#ShopSmall Downtown Framingham, Inc. Social Media Campaign

November 14, 2019, 5:00 AM - 11:45 PM @ Downtown Framingham

Shooting for 500 photos this year! https://downtownframinghaminc.org/blog/shopdowntown Go to local downtown businesses and post your #shopsmall snaps to: - Go Downtown Framingham! Facebook Group with #shopsmall and tag the downtown business - Public Instragram using #shopsmall and a small business - Public Twitter using #shopsmall and a small business Use the #shopsmall Facebook Profile Frame: www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected_overlay_id=1380034882171691

Knocking from the Inside Opening Reception

November 14, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Amazing Things Arts Center

Gallery160 presents Knocking from the Inside artwork by Tim McDonald + David Baggarly The show is on display from November 8th through December 7th, 2019 Join the artists for their opening reception in Gallery160. Light refreshments will be available. Free and open to the public! Gallery Hours Tuesday - Friday 12pm-6pm. Firehouse galleries are also open to ticket holders during performances.

Book Covers

November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Amazing Things Arts Center

We’re piecing together interesting readers…to read interesting pieces together. Come enjoy an evening of literary entertainment as you listen to selected works – from classic to contemporary, all revolving around the theme of “Home” – read aloud by members of our community. A moderated conversation about reading and “home” – including how we sometimes feel “at home” in the pages of a book – will follow This event is produced by A Lifely Read, with assistance from Fugitive Productions The Silver Unicorn Bookstore in West Acton Village will be at this event, selling a selection of books from which the readings are taken.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM @ Springdale Barrel Room

Lifelong Learning Lecture: In the Beginning: The Art of Openers in the Novels of Charles Dickens

November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ McAuliffe Branch Library

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Helen Heineman, President Emerita, Framingham State University Creating a good opening scene is an important launching operation on the part of a novelist. Dickens was a master at it, and this talk will look at how he created unforgettable ‘‘openers’’ in several of his 15 novels. We’ll look at his most famous–and best–in Bleak House as well as openers in Dombey and Son, Great Expectations and Edwin Drood. Please Note: This lecture will be at the McAuliffe Branch Library.

Moonglow: Project Apollo and U.S. Foreign Relations

November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Framingham State University, McCarthy Center

What was the political and foreign policy significance of the Apollo program, and what is its enduring legacy? We often remember Project Apollo as a feat of science and engineering but from the very start it was part of a broader geopolitical strategy to build alliances, win “hearts and minds,” and secure superpower status in the Cold War. This presentation traces the politics of Project Apollo, from President John F. Kennedy’s call in 1961 to win the battle “between freedom and tyranny” with lunar exploration, to President Richard Nixon’s “Moonglow” diplomatic tour of southeast Asia in 1969, and considers how Apollo-era space diplomacy should inform space policy today. Join us for this talk by Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

YA Book Club Featuring The Fountains of Silence

November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM @ Barnes & Noble

Our YA Book Club discussions continue this fall! Join us on the second Thursday of every month to explore compelling stories and characters. Our November selection is The Fountains of Silence, a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets in postwar Spain.

Open Blues Jam - Live Music at The 4's Sports Pub

November 14, 2019, 7:30 PM @ The 4's Sports Pub