Indigenous Peoples Day Newton (IDPN) is hosting Powwow and the People Who Bring It to Life, an exhibit on Native American powwows with pictures taken of powwows by local photographers. It will take place on June 6-7, 5-9PM and June 8, 11AM-2PM at the New Art Corridor (245 Walnut Street,…
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As part of Summer 2024 in the Highlands!, the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) will host a concert (Studio Two — a Beatles tribute band) at 6PM followed by a movie (Migration) at dusk. All free, thanks to The Village Bank. Outside if the weather’s good, otherwise…
Newton Cultural Alliance (NCA) is hosting their 10th annual Strawberry Festival with food, drinks, and music. The event will take place on Saturday, June 8, 6:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets are $200.
The Charles River Watershed Association will host the annual Watertown Dam Herring Festival on June 8, 2PM-4PM at the Watertown Dam (64 Pleasant Street, Watertown). Celebrate the annual migration of Alewife, Blueback Herring, and American Shad from the ocean into the Charles River. This free event will feature live music,…
All are welcome to the 47th Newton Highlands Village Day — and the 50th anniversary of the Newton Highlands Area Council — on Sunday, June 9, on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands . Come for fun, delicious food, live music, kids activities, craft and event booths and much more! Thanks…
Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (CMM) is hosting a lecture by Rev. Dr. Matthew Ichihashi Potts on themes from his still timely book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, and a reception to follow. It will be held on Sunday, June 9, 3-4:30PM at the Eliot Church of Newton UCC (474 Centre St, Newton…
Eight ukulele ensembles(!) — including Newton’s own City Hall Strummers — will gather on June 9, 11AM-4PM indoors at Newton City Hall for Strummin’ Up to Boston, a free music festival celebrating all things ukulele. Food trucks, vendor booths, and a group musical strum-along led by local ukulele personality Danno…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston is performing Strings of Light, a concert featuring songs by Vivaldi, Vasks, Esmail and Beethoven all played on Pro Arte’s strings. It will take place on June 9, 3PM at Second Church in Newton (60 Highland St, West Newton). Tickets available online.
Pathway to Possible will host a Family Series panel discussion on Legal Considerations on Monday, June 10 at 6:30PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). A panel of legal experts will help families learn more about the myriad considerations that go into setting up and safeguarding the care…
On April 16, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented the City’s FY2025 budget to the City Council (see text of her speech and NewTV video). She told the City Council, “Tonight I present to you a stable, strong, sustainable — and hefty budget — for the City of Newton’s next fiscal year,…
On April 17 at 3PM, the Black History Lecture Series at Cabot Park Village will present Audrey Morrissey speaking on Slave Trafficking of Black Women: The New Bondage. Ms Morrissey is Associate Director of My Life, My Choice, a program of the Justice Resource Institute. The event will take place…
Living to 102 by making other people happy… A New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner in Newton… And new appointments at Charles River Watershed Association.