Historic Newton invites you to Women of Courage and Conviction on Tuesday, June 30 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM at Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Ave, Newton Corner). Join the author of Women of Courage and Conviction, Newton writer Dorothy Anger, along with three of the book’s Newton women,…
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Newton Community Farm (303 Nahanton St, Oak Hill) hosts Senior Medicinal Wellness Walk, Tuesday, June 30 from 10AM – 11:30AM. Cost is $10 per person; space is limited to 25 participants. Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for a slow meander through the fields to learn how to harvest local plants for…
The Cooper Center invites older adults to try Strength Building: Strong Muscles, Strong Bones at 345 Walnut St, Newtonville on Thursday, July 2 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM, led by Katie Britton. Build strong muscles and bones through strength training! This class will focus on free weight and body weight…
Sunday, May 24: To honor Newton’s fallen service members, local veterans and officials will place wreaths at monuments around the city and over the Massachusetts Turnpike bridges on Sunday, May 24. The procession will begin at 8:30AM at American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street). Monday, May 25: On Memorial…
Newton’s 250th Anniversary Salute to Service Parade will be held Sunday, May 17, 3PM-5PM The parade will begin at 3PM at City Hall, travel down Walnut Street through Newtonville, turn right onto Washington Street, then left onto Adams Street, and conclude at Coletti-Magni Park in Nonantum. The parade will celebrate…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Friends of The Newton Free Library are having a dining fundraiser at Chipotle (847 Washington Street, Newtonville — just a few doors in from Walnut Street) on Wednesday, May 6 from 4-8PM. Please mention the code MHATGZ7 when you order. Or, if you place an online order, insert the code…