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AARON LARGET-CAPLAN – GUITARIST EXTRAORDINAIRE – SUNDAY, APRIL 26 AT 3:00 PM
This season’s last concert in the Friends’ Reading Room Concert Series will feature guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan. Aaron is an award-winning international recording and touring guitarist, who connects readily with audiences. He has premiered over 80 compositions, many written especially for … Continued
SAVE THE DATE FOR MUSIC IN BLOOM – FRIDAY, MARCH 27!
A new twist on the ever popular Books in Bloom, this event will feature glorious floral displays representing songs, musicals, CDs – MUSIC in any form. As you browse the floral arrangements throughout the ground and 4th floors of the … Continued
HARPBEAT: CELTIC HARP & PERCUSSION DUO – SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 3:00 PM
HeartBeat is the collaborative creation of percussionist Fabio Pirozzolo and harpist Shelley Otis. Their music blends the soft sounds of the lever harp with the lively rhythms created by hand percussion. The Peruvian cajon, the African djembe and the Southern Italian tamburello find … Continued
MOVIE: IDITAROD … A FAR DISTANT PLACE – SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2:00-4:00 PM
From Alice Bouvrie, the award-winning maker of the film Prison Pups, shown here previously, comes this inspiring story of three mushers on the long distance Iditarod sled dog race across the Alaskan wilderness, Iditarod … A Far Distant Place. For over a thousand miles, Mike Williams, … Continued
CHILDREN’S & YA’S BOOK SALE – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Book and media donations are needed for the Friends of the Robbins Library’s annual Children and Young Adult Book Sale on Saturday, February 22rd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Robbins Library Community Room. Donations can be dropped off at the Robbins … Continued
DIANE IN GILDED SPLENDOR! – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 3:00 PM
Join Diane Taraz in the marble Reading Room, built in 1892 and decorated with gilded-age magnificence. This is a delightful setting for a wide-ranging concert of original songs, beloved classics and traditional material from England, Ireland, Scotland, French Canada, and this … Continued
RETHINKING PLASTIC RECYCLING – THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 7:00 PM
Changes in world recycling markets make the news, but what do we need to know in Arlington, specifically? Join our discussion with DPW recycling coordinator Charlotte Milan about the seemingly endless variety of plastics and how this packaging affects curbside recycling. What do the … Continued
MYSTIC QUARTET – SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020, 3:00-4:30 PM
The Mystic Quartet, an Arlington-based quartet, performs seasonally at the Belmont Farmers Market, and the Concord Winter Market. They will be debuting at the Arlington Public Library in January as part of the Friends’ Reading Room Music Series. The quartet is … Continued
“ANN AND ABBY” PRESENTED BY DELVENA THEATRE COMPANY – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:00-8:30 PM
How did two fifties-era Iowan housewives, who performed songs by the Andrews Sisters and were married on the same day, become two of the most influential advice columnists of all time? “Ann and Abby”, a live 3-person comedy, examines how … Continued