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April 15, 2026

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League of Women Voters of Newton: Scholarship for a High School Student, applications due Apr. 30
League of Women Voters of Newton: Scholarship for a High School Student, applications due Apr. 30
Cabot Park Village – Black History Lecture: Ron Mitchell, Apr. 14
Cabot Park Village – Black History Lecture: Ron Mitchell, Apr. 14
The Bluebird Bar and Grill: Fundraiser for the Friends of the Newton Free Library, Apr. 14
The Bluebird Bar and Grill: Fundraiser for the Friends of the Newton Free Library, Apr. 14
Wilder Properties & Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green program: Recycle your worn or unwanted denim, Apr. 15 – 22
Wilder Properties & Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green program: Recycle your worn or unwanted denim, Apr. 15 – 22
West Newton Cinema: Bending The Arc, Apr. 17
West Newton Cinema: Bending The Arc, Apr. 17
Scandinavian Cultural Center: Exhibit: Animals Among Us by Magnus Snorrason, through April
Scandinavian Cultural Center: Exhibit: Animals Among Us by Magnus Snorrason, through April
Newton Community Education: April Vacation Programs, Apr. 21 – 24
Newton Community Education: April Vacation Programs, Apr. 21 – 24
Cooper Center: Accessible Architecture Series, Apr. 2, 9 ,16, 23
Cooper Center: Accessible Architecture Series, Apr. 2, 9 ,16, 23
Cooper Center: Music Appreciation Class — Patsy Cline, Apr. 16
Cooper Center: Music Appreciation Class — Patsy Cline, Apr. 16
State Rep. Amy Sangiolo office hours, Apr. 17
State Rep. Amy Sangiolo office hours, Apr. 17
Belmont World Film’s 24th International Film Series at the West Newton Cinema, Mar. 30 – Jun. 15
Belmont World Film’s 24th International Film Series at the West Newton Cinema, Mar. 30 – Jun. 15
Newton Theater Company: Oh to be Pure Again!, Apr. 17-18 & Apr. 24-25
Newton Theater Company: Oh to be Pure Again!, Apr. 17-18 & Apr. 24-25
Newton Free Library: Fix-It Clinic, Apr. 18
Newton Free Library: Fix-It Clinic, Apr. 18
FUUSN: Social Justice Speaker Lunch, Apr. 19
FUUSN: Social Justice Speaker Lunch, Apr. 19
Newton Free Library: “Auguries & Divinations”: A Reading and Q&A with Heather Treseler, Apr. 22
Newton Free Library: “Auguries & Divinations”: A Reading and Q&A with Heather Treseler, Apr. 22
Skylark: Re-Imaginings, Apr. 24
Skylark: Re-Imaginings, Apr. 24
Photographica Show at Newton North HS, Apr. 25
Photographica Show at Newton North HS, Apr. 25
Tanglewood Marionettes: Cinderella, Apr. 25
Tanglewood Marionettes: Cinderella, Apr. 25
Rock Voices Newton, Apr. 25
Rock Voices Newton, Apr. 25
Andromeda of Boston: Spring Hafla, Apr. 25
Andromeda of Boston: Spring Hafla, Apr. 25

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