BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Natick Center Cultural District - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Natick Center Cultural District X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://natickcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Natick Center Cultural District REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204742 CREATED:20240826T205745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T205745Z UID:10007028-1726308000-1726311600@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Français à la bibliothèque DESCRIPTION:BONJOUR !\n\nVous parlez français ? \nun peu\, beaucoup\, pas de problèmes. \nVenez nous rejoindre pour parler ou pour écouter. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflfrench91424/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/French.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204742 CREATED:20240323T225653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T200614Z UID:10006685-1724497200-1724497200@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:2024 Multicultural Day DESCRIPTION:The Natick Center Cultural District is pleased to announce Multicultural Day on August 24 from 11-2:00 pm on the Natick Common. This event highlights the diversity and cultures in our community.\n \nEnjoy delicious food from Mashal’s Kitchen\, and Mig’s Dogs. \nView the EVENT SCHEDULE of music and dance performances. \nVisit a variety of cultural booths for fun activities and educational opportunities! \nKids\, drop by the Natick Center table to pick up a free passport and questions from participating tables. Visit the tables\, answer the questions\, and get your passport stamped!! \nGenerously sponsored by MutualOne Bank URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/multicultural-day-2024/ CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Events,Featured,FREE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MULTICULTURALDAY202329-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204742 CREATED:20240507T182819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T182819Z UID:10006707-1719414000-1719417600@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Instrument Petting Zoo DESCRIPTION:The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will be bringing a variety of musical instruments to the BFL for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. \nPlease stop by to try out an instrument\, or two\, that you’re curious about. No registration required. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflinstrument/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Family Friendly,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/instrument.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240323T224809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T181227Z UID:10006684-1718802000-1718812800@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:2024 Juneteenth DESCRIPTION:The Natick Historical Society and Natick for Black Lives Matter will host a reading of Frederick Douglass’s “What to a Slave is the 4th of July” at 11:00 am at the Common Street Spiritual Center. \n  \n\n\nThe celebration continues with the Natick Center Cultural District’s Juneteenth event at the First Congregational Church from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. The event will include musical performances by The Drum Nomads\, Slow Boat Home\, Squeezebox Stompers\, and Holly Chin Vocal Studio\, fun activities\, and food from Mig’s Dogs\, Sentie’s Kitchen\, and Clarke’s Cookies & Cakes. \nASL Interpreting Services will be available during the event. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/2024-juneteenth/ CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Education,Family Friendly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Juneteenth-New-Location-e1718716169635.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T123000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240514T152615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T152615Z UID:10006710-1717844400-1717849800@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Native American Reflections: We Are Still Here -- Community Gathering DESCRIPTION:The art exhibit entitled Native American Reflections: We Are Still Here will be on display at the Bacon Free Library from June 4th-26th.  Artists include members of the Natick Nipmuc tribe\, Abenaki Nation\, Algonquin\, Inuk and Wampanoag tribe. Paintings\, poetry\, baskets and other works of art will be on display throughout the month. \nOn June 8th the Native American artists will gather on the grounds of the BFL to share the stories that have inspired their artwork. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflnaart/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Family Friendly,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NAreflections-e1715700347592.