The West Newton Armory is being converted into 43 new permanently affordable intergenerational apartments. At the groundbreaking on the morning of June 9, which celebrated the beginning of the construction for the housing project, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Housing Secretary Ed Augustus, State Senator Cindy Creem, and other officials posed with…
Posts published in June 2025
Women in World Jazz will play a free concert in Newton Centre Bowl, July 27, 6PM-7:30PM, down the hill from the Tyler Terrace hut and a short walk from Newton Centre. Free open-air seating for families, friends, and groups large and small. Bring along a blanket, a chair, and maybe…
The Charles River Watershed Association and the Newton Conservators will lead a guided walk along Cheesecake Brook on July 29, 4PM-6PM, starting from the Gath Memorial Pool in Newton (256 Albemarle Road). This fun, free, family-oriented event is part of the BioBlitz biological survey, where participants will assist in identifying…
Cherry Street Music will continue its Tuesday Evening Music Series with Community Chest on July 29th at 7PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). It will be a treasure trove of local talent with energetic music by Newton Youth Artists including Jessica Levinson and Jack Kalish-Demaris, Allison…
The Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) will host a Rose Mallow Kayak Tour where Professor Richard Primack of Boston University will lead a stunning tour of rose mallow sites via kayak along the Charles. The rose mallow plant, or Hibiscus moscheutos, features spectacular displays of giant, dessert-plate-sized flowers in various shades…
Newton Cultural Development will present a free family concert by Sweet Wednesdays on Wednesday, July 30, 6PM-7:30PM at the Cabot Street Butterfly Pavilion (101 East Side Parkway). Grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy an evening of entertainment.
On Wednesday, July 30, 6PM-9PM, the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street) will present The World’s a Stage Players (the resident Shakespeare troupe of the Concord Players) production fo Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I, the first of Shakespeare’s two plays centering on the reign of Henry IV. It is a…
The Aston Magna Music Festival will perform at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) on Thursdays (July 10, 17, 24, and 31) at 7PM. Tickets are $40 in advance (call 888-492-1283) or $50 at the door, or 10% off for Four Concert Discount Package.
The Hyde Community Center Summer Series will present a free concert and movie on Friday, August 1 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…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton will present a free Summer Chime Concert on Saturday, August 2, at 5PM. All are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and refreshments to the church grounds (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). Kids and grown-ups will be able to enjoy the music throughout…
The FreeKick Initiative, founded by Newton South High School soccer players, aims to make competitive soccer accessible to all, regardless of socio-economic status or skill level. The group will host a free soccer clinic for Grades 1-8 at the Oak Hill / Brown Middle School Fields (125 Meadowbrook Road) on Sunday, August 3,…
Five local United Church of Christ parishes will host an inter-faith worship service, open to all, on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 9:30AM in the air-conditioned sanctuary at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Rabbi Allison Berry, director of the Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller Center for Jewish Healing…