Dancers from Newton North and South High Schools and beyond entertained a crowd gathered at City Hall on November 13 to celebrate Diwali, a national holiday in India known as the Festival of Lights. The five-day celebration, which this year began on November 12, “symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph…
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West Newton Cinema Foundation aims to save the theatre The West Newton Cinema, 75-year-old movie theatre – and Newton’s last neighborhood theatre – was sold to Mark Development in 2022. David Bramante, who owned and managed the cinema, was forced to sell because of Covid’s negative impact on movie attendance.…
Bay Colony Brass (BCB), a twenty-member brass and percussion ensemble based in West Newton, will present a free concert celebrating military veterans in the main sanctuary of First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) on Saturday, November 11, at 7:30PM. (Ed Note: The location was changed…
Newton Community Pride will host “Meet the Maestro,” an intimate evening of conversation with acclaimed Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, on November 8, 6:30PM-8:30PM, at the Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill. Jim Braude, co-host of Boston Public Radio, will interview Lockhart about his musical career, his experiences collaborating with a diverse…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) will mark Veterans Day with a Music Sunday service on Sunday, November 12, at 10:15AM. The service will feature works by Vaughan Williams, Crosby Stills & Nash, Debussy, and more. Pianist Lois Shapiro and guitarist Bob MacWilliams will…
Come celebrate the Indian festival of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, at Newton City Hall War Memorial Auditorium on Monday, November 13, 5:30PM-6:15PM. Diwali is the biggest holiday in India, celebrated across the world by the Indian diaspora. In Newton, many families of Indian origin will be celebrating this important…
Understanding Our Differences will host a book event with children’s author Natalie Lloyd and her children’s book, Hummingbird. The event will be on November 15, 7PM-8PM, in the cafeteria of the Cabot Elementary School (229 Cabot Street, Newtonville). Children accompanied by an adult, parents/caregivers, librarians, teachers and all who love…
The Guild of St. Francis, Parishes of Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s, Newton Centre-West Newton/Nahanton will present its Holly Harvest Fair in the parking lot of the Bishop MacKenzie Center (1337 Centre Street, Newton Centre) on November 18 (9AM-4PM) and November 19 (9AM-1PM). Some features: Luncheon on Saturday at 11:30AM,…
On November 18, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord St., Newton Lower Falls) will host two beautiful events: The concert is free with a suggested donation of $30 to benefit Newton Food Pantry.. If you cannot attend and want to support the event, you may make a donation. For more information, email Ann Bonner-Stewart…
The classical vocal group Cappella Clausura premieres music by women — this time Das Jahr (The Year), by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of her more famous brother Felix. According to Amelia LeClair, Director of Cappella Clausura, Fanny Mendelsohn wrote a lot of music, “but her loving younger brother, despite his…