Sustainable Floral Designs with Ikebana Techniques and Principles

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

The Needham Garden Club will be hosting Trần Vũ Thu-Hằng on November 19 at 9:30 at the Needham Public Library in the Community Room. Trần Vũ Thu-Hằng will guide us with various techniques and principles using ceramic ikebana containers with kenzans to produce one of a kind arrangements. ​ She is a graduate of the […]

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Painting Demonstration with Carlos Santiago

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

For Needham Art Association’s first program of the year we welcome artist Carlos Santiago for an in-person painting demonstration. Working with an in-process painting, he will show his use of sharp edges and colors to bring out drama and energy to his subjects.  We hope you can join us!      This event is free and […]

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“Designing Shady Retreats” by Joan Butler

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

Needham Garden Club will host Joan Butler of Enchanted Gardens, who will present a richly illustrated program which explores a variety of intriguing gardens that will inspire your unique shady retreat. The presentation will include design techniques and strategies to light up shady corners and highlight plants that thrive in low light conditions, while incorporating […]

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The State of the Charles River

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

The Charles River flows through Needham and nearby communities, defining and enhanc- ing our lives. What is the state of this once heavily polluted river? Emily Norton, Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association, provides an update on the river’s ecological health, climate change resiliency, dam removal, public access and the impact of riverside […]

Needham’s Housing Future – Imagining Our Housing Choices

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

Join the Needham Housing Coalition for an in-person, interactive Open Monthly Meeting! We will be joined by a host of experts and discussion facilitators, and you will have an opportunity to share your thoughts about the housing future of Needham. What kind of town do you want Needham to be? How do you compare Needham's […]

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Needham Garden Club hosts, “Chameleon Containers” by Deborah Trickett

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

Deborah Trickett, is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and a frequent lecturer on container gardening for the The Boston Flower and Garden Show and Philadelphia International Flower show. She is the owner of the Award-winning, Captured Garden. By using custom designs that showcase uncommon plants they create combinations for their clients that are anything but cookie […]

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TMM Needham Housing Authority Linden Street Warrant Article Discussions

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

The Needham Housing Authority (NHA) invites you  to meet with Chair Reg Foster. Register here. Each session will highlight four warrant articles relating to the Linden Street Project that will be voted on at the May Town Meeting. The focus of this in-person session will be to listen and respond to Town Meeting Member comments […]

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Art as Storytelling

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

Artist Lisa Rosowsky, a Needham native and Massachusetts College of Art professor, discusses two of her pieces to show how research can be the gateway to telling visual stories through art. “Levitan” tells the story of a French department store in occupied Paris that became a “trading post” for looted goods. “Missing” emerged from the […]

Public Libraries, Pseudonyms, and Valley of the Dolls: One Writer’s Journey

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

Stephen McCauley, a Boston-based novelist is the author of eight or 10 novels (depending how you count), three of which have been made into feature films including The Object of My Affection with Jennifer Aniston. He'll speak about his love of libraries, pen names and his new novel, You Only Call When You're in Trouble. […]

Needham Housing Coalition Monthly Open Meeting: Moving from Exclusionary Zoning to Inclusionary Zoning

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

Please join us at our monthly open meeting! The Needham Housing Coalition is excited to host Amy Dain, a leading regional housing expert for the Commonwealth and author of the recent report Exclusionary by Design, to share her insights and data compiled over the last decade. The history of the impact of zoning on the […]

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The Needham Garden Club hosts “Florals to Chase Away the Winter Blues”

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

The Needham Garden Club hosts "Florals to Chase Away the Winter Blues" by Beth Paisner on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 9:30am.   We will learn how to create live arrangements inspired by the silhouette of the winter landscape to bring color and warmth to the Season. Playing with flowers is one of Beth's favorite […]

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Embrace Boston

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

Imari 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 Scott King – tells how the sculpture was conceived, created and received. Mr. Jeffries also discusses Embrace Boston’s ongoing work toward a more equitable city […]