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Tue. Mar. 1st 2016
Drop-In Resume Help
Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.Location: Town Hall, Nevins Conference Room (Room113)A Framingham Public Library Event

Tue. Mar. 1st 2016
Book Club: A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham

Tue. Mar. 1st 2016
Poetry Workshop Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
Town Hall, Conference Room 1A Framingham Public Library Event. This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their […]

Wed. Mar. 2nd 2016
Concert: Winiker Brothers (at Heritage)

Thu. Mar. 3rd 2016
Lights, Camera, Acting: The History of American Film Acting
Location: Town Hall, Blumer Room (basement level), 150 Concord StreetGUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Claudia Springer, Associate Professor, FSU, and Julie Levinson, Professor, Babson CollegeA Framingham Public Library Event. Movie actors enthrall us with performances that appear effortless, but are actually carefully crafted. Join the authors of a new book on film acting, to explore the fascinating […]

Fri. Mar. 4th 2016
Erin Harpe and The Delta Swingers
“Erin Harpe is one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting roots rocking blues women on the scene and it’s time she gets noticed, as she has it all — a golden voice and the guitar chops that dazzle.”

Fri. Mar. 4th 2016
Brown Bag Learning Series: Introduction to Homeopathy
Friday, March 4, 12:00-1:00pmLocation: New McAuliffe Branch Library, Community RoomPresented by Vera Volfson, CCH, RSHom (NA)A Framingham Public Library Event. Vera Volfson, CCH will give an introduction to Homeopathy and discuss remedies for alleviating conditions such as allergies, cold and flu. She will also cover the most common remedies for home emergencies (burns, stings, food […]

Sat. Mar. 5th 2016
Karen K and The Jitterbugs (at Amazing Things)
Bug out with Karen K in her imaginary backyard fort where she makes music with her friends, the Jitterbugs: Bumble (the bee who doesn’t like to sting); Stinky (loves playing outside, refuses baths), Hop (lots of energy, not a lot of self control) AND MORE! *** Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis St. Framingham, MA […]

Sat. Mar. 5th 2016
Matuto
“…Curto takes the accordion to town in unlikely selections such as the traditional blues ballad “John the Revelator.” Matuto means “bumpkin” in Brazilian slang, but this band aims for the heights of world-music sophistication.” – Chicago Sun

Sun. Mar. 6th 2016
2nd Annual ”Fresh Food for Framingham” (at Grace Chrch)
HOW CAN WE ENJOY MORE LOCAL FRESH FOOD? Bring your ideas about how we can grow/eat/enjoy more local food; more home and community gardens; after school and summer gardens for school children; container gardens; bee keeping; seed saving library; growing mushrooms; rain barrels; yard swapping. *** We’ll have snacks, coffee, tea, and a warm place […]

Tue. Mar. 8th 2016
Drop-In Resume Help
Tuesday March 8, 10:00am-12:30pm*** Town Hall, Nevins Conference Room (Room113)*** Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.

Tue. Mar. 8th 2016
Poetry Workshop Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
Tuesday March 8, 7:00-9:00pm*** Town Hall, Conference Room 2*** A Framingham Public Library Event. This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets […]

Wed. Mar. 9th 2016
Atwater-Donnelly Perform Irish Music in America
Wednesday March 9, 7:00pm *** Location: Heritage at Framingham, Peloquin Room, 747 Water Street *** A Framingham Public Library Event. During this concert, you will explore Irish — and the broader realm of Celtic music and dance — as it has influenced folk music in America. In this program of historical “snapshots” through song, instrumentation […]

Thu. Mar. 10th 2016
NYC Bluegrass with Cricket Tell the Weather
NYC based string band Cricket Tell the Weather, will be bringing their original, independent take on bluegrass and folk to Framingham, MA on Friday, March 11th, at 8:00pm for the Amazing Things Arts Center. The heart of the singer-songwriter meets the pulse of the bluegrass world in the Brooklyn-based project Cricket Tell the Weather, described […]

Thu. Mar. 10th 2016
Politics, Propaganda, and the Party-Line: The Grimm Brothers in German History

Fri. Mar. 11th 2016
Cricket Tell the Weather w/Yani Batteau and the Styles opening

Fri. Mar. 11th 2016
Friday Night Film: Spotlight (2015) 128 min R (for some language and sexual references)
Friday March 11, 7:00pm*** Callahan Center, 535 Union Avenue*** A Framingham Public Library Event. The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the child molestation cover-up within the Boston Catholic Archdiocese. This film has an all-star cast, including Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams. Doors open 6:30-7:15 only.

