The inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival will be held on December 14, 10AM-2PM at the New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville). Meet children’s book authors and illustrators. (See Fig City News article.)
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The Newtonville Area Council will hold its Monthly Feedback Hour on December 14, 11AM-Noon, at Caffe Nero on Austin Street — to listen to the Newtonville community. Look for the mini-pop-up banner on their table.
Nonantum Children’s Christmas Party Association will host its fourth annual Nonantum Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 15 beginning at 12PM noon. The parade will take Santa and friends all over Nonantum to bring holiday cheer to children and families. Santa and friends will end the parade with a 45-minute visit…
Music director Philip Sanborn will lead Newton’s 20-member Bay Colony Brass in a free, family-friendly Christmas concert on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30PM at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). The concert will include Christmas favorites ranging from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to modern favorites — and will feature an audience…
Newton Theatre Company will host Broken Box Mime Theatre performing Small Talk: A Show About How (And Why!) We Tell Stories in Mime on one night only — December 7 at 7PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church (96 Otis Street, Newtonville).
Newton Highlands Congregational Church invites the community to an Advent Market on Sunday, December 15, at 11:15AM, at the church (54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Purchase holiday tags and cards, jewelry, baked goods, and other handmade items. Enter a raffle for an incredible hand-decorated gingerbread house. All proceeds will be…
Cherry Street Music (CSM) is presenting a concert — Classical with a Twist — I’ve Got Rhythm — which features Gershwin favorites such as Rhapsody in Blue, and Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet. It will be performed by Alex Velinzon on the violin, Cathy Basrak on the viola, CSM Director…
Music Mondays will present its end-of-year concert featuring violist Caitlyn Lynch and cellist Raphael Popper-Keizer, who are members of the nationally acclaimed conductor-less string ensemble A Far Cry. They will perform an eclectic program of gems for viola and cello by Ludwig van Beethoven, Rebecca Clarke, Joseph Dall’Abaco, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, Witold…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands) will host these events: For people who need more space to host a holiday party, or who are too busy with work ad other chores to prepare home for events, the Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands Workshop (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands)…
On Sunday, December 1, the Nonantum Children’s Christmas Party Association (NCCPA) lit the first lights of Newton’s annual holiday season. More than 2,000 people — including many children and many local elected officials — gathered at the Coletti-Magni Park on Watertown Street to greet Santa Claus and his reindeer, enjoy…