New Art Center will be hosting a Holi Festival of Colors with art-making, performances, food, dancing, and music throughout the day. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in the tradition of throwing organic color powder at each other. The event will take place on Sunday, March 30, 12-3PM…
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All Newton Music School (ANMS) will host a concert, Kevin McGinty — Piano Recital, where ANMS faculty and pianist Kevin McGinty will bring all 24 major and minor keys to life. Participants can experience the full range of Rachmaninoff’s emotional depth and his ability to capture mood and color. It…
Music Mondays will host a concert with the Inaugural String Quartet featuring Isaac Krauss and Jason Sundram (violins), Elaine Leisinger (viola) and Josh Packard (cello). They will be performing two favorite string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, the “Father of the String Quartet”, on the occasion of Haydn’s 293rd birthday. It will take place on Monday,…
All Newton’s Musical Memory Café will be held on April 1, 1:30 – 2:30PM, at All Newton Music School. It’s an informal social gathering for people with cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with fellow community members while enjoying a musical…
On its 29th anniversary, Newton Open Studios will showcase art by 93 artists in 26 venues — in homes, studios, and group locations — throughout Newton on April 5&6, 11AM-5PM each day. Each venue will be marked by printed signs with red balloons. To help visitors navigate among artists and locations, Newton…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston will present a concert led by guest conductor Alyssa Wang featuring violist Anne Black. This performance will take place on Sunday, April 6, at 3PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Tickets available online. Works performed will include Joseph Haydn’s…
Cherry Street Music will present Classical with a Twist: Postcards on Sunday, April 6 at 3PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Find tickets here. The concert showcases folk music traditions of India, China, and Japan, infused with a classical twist. Led by Cherry Street Music’s Artistic Director…
Minkyung Oh will present a free, one-hour chamber concert on Sunday, April 6 at 1PM at St. Antoine Daveluy Korean Parish (45 Ash Street, Auburndale) with BSO violinist Bo Youp Hwang and French violist, Arnaud Thorette from Paris, France. The concert will include works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann. There’s…
The Allen Center will present an Artist Talk with Kathryn Geismar for a discussion with the artist, whose work is currently exhibited in The Allen Center’s main gallery in “Attachment.” Participants will learn about art, creativity, and inspiration as Kathryn shares her journey, techniques, and insights. The event will take…
Newton South HS will present its annual Jazz Night on April 10 at 7:30PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by all Newton South jazz ensembles: Newton’s South’s four jazz improvisation groups, the award-winning Jazz Ensemble, and…
All Newton Music School will present a concert, Voices of a Generation, featuring a variety of songs by Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Tamia, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Dua Lipa, Leann Rimes, Alicia Keys, and Bruno Mars. This concert will be performed by Leslie Rivera (vocals), Ross Petot…
Newton’s JourneySongs is an interfaith choir committed to singing for people with hospice services and their caregivers, as well as at memorial services and celebrations of life. We rehearse on Sundays, twice a month, in Newton, MA and sing in surrounding communities. JourneySongs uses the gift of song to provide both comfort…