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Library Events: March 23-30

Special programs At Main, design a marble labyrinth and challenge your friends' problem solving abilities Thursday, March 23, at 3:00 p.m. in the Rabbit Hole....

Brookline Cultural Grant Applications Due

Applications for Brookline Commission for the Arts grants that support community-oriented cultural activities in the arts, humanities and science, must be postmarked by Wednesday,...

This Brookline Resident Turned The Town’s Abrasive Turkeys Into Art

They often strike fear into the hearts of those who come across them: feathered foes known to attack people’s cars, chase down residents, and linger in the streets. But the...

Brookline Community Invited To Share Memories With Park Stories Project

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner, Department of Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute Gallentine and Director of Parks and Open Space Alexandra Vecchio are excited to...

The Most Widespread Traditions In Ireland And Where They Come From

Affectionately called the Emerald Isle, Ireland is a beautiful place to visit. Lots of Irish traditions are well known throughout the world. Its unique...

Brookline Artist Celebrates The Outdoors, The Universe

Diana Stelin has been a professional artist since 2002. A lover of the outdoors, she explores the outside world and the process of becoming...

Bestselling Author Of “Book of Joan”​ To Come To Brookline

The "Book of Joan," is out. And if you have been looking forward to the modern retelling of Joan of Arc, hold on to...

World Premiere Of “The Niceties”

“I'm thrilled to be working at the Huntington – the place where I saw my first plays as a teenager, and the place that...

“Winter Blooms” Art Installation Brings Brightness To Brookline

Winter can be cold, dark and desolate, with bare trees and flower gardens stamped out by the weather, but local artist Hilary Zelson is...

Brookline Booksmith Brings Dan Rather To Boston

Dan Rather, the iconic former CBS Evening News anchor and journalist is coming to Boston next month. The Brookline Booksmith and WBUR will be...

Open Call For BIPOC Youth: Public Mural In Brookline

The Brookline Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations invites BIPOC youth to participate in a mural installation as part of the new "Community...

Brookline Students, Composer Team Up To Share “A Gift Of Music”

The altruism and innermost thoughts of today’s high school-and-under set are often validated through social media posts gone viral. So rarely do we get...

Around Town

Upcoming events Thursday, April 12 Lavenber Bee Baking Company Pop-Up: Noon to 6:00 p.m., Lavender Bee Baking Company, 14 Pleasant Street, Brookline. For more information, please...

Dive Into The Watercolors Of Shirley Selhub

Dive Into Watercolors Gallery 93 at the Brookline Senior Center presents “Group Meditation,” an exhibit by watercolor artist Shirley Selhub running Jan. 3 through...

Brookline Open Studios To Present “Take Part In Art”

The participating artists of Brookline Open Studios will present “Take Part in Art” from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 29 and 30, 2017. Brookline...

Tales Of A Brookline Boyhood Recounted

As a fourth-generation Brookline resident, Jim Harnedy grew up surrounded by an entire clan of relatives that can trace their history in town back...

The Brookline Arts Center Is Now W.A.G.E. Certified

The Brookline Arts Center is now Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) certified! We join the Mass Art Museum, Rose Art Museum, and...
Alex Edelman

Alex Edelman Is Staying Focused On Growing As A Comedian

Life has taken Alex Edelman all over the place — London, Los Angeles, New York City — but nowhere will ever be “home” quite like Boston....

National Hispanic Heritage Month At The BPD

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Brookline Police Department is honored to introduce you to Detective Carlos Crespo. Detective Crespo, a first generation...

At Yes Fest, A Youth-Powered Music Festival, Teens Run The Show

It is a Saturday afternoon at the Brookline Teen Center, a sleek modern building filled with couches and pool tables and walls painted in...
Lisa Graham

Brookline Forces Remember France

The large crowd showing up at All Saints Church to hear the Brookline Symphony on Saturday night (and Sunday afternoon), mostly, I imagine, to...
Hei Lee Law

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater & Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody

Mezzo-soprano Hei Lee Law will perform Alto Rhapsody (1869) by Johannes Brahms. Together with Soprano Mengtao Zhou, they will present Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s famous chamber...

Brookline Early Education Program Celebrating 50th Anniversary

The Brookline Eary Education Program (BEEP) is celebrating 50 years in the community with an art show showcasing student work. The BEEP community, public and...
Tiffany Chang

Brookline Symphony – Excelling Conventionally

Continuing its conductor search, the Brookline Symphony on Saturday presented a solid performance of orchestral favorites under the baton of candidate Tiffany Chang. Chang...

† Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”)! This cultural and religious...

You Are My Favorite Customer: The Coolidge Grapples With Midnight Screenings...

The lights go off, the crowd roars, and the Wiseau Films logo appears on the screen. What follows is a 90 minute onslaught of gratuitous sex...

Brookline Symphony Orchestra & Metropolitan Chorale Present Brahms’ Requiem

The Brookline Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Chorale are proud to announce a three-concert collaboration to perform Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)....
Stephanie Fong

Faculty Artist Series Concert On March 4 Features BMS Faculty Members...

Brookline Music School’s 2017-2018 Faculty Artist Series continues on Sunday, March 4, 2018, with Music for Viola, Clarinet, & Piano. The performance will feature BMS faculty members...

Longyear Museum

The Museum contains documents, artifacts, artwork, and more pertaining to Mary Baker Eddy and those who assisted her in establishing Christian Science. Mary Baker Eddy (1821...
Chloe Lara-Russack

Meet Brookline’s Woman Of The Year: Artbarn’s Chloe Lara-Russack

The Brookline Commission for Women will hosts its 26th Annual Women Who Inspire Us Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:30 p.m....

Brookline Art Makes Community (BAMC) Announces Fall 2024 Calls For Artists

The Town of Brookline informs the community of a Fall Call for Artists for the Brookline Art Makes Community (BAMC) public art initiative. The BAMC...