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July 16, 2026

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West Suburban YMCA: Free Summer Saturdays, July & August
West Suburban YMCA: Free Summer Saturdays, July & August
Jackson Walnut Park School: Admissions Summer Series, June 25–July 31
Jackson Walnut Park School: Admissions Summer Series, June 25–July 31
John M Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton 42nd Annual Golf Outing, July 27 – Register now!
John M Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton 42nd Annual Golf Outing, July 27 – Register now!
Newton Parks and Recreation Department: Picnic and Play in the Park, July 6 – August 14
Newton Parks and Recreation Department: Picnic and Play in the Park, July 6 – August 14
St. Mary of Carmen Society: Annual Italian-American Festival, July 15-19
St. Mary of Carmen Society: Annual Italian-American Festival, July 15-19
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Top Gun, July 16
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Top Gun, July 16
Newton Community Farm: Glorious Grains: Exploring New Tastes and Nutritional Qualities, July 16 & 25
Newton Community Farm: Glorious Grains: Exploring New Tastes and Nutritional Qualities, July 16 & 25
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The Ivory Rockers, July 17
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The Ivory Rockers, July 17
Hyde Community Center: Movie: The Princess Bride, July 17
Hyde Community Center: Movie: The Princess Bride, July 17
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Our Environmental Activism: We Can All Be Green, July 19
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Our Environmental Activism: We Can All Be Green, July 19
Newton Free Libary: Newton Disability Pride Celebration, July 19
Newton Free Libary: Newton Disability Pride Celebration, July 19
Newton Free Library: The Scoop on Solar Energy, July 20
Newton Free Library: The Scoop on Solar Energy, July 20
10th Middlesex District State Representative election virtual debate: John Lawn and Alison Leary, July 21
10th Middlesex District State Representative election virtual debate: John Lawn and Alison Leary, July 21
Newton Metrowest Travel Basketball: 2026-27 Registration Now Open
Newton Metrowest Travel Basketball: 2026-27 Registration Now Open
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, July 23
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, July 23
Green Newton: Bright Ideas and LEGO® Bricks, July 23
Green Newton: Bright Ideas and LEGO® Bricks, July 23
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The DayBreakers, July 24
Hyde Community Center: Concert: The DayBreakers, July 24
Hyde Community Center: Movie: Field of Dreams, July 24
Hyde Community Center: Movie: Field of Dreams, July 24
Second Church in Newton: MGH Blood Drive, July 26
Second Church in Newton: MGH Blood Drive, July 26
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Peace Corps Stories, July 26
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton: Peace Corps Stories, July 26
The Book Ladies’ Book Swap: Monthly at West Newton Cinema, next on July 25
The Book Ladies’ Book Swap: Monthly at West Newton Cinema, next on July 25
Newton Free Library: Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 29
Newton Free Library: Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 29
Hyde Community Center: Shakespeare in the Playground—Romeo and Juliet, July 30
Hyde Community Center: Shakespeare in the Playground—Romeo and Juliet, July 30
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mamma Mia, July 30
City of Newton: Village Movie Nights: Mamma Mia, July 30

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