Brookliners, a few wearing glittery cowboy hats and neckerchiefs, waited their turns to ride a bucking mechanical bull outside the Ridley School at this year’s Texas-themed Juneteenth block party. Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received the news they were free, two years after… Continue reading Brookline celebrates Juneteenth with annual block party
Category: Events
Photos: Lunar New Year celebration at the Brookline library
On Sunday, the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe came to town to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The troupe performed a Year of the Snake dance at the Public Library of Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Branch. See photos below by Nathan Klima. [metaslider id=41182]
A capella pop classics to Chinese indie rock: Porchfest fills Brookline with music
Brookline residents and visitors of all ages strolled, lounged and danced in the streets on Saturday while enjoying the town’s annual Porchfest. The festival featured 96 bands playing music ranging from a cappella pop classics to Chinese indie rock, and music could be heard coming from porches, lawns and driveways on nearly every street between… Continue reading A capella pop classics to Chinese indie rock: Porchfest fills Brookline with music
Photos: Brookline Day fills Harvard Street with music, food and fun
The town of Brookline held its annual Brookline Day on Sunday, bringing residents and visitors out to Harvard Street in droves. As bands, a clown and other performers took to the main stage, attendees shopped at local vendor booths and chatted with town government agencies and local nonprofits and businesses. Photographer Kate Kotlyar was there… Continue reading Photos: Brookline Day fills Harvard Street with music, food and fun
News in brief: Mandatory sessions for Community Preservation Act funding, Porchfest applications open
Mandatory sessions for Community Preservation Act funding The town’s Community Preservation Act Committee, which helps decide how to direct funding from the property tax surcharge known as the CPA, is holding information sessions this month for potential recipients. The sessions are mandatory for any organization or town department to be eligible to apply for CPA… Continue reading News in brief: Mandatory sessions for Community Preservation Act funding, Porchfest applications open
Local charm and fresh finds endure at Brookline Farmers’ Market
Standing on the corner of Centre and Beacon Streets on a summer Thursday afternoon, you might hear the tinkle of a rusty tin cowbell as Brookline Farmers’ Market Co-Director Abram Faber welcomes in a crowd of awaiting customers to buy fresh fish and local produce. Faber rings the same bell that his predecessor Arlene Flowers… Continue reading Local charm and fresh finds endure at Brookline Farmers’ Market
Crowds celebrate at Juneteenth block party despite scorching heat
[metaslider id=35671] Hundreds of people braved extreme heat to celebrate Juneteenth at a block party outside the Florida Ruffin Ridley School on Wednesday. The holiday, on June 19 every year and a federal holiday since 2021, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The Brookline event, put on by an organization called Brookline… Continue reading Crowds celebrate at Juneteenth block party despite scorching heat
A Soviet arrest, crashing a Bat Mitzvah and dropping out at age 14: Brookline storytellers help mark one-year anniversary of Brookline.News
Six Brookline storytellers came to the main stage at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Thursday, May 16 to help celebrate the one-year anniversary of Brookline.News. Thanks to months of work by organizers Joanne Liautaud and Iris Adler and an army of volunteers, coaching by Stellar Story Company, and excellent MC work by WBUR’s Meghna Chakrabarti,… Continue reading A Soviet arrest, crashing a Bat Mitzvah and dropping out at age 14: Brookline storytellers help mark one-year anniversary of Brookline.News
Town celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day with music, food and student essays on identity
[metaslider id=34949] Brookline celebrated Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Day last week. On Saturday, Brookline Village lit up with student performances, crafts and food at an event sponsored by the town, the Brookline Public Library and the Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN). And on Wednesday, five Brookline high school students were honored by… Continue reading Town celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day with music, food and student essays on identity
Photos: Marathon day in Brookline
