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Exposure – a streaming documentary film
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesStream and enjoy the documentary Exposure. This stunning film chronicles a Muslim chaplain, a French biologist, a Qatari princess, and eight other women who pull 120-pound sledges across the fast-disappearing Arctic sea ice to become the last-ever team to reach the North Pole. Please register to view the film. You will receive the link to […]
Robin Baratz Oil Paintings
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesRobin Baratz creates oil paintings that depict her instinctive connection to natural land and water and to the people. She motors and sails to reach and capture countrysides, harbors, and cityscapes of the United States, Ireland, Scotland, Europe, and Canada on her canvas. But, no matter what the actual locales, the scenes have broad appeal, […]
Jammin with You
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesBe prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes, you’ll be humming and bopping all the […]
Virtual: Cooking Demo with Heidi McIndoo: Sloppy Joes & Deep Dish Cookie Pie
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesJust in time for the fall, learn how to make some yummy comfort food! Dietitian and chef Heidi McIndoo will walk us through making sloppy Joes and deep dish cookie pies. The recipes will be sent out prior to the program so you can cook along in real time, if you’d like. This virtual program […]
Virtual: Who REALLY Wrote Shakespeare? with Author and Historian David Kruh
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesWho Really penned all the works attributed to Shakespeare? The doubts have been around for over 300 years. How could William Shakespeare — a man who never sailed — have written with such accuracy about sailing in The Tempest? Or how — without studying law — could he have written with such insight about lawyers, courts, and legal […]
Virtual: The Politics of Chocolate with Cocoa Beantown
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesIt’s hard not to smile when there’s chocolate around, but behind the deep, rich taste, there’s a whole world of serious –and fascinating– issues. Dive into the world of chocolate, exploring its entanglements with child labor; its aspirations with women-owned cooperatives and the Fair Trade movement; and its intrigues, including corporate espionage. The experts at Cocoa […]
Robin Baratz Oil Paintings
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesRobin Baratz creates oil paintings that depict her instinctive connection to natural land and water and to the people. She motors and sails to reach and capture countrysides, harbors, and cityscapes of the United States, Ireland, Scotland, Europe, and Canada on her canvas. But, no matter what the actual locales, the scenes have broad appeal, […]
Jammin with You
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesBe prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes, you’ll be humming and bopping all the […]
No Safety for Us: The internment of Native Americans on Deer Island
Natick Historical Society MuseumThis year marks the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War. This 14-month rebellion, which was led by the Wampanoag chief Metacom (later known as King Philip), was the Native Americans’ last-ditch effort to resist English authority and stop English settlement on their lands (history.com). Soon after the war began, colonists set up an internment camp […]
VIRTUAL: The Allure of Vampires with Bill Thierfelder
Bacon Free LibraryVampire stories have captivated people for centuries. Books, games, TV, and film have drawn audiences in with a mix of horror, sensuality, and the appeal of eternal life. The first mention of vampires was over a thousand years ago and since then their legend has become a part of our culture, with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, […]