1. Put on your dancing shoes and raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital’s Every Child Fund on March 9. The Brookline High School Dance Marathon Club will host its second annual BHS Dance Marathon at the Brookline Teen Center. The fun-filled event will be complete with music, games, food, raffle prices and Miracle Families who will share their stories. The event will run from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
2. Hear speaker Jordan Schwartz and learn about the Israeli LGBTQ community on March 10 at Temple Emeth. Schwartz, a national development manager for A Wider Bridge, will discuss “Equity in Israel, Equality for Israel: The Story of a Wider Bridge and the Israeli LGBTQ Community.” The event will start at 9:30 a.m. For more information visit templeemeth.org.
3. Fill your evening with dancing and music at an Israeli folk dance party on March 10 at Temple Kehillath Israel. Hosted by the Israel Folkdance Festival of Boston, the party will feature dancing and make-your-own sundaes with none other than JP Licks ice cream. The free event will run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
4. Learn all about chocolates with a demonstration and tasting from Serenade Chocolatier on March 10. As part of the library’s Brookline Eats! series, chocolatiers from the local shop will talk all things chocolate from tempering chocolate and sourcing ingredients, to creating novelty chocolates. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. at Serenade Chocolatier in Brookline Village. Registration is required and those interested can register through the Brookline Public Library’s website.
5. Dig out your dictionary and head to Brookline High for the 21st Annual Brookline Education Foundation Spelling Bee on March 11. Around 60 fifth-graders from Brookline’s eight elementary schools will compete. The event will start at 1:00 p.m. in the high school’s Roberts-Dubbs Auditorium.