For much of its nearly ninety-year existence, the faces of the St. Mary of Carmen Society have been male — men in blue short-sleeve shirts with red, white, and green sashes and black trousers — organizing the local Children’s Christmas Party, the Memorial Day Parade and most notably, the annual…
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Newton residents are key to the presentation of Origami Night – a performance of poetry and dance – at the Boston Center for the Arts from July 25 to August 4. The event is the creation of designer Christopher (Chris) Annas-Lee, who ran the Newton North High School Theatre Program in…
Newton Theatre Company (NTC) has announced that Paige Perkinson will join the company as Director of Development, a new position for the company. An actor affiliated with NTC since 2016, Perkinson is known for her roles in NTC’s productions of We’re Gonna Die and St. Joan. When Paige Perkinson taught…
The rain held off, and the crowds came to Albemarle Field for the July 4th celebration hosted by Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture. Music was provided by Kat Chapman with Chris Leadbetter followed by East Coast Soul on the main stage, and Bay Colony Brass and the City Hall Strummers in…
The Aston Magna Music Festival is hosting a concert, Sonata, What Do You Want From Me? with Julie Andrijeski and an ensemble playing sonatas on solo works from 1600-1713AD. The event will take place on Thursday, July 25, 7PM at the Allen Center (35 Webster St, West Newton). Tickets are…
As part of its Behind the Screen series, the West Newton Cinema Foundation will present a screening of Widow Clicquot followed followed by a dynamic panel discussion featuring French and film history scholars and expert wine crafters, educators, and reviewers. The event takes place at the West Newton Cinema (1292 Washington Street,…
After preparing to perform at the top five concert halls in Europe, June 15-25, the six high-school members of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO) from Newton have returned, and four have shared their thoughts on the trip with Fig City News. Claire Lee, a violinist in the BPYO, feels…
As part of Summer 2024 in the Highlands!, the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) will host a concert (The Ivory Rockers) on July 26 at 6PM-8PM, followed by a movie (The Sandlot) at dusk. All free, thanks to The Village Bank. Outside if the weather’s good, otherwise indoors.
Rock Voices Newton, a community rock chorus, will present a program of Queen songs on Saturday, July 27 at 7PM at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldridge Street, Newton Corner). Eighty singers will belt out Queen’s harmonies — including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Under Pressure, and more — backed up…
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour — Life at the Lake — where tour guides will share stories, photos, and seasonal memories as participants walk all the way around the pond. It will take around 60 to 90 minutes, cover around one mile, and sturdy shoes and a water…
The Jam Sandwich Rock Band will present a concert featuring rock music as part of the 2024 Summer Concerts Series offered by Newton Cultural Development. It will take place on Sunday, July 28, 6-7:30PM at the Newton Centre Bowl (81 Tyler Terrace, Newton Centre). All events in this series are…
In what looks increasingly like it will achieve a “Hollywood ending,” the nonprofit West Newton Cinema Foundation announced it has raised sufficient funds to purchase and save the West Newton Cinema, in preparation for its restoration as “a hub of enjoyment and community, where mainstream, classic, independent, and otherwise unconventional…