The Natick Center Cultural District

Black Bag (2025)
2025-05-20 19:30 - 2025-05-22 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
A gripping espionage thriller by Stephen Soderbergh.
From Director Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven), Black Bag is a gripping espionage thriller film about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country.
Featuring Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs, Prometheus) and Academy-award winner Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine, Lord of the Rings, Tár).
Audiences who loved thrillers like Bridge of Spies (2015), The Conversation (1974), and Casino Royale (2006) will appreciate Soderbergh’s style in this stylish, sexy, and smart spy thriller.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Gustaf Skarsgård, Michael Fassbender
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hour 35 mins
Released: April 14 2025
Format: DCP
Audio: 7.1 Surround
Accessibility: Z-Screen subtitles, Audio Description (headphones), Assisted Listening (headphones)
SCREENINGS
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 7:30pm
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 7:30pm

Natick Farmers Market
2025-05-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-31 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Natick Common
The Natick Farmers Market is a year-round program of the Natick Center Cultural District and is open every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.

Visit natickfarmersmarket.org for current location and vendors.
Spring and Summer
Natick Town Common
The intersection of Routes 27 and 135
Natick

Fall and Winter
Common Street Spiritual Center
13 Common Street
Natick

Instrument Petting Zoo
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
The Bacon Free Library is partnering with Bach to Rock in Wellesley to bring you this instrument petting zoo. B2R will bring 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. This event will be held outdoors at our picnic table.
Please stop by to try out an instrument, or two, that you’re curious about. No registration required.

Go West (1925)
2025-05-25 16:00 - 17:30 | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Silent film with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis.
Go West is a 1925 American silent Western comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Buster’s ranch comedy about the stone-faced comedian and his enduring romance with—a cow! Rustle up some belly laughs as Buster proves himself worthy once again.
Keaton portrays Friendless, who travels west to try to make his fortune. Once there, he tries his hand at bronco-busting, cattle wrangling and dairy farming, eventually forming a bond with a cow named “Brown Eyes.” Eventually he finds himself leading a herd of cattle through Los Angeles.
Director: Buster Keaton
Cast: Buster Keaton, Lex Neal, Raymond Cannon
Rating: N/R
Runtime: 1 hour 9 mins
Released: 1925
Format: DVD
Audio: Mono
Accessibility: Assisted Listening (headphones)

VIRTUAL: Q&A with Romance Author Nalini Singh on “Archangel’s Ascension”
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a lively conversation with blockbuster romance author, Nalini Singh. We’ll definitely chat about her most recent Guild Hunter Series book Archangel’s Ascension, and there will be spoilers — you have been warned!! Be prepared for a rapid fire Q&A about all things SparkleBell — we’ll have our own questions but we know that Nalini fans are endlessly curious and enthusiastic so we expect this will be a wonderfully raucous discussion.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is held in partnership with the Bacon Free Library and a multitude of MA Libraries.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. This program is at 7pm ET (Boston Time). If you know you cannot make it live please do not register with zoom (so we have plenty of space for those who can attend) but fill out THIS FORM to receive the video link.
For more information about Nalini and this program, click here.

Walnut Hill Visual Art Show
2025-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Walnut Hill School for the Arts, 12 Highland St., Natick, MA
Stroll through the Dartley Visual Art Center, inside Highland Hall, and enjoy art by our talented Visual Art majors. No tickets required—just drop in between 5pm and 7pm! There will be a fashion show at 6pm, but the rest of the exhibit can be explored on your own time.

Walnut Hill WFMA Presents Script to Screen
2025-05-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Delbridge Center
Join us in the Delbridge Center for a screening of new short films written, shot, and edited by Writing, Film & Media Arts students! Admission is free and no ticket is required, but space is limited.
Writing, Film & Media Arts at Walnut Hill provides a solid artistic foundation that prepares students for film school, art school, or a liberal arts college. The program builds confidence and supports the growth of teens as collaborators and critical thinkers. The skills gained here serves students in any number of future endeavors, and as a result, readies them to be poised for success.

