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SUMMARY:Needham Planning Board
DESCRIPTION:The Needham Planning Board meets for its regular session at the Public Service Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. This meeting will be carried on our Municipal Channel\, and will stream via the Zoom Meeting platform\, with the link available on the agenda. 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.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-planning-board-8/
LOCATION:Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Housing,On Our Minds,Planning Board,The Needham Channel,Town Boards,Town Growth,Transportation
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SUMMARY:Unlaunch’d Voices: an Evening with Walt Whitman
DESCRIPTION:Unlaunch’d Voices: an Evening with Walt Whitman. Conceived and performed by Stephen Collins\, Written by Michael Z. Keamy. \nUnlaunch’d Voices opens with the elderly Whitman on the evening of his seventieth birthday. The audience is a visitor in his room as he prepares for his birthday celebration. Whitman begins to reminisce and to question his success as a man and a poet. He tells us his work has proved to be “less than a failure….” He remembers a mystical experience he had in his thirty-seventh year that inspired him to write poetry. \nDuring the telling\, Whitman transforms into his young vibrant self and we begin to trace back along with him the experiences that led to the creation of Leaves Of Grass\, his lifetime work. The first part of the performance explores Whitman’s preoccupation with the self and his resolve to write with “free and brave thought…” We revel with him as he celebrates his body and himself and are confidants as he shares his struggle with his sexual self. In the second part of the performance\, Whitman’s life is changed forever by the occurrence of the Civil War. It is here that he finds “… the most important work of my life…” nursing the wounded soldiers in the hospitals. Through poetry and readings of actual letters\, we experience Whitman’s movement from selfishness and selflessness and his growth into a mature artist who is at peace about “himself\, God and death.”
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/unlaunchd-voices-an-evening-with-walt-whitman/
LOCATION:Memorial Park Field House\, 92 Rosemary Street\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Beyond Needham,Community Event,Needham History Center & Museum,On Our Minds
ORGANIZER;CN="Needham History Center & Museum":MAILTO:g.greis@rcn.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
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SUMMARY:Envision Needham Center Information Session
DESCRIPTION:ENVISION NEEDHAM CENTER WORKING GROUP \nPUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION  \nTOWN OF NEEDHAM\, MASSACHUSETTS \n\nWednesday\, February 4\, 2026 • 7:00 PM \n Power’s Hall • 1471 Highland Ave\, Needham\, MA 02492 \nOr \nhttps://needham-k12-ma-us.zoom.us/j/83639905114 \nWebinar ID: 836 3990 5114 \n\n\nCall the Meeting to Order\nPresentation on Project and 3 Alternative Concept Options\nQuestion and Answer Period\nAdjourn
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/envision-needham-center-information-session/
LOCATION:Needham Town Hall – Powers Hall\, 1471 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Economy,Community Event,Municipal Organizations,Town Growth,Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T134445
CREATED:20260202T154530Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Salon: Slavery in Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Friends Program – Public Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts\nSUNDAY\, FEBRUARY 8 • 2:00—3:30 PM\nLibrary Community Room • Needham Free Public Library\n1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494 \n\nPublic Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts  \nIn the 19th century\, Massachusetts was known as the heart of the abolitionist movement. However\, in the 17th and 18th century\, slavery was a huge component of Massachusetts society and its growing economy. \nDr. Kyera Singleton\, executive director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford\, will discuss how the myth making around the American Revolution has obscured the history of slavery in Massachusetts. The talk will focus on the stories of those enslaved in places such as Boston and outlying areas like Medford and Needham before gradual abolition in Massachusetts due to a court decision in 1783. \nA public history scholar\, Dr. Singleton holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the Department of American Culture. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Slavery\, Colonialism\, and their Legacies Project at Tufts University. She has held prestigious academic fellowships at Harvard and Emory Universities\, among other institutions. She is a member of the City of Boston’s Commemoration Commission and the Massachusetts Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. \nThis Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/sunday-salon-slavery-in-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Needham Public Library,On Our Minds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T113000
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CREATED:20260202T141417Z
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SUMMARY:Needham Garden Club hosts 'Designing With The Seasons'
DESCRIPTION:The Needham Garden Club hosts ‘Designing With The Seasons’ by Trevor Smith on Tuesday\, February 17\, 2026 at 9:30am. Trevor Smith\, owner or ReEarth\, will show how beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This goes for how we design our gardens as well.  Trevor will offer guidelines and tricks to help create a cohesive garden full of seasonal interest that can be applied to any style of garden. This presentation is open to the public free of charge and will take place at the Needham Free Public Library Community Room.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-garden-club-hosts-designing-with-the-seasons/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Climate and Sustainability,Community Event,Health & Wellness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Needham Garden Club":MAILTO:sbcondon@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T183000
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Your Middle Schooler: Why You Shouldn't Wait to Talk About Substance Use
DESCRIPTION:The Needham Public Health Division and the Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham (SPAN)\, in partnership with the Needham Youth & Family Services Department\, are hosting Conversations with Your Middle Schooler: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Talk About Substance Use. This free series\, is designed for parents and caregivers of children in grades 5–8. \nThis program provides parents with practical information about underage drinking and other substance use\, along with guidance and strategies for having age-appropriate\, meaningful conversations with their children. Parents will have the opportunity to connect with one another and feel supported in navigating these conversations. \nSessions are scheduled on Monday evenings\, 6:30 – 7:45pm on January 26\, February 23\, & March 23 at The Center at the Heights\, 300 Hillside Ave\, Needham. \nPlease see the attached program flyer for registration details and additional information.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/conversations-with-your-middle-schooler-why-you-shouldnt-wait-to-talk-about-substance-use/2026-02-23/
LOCATION:Center at the Heights\, 300 Hillside Avenue\, Needham Heights\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Needham Public Health,Parenting
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SUMMARY:Needham Planning Board
DESCRIPTION:The Needham Planning Board meets for its regular session at the Public Service Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. Due to simultaneous sessions as the Needham Select Board and School Committee\, this meeting will not be carried live by the Needham Channel\, but will be available to stream via the town’s Zoom Meeting platform. The Needham Channel will subsequently air and stream the meeting through the Municipal Channel\, HD Channel\, at needhamchannel.org\, and through its free Roku App.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/needham-planning-board-23/
LOCATION:Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Housing,On Our Minds,Planning Board,The Needham Channel,Town Boards,Town Growth,Transportation
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