In collaboration with the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association, Sailing into Song House Concerts presents Brooks Williams with John MacLean opening on Sunday, November 9 from 1-3PM. Singer and songwriter Brooks Williams is a leading light on the roots acoustic music scene, moving effortlessly between country, blues and folk. Suggested donation: $25 —…
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Spark Newton hosted a dedication ceremony for the arrival of a new mural on the Harry Gath Memorial Pool building in Newtonville’s Albemarle recreation area on Tuesday afternoon. Amanda Hill painted the four-piece mural after being selected by a committee that included representatives from the Spark Newton Board, Friends of…
Looking to hear something new at a local concert? Some of the most unique performances take place in intimate, comfortably lively settings – the living rooms of dedicated music-lovers. This weekend, you can cozy up in couches and folding chairs to hear performances by folk collective Floyds Row (September 27th)…
Newton Theatre Company (NTC) kicked off its fall production of the musical Fun Home at St. John’s Episcopal Church this past weekend. The crowd laughed, contemplated, and watched intently on Saturday night, the third performance of this production directed by Olivia Moriarty. A year ago, Moriarty directed her first show…
Looking to hear the next great classical pianist perform? You won’t have to travel across the globe to faraway concert halls: Newton’s 11-year-old piano prodigy, Rui Gong, performs a lot closer to home. Video of his solo recital at Newton’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on September 7 provides a glimpse of…
It’s fitting that an ophthalmologist with an eye for detail recently earned first place in the Newton Art Association (NAA) 2025 Members Show, which is on display at the Newton Free Library now through the end of September. Dr. Deborah Schlossman’s oil painting, Garden Roses, which features blooms from her…
On Sunday, September 14, the West Newton Cinema was filled with memory, humor, and resilience as actress, screenwriter, and essayist Marianne Leone and her husband, Chris Cooper, read from her new novel Christina the Astonishing. The free event was jointly organized by Newtonville Books and the West Newton Cinema as…
Perfect weather and a celebratory crowd came out for Upper Falls Village Day in 2025. See the gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Upper-Falls-Village-Day
The life of an author on a book tour is full of contradictions: It can be exciting yet isolating, as well as busy yet lonely. For multiple-award-winning TV journalist Hank Phillippi Ryan, it is also the inspiration for her newest thriller. Ryan, a Newton resident and well-known WHDH-TV reporter, spoke…
Newtonville Books and West Newton Cinema will jointly host the launch of West Newton resident Hank Phillippi Ryan’s latest thriller, All This Could be Yours, at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on September 10, 7PM-9PM. Early arrivers may browse books and mingle in the lobby starting at 6:30PM. At 7PM, Hank…