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,…
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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:…
Ari and Mia Friedman, New England’s Americana Sister Act, perform live on stage at The Allen Center. This folk duo will sing for you and with you, sharing some Glimmers of Warmth that can perhaps sustain us until springtime. It will take place on Saturday, March 15, 7PM at the…
Suzuki School of Newton will host a Playathon with a 6-hour musical marathon featuring the students and instructors of the Suzuki School of Newton. Participants can enjoy live music, learn about Suzuki education, and support music scholarships for their students. It will take place on Sunday, March 16, 12-6PM at the Suzuki School…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will present its annual Music Sunday service on March 16, 10:15AM. “I will lift mine eyes to the hills” – for centuries, humans have turned to the Biblical Psalms for comfort and guidance. The service will feature songs of various psalm settings along with…
Howie Newman will host a Free Musical Baseball Show with songs, trivia, stories about his days as a sportswriter, and more. It will take place on Thursday, March 20, 1PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre).
West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a March Madness Teen Night, where participants (open to ages 11-19) can watch March Madness, eat pizza, utilize the teen center, play basketball and more. It will take place on Friday, March 21, 7-11PM at the Welles Ave YMCA (135 Welles Avenue, Oak Hill).…
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 Charles River Wind Ensemble will perform a free concert, States of Mind, on March 23 at 3PM at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill. The concert will feature various works including: Program notes.
The Newton Free Library will host an event, In the Shadow of the Shamrock: Tracing Boston’s Irish History at Burns Library, where participants can explore Boston’s Irish past through the rich collections at Burns Library and Boston College’s Special Collections and Archives. There will also be stories from Boston’s Irish community,…