Newton Conservators is hosting The Secrets of Bare Pond as part of the Newton Conservators Fall Walk Series. Participants will explore with Richard Primack this remarkable vernal pond that is home to spotted salamanders and other amphibians. It has many other unusual and surprising features of rocks, hydrology, topography, and…
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The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) is hosting its annual gala, Totally ’80s!, on Saturday, November 2, 6PM-10PM at the Wells Avenue YMCA (135 Wells Avenue, Oak Hill). There will be with cocktails, games, raffles, food, and more. Tickets are $200 per person ($150 before October 2 because of Early Bird…
Music director Philip Sanborn will lead the Bay Colony Brass in Space and Beyond, a wide-ranging concert including Richard Strauss’ Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra, Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust, and selections from Gustav Holst’s monumental work, The Planets. The event will take place on Saturday, November 2, 7:30PM at the Second…
Bowen Cooperative Nursery School is hosting a Community Day with an open house, a play, snacks, crafts and more on Saturday, November 2, 10AM-12PM at the Bowen Cooperative Nursery School (96 Otis St, Newtonville). Have food, play time, a Creation Station craft activity and a book drive and service project benefiting Room to…
Historic Newton is hosting a program, Uncovering Your Home’s History on Saturday, November 2, 10AM-12PM at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue, Newton Corner). Are you curious about the history of your home but don’t know where to start? In this workshop, learn from the lead researcher of…
Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture (Newton PRC) will offer school year youth swimming lessons held at Newton North High School (457 Walnut Street, Newtonville). Classes will be held Sunday mornings and there will be three sessions throughout the year. Each session will be a six week program. Registration for a session is $180 for…
The Newton Free Library will be hosting Astronomy Night for Adults: Observing Jupiter and Saturn, an evening of learning and stargazing to explore our solar system’s gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. First, Alex will teach about these majestic planets: how they were formed, why they are so different from Earth,…
On Sunday, November 3 at 6PM, Newton author/songwriter Ingrid Chiemi will present a free concert in the new performance space in Tango Mango’s expanded location (34 Langley Road, Newton Centre). Chiemi will perform songs from her four books of lyrics. The four books will be available for sale, and net…
Music Mondays will offer a concert on Monday, November 4, 2PM-3PM — both in-person at the Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) and live-streamed via Zoom. The concert will feature vocalist Åsa Runefeld, pianist Molly Flannery, and double-bassist Jon Dreyer, As usual, admission is free but donations are appreciated and…
On Tuesday, November 26, noon to 4PM, the Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) will become a Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market with 14 local small businesses offering a variety of produce, seafood, side dishes, appetizers, pies, desserts, charcuterie and cheese boards, flowers, honey, coffee, hostess gifts and more. And a mobile knife…