I can handle autumn as long as there is a bit of chill and spookiness involved. I have scoured local events for low-cost or free experiences with a literary twist. First, let's look back at our glorious September!
1st Annual Uganda Independence Day Peace Rally
"Donuts" art exhibit at Lincoln Arts Project
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Madeline Miller at the Brattle Theatre
Waltham represented at the Railway to the Moon Steampunk Festival
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Waltham Cultural Council Potluck at Lincoln Studios
Local sweets at the Compass Rose Steampunk Festival
Waltham Parade Celebration
"A Far Cry" at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Please say hello if you see me at events! Enjoy!
1 Tuesday 8:20 AM Blessing of the Animals, Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted parking lot
2 Wednesday 7:15PM Nonviolent Communication with Rob Kanzer Rosenberg, Waltham Public Library
3 Thursday 7PM Goldberg Variations performed by Peter Watchorn on harpsichord, Boston College Saint Mary's Chapel
4 Friday 5-9PM Steampunk Retrofuturism, Putnam, Connecticut
5 Saturday 12-4PM Gore Place Century Party with The Telephone Museum, $5
5PM Pasta Supper - Our Lady's school cafeteria featuring music and dancing with guest entertainer, Gary Leanues
6 Sunday 10AM Oktoberfest Four Miler, Mighty Squirrel, to benefit RACE Cancer, use your discount card from The Telephone Museum for BOGO FREE pretzels
7 Monday 6PM Silent Book Club, Trident Booksellers and Cafe
8 Tuesday League of Women Voters, Waltham City Charter, Waltham Public Library, 7-8:45PM
9 Wednesday 7:15PM Always Young (at Heart) Bookclub discusses "The Living" by Matt de la Pena, Waltham Public Library
10 Thursday 7:30PM A Gothic Horror Radio Show, Stonehurst, Robert Treat Paine Estate, $20 in advance, $25 at door
11 Friday 10:30AM-2:30PM "Voices from the Grave" spooky storytelling, The Telephone Museum, kids are free
12 Saturday Moody Street Krazy Days - Free treat for kids at The Telephone Museum
13 Sunday National Fossil Day, Visit the virtual fossil museum at Bretton Rocks online
14 Monday Read a spooky selection from "Lucci's List"
15 Tuesday Join BBWB for a free creepy short story
16 Wednesday 7:30-9PM Boston Typewriter Orchestra at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, $20
17 Thursday 7:15-8:45 Waltham Public Library Book Club, "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
18 Friday 7:30PM Animated Films of Karen Aqua with Ken Field, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, $15
19 & 20 Boston Book Festival. Saturday: Copley Square Sunday: Dudley Square in Roxbury
20 Sunday 1-4:45PM Friends of the Waltham Public Library Book Sale, Waltham Public Library
21 Monday 7:15-8:45 "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Waltham Public Library
22 Tuesday 7-8:30PM "Mill Talk: Hydro and Steam Power for Mills from 1840-1920" at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
23 Wednesday 6-7:30PM Puritans in Print, Suffolk Law School, 1120 Tremont
24 Thursday 7PM Open 3D Design using Tinkercard, Waltham Public Library
25 & 26 CreatedBy Festival at the Boston Childrens Museum, featuring The Telephone Museum
26 Saturday Jewelry City Steampunk Festival, Attleboro
27 Sunday Western Greenway 5K for Waltham Land Trust, 12PM
28 Monday Write a card for your fave 1st responder for National First Responders Day
29 Tuesday 6:30-8PM "Shots in the Dark: then Saga of Rocco Ball" with author Daniel Emmerman, Waltham Public Library
30 Wednesday 7PM Ghost Stories by Candlelight, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, $5-$10
31 Thursday 10:30AM-2:30PM, 5PM-8PM Trick or Treat at The Telephone Museum