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240507T181016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T175555Z UID:10006703-1716451200-1716483600@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Great Blue Herons: A Study of Patience and Grace DESCRIPTION:Visit the Bacon Free Library from May 21st to June 3rd to enjoy Babsje’s stunning photography collection\, Great Blue Herons: A Study of Patience and Grace. \nBabsje was a local photographer who focused her lens on the Great Blue Herons in and around Lake Cochituate and on the Charles\, including at the dam in South Natick. She spent many very happy days floating in her kayak\, and the herons became so accustomed to her quiet presence that she was able to beautifully document their private grandeur for all to experience. \n“Alas\, my days of photographing the magnificent Great Blue Herons from the cockpit of my kayak floating on the lake have come to an end.” – Posted by Babsje on December 20\, 2023\, shortly before her death in January. babsjeheron.wordpress.com. \nShe is greatly missed. \n  \nPhotographs are available for purchase upon request. All proceeds from sales will be donated to Massachusetts Audubon Society. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflherons/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Arts Classes and Education,Cultural Events,Family Friendly,FREE,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Babsje-Yoga-Heron-1-e1715105499283.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240205T155251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T151432Z UID:10006656-1716040800-1716048000@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:2024 Holi Festival DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the spirit of multiculturalism in our town with the Holi Festival! \nHoli (/holi/; Sanskrit: हो ली Holi) is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian subcontinent\, also known as the “festival of colors” or the “festival of love”. \nThere will be eco-friendly dry powdered color available for all\, Bollywood music with a DJ\, and drinks and snacks for purchase. Sign up at this LINK  \nHeld at the Middlesex Savings Bank Parking Lot Rt. 135 & Washington St.\, Natick Center. \nRain Date: May 19\, 2-4:00 pm\n  URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/holi-festival-2024/ CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20190518_183241828_iOS-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T220000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240318T135708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T135708Z UID:10006680-1714246200-1714255200@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Cajun/Zydeco Dance Party DESCRIPTION:The Squeezebox Stompers will host a Cajun/Zydeco Dance party at the Common St. Spiritual Center on April 27th! Suggested donation is $20 \n7:30 – 8:30 pm Cajun Dance Instruction \n8:00 – 10:00 pm Music by the Squeezebox Stompers. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/cajun-zydeco-dance-party/ LOCATION:Common Street Spiritual Center – 13 Common St. CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Events,Family Friendly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7D8DB305-69C8-40BE-B7EF-04029B30966E.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T113000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240322T195705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240323T231748Z UID:10006683-1714212000-1714217400@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Art Across the Globe - Gond Art Workshop DESCRIPTION:Gond Art Workshop \nApril 27\, 10:00 am EST \nFeaturing Artist Ravi Tekam from India! \n\nRegister HERE URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/art-across-the-globe-gond-painting/ CATEGORIES:Arts Classes and Education,Cultural Events,FREE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Copy-of-March-Art-Across-the-Globe-2023-2160-x-1080-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240424T182950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T182950Z UID:10006030-1713945600-1713978000@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Art Across the Globe - Midnapur Patachitra Workshop DESCRIPTION:The last in our 5-Part series and this month featuring Artist\, Tagar Chitrakar LIVE from India! \n\nMeet the Artist\nQ&A session with the Artist\nAccess to the workshop video for 3-weeks and complete your artwork\nShare your artwork with fellow participants and the organizers\n\nSign up HERE for the workshop. Sponsored by NCCD and facilitated by Artsy Way Of Life URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/art-across-the-globe-midnapur-patachitra-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Arts Classes and Education,Cultural Events,FREE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Art-Across-the-Globe-2024-Midnapur-patachitra.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T113000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240123T165054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T204659Z UID:10006647-1711188000-1711193400@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Art Across the Globe - Tikuli Art Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Third in a 5-Part Series with a Tikuli Art Workshop. Sign up HERE! \nWatch Featured Artist Santosh Kumar from Bihar\, India  – LIVE!! \n\nMeet the Artist\nQ&A session with the Artist\nAccess the workshop video for 3-weeks and complete your artwork\nShare your artwork with fellow participants and the organizers\n\nAdditional Workshops! \n\n\n\nMidnapur Patachitra – April 20\, 10 am EST\, 7:30 pm IST \nGond art\, May 11\, 10 am EST\, 7:30 pm IST \n  \n\n\n\nSponsored by NCCD and facilitated by Artsy Way Of Life URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/art-across-the-globe-2-3-2/ CATEGORIES:Arts Classes and Education,Cultural Events,Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/March-Art-Across-the-Globe-2023-2160-x-1080-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240204T155621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240204T155740Z UID:10006655-1711134000-1711141200@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice DESCRIPTION:Karen Slack performs at Babson College \nOf Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice is a critically acclaimed recital created by Slack in late summer 2020 during the height of the pandemic and just after the murder of George Floyd. The center of this moving program is the raw and powerful yet hopeful Langston Hughes poem\, “Kids Who Die” (1938)\, and a commissioned setting of that riveting text by American composer Scott Gendel. Gendel’s stirring tour de force is presented alongside vocal masterworks by distinguished American composers from H.T. Burleigh to Clayton White\, Undine Smith Moore\, H. Leslie Adams\, Ricky Ian Gordon\, Adolphus Hailstork\, and Jake Heggie. Curated by Slack with intention and care\, this impactful program features songs exploring the themes of love and justice. Through these soaring melodies and beautiful texts\, Slack offers a musical journey rooted in a shared understanding that without love there can never be liberty or justice for all. The performance is free and open to the public\, walk-ins welcome\, but registration encouraged. URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/of-thee-i-sing-songs-of-love-and-justice/ CATEGORIES:Cultural Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/karen-slack.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240123T172142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T172142Z UID:10006649-1708167600-1708171200@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Instrument Petting Zoo DESCRIPTION:The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock (B2R) in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will be bringing a variety of musical instruments to the Bacon for 60 minutes of instrument exploration to give people of all ages a chance to learn about instruments and experience playing them. \nPlease stop by to try out an instrument\, or two\, that you’re curious about. No registration required. \n \n  URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/b2r21724/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Family Friendly,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/b2r2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T183000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20240123T171306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T171349Z UID:10006648-1707845400-1707849000@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Art Opening Reception: Carol Keefe and Bobby Reeve DESCRIPTION:Join us for an art opening reception for artists Carol Keefe and Bobby Reeve\, whose art will be featured at the Bacon Free Library from February 8 – March 27.  Meet the artists and enjoy their art. \nCarol Keefe’s Artist Statement \nI am inspired by the ever changing light and color at the horizon. My medium of choice is oil on board or canvas. My paintings are often large\, horizontal pieces emphasizing the meeting of sky and sea on Nantucket Island. My goal is to capture the feelings of summer on our coast. \nwww.carolkeefe.com \nBobby Reeve’s Artist Statement \nI always wanted to fly\, and I don’t mean a plane! Somehow this explains my love of birds\, their flight\, colors\, shapes\, songs\, and behaviors. I love the idea of a ‘bird’s eye view’ and carving and sculpting almost get me there. The gallery on my webpage is filled with examples of my work. \nwww.robertreeve.com URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/bflart21324/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick\, MA 01760 United States CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CarolKeefe.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T204743 CREATED:20231219T173357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T173357Z UID:10005985-1706349600-1706353200@natickcenter.org SUMMARY:Art Across the Globe DESCRIPTION:The first in a 5-Part Series is a Kalighat Patachitra Workshop. Sign up HERE! \nWatch Avijit Majumder\, an artist in India\, create artwork  – LIVE!! \n\nMeet the Artist\nQ&A session with the Artist\nAccess the workshop video for 3-weeks and complete your artwork\nShare your artwork with fellow participants and the organizers\n\nSign up for the EVENT here. \n  \nAdditional Workshops! \n\n\n\nOdisha Patachitra – Feb. 24\, 10 am EST\, 8:30 pm IST \nTikuli Art\, Mar. 23\, 10 am EST\, 7:30 pm IST \nMidnapur Patachitra – April 20\, 10 am EST\, 7:30 pm IST \nGond art\, May 11\, 10 am EST\, 7:30 pm IST \n  \n\n\n\nSponsored by NCCD and facilitated by Artsy Way Of Life URL:https://natickcenter.org/event/art-across-the-globe-2/ CATEGORIES:Arts Classes and Education,Cultural Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://natickcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Art-Across-the-Globe-2023.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR