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Newton Free Library presents: How to Use Critical Thinking Skills
Newton Free Library presents: How to Use Critical Thinking Skills
What does it mean to be a critical thinker? Can critical thinking help us better understand the news and make better decisions, including how to navigate a global pandemic? Join Jonathan Haber, educational researcher, consultant and author of, Critical Thinking Essentials, to learn, among other things: How the concept of critical thinking originated What critical thinking…
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Newton Free Library presents: Race and Climate Justice with Iván Espinosa-Madrigal
Newton Free Library presents: Race and Climate Justice with Iván Espinosa-Madrigal
This program is brought to you in partnership with the Burlington Public Library's Social Justice Series, the collaborative efforts of Libraries Working Towards Social Justice and is cosponsored by Green Newton. Please register here. The intersection of race and environmental discrimination has become more apparent during the pandemic given that low-income communities of color, and immigrant…
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Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
Do you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner's creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A…
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Historic Newton presents: Making Change in the Civil Rights Era
Historic Newton presents: Making Change in the Civil Rights Era
As the Civil Rights movement heated up in the 1960s, citizens with Newton ties felt called to participate. Clips from the film “Freedom Riders” set the stage for a conversation with Skip Griffin and Judy Frieze Wright, who discuss their activism, including attending the 1963 March on Washington, in a conversation moderated by Boston journalist…
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Historic Newton presents: Heartbreak Hill Virtual Running Tour
Historic Newton presents: Heartbreak Hill Virtual Running Tour
Though the Boston Marathon is postponed until October this year, get into the Patriots’ Day spirit by joining Paul Clerici, author of Images of Modern America: The Boston Marathon and 23-time Boston Marathon finisher for a special tour up Heartbreak Hill. Learn about Boston Marathon history along the Newton route and see other local landmarks along the…
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Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
Do you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner's creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A…
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Historic Newton presents: Written by the Victors – Remembering the American Revolution Part II
Historic Newton presents: Written by the Victors – Remembering the American Revolution Part II
In Part I of our two-part program, we explored the socioeconomic conditions leading up to the American Revolution. Join us for Part II to discuss how political ideals like patriotism and unity impacted the battlefield in the War for Independence. Consider how these ideals continue today through our lasting romanticization of the Minutemen and guerilla…
Newton Free Library presents: A Father’s Kaddish – Film Discussion
Newton Free Library presents: A Father’s Kaddish – Film Discussion
A Father’s Kaddish tells the story of how Steven Branfman used the art of pottery to help him work through his grief after the death of his 23-year-old son. The film is a potent and moving journey through the universal experience of loss, mourning and rebuilding a life. Join us for a live Q & A…
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Newton Free Library presents: Save the Planet and Your Health with a Plant-based Diet
Newton Free Library presents: Save the Planet and Your Health with a Plant-based Diet
Learn about the environmental impacts of the meat, dairy, egg and fishing industries at a special Earth Day Green Newton series program with Sara Sezun, Chair of the Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Plant-based Planet Team. Find out how eating a plant-based diet can improve your health and help remedy environmental issues such as: Climate change…
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Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Nordic Brewing with Jereme Zimmerman
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Nordic Brewing with Jereme Zimmerman
Join Jereme Zimmerman, author of Make Mead Like a Viking and Brew Beer Like a Yeti for a discussion on the history, tradition, and technique of brewing Nordic ales and meads. He will discuss his understanding of modern and ancient Nordic brewing, including his wide-ranging knowledge on history, techniques, and ingredients for brewing like a Viking. Saturday, April 24th…
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New Art Center presents: Classical and Contemporary Mexican Smalti Mosaics Workshop
New Art Center presents: Classical and Contemporary Mexican Smalti Mosaics Workshop
Learn the materials and methods to create your own original beautiful Mexican smalti mosaic. Mexican smalti is a high-quality handmade glass mosaic in a square to rectangular module that offers a broad range of colors from subtle skin tones to vibrant primaries. Students will bring a design for your choice for a 9” square. In…
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New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Chanel Thervil
New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Chanel Thervil
Join us on Zoom for our spring Artist Talk Series featuring contemporary artists whose work explores community and public spaces. Many pieces make the whole and more often the not, artists are attentive to details that unify. Chanel Thervil is a Haitian American artist and educator that uses varying combinations of abstraction and portraiture to…
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