The Newton School Foundation’s annual fundraising event, Newton Inspires, will take place on May 4, 6PM-9PM at Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Road) to support Newton Public Schools. Tickets are $40 and include a boxed meal. Donations are welcome. After a reception with live music by NPS students and…
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Newton Taiwan Day will be held on Saturday May 6, 11AM-3PM at the Hyde Playground (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). It starts with a dragon dance from playground down Lincoln Street to Walnut Street. There will be performances and exhibit booths showcasing Taiwanese cuisine, arts & crafts.
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines will perform at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) on May 6 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 at the door. For 30 years, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have…
JCC Greater Boston will present A Musical Celebration Honoring Jewish Composers featuring the international trio, Border Colleagues, on May 6, 3PM-4:30PM at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC. Border Colleagues is a collaboration of three virtuosic musicians who connect across geographic boundaries to celebrate music-making together: Thomasine Berg (flute) in Boston; Michael Kevin…
The Newton Piano Summit kicks off on the weekend of May 6 & 7 with free concerts each day, 1PM-3PM, at Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Hidemi Akaiwa – May 6th, 1-2pm Get ready for a musical experience unlike any other as keyboardist and composer Hidemi…
The Boss. The new Bob Dylan. The leader of the E Street band. Bruce Springsteen has earned these accolades and more for his high energy shows, socially conscious lyrics, and musical excellence. The Newton Family Singers will perform their favorite, family-friendly songs from throughout Springsteen’s career in a concert —…
The Newton Commission On Disability (COD) and the Elliot Clubhouse are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month with a free concert by the Me2/ Orchestra on Sunday, May 7, at 3PM at Newton North High School. Everyone is welcome. The Me2/ Orchestra includes musicians who live with mental illness and those who…
The Newton Republican City Committee launched a week-long social media campaign announcing a rally on Newton Centre Green on April 13 to protest the planned “ToBeGlad Day” event and drag performance at Newton North High School the next day.
Although the Republican campaign drew Boston media to the Green and a Boston Globe column by Yvonne Abraham, only about 20 people, some not from Newton, gathered to join the protest. They were outnumbered by about 100 people — students, former students, local officials, and residents — who came to support the ToBeGlad Day event. Among both protesters and supporters, there were people who were willing to discuss their positions but preferred not to give their names.
West Newton Cinema Foundation will host an in-person Community Information Meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 7PM-8:30PM at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). It’s free and open to the public. Register here. For more information, email [email protected].
Newton Theatre Company will present In the Time of the Butterflies at Saint John’s Episcopal Church(96 Otis Street, Newtonville) on April 13, 14, 15 at 8PM and April 15 at 2PM. It’s a powerful, moving, poignant play about family, love, and sacrifice. The story follows four sisters as they live through the dictatorial…