Sat. January 26 - Sun. February 3

Over 50 Events and Displays!!



This year’s Climate Week features Brookline Reads, a community reads together, a first of it's kind Brookline 3R Depot Extravaganza to Reduce, Reuse, and RecycleBrookline’s Winter Farmers Market, art installations including Be A-MAZEd, Farm2Table2Farm, and much more.

This year the Public Library of Brookline invited Climate Action Brookline to collaborate on the library's popular Brookline Reads program.  A special thanks to the library and dozens of additional, production partners, sponsors and volunteers who are helping advance climate education and action.

Please join us to celebrate where we live, hear and see what artists and experts have to say, and find ways to take local action. Take Steps to a Greener Future! Choose It!

Climate Week Calendar and Details:
Green = Displays, Red = Brookline Reads related Climate Week Event, Black = Climate Week Event
Public Invited:  All events and displays are free and open to the public unless noted.
Weather: Events are held unless the town declares an official snow emergency. 
Updates: Check back here for display and event and weather updates

For an overview of Climate Week displays and events, scroll through the lists below.  For detailed descriptions and information, click on links below or search in the column to left by date or heading. 

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Leave Your Car at Home! Navigating Brookline towards a Greener Future, Brookline Bank, 1340 Beacon St
Chew Carefully,  Walgreens, 99 Harvard St
Climate Vision: Seeing With New Eyes,  Korean Church, 32 Harvard St
Home, Smart Energy Home Chobee Hoy Associates, 18 Harvard St
Some Distance: The Nature of Connections,  New England Institute of Art, 10 Brookline Place
Choose It, Don't Lose It!, Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St
Fair Trade Food for ThoughtTen Thousand Villages, 226 Harvard St 
Weatherize Brookline Tower, Brookline Town Hall333 Washington St
Puppets for the Planet, Puppet Showplace Theater, 32 Stations St
Farming and Feeding: Green Stories for Kids, Children's Bookshop, 237 Washington St

Events Overview
  
Please click dates for detailed event descriptions

The Polar Connection

Meet and greet a visiting Polar Bear through Coolidge Corner and around town.






Savory Climate Week Meals

Boston's first Certified Green Restaurant






Create Your Own Healthy Plate

1409 Beacon St. 617-566-7575. $ studio charges apply.






Veggie Week in the Brookline Schools Cafeterias







Sun. Jan. 27
Thurs.Jan.31
Fri. Feb, 1
Sat.Feb. 2
Sun.Feb. 3

Squirrel Stole My Underpants: a Puppet Showplace Theater Production

Weekends, 1 PM & 3 PM
Weekdays, 10:30 AM

32 Station St.Tickets: $12/general, $8/PST members







Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Extravaganza
including
11 Stations and
4 Information Sessions








  • Play It Forward: Youth Sports Gear
  • Youth Formal Wear Collection
  • Weatherize Brookline’s Smart Energy Station and Contest
  • Compost All Year Round
  • Sharing (a ride) is Caring
  • Cycling and Walking for Livable Streets
  • Youth Clothing Drive Drop Off
  • Styrofoam Drop Off
  • Give It Away! Building Materials Drop Off
  • Be A-MAZEd challenge
  • The Polar Connection








INFORMATION
SESSIONS

4, 45 minute Information Sessions starting at 10AM




Smart Home Energy Solutions
10-10:45 am

10-10:45 am. Learn and ask about Green Homes Brookline's home energy saving initiative for 1-4 family homes.







Energy from the Sun: Solar Basics for Home and Business
11-11:45 am

11-11:45am. The benefits and economics of adding a Solar PV and/or Solar Thermal system to your home or business.







Wind-Generated Electricity for Your Home Is a Simple Phone Call Away
12-12:45 pm

12-12:45. Eliminate fossil fuel consumption by switching to windfarm-generated electricity with a simple phone call.







Historic Homes Energy Retrofits
1-1:45 pm

1-1:45 pm. Learn about retrofitting older, historic homes with Kim Toigo of Next Step Living.








Polar Bear Climate Dash
12-3pm

Brookline High School, 
near 55 Tappan Street. 
Outdoor FAMILY FUN and a wild dash against the climate clock. Donations encouraged.







Shopping Without Cars
12-5pm

Arcade Building during Winter Farmer's Market, 








Winter Farmer's Market
Sun 12-5pm, Mon 11:30-7pm

Historic Arcade Bullding  








Renewable Energy Opportunities For Your Home
1:15-2:30pm

Coolidge Corner Library, 
Featuring Chris Williams of the Heatspring Learning Institute.







Art From Old Stuff
3-4:30pm

Coolidge Corner Library, 
Meeting Room, 
Earth friendly crafts, music, stories and sustainable snacks for the whole family.







Farm2Table2Farm Artists' Reception
5-7pm

Brookline Main Library, 
Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St. 
Meet Brookline artists who created a farm in honor of Brookline Read's 2013 book.







Fridays at the Farm,
film viewing
7pm

The Public Library of Brookline,
Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St.
A film maker and his family decide to join a community supported organic farm







Residential Building Science 101, First of Three Home Energy Classes
6-7:30pm

Brookline High School, 
$6 , Register at www.brooklineadulted.org.







Some Distance: The Nature of Connections, Gallery Reception
4:30-6:30pm

Gallery Exhibit Reception, 
New England Institute of Art, 10 Brookline Pl. Environmental photography and design of nature found within our urban landscape.







Climate Leaders: National Policy in the Making Roundtable
7-8:30 pm

Brookline Main Library, 
Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St. 
Expert panel on climate policy, featuring:
Seth Kaplan, Conservation Law Foundation; Henry Lee, Harvard Kennedy School;
Mindy Lubber, Ceres






Generations on the Farm

Event limited to Seniors from the Senior Center and students from Driscoll school





(snow date 2/3)


Brookline Reads Author Event: An Evening with Kristin Kimball
7-9pm

Brookline Main Library, 
Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St. 







Friday Flicks
Environmental Film
10:30am

Brookline Main Library, 
Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St. 
The Friday Flicks children's program







Opportunities in Urban Agriculture: Feeding Our Community
1-2pm

Coolidge Corner Library,
Meeting Room 
Informal Reception to follow.







Build Your Own Recycled Puppets Workshop
10:30am-12pm

Tickets, $15/$10 PST members







Winter Farmer's Market
12-5pm

Arcade Building in Coolidge Corner,