Needham Local

All Roads Lead to Needham
2025-09-15 - 2025-09-21 | Virtual Event
The Needham History Center and Museum is proud to launch a new podcast, produced in collaboration with the Needham Channel. The Needham Local website features Gloria Greis’ Weekly Stories, from the Needham History Center and Museum’s Weekly Newsletter. The “All Roads” podcast revisits some of those stories and pairs them with thoughtful interviews that place the narrative in our modern context. Join Gloria as she tells some of her favorite tales from Needham’s past!
To listen to the podcast, follow the link above, or download it from your favorite podcast app.

School Committee Meeting
2025-09-16 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-07 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-21 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold meet for its regular session at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center. The Needham Channel will be recording this event and airing it LIVE on the Needham Education Channel and HD Channel. It will subsequently play back on the Needham Channel Education, Municipal and HD Channels the following day. The meeting will also be available for streaming at www.needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s free Roku app. Agendas are available typically online the Friday prior to the meeting.

Needham Planning Board
2025-09-16 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Planning Board is meeting for their first regular session this month. Due to the simultaneous School Committee meeting, we will be providing live coverage on the Needham Municipal Channel and the town’s hybrid feed available through Zoom. Look for the Needham Channel to subsequently air and stream the meeting through the Municipal Channel, HD Channel, at needhamchannel.org, and through its free Roku App.

Needham Zoning Board of Appeals
2025-09-18 19:30 - 23:00, 2025-10-16 19:30 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Zoning Board of Appeals will meet for their regular monthly session. The location of this meeting is the Charles River Room of the Public Services Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their Municipal Channel and HD Channel. The session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and streaming on demand the following day on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.

Friends Program: Dr. Susan Rogers - Individuality and the Music-Listening Brain
2025-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Friends Program: Dr. Susan Rogers – “Individuality and the Music-Listening Brain”
Dr. Susan Rogers, a behavioral neuroscientist and a former record producer and engineer known for her work with Prince, will speak September 21 at the Needham library about the uniqueness of every music lover’s listening. She will describe the “listener profile,” a constellation of mental sweet spots where music delivers the optimal award for each listener.
Dr. Rogers teaches for Berklee College of Music Online and is the author of This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2021. She holds a doctorate in psychology from McGill University, where she studied music cognition and psychoacoustics. Her research focuses on auditory memory, the perception of musical signals, and the influence of musical training on auditory development.
For two decades prior to her science career, Rogers was one of the world’s few women known for her work as a record producer, engineer, mixer, and audio electronics technician. Career highlights include years (1983–1988) as staff engineer for recording artist Prince.
This Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required, as we have a current capacity limit of 108.

Needham Select Board
2025-09-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Select Board will be changing things up at Town Hall for their second session, due to the holidays that shape the month of September. The board will meet for a special Wednesday session, and begin their meeting at 7pm. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their HD Channel and on the Municipal Channel The Select Board session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and streaming on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.

Needham Council for Arts and Culture Grants Open House
2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02492, United States
Please join the Needham Council for Arts and Culture for a Grants Open House, which will take place on Tuesday, September 30 in the Great Plain Room at Town Hall. Meet the members of the Council, have your questions answered, and learn more about the grant process! The deadline for grant applications is Thursday, October 16 at 11:59 PM.

Friend's of the Needham Public Library Book Sale
2025-10-03 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Needham Public Library, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Fall Book Sale is coming soon!
The Fall Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday, October 3 from 12:00 to 4:00. The sale continues on Saturday, October 4, from 9:00 to 4:00, and on Sunday, October 5, from 1:00 to 4:00.
Individually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-priced starting at 12:00 Friday, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday. Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday. These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00.
Sunday is bargain day in the Community Room, during which all items are half-price. A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00
Fiction, general non-fiction, some separate non-fiction categories, children’s youth, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s Community Room. The fall sale will feature holiday books as well.
Please note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment.
The Needham Free Library, located at 1139 Highland Avenue, is handicap accessible. The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street. For further information, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.

Visit the NCAC at the Harvest Fair!
2025-10-05 11:00 - 15:00 | Greene’s Field, 863 Great Plain Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Please visit the Needham Council for Arts and Culture at the annual Harvest Fair! We will be available to answer questions, hear community input, and discuss public art goals and projects. We look forward to meeting you!

Painting Demonstration with Michele Clamp
2025-10-07 18:30 - 20:15 | Needham Public Library, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Needham Art Association welcomes artist Michele Clamp for a painting demonstration at the Needham Free Public Library. Michele will take us through her painting process, starting with the overall composition, values and shapes. She’ll focus on the “scaffolding” of the painting — getting the big shapes right in color and value. As she works, she’ll explain her color scheme choices and the decisions behind any changes or emphasis that are important to the final piece. We hope you can join us!

This event is free and open to the public.
https://needhamartassociation.org/programs/

Needham Planning Board
2025-10-07 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-10-21 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Planning Board is meeting for their regular session. Due to the simultaneous School Committee meeting, we will be providing live coverage on the Needham Municipal Channel and the town’s hybrid feed available through Zoom. Look for the Needham Channel to subsequently air and stream the meeting through the Municipal Channel, HD Channel, at needhamchannel.org, and through its free Roku App.

