Follow outdoor enthusiast and naturalist Jeff Adams on Sunday, October 5, from 10AM to 12:30PM, for a guided nature walk at Newton’s Kennard Park sponsored by the Newton Conservators. Walk participants will learn how to identify a selection of native and non-native plant species. Jeff, who has led walks for…
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Are you looking for a fun way to help our neighbors in need? The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is holding its annual “Friends of the Poor Walk” fundraiser on Sunday, October 5 (registration at 1PM, Walk at 1:30PM). The family-friendly event will feature a 1.5 mile walk around Crystal…
Join BNC’s Greater Boston Chapter for Mahjong Day on Sunday, October 5 from 1:30-4:30PM at Temple Beth Avodah (45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton). Come relax, have fun, and meet new people. Don’t forget to bring your card! There will be door prizes along with game prizes, and refreshments will be served.…
West Newton Cinema will present a “Behind the Screen” film and panel discussion for Jane Austen Wrecked My Life — on Sunday, October 5 at 4-6:30PM at the theatre (1296 Washington Street). Film Screening: Agathe (Camille Rutherford) works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris, where she dreams…
The Allen Center is celebrating a business partnership with M. Steinert & Sons, New England’s exclusive authorized Steinway Piano dealer, whereby The Allen Center will have on loan for the next year a beautiful, 9-foot Steinway “D” Concert Piano for its programs and for visiting artists, providing a beautiful musical…
The UU Plant-Based Eating Club is hosting a large potluck at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN; 1326 Washington Street) on Sunday, October 5, at 6PM. All who are curious about Plant-Based eating, or just want to have a great plant-based meal and chat with other people, are invited.…
Music Mondays will host a concert on Monday, October 6 from 2-3PM at Scandinavian Center’s Nordic Hall (206 Waltham Street) with Sophie et Adam, a duo inspired by the many singing traditions they have crossed paths with on their musical journey: Pub Songs from England, Cabaret chansons from 1940s Paris,…
Newton Community Farm will host its annual Fall Family Fun Day — a free community celebration of the harvest season — on Saturday, October 4, 9:30AM-Noon, at 303 Nahanton Street. Registration is required. Enjoy games, crafts, and the beauty of the Farm. Space is limited, so please register in advance to…
Catchball is a women’s game very similar to volleyball but a lot easier to learn and play. If you can catch a ball, you can play catchball! Bostonet Catchball plays Tuesday evenings in Newton and is recruiting a few more new players. No experience or athleticism is necessary, although some knowledge…
Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Thursday, October 16 at 6:30PM for a special screening of The Bostonians, now in stunning 4K restoration, with an opening discussion of both the film and the novel led by Sierra Eckert and David Kurnick and moderated by John Plotz. This screening…
The Newton community will celebrate the change of seasons at the Harvest Fair on Newton Center Green and Plaza (1221 Centre Street, Newton Centre) on October 19, 11AM-5PM). For more information contact Newton Cultural Development at [email protected].
Local hero Normand Rousseau smelled smoke, so he went to the window — and saw an orange glow on the porch of the house across Prescott Street. That house, 75 Prescott, had been purchased by a developer and was about to have work done on it — two units added to…