Boston Ballet School's Professional Division at Walnut Hill Presents: Next Generation
2025-05-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-05-31 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Keiter Center, 146 Bacon St, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Next Generation is the annual performance that empowers talented young dancers to reach for the stars. Featuring students of Boston Ballet School’s Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, this is a performance of exceptional dance, showcasing rising talent in the dance world. These young dancers represent the next generation of talent, as they aspire to careers in professional dance companies.
Tickets will go on sale later this spring, and will be available at walnuthillschool.ludus.com.

Eric Hutchinson
2025-05-31 20:00 - 22:00 | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
For the past decade, Eric Hutchinson has been mastering the art of his unique, personal songwriting while exploring diverse musical genres like pop, soul, Americana, folk, alt-rock, and jazz. Now, the platinum-selling singer-songwriter is releasing CLIFF NOTES – The Best of 2014-2024 – an essential collection of Hutchinson’s ever-evolving discography. Pulling from fan-favorite albums including Pure Fiction, Easy Street, and Sing Along!, the new double-disc vinyl release showcases all the varied and dynamic music Eric has spent the past ten years exploring.
To celebrate his new Best Of release, Eric is hitting the road in 2024 to perform all his most popular songs from the past ten years – pop anthems like Tell The World, A Little More, and Dear Me, as well as cult-classics like Forget About Joni. In addition to playing his more recent hits, Eric will also be sprinkling in songs from his landmark album Sounds Like This, including his instant-classics Ok, It’s Alright with Me and Rock & Roll.
Visit: erichutchinson.com

Natick Garden Club Plant Sale 2025
2025-06-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Natick Community – Senior Center
The Natick Garden Club invites all interested parties to our annual PLANT SALE. Doors open 10 am – 2 pm, Sunday, June 1, 2025. Rain or shine, as the event is held indoors at the Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 East Central St., Natick, MA. The sale is our major fundraiser for the year. We offer a variety of plants that have been proven to grow successfully in our sometimes challenging weather conditions. Most of the plants are perennials from members’ gardens, and are labeled for bloom time and season, height, spacing needed, and sun and moisture requirements. We promote native plants as well, meaning they are native to our area, and tolerant of drought conditions and excellent at providing habitat for good insects and birds. There will be a sizable houseplant section this year, thanks in part to an in-kind estate gift. As always raffle tickets for a variety of items will be available and you need not be present to win. All proceeds from the sale fund the Natick Garden Club, a group devoted to civic beautification and service in the Natick community. Cash, check and credit card accepted. For more information please visit us at http://www.natickgardenclub.org/ or find us on Facebook or Instagram.
Info on our club:
Our mission is to promote a positive educational environment for sharing gardening, horticultural, and conservation information and to encourage civic planting, beautification, and service in the Natick community. Organized in 1998 by three women, the Natick Garden Club currently has over 100 members. Members represent a range of ages, genders, and gardening acumen. All have a passion to learn, share, and volunteer in service to their garden club. The NGC has evening meetings September through May at Morse Library featuring a keynote speaker, with time for socialization and NGC business at the start. We have deep roots in Natick although draw members from several communities, and can be found around town in a variety of capacities throughout the year. The plant sale is our main fundraiser.

Virtual: Death in the National Parks with Author Randi Minetor
2025-06-02 19:00 - 20:00
Why do some people lose their lives in America’s national parks? Randi Minetor, author of seven books in the nonfiction Death in the National Parks series, will explore the fatal mistakes people make when they venture into unfamiliar wilderness. Some forget critical steps in their preparation, forging off into wild lands far too challenging for their level of experience. Some refuse advice, ignoring warnings from rangers and more seasoned adventurers. Others are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming victims of a lightning strike or a falling rock—or ravenous grizzly bears. And some fall prey to human predators.
Randi will share highlights of her in-depth research and what it reveals about the people who perish in the parks. Most importantly, she will provide tips on how to avoid your own disaster in a national park. Be ready for your summer vacation plans with this pertinent and, probably, humorous presentation!
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Chelmsford, Groton, and Tewksbury Libraries and is in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries.
Please register here for the Zoom link.

