The UU Plant-Based Eating Club, housed at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, is hosting a Zoom discussion of the blockbuster documentary Seaspiracy. Seaspiracy is a groundbreaking Netflix Original documentary that exposes the fishing industry’s impact on marine wildlife and ecosystems and identifies actions consumers can take action to preserve our oceans.…
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Shabbat B’Yachat/Shabbat Together returns this Friday, February 3 at Temple Shalom of Newton (175 Temple Street). Members and non-members of varied interests and different ages are invited to join the following: Shabbat B’Yachad is celebrated the first Friday of each month through this June. The only charge is for meals.…
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association will celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 4 at 6PM at the GBCCA (437 Cherry Street, West Newton). There will be performances, games, dinner, a raffle, Mahjong, and more. Tickets are $25 until January 31, then $30 (students $10).
The West Suburban YMCA is offering a FREE American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification Class on February 4 and 5, 9AM-4PM both days, at its Church Street location in Newton Corner. Learn valuable life-saving skills and make some extra money, too. Join a fun, welcoming, and inclusive organization as a lifeguard…
On Sunday, February 5 at 2PM, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith will host a Tax Override Forum at the Newton Chinese Language School located at Day Middle School (21 Minot Place). For more information and to submit questions, click here.
The 18th annual Teen Summer Expo — where parents and teens (Grades 6-12) can get to know a range of camps, enrichment programs, and summer activities — will be held on February 6, 5:30PM-8PM at the cafeteria in Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Rd). Snow date: February 8. It’s…
The Charles River Regional Chamber will host an online Newton Business Community Town Hall on February 7, 8:30AM-9:30AM to discuss Newton’s Proposition 2.5 override ballot questions, with a particular focus on the business and nonprofit community. The online event is free and open to members and non-members. Register here to…
On February 8 at 6PM, Newton Community Pride and Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill will present a free showing of the film “TILL” with Harvard Law professor and social justice advocate, Ron Sullivan, Jr., as guest speaker. Seating is limited at the Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill (at The Street, 55 Boylston Street).…
On February 8 at 7PM, Newton Public Schools will host an NPS Budget Forum in the auditorium of Newton North High School. It will include a presentation on the proposed operational override and its impact on the NPS budget for FY24, followed by a question-and-answer session. You may pose questions live at…
The Cabot Park Black History Lecture series will celebrate Black History Month with a talk by attorney Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, the Executive Director of the Lawyers for Civil rights (LCR) and an expert in legal protections for people of color and immigrants. The presentation is free and open to the public on…
Green Newton and the Newton Free Library will host a webinar, Reducing Single-use Packaging Waste, on February 9, 7PM-8PM. Register here for the Zoom link.
On February 11 at 2PM, Newton Community Pride and Newtonville Books (10 Langley Road) will present author Jabari Asim reading from A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, a delightful story of the musicians, culture, and roots of the world’s most remarkable music. Jabari Asim is a Professor at Emerson College and…