Waban Village Day, along with its Family Fun Run, will be on Sunday, May 18. Family Fun Run starts at 10AM. Register here. Racers of all ages are encouraged to participate, including children who are permitted to ride bikes and scooters along the racecourse. Walkers and those with strollers are also…
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Wearing shimmering, vibrantly colored outfits and intricate jewelry, young dancers performed complex routines, impressing the large audience at the New Art Center during the nonprofit’s Holi celebration on Sunday. “Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural…
Leila Novak Mostaghimi, who plays clarinet, has been chosen by Carnegie Hall as one of 89 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17. NYO2 will play at Carnegie Hall on uly 27 and will debut as a resident…
Newton Theatre Company will present Doubt: A Parable over two weekends, March 28-29 and April 4-5, at St. John’s Episcopal Church (96 Otis Street, Newtonville). Doubt: A Parable is a powerful drama by John Patrick Shanley set in a 1960s Catholic school, where suspicion and morality collide. When a popular…
David Bramante ran the West Newton Cinema for 46 years, turning it into one of Boston’s premier movie theaters for arthouse, international, and independent film. His achievement was celebrated at the theater on March 15 in a surprise party hosted for him by the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) and…
The annual Newton South HS Spring Concert will take place on March 19 at 7:30PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by several Newton South ensembles: Band, wind, and jazz ensembles are directed by Lisa Linde, who…
On March 15, Newton once again celebrated Holi, the Indian festival of Colors, at City Hall. After organizers and officials spoke, everyone celebrated by throwing colors in the air and creating a vibrant canvas with family and friends. Fig City News photos recorded the scene.
While some jewelry is inspired by nature, every glittering accessory at Carla Shaw Sustainable Fashion in Newton Centre literally has a piece of nature at its core. If you could peer inside the Union Street shop’s earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, you’d find an individual leaf, flower, or even coffee…
Holi is the Indian festival of Colors, and everyone is invited to celebrate by throwing colors in the air and creating a vibrant canvas with family and friends. Newton Holi will be held on Saturday, March 15 from 12PM to 1PM at Newton City Hall. Holi is a celebration of diversity,…
The Newton Piano Summit returns with free performances on March 15 and 16, 3PM-5PM, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank, Advance Auto, Newton Cultural Council, Newton Community Pride, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation, and generous private donors.
The All Newton Music School will present a free concert, Six Violins, Six Centuries on Saturday, March 15 at 4PM at 321 Chestnut Street, West Newton. Free tickets are required and are available online. In this unconventional violin recital, Julie McKenzie will explore the history, evolution, and repertoire of the violin,…
As winter weather continues, many people are looking forward to the arrival of spring. Haiku Newton invites all to put those thoughts on paper, in the form of Haiku poems, and submit them to its fourth annual contest. The themes for the 2025 contest are Regeneration, Renewal, and Revisioning. Hint:…