New Philharmonia Orchestra presents Classics II Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra on Saturday, February 28 at 3PM at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge St, Newton Corner). Two outstanding young soloists present Young at Heart with Brahms: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, movement 3 featuring Valerie Bai, violin, and Sofia…
Posts published in February 2026
On Saturday, February 28th at 5 PM, the Yamawaki Art and Cultural Center at Lasell University in Newton will host the Warmth & Solidarity Concert—a charity event bringing together artists, medical professionals, and volunteers to expedite emergency aid to civilians in Ukraine. The concert will feature Vadim Neselovskyi, the internationally acclaimed Ukrainian pianist…
Light up the night with the Newton Alliance of Chinese Americans (NACA) on Saturday, February 28 from 5:30 – 8:30PM at the Angier Elementary School (1697 Beacon Street, Waban) as they celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival — a time for light, reunion, and new beginnings. Bring your family and friends for…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd will speak in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 1 at 4PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). Chief Justice Budd will speak on the topic of “Behind the Curtain of the Supreme…
Newton Neighbors is thrilled to launch its 2026 Summer Camp Campaign with the 130th Boston Marathon! Ranjani Paradise, one of the founders of Newton Neighbors, is running to raise funds to support summer camp scholarships for Newton Public School (NPS) elementary and middle school students. In the last six years,…
On Sunday, March 1 from 5-7PM at 288 Walnut St, Newtonville, Working Towards Change (WTC) is partnering with Boston Children’s Hospital to host a hygiene kit-building event supporting adolescents who are struggling to meet basic needs as a result of recent SNAP benefit cuts. Volunteers will collect donated personal hygiene…
Allison Pagliaro, Education Director of Historic Newton, will speak in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 4 at 2:45PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). Black History has always been an integral part of Newton History. Learn from a historic…
Author Wendy Murphy will speak about her book, Oh No, He Didn’t!, on Wednesday, March 4, at 1PM, at the Women’s Club of Newton Highlands (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands). The book is about “brilliant women and the men who took credit for their work.” Copies of the book will…
CAN-DO (Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc.) is again offering free income tax preparation for low- to moderate-income households (generally less than $75,000), by appointment. To schedule an in-person appointment for a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon in the Newton office (413 Watertown Street, Nonantum): CAN-DO is authorized…
Newton Conservators will be hosting a webinar, “Vernal Pools and Their Special Ecology,” at 7PM on Thursday, March 5. To attend, sign up for the webinar. Seasonal ponds, known as vernal pools, are full of life and can be found throughout our region. Newton has several, including Bare Pond in…