This month the Newton Theatre Company will present Saint Joan — G.B. Shaw’s fast-paced, high-spirited play about the rise and fall of Joan of Arc, 15th century French mystic and soldier. This meta-historic epic has never felt more relevant. With intimate and unconventional staging, NTC welcomes all to witness an all-star, all-women…
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City of Newton Camp and Summer Program Fair will be held Sunday, January 29, noon-3PM in the cafeteria at Newton North High School. See the programs offered by the City of Newton this summer. Talk with representatives from Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture, Newton Public Schools including Newton Community Education…
Allison-Yoshie Eldredge, Artist-in-Residence of The Allen Center, will host another Classical With a Twist concert there (35 Webster Street) on January 29 with the Cherry Street Players. The concert –with Max Levinson on piano, Allison-Yoshie Eldredge on cello, and New England Conservatory Prep School prodigies — will start at 3PM…
Directors of the Senior Citizens Fund of Newton (an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) and the Council on Aging invite you to join them at an Open House reception honoring Jayne Colino on her retirement after 32 years of outstanding leadership as Newton’s Director of Senior Services. The event will be…
The City’s Health & Human Services Department and Holtzman Medical Group are hosting clinics at the Newton Free Library for the updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. These clinics are open by appointment to anyone ages 6 months and older. Get more information and register here for appointments during these clinic…
Newton Community Pride is inviting artists to submit designs for its Celebrate Newton banner initiative, to be launched this spring to enliven and brighten the city, inspire civic pride, and introduce art to more public spaces. The initiative will display banners with creative, bold, and vibrant designs on about 100…
The Rebecca Pomroy Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023 grant funding cycle. The foundation seeks to assist charitable organizations that provide health-building, educational, and recreational opportunities for people of all ages, with a special preference to organizations in Newton that provide training, education, and counseling to girls and women in need. It…
On February 2 at 6PM, Newton photographer Tira Khan and Laura Weinstein, Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will discuss Khan’s series, A Place I Never Knew, about a city in India that is also the artist’s ancestral home. The discussion will…
The UU Plant-Based Eating Club, housed at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, is hosting a Zoom discussion of the blockbuster documentary Seaspiracy. Seaspiracy is a groundbreaking Netflix Original documentary that exposes the fishing industry’s impact on marine wildlife and ecosystems and identifies actions consumers can take action to preserve our oceans.…
Shabbat B’Yachat/Shabbat Together returns this Friday, February 3 at Temple Shalom of Newton (175 Temple Street). Members and non-members of varied interests and different ages are invited to join the following: Shabbat B’Yachad is celebrated the first Friday of each month through this June. The only charge is for meals.…
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association will celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 4 at 6PM at the GBCCA (437 Cherry Street, West Newton). There will be performances, games, dinner, a raffle, Mahjong, and more. Tickets are $25 until January 31, then $30 (students $10).
The West Suburban YMCA is offering a FREE American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification Class on February 4 and 5, 9AM-4PM both days, at its Church Street location in Newton Corner. Learn valuable life-saving skills and make some extra money, too. Join a fun, welcoming, and inclusive organization as a lifeguard…