2022 Programs and Events for Adults
Empowering our Pollinators – Working together for the Greater Good
Thursday, April 21st 6:30 pm Via Zoom Join us as we welcome Dean and Jodi Turner of Imagine That Honey of Swansey, NH to discuss ways to encourage pollinators to visit our greenways. These beauties are more than just honeybees. There are butterflies, birds, and so many other creatures helping us grow fruits and vegetables and allowing us to observe the magnitude of their hard work. Let’s talk about what can we do to help and empower this vital network. We can help add nutrients to the soil, offer attractive housing, and hopefully make good choices when planning our gardens and landscapes. Perhaps Mason Bees are your link to the pollinator world. We’ll show you inexpensive ways to get started and discuss how native pollinators are all around us. Let’s keep them here by reducing pesticide use and using alternative more environmentally friendly practices. This program will be on Zoom, email [email protected] to sign up and receive the link |
The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation
Thursday, May 26th 6:30 pm on Zoom Take a fun and enlightening journey through Boston Red Sox history with the author of the Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book. This presentation features exciting and nostalgic videos of the greatest and most fascinating players, teams, events and moments in franchise history. The program also includes trivia questions for patrons to ponder and covers Sox history from the Royal Rooters, who launched Red Sox Nation, to Babe Ruth to Ted Williams to The Impossible Dream Season of 1967 to Lynn, Rice and '75 to the heartbreak of 1986 all the way to the four World Series championships and beyond. It will conclude with a question-and-answer period. Author Martin Gitlin will have autographed and personalized copies of his book available online following the program. This program will be on Zoom, email [email protected] to sign up and receive the link. |
Heroes and Homecomings: Norman Rockwell and World War II
Thursday, June 17th, 6:30 pm.
America's most beloved illustrator created dozens of images related to the second World War. What happens when an artist known for his use of humor tackles the serious subject of war? This program explores how Norman Rockwell's work departs from earlier artistic interpretations of American conflicts and considers how and why he chose specific wartime themes to present to the millions of readers of the Saturday Evening Post.
Jane Oneail is an independent scholar and holds a master's in Art History from Boston University and a master's in Art in Education from Harvard University. Jane is a New Hampshire native and has worked at some of the state's most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at the NH Institute of Art.
Made possible by the generous support of New Hampshire Humanities.
Please email [email protected] for the Zoom link to this online program.
Thursday, June 17th, 6:30 pm.
America's most beloved illustrator created dozens of images related to the second World War. What happens when an artist known for his use of humor tackles the serious subject of war? This program explores how Norman Rockwell's work departs from earlier artistic interpretations of American conflicts and considers how and why he chose specific wartime themes to present to the millions of readers of the Saturday Evening Post.
Jane Oneail is an independent scholar and holds a master's in Art History from Boston University and a master's in Art in Education from Harvard University. Jane is a New Hampshire native and has worked at some of the state's most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at the NH Institute of Art.
Made possible by the generous support of New Hampshire Humanities.
Please email [email protected] for the Zoom link to this online program.
Digging Into Native History in New Hampshire
Thursday, May 20th, 6:30 pm Please email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go "underground," concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth's surface. This program made possible by the generous support of New Hampshire Humanities |
New England Lighthouses and the People Who Kept Them
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 AT 6:30 PM– 8 PM EDT
Everyone knows that there's "something about lighthouses" that gives them broad appeal, but their vital role in our history and culture is little appreciated. Our early nation was built on maritime economy, and lighthouses were part of the system that made that possible. Due to automation, traditional lighthouse keeping is a way of life that has faded into the past. Jeremy D'Entremont tells the history of New England's historic and picturesque lighthouses primarily focusing on the colorful and dramatic stories of lighthouse keepers and their families.
This will be a virtual program by Zoom, please email [email protected] for the link, which will be sent out around 24 hours before the event.
This program made possible by the generous support of NH Humanities.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 AT 6:30 PM– 8 PM EDT
Everyone knows that there's "something about lighthouses" that gives them broad appeal, but their vital role in our history and culture is little appreciated. Our early nation was built on maritime economy, and lighthouses were part of the system that made that possible. Due to automation, traditional lighthouse keeping is a way of life that has faded into the past. Jeremy D'Entremont tells the history of New England's historic and picturesque lighthouses primarily focusing on the colorful and dramatic stories of lighthouse keepers and their families.
This will be a virtual program by Zoom, please email [email protected] for the link, which will be sent out around 24 hours before the event.
This program made possible by the generous support of NH Humanities.
We will schedule more in-person events once we know it is advisable to have large group gatherings again.
A Sampling of Previous Events
For those that missed our first virtual program, or if you would like to see it again, it is now available for viewing-
Is Solar Right for Me?
Presented with HAREI.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExoMAUuaXo
Is Solar Right for Me?
Presented with HAREI.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExoMAUuaXo
Is Solar Right For Me?
Virtual Program HAREI Hillsborough County Area Renewable Energy Initiative On-Line Solar Information Session Presenter: HAREI President Chris Kolb Join the HAREI team and the Brookline Public Library for a virtual information session. All are welcome to join this Solar How-To Presentation. Save both $$$ and the planet with solar power at your home. Learn how solar works for NH residents. ● How much power you can generate? ● How much it will cost? ● How to save big by installing yourself ● How fast it will pay for itself |
History of the New Hampshire Primary
A brief history of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, from its origins during the Progressive era of the early twentieth century, through its evolution to the most important step toward being elected President of the United States. This program focuses on several memorable moments such as Senator Muskie crying in front of the Union Leader office, and who paid for Ronald Reagan's microphone. Led by John Gfroerer, who has produced several documentaries about New Hampshire's political history, including "The Premier Primary." Made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities |
Brookline History- The Ice House and Railroad
Join Brookline History Committee member Eric DiVirgilio as he presents a history of Brookline's Fresh Pond Ice House (the largest under one roof in the world at the time,) and the railroad in Brookline. Brookline Town Hall Auditorium. Elevator access on the lower level at rear of Town Hall. |
Brookline History- The Ski Hill
Did you know that Brookline had one of the earliest ski tows in the world? Do you remember skiing down Big Bear Hill? Have you heard the daring tales of holding onto the tow rope with wet mittens? Brookline is celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2019, and in cooperation with the Brookline History Committee, we are proud to present the first of a series of talks about Brookline History. |
Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
Presented by Jo Radner Made possible by a grant from NH Humanities |
Sixth Annual Soup Night
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Civics 101
With Brookline Town Manager Tad Putney |
Finding Her Way:
Kristin Markowich's Journey on the Camino de Santiago in Spain
The Camino de Santiago (The Way of St James, in English) is a Medieval Pilgrimage route in Spain that drew over 270,000 Pilgrims and tourists in 2016.
Local resident Kristin Markowich will share photos and stories of her 2016 journey along the 500 mile route.
Sign up at the Library
Kristin Markowich's Journey on the Camino de Santiago in Spain
The Camino de Santiago (The Way of St James, in English) is a Medieval Pilgrimage route in Spain that drew over 270,000 Pilgrims and tourists in 2016.
Local resident Kristin Markowich will share photos and stories of her 2016 journey along the 500 mile route.
Sign up at the Library
Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA,
Film and Discussion |
The Big Read
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Tasting Honeys from Around the World
with Michele Decoteau |