (Putterham) - Thursday, April 23 at 10:30 AM

Bystander Training Workshop with MA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) (Brookline Village) - Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 PM

Earth Day Extravaganza with Mothers Out Front (Brookline Village) - Friday, April 24 at 2:00 PM

Memories Flow Beneath It: From Valley to Quabbin (Brookline Village) - Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM

BiblioQuilt Artist Talk with Larry Clifford (Brookline Village) - Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 PM

Brookline Music School Concert (Brookline Village) - Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 PM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, May 6 at 11:00 AM

Visible Mending (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 PM

LED Mini Golf with One Up Games (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, May 7 at 1:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, May 12 at 11:00 AM

Spring Transplanting Workshop with Brookline Pollinator Pathway Session 1 (Coolidge Corner) - Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30 PM

Brookline Ukulele Club (Brookline Village) - Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 PM

Spring Transplanting Workshop with Brookline Pollinator Pathway Session 2 (Coolidge Corner) - Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 PM

Let's Talk Transportation with Sebastian Ware (Putterham) - Thursday, May 14 at 11:30 AM

Learn Origami with Jingting (Putterham) - Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 PM

Make a Felted Panda: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School (Coolidge Corner) - Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 PM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, May 20 at 11:00 AM

AAPI exhibit reception (Brookline Village) - Thursday, May 21 at 5:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, May 26 at 11:00 AM

Reading Rocks!: A Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music at Emerson Garden (Off-site) - Saturday, May 30 at 10:30 AM

Library Maps
Brookline Village
361 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2370
Coolidge Corner
31 Pleasant Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-730-2380
Putterham
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-730-2385

Highlights
From The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Relations


Ribbon Cutting at Boston PEERS
Saturday, April 4| 11:30 AM | 371 Washington St.
 
 Boston PEERS®, a Brookline-based program supporting neurodiverse youth, young adults, and families is celebrating a new Brookline Village location at 317 Washington Street. The ribbon-cutting event will include a traditional lion dance, an important cultural celebration to the ownership as an Asian-owned business.  Feel free to stop by!
 
 
National Public Health Week
April 6-April 12th | Events occurring all week
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The Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services invites you to celebrate National Public Health Week with us! This week is dedicated to celebrating the progress that's been made in public health and looking forward to the steps needed for an even healthier future. We will be hosting fun interactive events such as a public health trivia night, Friends of Brookline Public Health annual event/awards ceremony, free yoga with Healthworks, and a public health fair! Attending any of our events will allow you to enter into the public health raffle of your choice.
 
Please visit brooklinema.gov/NPHW for more information on event details & registration, and completing our Public Health Week Bingo Card for an additional entry into the raffle of your choice!
 
Email jxu@brooklinema.gov  if you need any reasonable accommodations
 
Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee Community Conversation
Thursday, April 9| 6-7:30 PM | Hybrid
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Join Brookline's Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee for a meet and greet and a conversation about Land Acknowledgments.
 
How does a Land Acknowledgement reflect history and serve a tribal nation? Brookline's Land Acknowledgement is read at many town meetings. Does it represent our history? Our community? Brookline Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee (IPCC) Chair Kailey Bennett (Cherokee Nation) will lead this discussion. 
 
This event is also an opportunity to meet the rest of the IPCC and hear about our programming.
 
THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT. We will be at Brookline Town Hall Room 103, and also on Zoom. For a Zoom link, or questions regarding accommodations or language access, please contact cstarr@brooklinema.gov.  This a free event but you can reserve tickets on Eventbrite
 
 
FUNDing the Future @ the Teen Center
Friday April 10 |6:30 PM| Brookline Teen Center
 
An evening of fundraising that celebrates teen talent and community impact - with food, cocktails and fun!  Festive Attire.  More info and tickets for sale ($250/pp).
 
Autism Acceptance Month Community Event
Saturday April 11| 2-4PM| Brookline Village – Hunneman Hall
 
Join the Brookline Public Library and Dr. Jenny Chu of Boston PEERS® for a free community event introducing practical, evidence-based strategies that help teens and young adults build friendships and social confidence. The afternoon will include:
  • A short, interactive social skills lesson
  • Conversation stations to practice and connect
  • Crafts and puzzles for all ages
  • Social and community resource tables
Families, teens, young adults, educators, and community members are all welcome.
Come build understanding, celebrate neurodiversity, and strengthen connections in our community.
https://brooklinelibrary.libcal.com/event/15510745
 
