The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury will host Falco, a rescued Red-Tailed Hawk, on March 16, 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Jack Banagis, Director of STEM Education at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, MA, will talk about Falco and the wildlife center. This event is free and is part of the Town Wide Read, Immerse Yourself “Better Living Through Birding”.

https://artcomplex.org/event/gallerytalk_falco_mar2024/

Mae Baird, Board Member and Secretary of the Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project, will present a talk, “Wompanoag Language: Reclamation, History and Continuity, at the Waquoit Congregational Church, 15 Parsons Lane, Falmouth, MA. You can learn more about the Wopanaak Reclamation Project at waquoitucc.org

Dance performance by the Wah Lum Academy of Quincy 11am to 1:30pm on February 9th at the Duxbury Senior Center.

Throughout the months of January, February and March there will be a series of events to support the town-wide read of Better Living through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World. A brownbag lunch discussion of the book will be held on February 8th at 1pm in the Senior Center.

Susan Thanas, an instructor of Lifelong Learning courses at the Senior Center, will give a presentation on Lunar New Year at 1:30-3pm on February 6th at the Duxbury Senior Center.

Lunar New Year Storytime with Helen Ji Li at 10:30am on Saturday, February 3rd at the Duxbury Free Library.

Sam Correia, DFL Community Engagement Librarian, will host a talk on pronouns at 5:30pm, January 18th, at the Duxbury Senior Center.

You can register for this event at the Duxbury Senior Center website

Duxbury Rotary, the sponsor for Duxbury for All, will be airing a documentary film about three Kenyan teens who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to prove that disability is not inability. In the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library at 5:30pm on January 17th. Sandwiches and beverages will be served. Suggested donation is $10.

Join us for the Interfaith Council’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast and prayer meeting at the First Parish Church in Duxbury. Continental breakfast at 8am, prayer meeting at 9am.

Dr. Lacee Satcher, professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Boston College, will be giving a presentation on the environmental racism and environmental justice in Greater Boston. We're excited to have her presenting to our community; this library event will be held at the Duxbury Senior Center. 

Join us for the latest in our Challenging Conversation series: What are we afraid of? Interrupting Racism. Topics for discussion will include race, racism and how to combat and interrupt racism and racist language. 6:30-8:30 pm at the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library.

On November 4th Duxbury for All (DfA) and the Duxbury free Library will host an event called Human Library®, where members of the public—“readers”—meet in small groups with “books”—people who are willing to share their life experiences— to hear their stories and dialog with them about those experiences. There will be 8-10 ‘books’ available for you to meet and interact with,  who represents a range of identities and experiences with prejudice, such as a religious leader, a veteran, someone who has suffered from mental illness, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community.”

Human Library® will be held on November 4th, from 1 to 4 pm, at the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, Duxbury MA.

Hull No Place for Hate invites you to join them on Wednesday, October 25th from 7 to 8:30PM for a community conversation with author Ryan Bernsten via Zoom.

Ryan Bernsten’s book, 50 States of Mind: A Journey to Rediscover American Democracy, is a work of travel nonfiction modeled after *Alexis de Tocqueville‘s extensive American travels and interviews.

Bernsten’s 23,000-mile journey through all 50 states explores the complexities of today’s America by talking with its citizens. With a grant in his pocket and writing and theater skills in his background, Bernsten set out to better understand his country and write about his experiences.

Leading with the desire to listen and overcome our preconceived notions, 50 States of Mind asks how we can bring humanity back into our political conversations to keep our democracy strong. Bernsten’s project is heartfelt and compelling as he seeks an answer to the question, “Is America as divided as it seems?”

Questions will be welcome from participants.

You can register for this event here.

In response to the outbreak of war in Israel and Gaza, and the complexity of the situation in the Middle East, Duxbury for All will host an information session with Rabbi Howard Cohen of Congregation Shirat Hayam and Glenn Carle, Former National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats. This session will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, October 17th. You can register here.

Join us for a gathering of our membership, where you can meet the Duxbury for All Steering Committee, hear about what we’ve done and what we’re working on, how we’re supporting other organizations/partnerships, ask questions, and provide feedback and program suggestions. Child care will be available. There will be a food truck and a local musician.

6:30-8:30pm on July 27th, at the Reading Garden of the Duxbury Free Library.

Drag Queen Story Hour is back, with fun for kids and families. Celebrate Pride all summer long with stories and music!  110-11:45 AM, Saturday, July 15 in the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library.