Some 30,000 runners passed through Brookline on a beautiful sunny Marathon Monday. By the time he got to Washington Square, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia had opened up a sizable lead over the rest of the men’s field, enroute to his first ever Boston Marathon victory. Likewise for Marcel Hug, who sailed through Brookline to take… Continue reading Photos: Marathon day in Brookline
Now playing: The bigger, better Coolidge Corner Theatre is here
Four hundred people gathered at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Tuesday, filling the red-and-gold-plated Movie House 1 with an excited buzz to celebrate the opening of the theater’s long-awaited expansion. The $14 million, three-story addition to the theater, which officially opens to the public on Wednesday, adds a new larger lobby and ticketing area, two… Continue reading Now playing: The bigger, better Coolidge Corner Theatre is here
Photos: Lunar New Year celebration at the Brookline Public Library
[metaslider id=31828] On Saturday at the Coolidge Corner Library, a big crowd watched as the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe put on a spectacular “lion dance” as part of the weeks of Lunar New Year festivities. The holiday, celebrated in China and other Asian countries, celebrates the first new moon of… Continue reading Photos: Lunar New Year celebration at the Brookline Public Library
Photos: Brookline celebrates MLK Day
[metaslider id=29164] The town of Brookline put on an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, on what would have been the civil rights leader’s 95th birthday. Select Board chair Bernard Greene, one of the lead organizers of the event, opened the day with a remembrance of Chobee Hoy,… Continue reading Photos: Brookline celebrates MLK Day
United Parish brings back its Thanksgiving dinner, a decades-long tradition halted by pandemic
United Parish is planning to host a community Thanksgiving dinner for 200 people on Thursday afternoon, rekindling a decades-long tradition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. The Harvard Street church has hosted the dinner since around 1981, bringing together hundreds of community members each year for turkey and company. The pandemic forced… Continue reading United Parish brings back its Thanksgiving dinner, a decades-long tradition halted by pandemic
Korean cultural festival attracts hundreds for food, dance, music
[metaslider id=23804] The Korean Cultural Festival in Brookline on Saturday, Nov. 4 attracted more than 350 people to enjoy Korean food, music, dance, and cultural activities. The event celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Korean Church of Boston, which has been located on Harvard Street in Brookline since the mid-1960s. Those in attendance saw Korean… Continue reading Korean cultural festival attracts hundreds for food, dance, music
Owls swoop into Putterham Library for Mass Audubon event
This story was published in collaboration with Meghan E. Irons’ Reporting in Depth class at Boston University’s College of Communication. In a spellbinding prelude to the Halloween season, an owl encounter enchanted children and adults alike at the Putterham Library of Brookline last week. The library partnered with Mass Audubon, a nonprofit conservation organization, to welcome three… Continue reading Owls swoop into Putterham Library for Mass Audubon event
Community event sends cards, donations and prayers to Israel and Gaza
In response to the crises in Israel and Gaza, Brookline residents gathered in solidarity and support at the Brookline Public Library last week. Organizer Jen Wofford said that she believes the people of Brookline needed a place to unite “in our humanity and shared concern for the suffering on both sides; and people needed a… Continue reading Community event sends cards, donations and prayers to Israel and Gaza
Photos: Brookline Rotary Dog Day
[metaslider id=22671] Dogs and their owners gathered at the Brookline Avenue Playground on Sunday for the 2023 Brookline Rotary Dog Day. Photos by Madi Koesler
Photos: Brookline celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
[metaslider id=21197] Brookline’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day included a speaking program and tables with artists and other vendors. Photos by Sean Young.
Photos: Ribbon cutting at the Carlton Street Footbridge
[metaslider id=19449] On Sept. 17, the town celebrated the official opening of the Carlton Street Footbridge, which crosses the MBTA Green Line tracks from Carlton Street into Riverway Park. The bridge opened quietly in August after years of political debate and construction delays. Among the attendees at Sunday’s event were former Governor Michael Dukakis, a long-time… Continue reading Photos: Ribbon cutting at the Carlton Street Footbridge