A Taste of Poetry - Brookline Main Library Bring your lunch and an appetite for poetry. Meet from 12 noon to 1:30 at Brookline Main Library (Conference Room) to look at half a dozen poems of Gary Soto. We will provide copies of the poems and lead a discussion after reading the poems aloud. No sign-up … Continue reading A Taste of Poetry – Gary Soto
Anne Fadiman, for Marina Keegan, "The Opposite of Loneliness" At the age of 22, Yale graduate Marina Keegan died in a car crash. Her career, just beginning, was to be a stratospheric one, with a job at The New Yorker and infinite literary potential. In honor of Keegan, her family, friends and classmates put together "The … Continue reading Author reading – The Opposite of Loneliness
National Theatre Live (NT Live) is a groundbreaking initiative to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. The Coolidge is the exclusive Boston-area venue for this series of plays — captured live in high-definition — from London's prestigious National Theatre. Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) returns to the … Continue reading Coolidge Corner Theatre – King Lear
Jessica McDaniel is a respected children's photographer with a natural style, connecting with children often literally down at their level. The gallery show celebrates 10 years of McDaniel’s work as a baby photographer, whose specialty is capturing warm, natural and spontaneous family moments. This show highlights her black and white photography, allowing the photos and the … Continue reading Brookline Main Library – 10 yrs of Boston Baby Photos by Jessica McDaniel
Brookline High School’s talented improv troupe can make a mountain out of a molehill and turn a phrase inside out in the blink of an eye. Their array of short and long-form skits require fast thinking, quick wit, and an ability to roll with the punches — not to mention a willingness to play the … Continue reading BHS Improv Troupe – Needs Improvement
About Luminous Moon - Opera American premiere of an award-winning children’s opera by Voices Boston, formerly PALS Children’s Chorus. Adapted into English from the Italian children’s opera "La Luna Ritrovata." Saturday, May 03 The Luminous Moon: 3pm Performance Purchase tickets
About Luminous Moon - Opera American premiere of an award-winning children’s opera by Voices Boston, formerly PALS Children’s Chorus. Adapted into English from the Italian children’s opera "La Luna Ritrovata." Saturday,May 03The Luminous Moon: 5:30pm Performance Purchase tickets
See the best new films before they're released, then discuss them with fellow movie buffs! In Land Ho! a pair of ex-brothers-in-law set off to Iceland in an attempt to reclaim their youth through Reykjavik nightclubs, trendy spas, and rugged campsites. Written and directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz this bawdy adventure is a throwback to … Continue reading Talk Cinema “Land Ho!” – Coolidge Corner Theatre
You are invited to join us for light refreshments followed by a lively artists’ round table covering the following topics: social media, technology and art; managing a career as an artist, and art for sale vs art for art. Our panel includes the following 5 local artists: Robert Baart | Painter Robert recently retired after teaching at the … Continue reading Artists’ Round Table
North by Northwest Alfred Hitchcock interweaves a cast of dubious characters (including James Mason, Martin Landau, and Eva Marie Saint) with some of the most exciting and memorable screen chases in film history. You cancatch this classic the way it was meant to be seen, on the big screen, with a full house, and on … Continue reading Coolidge Corner Theatre – Big Screen Classics
Erik Johnson brings his cutting skills to Brookline all the way from North Carolina. He will be at Tiny Hanger for the hand cutting of heirloom silhouettes. His family has been cutting silhouettes for over 6 decades.
