The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton, in collaboration with the Newton Free Library, is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials for meeting, socializing, and celebrating community connections. Bring your dinner, invite a friend. We will discuss a different theme or engage in a fun activity each month. Snacks and beverages…
Posts published in May 2025
The Newton Free Library and Haiku Newton will present a Celebratory Reading of the 30 winning submissions from a pool of 232 haiku poems, as well as talk about the Haiku Newton project, now in its fourth year, and the evolution of haiku. It will take place on Monday, June…
The Steve Rudolph Trio will present a concert on June 10, 1PM-2PM, at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium, paying homage to some of the greatest bands to ever grace a bandstand: Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, and more. The Steve Rudolph Trio is…
The Zamir Chorale of Boston will perform a concert, Zamir in the Round: An Immersive Experience, the dynamic “surround-sound” to break down the invisible wall that often separates performers from their audience. Listeners will be placed right inside a circle of singers for an evening of offerings by George Gershwin,…
The Newton Free Library and the History Project will host an event, Improper Bostonians: An LGBTQ+ History of Massachusetts, with a presentation and conversation exploring the history of LGBTQ+ people, community, organizing, and change in Massachusetts drawing on sources like court cases, diaries, letters, photographs, videos, oral histories, and more.…
The Suzuki School of Newton will present the Spirio Piano Concert on Friday, June 13 at 6:30PM at M. Steinert and Sons Piano Store (1069 Washington Street, West Newton). It’s free and open to the public Suzuki School of Newton and M. Steinert and Sons present a concert of pianists age 5…
As part of Newton’s Greening the Houses of Worship series, the Creation Care Team of the Eliot Church of Newton will host a plant-based potluck supper to hear from Urban Larson on the topic of “Sustainable Investment” on June 11 at 7PM at the Eliot Church (474 Center Street, Newton…
Preston Settles Memorial Fund (PSMF) will host PS3 Casino Night, a fundraising event on Wednesday, June 11, 6PM-11PM at the Cyclorama in Boston. It will be a fun-filled, purposeful evening of casino games, music, dancing, delicious food headlined by chefs Lydia Shire and Douglass Williams, auction items, and more—all in support of increasing…
Way over the line! I am horrified by the Gestapo-like actions of the guys dressed up like ICE and Homeland Security officials who attacked and kidnapped two men on the streets of Newton or Watertown. Christine KingNewtonville
The Hyde Community Center Summer Series will present a free concert and movie on June 13 at the Hyde Bandstand (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands): Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and pack a picnic or support local Highlands restaurants. Rain location: Hyde Gym. See the summer schedule of events…
The City of Newton will host Strummin’ Up To Boston with ukulele instructors and performers sharing the enjoyment and beauty of the instrument. It will take place on Saturday, June 14, 4PM-9PM at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre). This entertaining and fun-loving ukulele festival includes live musical…
Runaway for Recovery and SoulCycle will host a Rally for Runaway, a Breast Cancer Nonprofit Charity Fitness Class to benefit Runway for Recovery. It will take place on Saturday, June 14, 1:45-2:30PM at SoulCycle (200-230 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill). Registration is required.