Sat. Mar. 12th 2016
Alexis Cole (at Amazing Things)
Called “one of the great voices of today,” by Jonathan Schwartz, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O’Day. She’s performed with the Boston Pops and New York Philharmonic on stage at venues from Avery Fisher Hall to the Kennedy Center. *** Amazing Things Arts Center 160 […]

Sun. Mar. 13th 2016
Sunday Concert Series: Sam Ou and Chi-Chen Wu
Sunday, March 13, 3:00pm*** Location: Callahan Center, 535 Union Avenue*** A Framingham Public Library Event. Join us as cellist Sam Ou and pianist Chi-Chen Wu perform the works of Beethoven, Schumann and Grieg.*** Sponsored in part by The Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation and Hammond Residential Real Estate, Metro Credit Union, Whole Foods […]

Sun. Mar. 13th 2016
Party Planning Expo and Showcase
Learn what you need to know to plan the perfect event from experts at this year’s party planning showcase. Meet photographers, videographers, DJ’s, balloon specialists, invitation specialists and representatives from hotels, novelty companies and entertainment companies, plus much more. *** Try samples from caterer’s and bakeries! *** Admission is free. *** Temple Beth Am, 300 […]

Tue. Mar. 15th 2016
Drop-In Resume Help
Tuesday March 15, 10:00am-12:30pm*** Town Hall, Nevins Conference Room (Room113)*** Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.

Tue. Mar. 15th 2016
Poetry Workshop Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
Tuesday March 15, 7:00-9:00pm*** Town Hall, Conference Room 2*** A Framingham Public Library Event. This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets […]

Wed. Mar. 16th 2016
Gardening Workshop: How to Grow an Organic Garden
Wednesday March 16, 7:00pm*** New Christa McAuliffe Branch Library, Community Room*** Guest Speaker: Kathy Huckins, retired Farm Manager, Stearns Farm*** A Framingham Public Library Event. This workshop is geared to beginners and more experienced gardeners, and will teach you how to plan, prepare and plant your 2016 garden. This overview gives you the steps needed […]

Thu. Mar. 17th 2016
McAuliffe Branch Book Discussion: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Thursday March 17, 10:00am*** New Christa McAuliffe Branch Library, Community Room*** In this gripping New York Times bestseller, Kathleen Grissom brings to life a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before the Civil War, where a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate. Carol Ames leads […]

Thu. Mar. 17th 2016
Are Kids Becoming Meaner? An Up-close Look at Cyberbullying and Suicide
Thursday, March 17, 7:00pm*** Location: Town Hall, Blumer Room (basement level), 150 Concord Street*** GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Ira Silver, Professor, FSU*** A Framingham Public Library Event. This presentation looks at recently publicized cases of cyberbullying, exploring current data on today’s adolescent experience.* Lifelong Learning Lecture Series*This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is a partnership […]

Thu. Mar. 17th 2016
Baby Talk – Parent’s Group
If you are a parent of an infant, come join us as we guide you on the joy and apprehension of the parent journey. We will offer a series of common topics for the parent of an infant. Thursdays at 1:00. Call 508-782-6932 or e-mail us jdehaven@framingham.k12.ma.us This group is sponsored by the Early Childhood […]

Fri. Mar. 18th 2016
New Black Eagle Jazz Band (at Amazing Things)
“The Black Eagles, as we are often known to our fans, have been a fixture on the international jazz scene since 1971, bringing the sounds of traditional New Orleans Jazz to audiences all over the world, for more than 40 years ! Many observers regard us as the premier band playing in the traditional jazz […]

Sat. Mar. 19th 2016
Neptune’s Car (at Amazing Things)
Neptune’s Car (Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes) is an acoustic duo from Massachusetts and New Hampshire who play original, Contemporary Folk music. Their three albums have appeared on many “Best of” lists and have charted in the top 5 on Folk radio twice (Strawberry Moon charted at #4 in September 2010 and included the #1 […]

