Take a Pond Fish Tour through the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut Street, Newton Centre) with Bob Mallard of the Native Fish Coalition on Friday, May 8 at 10AM and 1:30PM. Learn about Cold Spring Brook, the four ponds and two lagoons on the property, and the aquatic life…
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Spark Newton kicks Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts with Music for All! — performed by members of the New Philharmonia Orchestra — on May 9 from 6–7:30PM at the City Hall War Memorial Auditorium (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre). Music for All is a family-friendly concert featuring soprano Olga…
Join the Boston Chamber Symphony for a magical evening of masterworks by Brahms, Sibelius, Reinecke, and Mendelssohn on Saturday, May 9 at 7:30PM at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge St, Newton Corner). Acclaimed soloist Seth Morris, Principal Flute of the Metropolitan Opera, performs Reinecke’s lyrical Flute Concerto, a Romantic-era showpiece celebrated for its…
Put on some red, white, and blue and join The Highland Glee Club, the Apollo Club, and Saengerfest on Saturday, May 9 at 3PM at the Newton Presbyterian Church (75 Vernon St, Newton Corner). The three groups will perform together in a 100 Man Mega Chorus for a celebration of the…
Newton Conservators invites you to bird watch with longtime avian enthusiasts Ian Buzby, Michael Hanley, and Ted Kuklinski (a past president of Newton Conservators) on Saturday, May 9 from 8 – 10AM, at Dolan Pond Conservation Area, a local birding hotspot. Meet near 76 Webster Park, West Newton, and park…
Music director Philip Sanborn leads Newton’s 20-member Bay Colony Brass in Springtime Salmagundi on Saturday, May 9 at 7:30PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland St, West Newton). The free, family-friendly concert features the world premiere of American composer Carson Cooman’s Suncatchers: Pageant in Four Scenes for Two Horns and…
The Newton Family Singers invites you to join them on Saturday, May 9 at 4PM to celebrate the music of R.E.M. and the Indigo Girls, two decade-defining bands who came out of Athens, Georgia. This season they’re performing at the Newton Community Stage at the Lincoln-Eliot School (15 Walnut Park,…
The 3rd Newton Chinese Language School (NCLS) Dragon’s Path 5K/1K Run & Walk 2026 will take place on Sunday, May 10th at 9:30AM at 154 Wells Avenue, Newton Centre. Register online. The first 100 registrants will receive a commemorative T-shirt. This year’s event proudly celebrates two meaningful milestones: the 250th anniversary of…
As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a Mother’s Day birding walk in Nahanton Park (Oak Hill) on Sunday, May 10, from 8AM to 10:30AM. Enter the park at Nahanton Street and park in the lot at the canoe/kayak rental location. A steady rain will…
You are in invited to a reception celebrating Standing Still, a new exhibit by painter Kathryn Gearon on Tuesday, May 12 from 6:30-8:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). The Providence native’s process-based abstract paintings explore landscapes in all their forms — urban, geographical, imagined, and emotional…
Dr. Jane Yu, MD will present Maximizing Longevity & Healthspan, a review of the most common causes of health issues affecting older adults, on Tuesday, May 12, 10:30-11:30AM at the Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville). Dr. Yu will review the most common causes of health issues affecting older adults. She’ll…
Explore police vehicles, play lawn games, and meet your Newton Police Officers at a Sensory Friendly Touch A Truck event on Wednesday, May 13 from 4:30 to 6:30PM in Captain Ryan Park next to Police Headquarters at the corner of Washington and Cherry Streets in West Newton.