Do you desire a new puzzle in your life? Want to trade a previously-loved puzzle for a new one? Bring a puzzle, take a new one home, and meet your fellow puzzle enthusiasts at the Newton Free Library’s bi-annual Puzzle Swap on Sunday, February 15 at 2PM! How it works: Come by Druker…
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Music Mondays is thrilled to present a romantic program of Beethoven and Franck on Monday, February 16 from 2-3PM at the Scandinavian Center (206 Waltham Street, Newton). Newton native Constantine Finehouse is a virtuoso pianist who has performed extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including Salzburg, Trieste, London, Ghent, Moscow, St.…
Newton Community Events & Programs offers a special performance by The Tanglewood Marionettes of “The Dragon King.” The show will be at the new Newton Community Stage at Lincoln-Eliot School (15 Walnut Park, Newton) on Tuesday, February 17 at 11AM. It features colorful sea creatures, an exciting adventure, and all…
On Sunday, February 22 at 2PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St, Newton Centre), Pianist Liana Paniyeva presents Romantic Voices: exploring the lyricism, depth, and emotional power of the Romantic era, combining expressive intimacy with virtuosic brilliance. Paniyeva will perform Amy Beach’s Sketches from Op. 15, Robert Schumann’s Sonata…
Join the Newton Free Library and GBH for an Indie Lens Pop-Up! Hosted at the Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) on Monday, February 23 at 6:30PM, this event will feature a screening of the Independent Lens documentary The Inquisitor, followed by an interactive discussion led by facilitators from Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ).…
Kabria Baumgartner, Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Northeastern University, will present “The Troubled History of Race and Public Education in Massachusetts” at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Autotorium (330 Homer Street, Newton) on Wednesday, February 25 from 7-8PM. Baumgartner will explore how Black women activists fought for…
This year’s WSYMCA Winter Carnival will be held on Friday, February 27 from 5:30 – 7:30PM at the Wells Ave Y (135 Wells Avenue, Newton) inside the state-of-art Fieldhouse gymnasium. This free event is perfect for families looking to enjoy quality time together. The WSYMCA Winter Carnival is the perfect…
Newton Conservators will be hosting a webinar, “Vernal Pools and Their Special Ecology,” at 7PM on Thursday, March 5. To attend, sign up for the webinar. Seasonal ponds, known as vernal pools, are full of life and can be found throughout our region. Newton has several, including Bare Pond in…
Lisong Liu, professor of history at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, will discus “The Origins and Transformations of Chinese Communities in Boston,” at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Autotorium (330 Homer Street, Newton) on Thursday, March 12 from 7-8PM. An associate in research at the Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese…
On Saturday March 14, at 3PM at the Newton Highlands Congretional Church (54 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands), the Highland Glee Club Men’s Chorus and Music Director Sarah Robinson Seeber present Enchanted, an exploration of the mists, mysteries, and mysticism of medieval and renaissance times, via chant and chant-inspired music. The chorus will be performing with very…