Much Ado About Nothing | Boston Theater Co Teen Troupe @ Brookline Village Library

Brookline Village Library - Hunneman Hall 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA, United States

Much Ado About Nothing | Boston Theater Co Teen Troupe A performance of an abridged version of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing performed by the Boston Theater Company Teen Troupe.  All are welcome! This event is part of the Spring in to Summer with Shakespeare series! All events are free and open to the public, and … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing | Boston Theater Co Teen Troupe @ Brookline Village Library

Brookline Commission for the Arts | Grantee Showcase

Brookline Village Library 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA, United States

The Brookline Commission for the Arts will present the 2017 Local Cultural Council/Massachusetts Cultural Council grantees and their exciting arts and cultural projects. This free event will serve light refreshment.

Free

Balagan Films | Shireen Seno (curator), Experimental Films

Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States

THE KALAMPAG TRACKING AGENCY May 8, 2017 (Mon) - 8:00pm, Coolidge Corner Theatre Presented in conjunction with Crows and Sparrows, Balagan welcomes Manila-based filmmaker and curator Shireen Seno to present a program of Filipino experimental film and video from the past three decades. The Kalampag Tracking Agency is an ongoing curatorial initiative of Shireen Seno … Continue reading Balagan Films | Shireen Seno (curator), Experimental Films

Changing of the Bard | Brookline Poets Laureate Past & Present

Brookline Village Library 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA, United States

Changing of the Bard: An evening of poetry with Brookline poets laureate past & present Judith Steinbergh, Jan Schreiber and Zvi A Seslin reading The Poetry of New England.

Free

Obsession | NT Live at the Coolidge

Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States

Obsession Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film. Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically … Continue reading Obsession | NT Live at the Coolidge

$20 – $23

Needs Improvment | BHS Improvisational Theatre Group

Brookline High School - Auditorium 115 Greenough St, Brookline, MA, United States

An evening of original work by Needs Improvment! Needs Improvment, BHS's improvisational theater group, uses humor to engage with the world around us, creating scene work inspired by current events and people in the news. The audience gets to participate, as Needs Improvment solicits ideas and prompts to create work that has never been seen before and will never be … Continue reading Needs Improvment | BHS Improvisational Theatre Group

Boston Sacred Harp All-Day Singing | St Paul’s Church

St Paul's Episcopal Church 15 St Paul Street, Brookline, MA, United States

Boston Sacred Harp All-Day Singing This event is free and open to the public. No experience necessary to participate. Books will be available for loan or purchase. Come sing with us! Boston-area singers: Please bring a covered dish to share for our potluck meal at Noon. For more information about how to prepare, please see … Continue reading Boston Sacred Harp All-Day Singing | St Paul’s Church

Free

Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival/Sakura Matsuri

Brookline High School 115 Greenough St, Brookline, MA, United States

Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival is a collaboration between The Genki Spark and Brookline High School Japanese Program.   Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival Tentative Schedule*  (Blankets and Lawn Chairs welcome) 12:00 PM- Festival Opening, The Genki Spark (taiko, Boston, MA) 12:30 PM- Odaiko New England (taiko, Woburn, MA) 1:00 PM- Mountain River Taiko (taiko, Western, MA) 1:30 PM- Takahashi Minyo Kai, (dance, … Continue reading Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival/Sakura Matsuri

$5 – $20

I Due Foscari | Opera at the Coolidge

Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States

I Due Foscari “Plácido Domingo is the definitive Francesco of recent times” — Financial Times “To see him again on stage is a joy. From here to eternity” — La Stampa “One can only marvel at his enormous musicality, his ageless vocal quality, his enviable stage presence” — Il corriere musicale Here is Plácido Domingo’s … Continue reading I Due Foscari | Opera at the Coolidge

$20 – $23

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | NT Live at the Coolidge

Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ★★★★★ "Imelda Staunton is at her magnificent best. A first-rate revival of an astonishing play." - The Guardian Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident of the Dog … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | NT Live at the Coolidge

$20 – $23