Music Mondays will host a concert with the quintet of Kristyn Morey (flute), Danbi Choy (clarinet), Joel Bard (oboe), Libby Jones (french horn), Shu Satoh (bassoon), performing with Sayuri Miyamoto (piano). They will perform a program of French masterworks for winds and piano by Bizet, Ibert, Ravel, and Roussel. It…
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The Contemporary Jazz Orchestra East will host its debut — a free concert featuring music from Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Frank Foster, and more. It will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 7:30PM at the War Memorial Auditorium in Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton…
The Cooper Center for Active Living will host a patriotic concert with the lyrics to traditional patriotic songs. Feel free to wear red, white, and blue, and bring a flag! You’re welcome to watch or sing! It will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 1:30-2:30PM at Newton City Hall (1000…
The annual Newton South HS Pops Concert will take place on May 22 at 7:00PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by all Newton South performing arts ensembles, including jazz, Symphonic Band, and String Orchestra ensembles, as…
Wreath-Laying Ceremonies (Sunday, May 25)Wreaths will be laid down throughout the City’s bridges and monuments starting at 9AM at Forte Park (235 California Street, Nonantum). Memorial Day Parade (Sunday, May 25)It will begin at 3PM at Newton North High School (457 Walnut Street, Newtonville) and will continue down Walnut Street…
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, teen author Rosalind Yeh will host Sunday Story Time on May 25, 11AM – 12PM at Hummingbird Books (55 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill). She will read from her series “The Secret Academy” and connect with readers. The event is free,…
The Newton Free Library will present a Concert with the Azaela String Trio led by Deborah Boykan (violin), Jenny Stirling (viola), and Saraj Freiberg (cello). The trio will play works by Wiggins, Weston, Burleigh, Dvorak, Fisher, and White. Songs will include “Deep River,” “Goin’ Home,” “Levee Dance Op. 27, No.…
The Newton Cultural Alliance will host the 11th annual Strawberry Festival on Thursday, May 29, 6:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). A celebration deeply rooted in the community, the Strawberry Festival will include a rich harvest of local music, visual art, and cherished time with friends and neighbors. Enjoy a…
The Cooper Center for Active Living will present an event, Minis with a Mission, to provide opportunities for all people to receive the therapeutic and joyful benefits of interacting with miniature equines. The minis will bring healing, comfort, and delight through connecting hands, hearts, and hooves. It will take place…
The Newton Theatre Company (NTC) will dedicate its May 31 Monologue Project production to remembering the members of the Goldstein family who were so involved in NTC productions over the years and who died tragically on December 25 (see Fig City News article) This free event will take place on…
Music, Arts & Fashion Productions will host a show, A Night of Oscar-Winning Songs, featuring Spain’s Got Talent & Ukraine’s Got Talent sensation Sofia Shkidchenko, Carnegie Hall’s famous soprano Olga Lisovska, and award-winning baritone Afanasy. The event will also feature music, dance, fashion, and culinary artistry. It will take place…
There are many ways to cope with the deaths of loved ones – through mourning, by doing charitable works, and reminiscing, to name a few. For those grieving the December 25, 2024, accidental deaths of the four members of the Goldstein family, the Newton Theatre Company’s (NTC) Monologue Project will…















