The Newton Conservators and the Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture Department will host a free Introduction to Orienteering Clinic on Saturday, April 6 with different start times: Session 1: 10AM-11:30AM, Session 2: 10:45AM-12:15PM. Meet at the picnic area in Auburndale Park (aka “the Cove”) on West Pine Street, Auburndale. Each…
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The Climate Action Task Force of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) will host a free climate change workshop — Introduction to the Work that Reconnects — on April 6, 1PM-5PM at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). There is no fee for the workshop. Registration is required. Participants…
Historic Newton is celebrating its 10th anniversary with dinner and drinks at the Durant-Kenrick House on April 6. Scott Aquilina, who led the architectural team in turning Durant-Kenrick into a museum, will speak about the challenges of preservation and modernization facing historic buildings today. Cocktails at 6PM and dinner at…
The New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville) will host a free celebration of Holi, the Indian festival of color to welcome Spring, on April 7, noon to 4PM. Art-making, performances, food, dancing, and music throughout the day. The Grub Guru food truck will be there with tasty food available for…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra will present The Unbroken Circle on Sunday, April 7 at 3PM at The Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Tickets are available online. Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal will lead Pro Arte in a wide-ranging concert featuring his own works and Boston Symphony Orchestra hornist Michael Winter.
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations will host a China Town Hall on April 9 with national and local components (in Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium). Join communities across the United States in a national conversation on China. 6:30PM-7:30PM: National Webcast — View at City Hall or online, featuring…
The MBTA will hold a virtual public meeting to provide an update on the Newton Commuter Rail Stations Accessibility Improvements Project (for Auburndale, West Newton, and Newtonville stations) on Wednesday, April 10, 6PM-8PM. The meeting will start with a presentation, followed by questions and answers. Email questions to [email protected]. Register beforehand to get the…
The Tanglewood Marionettes will return to Newton to perform Sleeping Beauty on April 18, 11AM-12PM at Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now — $6 per person in advance or $10 at the door if seats are available. There are a limited number of tickets available…
Newton Theatre Company will present Kindertransport, a play by Diane Samuels and directed by Melissa Bernstein, at Saint John’s Episcopal Church (96 Otis Street, Newtonville) over two weekends: Tickets are available online. Between 1938 and the outbreak of war, almost 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, were sent by their…
The Photographic History Society of New England (PHSNE) will hold its annual Photographica Show at Newton North High School (475 Walnut Street) on Saturday, April 20, 9AM-4PM, followed by a camera auction at 4:30PM. Photographica is dedicated this year to the memory of Henry Weisenburger, one of the founders of…