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Newton Free Library presents: An Evening with author Nate Marshall
Newton Free Library presents: An Evening with author Nate Marshall
This program is presented in partnership with the Chelmsford Public Library. Please register here. Join Nate Marshall, writer, rapper and educator for a reading from his recent collection, Finna (2020). Definition of finna, created by the author: fin·na /ˈfinə/ contraction: (1) going to; intending to (2) eye dialect spelling of “fixing to” (3) Black possibility; Black futurity; Blackness…
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Newton Free Library presents: Prohibition Wine
Newton Free Library presents: Prohibition Wine
Join us for an author talk with TAB columnist and community activist, Marian Leah Knapp. Her new book, Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman’s Daring in Twentieth-Century America, tells the story of how Marian's grandmother, Rebecca Goldberg—a Jewish immigrant from the Russian Empire living in rural Massachusetts―lost her husband to a railroad accident. The tragedy…
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Historic Newton presents: Book Launch – An Evening at Norumbega Park
Historic Newton presents: Book Launch – An Evening at Norumbega Park
A nostalgic return to the fun-loving days of historic Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom to celebrate Historic Newton's new book! From its Grand Opening in 1897 to when the gates closed forever in 1963, Norumbega Park by the Charles River in Auburndale was the ultimate destination for thrill-seekers and fun-lovers. The park hosted…