Celebrate music summer coffee house series is now booked! July 16, 23 and 30...

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We hope you enjoyed the first Summer Celebrate Music Coffee House concert, in the Meeting Room at Coolidge Corner Branch of the Brookline Public Library on Sunday, July 16 - see photos above. The concert kicked off with the ever popular community open mic, followed by four awesome performers: Too Klez for Comfort; the poetry of RSVP; Josie Lowder; and Patrice Monahan Jazz.

The next concert scheduled for Sunday, July 23 will again start with a community open mic, hosted by "Deadair" Dennis Maler, followed by four more great performers: RSVP; Carolyn Brooke; Coulda Been Worse; and Usually Seven.
Great Local Bands! Free Refreshments! Check here for the full schedules. As always be mindful that musicians lead complicated lives and sometimes make last minute changes in their schedules…
Come relax and enjoy these easy-going concerts.  Stay 30 minutes or the full 2 hours. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you to our sponsors: BIG, ArtsBrookline, BCA, Celebrate Music, the Public Library of Brookline., and Friends of Brookline Library.
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The latest exhibit on Brookline's town hall walls, is "5art' and will be up through september 30. stop by anytime between 9-5 and view the work in rooms 103, 111, the main lobby, and the selectmen's hearing room.
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Zvi A Sesling has been named Brookline's third Poet Laureate for the term 2017-20.  
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Zvi A. Sesling has been appointed as Brookline's third poet laureate and will serve a term of three years from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020.  The BCA would like to thank Brookline Booksmith for their support.

​Click here for the full press release

Zvi and past poets laureate, Judith Steinbergh and Jan Schreiber, invited the community to a well attended special poetry event, The Changing of the Bard, at Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, on Thursday, May 11, where they read from the works of New England poets.

Zvi has more community events planned to make poetry part of Brookline life!

2017 annual grantee reception




the annual bca reception to showcase the 2017 grant awardees took place on monday, may 8, in hunneman hall at the brookline village library

Chobee Hoy was awarded the fourth annual cultural contributor award for her support of arts and culture in Brookline over many years.

check back soon for event photographs.

​click here for the list of 2017 grantees

POET LAUREATE - upcoming events

As events are scheduled they will be posted here...
TOWN HALL WALLS - AN EXHIBITION OF LOCAL ARTISTS AT BROOKLINE TOWN HALL


The next exhibit, 5ART, will be installed June 19, with an opening reception on June 23, and will feature work from Brookline Arts Commissioners past and present, Amy Emmert, Gillian Jackson, Mori Insinger and Courtney McGlynn, plus local resident artist Doron Putka.

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If you are an artist seeking more exposure for your work, why not consider exhibiting on Town Hall Walls?  Check here for application details.