BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Goings On//goingson.co//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:GoingsOn — Greater Boston X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:014f5e83ff032d48@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052409Z DTSTART:20261110T190000Z DTEND:20261110T200000Z SUMMARY:Author & Illustrator Series: Grace Lin DESCRIPTION:New York Times bestselling author/illustrator and recipient of the Newbery Honor\, the Theodor Geisel Honor\, and the Caldecott Honor Gra ce Lin visits the library to discuss her work and meet with children. Grac e Lin has written and illustrated dozens of books\, such as Dim Sum for Ev eryone\, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon \, and the series Ling and Ting . Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To reque st a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact chinatown @bpl.org. or call 617.807.8176. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Support for this program is provided (in part) by the LEGO Community Fund U.S. and through the Boston Public Library Fund. LOCATION:Chinatown Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/chinatown-library/author-a nd-illustrator-series-grace-lin-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4475f06adb87dda7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052409Z DTSTART:20261110T190000Z DTEND:20261110T200000Z SUMMARY:The Scoop: Book Club — Dream Drawings DESCRIPTION:November is Native American Heritage Month! This month\, we wil l read and discuss Dream Drawings: Configurations of a Timeless Kid by N. Scott Momaday. About Dream Drawings : A singular voice in American letters \, Momaday’s love of language and storytelling are on full display in th is brilliant new collection comprising one hundred sketches or “dream dr awings”—furnishings of the mind—as he calls them. Influenced by his Native American heritage and its oral storytelling traditions\, here are p rose poems about nature\, animals\, warriors\, and hunters\, as well as me ditations that explore themes of love\, loss\, time\, and memory. Each pie ce\, full of wisdom and wonder\, showcases Momaday’s extraordinary lyric al talent\, the breadth of his imagination\, and the transformative power of his writing. Dream Drawings is also illustrated with a selection of bla ck-and-white paintings by Momaday that capture the spirit of his prose. We will meet in-person at Sip of Joy (661 Tremont St\, Boston\, MA 02118) at 2:00 pm for an hour-long discussion. Purchases are encouraged but not req uired. Our group meets on the second Tuesday each month. If interested in joining\, please email southend@bpl.org Accessibility Notice : We strive t o make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" p ane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation . LOCATION:South End Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/south-end-library/the-scoo p-book-club-dream-drawings-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bae196edac19cac1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T230000Z SUMMARY:WIP in Ancient Philosophy: Peter Osorio (Harvard)\, “Plato's Auth ority and Plato the Author in Cicero's Tusculans Disputations” DESCRIPTION:The WIP in Ancient Philosophy Workshop organized by Cinzia Arru zza and Marc Gasser-Wingate. This week's speaker is Peter Osorio (Harvard) .\nAbstract: In the Tusculan Disputations Cicero the character (‘M’) e ndorses a group of stoicizing views more strongly than in any other late d ialogue. But Cicero the author writes the Tusculans as a response to anoth er Latin philosophical book\, Marcus Junius Brutus’ De virtute. In this paper\, I focus on a series of textual-historical arguments in the first T usculans in which ‘M’ fashions a Platonic tradition for his views on t he basis of the Phaedo. Cicero's method is not only to oppose Brutus’ An tiochean ethics but to challenge Antiochus’ historiographical method of recovering Plato’s ethics from his successors and from Peripatetics. Cic ero’s prefaces show that he does not accept M’s or Brutus’ commitmen ts to Platonic authority\, and that the textual arguments polemicize Antio chus’ arguments from authority and constitute a historical method of phi losophical inquiry. LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/wip-in-ancient-phi losophy-peter-osorio-harvard-platos-authority-and-plato-the-au-2026-11-10? utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3556654e5c87f3a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T220000Z SUMMARY:Crones' Book Club DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 4:00—5:30 PM\nAuditorium\nCentra l Library\n79 Highland Ave\, Somerville \, MA\, 02143\nInitial meeting of the Crone's Book Club to discuss parameters and interests of the group.\nT his event is free and open to the public. This is not a library program. F or questions\, contact samantha.lueck@gmail.com. LOCATION:Central Library\, 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Some rville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/central-library/crones- book-club-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cf18d8abf6d3766f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T220000Z SUMMARY:Cambridge Silent Reading Party DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party comes to Cambridge! You can either BYO B (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly for an hour\, followed by some discussion about... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/cam bridge-silent-reading-party-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa3f1cecab6f1526@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261110T230000Z DTEND:20261111T000000Z SUMMARY:**SOLD OUT**Alice Hoffman at the Cambridge Public Library DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Tickets to this event are sold out. We will have a stand-by line at the library. If any seats are still open five minutes be fore the event begins\, we will allow those in the stand-by l... LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library\, 449 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, C ambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cambridge-public-librar y/sold-out-alice-hoffman-at-the-cambridge-public-library-2026-11-10?utm_so urce=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49087de344e36aac@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261110T230000Z DTEND:20261111T003000Z SUMMARY:Author Event: You Are Your Child's Best Advocate: An Evening with L eandrea Brantle LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/author-event- you-are-your-childs-best-advocate-an-evening-with-leandrea-brantle-2026-11 -10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a95524817178ade1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T020000Z SUMMARY:Wood You Be Mine Release Day Celebration with Daphne Elliot DESCRIPTION:Tickets & Details: Eventbrite \n\nIn conversation with fellow r omance author Brittanée Nicole\, Daphne Elliot will unpack WOOD YOU BE MI NE \, a steamy small-town romance filled with flirty banter\, sexy flannel \, and plenty of heart. LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, 44 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/wood-y ou-be-mine-release-day-celebration-with-daphne-elliot-2026-11-10?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f7f1b1957e4ebee6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:David Weinberger at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes David Weinberger—researcher at Ha rvard metaLAB\, long-time affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Klein Center\, and bestselling author of Everyday Chaos—for a discussion of... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/davi d-weinberger-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re ferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2c1719a533ec10f2@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Night Owls Book Club for Grades 3 - 4 DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nChildren's Room\nM ain Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nWe invite childre n in grades 3 and 4 to join us to discuss a chapter book or graphic novel one Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm. We’ll vote for upcoming titles at the end of each meeting.\nThis month we'll be reading Frank the Monster by Ma ts Strandberg and Sofia Falkenhem! Copies of the book are available to che ck out in the Children's Room.\nThis program is made possible by the gener ous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about their work and how you can get involved\, visit the Friend s of the Library webpage. LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/night-owls-bo ok-club-for-grades-3-4-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ac111d4d97aeac50@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Between the Covers Book Group DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nZoom\nThis month's book is Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Ebooks can be found on Libby/OverD rive or Hoopla. Physical copies of the book are available to order in the in the catalog and can be picked up from any Minuteman Library location.\n This meeting will take place Virtually\, on Zoom. Register for the Link.  \nFor more information about this book club\, email Kerry at keodonnell@so mervillema.gov.\n\nRegister online between 10/13/2026 9:00 AM and 11/10/20 26 5:00 PM. LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/between-the-cov ers-book-group-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0ea8a90662fcdc79@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Sarah Bruhn\, author of Holding On to Home: Immigrant Women and the Promise of Sanctuary in conversation with Andrea Flores DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to welcome Sarah Bruhn for the r elease of her book Holding On to Home: Immigrant Women and the Promise of Sanctuary. Andrea Flores will join Sarah in conversatio... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/sar ah-bruhn-author-of-holding-on-to-home-immigrant-women-and-the-promise-of-s anc-2026-11-10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:db5f468b230ff209@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112 SUMMARY:WBUR CitySpace: Sofia Franklyn LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/wbur-cityspace-s ofia-franklyn-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73e16389134d882a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112 SUMMARY:Rachel Maddow with Nicolle Wallace: The Department of Fate LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/rachel-maddow-wi th-nicolle-wallace-the-department-of-fate-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:772eb8ad6e445b26@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052651Z DTSTART:20261111T153000Z DTEND:20261111T163000Z SUMMARY:Storytime and Craft with Author Ellen Mayer DESCRIPTION:Join Moon and Back Bookstore for a delightful morning of storyt elling and creativity with local children\\'s book author Ellen Mayer! Ell en will be joined by her granddaughter\, a Medford student\, for a special reading of her newest book\, Flutter\, Flap\, FLY! Following the story\, children can participate in a hands-on craft activity and make their …\n \\n\nStorytime and Craft with Author Ellen Mayer Read More »\; \n\\n LOCATION:Moon and Back Bookstore\, 458 High St\, Medford\, MA\, Medford URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/medford/moon-and-back-bookstore/s torytime-and-craft-with-author-ellen-mayer-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_m edium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b3b1b4c3b4daa827@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261111T230000Z DTEND:20261112T000000Z SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Book Club DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Porter Square Books: BOSTON EDITION Book Club! We'll be meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm at Po rter Square Books: Boston Edition (50 Liberty Dr. ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/psb-boston-edition-book-club-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6242affb131a9f3e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052600Z DTSTART:20261111T231500Z DTEND:20261112T023000Z SUMMARY:Boston Poetry Slam DESCRIPTION:The Boston Poetry Slam holds an open mic every Wednesday at the Cantab as part of the weekly show. The Cantab open mic is nationally reno wned as one of the best of its kind\; it lasts for two hours\, is the most well-attended portion of the show\, and frequently sells out well before the feature takes the stage. You may read your own poetry\, prose\, perfor mance poetry\, advertisement for a poetry venue\, one-act play\, six-perso n group piece\, sixth grade diary entry\, stump speech\, political diatrib e\, nonsense verse\, New Formalism\, Olde Formuleism\, machine code\, Mors e code\, ode to an audience member who got up to go to the bathroom during your stage time\, or you may read any of the above belonging to any other author as long as you give appropriate credit. Your work does not have to be memorized. If it’s your first time reading at the Cantab Lounge\, do let the audience know so they can welcome you appropriately! The open mic list goes up as soon as the doors open at 7:15 and usually fills before t he show begins at 8:00. The cover charge is $4 (cash or venmo)\, and the s how is 21+ with a photo ID and Vaccination Card required to enter the venu e. If you want to read\, come early\, and be sure to read our Entry Line & Sign Up Rules so you know what to expect in regard to the sign-up process . The following restrictions apply to all readers on the open mic: You may enter your name in one spot on the open mic list. Another person may sign you up\, but no person may enter more than two names on the open mic list . Each open mic slot represents about three minutes of stage time. You may read as many poems as you like during that time. If you overstay your wel come\, the host will ask you to leave the stage in order to bring up the n ext reader. If your name is called and you are not in the venue\, you will forfeit your stage time. You may not sign up for both the open mic and th e poetry slam on the same night. Please note that the open mic is intended for unaccompanied spoken word only. Musically inclined poets may wish to visit the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam on Sunday nights. At the end of the ope n mic\, the hosts\, bar\, and support staff all read to close the open par t of the show. A short intermission follows\, then the featured event take s the stage. The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them availabl e for anyone who wants one\, but they are not required\, per venue managem ent. There are two single-stall\, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require s tepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show\; in general\, the r oom is dimly lit/dark throughout\, but can often get loud from conversatio ns occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will ge t back to you ASAP. LOCATION:Cantab Underground\, 738 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 021 39\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cantab-underground/bost on-poetry-slam-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb9bae56e4f2f917@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261111T233000Z DTEND:20261112T013000Z SUMMARY:South End Library Author Series: "The Author Weekend" by Laura Zigm an DESCRIPTION:Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) has develpped the Sout h End Library Author Series to reach beyond the South End and Boston for e xperienced and debut authors alike to engage our friends and neighbors in stimulating discussion and reading.\n\nThis month\, we have author Laura Z igman discussing her new book The Author Weekend with the South End's own Sara DiVello !\n\nEnjoy an energizing evening connecting with admired auth ors whose work will range across multiple genres and geographies! After th e talk and Q&A discussion\, purchase the showcased book from Parkside (we will be on site!)\, get it signed by the author\, and enjoy apps and drink s with other readers from the South End. \n\nIt’s a great time to connec t with friends and neighbors.\n\nAbout the book... \nThe Devil Wears Prada meets The White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal\ , as intoxicatingly ice cold as the pink prosecco that flows all weekend.\ n\nEverything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery writer Faye W ader’s first-ever fan weekend. Her sales might be slipping—only a litt le!—but her readers still love her enough to pony up for three days and two nights on Great Misery Island. The retreat is precisely planned\, from the small-batch artisanal doughnuts to the perimenopausal Mermaid Meditat ion\, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant\, Jade—an aspiring author wh o can’t seem to finish her own novel.\n\nFaye’s longtime agent and edi tor will be there\, as well as Faye’s number one fan\, Peggy Mercer\, wh o has been first in line at every one of Faye’s events. When news comes that the weekend will be crashed by glamorous\, charismatic rival novelist Abby Schuss\, Faye thinks things can’t get worse … until one of the a ttendees is found dead in her room\, setting off an unexpectedly murderous chain of events that makes prepub anxiety seem like a day at the beach. H ow far is Faye willing to go to get exactly what she wants from her Author Weekend?\n\nThe Author Weekend is a thrilling and hilarious dive into the dark heart of envy\, and a glorious exploration of a woman of a certain a ge desperate to survive the dog-eat-dog world of publishing and control he r own narrative.\n\nAWARDS\n• 2026 An Oprah Daily Pick\n• 2026 BookBub Pick\n• 2026 BiblioLifestyle Pick\n• 2026 People Magazine Pick\n• 2 026 Wall Street Journal Pick\n• 2026 BookBub\n• 2026 Barnes & Noble Pr ess Pick\n\nAbout the Author...\nLaura Zigman is the author of Small World (a New York Times Group Text pick and Editor’s Choice)\, Separation Anx iety \, Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You\, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd)\, Dating Big Bird \, Her \, and Pi ece of Work . She has collaborated on several works of nonfiction—includ ing Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller\, Believe Me —and has bee n a contributor to The New York Times and other publications. She lives in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. LOCATION:Connection Room at Union Church -\, Boston\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/connection-room-at-union-c hurch/south-end-library-author-series-the-author-weekend-by-laura-zigman-2 026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c2efedfe0eddc32c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261111T233000Z DTEND:20261112T013000Z SUMMARY:Comics Reading Roundabout LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/comics-readin g-roundabout-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a2777a190ace4553@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261112T000000Z DTEND:20261112T010000Z SUMMARY:SPL Nonfiction Book Group: Bury the Chains DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 11\, 2026 7:00—8:15 PM\nZoom\nJoin the S omerville Public Library Nonfiction Book Group on Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday \, November 11\, for our discussion of internationally acclaimed writer Ad am Hochschild's Bury the Chains\, the story of the fight to abolish slaver y in the British Empire. For more information contact Kevin O'Kelly at kok elly@somervillema.gov LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/spl-nonfiction- book-group-bury-the-chains-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d7a5c06b329313f3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261112T000000Z DTEND:20261112T010000Z SUMMARY:Dan Moren\, author of Eternity's Tomb\, in conversation with Jason Snell DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to welcome Dan Moren for the rel ease of his book Eternity's Tomb. Jason Snell will join Moren in conversat ion. This event will take place at our CAMBRIDGE store.... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/dan -moren-author-of-eternitys-tomb-in-conversation-with-jason-snell-2026-11-1 1?