BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bacon Free Library - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bacon Free Library X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bacon Free Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T220000 DTSTAMP:20260209T160902Z CREATED:20260202T164422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T160902Z UID:54024-1771408800-1773957600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Art to Go - Pointillism Cherry Tree Painting DESCRIPTION:Now you can enjoy Pop up Art School’s projects in your home! Sign up to take home a kit and watch the how-to video any time within a 30-day period in the comfort and convenience of your home. Kits are limited\, so please don’t sign up unless you will watch the Pop up Art School’s how-to video. \nLet’s create a stunning tree painting using pointillism! This painting technique originated during the Impressionist era and involves using dots of different colors to create an impression of flowers and grass. Start with a brush to outline the tree and background\, then add colors and details using dots. This will give your painting a beautiful and unique texture. \nRecommended for ages 13+ \n  \nThis program is full. If you would like\, you may join the waiting list by filling out this form: \n\n\n \n \n Event Waiting List\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n \n  \n  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/pointillism-cherry-tree-painting/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Pointillism-Cherry-Tree-Painting1-scaled-e1770653334723.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T140000 DTSTAMP:20260108T203140Z CREATED:20260108T203140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T203140Z UID:53907-1772715600-1772719200@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Mystery Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Zoom discussion of Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell. Copies available at the library\, or borrow through Libby and Hoopla. Please email cstirling@minlib.net to register and receive the Zoom link. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/mystery-faceless/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/faceless.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T110000 DTSTAMP:20250919T210520Z CREATED:20250919T204941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T210520Z UID:53131-1772793000-1772794800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Jammin With You @ BFL DESCRIPTION:Be prepared to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7\, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes\, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home. \nRegistration is required due to space limitations. \n\n \n \n Jammin With You 3/6/26 @ BFL\n \n \n Child's Name*Email*\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \nThe historic nature of our building limits accessibility. From December through March\, this program is offered at the Bacon Free Library on the 1st Friday of the month and also in an accessible location at the Common Street Spiritual Center on the 3rd Friday of the month. View our event calendar for date and registration information. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/jammin-2026-3-6/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Kids Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JamminWithYou.png GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T120000 DTSTAMP:20251216T210425Z CREATED:20251020T183949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T210425Z UID:53322-1773313200-1773316800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:History Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion of: The Boston Massacre: a family history by Serena Zabin \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library.  \nOrder your own copy HERE \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact director@natickhistoricalsociety.org \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.  URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/history-book-club-2026-march/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/boston.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T110000 DTSTAMP:20251020T185125Z CREATED:20251020T185118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T185125Z UID:53336-1773482400-1773486000@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Français à la bibliothèque DESCRIPTION:BONJOUR !\n\nVous parlez français ? \nun peu\, beaucoup\, pas de problèmes. \nVenez nous rejoindre pour parler ou pour écouter. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/francais-a-la-bibliotheque-2026-march/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/parlez-vous.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260219T181530Z CREATED:20260219T181530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T181530Z UID:54292-1773774000-1773777600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Environmental Book Club DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Zoom discussion of:\nThe Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nJoin environmental enthusiast\, Arthur Ensroth\, in discussing current\, historical and future environmental issues through books! We’re finding ways to become more engaged and participatory in the natural world\, educating ourselves on the climate challenges we face and looking at the history and philosophy of how the environment has been viewed through the ages.  \nThe BFL is collaborating with Broadmoor\, Mass Audubon with this book group. We thank them for sharing their mission with us. \nPlease email glesellier@minlib.net for the Zoom meeting details. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/environmental-2026-march/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/berry.