Newton photographer Kathy Pillsbury will show her photographs in an exhibition, “A Close Look,” at Gorse Mill Studios Gallery (31 Thorpe Road, Needham). The exhibit will be open June 29 through July 26, and there will be a reception at the gallery on July 6, 5:30-7:30PM. Gallery hours are 12PM-6PM…
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The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) will celebrate jazz in an informal Sunday service at 10:15AM on July 9. Join us for a jazz concert tuned to the qualities of human experience we look for in church. Geoff Hicks, a celebrated local jazz artist (and minister) will transform…
Sean Smith, a long-time Newton resident, has published his first novel, Transformation Summer — a coming-of-age tale told as a memoir: A man recalling the summer he was 16, when his world seemed to be falling apart – and years later, still processing what happened. The book has been selected…
Newton Community Pride will host the 8th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts on Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 at the Hyde Community Center and Hyde Playground (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands), in conjunction with Summer at Hyde. All performances are free and open to everyone. Friday,…
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) will hold its annual Picnic Day for the Newton community on July 23, 11AM-2PM, at Auburndale Park (104 West Pine Street, Auburndale). Admission (free for GBCCA members, $10 for others) includes food, drinks, and games. Register here.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton is hosting a series of free summer chime concerts, and the next ones will be offered at 5PM on July 23 and August 19. The concerts feature veteran Cornell University chimes masters Bob Feldman, Cathy Longley-Cook, and Jenny Xia, as well as Paul…
Life is a round of losings and findings. The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) will host an informal Sunday service at 10:15AM on July 23 that explores life’s losings and findings in poetry and music. Poet Cathy Morocco and musicians Lois Shapiro and Chris Welles will share poetry that…
The Newton Free Library, which presents 23 art exhibitions each year in its two display places, invites artists to apply exhibit their art. Proposals are currently being accepted for exhibits during January – June 2024. It’s one of the busiest public library buildings in Massachusetts, and its galleries are highly…
On Saturday evening, an audience of about 100 attended the Newton Theatre Company’s free performance of The Monologue Project: LGBTQ+ Voices — first-person accounts, essays, poems, and songs written and performed by Newton residents. There will be one more free performance of this important, hour-long, thought-provoking work on Monday, June…
Created in the 1600s by a dam for a grist mill, Bullough’s Pond is now a Newton landmark. Learn about its history and enjoy a presentation by Newton photographer, Ellen Foust, who shows a selection of cloudscapes and other stunning views. Foust has photographed the pond almost daily since 2018,…