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1d4af2a64161b375@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:Brookline Booksmith Book Club: The Sanctuary LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/brookline-booksm ith-book-club-the-sanctuary-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:347cbbc1be33c25f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Trisha Paytas: Crying on the Kitchen Floor LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/sold-out-trisha- paytas-crying-on-the-kitchen-floor-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re ferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7a3281bbbbe59c0d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261112T150000Z DTEND:20261112T151500Z SUMMARY:PSB Story Hour! LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/psb -story-hour-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:296f422f8b3cf140@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261112T153000Z DTEND:20261112T160000Z SUMMARY:Storytime! DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim e-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:732882165af66868@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T220000Z DTEND:20261112T230000Z SUMMARY:Author Talk: Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma - Data by Design DESCRIPTION:Join visualization historian Lauren Klein and designer Tanvi Sh arma for a conversation about their new book Data by Design: Visualization and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science . The book returns t o the history of data visualization to expose the power of charts and maps —and to show how they can be used for social change. Lauren and Tanvi wi ll be in conversation with Arvind Satyanarayan \, a professor of data visu alization at MIT. ​ Lauren Klein is Professor of Data & Decision Science s and English at Emory University \, where she also directs the Digital Hu manities Lab and the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network . Her research b rings together computational and critical methods to explore questions of gender\, race\, and justice\, both in early America and today. Klein is th e author (with Catherine D’Ignazio) of the award-winning Data Feminism ( MIT Press\, 2020)\, and the editor (with Matthew K. Gold) of Debates in th e Digital Humanities (Univ. of Minnesota Press)\, among other publications . ​ Tanvi Sharma is a design technologist working at the intersection of data\, aesthetics\, and the humanities. She is currently an Art Director at Apple and co-author of Data by Design (MIT Press\, 2026). She has previ ously worked at Pentagram\, Public Policy Lab\, and Spotify. She lives in Harlem\, NY\, with her two cats\, Yuchi and Bubbles. More at tanvi.network . ​ Arvind Satyanarayan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science a t MIT EECS\, and leads the Visualization Group at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). His research uses visualization as a petri dish to study intelligence augmentation (IA)\, or how computation c an amplify our cognition and creativity\, while respecting our agency. Ope n-source visualization systems developed by Arvind and his collaborators a re widely used by researchers\, companies\, and journalists. Arvind’s re search has been recognized with several awards including\, most recently\, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make o ur events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or languag e services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on t he right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/author-talk-lauren-klein-and-tanvi-sharma-data-by-design-2026-11-12 ?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0d84a66f1636a5c5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z DTSTART:20261112T221500Z DTEND:20261112T231500Z SUMMARY:AI Reality Check DESCRIPTION:Join your neighbors for an AI Reality Check\, to look at what A I really is\, the risks it creates\, and commonsense steps we can take to keep humans in control. You don't need any AI expertise to join. LOCATION:Brookline Village Library\, Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/brookline-village-libra ry/ai-reality-check-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:effd6608fd94640f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T230000Z DTEND:20261113T000000Z SUMMARY:East Boston Book Club: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler DESCRIPTION:A book club discussion of The Big Sleep \, the renowned 1939 no vel from the crime fiction master Raymond Chandler\, with the "quintessent ial urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times )\, Philip Marlowe. Synopsis: A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmai ler of one of his two troublesome daughters\, and Marlowe finds himself in volved with more than extortion. Kidnapping\, pornography\, seduction\, an d murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. Copies will be available at the front desk. It is also available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded thr ough private support. To learn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website: bplfund.org. LOCATION:East Boston Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/east-boston-library/east-b oston-book-club-the-big-sleep-by-raymond-chandler-2026-11-12?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3f84a53e56524be@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z DTSTART:20261112T233000Z DTEND:20261113T003000Z SUMMARY:Charlestown Book Group: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters DESCRIPTION:Find your next great read at the Charlestown Book Group! Every month\, gather with friends and neighbors to discuss a variety of fantasti c literature. This month\, we’re reading the novel The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Check out a copy at the Charlestown Branch. Synopsis: July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueber ries for the summer. Weeks later\, four-year-old Ruthie\, the family’s y oungest child\, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother\, J oe\, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will rem ain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come. In Maine \, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent fami ly. Her father is emotionally distant\, her mother frustratingly overprote ctive. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem m ore like memories than imagination. As she grows older\, Norma slowly come s to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwillin g to abandon her intuition\, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events access ible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, con tact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. LOCATION:Charlestown Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/charlestown-library/charle stown-book-group-the-berry-pickers-by-amanda-peters-2026-11-12?utm_source= ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:862396e7dd1471fe@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T010000Z SUMMARY:Dana Mashoian Walrath at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dana Mashoian Walrath—award-winni ng writer\, artist\, and author of the graphic memoir Aliceheimer's—for a discussion of her haunting new graphic narrative\, The Book o... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/dana -mashoian-walrath-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5dd275b642a3d04b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T010000Z SUMMARY:Page of Enlightenment History Book Club DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nHybrid - online a nd in-person\nWaverley Oaks Meeting Room -112\nBelmont Public Library - 33 6 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nWe all know the ada ge\, "those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Do n't be a victim - instead join librarians Lauren Pfendner and Chris Trembl ay for an engrossing read of historical nonfiction every month. November's selection is The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough. In this selection M cCullough recounts the events leading up to and the fallout from one of th e most horrific manmade disasters in human history.\nThis book club for ad ults & teens will be held online through Zoom and in person in the Waverle y Oaks Room. Register to receive the link to join for Zoom\, or to let us know you'll be in person.\nQuestions? Email Chris Tremblay at ctremblay@mi nlib.net.\nRegister online between 10/8/2026 9:00 AM and 11/12/2026 6:30 P M. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/pa ge-of-enlightenment-history-book-club-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57b982360b4058c8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T020000Z SUMMARY:The Art of Romance DESCRIPTION:Tickets & Details: Eventbrite \n\n\nNearly half a century after their creation\, Elaine Gignilliat’ s remarkable romance cover painting s are being shown publicly for the first time.\n\nThrough a panel conversa tion featuring Gignilliat's daughter\, Laura Sawyer\, and voices from art history and the romance community\, we'll explore how Gignilliat used comp osition\, color\, historical settings\, and the expressive language of the human figure to capture the drama\, desire\, and emotional complexity of human relationships.\n\nFeaturing new additions to the exhibition alongsid e paintings already on view\, the evening offers a chance to experience th ese remarkable works at full scale and discover the extraordinary artistry behind their familiar paperback covers.\n\nTogether\, we'll look beyond t he book covers to discover the artistry behind these paintings\, their pla ce in the history of romance\, and what makes them compelling works of art in their own right. LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/the-ar t-of-romance-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c697758dd316bfe4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T010000Z SUMMARY:Brenda Miller\, author of Love You\, Bye\, in conversation with Eth an Gilsdorf DESCRIPTION:PSB: Boston Edition is excited to welcome Brenda Miller to cele brate the release of her latest book\, Love You\, Bye. Ethan Gilsdorf will join Miller in conversation. This event will ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/brenda-miller-author-of-love-you-bye-in-conversation-with-ethan-g ilsdorf-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b04453a033e4b228@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261113T000000Z DTEND:20261113T010000Z SUMMARY:M. T. ANDERSON\, AUTHOR OF STEALING SAINT NICK DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to welcome M.T. Anderson for the release of his book Stealing Saint Nick This event will take place at our CAMBRIDGE store. We offer validated parking in the lot... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/m-t -anderson-author-of-stealing-saint-nick-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27565621c074c9a8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114 SUMMARY:Emerson Whitney with Myles Taylor: O Mother LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/emerson-whitney- with-myles-taylor-o-mother-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:399df4eaa2b82d76@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052510Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114 SUMMARY:Boston Art Book Fair 2026 LOCATION:BCA Cyclorama\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bca-cyclorama/boston-art-b ook-fair-2026-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e7a9af893493bad@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261113T230000Z DTEND:20261114T000000Z SUMMARY:Dr. Anna Chambers at the Harvard Science Center DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. Harvard Book Store\, the Harva rd University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Dr. An na Chambers—neuroscientist and Instructor of Otolaryngology\,... LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-science-center/ dr-anna-chambers-at-the-harvard-science-center-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&u tm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b383d69dbfd4c9ca@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART:20261113T233000Z DTEND:20261114T010000Z SUMMARY:WBUR CitySpace: Mona Chalabi DESCRIPTION:The Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist discusses her explor ation of wealth\, financial security\, and the lives money shapes. LOCATION:WBUR CitySpace\, 890 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston\, MA 02215\, Bro okline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/greater-boston/wbur-cityspace/wbu r-cityspace-mona-chalabi-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1c9020940f89b0fe@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261114T000000Z DTEND:20261114T010000Z SUMMARY:Charrise Barron at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Charrise Barron—minister\, a gosp el artist\, and Associate Professor of Music at Harvard University—for a discussion of her new book\, The Platinum Age of Gospel: ... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/char rise-barron-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27d117c7cafc83ba@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043925Z DTSTART:20261114T000000Z DTEND:20261114T010000Z SUMMARY:A TABLE TO HOLD THE WORLD launch event DESCRIPTION:Join Pangyrus and Belmont Books for the launch of our newest an thology\, A Table to Hold the World: Celebrating the Immigrant Roots of Am erican Cuisine. Bringing together vibrant essays\, poems\,... LOCATION:Belmont Books\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/a-table-to- hold-the-world-launch-event-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfeb7e5889e54c24@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261114T010000Z DTEND:20261114T020000Z SUMMARY:Sold Out: Your Own Private Bookstore 11_13_26 DESCRIPTION:Take a friend on a book buying binge. Have a party. Enjoy the q uiet of a bookstore all to yourself. (Well\, all to yourself plus a few gr eat booksellers.) Reserve Porter Square Books after it ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/sol d-out-your-own-private-bookstore-11-13-26-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:45c855f93e78ae49@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115 SUMMARY:Petra Hůlová and Carolina Pihelgas LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/petra-hulova-and -carolina-pihelgas-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a5eec772a69f9e72@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T150000Z DTEND:20261114T160000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: Kids Storytime: Amanda Davis DESCRIPTION:Amanda Davis is an award-winning author\, artist\, and educator who uses her words and pictures to light up the world with kindness. She is the author of 30\,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the N... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ki ds-storytime-amanda-davis-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3b050cd7007985a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T163000Z DTEND:20261114T173000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: Writing Workshop with Judy McClure DESCRIPTION:Feeling inspired by the Book Festival? Let’s get together and write! Join us to find your story and deepen your writing. Engaging promp ts will motivate\, tips on craft techniques will strengthen y... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-wr iting-workshop-with-judy-mcclure-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3b7e5284a791bf4d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T180000Z DTEND:20261114T193000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: How can fiction build empathy and social justice through gre at storytelling? DESCRIPTION:Join our panel of local authors in a discussion on the intersec tion of social and political issues in fiction and the role creative writi ng plays in changing hearts and minds. Panelists Include: E... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ho w-can-fiction-build-empathy-and-social-justice-through-great-storytellin-2 026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b792b5b808038d73@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261114T190000Z DTEND:20261114T200000Z SUMMARY:Meet a Local Author: Inbal Alon DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 2:00—2:30 PM\nChildren's Progra m Room\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 0247 2\nCome meet a local author! Inbal Alon writes from the heart of the class room and the library\, where children’s questions\, wonders\, and small everyday moments spark her stories. For children ages 4-8. No registration .\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate and does not sh are your information with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. Contact the lib rary at emiranda@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6435 at least two weeks befor e an event to arrange for modification. LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/meet-a-local-author-inbal-alon-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6e4fa8fe9c89f689@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261114T193000Z DTEND:20261114T203000Z SUMMARY:Quincy Chinese Book Club | 昆西中文读书会 DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 2:30—4:30 PM\nClassroom\nMain L ibrary\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nJoin us for a fun and relaxing Chinese book club!\n\nEvery second Saturday afternoon of the mont h\, we connect through books and enjoy conversations about the joy of read ing. Each session\, we focus on an interesting topic and share our reading experiences\, all while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere for open discussion .\n\nEvery month\, we’ll read a new book and exchange different reading experiences\, spending a fulfilling and enjoyable Saturday afternoon toget her. We look forward to meeting you!\n\nThis month's topic: One Truth\, Ma ny Stories\nSome stories keep us on the edge of our seats as we follow cha racters deeper into a mystery. Some feel surprisingly close to our own liv es\, lingering in our minds even after we close the book. Others are so st range and unpredictable that they offer a welcome escape from everyday lif e.\nThis month\, let’s talk about mystery and suspense. Bring a mystery novel you love and share its story\, characters\, and the moments that sta yed with you.\n加入我们，和大家一起度过一个轻松愉快的 周六午后时光！\n\n每个月的第二个周六下午，我们通过 读书认识朋友，畅聊阅读的乐趣。每期我们围绕一个话 题自由选书阅读，分享读书心得，在轻松的氛围中自由 交流。\n\n期待与您相遇！\n\n本月书友会阅读话题：真相 只有一个（悬疑小说阅读季）\n有些故事让我们屏住呼吸 ，跟着人物一步步走进谜团；有些故事离我们的生活并 不遥远，甚至让我们在合上书后忍不住回想；也有些故 事荒诞、离奇到完全猜不到下一步，却恰好让我们暂时 逃离熟悉的日常。\n这个月，让我们一起聊聊悬疑故事。 每个人带来一本自己喜欢的悬疑小说，分享其中的故事 、人物和那些让自己印象深刻的瞬间\nThis program is made pos sible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Publi c Library. To find out more about their work and how you can get involved\ , visit the Friends of the Library website. LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/quincy-chines e-book-club-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9574608d60a1c5d1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261114T200000Z DTEND:20261114T210000Z SUMMARY:RBF26: A Conversation with Jennifer Haigh DESCRIPTION:Join best-selling author Jennifer Haigh in conversation with lo cal writer Rebecca Pacheco for a reading and discussion of Jennifer Haigh' s latest book\, Rabbit Moon. Jennifer Haigh is the author of... LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131 \, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-a- conversation-with-jennifer-haigh-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4f8f37df36e01c0e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261115T153000Z DTEND:20261115T170000Z SUMMARY:November All She Wrote Books - Queer SBC LOCATION:All She Wrote Books\, 75 Washington St\, Somerville\, MA 02143\, U SA\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/all-she-wrote-books/no vember-all-she-wrote-books-queer-sbc-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b3e6021d6d0500a3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261115T190000Z DTEND:20261115T200000Z SUMMARY:Book Swap at PSB: Boston Edition DESCRIPTION:Do you have a bunch of books hanging out that you know you're n ot going to read again? Trade them with other readers for new books! Come by Porter Square Books: Boston Edition with up to three book... