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Senior Center Events

An extensive list of Senior Center events is at the Brookline Senior Center web site.

Need A Ride To The Senior Center?

If you need a ride to the Senior Center, please call the Senior Center Van Reservation Line at 617-730-2750 at least one business day in advance. Please include the following information for all rides: name, phone number, pickup/drop off address, requested date/time for pick up. Donations are welcome to help offset the cost of gas. We appreciate your support!

Please note: The Senior Center uses a variety of transportation systems to get residents to and from the Senior Center.

Writing Community Histories

Wednesdays, October 7 - November 18 (no class November 11), 2:30-3:45 pm.

Brookline Senior Center

What Makes a Community? In this 6-week creative writing class, participants will explore ideas of community alongside students from Boston University. Each week participants will write a new piece, informed by their life experiences. A digital magazine will be created to record and celebrate our various communities. No prior writing experience needed. Please register at 617-730-2770.

Brookline Community Band presents American Soundscape

Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 pm

Florida Ruffin Ridley School (Steadman Street Entrance)

This will be a musical celebration of America's 250th anniversary, featuring works that reflect the nation's many voices, traditions, and regions. From Appalachian folk traditions to jazz and classical music, this program explores the many sounds that have shaped the American musical experience. Admission to all concerts is free.

The Best of Boston: Superstars of Sports

Brookline Senior Center

"The Best of Boston: Superstars of Sports," will be hosted by award-winning sportswriter and author Marty Gitlin (writer of: "50 Greatest Athletes in Boston Sports History.") Watch performance videos of sports legends, Tom Brady, Bill Russell, Ted Williams, Bobby Orr, Larry Bird and many others. Marty will discuss the impact these athletes made on their teams, sports and fans throughout New England. Marty Gitlin's book will be available for purchase after the event. The presentation will also include an interactive trivia session! The Best of Boston: Superstars of Sports

Brookline Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, October 24, 8:00 pm

All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline

Join the Brookline Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Andrew Altenbach, for their next performance French Adventures: From Fairytales to the sea. Works of Mehul, Ravel and Debussy. Tickets available here.

Commission for the Arts Awards/Grantee Reception

- 8:30 PM

Brookline Village Library

The Brookline Commission for the Arts awards grants through the Mass Cultural Council to individual artists working in all media who live and/or present their work in Brookline. Applications are open now. For information on applying click here. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, October 15, 2026.

Save the date for this year's Grantee Reception. Meet our 2026 grantees, experience wonderful performances, learn about the work of other grantees, and enjoy refreshments provided by local bakeries and restaurants.

Craft Fair & Rummage Sale

Friday, November 13 & Saturday, November 14, 10 am - 4 pm

Brookline Senior Center

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Library Events

Minuteman Library Crawl Featured Crawl Days at the PLB (Brookline Village) - Friday, August 7 at 12 AM

Minuteman Library Crawl Featured Crawl Days at the PLB (Coolidge Corner) - Friday, August 7 at 12 AM

Minuteman Library Crawl Featured Crawl Days at the PLB (Putterham) - Friday, August 7 at 12 AM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, August 12 at 11 AM

Button Making: National Honeybee Day (Putterham) - Wednesday, August 12 at 2 PM

Visible Mending: Personalize your Denim (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 PM

DPW Energy Advocate Office Hours (Brookline Village) - Monday, August 17 at 10:30 AM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, August 18 at 11 AM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, August 26 at 11 AM

Library Maps
Brookline Village
361 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2370
Coolidge Corner
31 Pleasant Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-730-2380
Putterham
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-730-2385

Library Events

Community Catch-up (Putterham) - Thursday, September 3 at 11:00 AM

Brookline COA / Senior Center Outreach Office Hours (Putterham) - Wednesday, September 9 at 10:15 AM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, September 9 at 11:00 AM

"The Librarians" Film Screening (Brookline Village) - Thursday, September 10 at 6:00 PM

Fun with Brush Lettering (Coolidge Corner) - Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 PM

Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band Concert (Putterham) - Monday, September 14 at 3:00 PM