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T110000 DTSTAMP:20250919T210700Z CREATED:20250919T205947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T210700Z UID:53139-1774002600-1774004400@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Jammin With You @ CSSC DESCRIPTION:Be prepared to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7\, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes\, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home. \nRegistration is required. Please note that this event will be held at the Common Street Spiritual Center at 13 Common Street in Natick Center. \n\n \n \n Jammin With You 3/20/26 @ CSSC\n \n \n Child's Name*Email*\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \nFrom December through March\, this program is offered at the Bacon Free Library on the 1st Friday of the month and also in an accessible location at the Common Street Spiritual Center on the 3rd Friday of the month. View our event calendar for date and registration information. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/jammin-2026-3-20/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Featured,Kids Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JamminWithYou.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260129T205604Z CREATED:20251020T182053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T205604Z UID:53303-1774377000-1774380600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library for a discussion of:\nThe art thief: a true story of love\, crime\, and a dangerous obsession by Michael Finkel \nCopies of the book are available at the library. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact Graziella at glesellier@minlib.net \nThe historic nature of our building limits accessibility. \nThis program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library. URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/book-club-2026-march/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/art.jpg GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T110000 DTSTAMP:20251117T174344Z CREATED:20251117T174344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T174344Z UID:53623-1774692000-1774695600@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Club DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThis month\, we will discuss Dropkick Murphy: a legendary life by Emily Sweeney.  \n \nFrom Hamilcar Publications: \nNewspapers called him the “the man with the cast-iron toes\,” “the best drop-kicker in wrestling\,” and “one of the mat game’s biggest box office attractions.” But Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy’s legacy extends far beyond the wrestling ring. Decades before the Betty Ford Center became a household name — and long before the band the Dropkick Murphys named themselves in his honor — the phrase going to Dropkick’s meant a person struggling with addiction needed help and would soon get some. \nThis book chronicles for the first time the unbelievable life of Dr. “Dropkick” Murphy\, a professional wrestler who put himself through medical school during the Great Depression and then opened Bellows Farm\, a one-of-a-kind institution that served as both a facility where elite athletes could train as well as a secluded place where down-on-their-luck alcoholics could go to sober up discreetly. \nThe celebrities who frequented Dropkick Murphy’s farm were many\, and numerous professional athletes would go there to focus on their training and work out in his state-of-the-art gymnasium. As a result\, Bellows Farm featured an unrivaled and revolving cast of colorful characters who brought it to life. Drawing on years of research and interviews\, author Emily Sweeney goes behind the scenes to reveal the untold story of Murphy’s life\, his farm\, and the legendary events that unfolded there. \n  \nCopies of this book are available at the library.  \n  \nOur discussion will be on Zoom.  Please register here to receive the meeting details: \n  \n\n \n \n Nonfiction Book Club Registration - March 2026\n \n \n your nameemail*\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/nfmarch26/ LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured GEO:42.285064;-71.346109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street Natick MA 01760 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=58 Eliot Street:geo:-71.346109,42.285064 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T173000 DTSTAMP:20260304T204944Z CREATED:20251020T175848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T204944Z UID:53279-1774886400-1774891800@baconfreelibrary.org SUMMARY:Cinéphile Mondays DESCRIPTION:Cinephilia is an academic word literally meaning “love of cinema\,” but it also contains hints of nostalgia and passion for a film art that was undoubtedly the defining media experience of the twentieth century. \nAs such\, cinema has a variegated and fascinating history which extends well beyond the Hollywood we are all familiar with.  Meant as a tribute to the film art around the world\, from the days of silent cinema to the new waves and beyond\, our cinephile Mondays is a slow and tasteful appreciation of the First Century of Cinema.  The films will be selected on the basis of their relevance for the development of the film art.  On the last Monday of the month\, cinephiles of the world unite!  \nWatch a movie at home and then join Film history & Media studies Professor MV for a virtual discussion. \nFor Monday March 30\, we will be discussing: \nThe passenger by Michelangelo Antonioni\,  Italy 1975. \n(Italian title: Professione: reporter) \nDVD available in the MLN HERE \n\n \nIf you are interested in attending this Zoom discussion\, please contact Graziella at glesellier@minlib.net URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/cinephile-2026-march-2/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Adult Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CAMS2-small-e1590854043239.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR