The First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold its traditional Easter morning service at 10:30 AM on Sunday, April 20. The service features favorite hymns, including Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Come Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, and the church’s professional quartet will perform selections from Bach and…
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While Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22 this year, Newton’s Earth Day celebration will be on Sunday April 27, noon to 4PM in the Newton North High School parking lot. The Newton EV Task Force will be there, exhibiting electric vehicles and answering questions about them. The EV Task Force is…
Newton Community Education (NCE) is hosting April Vacation Programs to keep kids engaged while school is out with a variety of activities like Flag Football, Glass Workshop, Circuitry 101, and more. The events will take place from Monday, April 21 until Friday, April 25, at 9AM-3:30PM, and will occur at…
Historic Newton will host an event, Dazzling Decades, for April vacation, where participants can travel back in time and immerse themselves in crafts and activities from different decades. These events will take place at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue, Newton Corner). Tickets are $5 for kids, free…
Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture will host lifeguarding courses where participants can learn skills to prevent and react to aquatic, breathing, and cardiac emergencies. Participants must be 15+ before the last scheduled session of their course. There will be two of these courses: one on February 17-20 and one on…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Campaign where participants can embark on an epic adventure. Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to the game, this is a chance to dive into a world of imagination, strategy, and storytelling. The event will include…
The Tanglewood Marionettes will return to Newton to perform Sleeping Beauty on Friday, April 25, 11AM-12PM at Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre). Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door if seats are available. There are a limited number of tickets available…
There will be a Fix-It Clinic at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Saturday, April 26, 10AM-2PM, in the Druker Auditorium. If you have a broken household item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance, bring it to the clinic.…
Avi Attar, a senior at Princeton, is one of two students receiving this year’s Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize — the University’s highest general distinction for undergraduates, awarded to “the senior who has most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character and effective leadership.” Rep. John Lawn has been named…
The Photographic History Society of New England (PHSNE) will hold its annual Photographica Show at Newton North High School (475 Walnut Street) on Saturday, April 26, 9AM-4PM, followed by a camera auction at 4:30PM. The show will have photographic dealers buying and selling all manner of photographic equipment, primarily film cameras, as well as…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 7 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV’s YouTube channel and government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33). Land Use will meet in person (Council…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will have its Folk Music Sunday service on April 27 at 10:15AM, featuring protest songs from past generations, along with contemporary songs that comment on current times. The FUUSN Band will play, joined by members of the FUUSN Choir. All are welcome.…