LGBTQ+ Newton presents the Pride Month Screening & Reception on Saturday, June 21 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton). It’s not easy being a drag queen in the outback! Resplendent in flamboyant ball gowns, looking down over the vast red Australian…
Posts published in May 2026
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that designed, raise funds for, and installed a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001, especially the eight Newton residents who lost their lives that day. Thanks to our generous contributors, we can offer annual scholarships to Newton…
What Are Plaza Tuesdays? Think of Plaza Tuesdays as a refreshing pause in your busy day. For the next five Tuesdays—enjoy an hour of free entertainment on the Newton Centre Plaza from 5:30 – 6:30PM. The full Plaza Tuesdays lineup, featuring great local talent, includes: And while you’re in Newton Centre, do some shopping, grab…
Sign your teen up for Teen Summer Art Studios, running Monday through Friday, June 22 – August 28 at New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville). Students entering grades 7–12 can spend the summer immersed in the arts through the New Art Center’s Teen Summer Studio Program. Designed for artists…
New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville) invites you to Children’s Summer 2026 Art Camp, running Monday–Friday, June 22 – August 28. Learn more and register. New Art Center’s Children’s Summer Art Camp offers creative, hands-on art experiences for students entering grades 1–6. Designed for all skill levels, each week…
Drudys Ledbetter will speak in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on Thursday, June 23at 3PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). Her topic will be What We Cannot See : Health Equity, Human Dignity, and the Hidden Costs of Invisibility in Healthcare. Drudys Ledbetter,…
Newton Farmers Markets presents Native Plant Vendors at the Cold Spring Park Market (1189 Beacon St, Waban), Tuesday, June 23 from 1:30 PM – 6PM. Native plant vendors will be on hand for opening day of the Newton Farmers Market season, presented in partnership with the Newton Community Pollinator Project.…
Spark Newton presents a free Summer Family Concert – Studio Two Early Beatles Tribute Band on Thursday, June 26 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands). Bring a picnic dinner and join your friends for a Beatles tribute concert. Unlike other Beatles tribute acts…
Newton Free Library invites you to Nature Walk at the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut St, Newton Centre) on Wednesday, June 24 at 10:30 AM. Walk the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum’s winding roads with their Staff Arborist to see nature right in the center of the city. This loop…
Grace Church hosts its Summer Barbecue in their backyard at 76 Eldredge St, Newton Corner, on Wednesday, June 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. All are warmly invited to enjoy an evening of conversation and community over burgers, veggie burgers, and hotdogs. Donations of salads, sides, desserts and additional drinks…
Hyde Community Center invites you to Movie at the Lake: Back to the Future at Crystal Lake Park (30 Rogers St, Newton Highlands) on Wednesday, June 24 from 8PM – 10PM. This free, family-friendly event is organized in partnership with the Crystal Lake Conservancy and Newton Parks and Recreation. The…
Local artist Marcia Cooper will donate 30% of sales from her painting exhibit Positive Connections to Green Newton on view at Newton City Hall (1000 Comm Ave, Newton Centre) through the end of June. An interview of the artist by Jay Sugarman is available to watch on his NewTV program, Museum Open House.…