Back to the Library Night! (Putterham) - Monday, September 14 at 6:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, September 15 at 11:00 AM

Book Launch Celebration with Shannon Hale, author of Dream Big (Brookline Village) - Thursday, September 17 at 6:00 PM

Halloween Costume Swap (Brookline Village) - Saturday, September 19 at 1:00 PM

Board Game Get Together (Putterham) - Monday, September 21 at 11:00 AM

DPW Energy Advocate Office Hours (Putterham) - Tuesday, September 22 at 2:00 PM

Drop-in Tech Time (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, September 23 at 11:00 AM

Porchfest with the Strummerville Ukulele Club (Brookline Village) - Saturday, September 26 - all day

Coolidge Corner Library Presents: Annual Mid-Autumn Celebration (Coolidge Corner) - Saturday, September 26 at 2:30 PM

Brookline Music School Faculty Artist Series Concert: Musical Treasures of Asia (Brookline Village) - Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, September 29 at 11:00 AM

Halloween Costume Swap (Putterham) - Wednesday, September 30 at 5:00 PM

Library Maps
Brookline Village
361 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2370
Coolidge Corner
31 Pleasant Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-730-2380
Putterham
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-730-2385

Library Events

Button Making: Banned Book Week (Putterham) - Monday, October 5 at 2:30 PM

Back to the Library Night (Coolidge Corner) - Tuesday, October 6 at 4:00 PM

The Last Honest Politician Tour with Scott Kerman, author of The Duke (Brookline Village) - Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, October 13 at 11:00 AM

Brookline COA / Senior Center Outreach Office Hours (Putterham) - Wednesday, October 14 at 10:15 AM

Puberty & Consent Talks for Tweens (Brookline Village) - Sunday, October 18 at 1:30 PM

Understanding A.I. and Misinformation - A Conversation with Journalist Philip Eil (Brookline Village) - Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 PM

Brookline Music School Faculty Artist Concert Series: Fantasy and Contemplation (Brookline Village) - Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 PM

Owl Night with Mass Audubon (Putterham) - Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM

Tech Tuesday (Putterham) - Tuesday, October 27 at 11:00 AM

Hidden Women Stage Company Event (Brookline Village) - Thursday, October 29 at 6:00 PM

Library Maps
Brookline Village
361 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2370
Coolidge Corner
31 Pleasant Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617-730-2380
Putterham
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-730-2385

Highlights

From The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,
and Community Relations

Crispus Attucks, Indigenous Erasure, and the American Revolution
Wednesday, July 8th | 6PM  | Brookline Village Library
 
Join the Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee and the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee for a conversation exploring the life, death, legacy, and collective memories of Crispus Attucks, the first person killed in the American Revolution. His death—along with those of four other colonists during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770—helped reshape political narratives and fuel growing resistance to British rule and the monarchy.
 
Led by Hassanamisco Nipmuc historian, Jasmine Rochelle Goodspeed, this discussion will examine how Attucks' identity as both a Black and Indigenous man was erased using print and other media. Driven by political motivations, this erasure minimized the perceived "inconveniences" of Attucks' race and identity, reframing him as a more universally sympathetic martyr while obscuring the complexity of his race and economic status.  The discussion will be co-facilitated by the Chairs of the respective Committees, Kailey Bennett and Bernard Greene.  
 
This discussion is sponsored by the Brookline Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Relations.   For a full bio of Jasmine Goodspeed and any other details, visit https://www.brooklinema.gov/1555/Indigenous-People-Celebration-Committee

For the remainder of the month - 

ODEICR at the Brookline's Farmers Market
Thursday, July 16th | 1 PM

Come say hi and learn more about language access and effective communication resources, hear about some new community access tools purchased by the Brookline Commission on Disability, pick up some Know Your Rights information, and tell us what you would like to see the Office prioritize in this upcoming year! 
 