BRJE Racial Justice Candidate Forum
April 13 |6-8PM | Town Hall
 
“The May 6 election is fast approaching and BRJE's 8th annual Racial Justice Candidate Forum is a chance for Brookline residents to engage directly with candidates for Select Board and School Committee on equity issues. BIG will live stream the forum, but in-person attendance is highly encouraged. Share with your networks and we'll see you at Town Hall!”
Have questions you’d like asked? Submit them on this form
 
2026 Brookline Candidates Forum
Thursday April 16| 4-6PM |Senior Center
 
Sponsored By Brookline CAN in collaboration with the Brookline League of Women Voters.  Hear from candidates for Select Board, School Committee, and Library Trustees.
Facilitator: Sandy Gadsby, former Town Meeting Moderator and current Assistant Moderator
Forum recorded and streamed on Brookline Interactive Group (BIG).  The recording will be available at the LWV of Brookline page on the BIG website, http://bit.ly/3QQSus4, and BrooklineCAN website
 
 
Bystander Training for ICE Interactions
Thursday, April 23| 6-8PM |Brookline Village Library
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Join the Brookline Immigrant Advancement Committee and Activist Evenings for a Bystander Training facilitated by MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition).  The training aims to provide the community with tools and strategies to safely and effectively respond when witnessing immigration enforcement. Topics covered will include how to recognize an ICE operation, clear do’s and don’ts, safe practices for offering support, and the use of community hotlines, mutual aid, and accompaniment programs.  This training will be held on Thursday April 23rd, from 6-8PM at the Brookline Village Library in Hunneman Hall.  Registration is required.  This program is co-sponsored by the Brookline Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Relations and the Brookline Public Libraries.
 
SAVE THE DATE – 4th Annual AANHPI Heritage Celebration
Saturday, May 9 | 11-2PM| 22 Tappan Street
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The Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN), the Brookline Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Relations, and the Brookline Public Schools, invite the Brookline Community to an Annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Celebration.
The Celebration will kick off AANHPI Heritage Month on Saturday, May 9th from 11AM to 2:00PM at Brookline High School’s 22 Tappan Building; all in one place!  This community celebration focuses on AANHPI stories and art, and features an author discussion, student performances and exhibits of student artwork. There will also be food, author visits, arts & crafts, games, and more.
This year, at 11AM, our Featured Author is Gita Varadarajan, sharing her works “My Bindi”, “My Saree”, and “Save Me a Seat”. Student Performances will follow the discussion and will include the Baker AANHPI Orchestra (BAO) and Baker’s Fan Dance Troupe and KPop Team, the Triveni Dancers, and the Brookline Chinese School Chorus.  Brookline Interactive Group will record the presentation and performances, and a video will be available for viewing afterwards. Gita Varadarajan will be signing books for sale, courtesy of Turtle Books.
Following the performances, we invite you to join us in the Café of 22 Tappan for crafts, Henna, author visits, fun, and food.  Featured vendors will include Cubist Circle with dumplings, Musubi.mart, A Head Full of Stars, and GaTsung.  Also in attendance will be organizations such as Brookline for Racial Justice and Equity, Brookline Immigrant Advancement Committee, the Asian American Ballet Project, and many more. 
For any questions, contact odeicr@brooklinema.gov. 
 
 
Other Announcements:
 
Boston Citizenship Day
May 2|10-3PM|Tremont St., Boston
 
Boston Citizenship Day is New England’s largest one-day citizenship application workshop, where hundreds of permanent residents receive free legal assistance to begin their journey toward U.S. citizenship.
 
Hosted annually by Project Citizenship in collaboration with the City of Boston (Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement), this event helps eligible residents apply for citizenship and fee waivers with support from attorneys and trained volunteers.  For more information about eligibility go to the Project Citizenship website.
 
 
 March’s 2026 Brookline Women of the Year Event
In case you missed it – check out this video from the March 11th Brookline Women of the Year Celebration https://www.brooklinema.gov/2245/Women-of-the-Year

Highlights
From The Office of
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and
Community Relations (ODEICR)

Information Here

Senior Programming

Due to changes in the cable-TV industry, BIG's funding has dropped dramatically in recent years. In March they were forced to furlough three of their eight employees. They are hoping to bring some or all of them back but only if they can get additional funds from the town or other sources. Click here if you're in a position to help. Read more: December 2025 article from Brookline.News.

The reduced staff is still producing senior programming, but have suspended the weekly listing for now.

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