The Duxbury Free Library and the Duxbury Interfaith Council will host a Race Amity Day celebration on the lawn of the Library, 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, Sunday, June 11th, from 1 to 3pm. There will be games, art, music, and race amity educational materials.

Race Amity: “The ability to overcome racial prejudice through association, goodwill and collaboration.”

Judah Leblang presents a hilarious one man show about a gay writer who is going deaf, can’t sleep, and is looking for love in an agist world.

At the Duxbury Senior Center, May 25 at 5:30 PM. All are welcome! No Charge. Come early and enjoy a slice of pizza.

Sponsored by Duxbury Rotary and Duxbury Senior Center.

Register at duxburyseniorcenter.org.

Join us the next in our Challenging Conversation Series: Language, Terms, Values at the Duxbury Price Department, Mayflower Street, Duxbury, from 7 to 9 pm on May 23rd.

Sponsored by Duxbury for All, Duxbury Free Library, Duxbury High School and Duxbury Police Department. This event is open to the public—all are invited to attend! If you have questions, please email Tara Downes of Duxbury for All at tldownes@hotmail.com.

You can register at www.duxburyfreelibrary.org.

Congregation Shirat Hayam, in partnership with the Duxbury interfaith Council and First Parish Church, will commemorate those lives lost in the Holocaust, at 7pm, on April 17, at the First Parish Church in Duxbury.

Susan Kadar, a Duxbury resident and Holocaust survivor, will be the guest speaker.

Please RSVP to duxburyinterfaithcouncil@gmail.com.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project Course continues with its tenth and final session, 9-10am, on January 21st in the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.

Duxbury Rotary is hosting its annual Team Trivia Night at the Duxbury Senior Center, from 6 to 9 pm. Bring your team, or come alone and make new friends—all are welcome! There will be a cash bar with wine & beer, plus pizza, snacks, prizes, and a 50/50 raffle.

This event will benefit Duxbury Rotary’s Good Neighbor Fund, which has distributed more than $25,000 over the past three years to help neighbors in financial distress. Duxbury Rotary continues to receive requests but their funds are running low. Inflation has been an extra challenge for many. The Good Neighbor fund helps with rent, food, utilities and other expenses. Please come out and support this great cause!

Tickets are $40 per person or $400 per tables of ten. You can purchase tickets at the Clubs website: www.duxburyrotary.com.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project Course continues with its ninth session, 9-10am, on January 21st in the Merry Room of the Duxbury Free Library.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project Course continues with its eigth session, 9-10am, on January 21st in the Merry Room at the Duxbury Free Library.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.

Join us for the next in our Challenging Conversations Series: Let’s Talk About Diversity Experiences in Education, where we’ll Learn about Sidetrack and compare and contrast it with the Metco Program. We’ll have a chance to explore our own potential biases about these programs. This event will be held in the Large Classroom at the Duxbury Senior Center at 11am, on Friday, March 3rd. You can learn about Sidetrack here.

“Unless our children begin to learn together,” Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote, “then there is little hope that our people will ever learn to live together.”

Please direct questions to Tara Downes at tldownes@hotmail.com

The Duxbury Senior Center and the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society will host an online event, “Bondage and Complicity: Slavery in Duxbury”. Duxbury, like all Northern towns, has a complicated relationship with the institution of slavery. During Colonial days, enslaved people lived and worked in this community.  After slavery ended in Massachusetts in 1783, Duxbury’s economic ties to Southern slavery continued.

Join DRHS Archivist and Historian Carolyn Ravenscroft at the Duxbury Senior Center on February 16 from 1:30-3pm to learn about the lives of the enslaved in Duxbury and the myriad ways that Duxbury’s 19th Century wealth was tied to enslaved labor.

You can register here.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project course continues with its seventh session, 9-10am, on January 21st in the large classroom at the Duxbury Senior Center.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project Course continues with its sixth session, 9-10am, on February 4th, in the large classroom at the Duxbury Senior Center.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.

Duxbury for All, Duxbury High School, Duxbury Free Library, and Duxbury Police invite you to join them for a discuss of Language, Terms and Common Values. This event is open to the public, and will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Duxbury Police Station, 155 Mayflower Street, Duxbury.

To register visit this website and click Attend: www.duxburyfreelibrary.org.

Duxbury for All’s 1619 Project Course continues with its fifth session, 9-10am, on January 21st in the large classroom at the Duxbury Senior Center.

New participants are welcome! Each session is a study of two chapters, and you can join in at any point, without having read the prior chapters. You can sign up for this session here.