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Arts & Entertainment
Sports Museum at the TD Garden
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesFounded in 1977 and housed on Levels 5 & 6 of the TD Garden, the Sports Museum features a half-mile of exhibits celebrating the history and character of Boston sports. This tour is on the eve of the Bruins home opener for their 100th season, and you will get to see the set up and […]
McMullen Museum of Art at BC
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesJoin us as we have a docent guided tour of the McMullen Museum at Boston College. Part of the tour will include an exhibition on Himalayan Art that is traveling from the Rubin Museum in New York City. Cost: $5 To register to attend these programs, call 781-455-7555, Monday-Friday between 8:30am- 4:00pm. If you have […]
100 Years of Boston Comedy with Nick Zaino III
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesNick Zaino is a writer, musician, and podcast host based in Boston. He has written about comedy and the arts as a freelancer for the Boston Globe for more than twenty years. This talk covers the history of comedians from Boston, from Fred Allen’s vaudeville and radio success through the 80s comedy boom and current […]
Art Appreciation with Michele Marram: Joan Miro
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesJoin us as research librarian Michele Marram explores the life and career of Joan Miro, a Spanish artist known for his surrealistic paintings and sculpture. Following the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to create an artwork in Miro’s style. Cost: Free To register to attend these programs, call 781-455-7555, Monday-Friday between 8:30am- 4:00pm. If […]
Rob Natoli Swing Band Concert
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesCome see Rob and his guys! They will have us swinging! Cost: Free To register to attend these programs, call 781-455-7555, Monday-Friday between 8:30am- 4:00pm. If you have questions about other Council on Aging programs, email akelley@needhamma.gov. To view the COA September/October Compass Newsletter and schedule of classes and events go to https://www.needhamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/44250/SeptOct-2023-Compass.
The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesA great American artist, John Singer Sargent is also an abiding enigma. While dressing like a businessman and crafting a highly respectable persona, he scandalized viewers on both sides of the Atlantic with the frankness and sensuality of his work. In his recent book The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World and in […]
In the Gorse Mill Studios Gallery: To Jerusalem and Beyond
Gorse Mill Gallery 31 Thorpe Street, Needham, MA, United StatesAn exhibition chronicling a photographic journey through Israel.
Free
Day of the Dead Comes to the Center
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesCome to the Center to learn more about this native Mexican tradition rooted in the belief that life on Earth is preparation for the next world and maintaining a strong relationship with the dead is important. You’ll watch a documentary and celebrate. Cost: Free To register to attend these programs, call 781-455-7555, Monday-Friday between 8:30am- […]
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Needham Open Studios Fall Pop Up
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesThe artists of Needham Open Studios welcome you to a Fall Pop Up Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10 am - 4 pm Community Room of the Needham Free Public Library, 1339 Highland Ave, Needham, MA. Meet the Needham artists, talk about their techniques and treat yourself to the high quality and fine craftsmanship of […]
Free
Great Hall Concert Series – Boston Baroque X-Tet
Needham Town Hall - Powers Hall 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesBoston Baroque believes that Baroque and Classical music is music for all times. Founded in 1973 by Music Director Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque has garnered a global reputation for its lively, groundbreaking, emotionally-charged performances and recordings that bring early music to life for modern audiences. Boston Baroque’s orchestra is composed of some of the finest […]
Broadway Baritone, James Michael
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesJames Michael, a world class baritone, will perform his widely and critically acclaimed production of "Melodies of Memories and Miracles Broadway Classics". Cost: Free To register to attend these programs, call 781-455-7555, Monday-Friday between 8:30am- 4:00pm. If you have questions about other Council on Aging programs, email akelley@needhamma.gov.
Daniel Day-Lewis with Deb Block
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesOne of the most respected actors of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis is the only man who has won three Oscars for Best Actor: My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012). View film clips of several of his movies and interviews with the actor. Cost: Free To register to attend these […]