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/book-swap-at-psb-boston-edition-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_med ium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3ae21f0264d00d9c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261115T200000Z DTEND:20261115T210000Z SUMMARY:Anti-Fascist Book Club DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 15\, 2026 3:00—4:45 PM\nRaya Stern Trustees Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\ , MA\, 02472\nPoverty by America\, By Matthew Desmond\nContact:\nAnti-Fasc ist Book Club\, megan.brown16@gmail.com LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/anti-fascist-book-club-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bf2cf2357bc51ce9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Andrew Janjigian with Dan Souza: Breaducation LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/sold-out-andrew- janjigian-with-dan-souza-breaducation-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d84101fa4b23fd0a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:Small Press Book Club: Perfection LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/small-press-book -club-perfection-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f8a3fba60fc596dd@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261116T203000Z DTEND:20261116T213000Z SUMMARY:Ginger's Growing Readers - A Book Club for Second and Third Graders DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 3:30—4:30 PM\nChildren's Program Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Be lmont\, MA\, 02478\nJoin our brand new monthly book club just for second a nd third graders! Read the book at home\, and then gather at the library t o discuss the story and do fun activities. This month we will be reading a nd talking about Our Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo. Staff can help yo u request and check out  a copy. \nThis program is for kids in second an d third grade. Space is limited. Please register. \nSupplies provided by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library. \nThis event is generously spo nsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.\nRegister online betw een 10/20/2026 12:00 AM and 11/14/2026 3:00 PM. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/gi ngers-growing-readers-a-book-club-for-second-and-third-graders-2026-11-16? utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dc8428d8e835eda5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261116T213000Z DTEND:20261116T223000Z SUMMARY:Fusion Book Club Meeting DESCRIPTION:Fusion Book Club: where STEM meets story and belonging takes ro ot. When: Monday\, November 16th at 4:30pm ET Where: Snell Library Researc h and Teaching Hub (SL-215A) and online (Teams meeting link) What […]\n\ nThe post Fusion Book Club Meeting appeared first on Northeastern Universi ty College of Engineering. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/fusion-book-club-me eting-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:807c38c09a744649@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261116T220000Z DTEND:20261116T233000Z SUMMARY:English Programs Lightning Book Talks DESCRIPTION:Join the Northeastern University English Department for English Programs Lightning Book Talks\, featuring faculty members sharing highlig hts from their recently published books!\n\nFrom literature and literary t heory to writing studies\, this event will showcase the diverse scholarshi p and research contributions of our English faculty. Each presenter will o ffer a brief introduction to their work\, providing an opportunity to expl ore new ideas\, engage in scholarly discussion\, and celebrate faculty pub lications.\n\nFeatured Presenters:\n\n1. Qianqian Zhang-Wu – Associate P rofessor of English\; Coordinator of Multilingual Writing \n\n2. Theo Davi s – Chair and Professor of English\n\n3. Carla Kaplan- Davis Distinguish ed Professor of American Literature\; Professor of Women's\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\n\n4. Kathleen Kelly – Professor of English\n\n5. Patr ick Mullen – Associate Professor of English\n\n6. Nicole N. Aljoe – Pr ofessor of English and African American Studies\n\n7. Sari Altschuler – Associate Professor of English\; Founding Director of the Health Humanitie s & Society Program\n\n8. Chris Gallagher – Professor of English\n\nA fr iendly reminder: This is an internal English Department event reserved for our faculty\, staff\, and graduate students. We appreciate your understan ding! LOCATION:909 Renaissance Park\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/909-renaissance-park/engli sh-programs-lightning-book-talks-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96d50879d8da358e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261117T010000Z SUMMARY:MIT / French Library Author talk: Elisa Shua Dusapin on The Old Fir e DESCRIPTION:Join National Book Award winner Elisa Shua Dusapin for a conver sation about The Old Fire\, her acclaimed new novel about two estranged si sters\, a childhood home\, and all that remains unspoken between them. LOCATION:Boston French Library\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/boston-french-library/m it-french-library-author-talk-elisa-shua-dusapin-on-the-old-fire-2026-11-1 6?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0d5c3cb8f05612e6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261117T000000Z SUMMARY:**SOLD OUT**Terence Tao at the Harvard Science Center DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Tickets to this event are sold out. We will have a stand-by line at the library. If any seats are still open five minutes be fore the event begins\, we will allow those in the stand-by l... LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-science-center/ sold-out-terence-tao-at-the-harvard-science-center-2026-11-16?utm_source=i cs&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21711c06bbb424c7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261117T000000Z SUMMARY:**SOLD OUT** Melissa Clark at The Brattle Theatre DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Tickets to this event are sold out. We will have a stand-by line at the theatre. If any seats are still open five minutes be fore the event begins\, we will sell tickets at the door to t... LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, C ambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-brattle-theatre/sol d-out-melissa-clark-at-the-brattle-theatre-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_m edium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b3bd4af654dec393@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261116T233000Z DTEND:20261117T003000Z SUMMARY:Global Voices Book Club DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 6:30—7:30 PM\nClassroom\nMain Lib rary\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nIf you ever wanted to re ad widely about diverse experiences in the United States and around the wo rld\, this book club is for you! Read the book and discuss it with others who are interested in reading globally.\nIn celebration of Native American History Month\, this month's pick is: Nothing More of This Land by Joseph Lee\nBefore Martha's Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation dest inations in the country\, it was home to the Wampanoag people. The island has become increasingly unaffordable for tribal members\, with nearly thre e-quarters now living off-island. Growing up Aquinnah Wampanoag\, Joseph L ee grappled with what this situation meant for his tribe\, how the communi ty can continue to grow\, and more broadly\, what it means to be Indigenou s. Lee weaves his own story and that of his family into a narrative of Ind igenous life around the world. Along the way he meets activists fighting t o protect their land\, families clashing with their own tribal leaders\, a nd communities working to reclaim tradition.\nCopies available to borrow a t the first floor help desk a month prior. Light Refreshments such as coff ee\, tea\, and hot cocoa will be available.\nPrevious 2026 Selections:\nSe ptember 21: Wilderness by Angela Flournoy\nOctober 19: This is the Only Ki ngdom by Jacquira Díaz\nDecember 21: A Thousand Times Before by Asha Than ki \nThis program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Fri ends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about their work and how you can get involved\, visit the Friends of the Library webpage. LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/global-voices -book-club-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f5c9d93b7c984105@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261116T233000Z DTEND:20261117T003000Z SUMMARY:Queer Book Club DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 6:30—7:45 PM\nAuditorium\nCentral Library\n79 Highland Ave\, Somerville \, MA\, 02143\nZoom\nCome join us e very third Monday of the month (unless a holiday interferes) to discuss qu eer books and meet new friends in the community!\nThis month's book is Cac tus Country (link opens new tab) by Zoë Bossiere. Find the book on Libby/ Overdrive: eBook (opens in new tab) or eAudio (opens in new tab). Find t he book on Hoopla: eBook (opens in new tab) or eAudio (opens in new tab) .\nFor more information about this book club\, email Muhl at mwellesley@so mervillema.gov.\nTo sign up for Queer Book Club Updates\, which provide up coming meeting and book information\, as well as the form to vote on upcom ing discussion books\, please visit our monthly newsletter interest group subscription page (opens new tab). To suggest books for us to read in the future\, please fill out our book discussion recommendation survey (link o pens new tab).\nThis event is intended for people in the LGBTQIA+ communit y. We appreciate allies\, but if you aren’t queer or don’t identify wi th any of the identities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella\, this book club isn ’t for you. However\, we invite you to check out our other book clubs fo r adults\, including CelebriTea\, Books and Brews\, Between the Covers\, a nd many more!\nRegister online between 9/21/2026 7:00 AM and 11/16/2026 4: 00 PM. LOCATION:Central Library\, 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Some rville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/central-library/queer-b ook-club-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73628fcbc1ba2283@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART:20261116T233000Z DTEND:20261117T010000Z SUMMARY:WBUR CitySpace: Sean Sherman DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Native foodways with the James Beard Award–winning chef. LOCATION:WBUR CitySpace\, 890 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston\, MA 02215\, Bro okline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/greater-boston/wbur-cityspace/wbu r-cityspace-sean-sherman-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e60c52b5f710f84c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T000000Z DTEND:20261117T010000Z SUMMARY:Shaul Magid and Zev Mishell at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Shaul Magid—Professor of Modern J udaism in Residence at Harvard Divinity School—and Zev Mishell—graduat e student at Harvard University’s Committee on the Study o... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/shau l-magid-and-zev-mishell-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&ut m_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:648d194fd496805c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043925Z DTSTART:20261117T000000Z DTEND:20261117T010000Z SUMMARY:Joanne Chang discusses The Joy of Cookies DESCRIPTION:*** SOLD OUT *** Joanne Chang's discussion of The Joy of Cookie s November 16th at 7 PM TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE This is a ticketed eve nt. Your ticket includes one copy of The Joy of Cookie... LOCATION:Belmont Books\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/joanne-chan g-discusses-the-joy-of-cookies-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f83184575550cb08@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261117T000000Z DTEND:20261117T010000Z SUMMARY:Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our newest book club: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Cl ub! Meetings with be led by bookseller Connor. We'll meet on the third Mon day of every month at 7pm at Porter Square Books in Cambridg... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/sci -fi-fantasy-book-club-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e0fddbd03df5d091@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:Allison King: Avatar Aang LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/allison-king-ava tar-aang-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:925681f511be93f5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:Askold Melnyczuk and Mary Cappello with P. Carl LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/askold-melnyczuk -and-mary-cappello-with-p-carl-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f6b0a4d265663383@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261117T150000Z DTEND:20261117T160000Z SUMMARY:Local Author Storytime: Kari Percival DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 10:00—10:45 AM\nChildren's Room\ nMalden Public Library\n36 Salem Street\, Malden\, MA\, 02148\nJoin us for a special storytime with Kari Percival!\nParents and Caregivers are invit ed to participate in bringing toddlers and preschool aged children from 18 months to 5-years-old for an interactive storytime. LOCATION:Malden Public Library\, 36 Salem Street\, Malden\, MA\, 02148\, Ma lden URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/malden/malden-public-library/loca l-author-storytime-kari-percival-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fdec17742d84a3b4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261117T180000Z DTEND:20261117T190000Z SUMMARY:Book Talk With Author Saira Mohamed: What a Country Owes Its Soldie rs DESCRIPTION:Book talk hosted by MFRA and Author Saira Mohamed on her forthc oming book. LOCATION:Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/book-talk-with-auth or-saira-mohamed-what-a-country-owes-its-soldiers-2026-11-17?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50fd5dacaea9c887@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261117T200000Z DTEND:20261117T210000Z SUMMARY:Choose Your Own Adventure Read-Along Book Club for Grades K - 2 @ N orth Quincy DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 3:00—4:00 PM\nNQ Dinegan Room\nN orth Quincy Library\n381 Hancock Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02171\nKids in Kin dergarten through 2nd Grade are invited to join us for an exciting read-al oud adventure at the North Quincy Library. From building your very own rob ot to deep sea exploration\, you will have the power to choose what happen s next in the stories you read! No advanced reading is necessary\, just st op by the Dinegan Room at 3 PM for this interactive book club followed by a fun activity related to the book we read.\nThis program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Lib rary. To find out more about their work and how you can get involved\, vis it the Friends of the Library webpage. LOCATION:North Quincy Library\, 381 Hancock Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02171\, Quincy URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/north-quincy-library/choos e-your-own-adventure-read-along-book-club-for-grades-k-2-north-quincy-2026 -11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1818bafc6f163f3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T213000Z DTEND:20261117T223000Z SUMMARY:Kids Book Group: Stepping Stones (Ages 9-12) DESCRIPTION:This monthly book group is for middle-grade readers\, and featu res discussions and fun activities. This month\, we're reading Stepping St ones by Lucy Knisley. In this graphic novel\, Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend\, as well as h is kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place\, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world. Copies of the book will be available at South Boston Branch's circulation desk starting October 20 . This program is for ages 9-12. No registration required. Accessibility N otice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability ac commodation and/or language services\, contact Dani Crickman at dcrickman@ bpl.org Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programm ing at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To lea rn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Libr ary Fund's website: https://bplfund.org/ LOCATION:South Boston Library\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/south-boston-library/kids- book-group-stepping-stones-ages-9-12-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a074840e876f8553@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261117T220000Z DTEND:20261117T230000Z SUMMARY:Book Club for Children ages 7-8 DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 5:00—5:30 PM\nChildren's Program Room\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 02472 \nJoin a children's librarian to discuss Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon. Copies of the book are available to pick up at the Children's Room desk. Participants should read the book in advance of the meeting and be ready t o discuss. For children ages 7-8. Registration is required and begins on N ovember 3.\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate and do es not share your information with anyone. We are committed to providing r easonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. Contac t the library at emiranda@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6435 at least two we eks before an event to arrange for modification.\nRegister online between 11/3/2026 9:00 AM and 11/17/2026 5:30 PM. LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/book-club-for-children-ages-7-8-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu m=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:574543c000aae82f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T230000Z DTEND:20261118T000000Z SUMMARY:Fantastic Books Book Group: Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo DESCRIPTION:We are a book group that reads a wide variety of fiction and no nfiction. We meet on the *4th Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm at the Cen tral Library in Copley Square. Our November theme is "Boston" and we will be reading Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen P uleo AVAILABILITY: Copies will be available for pick up at the Central Lib rary Borrower Services desk after the previous month's discussion until th ey are gone\, or you may place holds on other copies or formats via the li brary catalog. REGISTRATION: In order to receive the e-blasts for this boo k group\, please fill out this form to subscribe . To be able to vote in t he upcoming titles poll please register at least one week prior to the dis cussion date. You will then receive the Forward date reminder email that g oes out one week prior to the discussion and the Afterward email that goes out after the discussion. There is no confirmation email or anything else you need to do to register. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our e vents accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language se rvices\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the r ight. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. *For the m onths of November and December our meetings are moved up a week to accommo date traveling and the holidays. LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley- square/fantastic-books-book-group-dark-tide-by-stephen-puleo-2026-11-17?ut m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8890d63c64f430b4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261117T230000Z DTEND:20261118T000000Z SUMMARY:James Gleick at The Brattle Theatre DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science \, and the Harvard Library welcome James Gleick—bestselling author of Th e Information and Chaos\, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and... LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, C ambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-brattle-theatre/jam es-gleick-at-the-brattle-theatre-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:66e73677247373f1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052423Z DTSTART:20261117T233000Z DTEND:20261118T023000Z SUMMARY:The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: KEEPING THE FAITH DESCRIPTION:Join us the fourth Tuesday of each month for the Boston Moth St orySLAM! This community-focused\, open-mic storytelling competition is ope n to anyone can share a story on the night’s theme (changes every month) .\n\nGet tickets now!\n\n$('#getTixButton').click(function() {\nfbq('track '\, 'Purchase'\, {currency: "USD"\, value: 0.00})\;\n})\;\n\nTonight’s t heme is… Keeping the Faith: five-minute stories about that small\, still \, inner voice. Tell us about a time when you believed without seeing\, th rew a Hail Mary pass\, or were surprised by a stranger’s kindness. Small miracles\, deep rituals\, storms weathered\, and courses stayed. Were you r beliefs sharpened or shaken along the way?\n\n6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30 pm Stories Begin\n\n*Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a firs t-come\, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final.