First Church in Chestnut Hill will host a Messiah Sing on Thursday, December 14 at 7PM. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your score, your friends, and sing along with our professional quartet as we bring Handel’s beloved music to life. All are welcome! First Church in Chestnut…
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The West Suburban YMCA will celebrate first anniversary of its Wells Avenue facility with an Open House, free and open to the public, on December 15. The facility at 135 Wells Avenue will be open for facility tours, free classes, full facility use, swim, pickleball, and all day sports. There…
The Upper Falls Area Council and Little Luke’s Café are hosting Carols, Cocoa & Cookies — a winter holiday celebration — in Pettee Square on December 15, 6PM-7:30PM. A winter sing-a-long will be led by retired Newton elementary school music teacher, Martha Holmes. Refreshments will be provided by Little Luke’s Café. Pettee…
Four Newton-based FLL teams compete in Eastern Mass. Championship The LigerBots, Newton’s competitive high school robotics team, will run a STEAM activity expo for children and a robot zoo alongside the Massachusetts East State Championship FIRST LEGO League (FLL) tournament at Newton North High School on December 16. The tournament and the…
Cherry Street Music will present Beethoven and Beatles, Part 1 on December 16 at 7:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets and information are available at the link above. The concert, part of Cherry Street’s Classics with a Twist season-long focus, explores the frequently noted connections…
West Newton’s Bay Colony Brass will present a free concert of Christmas classics at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton) on Saturday, December 16, at 7:30PM. The family-friendly program includes an array of Christmas chestnuts ranging from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to modern favorites. The concert concludes…
Would you like to be a Citizen Scientist? Do you want to know more about local birds? Join the Newton Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 17. On that date, groups of birders head out in the morning to areas of Newton to count birds and report back. Data are…
Are there empty spaces on the berms in your neighborhood where street trees formerly provided shade and beauty? Would you like to work with your neighbors and the Newton Tree Conservancy (NTC) to plant new trees? The NTC is now accepting applications until December 17, 2003 for its Spring 2024…
The Nonantum Children’s Christmas Parade will take place on Sunday, December 17 at 12 noon. The parade will take Santa and friends all over Nonantum to bring holiday cheer to children and families. Santa and friends will end the parade with a 45-minute visit at Coletti-Magni Park for photos. The…
Bay Colony Brass (BCB), a twenty-member brass and percussion ensemble based in West Newton, will present a free concert celebrating military veterans in the main sanctuary of First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) on Saturday, November 11, at 7:30PM. (Ed Note: The location was changed…
Chestnut Hill Square is collecting much needed food and personal care items to benefit The Newton Food Pantry now through November 19, 2023. Items collected will be used to stock the shelves of the food pantry and support their goal of alleviating food insecurity in Newton by providing supplemental food…
Applications are being accepted for home ownership opportunity for 74 Webster Park Unit B, a 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath condominium in West Newton. Newton Community Development Foundation is accepting applications for waiting lists for two locations: