Screening of Black N Black

Common Street Spiritual Center - 13 Common St.

As part of Juneteenth, a screening of Natick filmmaker Zadi Zokou's film, Black N Black, will be shown. Antony Zokou Silvere (Zadi Zokou) has worked in movies for over 20 years. Black N Black, his latest documentary, examines the relationships between African Americans and African Immigrants to the US. The screening will be followed by a […]

Visual Music with Artist Kevin Baldwin

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

The BFL is happy to display Visual Music, mixed media works by Kevin Baldwin. These works utilize musical elements and experiences, from notation to listening or performing, to offer a new way of experiencing what music can be. Visual Music will be displayed in the Bacon Free Library from June 16th through July 26th.  Come in and […]

Natick Center Walking Tour

Natick Town Hall 13 East Central Street, Natick, MA

Walk Natick Center with local historian Terri Evans and learn how the arrival of the railroad and the rise of the shoe industry shaped 19th-century Natick. Discover the community’s response to the 1874 fire and how arts and culture have inspired the “heart of Natick” today. The tour is capped at 15 people. Advanced registration […]

An Evening with Bestselling Author Lisa See

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

The Bacon Free Library is happy to (virtually) present New York Times bestselling author Lisa See as she talks about her new book Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, a captivating story of women helping other women. See’s latest historical novel was inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China.  This novel is a triumphant reimagining of the life […]

Art Reception: Barbara Levine – Here and There

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

Join us for a reception to welcome Barbara Levine and her art show entitled “Here and There” at the Bacon Free Library. Barbara paints in oils and in gouache. She learned to paint primarily “en plein air” in a New England impressionist tradition and she says that it has been a wonderful adventure for her. […]

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors

Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States

Join Tory Stephens of Grist magazine, an independent non-profit media organization focused on the climate crisis, and learn how he created Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine is a storytelling initiative that calls for fiction writers to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, […]

Recurring

Natick Artists Open Studios

Natick Artists Open Studios comprises over 75 artists who live, work, or show in Natick, and guest artists. We are committed to bringing art to the local community by opening our studios and welcoming conversations about the experience of creating art. We offer the opportunity to see art, learn how it is made, and buy […]

Recurring

Natick Artists Open Studios

Natick Artists Open Studios comprises over 75 artists who live, work, or show in Natick, and guest artists. We are committed to bringing art to the local community by opening our studios and welcoming conversations about the experience of creating art. We offer the opportunity to see art, learn how it is made, and buy […]

Tholpavakoothu Shadow Puppet Play of Kerala, India

Common Street Spiritual Center - 13 Common St.

Experience shadow puppetry by firelight! Witness scenes from the dramatic epic Ramayana, complete with scenes of battles, trickery, and the natural world, performed by masters of Tholpavakoothu, a traditional form of shadow puppetry from Kerala, India. Sign up for this FREE event here.  Handmade puppets will be for sale in the lobby for the duration […]