Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Instrument Petting Zoo
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe 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 […]
How to Create a Homegrown National Park
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesJoin us for a fun and informative stroll around the lovely grounds of the Bacon Free Library. Our gardening guru Monica Foley will point out and discuss the native plants in our gardens. She will offer many practical ideas to help you encourage birds and other pollinators to your yard and to increase the biodiversity […]
Virtual: W.F.K. Travers’ Lincoln Portrait
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesAt nine feet tall, Travers’ Lincoln portrait is impressive. This portrait of the 16th president has been praised by those who knew him as more lifelike than any other. Exhibited at the US Capitol, the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and the Union League Club in New York, among other important places, this portrait eventually […]
Virtual: Irish Whiskey – History & Recommendations with Travis Ireland of the Friskey Whiskey Podcast
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesHow perfect is this for St. Paddy’s Day? Travis IRELAND of The Friskey Whiskey Podcast will join us to discuss the history of Irish whiskeys and the best he’s encountered! This program is presented by the Bacon Free Library and Ashland Public Library in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries. The program is sponsored […]
Virtual: Boston Light: Three Centuries of History with Author Jeremy D’Entremont
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesBased on Jeremy’s book, Boston Light: Three Centuries of History, this virtual talk focuses on Boston Light Station, the site of the first lighthouse on the North American continent. Jeremy will trace its history through three centuries of tragedy, rescues, and colorful human interest stories of keepers and their families. This program is presented by […]
Bruno Wernli Art
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesVisit the Bacon Free Library through March 26th to appreciate the works of local artist Bruno Wernli. Bruno Wernli, born in Zürich, Switzerland, is an abstract expressionist artist currently based in Natick, MA. Specializing in acrylics on canvas, Bruno is renowned for his large-scale abstractions characterized by luminous, intense colors, crafted through a multi-layer technique. […]
Indoor Seed Starting (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThe Bacon Free Library invites you to learn about indoor seed starting. There are so many more varieties of vegetables than what the garden centers offer. Eric Bromberg from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will show you everything you need to know. This program will be held over Zoom. Please register to receive the meeting […]
Puppet Story Time
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesThrough Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and the gang for some story time fun at the Bacon Free Library! Newton and his puppet friends take turns reading stories and singing songs with the kids. At the end of the show, the kids are invited to say hi to Newton and even […]
Drop-in Valentine Making
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesStop by the Bacon Free Library anytime between 10:00 and 12:00 to make some Valentine’s Day cards for your friends and family! We’ll provide an assortment of craft materials. All ages are welcome.
Gardens of the Pacific Northwest (virtual)
Bacon Free Library - 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United StatesLandscape photographer Joanne Pearson will be our guide through this armchair tour of gardens in the Pacific Northwest. Joanne Pearson has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years. Prior to her career in photography, she was a registered landscape architect in the state of Massachusetts where she practiced for 12 years. Her photographs […]