The Newton Cultural Alliance’s 12th annual Strawberry Festival will be on Thursday, May 28 from 6:30-9:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). This year’s festival reveals the hidden gems of the Newton community—bringing together the people, flavors, stories, and sounds that make Newton so special. There will be food,…
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Join singer, yodeler, and multi-instrumentalist, Roger Tincknell, for Elvis to the Everly Brothers Concert — a participatory upbeat music program of familiar classic rock and popular songs from the 1950s — at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) on Thursday, May 28, 1:30 to 2:30PM. The audience will be invited…
Newton Open Studios returns this spring from 11AM – 5PM on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. This year, approximately 110 artists will exhibit in homes, private studios, and group locations across Newton, with the New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville) serving as one of the major host…
On Sunday, May 31 from 2-3PM, the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) will host Pianist Anastasia Seifetdinova in Concert. Seifetdinova will perform an engaging program of Romantic piano music by Brahms and Schumann as well as by Ukrainian composers from the 20th century, Revutsky and Lyatoshinsky.
Join the New Philharmonia Orchestra for POPS Family Favorites designed for kids 8-14 years old and their families on Sunday, May 31 from 3-5PM at the Boston College Hammond Pond Parkway Auditorium (300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill). Songs will include KPop Demon Hunters (Golden – Your Idol – What It Sounds…
Spark Newton and the Newton Theatre Company present The Monologue Project: Voices of the Blind, Deaf, and Physically Disabled on Sunday, May 31 at 4PM at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut St, Newtonville). Experience powerful monologues that bring to life the unique stories of members of our Newton community. It’s…
The Newton Human Rights Commission is pleased to partner this year with the Celebration of Queer Culture (CQC) Planning Committee to host a shared Pride Month event in Newton on Wednesday, June 3 at 5-7:30PM at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton Centre). Free and open to all. That first gathering…
The Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville) will host a screening and discussion of In the Whale — a feature-length documentary film directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe reporter David Abel — on Wednesday, June 3, from 1:30 to 4:00 PM. The film chronicles the extraordinary story…
Like Water for Chocolate: Storytelling Program led by Karina Liendo will be held on Thursday, June 4 from 1:30PM to 2:30PM at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville). Karina will present a series of stories, inspired by her grandmother, Angela, from Peru, who loved her family deeply and showed…
Join the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music All Stars for music, dancing, and fun for the whole family at the 4th annual Klezmer Dance Party in the Highlands on June 5, 6-7:30PM in the field in front of the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands). Free and open to…
Join Spark Newton and the Newton Cultural Alliance as they present The Black Feathers, made up of Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler, at the Allen Center (35 Webster St, West Newton) on June 6 at 7:30PM. Americana, Folk, and Acoustic Indie Rock sensibilities coexist comfortably in The Black Feather’s musical world, with…
The Highland Glee Club Men’s Chorus presents Encore! Favorite Songs from Recent Seasons on Saturday, June 6 at 3PM at the beautiful Nordic Recital Hall a the Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham St, West Newton). Join them for this very special recap of favorites from recent concerts, featuring sea shanties, spring…