The Park Lighting at Coletti-Magni Park will be held on Sunday, December 3. Hot chocolate and caroling will begin at 6:15PM. Santa will arrive with friends from the North Pole and be available for photos just after the lights go on at 7PM! Bring your letter to Santa’s mailbox and…
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The Celebrate Newton! Holiday Craft Fair will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Sunday, December 3, 10AM-4PM at Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Road). It features live music and over 50 local artists and vendors — including new ones this year — selling jewelry, scarves, mugs, and unique gifts. Admission is $7,…
The Newton Family Singers will celebrate the music of an Americana superstar with their concert, Keep Your Heart Young: The Songs of Brandi Carlile, on December 3 at 4PM in the Eleanor Welch Casey Theatre at Regis College (235 Wellesley Street, Weston). Tickets are on sale at a discount ($15 for…
The Waban Improvement Society invites all to its Waban Lights and Family Sing-Along event on Sunday, December 3 at 4:45PM the grounds of the Waban Library Center (1608 Beacon Street, Waban). Before lighting up the beloved Waban Library Center building and surrounding grounds — creating a wonderland of light throughout…
In January 2020, after seeing how many families were struggling financially, Grace Rodrigue and her two sisters — Olivia and Simone — wanted to do something to help. They created Kids Backing Kids (KBK), a 501(c)(3) non-profit to provide items for those in need and opportunities to teach youth about…
Fredrik Wanger will offer a program of piano music of Mozart, Brahms, Chopin and Gershwin on Sunday, November 26, 2PM-3:30PM in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library. Admission is free. Fredrik Wanger was educated at Oberlin College, Peabody Conservatory, the Vienna Academy (as a Fulbright scholar), and Boston…
The Newton Police Department will again host Gobble Gobble Give Boston to assist in preparing meals for delivery to four shelters and many individuals to help feed the hungry in our community. It’s part of the nationwide Gobble Gobble Give movement. More volunteers are needed in Boston/Newton! Volunteers must first…
For the fourth year, Newton Neighbors is holding its Great Giving Thanks Gift Card drive to raise money for supermarket gift cards for families experiencing food insecurity. Last year, Newton Neighbors served 150 families throughout Newton, Brockton, and Waltham with supermarket gift cards. The goal each year is to distribute…
The Newton Public Schools (NPS) is beginning a four-month process January to create a “Portrait of a Graduate.” The portrait will be created by a “design team” composed of a wide variety of community members, and NPS hopes to include the larger Newton community in this process. The Portrait of a Graduate…
CAN-DO offers these services for low-income families: CAN-DO (Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc.) is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the cause of affordable housing for individuals and familieswith low and moderate incomes. Founded in 1994, CAN-DO has developed and managed affordablehousing units serving a diverse…