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Literally Waltham: February 2020

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The Tea Leaf (Jessica Lucci)

February 2020 Literally Waltham

1 Jessica Lucci live at Stupid Cupid Steampunk Ball, 177 Hartford Rd., Manchester, CT

2 "Literary Art for Watch City Kids" by Jessica Lucci at Waltham Public Library, Children's Room Display Case, February 1-29.

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3 Sarah Kozloff: A Queen in Hiding, Brookline Booksmith, 7PM

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4 Gish Jen: Resisters, Harvard Book Store, 7PM

5 Jay Black and Pink Pen Pal Writing, First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 7PM

6 Wicked Waltham: Crimes of Passion with Steve Goodwin & Detective Jim Auld, Part 2, Waltham Public Library, 6:30PM

7 Joel Christian Gill, Harvard Book Store, 7PM

8 Open NOH8 Photo Shoot, Hyatt Regency Boston, 6PM

9 Big Gay Valentine Market, Blend 1310 Dorchester Ave., 12-6PM

10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club: "Dawn" by Octavia Butler, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45PM

11 Let's Make a Valentine's Card with our Circuit Maker, Waltham Public Library, 7-8:30PM

12 Transnational Series: Poupeh Missaghi, Brookline Booksmith, 7PM

13 Valentine Readings by Jessica Lucci:

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Waltham Council on Aging 1-1:30PM

Belmont Manor 2:30-3PM

14 Valentine Readings by Jessica Lucci:

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Wingate at Weston Nursing and Rehabilitation 10:30-11AM

Tick Tock Chocolates 12-2PM

15 Valentine Tea and Romantic Readings by Jessica Lucci at The Tea Leaf, Moody Street, 3-5PM

16 Brain Arts Market, Cambridge Community Center, 12PM

17 The Amazing Max, 333 Nahanton Street Newton (JCC), 11AM and 1PM, $16-$18

18 Books in Bloom, Waltham Public Library, 9:30-11AM

19 Panel with Christopher Bollen, Christopher Castellani, Hallie Ephron, Porter Square Books, 7PM

20 Harriet Tubman at the Library, Waltham Public Library, 6:30-7:30PM

21 Moonlight Tours, Gore Museum, 7:30PM, $15-$20

22 Longfellow Birthday Celebration, Mount Auburn Cemetery, 10AM

23 Be the Change Community Action: Voter Suppression, Porter Square Books, 3-5PM

24 Cozy up with selections from Lucci's List!

25 Poetry of Resistance and Black Lives Matter with Professor Keith Jones, Waltham Public Library, 6:30-8PM

26 The Atlas of Boston History, Boston Athenaeum, 12PM

27 Alice Lichtenstein, Belmont Books, 7PM

28 To Do the Good I Expected, activism of Robert Roberts, Gore Place, 7:30PM, FREE

29 English Conversation Group, Waltham Public Library, 10-11:30AM

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