The ALS Therapy Development Institute is hosting a fundraising event — Walk For Research — to raise money to create a cure for ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. The walk will be about 3 hours and will take place on September 8, 10AM at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue,…
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Triology will present a concert featuring Jazz and Latin in eclectic arrangements of old and new, famous and obscure, hot and cool, as part of the 2024 Fall Village Concerts Series offered by Newton Community Pride. It will take place on Sunday, September 8, 5-6PM at the courtyard that’s part of…
The Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture Department and the Friends of Newton Tennis run the Garden City Tennis Series — a 250-player, co-ed series of tennis tournaments. This level-based community tennis series is one of the largest in the U.S. and is open to Newton residents and non-residents. The series…
Commonwealth Chorale is hosting auditions for singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills — especially those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held on August 26-27, 6-9PM and September 3 and 10, 5:30-6:45PM, at the First Baptist Church (848 Beacon Street, Newton Centre). Apply here. For more…
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton will be hosting Newton’s 23rd annual Day of Remembrance of 9-11. It is a rain or shine event, and it will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 6PM at the 9-11 memorial on the front lawn of the Newton Fire Department headquarters…
The Newton Art Association‘s Annual Awards Show is on display through September 29 at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). There will be a reception and award presentation on September 12, 7PM-8PM at the Library. The exhibit is jurored by Aimee Burg, the Gallery Director at Ely Center of…
On September 12, 6PM-9PM, the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) will host a screening of Ken Loach’s film, The Old Oak, followed by a panel discussion about the film and immigration, featuring former Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Boston Globe columnist Marcela García and moderated by Ty Burr of the WNCF. The event takes place…
The Walnut Street Minyan (WSM) welcomes all to celebrate Shabbat in its community on Saturday, September 14, 10:30AM –12PM, at 858 Walnut Street, Newton. Activities for families with children of all ages include: RSVP here. If you can’t attend but are interested in coming to a future WSM family Shabbat, contact [email protected].
Newton Conservators is hosting a monarch festival with kids activities, tours, live monarchs and much more. It will take place on Saturday, September 14, 9-11:30AM at Wellington Park (98 Kilburn Rd, West Newton). The event is free but pre-registration is encouraged. (Rain date is September 15.)
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour — Founding Newtonians in East Parish Burying Ground — where participants will visit the grave sites of some of Newton’s early settlers and the location of the 1630s meetinghouse, as well as learn about the indigenous Massachusett people, and learn about enslaved and…