The Cooper Center for Active Living will host a Personal Organizing 101 class for older adults that will focus on practical strategies for decluttering, organizing, and downsizing, helping participants to create more efficient, stress-free living spaces. Led by Jennifer Gershon, the event will help participants learn strategies to streamline their…
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The Steve Rudolph Trio will present a concert on June 10, 1PM-2PM, at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium, paying homage to some of the greatest bands to ever grace a bandstand: Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, and more. The Steve Rudolph Trio is…
As the Cooper Center for Active Living prepares for opening, they will host several Director-led listening sessions across the community. These sessions will offer a chance for our director, Mignonne Murray, to hear directly from Newton’s older adults, about the types of programs and services they would like to see…
The Cooper Center will host a free Ice Cream Social on June 17, 2PM-2:30PM, at the Brigham House (20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands), courtesy of Sunrise Living. Just show up for a free ice cream sundae bar with all the fixings.
The Cooper Center will host a Pop-Up Zumba Gold class with Ketty on April 24, 1PM-2:30PM at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). This is a great opportunity to experience the joy of Zumba in a relaxed and supportive environment. Feel free to bring a friend or…
There will be a topping-off ceremony for the new Cooper Center for Active Living on Thursday, April 17, 10AM in front of Aji Restaurant (340 Walnut Street, Newtonville).
The Cooper Center will host session on Nutrition, led by Jane Barr, MPH, LDN at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) on April 29, 1PM-2PM. This is part 2 of a three-part series that will meet for one-hour sessions over three months. It will include tips for…
As the Cooper Center for Active Living prepares for opening, they will host several Director-led listening sessions across the community, beginning in May. These sessions will offer a chance for our director, Mignonne Murray, to hear directly from Newton’s older adults, about the types of programs and services they would…
The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials. The next one will be on Wednesday, March 19, 1PM-2:30PM, at the Brigham House (20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands). Meet, socialize and celebrate community connections! Bring your lunch, invite a friend. There will be a different theme…
All Newton’s Musical Memory Café will be held on April 1, 1:30 – 2:30PM, at All Newton Music School. It’s an informal social gathering for people with cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with fellow community members while enjoying a musical…
The City of Newton’s Public Health Nurse will teach a Friends and Family CPR Class on April 8, 12PM-2:30PM at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Come learn the lifesaving skills of adult/child/infant hands-only CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and how to help a choking adult/child/infant.…
On a dreary, overcast March 1st, Newton Centre suddenly became the lively, colorful destination for Octogenarians on the March. Approximately 50 people carrying homemade signs gathered at a table under large banners – one quoting Edmund Burke: “Evil Triumphs when Good People Do Nothing” and another, ”Do Something! Stand with…