SoWa Artists Guild’s September events conclude
The final SoWa Sunday of the month will be held Sept. 27 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
SoWa Artists Guild events are free and open to the public and are held at 450 Harrison Ave.
ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshops return to Public Garden
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced the return of its popular ParkARTS Fall Watercolor Painting Workshop series, taking place throughout September. The free workshops are part of Boston Parks’ 2026 ParkARTS program, which brings arts and cultural programming to parks across the city.
Workshop dates include the Public Garden Lagoon on Saturday, Sept. 26., from 10 a.m. to noon, weather permitting.
Open to Boston residents ages 9 and up, the Watercolor Painting Workshops welcome artists of all skill levels to create their own green space-inspired masterpieces. Materials and instruction will be provided by a local instructor. Pre-registration is required. For more information, visit boston.gov/watercolor-workshops.
Author Andre Hardy in conversation Oct. 14 at Union Methodist Church
The Friends of the South End Library will host Andre Hardy, in conversation with Sara DiVello, about his debut novel, ‘Tear The City Down,’ on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Union Methodist Church, 485 Columbus Ave. (entrance to the Connection Room from West Newton Street).
Refreshments will be served, and Parkside Books will have copies of the book for sale.
You can also attend virtually; email [email protected] to get a zoom link
More information on Hardy and FOSEL is available online at https://www.friendsofsouthendlibrary.org/.
Marie Clouqueur speaks to Boston Village audience
Boston Village recently held the second in its ‘Aging in Place, Living Your Best Life at Home’ speaker series with Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marie Clouqueur. Her presentation, titled, “Everyone Wants a Long Life. Nobody Wants To Get Old,” was based on her clinical work in geriatric psychiatry as well as examples in history and literature. The speaker series will continue as Boston Village celebrates its 25th anniversary. To learn more about the series, which is free and open to the public, go to www.Bostonvillage.org. Pictured (l-r): Dr. Michael Goldberg, Boston Village board member and speaker series organizer, Marie Clouqueur, and Melissa Interess, Executive Director, Boston Village.
WLP’s annual Spaghetti Dinner returns Oct. 29 to Fairmont Copley Plaza
The Women’s Lunch Place’s annual Spaghetti Dinner takes place on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel.
WLP Advocate Bonnie Zamparelli will be the event’s featured speaker.
Visit https://womenslunchplace.org/event/sponsors?