Looking for a fun way to explore your local libraries this summer? Join the Summer Library Crawl on Wednesday, August 6 from 10AM-5PM. It’s a self-guided tour that turns visiting libraries into an adventure! The Newton Free Library, as well as many nearby libraries, will be taking part. What is a library…
The St. Mary of Carmen Society will host its 90th annual Italian-American Festival (Festa), open 5PM-11PM each day, Wednesday-Sunday, July 16-20, at Pelligrini Park (11 Hawthorne Street, Nonantum). The festival midway and grounds will be packed with rides, games, food, entertainment, family, and tradition. There will be special prices for…
The Newton Cultural Council (NCC) seeks input from the Newton community in order to adjust its adjudication criteria for selecting which cultural projects NCC will fund for the following year. Please respond to the survey by July 31. It takes about 5 minutes to complete. The NCC is a local…
The Newton Community Farm (NCF) will host a Medicinal Herb Walk with clinical herbalist Mo Katz-Christy. Participants will explore weeds and cultivated plants, trees and shrubs during a stroll through the Newton Community Farm and fields to learn the names of plants and discover their medicinal uses. It will take…
Newton Cultural Development will present a free family concert by Stacey Peasley on Wednesday, August 6, 6PM-7:30PM at the Cabot Street Butterfly Pavilion (101 East Side Parkway). Grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy an evening of entertainment.
Newton’s fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held on June 19, 12PM-4PM, at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Families, kids, friends, and parents are invited for a day of unity and joy, filled with fun, food, and community spirit. This free outdoor celebration will feature two…
Cherry Street Music will present Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring the Howard Gospel Choir (HGC) of Howard University, with a guest appearance by singer Donna McElroy, on Thursday June 19 at 4PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) Tickets are available online. The Howard Gospel Choir, led by Reginald…
Newton Community Education (NCE) invites local families to celebrate Juneteenth with a day of free youth sports clinics for rising 3rd-9th graders. They will take place on Thursday, June 19. Clinic Schedule:9AM-11AM: Girls Basketball, Girls Lacrosse, and Softball11AM-1PM: Boys Basketball, Field Hockey, and Soccer
The Hyde Community Center Summer Series will present a free concert and movie on June 20 at the Hyde Bandstand (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands): Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and pack a picnic or support local Highlands restaurants. Rain location: Hyde Gym. See the summer schedule of events…
Come to Chamber Music Extravaganza — a free evening of exhilarating chamber music on June 20, at 6:30PM at the All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). Experience a diverse program, including Dvořák’s Dumky Piano Trio, Op. 90, Fauré’s Dolly Suite and Glazunov’s Rêverie, Op. 24, that celebrates the…
In a nation and a world in which the current “business as usual” systems are causing huge problems — climate and ecological devastation, wars, racial and economic oppression, and existential threats to our democracy — the Work That Reconnects (WTR) is a toolkit for processing overwhelming emotions of grief, fear,…
Summer Solstice through Nature and Earth-Based Rituals will be the featured Sunday service on June 15 at 10:15AM in the Parish Hall of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton). FUUSN member Karen Edwards will bring her deep experience with earth-based rituals to a celebration…
