ZERO Prostate Cancer is hosting a fundraising event — Boston Run/Walk — a meaningful day of community-building, fun, and togetherness for a 5K run/walk or a 1-mile walk, as well as a Kids’ Superhero Dash for Dad. The event will also feature food, vendors, prizes, and music. It will take…
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The ALS Therapy Development Institute is hosting a fundraising event — Walk For Research — to raise money to create a cure for ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. The walk will be about 3 hours and will take place on September 8, 10AM at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue,…
Triology will present a concert featuring Jazz and Latin in eclectic arrangements of old and new, famous and obscure, hot and cool, as part of the 2024 Fall Village Concerts Series offered by Newton Community Pride. It will take place on Sunday, September 8, 5-6PM at the courtyard that’s part of…
Commonwealth Chorale is hosting auditions for singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills — especially those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held on August 26-27, 6-9PM and September 3 and 10, 5:30-6:45PM, at the First Baptist Church (848 Beacon Street, Newton Centre). Apply here. For more…
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton will be hosting Newton’s 23rd annual Day of Remembrance of 9-11. It is a rain or shine event, and it will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 6PM at the 9-11 memorial on the front lawn of the Newton Fire Department headquarters…
On September 12, 6PM-9PM, the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) will host a screening of Ken Loach’s film, The Old Oak, followed by a panel discussion about the film and immigration, featuring former Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Boston Globe columnist Marcela García and moderated by Ty Burr of the WNCF. The event takes place…
Newton Conservators is hosting a monarch festival with kids activities, tours, live monarchs and much more. It will take place on Saturday, September 14, 9-11:30AM at Wellington Park (98 Kilburn Rd, West Newton). The event is free but pre-registration is encouraged. (Rain date is September 15.)
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour — Founding Newtonians in East Parish Burying Ground — where participants will visit the grave sites of some of Newton’s early settlers and the location of the 1630s meetinghouse, as well as learn about the indigenous Massachusett people, and learn about enslaved and…
The Newton Upper Falls Area Council will host Upper Falls Village Day with live music, entertainment, and food. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 11AM-2PM at the Pettee Square Plaza (89-93 Oak St, Newton Upper Falls). Admission is free. Vendors can register here. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice…
Newton Conservators is hosting a pollinator garden tour where participants can learn about pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, and West Newton. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 1-4PM. Pre-registration is requested, and maps of the gardens and plant lists will be supplied…