The Naumberg Award-winning Lydian String Quartet will deliver the second of four interactive open rehearsals on Thursday, January 15 at 7:30PM at The Allen Center. Currently working their way through the Beethoven String Quartets, expect the musicians to start and stop, discuss phrase shaping and dynamics, and talk between each…
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On Thursday, January 15 at 7PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre), join Kimberly Toney, Inaugural Coordinating Curator of Native American and Indigenous Collections, jointly appointed to the John Carter Brown and John Hay Libraries at Brown University, for “Land as Archive in the Native Northeast.” Toney will discuss…
Rock Voices, the area’s only community rock choir, presents an evening of incredible music on Saturday, January 17 at 7PM at Newton South High School! Buy your tickets now! The performance includes a full roster of songs by your favorite artists: the Beach Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Supertramp, Sly & the…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents a concert for the entire family titled A Musical Menagerie at 3PM on Sunday, January 18 at Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium (1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton). To reserve a free ticket, go to the Pro Arte website. Conductor Conner Gray Covington leads this lively program, guiding audiences on a…
Join the Wells Ave Y on Monday, January 19, from 11AM to 1PM for their MLK Day of Service: Share Joy Through Letters event. Loneliness affects nearly 40% of adults aged 45 and older. Make a difference for seniors in local nursing homes who may feel disconnected. All supplies will be provided. Can’t attend? Drop…
The Cooper Center for Active Living (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) will present a free Intergenerational Music Group on January 20, 11AM-12PM. This intergenerational music group invites older adults, young children and families to connect through singing, movement, and instrument play.Led by an Early Childhood Specialist and a Board-Certified Music Therapist,…
The Silent Spring Institute will host dynamic online conversation on Wednesday, January 21, 12PM-1PM about how policies and industry practices influence our daily exposures to toxic chemicals in consumer products. It will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how advocates use science to inform decision-makers, build coalitions, and advance laws that…
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…
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…
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…