\n\nMedia Sponsors: PRX and WBUR\n\nArts at the Armory serves del icious locally sourced food and drink at the Performance Hall bar when doo rs open (usually one hour before the show). Please arrive early to enjoy d inner and drinks before the event. The full menu can be viewed HERE. Chec k out Parking/Directions and FAQs for more information about our venue . LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/the-moth-boston -storyslam-keeping-the-faith-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3f91b816f70121c0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261117T233000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Freedom Sounds: A Day Without Love LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/freedom-sound s-a-day-without-love-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:515fcf8b5c4b8310@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Janet Rich Edwards at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Janet Rich Edwards—professor of e pidemiology at Harvard University who works in the Division of Women’s H ealth at Brigham and Women’s Hospital—for a discussion o... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/jane t-rich-edwards-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:519a04f59de0e078@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T020000Z SUMMARY:A World Apart with Meghan Nesmith DESCRIPTION:Tickets & Details: Eventbrite \n\nJoin Meghan Nesmith in celebr ating her debut novel on the day of its release\, A WORLD APART \, a spell binding queer romantasy debut\, available for a limited time in a deluxe s pecial edition\, that weaves a tale of forbidden love\, magical dimensions \, and impossible choices! \n\nMeghan will be joined in conversation by co -founders of THE PLATONIC LOVE newsletter\, Aliza Sir and Aja Frost. LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/a-worl d-apart-with-meghan-nesmith-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35338d449da6512f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Joanne Chang\, author of The Joy of Cookies DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is delighted to welcome Joanne Chang for th e release of her new cookbook\, The Joy of Cookies: New Classics and Old F avorites to Share. This event will take place at o... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/joa nne-chang-author-of-the-joy-of-cookies-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu m=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4fb05fcb3172e7ff@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Untold Stories Book Group DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss One I was you: a memoir of love and hate in torn America by Maria Hinojosa. Copies available in our Arlington Libra ries\, the Minuteman system\, and on Libby. Email Steven Prochet sprochet@ minlib.net or call (781) 316-3218 for more information.\n\\n LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, Arli ngton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/untold- stories-book-group-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f2e1dbfc0187808d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z SUMMARY:Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club: November LOCATION:Dani's Queer Bar\, 909 Boylston St\, Boston\, MA 02115\, USA\, Bos ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/danis-queer-bar/danis-quee r-bar-x-all-she-wrote-books-book-club-november-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&u tm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:269de2dbf4a5fac6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:Skye Perryman: Ordinary People\, Extraordinary Times LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/skye-perryman-or dinary-people-extraordinary-times-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:faa4e7aa50cc104e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:Barak Benaryeh with Owen Egerton: The Vet Will See You Now LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/barak-benaryeh-w ith-owen-egerton-the-vet-will-see-you-now-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:687cbab3fbcdc505@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261118T150000Z DTEND:20261118T160000Z SUMMARY:Senior Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 10:00—11:00 AM\nOffsite\nWater town\, MA\, 02472\nThis book group meets at the Senior Center at 31 Marsha ll St on the second Wednesday of the month. \nTo register for a Zoom link \, please contact the Senior Center at (617) 972-6490.\n2026-2027 Booklist \nCopies of the upcoming book are available for checkout at the Circulatio n Desk!\n\nSeptember – Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout\nOctober – Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg\nNovember – Twice by Mitch Albom **M eeting on Wednesday\, Nov. 18 due to Veterans’ Day. \nDecember – Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn\nJanuary – Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidd er\nFebruary – The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway\nMarch – Cl ammed Up by Barbara Ross\nApril – The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jan e Healey \nMay – A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie\nJune – How to R ead a Book by Monica Wood\nJuly – Book Selection Meeting. Please come wi th a book you have read and would like to recommend (350 page limit).\nAug ust – General discussion and sharing of books we are all reading LOCATION:Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/events/senior-book-grou p-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4c54967d776057f6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z DTSTART:20261118T160000Z DTEND:20261118T170000Z SUMMARY:Page Turners Book Club | For Seniors 60+ DESCRIPTION:Page Turners Book Club at the Beech Street Center\n\nJoin a liv ely discussion on current novels and timeless classics\, fiction\, and non fiction. November’s book is Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield.\n\nN ew members are always welcome!\n\nFor seniors 60+. LOCATION:The Beech Street Center\, 266 Beech Street\, Belmont\, MA 02478\, USA\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/the-beech-street-center/p age-turners-book-club-for-seniors-60-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium= referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1434303b048a624c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261118T180000Z DTEND:20261118T190000Z SUMMARY:PAL: Popular Authors Literary Club discusses "American Jezebel" by Eve LaPlante DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 1:00—2:00 PM\nHazlett Room\nWi nthrop Public Library & Museum\n2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, MA\, 02152\n All welcome to join Winthrop Public Library & Museum's PAL book club\, mee ting on the second Wednesday of each month. The Popular Authors Literary C lub has been in existence since 1895\, and has been hosted at the library since 2022. LOCATION:Winthrop Public Library & Museum\, 2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, M A\, 02152\, Winthrop URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/winthrop/winthrop-public-library- and-museum/pal-popular-authors-literary-club-discusses-american-jezebel-by -eve-laplante-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0adf6c76dc94e2d9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261118T200000Z DTEND:20261118T210000Z SUMMARY:Little Bookworms Author Study -- Registration Required DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 3:00—3:30 PM\nChildren's Progr am Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nRead and have fun each week as we explore picture b ooks and their authors and illustrators with the educators from Watertown Family Center.  Please find the program and register at this link -- http s://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7JtWhNRTKxe9xKdFXNQEN9JHUE6Kv7cVQjT reO00OacDjZg/viewform?pli=1\nRecommended for ages 3 to 6.\nWhat is an Auth or study? It is an incredible opportunity for children to learn how to com pare and contrast themes in author’s books\, analyze text and illustrati ons\, and make connections between an author's life and his/her work and b etween the author's work and your child’s life.\nSign up guarantees spac e for all sessions. Space is limited. Please contact Coordinator of Childr en's Services Deborah Borsuk with any questions at dborsuk@minlib.net. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/li ttle-bookworms-author-study-registration-required-2026-11-18?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d43f5ca6d334ac88@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261118T203000Z DTEND:20261118T213000Z SUMMARY:Joey’s Junior Book Club (for Kindergarten and First Grade) (PLEAS E NOTE NEW DATE) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 3:30—4:15 PM\nChildren's Progr am Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nJoin our monthly book club just for kindergartners and first graders! Read the book at home\, and then gather at the library to discuss the story and do fun activities. This month we will be reading and talking about They all Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel.\nThis program is for kindergarten and first graders and their grownups. Space is limited. Please register.\nSupplies provided by the Friends of the Belmont Public L ibrary. \nRegister online between 10/20/2026 12:00 AM and 11/18/2026 3:00 PM. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/jo eys-junior-book-club-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-please-note-new-date -2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8c970ac36d73c8e7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T000000Z SUMMARY:Author Talk: A Pox on Fools DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening with author Thomas Levenson as he discusses his new book\, "A Pox on Fools: The True Believers\, Grifters \, and Cynics Who Convinced Us to Reject Vaccines\," in conversation with MIT Museum Director Michael John Gorman.\n\nSince the advent of smallpox i noculation in the eighteenth century\, the idea that a disease introduced to the body in some lesser\, weakened form might prevent full-blown infect ion has been one of the greatest public health insights of the modern era\ , inspiring the invention of numerous vaccines and saving countless human lives. But\, just as humanity acquired the superhuman ability to stop infe ctious disease in its tracks\, some feared we had gone too far\, leading t o skepticism that has hijacked public health discourse today.\n\nIn three sweeping essays written for our current moment of scientific mistrust\, Th omas Levenson searches for the origins of the most common arguments agains t vaccines: that they are unnatural\; that they are more dangerous than th e illnesses they claim to prevent\; and that they are an affront to freedo m. Each arose from the earliest development of particular vaccines and the campaigns to distribute them. Even as the pattern repeats\, Levenson reve als how innocent that skepticism initially was and\, in each case\, how ve ry human fears and questions ultimately turned into something darker\, whe re no truth would be enough to overcome the doubt.\n\nCopies of A Pox on F ools will be available for purchase and signing after the talk\, courtesy of the MIT Press Bookstore.\n\nA limited number of free tickets are availa ble for full-time students with ID. Please reach out to museumregadmin@mit .edu. LOCATION:MIT Museum\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/mit-museum/author-talk- a-pox-on-fools-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57b0e10756e9817b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T000000Z SUMMARY:Greater Boston Area Writer's Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 6:00—8:00 PM\nAuditorium\nCent ral Library\n79 Highland Ave\, Somerville \, MA\, 02143\n\nThis is a write rs group that meets every other week to share and workshop written work. T his event is free and open to the public. This is not a library event. For questions\, please contact Louise at louiseheller12@gmail.com. LOCATION:Central Library\, 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Some rville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/central-library/greater -boston-area-writers-group-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44f2d99caebc2e74@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Book Launch: Ecologies of Justice DESCRIPTION:Join the launch party for the new book\, Ecologies of Justice: Making and Unmaking Prison Worlds! Some of the book's contributors will at tend to discuss the book and sign copies. This event is co-sp... LOCATION:Weld Hill Research Building\, Arnold Arboretum\, 1300 Centre\, Bos ton\, MA 02131\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/weld-hill-research-buildin g/book-launch-ecologies-of-justice-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re ferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c8dc9fe1baa67183@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:Author Talk: Gillian Daniels DESCRIPTION:Gillian Daniels will discuss her new book\, Jenny Will Eat You Now. In this gorgeous horror-romance\, river monster Jenny Greenteeth stal ks a handsome academic through Boston after a chance encounter... LOCATION:Substation\, 4228 Washington St\, Roslindale\, MA 02131\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/substation/author-talk-gil lian-daniels-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40b992484a1ca5a5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261118T230000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:What Happens When AI\, Science\, and Fiction Are in Dialogue? A Con versation with Authors in the New Issue of Daedalus DESCRIPTION:Tickets & Details: Eventbrite \n\nJoin the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for the official in-person launch of the latest issue of D ædalus ! This panel discussion will bring together authors from the issue across science\, literature\, and technology to explore how artificial in telligence intersects with narrative\, scientific discovery\, and human me aning. LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/what-h appens-when-ai-science-and-fiction-are-in-dialogue-a-conversation-with-aut -2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a9f39d936034a600@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052600Z DTSTART:20261118T231500Z DTEND:20261119T023000Z SUMMARY:Boston Poetry Slam DESCRIPTION:The Boston Poetry Slam holds an open mic every Wednesday at the Cantab as part of the weekly show. The Cantab open mic is nationally reno wned as one of the best of its kind\; it lasts for two hours\, is the most well-attended portion of the show\, and frequently sells out well before the feature takes the stage. You may read your own poetry\, prose\, perfor mance poetry\, advertisement for a poetry venue\, one-act play\, six-perso n group piece\, sixth grade diary entry\, stump speech\, political diatrib e\, nonsense verse\, New Formalism\, Olde Formuleism\, machine code\, Mors e code\, ode to an audience member who got up to go to the bathroom during your stage time\, or you may read any of the above belonging to any other author as long as you give appropriate credit. Your work does not have to be memorized. If it’s your first time reading at the Cantab Lounge\, do let the audience know so they can welcome you appropriately! The open mic list goes up as soon as the doors open at 7:15 and usually fills before t he show begins at 8:00. The cover charge is $4 (cash or venmo)\, and the s how is 21+ with a photo ID and Vaccination Card required to enter the venu e. If you want to read\, come early\, and be sure to read our Entry Line & Sign Up Rules so you know what to expect in regard to the sign-up process . The following restrictions apply to all readers on the open mic: You may enter your name in one spot on the open mic list. Another person may sign you up\, but no person may enter more than two names on the open mic list . Each open mic slot represents about three minutes of stage time. You may read as many poems as you like during that time. If you overstay your wel come\, the host will ask you to leave the stage in order to bring up the n ext reader. If your name is called and you are not in the venue\, you will forfeit your stage time. You may not sign up for both the open mic and th e poetry slam on the same night. Please note that the open mic is intended for unaccompanied spoken word only. Musically inclined poets may wish to visit the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam on Sunday nights. At the end of the ope n mic\, the hosts\, bar\, and support staff all read to close the open par t of the show. A short intermission follows\, then the featured event take s the stage. The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them availabl e for anyone who wants one\, but they are not required\, per venue managem ent. There are two single-stall\, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require s tepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show\; in general\, the r oom is dimly lit/dark throughout\, but can often get loud from conversatio ns occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will ge t back to you ASAP. LOCATION:Cantab Underground\, 738 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 021 39\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cantab-underground/bost on-poetry-slam-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58b27c86bc2517e6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261118T233000Z DTEND:20261119T003000Z SUMMARY:Fox Library Book Group DESCRIPTION:Please join us this month when we will discuss Co-intelligence: living and working with AI by Ethan Mollick. Copies are available for pic kup at Robbins or Fox Branch libraries. Contact Eileen at efontenot@minlib .net with any questions or to get on the group email list.\n\\n LOCATION:Fox Library\, 175 Massachusetts Avenue\,\, Arlington\, MA\, Arling ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/fox-library/fox-library -book-group-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9bf467b9e82079c2@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261119T000000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:Dr. Omékongo Dibinga at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dr. Omékongo Dibinga—internation al speaker\, trilingual poet\, podcast host\, rapper\, and professor of In tercultural Communication at American University—for a di... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/dr-o mekongo-dibinga-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium =referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fb8f30c35f7341f6@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261119T000000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:(Virtual) LGBTQ+ Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nZoom\nRead and d iscuss LGBTQ+ reads across fiction and non-fiction genres and make new fri ends! The LGBTQ+ Book Group for adults meets on the second Wednesday of th e month\, 7 pm\, virtually. Join our next meeting via Zoom. All are welcom e!\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nUpcoming Selections 2026\nCopies of the upcomi ng book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!\nJanuary - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar\n\nFebruary - Rachel Carson and The Pow er of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell\n\nMarch - Giovanni's Room by James Baldw in\n\nApril - The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan\n\nMay - Bluff by Danez Smith\n\nJune - Bellies by Nicola Dinan\nJuly - Oye by Melissa Mollo gon \nAugust - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine\nSeptember - So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans\ , Nonbinary\, Genderqueer\, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro DeRober tis\nOctober - The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez\nNovember  - Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin\nDecember - Zami: A New Spelling of My Name  by Audre Lorde \n--\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discrim inate and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our ev ents. Contact the library at wfplinfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification. LOCATION:Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/events/virtual-lgbtq-bo ok-group-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0eae9e198b588887@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261119T000000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nWest Branch Meet ing Room (Side 1)\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\ nWest Branch Meeting Room (Side 2)\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somervi lle\, MA\, 02144\nThe Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club is a monthly b ook club inviting patrons to read all things science fiction and fantasy. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. This month's book is Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Ebooks are available on Libby/Overdr ive. Physical copies of the book will be available for pickup at all of ou r branches. Feel free to come to the club with suggestions for future read s! Registration required.