Leila Novak Mostaghimi, who plays clarinet, has been chosen by Carnegie Hall as one of 89 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17. NYO2 will play at Carnegie Hall on July 27 and will debut as a resident…
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Harvard sophomore Abigail Wright stepped to the free-throw line at the Pizzitola Sports Center with all eyes and pressure on her. Late in the fourth quarter of the Ivy League championship game Saturday evening at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, the Newton North alum went through her recently changed…
When Emily Craven, a 20-year-old student at the University of Vermont, isn’t training for the 129th Boston Marathon, she takes on another challenging endeavor, organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5k. The five-kilometer run will be held on Sunday, March 16, at 9AM and goes twice around Jamaica Pond plus…
Emily Craven — who is running the Boston Marathon to help fund the Fig City News summer internship program — is also organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5K for the same purpose. The race is twice around Jamaica Pond plus 0.1 mile to the finish, for a total of…
Howie Newman will host a Free Musical Baseball Show with songs, trivia, stories about his days as a sportswriter, and more. It will take place on Thursday, March 20, 1PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre).
West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a March Madness Teen Night, where participants (open to ages 11-19) can watch March Madness, eat pizza, utilize the teen center, play basketball and more. It will take place on Friday, March 21, 7-11PM at the Welles Ave YMCA (135 Welles Avenue, Oak Hill).…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Basketball Tournament where teens (ages 13-18) can compete for a chance to win a champion certificate and bragging rights for the year. Participants can register as a team, duo, or free agent. It will take place on Friday, March 28, 6:30-9PM…
The FreeKick Initiative, founded by Newton South High School soccer players, aims to make competitive soccer accessible to all, regardless of socio-economic status or skill level. The group will host a free soccer clinic for Grades 1-8 at the Oak Hill / Brown Middle School Fields (125 Meadowbrook Road) on Sunday, March 30,…
The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is calling for eager, passionate, and dedicated volunteers in the Newton/Needham area to join the Newton-Needham PMC Kids Ride as a PMC Kids Rides Coordinator. This volunteer will work as part of a committee alongside existing coordinators and PMC staff to plan, promote and execute this…
Last fall, Newton North High School (NNHS) athlete Sasha Selivan and two NNHS coaches, Roy Dow and Kristen Smith, were among those honored in the Boston Globe’s Fall 2024 All-Scholastic Awards featuring 39 Athletes of the Year and 38 Coaches of the Year. They recently shared reflections with Fig City News.…
Emily Craven — who is running the Boston Marathon to help fund the Fig City News summer internship program — is also organizing the Fig City News Shamrock 5K for the same purpose. The race is twice around Jamaica Pond plus 0.1 mile to the finish, for a total of…
Newton North HS graduate Alex Sherman is a member of the Virginia NCAA collegiate Distance Medley Relay team that set a record on Friday, February 21. Sherman split 46.27 in the 400m leg of the relay. The relay’s time of 9:14.19 was the fastest ever recorded in the event on…