Beyond Needham
Creator of Social Security: First Female Cabinet Secretary Frances Perkins
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesFrances was a confidante of FDR, the first female Cabinet Secretary, and object of admiration and contempt from her male contemporaries. She dedicated her career to providing exploited working men […]
Global History with Dr. Lanny Bruce Fields: Su Shi and Aging
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesSu Shi (1037-1101) is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished figures in Chinese Literature. Join us for this fascinating program highlighting the life of the Chinese calligrapher, essayist, […]
The Nature of Raja Ampat with Joy: From Birds of Paradise to Walking Sharks
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesRaja Ampat is composed of a group of islands in Northern Indonesia, so one of the best ways to explore is by boat. The landscape, both above and below, is […]
Great Generals of The Civil War (Part 1 of 2)
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesGenerals Grant and Sherman are the most well-known generals to come out of the Civil War. Join our popular history expert and former college professor, Dr. Lanny Bruce Fields for […]
A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891
Needham History Center & Museum 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA, United StatesA talk by author Stephanie Schorow. In 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell sailed to a remote island in Boston Harbor for a 17-day escape from New England’s prim and […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Needham High School 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, United StatesNeedham Diversity Initiative (NDI) invites you to join the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This family-friendly event features keynote speaker Gilda Barabino (the President of Olin College), music […]
The Abortion Talks: Fostering Dialog Across the Divide
First Parish in Needham 23 Dedham Avenue, NeedhamEmbrace Boston
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesImari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston – the organization responsible for one of the nation’s newest and most powerful memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta […]
A History of Boston
Needham History Center & Museum 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA, United StatesA talk by author Daniel Dain. February 4 at 2:00 pm at the Needham History Center. Boston is today one of the world’s greatest cities, first in higher education, hospitals, […]
Rep. Garlick’s Report to the Community
Save the Date! Please join me for my annual “Representative’s Report to the Community”. I will share the work for constituents, our Towns of Needham, Dover, and Medfield, and the […]
Great Generals of The Civil War (Part 2 of 2)
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesGenerals Grant and Sherman are the most well-known generals to come out of the Civil War. Join our popular history expert and former college professor, Dr. Lanny Bruce Fields for […]