\nQuestions? Contact Martin: mpohl@somervillema.g ov.\nRegister online between 10/21/2026 9:00 AM and 11/18/2026 4:00 PM. LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill e URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/fantasy-an d-science-fiction-book-club-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b76c2887a311bbb0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261119T000000Z DTEND:20261119T010000Z SUMMARY:Queer Book Group DESCRIPTION:The book group meets from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Robbins Library 4th floor conference room and on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83246896 131 Meeting ID: 832 4689 6131). The Queer Book Group meets every other mon th on Wednesday evenings. The next meeting is Wednesday January 27th\, 202 7.  Contact jstarkey@minlib.net for more information or to join the book group announcement […]\n\\n LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, Arli ngton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/queer-b ook-group-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8aa9fe011d2e48d8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261119T150000Z DTEND:20261119T151500Z SUMMARY:PSB Story Hour! LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/psb -story-hour-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4692999a7400db14@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261119T153000Z DTEND:20261119T160000Z SUMMARY:Storytime! DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim e-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0423deb3bce17ce1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261119T164500Z DTEND:20261119T183000Z SUMMARY:"Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants\, Nationalism\, and Modern Turkey " Book Talk with Yeşim Bayar DESCRIPTION:Join International Affairs as we welcome Author Yeşim Bayar as she discusses her new book "Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants\, Nationalis m\, and Modern Turkey". With Discussant\, Professor Berna Turam. \n\nDrawi ng on the life stories of Armenian migrants from Turkey to Canada\, "Looki ng Back" explores the human costs of nationalism. While the examination is anchored in how Armenians remember their experiences inside a nationalist landscape\, Bayar’s discussion also considers the complex relationship between everyday life\, emotions\, history\, and making sense of the past away from the homeland.\n\nSpeaker Bio: Yeşim Bayar is an Associate Profe ssor of Sociology at St. Lawrence University\, New York. Her research inte rests include nationalism\, citizenship\, migration and refugeedom\, ethni c and religious minorities\, and state power. Bayar has published articles in several journals. In addition to Looking Back (2026)\, she is the auth or of "The Formation of the Turkish Nation State" (2014).\n\nPlease RSVP b y November 16 at https://forms.gle/cn5BeKR4fZEvNm2m9. LOCATION:909 Renaissance Park\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/909-renaissance-park/looki ng-back-armenian-emigrants-nationalism-and-modern-turkey-book-talk-with-ye s-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:db7668e150f6b927@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261119T193000Z DTEND:20261119T203000Z SUMMARY:Fox – Kids’ 1st Grade Book Club DESCRIPTION:Pick a picture book related to this month\\'s theme and give a short summary to the children\\'s librarian to receive a themed craft kit to complete at the library or at home.  This month\\'s theme is family. R ead a picture book about a family that is different from your own! Feel fr ee to check in […]\n\\n LOCATION:Fox Library\, 175 Massachusetts Avenue\,\, Arlington\, MA\, Arling ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/fox-library/fox-kids-1s t-grade-book-club-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:09318d84687f155e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z DTSTART:20261119T203000Z DTEND:20261119T220000Z SUMMARY:Tales From The Classroom DESCRIPTION:This annual celebration of the Metzger Fellowship program will be moving and inspiring- hear from this year's fellows\, followed by light refreshments. LOCATION:William H Lincoln School\, Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/william-h-lincoln-schoo l/tales-from-the-classroom-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de11bb149cb32de1@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261119T213000Z DTEND:20261119T223000Z SUMMARY:Elementary Book Club (6 - 12) DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 4:30—5:30 PM\nThe Green Room\nT he Revere Public Library\n179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151\nRead a n ew book and do themed crafts twice a month with Miss Christina! Ages 6 - 1 2. LOCATION:The Revere Public Library\, 179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151 \, Revere URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/revere/the-revere-public-library/ elementary-book-club-6-12-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb55a6d00400dbad@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261119T220000Z DTEND:20261119T230000Z SUMMARY:Book Club for Children ages 9-11 DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 5:00—5:30 PM\nChildren's Progra m Room\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 0247 2\nJoin a children's librarian to discuss Space Case by Stuart Gibbs. Copi es of the book are available to pick up at the Children's Room desk. Parti cipants should read the book in advance of the meeting and be ready to dis cuss. For children ages 9-11. Registration is required and begins on Novem ber 5.\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate and does n ot share your information with anyone. We are committed to providing reaso nable accommodation to enable you to participate in our events. Contact th e library at emiranda@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6435 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification.\nRegister online between 11/5 /2026 9:00 AM and 11/19/2026 5:30 PM. LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/book-club-for-children-ages-9-11-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medi um=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e8b5c3b6c88afb92@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261119T230000Z DTEND:20261120T000000Z SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Silent Reading Party DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party continues! You can either BYOB (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly for an hour\, followed by some discussion about what we ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/psb-boston-edition-silent-reading-party-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics &utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70c74c62c6c89f71@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261119T233000Z DTEND:20261120T010000Z SUMMARY:The Women's Social Club at Parkside Bookshop DESCRIPTION:The Women's Social Club is partnering with Parkside Bookshop fo r their monthly WSC x Parkside Bookshop Women’s Book Club\, hosted insid e the South End’s favorite independent bookstore.\n\nThis isn’t your t raditional book club. This month\, we’re choosing our first group read t ogether. Bring a book idea or recommendation you’d love to read with the group. We’ll share our picks\, vote\, and narrow it down to the top two \, and everyone can choose which of the two they’d like to read. Then we ’ll mix\, mingle\, and enjoy snacks from Formaggio Kitchen and non-alcoh olic drinks from Dray — two of the best neighbors a bookstore could ask for.\n\nWe’re taking a break in December\, which gives you time to read over the holidays. When we’re back in January\, we’ll split into small groups based on the book we read\, then come back together as a whole gro up to share about each.\n\nThis event is open to both WSC members and non- members. \nSpace is limited — click here to RSVP! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/the-wome ns-social-club-at-parkside-bookshop-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r eferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36efd30f0fb934a2@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261120T000000Z DTEND:20261120T010000Z SUMMARY:Rodrigo Nunes at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Rodrigo Nunes—associate professor in philosophy at PUC-Rio\, Brazil\, a visiting fellow at the University o f Essex\, UK\, and the author of Neither Vertical nor Horizontal... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/rodr igo-nunes-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fa83dc3689044abc@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261120T000000Z DTEND:20261120T010000Z SUMMARY:November book group DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nConverse Building \nMalden Public Library\n36 Salem Street\, Malden\, MA\, 02148\nThe Novemb er book is "True Biz" by Sara Novic.\nJoin readers from the library commun ity to discuss fiction on the THIRD Thursday of the month in the historic Converse Building. Our book group normally meets on the fourth Thursday\; however\, for November and December the book group will meet on the third Thursday to make room for the holidays.\nCopies of the book are available at the Information Desk and from Libby.\n\nRegistration is encouraged.\n\n Please email Heidi with questions info@maldenpubliclibrary.org\nRegister o nline between 10/29/2026 9:00 AM and 11/19/2026 5:00 PM. LOCATION:Malden Public Library\, 36 Salem Street\, Malden\, MA\, 02148\, Ma lden URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/malden/malden-public-library/nove mber-book-group-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0514b29ffdfa2bb5@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261120T000000Z DTEND:20261120T010000Z SUMMARY:IBTISAM AZEM\, AUTHOR OF THE SLEEP THIEF\, IN CONVERSATION WITH WIL LIAM GRANARA DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to welcome Ibtisam Azem for the release of her book The Sleep Thief Willam Granara will join Callanan in c onversation. This event will take place at our CA... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/ibt isam-azem-author-of-the-sleep-thief-in-conversation-with-william-granara-2 026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3d6d0ff8e74e7b71@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261120T160000Z DTEND:20261120T170000Z SUMMARY:East Branch Book Group DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 20\, 2026 11:00 AM—12:00 PM\nEast Branch\nE ast Branch\n115 Broadway\, Somerville\, MA\, 02145\nThe East Branch Book G roup Meets on the 4th Friday of most months to discuss fiction and nonfict ion titles. This month's book is The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. Copies w ill be available for pickup at the East Branch Library. Newcomers always w elcome!\n\nPlease contact Leo at lrachman@somervillema.gov with any questi ons. LOCATION:East Branch\, 115 Broadway\, Somerville\, MA\, 02145\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/east-branch/east-branc h-book-group-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5f78e2c8fa77d52b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052513Z DTSTART:20261120T180000Z DTEND:20261120T230000Z SUMMARY:Belmont Day School’s Annual Book Fair is back at Belmont Books! DESCRIPTION:Belmont Day School’s Annual Book Fair is back at Belmont Book s! Join us on Friday\, November 20\, from 1 to 6 p.m.\, for an afternoon o f book shopping while supporting BDS!\n\nBe sure to enter the code BELMONT DAY26 in the coupon field at checkout so that a portion of EVERY purchase made in the store goes directly to BDS.\n\nHappy shopping\, and thank you for supporting our school! LOCATION:Belmont Books\, 79 Leonard Street\, Belmont\, MA 02478\, USA\, Bel mont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/belmont-day -schools-annual-book-fair-is-back-at-belmont-books-2026-11-20?utm_source=i cs&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37a4f099ec983456@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261120T203000Z DTEND:20261120T213000Z SUMMARY:Robbins – Kids’ Graphic Novel Book Club DESCRIPTION:This is a fun book club for readers in 3rd to 5th grade! We\\'l l read a graphic novel and then meet up to chat and make a craft. This mon th\\'s read is Spy Grandma by Celina Frenn. Books are available in the Ch ildren\\'s Room. Drop in.\n\\n LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, Arli ngton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/robbins -kids-graphic-novel-book-club-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6c748d0ea1f1370@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261120T233000Z DTEND:20261121T023000Z SUMMARY:JUST BE(LOVED) Poetry Slam & Open Mic ANNIVERSARY EDITION ft Pages Matam LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/just-be-loved -poetry-slam-and-open-mic-anniversary-edition-ft-pages-matam-2026-11-20?ut m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eaf2d0fb6c97258b@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261121T000000Z DTEND:20261121T010000Z SUMMARY:Brian D. Goldstein at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Brian D. Goldstein—architectural and urban historian\, an associate professor and chair of the Art History Program at Swarthmore College\, and author of the award-w... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/bria n-d-goldstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r eferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:625f875dab17ab1e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261121T000000Z DTEND:20261121T010000Z SUMMARY:Grubbie Debut: Margaret Woo\, author of The City of Jade Trees\, in conversation with Alysia Abbott DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition and GrubStreet are delighte d to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut event series\, we lcoming Margaret Woo for release of The City o... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/grubbie-debut-margaret-woo-author-of-the-city-of-jade-trees-in-co nversation-with-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a912de44e3990b9c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261121T010000Z DTEND:20261121T020000Z SUMMARY:Your Own Private Bookstore 11_20_26 DESCRIPTION:Take a friend on a book buying binge. Have a party. Enjoy the q uiet of a bookstore all to yourself. (Well\, all to yourself plus a few gr eat booksellers.) Reserve Porter Square Books after it ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/you r-own-private-bookstore-11-20-26-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7a463ad2ce533ea@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z DTSTART:20261121T073000Z DTEND:20261121T203000Z SUMMARY:Poetry Reading – Tanya Paris of Pierce School DESCRIPTION:We are honored to have Tanya Paris reciting poetry from her col lection of child-centered poetry. Paris is a poet and author with several published works\, including: A Night Ride I Found a Poem Under My Pillow J ust a Memory Away Her writing blends personal narrative\, cultural heritag e\, and themes of resilience and community. LOCATION:Turtle Books\, Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/turtle-books/poetry-rea ding-tanya-paris-of-pierce-school-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9cbad732b45fa572@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261121T150000Z DTEND:20261121T230000Z SUMMARY:Shop & Vibe w/ DJ411 LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/shop-and-vibe -w-dj411-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a0eaae99299dd122@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z DTSTART:20261121T180000Z DTEND:20261121T190000Z SUMMARY:Author Event – Gabrielle Rossi Reading from “Lizzie Learns to R ide” DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gabrielle Rossi is the author of Lizzie Learns to Ride\, a children’s book about a girl who’s terrified of riding but finds the courage to try. It’s published with Strong Girl Publishing\, which is d edicated to creating empowering content for young female athletes and outd oor enthusiasts.  Rossi is an educator and founder of Girls in Gear\, a n ational nonprofit helping girls discover joy\, confidence\, and freedom th rough bicycling. Having spent over a decade leading youth-centered organiz ations that use movement and play as tools for personal growth\, she bring s a deep\, research-backed understanding of how learning to ride can shape resilience\, courage\, and... LOCATION:Turtle Books\, Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/turtle-books/author-eve nt-gabrielle-rossi-reading-from-lizzie-learns-to-ride-2026-11-21?utm_sourc e=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:784467cb70ae9440@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261121T180000Z DTEND:20261121T190000Z SUMMARY:Pictures Are Worth More than 1000 Words: Armenian Genocide Writing Workshop with Poet Jen Siraganian DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 21\, 2026 1:00—3:00 PM\nLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\ , MA\, 02472\nJoin prize-winning poet Jen Siraganian\, visiting from Calif ornia\, as she leads a writing workshop based on archival photographs from the Armenian Genocide. After looking at photos of survivors of the Armeni an Genocide provided by Project Save Photograph Archive\, we will be writi ng poetry and fiction in response. All levels are welcome\, and no experie nce needed. Supplies will be included.  \nAbout Jen Siraganian\nJen Sira ganian is an Armenian-American writer\, former Poet Laureate of Los Gatos\ , California\, and author of Everything Has Been Moved\, Even the Dead\, w hich won the 2026 Perugia Press Prize and was released in September 2026. Her poems have won the New Ohio Review Poetry Prize and appeared in AGNI\, Best New Poets\, Cincinnati Review\, Electric Literature\, Poetry Daily\, Prairie Schooner\, and The Rumpus. \nAbout Project Save\nFounded in 1975 in New York City\, Project Save Photograph Archive is the oldest institut ion solely focused on preserving and sharing the photography of the Armeni an global experience. With over 150\,000 hardcopy photographs in our colle ctions\, we bring to light the culture and history of Armenians worldwide through the stories that images tell. Project Save is a living archive an d open to all. \n\n--\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discrim inate and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our ev ents. Contact the library at wfplinfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification.\nRegister onl ine between 10/24/2026 9:00 AM and 11/21/2026 2:00 PM. LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/pictures-are-worth-more-than-1000-words-armenian-genocide-writing-w orkshop-with--2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a90019ce258ba0b3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052507Z DTSTART:20261121T193000Z DTEND:20261121T203000Z SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Tanya Paris of Pierce School DESCRIPTION:We are honored to have Tanya Paris reciting poetry from her col lection of child-centered poetry. Paris is a poet and author with several published works\, including: A Night Ride I Found a Poem Under My Pillow J ust a Memory Away Her writing blends personal narrative\, cultural heritag e\, and themes of resilience and community. LOCATION:Turtle Books\, Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/turtle-books/poetry-rea ding-with-tanya-paris-of-pierce-school-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu m=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:477af860f0bbcbeb@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261121T200000Z DTEND:20261121T210000Z SUMMARY:Boston Cookbook Club DESCRIPTION:A book club for foodies and chefs of any skill level! Every oth er month we will get together to share dishes from and discuss a cookbook that we select. This month's book is Fundamentals of Flavor:... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/boston-cookbook-club-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7285e65b42b229ad@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261123 SUMMARY:An Evening with Emmaia Gelman LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/an-evening-with- emmaia-gelman-2026-11-22?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22bdb02b7c62318a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261124 SUMMARY:An Evening of Poetry: James Crews and Moudi Sbeity LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/an-evening-of-po etry-james-crews-and-moudi-sbeity-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e37af9ff876b3689@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T044055Z DTSTART:20261123T203000Z DTEND:20261123T213000Z SUMMARY:Robbins – Kids’ 2nd/3rd Book Club DESCRIPTION:Calling young readers in 2nd and 3rd grade--come enjoy book clu b!  