Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture is presenting Art in Bloom Newton, a workshop where guests interpret artwork by creating a floral design using local flowers and foraged accents, under the guidance of Susan Margolin. It will take place on Thursday, September 19, 6-8:30PM at 1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre. Registration…
The Music at the Redeemer series will present a classical music concert — Wagner & Elgar — on Friday, September 20 at 7PM at the Church of the Redeemer (379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill), featuring Sarah Rose Taylor (Mezzo Soprano) and Nigel Potts (Organist). The program includes Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder, Prelude to…
Newton Baroque will present a capricious romp with chamber music from 17th Century Austria featuring music for two and three violins by Franz Biber, Johann Schmelzer, Giovanni Buonemente, and Johann Pachelbel. Not only will you hear Pachelbel’s celebrated Kanon, in which three violins play in canon over an ostinato bass,…
The United Parish of Auburndale (64 Hancock Street, Auburndale) will present Drag Extravaganza — a kid-friendly drag show — on September 21, 4PM-5:30PM as a fundraiser for the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY). The program includes performances in the sanctuary, story times with children in…
Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative (SHOL Newton) is hosting a Collaborative Picnic with food, music, games, face painting and more. The collaborative will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, water, and ice cream, and guests are encouraged to bring a finger food app or dessert to share. It will take place…
The Alexander Xhoja Trio will present a concert featuring inspirational and moving music as part of the 2024 Fall Village Concerts Series offered by Newton Cultural Development. It will take place on Sunday, September 22, 3-4PM at the Allen Center (35 Webster St, West Newton). All events in this series…
Music Mondays will offer a concert on Sunday, September 23, 2PM-3PM — both in-person at the Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) and live-streamed via Zoom. The concert will feature violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi, and cellist Mina Kim as the Rasa String Quartet.…
Do you love to sing? The Newton Community Chorus — a Newton tradition — begins its 43rd season this Fall and welcomes new members of all voices to audition. Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 9 from 7PM to 8:45PM, continuing on Monday nights at the Newton Country Day School (785…
The Newtonville Area Council will host Newtonville Village Day with over 75 craft and vendor booths, tasty treats from area restaurants, and family activities throughout the day. It will take place on Sunday, September 29, 12-4PM at 345 Walnut St, Newtonville. Admission is free. Vendor booths are sold out as…
The Scandinavian Cultural Center is hosting an event — Huldufólk: An Enchanted Dwellings Walk and Celebration — a fairy walk with an Icelandic twist, inspired by the hidden world of the Huldufólk. It will include ethereal music, dwellings, a self-guided journey and more. The event will take place on Saturday,…
Oded Tzúr is performing a concert presented by the Newton Cultural Alliance with saxophone music from his latest album, My Prophet. It will take place on Monday, September 30, 7PM at the Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets are $25.
All Newton Music School’s Musical Memory Café is an informal social gathering for people with dementia and other cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with fellow community members while enjoying a musical performance by some of All Newton Music School’s outstanding…
