Join the Boston Meshk Ensemble for an afternoon of classical Turkish music at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, January 25 from 2-3PM. The program will feature vocal and instrumental works from the 17th to 20th centuries — highlighting the expressive makam tradition through choral pieces, solo songs, instrumental compositions,…
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West Newton Cinema presents “Among Neighbors” on Tuesday, January 27 at 7PM. Tickets are $15. Using beautiful hand-drawn animation to bring the past to life, “Among Neighbors” investigates the story of a small, rural town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II.…
Center Makor presents Art about the Holocaust at their Community Hub (1320 Centre St, Newton) from January 27-29. The show includes the screening of the documentary film The Lost Brothers, Israel along with an exhibition of graphic art, photographs, and wood inlay work. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, January 27,…
MAA will hold an Open House on its campus (20 Manet Road, Chestnut Hill) on Wednesday, January 28 from 8:30–10:30 AM. MAA is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School with a rich history spanning 99 years, offering a tradition of academic excellence for Preschool through Grade 6 in a nurturing…
The Family Access of Newton Early Learning Center (492 Waltham Street, West Newton) is excited to announce their upcoming Open Houses: Sunday, January 11 — 10AM-11:30AM Thursday, January 22 –10AM-12PM Wednesday, January 28 — 4:30PM – 6:30PM Explore their classrooms, learn about their programs, and see how they create a…
Join the Newton Free Library and GBH for an Indie Lens Pop-Up! Hosted at the Library on Wednesday, January 28 at 6PM, this event will feature a screening of the Independent Lens documentary The Librarians, in which librarians across the U.S. examine how book review policies are shaping their communities. Following the screening will be…
As part of their Behind the Screen series, the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton) will present a screening of Teenage Wasteland on Wednesday, January 28 at 6:30PM. The film will be followed by a discussion with teacher and star of the documentary, Fred Isseks. Teenage Wasteland is a…
Newton For Everyone will screen a short film, Does “Luxury” Housing Help or Hurt the Unhoused?, on Thursday, January 29 at 7PM in the Nordic Hall of the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton). With popcorn! Register here. We often talk about the need for housing that is…
The next book club meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, January 29 at 7:30PM. The book for discussion will be “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis” by Adam Hochschild. Historic Newton’s History Book Club meets regularly to discuss books about history. Meetings are free…
The Cooper Center will present a free Swing Music Concert by the Steve Rudolph Trio on Friday, January 30 at 1:30PM in the Multipurpose Room. Get your toes tapping as the Steve Rudolph Trio presents a joyous sampling of some of the best of American popular music from ‘40s, ‘50s…