• Pollard Middle School Project: Virtual Community Meeting

    Zoom

    There will be another community meeting about the Pollard Middle School Project on Thursday, November 6, at 6:30pm on Zoom. Preliminary plans will be shared and there will be an opportunity for community members to provide additional feedback.

  • Painting Demonstration with Dylan McKnight

    Needham Public Library 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 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, […]

    Free
  • Needham Camera Club – Flexibility Behind the Lens

    5 Chambers Street 5 Chambers Street, Needham, MA, United States

    First Camera Club in-person meeting since 2019! We will discuss and explore how your own strength, stamina, stretch, and movement impact your photographs, no matter your age or the equipment you use. Our guest speaker is Katie McCraven, YMCA Healthy Living Director and Ilene Hoffman, Photographer. Refreshments will be served. Bring your phone or camera […]

    Free
  • Veterans Day Ceremony

    Memorial Park, Needham Needham, MA, 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 […]

  • Needham Select Board

    Needham Town Hall - Powers Hall 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 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 […]

  • Needham Planning Board

    Select Board Chambers at Town Hall 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

    The Needham Planning Board is meeting at unusual times this month due to the addition of several community meetings. Due to this, the Needham Channel will not be providing coverage for its regular sessions. However, the Planning Board will be holding their sessions in a hybrid manner, so live coverage will be available online. Look […]

  • A Conversation with Needham’s New Town Manager Katie King

    Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

    Join the League of Women Voters of Needham’s Fall Forum and meet Katie King, Needham’s new Town Manager, on Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 pm in the Community Room at the Needham Public Library. League member Vicki Krupp will interview Ms. King, followed by audience questions. Katie King is only the second Town Manager to […]

    Free
  • Pollard Middle School Project: Open House — Tours and Q&A

    Pollard School Needham, MA, United States

    Community members are invited to Pollard Middle School (200 Harris Avenue) for an open house where you can tour the school and ask questions. This is a great opportunity to see the current conditions at Pollard and learn about the goals for the building project. Children are welcome to attend, and on-site childcare will be […]

  • A Joyful Call for Unity: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Brings Together Our Local Communities

    Trinity Chapel, Boston College 885 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA, United States

    This coming weekend, the New Philharmonia Orchestra invites you to experience one of music’s most powerful celebrations of humanity—Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, performed live in the heart of Newton. Few works speak so directly to the spirit of community as the Ninth Symphony. Beethoven’s visionary setting of Schiller’s “Ode to […]

  • Needham Open Studios Art Exhibit & Opening Reception

    Christ Episcopal Church 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

    Sunday, November 16th 11am - 2pm Community Art Gallery, Christ Church 1132 Highland Avenue Holiday Sale and Opening Reception, with Orginal Art and Fine Crafts. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 2pm, and Sundays from 9am to 12pm. A portion of the sales will be donated to the Needham Community Council.

  • Winter Wow! Beautiful Containers for the Colder Months

    Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United States

    Needham Public Library As winter approaches it doesn't mean window boxes or containers need to be filled with skeletons  of long-dead plants.  Deborah Trickett, of the Captured Garden will share and entertain us with  creative ideas to carry you through the holidays to spring.