Sat. Mar. 19th 2016
Veterans Acupuncture Care Metrowest
A local group of volunteer acupuncturists is offering free community acupuncture for veterans, active military, first responders and their families. The program addresses issues related to post combat stress such as sleep, anxiety, panic or other mood changes. VAC is located at St. Andrew’s Church 3 Maple St. Framingham MA. The ongoing clinic will be […]

Sun. Mar. 20th 2016
Purim Carnival (at Temple Beth Am)
Temple Beth Am will be hosting its Annual Purim Carnival with a Star Wars Theme! New this year, the Framingham Police will be be on site for a car seat installation check and bicycle safety demonstration. Games, prizes, food, and DJ activities will all be a part of this fun and child friendly event open […]

Mon. Mar. 21st 2016
Matinee Film: Bridge of Spies (2015) 135 min PG-13
Monday March 21, 2:00pm*** Location: Town Hall, Blumer Room*** A Framingham Public Library Event. In this historical drama set during the Cold War, a Brooklyn attorney (Tom Hanks) is tasked with negotiating a prisoner exchange.

Tue. Mar. 22nd 2016
Drop-In Resume Help
Tuesday March 22, 10:00am-12:30pm*** Town Hall, Nevins Conference Room (Room 113)*** Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.

Tue. Mar. 22nd 2016
Poetry Workshop Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
Tuesday March 22, 7:00-9:00pm*** Town Hall, Conference Room 2*** A Framingham Public Library Event. This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets […]

Wed. Mar. 23rd 2016
Feeding Backyard Birds: Backyard Wildlife Sanctuaries
Wednesday March 23, 7:00pm*** New Christa McAuliffe Branch Library, Community Room*** Guest Speaker: David Moon, Sanctuary Director for Joppa Flats Ed. Center, Mass Audubon*** A Framingham Public Library Event. During this illustrated lecture, we will review the many species of birds that come to local backyard sanctuaries. We will discuss aids to identification, feeding ecology, […]

Thu. Mar. 24th 2016
Hail to the Chief: The Creation of the American Presidency
Thursday, March 24, 7:00pm*** Location: Town Hall, Blumer Room (basement level), 150 Concord Street*** GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Gary Hylander, Visiting Professor, FSU*** Unanimously elected the nation’s first president, Washington was well aware of his unique position. “I walk,” he wrote, “on untrodden ground.”* Lifelong Learning Lecture Series *This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is […]

Fri. Mar. 25th 2016
Danielle Miragliawith Matt Borrello opening (at Amazing Things)
Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson, an infectious stomp-box rhythm and harmonica with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips !!! *** Friday, March 25th, 2016 at 8:00pm *** Amazing Things Arts Center 160 Hollis St, Framingham, MA 01702 ***

Sat. Mar. 26th 2016
Christine Ohlman (at Amazing Things)
The long-time vocalist with NBC’s The Saturday Night Live Band with guest performances (incl. Grammy-nominated ones) with George Harrison to Dr. John to Brian Wilson, brings Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez and her brand of “Beehive Queen” rock n’ soul to Amazing Things!!! *** Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis St, Framingham, MA 01702 ***

Sat. Mar. 26th 2016
Veterans Acupuncture Care Metrowest
A local group of volunteer acupuncturists is offering free community acupuncture for veterans, active military, first responders and their families. The program addresses issues related to post combat stress such as sleep, anxiety, panic or other mood changes. VAC is located at St. Andrew’s Church 3 Maple St. Framingham MA. The ongoing clinic will be […]

Tue. Mar. 29th 2016
Drop-In Resume Help
Tuesday March 29, 10:00am-12:30pm*** Town Hall, Nevins Conference Room (Room113)*** Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.

Tue. Mar. 29th 2016
Poetry Workshop Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
Tuesday March 29, 7:00-9:00pm *** Town Hall, Conference Room 2*** This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have […]

Thu. Mar. 31st 2016
Children and Schooling in the Twenty-first Century in the United States
Thursday, March 31, 7:00pm*** Location: Town Hall, Blumer Room (basement level), 150 Concord Street*** GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Kelly Ann Kolodny, Professor, FSU*** This talk provides a broad overview of the contexts of our nation’s schooling in the 21st century. Geographic settings, economic realities, and accountability measures will be addressed during the talk. * Lifelong Learning […]