The Fright Before Christmas WITH JEFF BELANGER

If you loved our “Ghost Stories” night (and we know you did!) then you are sure to love this spooky holiday twist to everyone’s favorite season! Think cozy meets creepy! Remember the famous Christmas song, “There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago…”? So what happened to the scary stories? Join us as we unwrap a stocking full of creepy tales and wintery wonder. Our host, Jeff Belanger, will take us on a multimedia journey of live storytelling and cool visuals that will surely blur the line between the merry and the macabre. Based on his “Creepy Christmas” PBS special and his best-selling book The Fright Before Christmas, this night is sure to be one to remember! Come join us for a night of festive frights and ghostly delight! Jeff Belanger is a storyteller, adventurer, journalist, and one of the most visible explorers of the unexplained today. The author of over a dozen books published in six languages, he is also the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the PBS and Amazon Prime series New England Legends and the weekly New England Legends podcast. He’s the writer and researcher for the Ghost Adventures series, and he’s been a guest on hundreds of television and radio networks and programs, including History, Travel Channel, Biography Channel, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, BBC, and Coast to Coast AM. Free, but preregistration is recommended.  * This program contains stories that might not be appropriate for younger listeners and comes with a PG13 rating. Students under 13 are discouraged from attending. *

The Follen Church

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens PRESENTED BY STEPHEN COLLINS AND POORNIMA KIRBY

“I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” —&nbsp;Charles Dickens,&nbsp;A Christmas Carol Join actors&nbsp;Stephen Collins&nbsp;and&nbsp;Poornima Kirby&nbsp;for a performance of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol adapted for two performers by Poornima Kirby. Stephen will portray both the young and older Scrooge. Poornima will portray the ghosts as well as Bob Cratchit and other characters. Join us for a dramatic retelling (including carols and dance) that resonates with the holiday season and displays the regenerative power of the human spirit.

“Mommy and Me” Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement

Come create a beautiful table arrangement for Thanksgiving with your little one. We will have an assortment&nbsp;of fall flowers, special vases and floral&nbsp;accessories to learn how to arrange a table centerpiece for the holiday. Learn&nbsp;how to prep the flowers and all about&nbsp;basic design elements.&nbsp; Tuition is for one child and one adult. All supplies are included in the tuition. This class is recommended for children 7 and older.&nbsp;

Lexington High School

The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told | A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR/MUSICIAN BILL JANOVITZ & MUSIC WRITER JIM SULLIVAN

&nbsp;In his new definitive book,&nbsp;New York&nbsp;Times&nbsp;bestselling author Bill Janovitz explores the musical, cultural, and commercial impact of The Cars, one of&nbsp;the biggest and most influential bands&nbsp;of the 1970s and 80s. With roots in Maryland, Ohio, New York, and New England, eventually convening in Boston, The Cars were journeymen musicians,&nbsp;all forming and performing in a series of&nbsp;bands before finding each other along&nbsp;with the right sound at the right time. It&nbsp;turned them into Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Janovitz reveals the stories of each member of the band, and of the band as a unit, with great care and understanding. He has the cooperation of the surviving members and everyone in the orbit of the band,&nbsp;but he does not shy away from the significant conflicts within the&nbsp;group or the reasons for the band’s untimely end. The band’s unusual providence in the Boston area, with the support of&nbsp;Jonathan Richman, is fully explored for the first time. Each of&nbsp;the band’s landmark albums is chronicled and dissected in the way that only a writer and musician like Janovitz can achieve. To paraphrase the band’s own lyrics, hello again, you might think this is just what music readers needed. It’s magic. Let’s shake it up and let the good times roll.&nbsp; Bill Janovitz&nbsp;is the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock &amp; Roll History, The&nbsp;Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St.,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rocks Off: 50&nbsp;Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones.&nbsp;He is&nbsp;a founding member of the international touring and recording band Buffalo Tom, formed in 1986 in Massachusetts. His most recent work has appeared in the&nbsp;Cambridge Companion series, Cambridge University Press; the Observer; Esquire.com; Rock and Roll Globe;&nbsp;and&nbsp;Post Road. &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim Sullivan&nbsp;is a former Boston Globe arts and music staff writer. He is also the author of Volumes 1 and 2 of&nbsp;“<a href="http://ww.trouserpressbooks.com/">Backstage &amp; Beyond: 45 Years of Classic Rock Chats and Rants</a>.”

Follen Church

Trans 101 w/Nate Clark!

Join trans UU minister Nate Clark, for a workshop on how to respectfully discuss transgender topics. We’ll get our vocabulary up to date, practice our pronoun use, and spend some time decoding the news to understand what transgender Americans are dealing with right now. Come as you are, and don’t be afraid to make mistakes! Nate Clark&nbsp;grew up a Unitarian Universalist just a half hour from Follen in Dunstable Massachusetts. Nate will be finishing their MDiv degree at the Iliff School of Theology in May of 2025 and has worked as a contract minister and hospital chaplain in Denver, Colorado. They hope to pursue their calling as a parish minister when their training is complete. Nate is also the Youth Programming Coordinator at Follen, working with their FUUY teens to create a year of fun and meaningful programming.

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The Fright Before Christmas WITH JEFF BELANGER

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens PRESENTED BY STEPHEN COLLINS AND POORNIMA KIRBY

“Mommy and Me” Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement

The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told | A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR/MUSICIAN BILL JANOVITZ & MUSIC WRITER JIM SULLIVAN

Trans 101 w/Nate Clark!