On Thursday, January 22 at 3PM, visit the Newton Free Library for Leaves in the Library, a colorful craft workshop designing your own decorated bookmark to take home, while also contributing paper leaves to a collaborative art installation that will brighten the Library and celebrate our 150th anniversary. No art experience…
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On Thursday, January 22 from 7-9PM Christie Scheele will demonstrate painting with cold wax on Zoom. She will begin with an assessment of her reference photo and then move on to color mixing and critiquing the palette followed by brush technique, laying the paint in on top of the dark…
The Cooper Center will present pianist Archie Richards in the Multipurpose Room on Thursday, January 22 at 1PM. Archie began playing the piano as a child but didn’t find a good teacher until he was 32. This was Kyriena Siloti, the daughter of Alexander Siloti, who was considered the best…
The Boston Makers & Innovators Challenge is a free STEM competition to be held at Newton North HS on Saturday, January 31, 10AM-5PM. Registration for the competition closes on January 23. You can also register as a volunteer or buy tickets to the January 31 event. See the schedule for…
SparkNewton will host the 5th annual WinterFEST celebration of community, creativity, and winter spirit in Newton with events for all ages from Friday, January 23 through Sunday, January 25. WinterFEST invites residents and visitors to embrace the season with music, art, performances, outdoor exploration, family-friendly activities, and neighborhood connection. Please check registration details…
The All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton) will present a free Rock-Away-Café on January 23, at 6:30PM. Experience an electrifying showcase of Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Folk performed by ANMS faculty as the lobby is transformed into a club-like atmosphere for this special concert. Sponsored by Harsha…
The Book Ladies’ Book Swap is held monthly at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). The next Book Swap at the Cinema will be on Saturday, January 24, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
The Friends of the Newton Free Library will hold their Annual Book Sale on Saturday, January 24, 9:30AM-3PM in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). Get ready, book lovers—one of the most anticipated library events of the year is back and better than ever, featuring a hand-picked…
The Newton Community Stage at the Lincoln-Eliot Auditorium (15 Walnut Park, Nonantum) be the scene on Saturday, January 24, 2PM-3:30PM, for a free concert by Women in World Jazz, an all-female international ensemble bringing the vibrant sounds of global music. This dynamic performance celebrates women’s contributions to music and culture, featuring an…
Join the Boston Meshk Ensemble for an afternoon of classical Turkish music at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, January 25 from 2-3PM. The program will feature vocal and instrumental works from the 17th to 20th centuries — highlighting the expressive makam tradition through choral pieces, solo songs, instrumental compositions,…