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…
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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…
In the Spark Newton Fall Concert Series, Jim & Nick will play on Sunday, September 28, 3PM-4PM in the Newton Centre Plaza (Centre and Beacon Streets, Newton Centre). Jim and Nick bring an exciting appeal with their upbeat tunes that’ll have you grooving in the new plaza. Registration through Eventbrite is encouraged…
Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Monday, September 29 at 7PM for this special screening. Everyone knows Disney’s classic animated film Snow White (1937), but few are aware that a teenage Walt Disney growing up in Kansas City saw the original silent movie of the fairy tale, and…
The Newton Art Association (NAA) is holding its Annual Members Show, featuring works by 50 artists, at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street), September 2-30. NAA is an organization of 200+ artists working in many mediums. It offers demos, professional development seminars and critiques, and many exhibit opportunities.
In recognition of International Day of Older Persons, International Day of Music and Good Neighbor Day, FriendshipWorks and Goddard House Community Initiatives will present Making Music, Making Connections on Tuesday, September 30, 5:30PM-7:30PM at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium (330 Homer Street). The evening will highlight FriendshipWorks’ MusicWorks program,…
Join The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) for a fabulous party on Friday, October 3 at 7PM to welcome in the Fall 2025 season. A feast for the senses, the evening includes vignette performances by several of the artists represented during the year, a revealing of mixed-media works by Laura Scheuerell including Steinway…
Join the WSYMCA at their Church Street location (276 Church Street) on Saturday, October 4 from 11AM-1PM for their free family event, the Fall Festival. This free, fun-filled family event is designed to celebrate the season, and costumes are encouraged! Come for activities like Pumpkin Decorating, Kids DJ Music, Petting…
Join The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) on Saturday, October 4 at 7:30PM for Explorations in Sound. Gabriela Martina and Maxim Lubarsky have collaborated musically since 2009 and officially formed their duo in 2019. Their project, Explorations in Sound, blends spontaneous composition, deep improvisation, and genre-defying creativity, drawing from sources like…
The Newtonville Area Council will host Newtonville Village Day with over 75 craft and vendor booths, tasty treats from area restaurants, and family activities throughout the day. It will take place on Sunday, October 5, 12-4PM on Walnut Street, in Newtonville Center. Games, crafts, and train rides will be available for the…
West Newton Cinema will present a “Behind the Screen” film and panel discussion for Jane Austen Wrecked My Life — on Sunday, October 5 at 4-6:30PM at the theatre (1296 Washington Street). Film Screening: Agathe (Camille Rutherford) works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris, where she dreams…
The Allen Center is celebrating a business partnership with M. Steinert & Sons, New England’s exclusive authorized Steinway Piano dealer, whereby The Allen Center will have on loan for the next year a beautiful, 9-foot Steinway “D” Concert Piano for its programs and for visiting artists, providing a beautiful musical…