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SUMMARY:Author Event: Nathaniel Philbrick
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nNational Book Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick\, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower\, discusses his new book revealing how California’s Gold Rush forged the modern United States—and lit the long fuse to the civil war. Mr. Philbrick will appear in conversation with filmmaker Randall MacLowry\, whose work for the GBH/PBS American Experience series includes the documentary “The Gold Rush.” Location: Powers Hall\, Needham Town Hall. Presented in collaboration with the Needham Free Public Library. \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/author-event-nathaniel-philbrick/
LOCATION:Needham Town Hall – Powers Hall\, 1471 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T140000
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SUMMARY:John Paul Jones: Father of the American Navy
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nHistorian Bill Leeman\, discusses his new book\, The Long Road to Annapolis\, telling the story of John Paul Jones\, a Scottish émigré who became a daring sea captain of the Revolutionary War. A naval professional who advocated for better education and training for American naval officers\, he was forgotten by the American people. In the early 20th century\, President Theodore Roosevelt gained public support for a large and powerful U.S. Navy by reclaiming Jones as “Father of the American Navy”.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/john-paul-jones-father-of-the-american-navy/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270110T140000
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CREATED:20260910T150214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T150255Z
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SUMMARY:"Two Guys Walk Into A Theater"
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nIt’s a guy thing! In scene and song\, stage veterans Stephen Collins and Jerry Bisantz present a theatrical journey examining the role of the American Male in the Great American Theater. What is it to be a man in today’s world?  What was it in the past? Comic to poignant\, this fast-paced show will entertain you while bringing back memories and looking into the future of the American Male. It’s “man-splaining” at its most entertaining.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/two-guys-walk-into-a-theater/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270207T153000
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SUMMARY:Historian Kellie Carter Jackson: “We Refuse”
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nDr. Jackson\, a Wellesley College professor\, discusses her recent book\, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance\, in which she radically reframes the past and present of Black resistance to white supremacy. Drawing on American history and stories from her own family\, she urges readers to move past the simple binary of violence vs. nonviolence. She illuminates the full breadth of Black responses to white oppression.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/historian-kellie-carter-jackson-we-refuse/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270314T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260910T151421Z
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SUMMARY:“What We're Eating Now”
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nBoston Globe Food Editor Esther MobleyWhat are Americans – in particular\, Bostonians – eating now? Boston Globe Food Editor Esther Mobley chews over changing tastes in food and eating habits. Whither red meat? Plant-based proteins? Cocktails and mocktails? Solo dining\, vegan restaurant chains and home cooking? Plus: confessions of a former California wine critic.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/what-were-eating-now/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270411T140000
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SUMMARY:Vernon Shetley: Noir in Cinema Today
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nIn the 1940s and 50s film noir explored the dark side of American life: hard-boiled detectives\, femme fatales\, corruption in the gritty metropolis.  In the 1970s\, the style was revived\, and in the decades since it has remained a key element of America cinema.  This presentation by Dr. Shetley of Wellesley College will explore neo-noir filmmaking from the 1970s revival to the present day\, focusing on its combination of glamor and squalor\, beauty and violence\, romance and despair.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/vernon-shetley-noir-in-cinema-today/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270613T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260910T152317Z
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SUMMARY:Karin Wulf: Genealogy and the Power of Connection
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the Needham Public Library Salon Series\nDr. Wulf\, Brown University professor and author of Lineage: The Power and Promise of Genealogy in Early America\, reveals that back in the 18th century\, long before Internet-aided research\, Americans were already fixated on genealogy. Family histories were deeply meaningful for diverse early Americans\, who baked it into the very structures of the society they created through law\, politics\, and religion. Learn about the role of genealogy then\, and its impact now.\n \nFriends’ programs are free to all\, and all are welcome. Programs and book sales are typically presented in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham. Please register to attend programs at needhamlibrary.org/events. Seats are limited.
URL:https://needhamlocal.org/event/karin-wulf-genealogy-and-the-power-of-connection/
LOCATION:Needham Public Library Community Room\, 1139 Highland Avenue\, Needham\, MA\, 02494\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond Needham,Community Event,Friends of The Needham Public Library,Municipal Organizations,Needham Public Library
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