Join Professor Nataliya Kosmyna of the MIT Media Lab at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Monday, May 4 at 7PM for Your Brain on ChatGPT, a discussion of AI – and the scientific and ethical questions it raises in today’s world. Registration is required. For millions of years, human…
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Enjoy an Indian lunch from a local restaurant on Mondays starting with a kick-off event on Monday, May 4 from 12-2PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville). $5 per person. Pre-registration and payment required at the Cooper Center Concierge Desk by noon on the…
On Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30PM, the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) will host Threads That Bind: Weaving as a Practice of Storytelling with Joshua Kurtz. Registration is required. Participants will have the opportunity to weave small textiles inspired by the stories from their lives and communities. Across thousands…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands (the “Newton Women’s Club”) invites all women who live in or near Newton to come to its Open House on Wednesday, May 6, anytime from noon until about 2:30PM, in the Club’s charming Art Deco building at 72 Columbus Street in Newton Highlands. There…
Concert by the Newton Senior Chamber Ensemble on Wednesday, May 6, 2:30-3:30PM at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville). The chamber ensemble will present:— Three Ricercari, by Andrea Gabrieli — Symphony No. 16 Finale, by Frank Joseph Haydn— Enigma Variations, by Nimrod Edward Elgar— The Planets, Jupiter, by Gustav Holst Founded by Gwendoline Thornblade…
If you can walk, you can belly dance! Give belly dancing a try at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) on Wednesday, May 6 at 2PM. Belly dance is a fun way to get fit. The class works on posture, balance, grace, dance movements, and overall fitness, as you listen…
Get ready for an amazing evening of Broadway hits on Thursday, May 7 at 7PM at First Church (26 Suffolk Rd, Chestnut Hill). It’s a perfect chance to catch great music and have a blast with friends and family. Don’t miss out on this fun, uplifting night filled with incredible…
The Newton Department of Arts and Culture invites artists to submit original artwork for exhibition in the City Hall Gallery Program from Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 22. Selected artists will have the opportunity to contribute to the cultural vibrancy of Newton by sharing their creativity in Newton’s majestic City Hall.…
If you have young children, or just want to experience nature in your city, scan the QR code (below), enter the URL into your browser (https://join.goosechase.com/304324b3-a900-4900-988a-e51ac1e7d3f3) or type the join code (PWMGQX)into the Goosechase app, and start your hunt! The scavenger hunt will take place from Friday, May 1 at…
Would you love to know more about the fashion in Downton Abbey? If so, join Karen Antonowicz at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) on Thursday, May 7 from 1:30-2:30PM. She’ll start with the styles of 1912, featured in Season 1, and continue through later seasons of the show,…
Belmont World Film’s 24th International Film Series, “Thicker Than Water,” will take place on Mondays at 7PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton) from March 30 – May 18. After a two-week break, the series continues with the observance of Pride Month on June 1 and…
Take a Pond Fish Tour through the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut Street, Newton Centre) with Bob Mallard of the Native Fish Coalition on Friday, May 8 at 10AM and 1:30PM. Learn about Cold Spring Brook, the four ponds and two lagoons on the property, and the aquatic life…