Strategies and Solutions for Social Anxiety in Tweens and Teens with ADHD
2025-10-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
For Parents, Caregivers & Educators of Kids in Grades 6-12. Do your tweens and teens with ADHD struggle with making and keeping friends, speaking in front of others, or joining group activities? This presentation offers useful strategies to help students initiate and foster friendships, boosting their self-esteem and improving their conversational skills. Learn how to engage more effectively with peers and adults at school and in life.
Dr. Sharon Saline, an award-winning author, international speaker, and consultant, will provide practical tools for teaching kids how to navigate social anxiety. She will show you how to assist your children and students in participating more fully in academic and social situations with greater confidence and less self-criticism.
Join us to gain insights on how to intervene effectively and support your children and students in overcoming the challenges of the neurodivergent brain. This workshop will leave you equipped with the knowledge to help kids feel understood and less lonely.

Needham Select Board
2025-10-14 18:00 - 22:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
For their first session of the month, the board will meet at its regular date and time at the Select Board Chambers in Town Hall. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their HD Channel and on the Municipal Channel The Select Board session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and streaming on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.

Book club for What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life
2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Parents, Caregivers & Educators of Kids ages 6 to 18: Does your tween or teen struggle with: Making and keeping friends? Speaking in front of others? Joining group activities? Join us for a discussion of Dr. Sharon Saline’s book. Learn practical tools and strategies to empower your child.
In person @ the Needham Public Library from 12:00 – 1:00 or on Zoom from 6:00 – 7:00.

SAMD Performance: Chicago
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-10-26 14:00 - 16:30 | Newman Elementary School Auditorium, 1155 Central Ave., Needham, 02492
Students Acting to Make a Difference is performing the musical “Chicago (Teen Edition)”.
October 24 at 7pm
October 25 at 7pm
October 26 at 2pm
Newman Auditorium
Tickets Available Oct. 1st
The link to the site is here.
Contact Naomi Goldman for any questions regarding Tickets:
naomi_goldman@needham.k12.ma.us

Needham Select Board
2025-10-29 18:00 - 22:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The board will meet for a special Wednesday session, beginning at their regular time at 6pm. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their HD Channel and on the Municipal Channel The Select Board session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and streaming on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.

Rotary Pancake Breakfast Festival
2025-11-01 08:00 - 11:00 | Newman School, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
This year’s Needham Rotary Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, November 1 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Newman Elementary School in Needham. All you can eat pancakes, sausages, and drinks for $8.

Order your tickets now online to avoid long lines the day of the event. NeedhamPancakes.com

Join us for kids games like the Lollipop Tree, the Hockey Shoot, the Fishing Pond, the Wheel of Wow, and more… You can pre-order tickets for the kids games: 40 tickets for $20. Pre-order now and we’ll hand you the tickets when you sign in — no need to wait in a second line!

School Committee Meeting
2025-11-04 18:30 - 21:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold meet for its regular session at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center. The Needham Channel will be recording this event and airing it LIVE on the Needham Municipal Channel and HD Channel. It will subsequently play back on the Needham Channel Education, Municipal and HD Channels the following day. The meeting will also be available for streaming at www.needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s free Roku app. Agendas are available typically online the Friday prior to the meeting.

Needham History Center Rum Tasting Event
2025-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Needham History Center & Museum, 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Explore the Great Terroirs of Rum!
with Rich Fiorillo of Planteray Rum Distillers
presenter by Bin Ends Wine in Needham
November 5th at 7 pm,
at the Needham History Center
Join us on November 5th as Rich Fiorello, New England Regional Manager for Planteray Rum along with John Hafferty, proprietor of Bin Ends Wine entertain us with a tasting seminar touching upon the history, production, styles, and cocktail craft of rum.
Planteray Rum crafts a full range of rums from across the great terroirs of rum around the world. With authentic expressions from the Caribbean – where rum was first crafted in Barbados in 1651 – to the Indian and Pacific oceans, each rum embodies the character and identity of its land of origin.
Rum is a truly fascinating spirit as it expresses the deep sense of terroir/place of origin, rooted in nature and culture and methods established over the course of centuries. Each country, each island has its own distinctive characteristics and Planteray has made its mission to celebrate that diversity of style. This is a tasting event that you will surely want to experience for yourself!!
Tickets are $25 – Available HERE

Painting Demonstration with Dylan McKnight
2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Needham Public Library, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Needham Art Association welcomes artist Dylan McKnight for a watercolor demonstration that will focus on techniques for capturing light and atmosphere in a direct, expressive manner.
Dylan McKnight is a New England artist who primarily works en plein air, capturing the region’s working landscapes and people. He paints with a limited palette and expressive brushwork, using watercolor to convey light, structure, and atmosphere.
This event is free and open to the public.

Veterans Day Ceremony
2025-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Memorial Park, Needham, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
11:00 A.M. VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES AT MEMORIAL PARK:
• Introduction and Welcome to the Veterans and Citizens: Jason Kravetz
• Opening Prayer: Reverend Nicholas Morris-Kliment, Christ Episcopal Church
• Raising the National Ensign and National Anthem
• Original Reading
• Address by Senator
• Placement of Wreath
• Address by State Representative
• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Proclamation
• In Flanders Field Reading
• Address by Heidi Frail, Select Board, Chair, Town of Needham
• Proclamation by Select Board
• Speech by VFW Commander: Gene Charny
• Benediction: Reverend Nicholas Morris-Kliment, Christ Episcopal Church
• Closing Remarks: Master of Ceremony, Jason Kravetz

Free and all are welcome.

Needham Select Board
2025-11-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Needham Town Hall – Powers Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Due to the Veterans Day holiday, the board will meet on Wednesday evening in Powers Hall in the Needham Town Hall. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their HD Channel and on the Municipal Channel. This Select Board session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and streaming on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.