Read a book of your choice each month\, then come to the library to s hare and bring books to life through crafts\, activities\, and more.  Our theme this year is dragons\, and feel free to interpret that however you wish! November\\'s activities will be […]\n\\n LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, Arli ngton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/robbins-library/robbins -kids-2nd-3rd-book-club-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b1ae71fc5a96ce8e@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261123T233000Z DTEND:20261124T003000Z SUMMARY:Equal Justice Book Group DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 23\, 2026 6:30—7:30 PM\nWaverley Oaks Meeti ng Room -112\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nBelmont Against Racism in partnership with the libra ry bring you the Equal Justice Book Group. We will discuss Homegoing by Ya a Gyasi. \nThis event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Belmo nt Public Library.\nRegister online between 10/26/2026 9:00 AM and 11/22/2 026 6:30 PM. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/eq ual-justice-book-group-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7d9ae8768040d2fa@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261124T000000Z DTEND:20261124T010000Z SUMMARY:Alice Miranda Ollstein at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Alice Miranda Ollstein—senior hea lth care reporter for Politico—for a discussion of her new book\, Side E ffects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health. Sh... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/alic e-miranda-ollstein-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-23?utm_source=ics&utm_med ium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:af8ae69a88fb5535@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043925Z DTSTART:20261124T230000Z DTEND:20261125T013000Z SUMMARY:Board Game Night at the Belmont Public Library DESCRIPTION:Calling all tabletop game enthusiasts! We invite you to bring f amily and friends to our library for an evening of fun. Bring your own gam e to share\, or borrow one from the library collection. ... LOCATION:Belmont Books\, 336 Concord Ave\, Morrissey Hall - 119\, Belmont P ublic Library\, Belmont\, MA 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-books/board-game- night-at-the-belmont-public-library-2026-11-24?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r eferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68af887a454fe903@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052600Z DTSTART:20261125T231500Z DTEND:20261126T023000Z SUMMARY:Boston Poetry Slam DESCRIPTION:The Boston Poetry Slam holds an open mic every Wednesday at the Cantab as part of the weekly show. The Cantab open mic is nationally reno wned as one of the best of its kind\; it lasts for two hours\, is the most well-attended portion of the show\, and frequently sells out well before the feature takes the stage. You may read your own poetry\, prose\, perfor mance poetry\, advertisement for a poetry venue\, one-act play\, six-perso n group piece\, sixth grade diary entry\, stump speech\, political diatrib e\, nonsense verse\, New Formalism\, Olde Formuleism\, machine code\, Mors e code\, ode to an audience member who got up to go to the bathroom during your stage time\, or you may read any of the above belonging to any other author as long as you give appropriate credit. Your work does not have to be memorized. If it’s your first time reading at the Cantab Lounge\, do let the audience know so they can welcome you appropriately! The open mic list goes up as soon as the doors open at 7:15 and usually fills before t he show begins at 8:00. The cover charge is $4 (cash or venmo)\, and the s how is 21+ with a photo ID and Vaccination Card required to enter the venu e. If you want to read\, come early\, and be sure to read our Entry Line & Sign Up Rules so you know what to expect in regard to the sign-up process . The following restrictions apply to all readers on the open mic: You may enter your name in one spot on the open mic list. Another person may sign you up\, but no person may enter more than two names on the open mic list . Each open mic slot represents about three minutes of stage time. You may read as many poems as you like during that time. If you overstay your wel come\, the host will ask you to leave the stage in order to bring up the n ext reader. If your name is called and you are not in the venue\, you will forfeit your stage time. You may not sign up for both the open mic and th e poetry slam on the same night. Please note that the open mic is intended for unaccompanied spoken word only. Musically inclined poets may wish to visit the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam on Sunday nights. At the end of the ope n mic\, the hosts\, bar\, and support staff all read to close the open par t of the show. A short intermission follows\, then the featured event take s the stage. The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them availabl e for anyone who wants one\, but they are not required\, per venue managem ent. There are two single-stall\, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require s tepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show\; in general\, the r oom is dimly lit/dark throughout\, but can often get loud from conversatio ns occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will ge t back to you ASAP. LOCATION:Cantab Underground\, 738 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 021 39\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cantab-underground/bost on-poetry-slam-2026-11-25?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ef6819fab5ad05e4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261126T153000Z DTEND:20261126T160000Z SUMMARY:Storytime! DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim e-2026-11-26?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1f37dbe4697f5e23@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261128T010000Z DTEND:20261128T020000Z SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Your Own Private Bookstore 11_27_26 DESCRIPTION:Take a friend on a book buying binge. Have a party. Enjoy the q uiet of a bookstore all to yourself. (Well\, all to yourself plus a few gr eat booksellers.) Reserve Porter Square Books after it ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/sol d-out-your-own-private-bookstore-11-27-26-2026-11-27?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c255e377c301e1b8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261128T150000Z DTEND:20261128T180000Z SUMMARY:Wrap Up Your Holiday Wishlist with Entangled Publishing DESCRIPTION:Wrap up your holiday shopping with a little extra creativity! J oin us at Wrap Up Your Holiday Wishlist\, in partnership with Entangled Pu blishing\, for a festive bookish gathering where you can shop the perfect gifts and make them extra special. We’ll have a fully stocked gift-wrapp ing station plus a few holiday treats to keep you fueled. Come shop\, wrap \, snack\, and get into the holiday spirit with us! LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/wrap-u p-your-holiday-wishlist-with-entangled-publishing-2026-11-28?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:90da426691671f24@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261128T160000Z DTEND:20261128T230000Z SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday DESCRIPTION:Kick off the holiday season by shopping at Rozzie Bound with so me fun surprises\, including a book signing with Meghan Nesmith. Also\, sp end $30 or more and receive a free Blind Date with a Book. LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/small-busines s-saturday-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:519dc3c8424ba85d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z DTSTART:20261128T160000Z DTEND:20261128T230000Z SUMMARY:IndiesFirst 2026 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Indies First with Porter Square Books. In a friendly competition\, local authors will recommend books for the holidays. See bel ow for a full schedule of authors. Be sure to stick around un... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/ind iesfirst-2026-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ce7b1b57c91b2780@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261128T160000Z DTEND:20261129T000000Z SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday 2026 LOCATION:All She Wrote Books\, 75 Washington St\, Somerville\, MA 02143\, U SA\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/all-she-wrote-books/sm all-business-saturday-2026-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3103e77d08e3deb4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z DTSTART:20261128T170000Z DTEND:20261128T190000Z SUMMARY:Book Signing: Meghan Nesmith DESCRIPTION:Meghan Nesmith will sign her new book\, A World Apart. A spellb inding queer romantasy debut\, available for a limited time in a deluxe sp ecial edition\, that weaves a tale of forbidden love\, magical d... LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/book-signing- meghan-nesmith-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:becbc472ca351f46@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052423Z DTSTART:20261128T233000Z DTEND:20261129T023000Z SUMMARY:Open Mic DESCRIPTION:Details TBA. LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/open-mic-2026-1 1-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a83352581e9c62bb@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261129T160000Z DTEND:20261129T173000Z SUMMARY:Love Your Neighbor\, Write Your Neighbor: Holiday Letter Writing to Incarcerated Folks LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/love-your-nei ghbor-write-your-neighbor-holiday-letter-writing-to-incarcerated-fo-2026-1 1-29?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:be3625cf6c65a379@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261129T230000Z DTEND:20261130T000000Z SUMMARY:November Harvard Square Book Circle DESCRIPTION:Join us for our November Harvard Square Book Circle meeting! Th is month we're discussing Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nove mber-harvard-square-book-circle-2026-11-29?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e93146b54553bd1d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T053504Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:M. T. Anderson: Stealing Saint Nick LOCATION:Brookline URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/brookline/events/m-t-anderson-ste aling-saint-nick-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e94ff90a0fcb8682@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261130T140000Z DTEND:20261201T045900Z SUMMARY:Fall Virtual Warehouse Sale DESCRIPTION:Shop our Fall Virtual Warehouse Sale! From November 30 through December 6! Visit hbswarehousesale.com to shop the newest titles in stock. We've got thousands of new books for all ages and readers\, ... LOCATION:hbswarehousesale.com\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/hbswarehousesale-com/fa ll-virtual-warehouse-sale-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2ddd5232ac45338d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261130T230000Z DTEND:20261201T000000Z SUMMARY:Sustainaville Book Club November Meeting DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 30\, 2026 6:00—8:00 PM\nWest Branch Communi ty Room\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\nPlease jo in staff from the City of Somerville’s Sustainability and Environment Di vision and Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) to have an upl ifting discussion on the Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas.\n  \nThe Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link bet ween environmentalism\, racism\, and privilege\, and promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting th e voices of its people -- especially those most often unheard.\nQuestions? Contact Brigid at bblack@somervillema.gov.\nRegister online between 9/24/ 2026 9:00 AM and 11/30/2026 9:00 AM. LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill e URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/sustainavi lle-book-club-november-meeting-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8439388a52569691@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z DTSTART:20261201T000000Z DTEND:20261201T010000Z SUMMARY:Sandro Galea at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Sandro Galea—Margaret C. Ryan Dea n of the Washington University School of Public Health\, the Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health\, and... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/sand ro-galea-at-harvard-book-store-2026-11-30?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8e8eb1427f71847a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261201T230000Z DTEND:20261202T000000Z SUMMARY:Kevin Hartnett at the Harvard Science Center DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. Harvard Book Store\, the Harva rd University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Kevin Hartnett—math and technology writer whose work has been publ... LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-science-center/ kevin-hartnett-at-the-harvard-science-center-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm _medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:605347ba499d64b0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261202T000000Z DTEND:20261202T010000Z SUMMARY:Amod Sandhya Lele at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Amod Sandhya Lele—associate direc tor of the Ethics Institute at Northeastern University—for a discussion of his book After Anger: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Ou... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/amod -sandhya-lele-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r eferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53f03d93643f0885@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052423Z DTSTART:20261202T003000Z DTEND:20261202T023000Z SUMMARY:Smut Slam DESCRIPTION:What's a SMUT SLAM? I'm so glad you asked! It's a fast-paced st orytelling open mic based on REAL life\, REAL lust\, REAL sex. Consenting Slammers sign up on the night of to tell a 5-minute dirty story\, based on their real lives\, and a lucky 8-10 names will be drawn at random. A pane l of celebrity judges will be on hand to evaluate your stories\, and besto w the top three Slammers with a sack of sexy swag from Good Vibrations Har vard Square . You will also have the opportunity to win goodies from NJOY by submitting your anonymous questions and confessions!\n\nHOSTED BY:\nKat Sistare!\n\nRULES:\nNo notes! This is storytelling.\nNo costumes or props ! This is not theatre.\nOnly 5 minutes! (With a 1 minute grace period)\nTh e story must be real and have happened to YOU.\nStories are often funny an d/or epic win but we want to encourage people to consider sharing their sa d\, disturbing\, poignant\, serious\, simple and/or 'fail' experiences too .\n\nTAKE NOTE: \nSmut Slam is queer-friendly\, kink-friendly AND vanilla- friendly\, fat-friendly\, poly-friendly... Yes\, we are very friendly. We welcome people with all types and amounts of sexual experiences to our spa ce. We DO NOT welcome stories involving racism\, transphobia\, homophobia\ , sexism or any form of discrimination\, fetishization or objectification. Also\, CONSENT IS KEY.\n\nWHEN: The first Tuesday of every month\nDOORS: 7:00\nSHOWTIME: 7:30\nWHERE: The Cafe at Arts at the Armory\nHOW MUCH: $10 suggested donation (No one will be turned away)\n\nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/smutslamboston/\n\nSMUT SLAM was C REATED by Cameryn Moore\, an award-winning playwright/performer\, sex acti vist and educator. Find Cameryn being NSFW on Facebook\, or at www.cameryn moore.com. LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/smut-slam-2026- 12-01?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:866577da483afcc3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203 SUMMARY:Mass Center for the Book Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:Check back soon for tickets and event details! \n\n\nFollow us on Eventbrite to be notified when tickets go live. LOCATION:Lovestruck Books\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/lovestruck-books/mass-c enter-for-the-book-holiday-party-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:92cbeca0be94a8ab@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261202T153000Z DTEND:20261202T163000Z SUMMARY:Mystery Book Club - Heartwood\, Amity Gaige DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 10:30 AM—12:00 PM\nHazlett Room \nWinthrop Public Library & Museum\n2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, MA\, 021 52\nMonthly Meeting first Wednesday of the month LOCATION:Winthrop Public Library & Museum\, 2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, M A\, 02152\, Winthrop URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/winthrop/winthrop-public-library- and-museum/mystery-book-club-heartwood-amity-gaige-2026-12-02?utm_source=i cs&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c0549337db1c950a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261202T200000Z DTEND:20261202T210000Z SUMMARY:Little Bookworms Author Study -- Registration Required DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 3:00—3:30 PM\nChildren's Progra m Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nRead and have fun each week as we explore picture bo oks and their authors and illustrators with the educators from Watertown F amily Center.  Please find the program and register at this link -- https ://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7JtWhNRTKxe9xKdFXNQEN9JHUE6Kv7cVQjTr eO00OacDjZg/viewform?pli=1\nRecommended for ages 3 to 6.\nWhat is an Autho r study? It is an incredible opportunity for children to learn how to comp are and contrast themes in author’s books\, analyze text and illustratio ns\, and make connections between an author's life and his/her work and be tween the author's work and your child’s life.\nSign up guarantees space for all sessions. Space is limited. Please contact Coordinator of Childre n's Services Deborah Borsuk with any questions at dborsuk@minlib.net. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/li ttle-bookworms-author-study-registration-required-2026-12-02?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e6bf04acffac1ce3@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261202T213000Z DTEND:20261202T223000Z SUMMARY:The MIT Press Book Store Author Signing: Dr.Tom Frieden\, The Formu la for Better Health DESCRIPTION:Book Signing: Tom Frieden\, The Formula for Better Health\n\nJo in a drop-in book signing with Dr. Tom Frieden\, author of The Formula for Better Health (MIT Press\, 2025) at the MIT Press Bookstore on Tuesday\, December 2nd between 4:30pm and 5:30pm.\n\nIn The Formula for Better Healt h\, Frieden—named “the most influential leader in American public heal th since C. Everett Koop” by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg—reveals ho w to defeat the world’s deadliest diseases.\n\nDrawing from decades lead ing New York City’s health department after 9/11\, directing the CDC dur ing the Ebola epidemic\, and fighting tuberculosis and other lethal threat s in India and around the world\, Frieden combines compelling stories with insider knowledge to show you how to win the battle for health.\n\nCopies of The Formula for Better Health will be available for purchase at the ev ent.\n\nMore information about this new MIT Press book: https://theformula forbetterhealth.net/\n\nFeatured in Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta\, S cience Friday\, Bloomberg\, Fortune\, PBS NewsHour\, Le Monde\, the Next B ig Idea Club\, New York magazine’s the Intelligencer\, NPR Open to Debat e\, and more.\n\n“Compelling … powerful and memorable … touching … refreshing …enough to pep up the most hard-bitten cynic …Hope is what The Formula For Better Health is best at giving us with its message that public health still has a place – and an important one – in creating a better world… Exactly what is needed at this moment in time.”\n—The Lancet\n\n“Clear solutions for today’s deadliest health threats."\n —Elizabeth Kolbert\, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Sixth Extincti on\n\n"The Formula for Better Health provides unique\, critical insight in to stopping epidemics and preventing deadly diseases from one of the most successful health leaders in a generation.”\n—Anthony S. Fauci\, MD\, Former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of United States\; author of New York Times #1 best-selling memoir On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Pu blic Service\n\n“A superb book. Read it! The life you save might be your own.”