A drizzle at the start of Sunday, May 19 threatened to drive away traditional crowds for Waban Village Day, but as the drizzle disappeared the event became a lively gathering, powered by the music of DVinci Soul. Over 200 participated in the annual Family Fun Run, kicked off by the…
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You don’t need to travel to Newport, Rhode Island, the Coachella Valley, California, or Austin, Texas, to see a variety of talented musicians perform. All you need to do is be in Newton during May 17-19, and attend Newton Community Pride’s 9th annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts. Another…
Approximately 165 people turned out on May 8 for the West Newton Cinema Foundation‘s (WNCF) update on the status of its effort to save the theater from the wrecking ball. The event at the theater included presentations followed by a Q&A session and a reception. Board President Elizabeth Heilig walked the audience…
On Thursday, May 9 at 6PM, the Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold a virtual public meeting (Zoom link) to update the community on the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Project. During the meeting, DPW is expected to present its preferred concept for street design of Lincoln and Walnut Streets.…
After intently studying shelves brimming with an array of confections and weighing what to get, Jane Kennedy selected a small passion fruit truffle. However, she admitted, “I’m going to sample this and probably get the large size later.” Visiting relatives, Kennedy had never been in Sweet Dream, a new Newton…
An anonymous benefactor has donated $5.2 million toward the West Newton Cinema Foundation’s capital campaign to Save West Newton Cinema. The clock to save the historic,1937 Art Deco theater has been ticking since August 2022, when Mark Development purchased the West Newton Cinema for $5.6 million from the Bramante family,…
Boston College (BC) and St. Columbkille Partnership School (STCPS) are hosting a fundraising event – race to educate – with a 5K Run/Walk for ages 12 and up, and a kids fun run for ages 11 and below. It will take place on April 27 and start at Boston College…
Last Friday, April 29th, Taylor Swift released her new album, The Tortured Poets’ Department. In celebration, Newton micropress Tandeta Books organized two community events hosted by Newton Centre businesses. The first was a tasting of two drinks mentioned in Swift’s music — champagne and screwtop rosé — at The Cork…
Cappella Clausura will collaborate with Handel & Hayden Society’s Youth Choruses to perform Vespers by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, in a concert performed twice: Vespers is a piece performed by Cappella Clausura when the group was first formed, and these performances of it will be Amelia LeClair’s final performances as Artistic…
How does the revolutionary become the standard, the rule not the exception? Curated by artist and musician Terry Jenoure, Visions of Trane, highlights the history, experimentation, and improvisation of John Coltrane as a marriage of contemporary art and music. Through the lens of Coltrane’s modal jazz classic, “Naima,” the New…
There will be a complimentary screening of the documentary Inundation District at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton) on Sunday, April 28 at 3:30PM. After the 79-minute film, there will be a discussion/Q&A with producer/director and Boston Globe environmental reporter David Abel, moderated by Charles River Watershed Association…
Music Mondays will offer a concert on April 29, 2PM-3PM — both in-person at the Scandinavian Center and live streamed via Zoom. The concert will feature early 20th century gems for flute, violin, and piano by Mel Bonis, Harry Thacker Burleigh, Henri Rabaud, Philippe Gaubert, and Bohuslav Martinu, performed by…