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Newton Free Library Virtual Events This Week - December 5 - 11, 2022
Schools and Libraries
December 6, 2022
From: Newton Free LibraryStreaming Music for the Holidays -- or any day!
Discover music from the library’s digital collections including Hoopla and Naxos Music Library to enhance your holidays or any day.
Tuesday, December 6 at 11am
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Russia's Invasion, Ukraine's Resistance and Prospects for Peace
This discussion will focus on the reasons behind Russian president Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's determined resistance and how the war might end.
Tuesday, December 6 at 7pm
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
We will discuss the importance of the vision board theory to help gain clarity in life, and assemble our unique vision boards with materials provided by the library.
Tuesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:00pm
Location: Druker Auditorium
In person event: no registration required
Cook along or watch as Chef Bill prepares Latkes (traditional potato pancakes for Hanukkah)!
Wednesday, December 7 at 5pm
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
A New York Times bestseller and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, The Deviant’s War uncovers the secret history of the fight for gay rights that began a generation before Stonewall.
Wednesday, December 7 at 7pm
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Privacy and Reproductive Rights - The Digital Traces of Pregnancy
Find out how our digital lives including app use, social media, purchases, GPS data and more, expose information about our reproductive choices.
Thursday, December 8 at 7pm.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Learn How to Use Libby/OverDrive, Kanopy, & Hoopla
Get an introduction to our three most popular digital services so you can start accessing books, music, movies and more from home.
Friday, December 9 at 11am.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Bring a puzzle, take a new one home, and meet your fellow puzzle enthusiasts!
Saturday, December 10 at 2pm.
Location: Druker Auditorium
In person event: no registration required.
Coming Up
Newton Senior Center Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert
All are welcome to join the Newton Senior Center Chamber Ensemble for their annual Holiday Concert.
Wednesday, December 14 at 2pm
Location: Druker Auditorium
In person event: no registration required.
Canva for Beginners: Digital Holiday Cards!
Learn how to create digital cards or design a fun social media post for the holidays!
Thursday, December 15 at 7pm.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Find Happiness through Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga
Experience ancient practices of breathing and meditation in an informal virtual setting.
Thursday, December 15 at 7:15pm.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Designed so beginners can learn about Google Drive, the basics of how to create an account and how to navigate it. Also appropriate for those who want a refresher.
Friday, December 16 at 10am.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Winter Raptors: Birds at the Top of the Food Web
Learn about the many species of winter raptors from Bill Gette, Founding Director of Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport.
Friday, December 16 at 1pm.
Location: Virtual
Registration required.
Boston Artists Ensemble Performs Bach, Chopin and More!
Lucia Lin, violin, Jonathan Miller, cello, and Marc Ryser, piano, will give an afternoon concert.
Sunday, December 18 at 2pm.
Location: Druker Auditorium
In person event: no registration required.
Art shows on view December 2 - 29
In Transit by Gary Duehr, Gallery
Taken from city buses, these images reveal people in their daily travels, and suggest stories about where they’re going and what is on their minds.
Visit Gary's website.
Watercolor Paintings by Lijun Wu, Main Hall
Lijun will show pieces that depict Newton’s 13 villages, the Newton Free Library and Newton City Hall, as well as several large format paintings.
Contact Lijun at [email protected] or 617-796-9789.
Last call, packets due Friday, December 9!
Apply to Exhibit Your Art at the Newton Free Library!
Information and application instructions are here.
Proposals are currently being accepted for July - December 2023 exhibits. We encourage New England region artists from a variety of ethnicities and life experiences to apply.
Info contact Ellen at [email protected].