\n—Cass R. Sunstein\, author of Climate Justice and Nudge\n\n“ A masterclass in improving health at scale. Frieden transforms decades of global experience into actionable insights to protect and improve your hea lth and that of your family\, community\, our nation and our world.”\n —Helene Gayle\, MD\, President Emerita\, Spelman College and former Pres ident and CEO of the international organization CARE\n\n“Based on a mast erful distillation of global health victories\, Dr. Frieden reveals critic al personal and community steps for longer\, healthier lives.”\n—Bill Frist\, MD\, former United States Senate Majority Leader and co-chair of t he Future of Health Advisory Board at the Bipartisan Policy Center\n\n“T om Frieden is the most effective health messenger there is. His book\, The Formula for Better Health is succinct\, specific\, and powerful.”\n—D r. Frank Luntz\, Political Commentator\, Analyst\, and Pollster\n\n"A powe rful guide to better health from one of the world's leading health experts . As we face today's urgent threats\, Tom Frieden offers a path forward wi th trademark clarity and wisdom.”\n—Vivek Murthy\, MD\, former Surgeon General of the United States and author of the New York Times Bestseller Together: The Healing Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World LOCATION:E28\, The MIT Press Book Store\, 314 Main Street\, Cambridge\, MA\ , Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/e28-the-mit-press-book- store/the-mit-press-book-store-author-signing-dr-tom-frieden-the-formula-f or-better-he-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7867ae03f1b50901@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261202T230000Z DTEND:20261203T000000Z SUMMARY:Monthly Adult Book Club\, 18+ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 6:00—7:00 PM\nMain Library\nThe Revere Public Library\n179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151\nJoin us fo r our monthly book club discussion. Email khorvath@noblenet.org or myeoman s@noblenet.org to order you a copy of the book. LOCATION:The Revere Public Library\, 179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151 \, Revere URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/revere/the-revere-public-library/ monthly-adult-book-club-18-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6cd2d95ca4812a41@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261202T230000Z DTEND:20261203T000000Z SUMMARY:Greater Boston Area Writer's Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 6:00—8:00 PM\nAuditorium\nCentr al Library\n79 Highland Ave\, Somerville \, MA\, 02143\nThis is a writers group that meets every other week to share and workshop written work. This event is free and open to the public. This is not a library event. For qu estions\, please contact Louise at  louiseheller12@gmail.com. LOCATION:Central Library\, 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02143\, Some rville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/arlington/central-library/greater -boston-area-writers-group-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0c9452a555ef13ac@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052600Z DTSTART:20261202T231500Z DTEND:20261203T023000Z SUMMARY:Boston Poetry Slam DESCRIPTION:The Boston Poetry Slam holds an open mic every Wednesday at the Cantab as part of the weekly show. The Cantab open mic is nationally reno wned as one of the best of its kind\; it lasts for two hours\, is the most well-attended portion of the show\, and frequently sells out well before the feature takes the stage. You may read your own poetry\, prose\, perfor mance poetry\, advertisement for a poetry venue\, one-act play\, six-perso n group piece\, sixth grade diary entry\, stump speech\, political diatrib e\, nonsense verse\, New Formalism\, Olde Formuleism\, machine code\, Mors e code\, ode to an audience member who got up to go to the bathroom during your stage time\, or you may read any of the above belonging to any other author as long as you give appropriate credit. Your work does not have to be memorized. If it’s your first time reading at the Cantab Lounge\, do let the audience know so they can welcome you appropriately! The open mic list goes up as soon as the doors open at 7:15 and usually fills before t he show begins at 8:00. The cover charge is $4 (cash or venmo)\, and the s how is 21+ with a photo ID and Vaccination Card required to enter the venu e. If you want to read\, come early\, and be sure to read our Entry Line & Sign Up Rules so you know what to expect in regard to the sign-up process . The following restrictions apply to all readers on the open mic: You may enter your name in one spot on the open mic list. Another person may sign you up\, but no person may enter more than two names on the open mic list . Each open mic slot represents about three minutes of stage time. You may read as many poems as you like during that time. If you overstay your wel come\, the host will ask you to leave the stage in order to bring up the n ext reader. If your name is called and you are not in the venue\, you will forfeit your stage time. You may not sign up for both the open mic and th e poetry slam on the same night. Please note that the open mic is intended for unaccompanied spoken word only. Musically inclined poets may wish to visit the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam on Sunday nights. At the end of the ope n mic\, the hosts\, bar\, and support staff all read to close the open par t of the show. A short intermission follows\, then the featured event take s the stage. The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them availabl e for anyone who wants one\, but they are not required\, per venue managem ent. There are two single-stall\, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require s tepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show\; in general\, the r oom is dimly lit/dark throughout\, but can often get loud from conversatio ns occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will ge t back to you ASAP. LOCATION:Cantab Underground\, 738 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 021 39\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cantab-underground/bost on-poetry-slam-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:72b61bcb377293e9@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261202T233000Z DTEND:20261203T003000Z SUMMARY:CelebriTea Book Club DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 6:30—8:00 PM\nWest Branch Commu nity Room\nWest Branch \n40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\nThe Cel ebritea Club is a monthly book club inviting patrons to read a tell-all ce lebrity memoir and the drink tea while discussing it. Ebooks are availabl e on Libby/Overdrive and Hoopla. Physical copies of the book will be avail able for pickup at all of our branches. We'll provide the tea (in both sen ses) but we encourage you to bring your favorite mug.\nQuestions? Email Br igid at bblack@somervillema.gov\nRegister online between 10/22/2026 9:00 A M and 12/2/2026 9:00 AM. LOCATION:West Branch\, 40 College Ave\, Somerville\, MA\, 02144\, Somervill e URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/west-branch/celebritea -book-club-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86a0affb8ebbdb52@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261203T000000Z DTEND:20261203T010000Z SUMMARY:Nick Paumgarten at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Paumgarten—staff writer at T he New Yorker—for a discussion of his debut book\, The Intangibles: Frie ndship\, Fatherhood\, and the Love of the Game. He will be join... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick -paumgarten-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:305938fd3be27082@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261203T000000Z DTEND:20261203T010000Z SUMMARY:Wednesday Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nLucia Mastrangelo Room (2nd floor)\nWatertown Free Public Library\n123 Main St\, Watertown\ , MA\, 02472\nThe Wednesday Book Group is WFPL’s monthly book discussion group for adults. Discussions are informal and generally based on persona l reactions\, not academic analysis.\n\nCopies of the upcoming book are av ailable for checkout at the Circulation Desk!\n2026-2027 Book List\nSeptem ber - Eventide by Kent Haruf \nOctober - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marj an Kamali \nNovember - Who Is Government: The Untold Story of Public Serv ice ed. by Michael Lewis \nDecember - Boat Baby: A Memoir by Vicky Nguyen  \nJanuary - Poverty\, by America by Matthew Desmond \nFebruary - Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson \nMarch - One Book\, One Watertow n \nApril - On Beauty by Zadie Smith \nMay - The Wind Knows My Name by I sabel Allende \nJune - Book selection meeting \nJuly - The Overstory by Richard Powers \nAugust - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare \n --\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discriminate on the basis o f disability and is committed to providing a reasonable modification to pa rticipate in our events. Contact the library at wfplinfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modifica tion. LOCATION:Watertown Free Public Library\, 123 Main St\, Watertown\, MA\, 024 72\, Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/watertown-free-public-l ibrary/wednesday-book-group-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73361d524cedef1a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261203T000000Z DTEND:20261203T010000Z SUMMARY:Mystery Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 2\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nZoom\nOur next bo ok is Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. Ebooks and digital audiobook copies can be found on Libby/OverDrive and/or Hoopla. There are also physical co pies available through the Minuteman Network catalog for patrons to place a hold for pickup at any Minuteman Library location.\n\nFor more informati on\, email Kerry at keodonnell@somervillema.gov.\nRegister online between 10/28/2026 6:00 AM and 11/25/2026 6:00 PM. LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/mystery-book-gr oup-2026-12-02?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4012c09c3369629f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261203T213000Z DTEND:20261203T223000Z SUMMARY:Elementary Book Club (6 - 12) DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 4:30—5:30 PM\nThe Green Room\nTh e Revere Public Library\n179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151\nRead a ne w book and do a themed craft twice a month with Miss Christina! Ages 6 - 1 2. LOCATION:The Revere Public Library\, 179 Beach Street\, Revere\, MA\, 02151 \, Revere URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/revere/the-revere-public-library/ elementary-book-club-6-12-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:349b3baf663c019a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261203T220000Z DTEND:20261203T230000Z SUMMARY:Author Ted Chiang in Conversation with MIT President Sally Kornblut h DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special conversation with author Ted Chiang and M IT President Sally Kornbluth about Exhalation. President Kornbluth has cho sen Chiang’s celebrated science fiction short story collection to celebr ate 10 years of MIT Reads. Exploring the book’s provocative questions ab out technology and humanity\, their discussion will focus on the stories " The Truth of Fact\, the Truth of Feeling\,” "The Lifecycle of Software O bjects\,” “Omphalos\,” “What’s Expected of Us\," and "Exhalation ."\n\nIn this fantastical and elegant collection\, Chiang wrestles with th e oldest questions on Earth – What is the nature of the universe? What d oes it mean to be human? – and ones that no one else has even imagined. And\, each in its own way\, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty\, meaning\, and compassi on.\n\nThis event is part of MIT Reads\, a program that embraces the power of reading and storytelling to cultivate social connection\, individual r eflection\, and a sense of our shared humanity. Designed to foster empathy \, curiosity\, and belonging\, MIT Reads brings together the campus commun ity – and readers everywhere – through common reading experiences\, au thor talks\, and group discussions.\n\n--\n\nThis hybrid event is free and open to all\, but pre-registration is required. For online participants\, the URL will be emailed closer to the event. \n\nAccessibility: Our event s are enriched by your presence\, and we are committed to making them acce ssible. If you require accommodations to join us\, please provide details when you register or email ce-lib@mit.edu. We appreciate receiving your re quest by Monday\, November 30. LOCATION:The Nexus at Hayden Library\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/the-nexus-at-hayden-lib rary/author-ted-chiang-in-conversation-with-mit-president-sally-kornbluth- 2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c640aced9b5f64e7@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z DTSTART:20261203T230000Z DTEND:20261204T000000Z SUMMARY:Reading Romance Boston - Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join the local book club Reading Romance Boston\, which meets a t Porter Square Books: Boston Edition (50 Liberty Dr. Boston\, MA 02210). All are welcome! For details on this month's book pick\, visit ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston -edition/reading-romance-boston-book-club-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_me dium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0eea100e4428add4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261204T000000Z DTEND:20261204T010000Z SUMMARY:Sean Palfrey at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Sean Palfrey—photographer\, and f ormer pediatrician\, Faculty Dean at Harvard University\, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston University—f... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/sean -palfrey-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referr al END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:537ff133fda5b363@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052510Z DTSTART:20261204T000000Z DTEND:20261204T020000Z SUMMARY:The Curious Soul: Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Merritt LOCATION:BCA Cyclorama\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bca-cyclorama/the-curious- soul-book-launch-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe792ccfaaa01414@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z DTSTART:20261204T003000Z DTEND:20261204T013000Z SUMMARY:The Bay State Road Reading Series Presents: Claudia Rankine DESCRIPTION:Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine will give a reading. Her rea ding will be followed by a catered reception\, including a book sale and s igning. LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com puting-and-data-sciences/the-bay-state-road-reading-series-presents-claudi a-rankine-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3ae7eff3bc56e50c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261205T000000Z DTEND:20261205T010000Z SUMMARY:Nick Thorkelson at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Nick Thorkelson—author and illust rator of Herbert Marcuse\, and a former editorial cartoonist at The Boston Globe—for a discussion of his new book\, If ... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/nick -thorkelson-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-04?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0ada374c34adc14c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261205T160000Z DTEND:20261205T170000Z SUMMARY:Hanukkah Storytime! DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop for a very special Hanukkah Storytime!\n\nW e will read from a selection of Hanukkah children's classics right in fron t of our cozy fireplace to celebrate and learn about the Festival of Light s!\n\nChildren of all ages are welcome! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/hanukkah -storytime-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:04fcb5f741ecadba@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261205T180000Z DTEND:20261205T190000Z SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 5\, 2026 1:00—2:00 PM\nBergman Room\nWint hrop Public Library & Museum\n2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, MA\, 02152\nAm erican Poison: A Deadly Invention And The Woman Who Battled For Environmen tal Justice - Daniel Stone LOCATION:Winthrop Public Library & Museum\, 2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, M A\, 02152\, Winthrop URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/winthrop/winthrop-public-library- and-museum/nonfiction-book-club-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59137efc1ab64d66@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261205T190000Z DTEND:20261205T200000Z SUMMARY:Teen Author Talk: Hemie Yao DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 5\, 2026 2:00—3:00 PM\nWaverley Oaks Meet ing Room -112\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nBelmont Public Library welcomes Teen Fantasy author Hemie Yao! She will be speaking about her writing process as a young auth or\, and the ancient Chinese mythology that inspires her series\, The Unto ld Truth of Club Menshen.\nAuthor Bio: Hemie Yao published her debut novel at the age of twelve in 2023. Daughter of a Chinese immigrant\, she lives in New Hampshire and grows up in a mixed culture background. She loves to immerse herself in nature\, art\, and fictional worlds.\n \nRegistration requested. Please let us know you're coming!\nRegister online between 10/ 1/2026 9:00 AM and 12/4/2026 5:00 PM. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/te en-author-talk-hemie-yao-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:05be1e6e110fb50f@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z DTSTART:20261205T190000Z DTEND:20261205T230000Z SUMMARY:Holiday Grown Up Book Fair at Aeronaut Brewing Company! DESCRIPTION:It's that time of year again! Remember getting the book fair fl yers at school? Seeing if the next book in your favorite series was coming out\, comparing lists with your friends\, checking off ... LOCATION:Aeronaut Brewing Company\, 14 Tyler Street\, Somerville\, MA 02143 \, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/aeronaut-brewing-compa ny/holiday-grown-up-book-fair-at-aeronaut-brewing-company-2026-12-05?utm_s ource=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e453f9d9ec063c46@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052619Z DTSTART:20261206T200000Z DTEND:20261207T000000Z SUMMARY:Holiday Market DESCRIPTION:Rozzie Bound will be open during the RVMS Holiday Market from 3 -7 PM. Shop local and buy giftable books for the holidays. LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos ton URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/holiday-marke t-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7734b0395f3f623d@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261206T200000Z DTEND:20261206T223000Z SUMMARY:NOW PLAYING: They Dream by William D Caballero LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/now-playing-t hey-dream-by-william-d-caballero-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe rral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77cd272a6183bca4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261208T000000Z DTEND:20261208T010000Z SUMMARY:Matt O'Hara at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Matt O'Hara—professor of history at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and the award-winning autho r of The History of the Future in Colonial Mexico and A Flock ... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/matt -ohara-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7c1e958bacd71bed@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261208T000000Z DTEND:20261208T010000Z SUMMARY:WFPL Mighty Squirrel Book Group @ 102 Arsenal Yards Blvd DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 7\, 2026 7:00—8:15 PM\nArsenal Yards\nBond St\, Watertown\, MA\, 02472\nDiscuss fiction of all genres in a casual bre wery setting with the WFPL Mighty Squirrel book group! Watertown Free Publ ic Library (WFPL) hosts this monthly book group for adults at Mighty Squir rel Brewing Co.\, located at Arsenal Yards in Watertown. Registration is n ot required. All are welcome!  \nUpcoming Selections:\n\nCopies of the u pcoming book are available for checkout one month prior at the Circulation Desk as well as on the Bookmobile!