Historic Newton is hosting several walking tours across historic sites and landmarks. Upcoming tours:
Posts published in June 2023
Walk With a Doc is hosting two one-hour long health/fitness walks in Brookline and Newton on August 16 & 17 at 7:30 PM. The walks will start at Brookline Reservoir (128 Dudley Street, Brookline) and will include an opportunity to learn about health topics geared towards 50-70-year0olds from a healthcare…
The American Legion Nonantum Post 440 is hosting A Night of Sinatra featuring Rich DiMare on August 18, 8PM to benefit veterans. It will take place at the American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street, Nonantum) and will cost $20 upon entry. For more information, call Paul Pasquarosa at 781-856-7672.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton is hosting a series of free summer chime concerts, and the next (and last) one will be offered at 5PM on August 19 and will continue for about one hour. The concerts feature veteran Cornell University chimes masters Bob Feldman, Cathy Longley-Cook, and…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) will host an informal Sunday service at 10:15AM on August 20 that explores how music can take us beyond our assumed identities. The ‘physical world’ of Beethoven’s final piano sonata fills no more than 27 minutes of clock time, but through it…
Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) invites the public to the FORJ Family Picnic on August 20, 5PM-7PM, at Auburndale Cove (Site 4). Bring a picnic and join in some end-of-summer family fun. RSVP here.
Music Mondays is a women-run nonprofit presenting frequent, live music concerts in the Scandinavian Living Center’s Nordic Hall (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) to audiences of mostly senior citizens. On August 21, 2PM-3PM, it will present a free concert by Trio Oko — violinist Emma Powell, cellist Mina Kim, and harpist Charles Overton…
With the pervasiveness of gun violence in our country, many people are asking, “What can I do?” In Massachusetts, we are lucky to have some of the strongest gun laws in the nation, corresponding to lower rates of gun ownership and gun violence. Yet, even here in Newton, guns have…
Historic Newton will host Mary Morganti’s Annual Plant Swap at the Durant-Kenrick House (286 Waverley Avenue) on June 10, 10AM to 2PM. It’s free. Bring plants and/or pick some up. Children are welcome and can learn about gardening and the Native American Three Sisters planting system. Register here.
The 46th annual Highlands Village Day — the annual street fair in Newton Highlands — will be on Sunday, June 11, 11AM-4PM, on Lincoln Street between Walnut and Bowdoin Streets. There will be lots of music, food, vendors, and activities for kids, including: 11:00 – 3:00 Caricature Drawings: Madman with…
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity that helps those in need in Newton, is holding a clothing drive this Sunday, June 11, 9AM-Noon and 4PM-6PM. The truck will be located in the parking lot of Our Lady Help of Christians church (parking lot entrance at 279 Adams…
A Committee, headed by former Ward 3 Councilor Jim Cote and Newton Highlands Area Council President Jeremy Freudberg, filed papers with Newton City Hall to put an initiative on this November’s ballot to repeal Newton’s seasonal parking ban. The overnight winter parking ban goes into effect on December 1 and…