Newton Nomadic Theater will present several nights of rollicking short-form theater and music. Come enjoy a grab bag of entertainment including short plays, improv, musical spoofs, Shakespeare, film scenes, and monologues. Tickets ($20) on sale for five performances at three venues: Twelve short pieces feature a great cast of actors: Stephen…
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The Over 60s group at the First Unitarian Society in Newton will present a webinar, Aging with Wisdom, on Sunday, April 16, 12PM-1:30PM. Ms. Olivia Hoblitzelle, psychologist, author, and former Associative Director of Benson-Henry Mind/Body Institute will present, inviting participants into ancient wisdom and practical pointers in living, the cultivation…
Setti Warren, former Mayor of Newton, has been named Executive Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He had been serving in that role on an interim basis. Previously, he was Executive Director of the Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.…
Our article on the results of the March 14 Special Election (Debt Exclusions Pass – Operating Override Fails) originally stated that the override (Question 1) failed 48.2% to 52.8% and the Franklin School debt exclusion (Question 3) succeeded by 1054 votes. In fact, Question 1 failed 47.2% to 52.8% and…
Ever wonder what the Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands does? Please come to our March 28 meeting at 6:30PM, at 72 Columbus Street, and learn about us. We are starting to also have night meetings to accommodate women in the workforce during the day and women with childcare responsibilities. Our guest…
In response to the recent shootings in Monterey Park, Baton Rouge, and Half Moon Bay, Rev. Domenik Ackermann invites all to a Prayer for Peace in the Eliot Church sanctuary (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner) , 4:30PM-5PM on January 25, February 2, and March 29.
All Newton students in grades 6-12 are invited to apply by March 28 to participate in SHINE, a temporary art installation to be displayed in Newton parks and playgrounds, May-October. SHINE will show six student-designed 4’x8’ horizontal murals painted onto plywood and grouped in small clusters throughout the city. The…
Students have until 5PM on March 31 to apply for one of up to four scholarships to be awarded this year by the Charles River Regional Chamber to deserving students who either live and/or attend school in Needham, Newton, Watertown or Wellesley and who plan to attend an accredited college…
Sign-ups to perform at Newton PorchFest 2023 are now open until March 31. Porchfest will take place on Saturday, June 3 from 12PM – 6PM in Auburndale, Lower Falls, and Waban Center (rain date: Sunday, June 4). Newton PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes.…
Newton’s Jackson Walnut Park School is one of nine Catholic schools to be featured in the Central Suburban Education Expo on April 1, 9AM-noon, at Cambridge Matignon School (1 Matignon Way, Cambridge). Jackson School and Walnut Park Montessori are a collaborative, operating as a single institution for Grades K-6, welcoming children…
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton will host its EPIC Annual Gala on Saturday, April 1, 6PM-10PM. EPIC stands for the the Club’s values: Excellence, Pride, Integrity & Collaboration. The Newton business community, city leaders, and other friends and supporters of the Boys & Girls Club…
A Cappella April! is coming to Newton South High School on Saturday, April 1 at 7PM. This one-night only, all-ages event features R & B/Soul/Pop a cappella group Ball in the House, with special performances by Newton student groups: Bigelow Beats, Brown Middle School A Cappella, The Northern Lights, and The Melocotones.…