Craft Circle

Craft with company! The definition of ‘craft’ is up to you. Whether you make fiber art, draw, or need time for journaling, you’re welcome to join. This is an informal space to work on your personal projects. Drop in at your convenience, no registration required.

Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library

Movie Mondays: The King's Speech (2011)

Start your week off with a movie! November's featured film is The King's Speech starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter. About the movie: Stuttering King George "Bertie" VI finds his confidence with the help of unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue. Over time, the king and Lionel forge an unlikely bond that helps shape the United Kingdom's future when the nation is drawn into World War II. Run time: 1 hours 59 minutes. Rated: R for some language. English subtitles. No registration required, walk-ins welcome.

Movie Mondays: Practical Magic (1998)

Start your week off with a movie! Practical Magic (1998) stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Based on the novel by Alice Hoffman. About the film: In a small, contemporary New England town, for two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all. They struggle to use their gift for magically guiding fate to overcome their family curse: The men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death! Run time: 1 hours 48 minutes. Rated: PG-13. English subtitles. No registration required, walk-ins welcome.

Horror Authors Panel

Join some of the horror's most revered and highly lauded luminaries for an evening of thrills and chills where we discuss the history, social impact, and future of the horror genre. Just in time for Halloween! Featured panelists include award-nominated authors such as Paul Tremblay (author of <a href="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/8749444075">Horror Movie</a>), Gretchen Felker-Martin (author of <a href="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/8773706075">Cuckoo</a>), Emmett Nahil (author of <a href="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17082197981">From the Belly</a>), Emily C. Hughes (author of <a href="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/8880822075">Horror for Weenies</a>), and Corey Farrenkopf (author of Living in Cemeteries). This event is generously sponsored by the Horror Writers of Association (<a href="https://horror.org/">HWA</a>). HWA is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature, the interests of those who write it, and an appreciation of good horror and dark fantasy literature in readers.

Movie Mondays: A Haunting in Venice (2023)

Start your week off with a movie!  On Monday October 7, we will be showing A Haunting in Venice (2023), starring Kenneth Branagh. Loosely based on the 1969 Agatha Christie novel Hallowe'en Party. About the film: Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a sǎnce at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets. Run time: 1 hours 43 minutes. Rated: PG-13. English subtitles. No registration required. Walk-ins are welcome!

Movie Night: The Princess Bride (1987)

Join us at the Brighton Branch for an evening movie screening of The Princess Bride (1987). A kid, home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook. What misadventures will befall the beautiful Buttercup and her true love, Westley? Run time: 1 hour 38 minutes. Rated PG. English subtitles.

Board Game Night

Adults are invited to come chill and play board games at the library! Bring a friend or meet a new one. The Brighton Branch has just started building our collection for board game cafés.&nbsp;We have games for quick rounds like Uno and One Night Ultimate Werewolf, party games like Coup and Wavelength, and games to settle down with like Root and Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Movie Mondays: The Good House (2022)

Start your week off with a movie!&nbsp;August's feature film will be The Good House (2023) starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Run time: 1 hour 43 minutes. Rated:&nbsp;R English subtitles About the movie: The Good House follows Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, and becomes dangerously entwined in one person's reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the novel by Ann&nbsp;Leary.

Board Game Café: Featuring an Original Game!

Adults are invited to chill and play board games at the library. Bring a friend or meet a new one. Our collection currently includes games like Uno, Coup, Ticket to Ride, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Root, and Pinochle. On August 10, we will also be featuring Jaela Horton, the creator of a brand new game: Black Box! This game is still in development and needs test players. If you're interested in test playing a collaborative and secretive game, email kluca@bpl.org to secure a spot. About Black Box: Oblivious allies or astute opponents? In Black Box, you’ll have to decide as you are blindly placed into teams by answering a question, not knowing for certain who or how many is on your side until the very end. Discuss answers, explain your reasoning, defend your words, then point someone out but be aware - if you vote out a team mate, you are one vote closer to being voted out yourself! This game is designed by Jaela Horton. For more information about the game, email jaehorton21@gmail.com.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S19: interest based

WBUR’s 75th birthday celebrations 💫

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.