Events Calendar

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KPop Swing - Part of Framingham Reads Together

Celebrate the trends of the 1940s and the music of today by learning some West Coast Swing dance set to KPop music! The Dancing Fools will be teaching an hour long lesson followed by some free dance time to practice your new moves.

Please register by filling out the form here: https://bit.ly/KPop-Swing

Program is part of our Framingham Reads Together series.

Grades 6-12

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Bilingual Music, Dance, & Storytime with Rejane de Musis

Join us for a new Play, Learn, and Grow Together group experience as famed Brazilian musician and storyteller Rejane de Musis, shares her talents in our interactive parent child groups for the whole family to enjoy. You are sure to be energized and inspired by these special music and cultural education events.

Únase a nosotros para una experiencia nueva de grupo Jugar, Aprender, y Crecer con famosa músico y cuentista brasileña, Rejane de Musis, mientras que comparte sus talentos en un grupo interactivo de padres y niños para toda la familia. Ciertamente serán energizados e inspirados por estos eventos educativos y especiales de música y cultura.

Junte-se a nós para uma nova experiência em grupo Brincar, Aprender, e Crescer juntos como a famosa musicista e contadora de histórias brasileira Rejane de Musis. Ela irá compartilhar seus talentos em nossos grupos interativos de pais e filhos para toda a família aproveitar. Você certamente será energizado e inspirado por esses eventos especiais de música e educação cultural.

Sign up for groups is appreciated! For more information contact is at 508-782-6932 or jcohen@framingham.k12.ma.us

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Monday Storytime at McAuliffe

Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.

Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.

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Tone and Stretch

A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again. 

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Girls Who Code (3rd-5th grade club)

Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can join our community of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world. When you join a Club, you will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Our 3-5th Grade Clubs help build the foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and sisterhood through a reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build fun projects to share with friends and family. Technology will be provided.

 

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
There are two ways you can register. Child must be registered prior to the first session, October 16, 2023. The program is cumulative so registrants are expected to attend all sessions. 

  • Register from home. Go to: hq.girlswhocode.com & click “sign up” to set up an account. Select “United States”' from the dropdown and enter your child’s birth date. Then agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter your email address to receive an email with parent/guardian information about HQ. Enter your child’s full name and create a unique username and a password. You will be redirected to Join Your Program and enter your child’s Club Code. 3rd-5th Grade club code: MA51695.

  • Stop into the Children's room at the Main Library & fill out a registration form.

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Kids’ Chess Club

1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER

2nd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM

This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.

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Advanced Poetry Workshop

This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.

If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.

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Main Library Yarn Club

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Stretch and Relax

Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Baby and Me Yoga

Join Jessica Spaman, owner of Emotions In Motion, for a 45-minute baby & me yoga class filled with movement, mindfulness, and connection. Enjoy fun bonding time, movement & mindfulness to nourish the body and mind, and a welcoming and supportive space to connect and make new friends for you and your baby. Best for 6 weeks to Pre-Crawlers and their Caregivers.

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Framingham Reads Together: The Great American Songbook: Art & Reception

Come see a rare exhibit of work by World War II artist Edward Brodney, on loan from Framingham State University for a short time only for Framingham Reads Together!

While here, enjoy the highly acclaimed Mike Fritz Quartet perform many of the greatest tunes from the Great American Songbook composed by Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and many others. In addition, the quartet will demonstrate how the Great American Songbook served as the bedrock foundation upon which modern jazz was built.

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Bob Dodd Sunday Concert Series: Trio Flamecrest

Join us for our April Sunday Concert, Trio Flamecrest, a virtuoso string ensemble founded by cellist Carol Ou, violinist Jean Huang, and violinist-violist Amy Galluzzo.

Can’t come in person? Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.

This event is sponsored in part by Roche Brothers, St. Mary’s Credit Union, Friends of the Framingham Library, and Framingham Cultural Council.

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Monday Storytime at McAuliffe

Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.

Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.

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McAuliffe Solar Eclipse Activities

Celebrate the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse at the library! Learn about the myths used by different cultures around the world to explain astronomical phenomena like eclipses, then make your own eclipse bookmark with glow in the dark paint!  We will have a limited supply of eclipse glasses available for safe viewing!

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Tone and Stretch

A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again. 

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Kids’ Chess Club

1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER

2nd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM

This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.

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Framingham Reads Together: The Daughters of Yalta book discussion

Join us for a book discussion of The Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Grace Katz, this year's Framingham Reads Together book!

The Daughters of Yalta is “the untold story of the three intelligent and glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference in February 1945, and of the conference’s fateful reverberations in the waning days of World War II.”

Find this book in print, ebook, audiobook, and CD, and join us for more Framingham Reads Together events this April!

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Advanced Poetry Workshop

This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.

If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.

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Main Library Yarn Club

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Monthly Free Practice Interview Group

Want to improve your job interview skills? Join career coach Ed Lawrence for this free monthly practice session at the Main Library. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome!

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Stretch and Relax

Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Framingham Reads Together: The Greatest SUPER Generation

Captain America. Superman. Wonder Woman. It was during the course of WWII that these and other icons of pop culture first gained their mighty momentum within their original medium of comic books. So join us as we discuss the rise of the Super Hero in the Golden Age of comics, and how they were shaped foreveromore by the events of the Big One. Then, have fun with some hands-on comic book and character creativity while the original film exploits of a certain Star-Spangled Avenger are shown on screen!

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Wellesley Symphony: A Family Concert Experience

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is proud to present a small group of musicians to perform a program of short pieces for your enjoyment and enrichment. The musicians will introduce and demonstrate their instruments and engage you in learning how music works and how musicians play together.
The program is designed for all members of your family - all ages! Join us to have fun and learn!

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Book Buddies: Reading To Dogs (Arden)

​Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 or drop by to sign up for a time slot. 

 

Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.

 

¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.

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Monday Storytime at McAuliffe

Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.

Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.

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Book Buddies: Reading To Dogs (Duncan)

Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot. 


​Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 or drop by to sign up for a time slot. 

 

Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.

 

¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.

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Through Their Eyes: Artifacts & Stories of Framingham’s Role in World War II

Framingham Reads Together Partner Event with Framingham History Center

Join us for a captivating journey back in time as the Framingham History Center presents "Through Their Eyes: Artifacts & Stories of Framingham’s Role in World War II." Explore the multifaceted narratives of World War II, from the home front to the battlefront, through personal letters, military uniforms, photographs, and other ephemera from the FHC’s extensive 10,000-piece archive and artifact collection.

Discover the stories of resilience, sacrifice, and hope as the FHC highlights themes of immigration, community mobilization, and the everyday lives of those who lived through the turmoil. Led by FHC Executive Director Anna Tucker, this talk aims to inspire reflection on the impacts of war on individuals and communities, inviting attendees to connect with the past in a profound and personal way. For more information please visit the FHC page dedicated to this event here.

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Advanced Poetry Workshop

This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.

If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Drop-Off

April 16, 9:30AM-7PM Drop-Off

April 17, 9:30-5:30PM Pick-Up

Drop off your stuffed animal for their own overnight adventure in the library! Registration is required and space is limited. Please call 508-532-5636 x4 to register. All Ages

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Main Library Yarn Club

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Plantmobile: Farm Fresh

Where does our food come from? How did it get here? In this unit, students will explore the many facets of agriculture and the food we eat every day. The younger grades will make connections to plant parts and inherited traits, while older grades will tinker with ways to improve our agricultural systems and make connections to the history of New England farming.

And, of course, all grades will get to taste-test some farm fresh fruits and veggies! Grades PreK-5

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Nolletti on Hitchcock: The 39 Steps (NR, 1935, 86m)

Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post-screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.

The best known of Hitchcock’s British films, this spy yarn follows the adventure of an innocent man who stumbles onto a conspiracy.

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Stretch and Relax

Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Arsenal of Democracy: The War Effort on the Home Front (Framingham Reads Together)

Presented by Jim Carroll. On December 29, 1940 President Roosevelt addresses the nation with one of his famous fireside chats, "Great Arsenal of Democracy". Almost a year later Pearl Harbor is attacked, and the United States enters World War 2. President Roosevelt called upon our industry to prepare for defense of the nation. When the US declared war on Japan and Germany by February 1942 America's industry had switched to war production virtually overnight. 

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Pick-Up

April 16, 9:30AM-7PM Drop-Off

April 17, 9:30-5:30PM Pick-Up

Drop off your stuffed animal for their own overnight adventure in the library! Registration is required and space is limited. Please call 508-532-5636 x4 to register. All Ages

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Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Framingham Reads Together - Reflecting on the Yalta Conference: Success or Failure?

Join us as we discuss the Yalta Conference and address some fundamental questions about the meeting of the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin). We will cover why the Yalta Conference was called, the goals the three leaders hoped to achieve at the Conference, and an evaluation of whether the Conference achieved those goals. We will also reflect on how the death of President Franklin Roosevelt changed the political landscape following the Yalta meeting.

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Veterans At Ease Coffee Hour

Join us and your local, fellow veterans on the 3rd Friday of each month for free coffee and light refreshments.

This program is a collaboration between the Framingham Public Library and the City of Framingham Veterans Services.

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Kids’ Paint Afternoon

Hang out and paint a chosen spring scene on canvas. Juice and snacks provided! Receive a raffle ticket from the Children’s Desk within 30 minutes of the program to secure your spot. Space is limited. Ages 7+

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Monday Storytime at McAuliffe

Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.

Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.

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Earth Day: Wildflower Seedbombs

Give back to the Earth with these easy-to-make seed bombs. Blend together used scraps of construction paper, water, and wildflower seeds, then form them in a mold. Let them dry, then toss them in the ground. As the seed bombs receive sun and rain, the paper will eventually compost and the seeds will germinate. All Ages

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Tone and Stretch

A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again. 

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Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch

What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.

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Advanced Poetry Workshop

This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.

If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.

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Main Library Yarn Club

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Toddler Craft: Paper Plate Rainbows

Paper plates, and cotton balls, and all the colors of the rainbow, OH MY! This paper plate craft encourages the little ones to learn all the colors of the rainbow and will be fun to hang and look at. Ages 2+

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Nolletti on Hitchcock: Notorious (NR, 1946, 101m)

Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post-screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.

An unusual love story that casts Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains starkly against type.

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Stretch and Relax

Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies

Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.

Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.

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Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Ruthie)

Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5570 x4 or drop by to sign up for a time slot. 

Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.

¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.

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Greater Worcester Opera Presents the Sounds of the 1940’s (Framingham Reads Together)

Greater Worcester Opera presents beautiful, meaningful, and sometimes a bit silly, music from the 1940's. Springing from the joys and sorrows of wartime, this music expressed the heart and soul of those who found themselves in difficult times, doing their duty and longing for peace. Featuring our wonderful singers, accompanied by Olga Rogach and narrated by Aldo Fabrizi.

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Monday Storytime at McAuliffe

Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.

Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.

Tone and Stretch thumbnail Photo

Tone and Stretch

A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.

If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again. 

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Advanced Poetry Workshop

This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.

If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.