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,…
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…
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…
This January, experience this beloved classic up close with an exceptional professional cast in an intimate venue where every seat brings you into the heart of Grover’s Corners. All performances are at St. John’s Episcopal Church, DiMauro Hall (96 Otis Street, Newtonville). Seating is intimate and limited, so get your tickets…
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…
The Church of the Redeemer (379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill) will host a free Flute & Piano Concert on Friday, January 30 at 7PM. Part of the Music at the Redeemer series, the concert will feature music From France to America: Voices of the Early 20th Century with Nicholas Southwick on flute and…
Enjoy a recital by cello faculty Sara Wilkins and Aaron Packard, violin on Sunday, February 1 at 3PM at the All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). Hear the interwoven voices of violin and cello with works by Benjamin Godard, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Augusta Read Thomas, and Erwin Schulhoff.…
West Newton Cinema will be screening “The Testament of Ann Lee” on Sunday, February 1 at 1PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). A panel discussion will follow. Tickets are $20 and include the screening and discussion. From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come,…
Join the West Newton Cinema for screenings of Buster Keaton’s, The General (1926), and Charlie Chaplin’s, The Immigrant (1917) with live musical accompaniment on Sunday, February 1 at 5PM. Tickets are $20. ABOUT THE FILMS:The General, Buster Keaton-After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to…