Brookline Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Harvest Fest fun, hockey teams play full slate

From Brookline News

• Harvest Fest fun, hockey teams play full slate Brookline Recreation's Harvest Fest brought live entertainment, farm stands, food trucks and family activities to Brookline Golf Course on Sunday, while Youth Hockey's travel and girls teams faced a broad slate of regional opponents.Brookline News

Happening Wed, Oct 28

• 10:00 a.m.: Energy advocate holds office hours Wednesday Brookline's energy advocate will hold office hours Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon at 93 Winchester Street for residents with energy efficiency or utility questions.Town of Brookline
• Library hosts Clay Dragon Eyes art class Brookline Village Library's Pop-Up Art School invites kids to sculpt a dragon eye from air-dry clay and metallic paint Wednesday, Oct. 28, with time to make a dragon egg too.Brookline Public Library
• Pop-up art school felts a Venus fly-trap Brookline Public Library's Pop-Up Art School lets participants needle-felt a green carnivorous plant complete with fangs, rooted in a terra-cotta pot, on Wednesday, Oct. 28.Brookline Public Library
• Library invites scary stories Wednesday night Brookline Public Library hosts Scary Story Night on Wednesday, Oct. 28, inviting residents to share their best hair-raising tales with fellow Halloween fans.Brookline Public Library
• English conversation group meets Wednesday at library Brookline Public Library's English Club offers an informal ELL conversation group Wednesday, Oct. 28, for adults practicing English and meeting other language learners.Brookline Public Library
• Family storytime returns Wednesday morning Brookline Village Library hosts Family Storytime Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Hunneman Hall with stories, songs and movement for young children.Brookline Public Library
• Library singalong set for Wednesday Brookline Public Library's Singalong invites families to sing and dance to favorite and new songs on Wednesday, Oct. 28.Brookline Public Library

Yesterday in Brookline (Tue, Oct 27)

• Brookline's caviar cafe wants you to try fish eggs Brookline.News reports that Marky's, a local caviar cafe, is marketing fish eggs to residents by following clients through the seasons in Massachusetts.Brookline.News
• Brookline invests $16.6 million in housing and history A Patch report says Brookline is inviting resident input through a town survey on how to allocate $16.6 million in Community Preservation Act funds for housing, historic preservation and recreation projects.Brookline Patch

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 29: Diwali candle-making workshop set for Thursday Brookline Public Library partners with Hand.The.Light for a Diwali candle-making craft Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Coolidge Corner Library, melting wax and infusing scent to celebrate the festival of lights.Brookline Public Library
• Thu, Oct 29: One-woman play honors Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman Actor Tammy Denease performs "One Minute of Freedom," a one-person play about Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, an enslaved woman from a Sheffield, Massachusetts household, at the library Thursday, Oct. 29.Brookline Public Library
• Fri, Oct 30, 1:40 p.m.: K-8 students dismissed early for staff training Brookline Public Schools will dismiss K-8 students at 1:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, for a scheduled teacher collaboration day.Brookline Public Schools
• Fri, Oct 30, 10:30 a.m.: Village Library opens late Friday, Oct. 30 The Brookline Village Library branch at 361 Washington St. will open later than usual, at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 30.Brookline Public Library
• Fri, Oct 30: BEEP hosts not-spooky Bitty Boo Bash Friday Brookline Early Education Program and the library host a Halloween-themed Bitty Boo Bash Friday, Oct. 30, with songs, a costume parade, trick-or-treat stations and a take-home craft kit.Brookline Public Library
• Sat, Oct 31, 11:30 p.m.: Coolidge Corner Theatre caps horror week Saturday Coolidge Corner Theatre's 25th annual Halloween Horror Marathon runs all night Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11:30 p.m., featuring The Mummy, a rare 35mm print of The Mummy's Shroud and five surprise films, Brookline Patch reports.Brookline Patch
• Tue, Nov 3: Schools closed Tuesday for staff development day Brookline Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, for a professional development day, with no classes held.Brookline Public Schools
• Wed, Nov 4, 12:40 p.m.: PK-6 students dismissed early Wednesday, Nov. 4 Brookline Public Schools will dismiss PK-6 students at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4.Brookline Public Schools
• Fri, Nov 6, 1:40 p.m.: K-8 early dismissal returns Friday, Nov. 6 Brookline Public Schools will again dismiss K-8 students at 1:40 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, for teacher collaboration.Brookline Public Schools
• Wed, Nov 11: Schools closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day Brookline Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.Brookline Public Schools
• Thu, Nov 12, 12:40 p.m.: PK-8 students dismissed early Thursday, Nov. 12 Brookline Public Schools will dismiss PK-8 students at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.Brookline Public Schools

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