It was a near-perfect weekend for the Brookline Open Studios this year. Sunday in particular was warm and sunny, bringing neighbors outdoors in shorts and cotton skirts to shop, eat brunch, and look at the work of local artists.

The Brookline Open Studios is this weekend, April 27 & 28, from noon until 6pm. This is a beloved annual event that I like to compare to children's trick-or-treating; instead of a bag of candy you come away with a new appreciation for the creativity of your neighbors, and, if you're in the market for original artwork, a new painting or framed photograph. It is arguably the most exciting event for local artists and art lovers alike.

On Saturday, February 16th from 6:30-8:30PM, the All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, will take part in One Billion Rising, a global initiative to get one billion people to rise up and dance in solidarity with women around the world who are victims of abuse. One Billion Rising is the brainchild of V-Day, a non-profit organization founded by The Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler. V-Day's mission is to end all forms of violence against women.

 If you have already broken your fitness resolutions for 2013, here's something to motivate you: as you read this article, senior residents in their 80's and 90's living in an assisted living facility in Brookline are taking to the NuStep bike and improving their strength and flexibility in classes like yoga and Pilates.

Recycle almost anything; navigate a climate maze, visit with the polar bear; read the same book as the rest of town and meet the author; shop for winter veggies—and more! Climate Week returns to Brookline January 26 to February 3 and will focus on sustainable, local farming while also offering dozens of ways for every resident to help reduce their wastes and carbon footprints.

After years of hard work by dedicated teen interns, volunteers and staff as part of a community-wide movement, the long-awaited construction of the Brookline Teen Center has begun.

The Brookline Department of Public Health today announced dates for the 2012 Brookline community flu clinics. This year Brookline will offer four clinics, including a weekend clinic at Baker School on Sunday, November 18. The Brookline seasonal flu clinics are open to all Brookline residents, including infants 6 months of age and older.

Larz Anderson Park is an idyllic, serene and elegant setting in the southern reaches of Brookline, where ponds with spurting fountains mingle with sloping plains and the odd antique auto museum in a classic American carriage house. On Sunday, September 23, the estate-turned-public-greenspace was home to the first annual Brookline Day—a family-friendly extravaganza complete with food trucks, live band and kids’ bounce-house alley.

From 8 a.m. this morning till 5 in the evening, a group of organizations including the Brookline Department of Public Works, Divisions of Transportation and Parks and Open Space, put on the 2nd annual Brookline Park(ing) Day.

At once entertaining and edifying, much like some of the best movie stars profiled in his new tome Gods Like Us,  Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr read from and expounded upon cinematic celebrity and culture this week as part of Brookline Booksmith's Writers and Readers Series.  He also conversed and took questions from the sizeable audience gathered at the Coolige Corner Theatre.