Newton’s free Community Document Shredding and Drug Take-Back event will be on Saturday, April 12, 8AM-12 noon at the Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Avenue, Auburndale). Details on this page. Shredding is by appointment only. Call City Hall at 617-796-1000 to make an appointment. Restrictions: Drug Take-Back: Old or unused prescription medications…
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The First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold its annual Palm Sunday Service on Sunday, April 13 at 10:30 AM. The service features favorite hymns and selections from Bach, Blow, Dandrieu, and Tambling on the church’s historic organ and will be followed by coffee, refreshments, and conversation in the parish…
Newton’s JourneySongs is an interfaith choir committed to singing for people with hospice services and their caregivers, as well as at memorial services and celebrations of life. We rehearse on Sundays, twice a month, in Newton, MA and sing in surrounding communities. JourneySongs uses the gift of song to provide both comfort…
You Can Help Send Deserving Students to Summer Camp! Summer Camp Matters. For five years now, Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors has been supporting families who cannot afford to send their children to summer camp. This year, its goal is to provide a summer camp experience for 50 students, to enable…
State Rep. Amy Sangiolo will be the guest speaker at the Black History Month Lecture series organized by Lionel Porter at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue) on February 28 at 3PM. She will discuss the long history of Black–Asian solidarity, such as the ties with the NAACP Legal Defense…
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will host a free Astronomy Night on February 5, 6PM-7:30PM at the Hyde Community Center Playground (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Led by astronomer Alex Trunnell (in photo), this free event will enable visitors to view planets up close and personal through a telescope,…
Historic Newton will be hosting Museum Makerday — String Art where participants can make string art, explore exhibits, build with LEGOs, and play games. Adults must remain onsite with their kids. It will take place on Thursday, February 6, 1-3PM at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue, Newton…
Newton Theater Company will be presenting their reinterpretation of Dracula starring Linda Goetz. Viewers can step into the shadows and prepare for a thrilling twist on the classic gothic tale. Tickets are $30. It will take place at Saint John’s Episcopal Church (96 Otis Street, Newtonville) over three weekends:
The Waban Library Center (WLC) is happy to be serving Newton and beyond since 2009 — with current fiction and nonfiction books, Story Hours, Family Game Day, author talks, concerts, and more. On Saturday, February 8, the WLC will have two fun events to beat the winter doldrums: The WLC…
Newton Baroque is presenting a concert, In the Salon of Fanny von Arnstein, with music by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart and Schubert performed by tenor Jason McStoots and fortepianist Andrus Madsen in two salon venues. The event will take place on Saturday, February 8, 7:30-9:30PM at the Allen Center (35 Webster…
All Newton Music School is hosting Rock-Away-Café: The ANMS Musical Lounge where viewers can experience a showcase of Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Folk in a club-like atmosphere. The event will take place on Saturday, February 8, 4PM at All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). Registration is $10.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) hosts a monthly free lunch with a different social-action speaker each month at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). At noon on February 9, the speaker will be Yael Yaaloz, Program Director at Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ). From FUUSN: Yael Yaaloz will speak…