\n\nJune: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li\n\nJuly: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar\nAugust: Horse by Geraldine Brooks\n September 14*: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\n\nOctober: The Antidote by Karen Russell\n\nNovember: Stolen by Anne-Helen Laestadiu s\n\nDecember: Woodworking by Emily St. James\nJanuary: No Meeting - See you in February! \n*Date change due to Labor Day weekend \n--\nThe Wate rtown Free Public Library does not discriminate and does not share your in formation with anyone. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodat ion to enable you to participate in our events. Contact the library at wfp linfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at least two weeks before an event to arrange for modification. LOCATION:Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/events/wfpl-mighty-squi rrel-book-group-102-arsenal-yards-blvd-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu m=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9ac6d205b923b8cd@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z DTSTART:20261208T000000Z DTEND:20261208T010000Z SUMMARY:Picture + Panel: Form or Function with Andy Hartzell and Matt Madde n DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to collaborate with the Boston C omic Arts Foundation (BCAF) and Boston Figurative Arts Center to bring Pic ture + Panel. This month\, Picture + Panel explore... LOCATION:Boston Figurative Art Center\, 285 Washington St.\, Somerville\, M A 02143\, Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/boston-figurative-art- center/picture-panel-form-or-function-with-andy-hartzell-and-matt-madden-2 026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8a3be03c10ae833c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z DTSTART:20261208T000000Z DTEND:20261208T010000Z SUMMARY:Cambridge Edition Book Club DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our PSB Cambridge Edition Book Club\, led by bookseller Wendy! We'll meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 7pm a t Porter Square Books in Cambridge (1815 Mass Ave Cambridge\, ... LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 0 2140-1413\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/porter-square-books/cam bridge-edition-book-club-2026-12-07?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:61d7dbf6f0fcbafd@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261208T233000Z DTEND:20261209T010000Z SUMMARY:Author Event: In Cahoots with the Rabbit God by Chen Chen with Josh ua Nguyen LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/author-event- in-cahoots-with-the-rabbit-god-by-chen-chen-with-joshua-nguyen-2026-12-08? utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ac0b6f22bb1bb2f0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261209T000000Z DTEND:20261209T010000Z SUMMARY:Yesenia Barragan at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Yesenia Barragan—associate profes sor of history at Rutgers University\, and author of Freedom’s Captives\ , winner of the Wesley-Logan Prize from the American... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/yese nia-barragan-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re ferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f9b44b5cbe6a24e2@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261209T000000Z DTEND:20261209T010000Z SUMMARY:Night Owls Book Club for Grades 3 - 4 DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nChildren's Room\nMa in Library\n40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\nWe invite children in grades 3 and 4 to join us to discuss a chapter book or graphic novel o ne Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm. We’ll vote for upcoming titles at the end of each meeting.\nThis month we'll be reading Olive Oakes and the Haun ted Carousel! Copies of the book are available to check out in the Childre n's Room\, as an ebook here\, or as an audiobook here.\n\nThis program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Cra ne Public Library. To find out more about their work and how you can get i nvolved\, visit the Friends of the Library webpage. LOCATION:Main Library\, 40 Washington Street\, Quincy\, MA\, 02169\, Quincy URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/quincy/main-library/night-owls-bo ok-club-for-grades-3-4-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:278c6e6bf47e6619@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052549Z DTSTART:20261209T000000Z DTEND:20261209T010000Z SUMMARY:Between the Covers Book Group DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 7:00—8:30 PM\nZoom\n'Tis the Seas on for a little bit of romance!! Pick a Winter Holiday themed romance movi e to watch and come prepared to discuss!\n\nThese films should take place during a holiday set in winter (there are so many great options to choose from!) Physical DVDs are available to order in the in the catalog and can be picked up from any Minuteman Library location. You can also watch somet hing on TV (such as the Lifetime or the Hallmark channels) or stream a win ter holiday romance free on services such as Hoopla. For a recommendation\ , contact Kerry!\nThis meeting will take place Virtually\, on Zoom. Regist er for the Link. \nFor more information about this book club\, email Kerr y at keodonnell@somervillema.gov.\n\nRegistration not yet open\, but you c an register online between 11/10/2026 9:00 AM and 12/8/2026 5:00 PM. LOCATION:Somerville URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/somerville/events/between-the-cov ers-book-group-2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1aa8176b9877a7a0@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261209T150000Z DTEND:20261209T160000Z SUMMARY:Senior Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 10:00—11:00 AM\nOffsite\nWatert own\, MA\, 02472\nThis book group meets at the Senior Center at 31 Marshal l St on the second Wednesday of the month. \nTo register for a Zoom link\ , please contact the Senior Center at (617) 972-6490.\n2026-2027 Booklist\ nCopies of the upcoming book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!\n\nSeptember – Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout\nOctober – D inners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg\nNovember – Twice by Mitch Albom **Me eting on Wednesday\, Nov. 18 due to Veterans’ Day. \nDecember – Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn\nJanuary – Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidde r\nFebruary – The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway\nMarch – Cla mmed Up by Barbara Ross\nApril – The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey \nMay – A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie\nJune – How to Re ad a Book by Monica Wood\nJuly – Book Selection Meeting. Please come wit h a book you have read and would like to recommend (350 page limit).\nAugu st – General discussion and sharing of books we are all reading LOCATION:Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/events/senior-book-grou p-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2a9364c6cde9f496@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z DTSTART:20261209T163000Z DTEND:20261209T180000Z SUMMARY:Book Discussion DESCRIPTION:Looking for an interesting read?\n\nThe Book Discussion group w ill host virtual meetings via Zoom. Please write to Maxine Jonas (jonas_m@ mit.edu) to be added to their mailing list. They (almost always) meet on t he fourth Wednesday of the month\, at 11:30am – 1pm.\n\nOur book line-up this year will be:\n\nSeptember 23\, 2026: The Nightingale by Kristin Han nahOctober 28: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark H addonDecember 9: The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriJanuary 27\, 2027: Excellent Women by Barbara PymFebruary 24: Swans of Harlem by Karen ValbyMarch 24: Everything is Tuberculosis by John GreenApril 21: The Psychology of Money by Morgan HouselMay 26: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans LOCATION:Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/events/book-discussion- 2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8963a0a78bae3989@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261209T180000Z DTEND:20261209T190000Z SUMMARY:PAL: Popular Authors Literary Club discusses "Soul of An Octopus" b y Sy Montgomery DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 1:00—2:00 PM\nHazlett Room\nWin throp Public Library & Museum\n2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, MA\, 02152\nA ll welcome to join Winthrop Public Library & Museum's PAL book club\, meet ing on the second Wednesday of each month. The Popular Authors Literary Cl ub has been in existence since 1895\, and has been hosted at the library s ince 2022. LOCATION:Winthrop Public Library & Museum\, 2 Metcalf Square\, Winthrop\, M A\, 02152\, Winthrop URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/winthrop/winthrop-public-library- and-museum/pal-popular-authors-literary-club-discusses-soul-of-an-octopus- by-sy-montgomery-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49c1b7567ec2aa9a@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052512Z DTSTART:20261209T200000Z DTEND:20261209T210000Z SUMMARY:Little Bookworms Author Study -- Registration Required DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 3:00—3:30 PM\nChildren's Progra m Room - 132\nBelmont Public Library - 336 Concord Ave\n336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\nRead and have fun each week as we explore picture bo oks and their authors and illustrators with the educators from Watertown F amily Center.  Please find the program and register at this link -- https ://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7JtWhNRTKxe9xKdFXNQEN9JHUE6Kv7cVQjTr eO00OacDjZg/viewform?pli=1\nRecommended for ages 3 to 6.\nWhat is an Autho r study? It is an incredible opportunity for children to learn how to comp are and contrast themes in author’s books\, analyze text and illustratio ns\, and make connections between an author's life and his/her work and be tween the author's work and your child’s life.\nSign up guarantees space for all sessions. Space is limited. Please contact Coordinator of Childre n's Services Deborah Borsuk with any questions at dborsuk@minlib.net. LOCATION:Belmont Public Library\, 336 Concord Ave\, Belmont\, MA\, 02478\, Belmont URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/belmont/belmont-public-library/li ttle-bookworms-author-study-registration-required-2026-12-09?utm_source=ic s&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:665adc9f233352cb@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261209T210000Z DTEND:20261210T010000Z SUMMARY:Meet Santa at the South End Holiday Stroll DESCRIPTION:It's our favorite night of the year - The South End Holiday Str oll!\n\nThis festive evening is a celebration of shopping\, dining and hol iday cheer throughout Boston's South End. Come explore beautifully decorat ed shops\, enjoy seasonal bites + drinks\, and find unique holiday gifts.\ n\nWe are very excited to host Santa Claus again this year!\nBring your fa mily\, kids\, pets\, friends for a photo op with the big man himself and d on't forget to tell him what books you'd like in your stocking!\n\nPop ins ide the shop to browse for books\, ornamets\, puzzles\, gifts and more! LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/meet-san ta-at-the-south-end-holiday-stroll-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re ferral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79f3381ee93194a8@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052600Z DTSTART:20261209T231500Z DTEND:20261210T023000Z SUMMARY:Boston Poetry Slam DESCRIPTION:The Boston Poetry Slam holds an open mic every Wednesday at the Cantab as part of the weekly show. The Cantab open mic is nationally reno wned as one of the best of its kind\; it lasts for two hours\, is the most well-attended portion of the show\, and frequently sells out well before the feature takes the stage. You may read your own poetry\, prose\, perfor mance poetry\, advertisement for a poetry venue\, one-act play\, six-perso n group piece\, sixth grade diary entry\, stump speech\, political diatrib e\, nonsense verse\, New Formalism\, Olde Formuleism\, machine code\, Mors e code\, ode to an audience member who got up to go to the bathroom during your stage time\, or you may read any of the above belonging to any other author as long as you give appropriate credit. Your work does not have to be memorized. If it’s your first time reading at the Cantab Lounge\, do let the audience know so they can welcome you appropriately! The open mic list goes up as soon as the doors open at 7:15 and usually fills before t he show begins at 8:00. The cover charge is $4 (cash or venmo)\, and the s how is 21+ with a photo ID and Vaccination Card required to enter the venu e. If you want to read\, come early\, and be sure to read our Entry Line & Sign Up Rules so you know what to expect in regard to the sign-up process . The following restrictions apply to all readers on the open mic: You may enter your name in one spot on the open mic list. Another person may sign you up\, but no person may enter more than two names on the open mic list . Each open mic slot represents about three minutes of stage time. You may read as many poems as you like during that time. If you overstay your wel come\, the host will ask you to leave the stage in order to bring up the n ext reader. If your name is called and you are not in the venue\, you will forfeit your stage time. You may not sign up for both the open mic and th e poetry slam on the same night. Please note that the open mic is intended for unaccompanied spoken word only. Musically inclined poets may wish to visit the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam on Sunday nights. At the end of the ope n mic\, the hosts\, bar\, and support staff all read to close the open par t of the show. A short intermission follows\, then the featured event take s the stage. The portion of the Cantab where the poetry show is hosted is accessible by one flight of stairs. There is seating available as well as standing room. We highly encourage the use of masks and have them availabl e for anyone who wants one\, but they are not required\, per venue managem ent. There are two single-stall\, gender neutral bathrooms. Both require s tepping onto a slight ledge to access. No flashing lights are used and no music is played over the speakers throughout the show\; in general\, the r oom is dimly lit/dark throughout\, but can often get loud from conversatio ns occurring. Please message us with any specific questions and we will ge t back to you ASAP. LOCATION:Cantab Underground\, 738 Massachusetts Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA 021 39\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/cantab-underground/bost on-poetry-slam-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:031d6e161f6ced54@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z DTSTART:20261209T233000Z DTEND:20261210T013000Z SUMMARY:South End Library Author Series: "The Killing Yards" by Jason Allis on DESCRIPTION:Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) has develpped the Sout h End Library Author Series to reach beyond the South End and Boston for e xperienced and debut authors alike to engage our friends and neighbors in stimulating discussion and reading.\n\nThis month\, we have author Jason A llison discussing his new book The Killing Yards with the South End's own Sara DiVello !\n\nEnjoy an energizing evening connecting with admired auth ors whose work will range across multiple genres and geographies! After th e talk and Q&A discussion\, purchase the showcased book from Parkside (we will be on site!)\, get it signed by the author\, and enjoy apps and drink s with other readers from the South End. \n\nIt’s a great time to connec t with friends and neighbors.\n\nAbout the book... \nThis gritty crime nov el set in 1990s New York City will appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane.\n\nNew York\, 1993. Jimmy Lettner\, a convicted drug-trafficker who once lost a daughter in a narco-fueled car wreck\, runs Manhattan’s hottest nightspo t\, Abattoir. Reformed by his time in prison\, all he wants is to run a cl ean club. But that’s not possible in a city rife with corruption.\n\nJim my doesn’t know it\, but his right-hand man\, Serge Thanakis\, is operat ing an ecstasy ring that’s drawing the wrong kind of attention. Jealous industry rivals will do anything to shut Abattoir down\, and the new mayor presses the NYPD to clean up the city’s darkest corners. As Jimmy’s t roubles mount\, temptations from his past call to him.\n\nMeanwhile\, Ben Hopkins\, a straight-edge rookie cop on the hunt for a fast-track ticket t o detective\, turns his attention to Abattoir. He has something to prove —to his father and to himself. But he’s not prepared for undercover wo rk. The club scene devours Ben\, along with his ability to tell right from wrong.\n\nAs the war for Abattoir escalates\, bodies drop\, drawing more heat from city officials. The competition threatens Jimmy’s only survivi ng daughter\, a revelation about his past threatens his future\, and he qu estions how long his reign as NYC’s nightclub king can last. But through it all\, the dance floor stays packed—and Jimmy will do anything to kee p his crown.\n\nAbout the Author... \nA native New Yorker\, Jason Allison spent two decades with the NYPD\, mostly as a detective. He now resides in Massachusetts with his wife and their Golden Retriever. The Killing Yards is his first novel. LOCATION:Connection Room at Union Church -\, Boston\, Boston URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/connection-room-at-union-c hurch/south-end-library-author-series-the-killing-yards-by-jason-allison-2 026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:067fb5fa5a7002a4@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261210T000000Z DTEND:20261210T010000Z SUMMARY:Yung Pueblo at First Parish Church DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Diego Perez—#1 New York Times bes tselling author who is widely known by his pen name\, Yung Pueblo—for a discussion of his new book\, Journey: The Year That Changes Ev... LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA 021 38\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/first-parish-church/yun g-pueblo-at-first-parish-church-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refer ral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5c713616b1d9fb91@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052417Z DTSTART:20261210T000000Z DTEND:20261210T010000Z SUMMARY:Caitríona Moran at Harvard Book Store DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Caitríona Moran—former academic publisher and current editor for a nonprofit—for a discussion of her deb ut novel\, The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow. About The Trial... LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 -3820\, Cambridge URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/cambridge/harvard-book-store/cait riona-moran-at-harvard-book-store-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=ref erral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfcfc9e940efed7c@goingson.co DTSTAMP:20261110T052511Z DTSTART:20261210T000000Z DTEND:20261210T010000Z SUMMARY:(Virtual) LGBTQ+ Book Group DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nZoom\nRead and di scuss LGBTQ+ reads across fiction and non-fiction genres and make new frie nds! The LGBTQ+ Book Group for adults meets on the second Wednesday of the month\, 7 pm\, virtually. Join our next meeting via Zoom. All are welcome !\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nUpcoming Selections 2026\nCopies of the upcomin g book are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk!\nJanuary - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar\n\nFebruary - Rachel Carson and The Powe r of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell\n\nMarch - Giovanni's Room by James Baldwi n\n\nApril - The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan\n\nMay - Bluff by D anez Smith\n\nJune - Bellies by Nicola Dinan\nJuly - Oye by Melissa Mollog on \nAugust - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine\nSeptember - So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans\, Nonbinary\, Genderqueer\, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro DeRobert is\nOctober - The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez\nNovember  - Tales of t he City by Armistead Maupin\nDecember - Zami: A New Spelling of My Name  by Audre Lorde \n--\nThe Watertown Free Public Library does not discrimin ate and does not share your information with anyone. We are committed to p roviding reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in our even ts. Contact the library at wfplinfo@watertown-ma.gov or 617-972-6436 at le ast two weeks before an event to arrange for modification. LOCATION:Watertown URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/watertown/events/virtual-lgbtq-bo ok-group-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR