Past Events

While everyone is staying away from others physically, we are offering a way to connect virtually. Brookline Adult & Community Education is offering online courses from May 4 to June 30, 2020. For a complete list of our online courses,…

In this evening with an herbalist, we’ll learn about the most popular herbs to grow and use in our homes and for our health. Plants including calendula and comfrey may be easier to grow and utilize in our daily lives…

Come find out about the nations of Eastern Europe and their tumultuous history. Historian and lecturer Patrick M. Leehey will draw on traditional stories and medieval chronicles to show how the modern nations of Eastern Europe (the Baltic States, Poland,…

As the United States was rising as an international superpower over the course of the 20th century, the world of classical music was exploding with innovative new styles and techniques the likes of which it had never seen before. This…

Do you carry anything in your backpack, handbag or briefcase every day that you never use? Will you be able to finish all the food you store in your refrigerator in the next two weeks? Do you keep clothes in…

Everyone dreams, and our dreams have messages for us if we know how to decode them. Dreams can hold the keys to creative insights and solutions to the problems that hold you back. Whether you are facing a confusing life…

The photographer Walker Evans is famous for his collaboration with author James Agee documenting the effects of the Depression. In 1931, Evans joined Lincoln Kerstein, his early patron, and architect/poet John Brooks Wheelwright in a project to photograph Boston-area Victorian…

No matter where you are, or what you’re doing, it’s possible and desirable to stop and look inward for a moment. Meditation, or learning to be with and observe your situation just the way it is, is an easy way…

Many people hear that they need treatment every time they are at the dentist. Have you ever heard that oral health impacts the health of your entire body, but wonder how they connect? Having clean and healthy teeth and gums…

Whether you practice yoga sporadically or faithfully, and no matter the style, yoga is an incredibly centering and joyful practice, especially when you’re aware of the impact it is having. This workshop will help demystify what is happening in your…