West Suburban YMCA is hosting a group exercise class – Dance for a Cause Blockbuster Dance Party – where participants will dance to movie soundtracks from Disney, Bollywood, and Barbie — and proceeds will support the WSYMCA’s Livestrong programs for cancer survivors. Registration is $25 and required. It will take place…
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Temple Emanuel (385 Ward Street, West Newton) is hosting a series of free concerts of chamber music. On March 3 at 3PM, the Arabella (String) Quartet, a series favorite, will return. The members of the Arabella quartet hail from around the globe and first met at Yale University, where Causa…
Cappella Clausura will perform Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D in collaboration with SHIFT Orchestra Project on March 3 at 4PM at Emmanuel Church of Boston (15 Newbury Street, Boston). It’s the premiere of a new edition by Amelia LeClair. Buy tickets online.
Come to the Pathways to Music Open Mic session at the Center at the Heights (300 Hillside Avenue, Needham) every month on the third Thursday, 6PM-8PM, beginning December 21. Organized by the nonprofit Plugged In Band Program in Needham, this free open mic is for all ages, all abilities, and all musical skills.…
On February 9, State Representative Ruth B. Balser announced to her constituents by email that she will not be running for re-election this year. She has represented the 12th Middlesex District — southern Newton and parts of Brookline — in the Massachusetts legislature for 13 consecutive two-year terms, from 1999…
Auburndale residents Susan Katcher and Lisa Rothstein recently hosted a “Women’s High Tea” fundraiser to support two local anti-hunger organizations — Food For Free and the Newton Food Pantry. Their event raised nearly $500 for each of the programs to help feed those in need. The three-course traditional High Tea…
New Art Center is celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon with music and art. It will take place on February 11, 11:45AM-4PM at the New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville). Tickets are free. For more information, contact 617-964-3424 or [email protected].
In separate press conferences on the evening of February 2, the Newton School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA) announced that moments earlier they had reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract that both parties said they are proud of. The School Committee will meet on Saturday at 10AM…
The School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA) bargained through the night of February 1, stopping at 6AM without reaching a final agreement. Negotiations were scheduled to resume at 1PM today. See below for details on events of the day, including: Morning Statements from Each Party Here is a summary…
On February 1: The School Committee… The NTA offered a counterproposal to the School Committee’s 1PM proposal and announced at its evening press conference that it awaits a reply. With this counterproposal from the NTA, the sides were about $4 million apart over the life of the contract. The Healey/Driscoll…
On January 31, the School Committee and Newton Teachers Association (NTA) continued to meet, and at the end of the day, each side acknowledged some progress was made and that the remaining gap is primarily financial. Late in the evening, the parties continued to meet as the strike continues. Schools…
School Committee Chair questions what the strike is really about. On January 30, the School Committee presented a revised proposal to the Newton Teachers Association (NTA), and the NTA said that it would respond with its own revised proposal at noon on January 31. The Teachers Strike continues, and schools…