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The Brookline Office of Emergency Management and the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services are offering another vital document scanning session, to ensure senior residents have secure access to their personal information in the event of an emergency.

After the success of the two-part vital documents program held at the Brookline Senior Center last month, enough interest was received to hold an additional scanning session to accommodate more residents who wished to participate.

Those who are interested should call 617-730-2770 to reserve a spot.

The Emergency Preparedness Buddies Program (EP Buddies) assists Brookline seniors and adults with disabilities who live alone to prepare for and respond to emergencies. More information is available here .

This project is supported with federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).

Join us for another wonderful Piatigorsky Foundation Concert with featured artist Richard Dowling. Hailed by The New York Times as "an especially impressive fine pianist," Richard Dowling appears regularly in solo recitals, music festivals, and as guest soloist in concerto engagements with symphony orchestras. Career highlights include performances in New York at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. The National Federation of Music Clubs honored him with a special award recognizing his outstanding performances of American music. Works of Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Joplin, Ravel, ragtime, and early jazz figure prominently in his extensive repertoire. He is the first pianist in the world to perform the complete cycle of Scott Joplin's 53 rags, marches, waltzes, and cakewalks in public -- nearly four hours of music, all from memory. His 3-CD set, The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2018. Richard Dowling has received praiseful reviews and is a versatile recording artist with over a dozen CDs of classical, chamber, ragtime, jazz, and popular music. He has been a Piatigorsky Artist since 1994 and has performed over 1,200 recitals across America under its auspices. Mr. Dowling resides in New York and is an official Steinway Artist.

Please register at 617-730-2770.

Come celebrate the writing that Senior Center participants and BU students have done together as part of the Life Writing course. Family and friends welcome. Snacks will be served.

Please register at 617-730-2770.

Join us as we welcome back Leo Diamant, pianist, singer, and music teacher from St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to the area 3 years ago to get his masters in music education from Boston University. Leo is passionate about using music education as a way to build community and advocate for positive change. Before coming to Boston for his studies, Leo had the privilege of performing piano and singing for seniors in St. Louis during his undergraduate years. Aside from music, Leo coaches a youth rock climbing team and spends his free time studying Spanish and exploring the city!

Please register at 617-730-2770.

Join us for this wonderful performance! Longtime New England musician/author Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash's career spanning from the 1950's to his passing in 2003. He'll discuss Cash's emergence as a groundbreaking artist in the 1950's, his marriage to June Carter and many of his other career highlights. In both 2022 and 2023, York was nominated for the Boston Music Award for Best Country Artist and his album Gently Used was named one of Worcester Magazine's best albums of 2022. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookline Commission for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Please register at 617-730-2770.

Join Christopher Daley, historian, author, and public speaker, for this 90 minute presentation. This presentation, which is part travelogue and part history will chronicle the story of Bonnie and Clyde, separating the reality from the myth! For years the public has been fascinated with the story of this Dust-bowl Romeo and Juliet. However, much of what we know is mainly from the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" and more recently a highly fictionalized made for T.V. movie shown on A&E & the History Channel. Much myth, conjecture and outright lies exist about the two Texas bandits but when one delves into the true story of the two lovers a much more interesting and human story emerges; much better than Hollywood was able to depict. This presentation will tell that story through the use of period photographs and movies plus modern photographs and video shot by Mr. Daley. He traveled through the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri on the trail of Bonnie and Clyde, photographing and making a video of the sites of their homes, murders, robberies, shoot-outs and hide-outs. Refreshments will be graciously sponsored by Gather Health.

Please register at 617-730-2770.

On Zoom. To register and access the event, click here. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing directions for joining the webinar.

The Brookline Budget Forum serves as an opportunity for residents to hear directly from Town Administrator Carey as he provides insight on municipal finance and the town's annual budget process.

The event will include an overview of the Town's Fiscal Year 2025 budget and residents will have an opportunity to provide general input on town budget priorities.

For more information on the proposed FY25 Budget including the FY2025 Financial Plan, FY25 Budget Presentation to the Select Board and Advisory Committee, Capital Improvement Summary, the Long Range Financial Plan and more, please visit the Budget Central page on the Town's website.

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is hosting a free community event. Coinciding with May being Mental Health Awareness Month, the event is entitled, "Don't Get Eaten Alive! The Sandwich Generation: Multigenerational Caregiving." Those in this generation are squeezed on both sides, or at times on three sides: not only addressing the complex needs of aging parents, but also of adult children and maybe grandchildren. The stressors can be overwhelming, affecting family dynamics, emotionally and financially. This event will include dialogue about these powerful experiences and shared strategies for self-care. Full details can be found on Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis website.