Join Margaret Geller for a journey through the universe - part two of our Exploring the Universe series. Throughout her career, she has been caught in the cosmic web, the largest pattern we know in nature. She will describe her role in discovering these patterns in the nearby universe and her ongoing work to map…
This class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
From the 1880s through the 1920s, summer weekends brought thousands of boats to the “Lakes District” of the Charles River between Newton Lower Falls and Waltham. Follow along as we paddle past sites of historic interest in this area, including the former Norumbega Park, now the subject of Historic Newton’s new book. Also step into…
Art education + creativity exercises + stress relief + group discussions = this workshop series! If you’re looking for intellectual stimulation that doesn’t feel hard, if you’re hoping for a burst of creativity in the middle of your workday, if you’re looking for the soothing effects of art — look no further. Join a small…
Join us at the library for our first in-person MakerSpace program! We’ll use materials like paper, branches, and other natural objects to create unique pollinator hotels. These hotels will hopefully attract local solitary bees and other helpful critters to your yard! We’ll have tools and supplies at the library, but we encourage you to bring…
This class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
Art education + creativity exercises + stress relief + group discussions = this workshop series! If you’re looking for intellectual stimulation that doesn’t feel hard, if you’re hoping for a burst of creativity in the middle of your workday, if you’re looking for the soothing effects of art — look no further. Join a small…
Learn about popular American entertainment by following Norumbega Park from its start as a “trolley park” at the end of the Commonwealth Avenue streetcar line through its heyday as an escape for young people to explore independence and love at the Totem Pole Ballroom. Images from "Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom," a book…
This class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
Art education + creativity exercises + stress relief + group discussions = this workshop series! If you’re looking for intellectual stimulation that doesn’t feel hard, if you’re hoping for a burst of creativity in the middle of your workday, if you’re looking for the soothing effects of art — look no further. Join a small…
Are you ready for a Scavenger Hunt at the Library! Come to the Children's Desk anytime between 9am and 12pm and pick up a sheet with clues to find objects and images around the children's area. When you are done you will get to take home a special animal sticker of your choosing. This program is part…
Children ages 16 months-7 years old are invited to experience a free sample class led by expert Boston Ballet School faculty, learn more about school year programming, and take a tour of the studios. Register here. Saturday, July 24 Newton Studio – 153 Needham Street 10 am: 16 months-age 2 11 am: Ages 3-4 12…
This class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
This class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
Paint a coral reef and sea life on a canvas! Looking up from the bottom of the sea we will create a painting using dramatic silhouettes of coral reef and sea life in black paint. Using different tones of blue mixed with white, your eye will be drawn to the starburst of sunlight above. This…
Join Eamon McCarthy Earls for a wild ride as he dives into the history of the Twisted Sisters, four storms – Carol, Edna, Connie and Diane – that hammered New England and the Northeast all in a period of 12 months during the 1950s. These storms brought devastating winds, pounding waves, record tidal surges and…