The Friends of the Robbins Library are delighted to bring you the first concert in the 2025 season of Reading Room Concert Series. The event will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm at the Arlington Town … Continued
Jazz Artists David Eure (Violin) & Alexei Tsiganov (Piano) are ready to spirit you away on another incredible musical journey. You may have heard them perform Jazz music, straight-ahead Jazz, Brazilian, Original, Soul, R&B, Blues, Afro-Cuban, Funk, Latin and other styles with a tinge … Continued
(Note new date!) Published in 2024, this book presents the essays of trailblazing political scientist Martin L. Kilson on leading Black intellectuals of the twentieth century. Kilson examines the ideas and careers of several key thinkers, placing their intellectual odysseys … Continued
Join the Friends of the Robbins Library for this concert, the third in the 2025 Reading Room Concert Series, with violinist Li-Mei Liang and violinist/violist Ken Hamao. They will weave exciting works written for both two-violin and violin/viola duets spanning … Continued
A birding Big Year is a personal challenge or an informal competition among birders who attempt to identify as many species of birds as possible by sight or sound, within a single calendar year and within a specific geographic area. (Wikipedia) … Continued
In 1776, New England was full of music. Songs with a driving beat helped speed the work in kitchens and workshops. Soldiers marched to fife-and-drum tunes, youths sang melodies of passion, mothers crooned lullabies, and churches rang with hymns. Music … Continued
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Join the Friends of the Robbins Library as we welcome Dr. Andrew Budson to share his guide for families, Six Steps to Managing Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, including managing issues with memory, language, vision, behavior, driving, incontinence, sleep, and more. … Continued
The Friends of the Robbins Library invite you to join pianist/vocalist Barry Singer and vocalist Donna DeWitt in singing classic and modern show tunes from both the Broadway stage and the Hollywood screen. Barry will lead you through songs from … Continued
The Nazi Officer’s Wife, now among the most popular books on Apple’s iBooks, is a true memoir of love and terror in the Third Reich which Susan Dworkin wrote with the woman who lived it, the late Edith Hahn Beer. The book … Continued