SAMD Performance: Chicago
2025-10-26 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | 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

Trunk or Treat at Goldfish Swim School Needham
2025-10-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Goldfish Swim School Needham, 45 Fourth Avenue, Needham, 02494
Join us on October 26th, 2025 in the Goldfish Swim School Needham location parking lot for a fun-filled Trunk or Treat event the whole family will enjoy!
From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, kids dress up in their favorite costumes and trick-or-treat safely from decorated car trunks, enjoy festive games, music, a bouncy house and maybe even spot some of their favorite Goldfish instructors joining the fun! This event is open to the community — so bring your friends, wear your best costume, and get ready for a night of spooky smiles and sweet treats!
The first 50 people to arrive will receive a Trunk or Treat bag!
Many local vendors will be there including:
Kidcasso
ABA Centers of America
Elite Dough Cookies
If it ends up raining, we will move the fun inside!

NHS Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Walpole
2025-10-27 18:00 - 19:30 | DeFazio Field, 380 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Rockets head into their final regular season game of the 2025 season. The Needham Channel will be providing coverage of this game. Check our Sports feed for details leading up to the game.

Through My Eyes: A Survivor’s Journey Through Domestic Abuse
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:30 | Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Ave., Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Over the past 2 years, The Needham Domestic Violence Action Committee (DVAC) has been busy creating and filming a 5-part series on Domestic Violence- Through My Eyes: A Survivor’s Journey Through Domestic Abuse. DVAC was fortunate to have a survivor that was willing to engage in meaningful conversation with different experts in the field about her experiences and hardships on her road to becoming a survivor. Please consider joining us for a Hearth Pizzeria dinner, followed by the premiere of our 1st episode: Domestic Violence 101. This is a free event, but reservations are required at https://bit.ly/DVAC_Oct27 and seats are limited.

NHS Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Concord Carlisle
2025-10-29 16:30 - 18:00 | DeFazio Field, 380 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join us all season long as we bring you continuing coverage of the Needham High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team. The Needham Channel will be providing coverage of this game. Check our Sports feed for details leading up to the game.

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.

NHS Varsity Football vs. Framingham
2025-10-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Memorial Park, Needham, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham Channel is your home for Needham Rockets Football. We will be making the rounds to cover each of the games on their regular season schedule, home or away. Check our Sports feed for details leading up to the game.
Upcoming Schedule (as of August 2025):
Thursday, 10/30 at 6:30pm • vs. Framingham High School
Thursday, 11/27 10am • at Wellesley High School

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!

Needham Open Studios Fall Pop-up
2025-11-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Congregational Church of Needham, 1154 Great Plain Avenue, Needham, 02492
Saturday, November 1st
11am – 4pm
Congregational Church of Needham
1154 Great Plain Avenue
The artists of Needham Open Studios welcome you to a Fall Pop-Up on Saturday, November 1st, at the Congregational Church of Needham.
Meet the Needham artists and treat yourself to the quality and craftsmanship of original paintings, photographs, prints, illustrations, fiber arts, mixed media and handcrafted fine jewelry.
Free admission and parking.

Great Hall Concert Series
2025-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Needham Town Hall – Powers Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
This show is SOLD OUT!
We all remember hits like “Still the One,” “Dance with Me,” and “Love Takes Time.” Platinum hit-makers ORLEANS are celebrating more than 50 YEARS of live performances!
Praised by their peers for their songwriting skills, instrumental prowess and classic trademark harmonies, their iconic radio hits still resonate with audiences of all ages thanks to continued airplay on Classic Rock radio, television, film and streaming services. Orleans have produced a body of work spanning 17 albums and several DVDs, and they continue to be in demand for live shows, as they have been for more than 5 decades.
Over time, Orleans have enjoyed great success, but have also experienced tragedy. The untimely death of Wells Kelly in 1984 and the sudden passing of mainstay Larry Hoppen in 2012, prompted the return of co-founder and former US Congressman John Hall (now retired from the road band). Co-Founder Lance Hoppen and longtime bandmates Lane Hoppen, Fly Amero, and Tony Hooper are now joined by Nashville veterans Brady Spencer and Tom Lane on drums and guitar, respectively. Together they faithfully deliver the musical elements you have come to expect from this class act, with power and integrity.
Since their humble beginnings in Woodstock NY and throughout countless worldwide tours, Orleans have set standards respected by other musicians. Today and beyond, Orleans will continue to meet and exceed those standards at every show, to the delight of audiences everywhere.
Find out More about the 2025 Great Hall Consert Series.

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

Pollard Middle School Project: Virtual Community Meeting
2025-11-06 18:30 - 19:30 | 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
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.

Needham Camera Club - Flexibility Behind the Lens
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | 5 Chambers Street, 5 Chambers Street, Needham, MA, 02492, 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 and questions! RSVP to ilene at ilenesmachine@gmail.com.

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.

Needham Planning Board
2025-11-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, 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 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.

A Conversation with Needham's New Town Manager Katie King
2025-11-13 19:30 - 20:45 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, 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 serve Needham in its history. The Select Board appoints the Town Manager as the CEO for the Town. Come meet Ms. King and hear what she has to say about her new role, plans, etc.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, email president@lwv-needham.org.

Pollard Middle School Project: Open House — Tours and Q&A
2025-11-15 09:00 - 10:30 | Pollard School, Needham, MA, 02492, 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 available.

A Joyful Call for Unity: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Brings Together Our Local Communities
2025-11-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Trinity Chapel, Boston College, 885 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA, 02459, 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 Joy” proclaims, “All men become brothers,” a message that transcends time, culture, and language. In an age when connection and compassion are more vital than ever, the New Phil’s performance brings this call for unity to life—right here among our neighbors. The orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Jorge Soto, joins forces with local choirs and vocal soloists. Together, they embody the orchestra’s motto, “Music for All,” blending professional artistry with the warmth and diversity of our communities. The City of Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller will deliver an opening speech at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 15th.

Needham Open Studios Art Exhibit & Opening Reception
2025-11-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, 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
2025-11-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-18 09:30 - 11:00 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, 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.

School Committee Meeting
2025-11-18 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 Education Channel only, due to the Large House Community Meeting scheduled for this evening. 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
2025-11-19 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States

Needham Zoning Board of Appeals
2025-11-20 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.

Needham Community Theatre presents "Annie"
2025-11-21 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-11-22 14:00 - 17:30, 2025-11-23 14:00 - 17:30 | Newman Elementary School Auditorium, 1155 Central Ave., Needham, 02492
Needham Community Theatre is presenting ANNIE directed and choreographed by Marianne Lonati, music directed by Alan Rodi, and produced by Heather Daley, Naomi Goldman and Nina Barzilay. Performances at the at Newman Elementary School Auditorium, 1155 Central Avenue, in Needham, November 21-30, 2025.
ANNIE is a musical about a spunky orphan girl in 1930s New York City who is adopted by the billionaire Oliver Warbucks, while also trying to avoid the cruel orphanage mistress, Miss Hannigan, and her accomplices. The story, based on the “Little Orphan Annie”, comic strip, follows Annie as she goes from a hard knock life in the orphanage to finding a new family with Warbucks, his assistant Grace Farrell, and her dog Sandy. ANNIE is a musical filled with love, acceptance and courage, a classic must-see for the whole family ages 4 and up!
There are many restaurants and pubs in the Needham area and some theatergoers enjoy a refreshment before or after the show.
The NCT production of ANNIE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
