The Book Ladies’ Book Swap is held monthly at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). The next Book Swap at the Cinema will be on Saturday, September 27, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
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Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Sunday, September 28 at 1PM for a special, opening-weekend screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s big-budget, shrouded-in-mystery, action-adventure-indie-dystopian-satire, One Battle After Another, based largely, or loosely, on Thomas Pynchon’s love-it-or-hate-it 1990 novel Vineland, followed by a free-form, focused, off-the-cuff, expertly improvised (recorded) conversation…
In the Spark Newton Fall Concert Series, Jim & Nick will play on Sunday, September 28, 3PM-4PM in the Newton Centre Plaza (Centre and Beacon Streets, Newton Centre). Jim and Nick bring an exciting appeal with their upbeat tunes that’ll have you grooving in the new plaza. Registration through Eventbrite is encouraged…
Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Monday, September 29 at 7PM for this special screening. Everyone knows Disney’s classic animated film Snow White (1937), but few are aware that a teenage Walt Disney growing up in Kansas City saw the original silent movie of the fairy tale, and…
The Cooper Center is hosting a fun, in-person Zumba Gold class with Ketty on Friday, October 3 from 12-2:30PM (Zumba Gold will be held 1-2PM, with socializing before and after) at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street). Ketty will be visiting us from her home in Southern California for…
Join The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) for a fabulous party on Friday, October 3 at 7PM to welcome in the Fall 2025 season. A feast for the senses, the evening includes vignette performances by several of the artists represented during the year, a revealing of mixed-media works by Laura Scheuerell including Steinway…
Join the WSYMCA at their Church Street location (276 Church Street) on Saturday, October 4 from 11AM-1PM for their free family event, the Fall Festival. This free, fun-filled family event is designed to celebrate the season, and costumes are encouraged! Come for activities like Pumpkin Decorating, Kids DJ Music, Petting…
On Saturday, October 4 from 4-6:30PM, the League of Women Voters of Newton, in coordination with the Newton North High School Center for Civic Engagement and Service, and together with its cosponsors (The Village Bank, Fig City News, the Newton Beacon, Charles River Regional Chamber, Green Newton, Newton Council on Aging,…
The Price Center, a nonprofit human services agency, will hold its 4th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 4, at 11PM at its campus (27 Christina Street, Newton Upper Falls). Kick off the season with complimentary eats from Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, Clover Food Lab, and Cabot’s, and lawn games, karaoke, dancing, soccer, Price Center…
Join The Allen Center (35 Webster Street) on Saturday, October 4 at 7:30PM for Explorations in Sound. Gabriela Martina and Maxim Lubarsky have collaborated musically since 2009 and officially formed their duo in 2019. Their project, Explorations in Sound, blends spontaneous composition, deep improvisation, and genre-defying creativity, drawing from sources like…
The First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals Service on Sunday, October 5 at 10:30AM. Pets and other animal friends (that play well with people and other animals!) are welcome in the sanctuary of the historic stone church for this special Sunday service. The…
All are warmly invited to attend the Grace Church St. Francis Day Celebration on Sunday, October 5, at 10:30AM. Bring your pets (in person or pictured) and enjoy a music-filled Morning Prayer service complete with a Blessing of the Animals! Following the service, enjoy cider, donuts, and fellowship. All are welcome…