The Cooper Center will present pianist Archie Richards in the Multipurpose Room on Thursday, January 22 at 1PM. Archie began playing the piano as a child but didn’t find a good teacher until he was 32. This was Kyriena Siloti, the daughter of Alexander Siloti, who was considered the best…
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The All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton) will present a free Rock-Away-Café on January 23, at 6:30PM. Experience an electrifying showcase of Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Folk performed by ANMS faculty as the lobby is transformed into a club-like atmosphere for this special concert. Sponsored by Harsha…
The Friends of the Newton Free Library will hold their Annual Book Sale on Saturday, January 24, 9:30AM-3PM in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). Get ready, book lovers—one of the most anticipated library events of the year is back and better than ever, featuring a hand-picked…
The Newton Community Stage at the Lincoln-Eliot Auditorium (15 Walnut Park, Nonantum) be the scene on Saturday, January 24, 2PM-3:30PM, for a free concert by Women in World Jazz, an all-female international ensemble bringing the vibrant sounds of global music. This dynamic performance celebrates women’s contributions to music and culture, featuring an…
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,…
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…