Why do we apologize to our cats, feel guilty throwing away childhood toys, or find ourselves bonding with our robot vacuum? Scientist and bestselling author Justin Gregg (If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal) reveals how one of humanity’s oldest psychological quirks secretly influences nearly every decision we make. Drawing on cutting-edge research from his new book Human-ish (Little, […]
👻 Spooky Bingo Night at Planted Collective 👻 🗓 Thursday, October 30th, 2025 🕡 6:30 PM 📍 Planted Collective – 37 S Main St, Natick, MA Get ready for a night of frightful fun and friendly competition — it’s Spooky Bingo Night at Planted Collective! 🕸️ Join us in-shop for an evening of eerie excitement, ghoulish giggles, and plenty of prizes that’ll […]
Taylor Swift’s lyrics are filled with literary connections. And who better to enlighten us than the two women who literally wrote the book on it! Join Rachel Feder and Tiffany Tatreau, authors of the recently published Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets, as they highlight the many […]
With a career spanning over two decades, Kelly MacFarland is the 2016 Ladies of Laughter national "Professional" winner. Her infectious charm has captivated audience nationwide and has earned her the coveted title of Best of the Fest at the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival and the first runner up in the prestigious Boston Comedy Festival. Two albums available on iTunes, […]
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 […]
Since 1929, Flying Santa has visited the men, women, and families of the Coast Guard who keep watch over our coastal waters at USCG stations and lighthouses. The pioneering Maine pilot Bill Wincapaw inaugurated this program and, along with his son Bill, flew for two decades. They recruited Edward Rowe Snow, the popular New England […]
The wild turkey, synonymous with Thanksgiving and iconic within our region, has not always held such a stable place in Massachusetts. There was a time when turkeys were overhunted nearly to the point of extinction. Thanks to a reintroduction program begun in the 1970s, turkeys can now be found throughout the state in urban, rural, […]
The TCAN Players return with their production of PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic - a play written by Matt Cox, and directed at TCAN by Danielle Woods. For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is […]
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 […]
Acting careers rarely reach the trajectory of Meryl Streep, a 21-time Academy Award nominee and 3-time winner. From frothy musicals like Mamma Mia! to sober dramas like Sophie’s Choice and Doubt, enjoy a look at the life and career of this “screen queen” who shows no signs of slowing down. This program will be led by Frank Mandosa, a film historian […]
If you enjoy reading and talking about history, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Each discussion, led by the director of the Natick Historical Society, is held over Zoom, so you can join from the comfort of your home. Copies of each book (regular […]
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 […]
Marcia and Mark Wilson have thrilled audiences of all ages with their live owl presentations for the past 30 years. It’s New England’s favorite wildlife program! This lively couple introduces you to 6 live owls up close and personal. Marcia brings the owls out one by one. Each bird is safely perched on her glove […]
Indigenous visionaries, scientists and communities are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signaling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and our collective survival. This film is brought to you in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society. Please register on the […]
Delve into modern British spy novels and the real-life characters and circumstances that inspired countless plot twists with author, former UK resident, and Anglophile Claire Evans. In this program, Claire will recount her visit to Bletchley Park, the once top-secret hub of codebreakers vital to Allied intelligence during WWII. This program will be held on Zoom. Please […]
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 […]
Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off […]
Have you ever tasted a sugar plum? You’ve likely heard of them–thanks to the famous holiday poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore–but do you know what a sugar plum is? You may be surprised to find out that they are not sugar-dusted plums (they are small, oval hard candies). This Gilded Age holiday […]
The “People of the Dawnland” (Abenaki/Wabanaki) of New Hampshire and the Northeast are the first Indigenous peoples in North America to have had contact with Europeans. In this presentation, Anne Jennison examines how European colonization of North America impacted generations of Abenaki/Wabanaki people and highlights the ways in which the Abenaki/Wabanaki peoples have acted as […]
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 […]
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