In the Spark Newton Fall Concert Series, Chris Steele will play on Sunday, September 21, 3PM-4PM at the Upper Falls Depot (1225 Chestnut Street, Newton Upper Falls). Chris’s songs balance sharp wit, emotional depth, and an undeniable sense of melody. Registration through Eventbrite is encouraged but not required.
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On Sunday, September 21 at 2PM, the Newton Free Library will host Leaves, Lyrics, and Emotions: Song Compositions of Tagore. The first Nobel Laureate poet of Asia, Rabindranath Tagore composed songs about the unique connection of human spirits with nature and the universe. Vocalist Maitreyee Chakraborty will present songs on…
Join Newton Folk Music at the Newton Free Library on Saturday, September 13 from 2:30-4:30PM to sing and play a wide range of folk music, from traditional to contemporary, in a low-key, warm, and friendly environment. Singers and instrumentalists of all levels are welcome. Printed songbooks will be provided with selected favorites for…
The Newton Free Library will host a screening of Recovery City on Wednesday, September 24, 6PM-8:30PM in the Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer Street). Recovery City is an award-winning documentary exploring addiction and recovery through the stories of four women in Worcester, MA. The event includes a 15-minute training in naloxone…
The History Book Club of Historic Newton will meet to discuss The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson on Thursday, September 25 at 7:30PM. Read the book in advance and join the meeting, which is held on Zoom and free and open to all. To receive book club updates and…
On Thursday, September 25 at 7PM, the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will host the next part of the Greening Houses of Worship series — to empower Newton’s faith communities with practical, inspiring ways to reduce environmental impact and live more sustainably. This event will take place in FUUSN’s Parish…
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, September 27, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
Chris Moyse and Floyds Row will play in a Newton house concert on September 27, exploring the connections among early, classical, folk, newgrass, and world genres––works arranged and/or composed by Hailey Fuqua (soprano), Asako Takeuchi (violin), Jacques Lee Wood (violoncello & banjo), Andrew Arceci (bass & mandolin), George Lykogiannis (accordion &…
In association with Boston Area Coffeehouse Association, Sailing into Song House Concerts will present a house concert by Vance Gilbert, on September 28, at 2PM at a home in Newton. Suggested donation is $25, and all donations go to the performer. To receive an invitation, send name and email address to…
Join Historic Newton on Sunday, September 28 from 12PM-4PM for Hayfest — a day of fall-themed historic activities at Jackson Homestead (527 Washington Street). Learn how Autumn was celebrated in the 19th-century at Jackson Homestead. Butter churning, candle dipping, apple cider pressing… oh my! Refreshments will be available. All ages…
On Sunday, September 28 at 2PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street), Boston Opera & Zarzuela will present Zarzuela in Newton – A Hispanic Heritage Celebration, a classical lyric concert featuring solos and ensembles of the most well-known Zarzuelas of all time. Zarzuela is a traditional Spanish musical genre that originated in…
Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Sunday, September 28 at 1PM for a special, opening-weekend screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s big-budget, shrouded-in-mystery, action-adventure-indie-dystopian-satire, One Battle After Another, based largely, or loosely, on Thomas Pynchon’s love-it-or-hate-it 1990 novel Vineland, followed by a free-form, focused, off-the-cuff, expertly improvised (recorded) conversation…