The Newton Conservators will hold its First-Ever Outdoor Annual Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, May 24, starting at 5PM with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, followed at 6:30PM by dinner, business meeting, awards ceremony, and keynote speaker. This outdoor event will take place under a tent on the University of Massachusetts,…
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Rob Schwartz, son of Morrie Schwartz — the beloved subject of the classic bestseller, Tuesdays with Morrie — will be at the Newton Free Library on May 30, 7PM-8PM, to talk about his recently released book, The Wisdom of Morrie. Before becoming ill with ALS, Morrie wrote a poignant manuscript on aging joyfully and…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Newton’s Human Rights Commission will mark the start of Pride Month by raising the Pride flag on the ceremonial flagpole on the South Lawn of City Hall on June 1 at 5:30PM. It will fly throughout June as a symbol of inclusivity, pride, unity, and celebration…
At the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, the Newton Police, Newton Health & Human Services, and the Newton Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative will present an online community forum — Gun Violence Prevention in Newton — on June 1, 6PM-7PM. Learn about strategies to keep kids safe, store guns safely,…
Newton’s Carroll Center for the Blind, one of the largest vision rehabilitation agencies in the nation, will host its 11th Annual Walk for Independence on Saturday, June 3, 8AM-Noon. It’s a family-friendly event bringing together both sighted and visually impaired individuals to support the nonprofit organization’s mission. Walkers can choose either…
Newton PorchFest — an afternoon of free, live music performed outside people’s homes — will take place Noon-6PM on June 3 (rain date: June 4) in Auburndale, Lower Falls, Waban, and a bit by Crystal Lake. Here’s the schedule and map. It’s all made possible entirely by neighborhood volunteers and…
[Update: This event has been canceled. See https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=nonantum%20village%20day). The Nonantum Neighborhood Association will host its Village Day on June 4, 11:30AM-3PM at Coletti-Magni Park, on Watertown Street between Adams and Chapel Streets. All the fun is free: trackless train, face painting, puppet show, boxing exhibition, and music by the Studio…
Residents in 11 homes on Garland Road — in partnership with Newton’s 4 Our Future program — are hosting the Sustainable Street Tour on June 4, noon to 4PM, to help the public learn about solar projects, heat pumps, insulation, and driving electric. Stop by to see completed projects and…
Susanna Boberg will perform a Senior Recital at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street) on Sunday, June 4 at 4:30PM to benefit the Newton Food Pantry. She is finishing her clarinet studies at the New England Conservatory as she graduates from high school. The concert will include works from Messager,…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar, How Small Mammal Personalities May Shape Forests Under Changing Climates, on June 7 at 7PM. Register here. Maine graduate student Ivy Yen will speak about her research, covered in the New York Times, about how the small mammal personalities (whether they are shy…
The West Suburban YMCA, announced that enrollment is now open for preschool and Out-of-School programs for the 2023-2024 school year. Childcare programs at the West Suburban YMCA have had extensive wait lists for the last couple of years. While many preschool programs across the region have faced staffing shortages, the…
The Cabot Park Black History Lecture series will continue on May 1 at noon with a talk by Harvard Divinity School professor and author, Dr. Terrence Johnson, who will speak on Racism and Spirituality. The event, in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.), is free and open to the public.…