All Newton Music School is hosting Memory Café, a safe and informal listening and social space for people with dementia and other cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis and at any stage in a disease progression. It will take place on Wednesday, August 28,…
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In collaboration with the Crystal Lake Conservancy, MassWildlife will offer free, hands-on fishing lessons on August 28, 5-7PM, on the Levingston Cove Fishing Deck at Crystal Lake (182 Lake Avenue). Adults and families who want to learn how to fish will get instruction and have fun practicing skills, including setting…
Looking for faithful friendship? The Newton Highlands Congregational Church offers Wednesday Worship — a light meal, conversation, and a time of prayer and devotion, 6PM-7PM on three Wednesdays: August 14, 21, and 28. All are welcome — including children of all ages! — to an informal worship service on the…
The music program at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton is offering a music reading class in August. Beginners and more experienced singers are welcome. The course is free. There are two sessions — come to one or both, your choice. The two classes will be 7PM-9PM on Thursdays, August 22…
A mobile Holocaust exhibit will be open May 27-29, 10AM-6PM, outside City Hall. It is free and open to the public, with visits for up to 25 people every half hour. Registration is required. Hate Ends Now is an immersive, traveling exhibit that educates audiences about the Holocaust and thedangers…
NewtonSERVES — the City’s annual day of volunteering to clean and improve parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands — will be May 5. This year there are 24 project sites: Volunteers 18 years or older must register, and volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
The Newton Free Library and Newton Human Rights Commission will host a panel discussion, Let Freedom Read: Examining Book Banning Today, on April 29, 7PM-8:15PM, in the Library’s Druker Auditorium. Panelists include:
On its 28th anniversary, Newton Open Studios (NOS) will showcase art by about 130 artists in 34 venues — homes, studios, and group locations — throughout Newton on April 27-28, 11AM-5PM. Each venue will be marked by printed signs with red balloons. See the Newton Open Studios PDF map for…
Boston College (BC) and St. Columbkille Partnership School (STCPS) are hosting a fundraising event – race to educate – with a 5K Run/Walk for ages 12 and up, and a kids fun run for ages 11 and below. It will take place on April 27 and start at Boston College…
Help support local families who need diapers by donating to Newton Neighbor’s diaper drive through Wednesday, May 8. Sizes NB – 7 are accepted at the following locations: Or purchase diapers from the Newton Neighbors Amazon Wish List, and they will be shipped directly to a collection point. Open boxes are welcome,…
The League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) will be offering two $2,000 scholarships to students in the high school class of 2024. To be eligible for considerations, candidates must either reside or attend school in Newton, MA and be planning to pursue post-high school education. Successful applicants will have…
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement around the world to raise money for food-related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities. The Boston College Public Health Club will host an Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Newton Food Pantry on April 24, 6PM-8PM at the Yawkey Athletic…