About the Author
Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Randi Minetor discovered the backcountry wonders of America’s national parks in 1992 with her husband, photographer/lighting designer Nic Minetor. That first trip changed her life, and by 2000, the Minetors had pledged to see all 391 (now 429) national parks in their lifetimes. They found a way to subsidize this passion in 2006, when they began writing and photographing books on the parks for The Globe Pequot Press (now Rowman & Littlefield). Today Randi has written more than 90 books, including seven books in the nonfiction Death in the National Parks series, ten hiking guides in New York State, several bird-finding guides, and even reference books on health topics. To date, they have visited 354 national parks. In addition, Nic’s photography appears in eight Quick Reference Guides to the Birds, Trees, and Wildflowers of New York City and New York State, and The Trees and Wildflowers of the Mid-Atlantic States. The Minetors live in Rochester, NY.

Note: This program will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants soon after the program. It will be available on YouTube for one month.

Art Exhibit: Maps of Natick
2025-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Stop by the Bacon Free Library to view a selection of Natick Historical Society’s maps of Natick, on display May 21st to June 30th. These fascinating reproductions show the streets, properties, and bodies of water of Natick, while some also display sketches of trees & buildings, and in one case, the handwritten names of property owners. Among the historic gems are:

an 1830 land survey of Bigelow Mills
an 1887 map of Cochituate
an 1887 rendering of South Natick including sketches of noteworthy buildings
a map of Felchville, circa 1908
an illustrated map reproduced in 1976 by Natick Five Cents Savings Bank for the Town of Natick Bicentennial Committee

These maps are available for viewing and for sale year round in the Natick History Museum. For more information, visit www.natickhistoricalsociety.org

Walnut Hill Freshman/Sophomore Theater Revue
2025-06-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Keiter Center, 146 Bacon St, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Join us in the Keiter Center and support our Theater Department Freshmen and Sophomores as they perform a delightful revue! Admission is free and no tickets are required.
The Theater Department at Walnut Hill offers a comprehensive program designed to engage passionate, dedicated, and curious young artists. Our approach is Stanislavsky-based and actor-centric. This intensive training of the mind, body, and voice develops an actor who communicates an honest, compelling story through the use of text, movement, and song. Through studio work, performance opportunities, and one-on-one coaching, student artists develop the professional skills and attitudes needed to excel in university or conservatory training.

TCAN Players: And Then There Were None
2025-06-06 19:30 - 2025-06-15 14:00 | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
The TCAN Players return with Agatha Christie’s masterwork of suspense, And Then There Were None – where ten strangers are summoned to a remote island—and justice waits in the shadows.
Ten strangers, each harboring a dark secret, are lured to a secluded island estate under false pretenses. Their mysterious hosts are nowhere to be found—only a chilling recording accuses each guest of a terrible crime. Then, one by one, the guests begin to die, their fates eerily mirroring the verses of a sinister nursery rhyme displayed in the house.
With the island cut off by a storm, suspicion grows as the survivors struggle to understand the method behind the madness. Is the killer among them? Or is there someone—or something—else pulling the strings?
Christie’s most celebrated and harrowing whodunit is the world’s best-selling mystery and one of the best-selling books of all time. The plot unfolds with taut pacing, sharp dialogue, and an atmosphere thick with dread, exploring themes of morality, retribution, and the human psyche under pressure. Its surprise ending, considered one of the greatest in crime fiction, will leave audiences breathless.
Prepare for a night of riveting theatre that proves no sin goes unpunished… and no one is beyond suspicion.
Directed by Paul Dixon
Produced by Jeannie Baycroft and Richard Mandel
CAST
Mr. Rogers – Lou Fuoco (Cambridge)
Mrs. Rogers – Susan Diller (Brookline)
Vera Claythorne – Laura DeCesare (Arlington)
Philip Lombard – Eric Cheung (Boston)
Anthony Marston – Sam Deans (Marlborough)
William Blore – Dan Henderson (Needham)
General MacKenzie – Mark Adams (Norwood)
Emily Brent – Pamela Schweppe (Maynard)
Justice Wargrave – Julian Willard (Marlborough)
Dr. Armstrong – Bill Novakowski (Ashland)
PERFORMANCES
Friday, June 6, 2025 | 7:30pm
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7:30pm
Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 2:00pm
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 7:30pm
Friday, June 13, 2025 | 7:30pm
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 7:30pm
Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 2:00pm

Circus Tots Class
2025-06-09 11:00 - 11:30 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Kids can take their first steps into the magical world of circus with this class from our neighbors at Eastern Acrobatics! Kids ages 3-6 will learn some simple and fun circus skills outdoors on the BFL lawn.
Registration is required for each child attending.

Juggling Class for Kids
2025-06-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Kids will learn some basic juggling skills in this fun outdoor class from our neighbors at Eastern Acrobatics!
Geared toward kids ages 7 and up.
Registration is required.

Juggling Class for Adults
2025-06-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Learn some basic juggling skills in this fun outdoor class from our neighbors at Eastern Acrobatics!
This session is for adults.
Registration is required.

Sip & Paint @Planted Collective
2025-06-11 18:30 - 20:30 | The Planted Collective, 37 S Main Street, Natick, 01760, United States
🌿 Paint Your Own Planter Night – Pride Edition! 🎨🌈
Celebrate creativity and community with us at our Paint Your Own Planter Night—a colorful evening of art, laughter, and good vibes in honor of Pride Month!
Here’s what’s included:

🎨 Two (2) 5-inch round planters to paint your way—go minimal, go maximal, go YOU
🖌️ All painting and decorating materials
🍷 Wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks
🍿 Light snacks
🌟 A safe, welcoming space to relax, connect, and express yourself

📅 Date: Wednesday , June 11
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Planted Collective, 37 S Main St, Natick, 01760
🎟️ Tickets: $40 per person
👥 Who: Any and everyone!
Bring your creative spirit and your Pride energy. Whether you’re new to painting or a seasoned pro, there’s room for everyone at the table.
🎟️ Limited spots available—reserve your spot now!

VANISH: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America – streaming documentary film
2025-06-13 08:00 - 2025-06-27 17:00
VANISH chronicles the “visual preservation” adventures of fine art photographer, Jim Westphalen, as he travels across the country seeking out and creating stunning imagery of America’s disappearing rural structures. Equal parts art, history, and storm chasing, this film takes you on a road-trip with Westphalen as he races against time and the unrelenting elements to capture the extraordinary beauty of aging barns, one-room schoolhouses, grain elevators, prairie churches, and other classic structures that our country’s rural heritage was built upon. Vanish also features deep-dive interviews with preservation experts as well as the passionate people who strive and struggle to save these fading treasures, sharing their intimate stories of dreams, loss, and triumphs.
Please register to view the film. You will receive the link to screen the film on June 13th. The link will be good through June 27th.
The streaming link may not be shared with anyone outside of your class, campus event or community event, or posted on any website or social media page that is accessible to the public. Do not post this on Youtube, Facebook or any public platform. GOOD DOCS film and video content is protected by United States copyright law. Duplication, reproduction, alteration, television broadcast or cablecast, (except for on- campus closed circuit), loaning for a fee, leasing, sublicensing to others or use for any commercial purposes (i.e. charging admission) is strictly prohibited without express written permission from GOOD DOCS.

Read-a-Story, Dance-a-Story
2025-06-13 10:30 - 11:00 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Join us on the lawn of the Bacon Free Library for an outdoor dance class inspired by the enchanting tale, The Firebird. We’ll glide through spellbound forests, flap like mystical birds, and break a powerful curse with our dance. Perfect for young movers and curious minds, this class blends storytelling, dance, and music for a joyful and expressive experience. Recommended for ages 3-8. No dance experience needed – just bring your imagination!
This class will be taught by Ms. Ashlie from the Community Dance Academy at Walnut Hill School for the Arts.
Registration is required.

