Sunday Salon: “American Eldercide and Ageism Today”
2025-12-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Friends of the Needham Public Library present:
A Fresh Voice from the Harlem Renaissance: Dorothy Peterson
Wellesley College professor Octavio Gonzalez will celebrate the Harlem Renaissance of 100 years ago through the lens of educator/translator Dorothy R. Peterson, an important figure whose legacy has been overshadowed by other luminaries. Peterson was a close friend of novelist Nella Larsen, as well as poet Langston Hughes, with whom Peterson collaborated on many translations from the Spanish to the English. Peterson also introduced Hughes to major Puerto Rican poets of the era, including Nicolás Guillén, with whom Hughes developed a close relationship as fellow poets. Professor Gonzalez will present other aspects of Peterson’s life, including her lifelong work as a teacher and educator as well as her final years as an expatriate in Spain. In the final decades of her career, Peterson devoted herself to archiving the manuscripts and ephemera of the Harlem Renaissance, ensuring the continuity of that period into the present, by curating and helping to promote the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African-American Arts and Letters at Yale University. This Collection is where Peterson’s own papers are found.
Professor González is the Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and an Associate Professor of English & Creative Writing at Wellesley College. He is the President of the Modernist Studies Association and on the editorial board of the Queer Feminist Maternities Book Series.
This Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required, as we have a current capacity limit of 108.
***IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION E-MAIL AFTER REGISTERING, PLEASE CALL THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT (781-455-7559 X2) TO CHECK REGISTRATION STATUS***

SPAN Winter Meeting
2025-12-09 08:30 - 10:00 | Rosemary Recreation Complex, 178 Rosemary Street, Needham, 02494, United States
The Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham, in collaboration with the Needham Public Health Division will hold its winter meeting on Tuesday, December 9th at 8:30am. It is an in-person event taking place at the Rosemary Recreation Complex, 178 Rosemary Street. Registration is required. Click on this link to learn more.

School Committee Meeting
2025-12-09 18:30 - 21:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold three meetings this month. This extra session, being held at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center, will be recorded and aired LIVE on the Needham Municipal Channel and HD Channnel. The School Committee meeting 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.

Wreaths Across America
2025-12-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Needham Cemetery, 128 Nehoiden St, Needham, MA, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Please join Needham’s Col. William McIntosh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in honoring all of Needham’s deceased veterans during our fifth annual Wreaths Across America ceremony. The event starts at noon at the veterans’ section of the Needham Cemetery. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.

Memory Cafe at the Needham Senior Center
2025-12-16 10:00 - 10:45 | MA
This is a warm, welcoming space for people and their
care partners to connect, enjoy activities, and spend
meaningful time together, complete with light
refreshments and creative programs. It is especially
welcoming for those with memory loss.

Needham Select Board
2025-12-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
In the month of December, the Select Board have altered their usual dates for their meetings to accommodate the winter holidays. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on their 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.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Brookline
2025-12-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Brookline in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 12/16 6:45pm • vs Brookline
Thursday, 12/18 at 6:45pm • vs Braintree
Saturday, 12/20 at 12:30pm • vs Catholic Memorial
Tuesday, 12/23 at 6:30pm • at Walpole
Tuesday, 12/30 at 5pm • vs Xaverian
Saturday, 1/3 at 5pm • at Xaverian
Tuesday, 1/6 at 6:30pm • at Newton North
Friday, 1/9 at 6:45pm • vs. Wellesley
Tuesday, 1/13 6:45pm • vs Milton
Friday, 1/16 at 6:45pm • vs Newton North
Friday, 1/23 at 6:30pm • at Natick
Tuesday, 1/27 at 6:30pm • at Milton
Friday, 1/30 at 6:45pm • vs Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 at 6:30pm • at Framingham
Friday, 2/6 at 6:30pm • at Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

School Committee Meeting
2025-12-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold three meetings this month. This final session of the year, being held at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center, will be recorded and aired LIVE on the Needham Education Channel and HD Channnel. The School Committee meeting 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
2025-12-16 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Planning Board meets for its regular session at the Public Service Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. Due to multiple simultaneous meetings, the Needham Channel will not be providing coverage. However, the Planning Board holds their sessions in a hybrid manner, so live coverage will be available online 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.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Brookline
2025-12-17 18:00 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Brookline in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 12/17 at 6pm • vs Brookline
Saturday, 12/20 at 1:30pm • vs Braintree
Tuesday, 12/23 at 4pm • at Wellesley
Saturday, 12/27 at 7:20pm • vs. Wachusett Regional
Monday, 12/29 at 12:30pm • Natick Tournament
Wednesday, 1/7 at 5:45pm • at Newton North
Saturday, 1/10 • vs Wellesley
Wednesday, 1/14 at 6pm • vs. Milton
Saturday, 1/17 at 1:45pm • vs. Hingham
Monday, 1/19 at 11am • vs. Boston Latin
Wednesday, 1/21 at 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 1/24 at 7:20pm • at Natick
Wednesday, 1/28 at 7pm • at Milton
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

First Night | Needham Concert Society
2025-12-31 19:00 - 21:30 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
NEW YEAR’S SHOWCASE | The Needham Concert Society reprises their beloved First Night concert, in which exceptionally talented students and the society’s favorite professional guests perform highlights from the chamber music and chamber orchestra repertoire.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Milton
2026-01-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Milton in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 1/13 6:45pm • vs Milton
Friday, 1/16 at 6:45pm • vs Newton North
Friday, 1/23 at 6:30pm • at Natick
Tuesday, 1/27 at 6:30pm • at Milton
Friday, 1/30 at 6:45pm • vs Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 at 6:30pm • at Framingham
Friday, 2/6 at 6:30pm • at Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholicl
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Milton
2026-01-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Milton in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 1/14 at 6pm • vs. Milton
Saturday, 1/17 at 1:45pm • vs. Hingham
Monday, 1/19 at 11am • vs. Boston Latin
Wednesday, 1/21 at 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 1/24 at 7:20pm • at Natick
Wednesday, 1/28 at 7pm • at Milton
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Newton North
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Newton North in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 1/16 at 6:45pm • vs Newton North
Friday, 1/23 at 6:30pm • at Natick
Tuesday, 1/27 at 6:30pm • at Milton
Friday, 1/30 at 6:45pm • vs Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 at 6:30pm • at Framingham
Friday, 2/6 at 6:30pm • at Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Hingham
2026-01-17 13:30 - 15:30 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Hingham in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Saturday, 1/17 at 1:45pm • vs. Hingham
Monday, 1/19 at 11am • vs. Boston Latin
Wednesday, 1/21 at 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 1/24 at 7:20pm • at Natick
Wednesday, 1/28 at 7pm • at Milton
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Piano Trio Gems | Needham Concert Society
2026-01-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH | Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Asiya Korepanova join cellist Ronald Lowry in a program that brims with passion and contrast, characterized by shimmering color (Turina), fiery intensity (Babajanian), and poetic drama (Robert Schumann).
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Weymouth
2026-01-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Weymouth in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 1/30 at 6:45pm • vs Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 at 6:30pm • at Framingham
Friday, 2/6 at 6:30pm • at Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Student String Festival | Needham Concert Society
2026-01-31 12:00 - 14:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
STRING FESTIVAL | The Needham Concert Society sponsors annual student festivals to give piano, string, and voice students an opportunity to perform in front of an audience of family, friends, and others. The recitals, free and open to the public, are also designed to foster community among students and their teachers. For eligibility and registration details, see https://needhamconcertsociety.org/string_festival/.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Weymouth
2026-01-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Weymouth in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Walpole
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Walpole in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Walpole
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Walpole in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Student Piano Festival | Needham Concert Society
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:30 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
PIANO FESTIVAL | 2pm and 3:30pm | The Needham Concert Society sponsors annual student festivals to give piano, string, and voice students an opportunity to perform in front of an audience of family, friends, and others. The recitals, free and open to the public, are also designed to foster community among students and their teachers. For eligibility and registration details, see https://needhamconcertsociety.org/piano_festival/.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Leland Ko + Adria Ye | Needham Concert Society
2026-04-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
ELEGANT ARTISTRY | Naumburg First-Prize-winning cellist Leland Ko and acclaimed pianist Adria Ye present a program of expressive and virtuosic music, ranging from works by Suk, Kabalevsky, and Fauré to Bach, Schumann, and Brahms.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Student Voice Festival | Needham Concert Society
2026-05-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
VOICE FESTIVAL | The Needham Concert Society sponsors annual student festivals to give piano, string, and voice students an opportunity to perform in front of an audience of family, friends, and others. The recitals, free and open to the public, are also designed to foster community among students and their teachers. For eligibility and registration details, see https://needhamconcertsociety.org/voice_festival/.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

50th Anniversary Concert | Needham Concert Society
2026-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
BOLD AND TIMELESS | The Needham Concert Society celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a commissioned work by Pulitzer-nominated composer David Post and two string masterpieces, a classically elegant string quintet by Mozart and Dvořák’s romantic and exuberant string sextet.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
