Natick April 2024

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Bacon Free Library April
Library Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:30-5:30
with extended hours on Tuesday until
7:00pm
Saturdays 9:30-1:30
Curbside pickup is available during
all open hours
Check our website for the most upto-date
information and to register for
programs: https://baconfreelibrary.org
Children’s Programs
Story Time -- Mondays and
Tuesdays @ 10 am -- We’ll feature
a combination of stories for
listening and songs for singing &
dancing. When the temperature
is above 55 and dry, we’ll be outside!
Baby Time -- Wednesdays @
10am -- Join us for a cozy story
time filled with lap bounces,
rhymes, songs, and simple stories.
Geared toward infants and young
toddlers with their grownups. Always
held indoors.
Dog Tales Story Time -- Monday,
April 1st @ 10am -- Join us
for dog-approved stories and a
chance to pet a calm, sweet, and
soft therapy dog. When the temperature
is above 55 and dry, we›ll
be outside!
Jammin with You -- Fridays,
April 5th & 12th @
10:30am -- Be prepared to laugh,
dance, sing, and jam your way
through 30 minutes of non-stop
family fun! When the temperature
is above 55 and dry, we›ll be
outside! Registration is required.
Meet an Alpaca -- Saturday,
April 6th, 10:30-11:30am -- Harvard
Alpaca Ranch will bring one
of their alpacas to the BFL for a
visit. After learning about alpacas,
you can meet the alpaca up close.
All ages are welcome. This program
will be held outdoors.
Registration is required.
Ecosystem Explorers with
the MHS Plantmobile -- Tues,
April 16th @ 2pm -- Join us for
a hands-on, science-based program
brought to us by the Mass.
Horticultural Society›s Plantmobile.
Dive into the intricate
web of ecosystems and learn
how plants play a vital role in
our environment. This program
is geared toward kids in grades
pre-K through 5. Registration is
required.
Drop-in Craft: Storybook
Flowers -- Friday, April 19th,
10:30-11:30am -- Stop by to
make a colorful flower with recycled
book pages! All ages are
welcome.
All Ages Programs
Featured art display: Rebecca
McGee Tuck is a sculptor and
an ocean activist. Her current
display, called “Along the Wrack
Line,” deals with the overwhelming
amount of debris and plastic
trash that contaminate our local
New England beaches. Rebecca›s
unique, thought-provoking work
will be on display at the BFL from
March 28th to May 15th.
Celebrate the Earth -- Seedling
Swap and Ask a Master Gardener
Table -- Saturday, April
27th, 10am - 1pm -- Bring your
homegrown (or store bought)
seedlings to swap with others:
have 6 tomato plant seedlings but
only need 2? Swap them for others
that you need. The maximum
seedlings to trade is 4. Our Seed
Library will also be available all
day if you›d like to pick up some
Summer Guide!
Think Summer! Warm weather. Beaches. Golfing. Hiking. Outdoor dining.
Are you looking forward to it as much as we are? Then promote your
business and events with our annual SUMMER GUIDE –
jam-packed with things to do this summer. Just add warm weather!
seeds to sow in your garden.
And be sure to stop by our Ask
a Master Gardener table to ask
the experts all of your gardening
questions. This program will be
held on the library lawn.
Meet the Artist Reception
-- Tues, April 30th, 5-6:30pm --
Drop in to meet sculptor and
social activist, Rebecca McGee
Tuck, and enjoy a viewing of her
display “Along the Wrack Line.”
Adult Programs
Sustainable Gardening
-- Thurs, April 18th @ 6pm on
Zoom -- Blackstone Valley Veggie
Gardens is back with tips to
help you become a more efficient
gardener. Learn how to lengthen
your growing season and maximize
your output, all while preserving
resources. Register to
receive the Zoom link for this virtual
program.
Adult Book & Film Clubs -
registration required for all clubs
https://baconfreelibrary.org/
clubs-programs/
Mystery Book Club -- first
Thursday of the month @
1pm on Zoom
April 4th: Down the River
Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley
History Book Club -- second
Thursday of the month @
11am on Zoom
April 11th: A Spy Among
Friends: Kim Philby and the
great betrayal by Ben Macintyre
Environmental Book
Club -- third Tuesday of the
month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom
April 16th: The Blue Machine:
how the ocean works by
Helen Czerski
Tuesday Night Book Club –
meets the fourth Tuesday of the
month @ 6:30 pm at the library
April 23rd: The Perfect
Nanny: a novel by Leila Slimani
Nonfiction Book Club --
fourth Saturday of the month @
10am at the library
April 27th: H is for Hawk by
Helen MacDonald
Cinephile Mondays -- last
Monday of the month @ 4pm on
Zoom; watch and discuss films.
Check the BFL website for the
film of the month and to register.
Museum Passes
The Bacon Free Library and
Morse Institute Library offer
passes for free or reduced-admission
to 30 local museums.
Check one out and plan
your next day trip!
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A Cappella Singers
Spring Concert
The A Cappella Singers, a
Metro-West treble chorus, is
holding its annual Spring Concert
on Saturday, April 27th at
7:00 p.m. at the Fisk Memorial
United Methodist Church, 106
Walnut Street, Natick.
The chorus was formed 60
years ago and is celebrating its
Diamond Jubilee! We will be
performing some of our all-time
favorites plus a few new, exciting
pieces, followed by a sing-a-long
featuring music from the 1960’s.
Please come and welcome our
new director, Dr. Randy McGee.
There will be a reception following
the concert. Tickets are $18
in advance or $20 at the door,
and $15 for students and seniors,
and will be available from members
or at the concert.
For more information or to reserve
tickets, go to www.theacappellasingers.org,
or contact us at
info@theacapellasingers.org, or
call Betty Hood at 781-444-5963.
New members will be accepted
in September.