Virtual: Summer Romance Beach Read Recommendations with Lorelei of Lorelei’s Lit Lair
2025-06-16 19:00 - 20:00
If you know romance, you probably know Lorelei! Affectionately referred to as a passionate romance ambassador, Lorelei has been offering book recommendations through social media since 2010. In this program, Lorelei will chat about the books she’s looking forward to reading this summer — the best of romance beach reads! If your TBR pile isn’t already groaning, it will be! Grab a cool drink and join us.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library, the Chelmsford, Groton, and Tewksbury Libraries and is in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries.
Register here for the Zoom link

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

The Song Remains The Same (1976)
2025-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin. A box office success and cultural touchstone for Led Zeppelin fans, the soundtrack received a Platinum Award from Atlantic Records.
The filming took place during the summer of 1973, during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios. The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York, on 21 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Beverly Hills, and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later. It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name.
On the morning of 20 July 1973, during the band’s concert tour of the US, Peter Grant made contact with American-born director Joe Massot. Massot was already known to Grant as he and his wife had moved into a house in Berkshire in 1970, where they made friends with their neighbours, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and his girlfriend Charlotte Martin. Grant had previously turned down offers by Massot to make a film of the band, but with the huge success of the band’s current tour, Grant changed his mind and offered him the job of director. As Grant recalled:
“It all started in the Sheraton Hotel, Boston. We’d talked about a film for years and Jimmy had known Joe Massot was interested – so we called them and over they came. It was all very quickly arranged”.
Musical highlights of the film include “Black Dog,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Whole Lotta Love,” and “Rain Song,” performed live at Madison Square Garden.
Director: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot
Cast: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones
Rating: PG
Runtime: 2 hours 17 mins
Released: 1976
Format: Blu Ray
Audio: 5.1 Surround
Accessibility: Z-Screen subtitles
Visit: https: songremainsthesame.com

Juneteenth in Natick
2025-06-19 10:30 - 15:00 | Natick Common
The Natick Historical Society and Natick is United will co-host a community reading of Frederick Douglass’ powerful 1852 speech, “What to a Slave is the 4th of July?” at 10:30 AM on Natick Common. Historian and Natick resident, Brenna Greer, will offer an introduction to the speech and facilitate dialogue afterwards. Do you want to be a reader? Sign up here.
The afternoon continues with Natick Center Cultural District’s Juneteenth event on Natick Common from 12:00 – 3:00 PM. There will be delicious food, fun activities, and musical performances by Drum Nomads, Crocodile River Music and Squeezebox Stompers. All are welcome!
Booths by
Black Lives Belong
Bucky Lew Alliance – spreading awareness about Basketball’s first Black professional, Bucky Lew
Natick Center Cultural District
Natick For Black Lives Matter MetroWest
Natick is United
SPARK Kindness
Food
Baha Mexican
Kona Ice
Mig’s Dogs
Say Cheese Food Truck
ASL Interpreting Services will be available during the event.

Skerryvore
2025-06-19 20:00 - 22:30 | The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Three-time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore have evolved from their humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene. At the forefront of a movement that has reinvented and reignited a traditional Scottish scene for a modern, multicultural audience, the band have brought their high energy performances to audiences across the globe. From their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars, to festival crowds in the USA, Canada, Australia and throughout the UK and Europe, Skerryvore’s wide range of influences and talent produce a musically expansive, immersive yet intimate set that excites and captivates audiences.
With a mix of bagpipes, fiddles, accordions, and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music. Their now 7 studio albums demonstrate the wide range of influences the individual musicians bring to the mix – a unique fusion of folk, trad, pop and rock.
Three singles from the latest album ‘Tempus’, released in April 2023, all featured on the BBC Radio 2 new music playlist, and the album went to number 1 in both the Official Scottish Album and UK Folk Albums charts, and entered the top 40 in the Official UK Charts. Skerryvore took their Tempus Tour to audiences across the UK, Europe and USA, with their unique fusion appealing to a wider mix of age groups and tastes.
Visit: skerryvore.com
