To celebrate fall, the Church Street Y will host its annual free family festival on October 14, 2PM-4PM at 276 Church Street, Newton Corner. All are welcome to attend and enjoy a jam-packed afternoon of fall-themed activities, games, crafts and entertainment: Pumpkin Decorating, Gaga Pit, Arts and Crafts, Petting Zoo,…
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The Newton community will celebrate the change of seasons at the 48th Harvest Fair on Newton Center Green (1221 Centre St, Newton Centre) on the weekend of October 14-15. Saturday, October 14 (10AM-5PM) features a carnival with a kiddie carnival, games, and fair food. Sunday, October 15 (11AM-4PM) features: For more information…
Newton Athletes Unlimited is presenting Paddy’s Road Race – The Shillelagh Shuffle on October 15, starting at Paddy’s Public House (95 Elm Street, West Newton). It’s Newton’s famous fall road race thats run each October. Registration is required by October 11 for all three races, which will take place at…
A virtual community meeting will be held on September 14 at 6PM (Zoom link) regarding a proposal by Family Aid to convert the former Chetwynde Nursing Home, located at 1650 Washington Street, into a long-term family shelter providing housing and services (see Fig City News article). Representatives from FamilyAid, Massachusetts…
Jewish Creative Preschool is hosting Musical Tot Shabbat & Challah Bake. It will take place every Friday, 10:30AM at Jewish Creative Preschool (349 Dedham St, Oak Hill). You must RSVP to attend.
The City of Newton and the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children have partnered to open a Bright “nook” at the Newton Police Department Headquarters. The space opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon with the goal of providing a space that is cheerful and safe for children facing crisis…
Summer Eats is providing free, healthy meals to anyone under the age of 18 every weekday (Mondays through Fridays) through September 1, 11:30AM-1:30PM for lunches and 2:30PM-3:30PM for snacks, at the West Suburban YMCA (276 Church Street, Newton Corner). For more information, contact Keri Wood at [email protected].
The Newton Conservators will host its third annual Newton Monarch Festival on September 9 (rain date September 10), 9AM-11AM at Wellington Park in West Newton, a few blocks north of West Newton Square. It’s free. Learn about local efforts to help monarch butterflies, which were classified as endangered last year by…
Newton Youth Lacrosse has partnered with Scoops Lacrosse to host sessions for boys and girls ages 3 to 8 — over six weeks this fall, on Sundays, 10AM-11AM starting September 10. This is a fun way to expose kids to the game of lacrosse. Scoops Clinics are designed for kids…
Eliot Church welcomes all for Summer Fest on September 10, 11:30AM-1PM, at 474 Centre Street. There will be a bounce house, potluck lunch, hot dogs, and lawn games. For more information, email [email protected].
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association will host a West Newton Block Party on Sunday, September 17, 11AM-2PM, at 437 Cherry Street, West Newton. Fun for the whole family, with performances, demonstrations, food, games, and prizes.
This event has been CANCELED due to forecast of rain. On Saturday, September 23, 10AM-12PM, former Deputy Director of Mass Fisheries and Wildlife Jon Regosin will lead the latest in a series of Newton Conservators BioBlitz outings – this one in Hammond Woods. Learn how to identify native plants, birds, butterflies,…