Food Forest Guided Tour and Conversation
Friday, July 24th | 11AM | Uphams Corner Food Forest, Dorchester
 
The Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee is collaborating with other Brookline groups and residents to explore the possibility of a Brookline food forest - an eco-friendly community garden park, maintained by community volunteers, that grows food and herbs for anyone to take. As part of our exploration, there will be a guided tour of the Uphams Corner Food Forest in Dorchester, led by staff of the Boston Food Forest Coalition. Limited space available - if you'd like to join the tour, email ODEICR@brooklinema.gov. 
 
METCO 60 Writing Project
“60 years of Excellence, Solidarity and Tradition has created thousands of diamonds”
METCO was established in 1966, to give students from racially segregated Boston the opportunity to go to suburban schools to bring more racial diversity, increase the probability of students to have natural moments of cultural exchange, and the understanding that racial and cultural segregation hurts everyone.
The Brookline METCO Program was pioneering in this process and is one of the first METCO districts in 1966. Through a generous grant from The Brookline Community Foundation, we are looking to have a wealth of diverse narratives to help explain what the METCO experience was and is. The task is to write a “reflection” of no more than five (5) pages where you describe your particular experience with METCO. We want your voice—full of gratitude, or anger, or disappointment or appreciation, and we want to know the details of your METCO experience. We are looking for 100 writers! We want writers from as young as students in our K-8 elementary schools as well as those students who took the first bus to school and the adult organizers that led the first bus ride in 1966. For your work, each writer will receive a $100 honorarium. The project will begin after this school year ends and the project will be completed by October 1, 2026
You are writing for yourselves; as current and past METCO students and families, Faculty and Staff or Community Members for posterity in honor of the 60th Anniversary. You may be asked to share your paper publicly on November 17. Your paper will become part of a compilation of stories that will be kept for Brookline METCO Archives and may be published. Therefore, you will need to share a picture and a short biography for the compilation.
Please complete this interest form as soon as possible.

Company 1 Theatre features “A New Era”
a new play by Miranda Austen ADEkoje
Playing July 18th through August 8th | The Strand Theater | Pay-what-you-want
 
“Journeying across a divided America, seven formidable women gather right here in Boston for an unprecedented opportunity to birth a national movement. When freedom is fragile and Black Lives are at stake, can they get in formation, organize a unified coalition, and ensure a more just future? The year might be 1895, but the fight is still very much our own. A real-life story of politics, passion, and perseverance, A New Era is a powerful celebration of Boston’s Black suffragist history and a call to build upon our foremothers’ legacy today.
 
Why This Play Now?
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, A New Era centers on the critical role Black women have played in the fight for civil rights, abolition, and Black liberty. Black women continually push movements forward, yet remain largely obscured in American history books due to both racism and sexism. A New Era celebrates a transformative part of Black history hosted right here in our city, and demonstrates the importance of organizing and strategizing toward collective liberation.”  FYI -  Florida Ruffin Ridely will be one of the women portrayed! 
 
For more information and to get tickets visit the Company One Theater website.


Cultural Survival Bazaar
Shop Indigenous!
Dates:
  • July 24-26th in Tiverton, RI
  • August 1-2nd in Providence, RI
Each event features traditional and contemporary crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, home goods, and accessories
from dozens of countries.  In addition, the Bazaars offer cultural performances and presentations, including live music, storytelling, craft-making demonstrations, and the unique chance to talk directly with makers and community advocates.

Lastly, the Brookline Commission for Women is seeking members! 
The  BCW promotes equity and justice for all women and girls, including all who identify as female.  Its core values include gender justice, intersectionality, collaboration, transparency, and determination.  If you are interested in checking out the Commission, you can learn more at the Commission's webpage or contact ODEICR@brooklinema.gov. 

Highlights
From The Office of
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and
Community Relations (ODEICR)

Information Here

Senior Programming

Due to changes in the cable-TV industry, BIG's funding has dropped dramatically in recent years. In March they were forced to furlough three of their eight employees. They are hoping to bring some or all of them back but only if they can get additional funds from the town or other sources. Click here if you're in a position to help. Read more: December 2025 article from Brookline.News.

The reduced staff is still producing senior programming, but have suspended the weekly listing for now.

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