Neighbors and friends gathered under umbrellas on Saturday, May 30 to celebrate the reopening of a fountain on West Newton hill, following eight months of repairs. The bronze sculpture, titled Child with Calla Lily Leaves, was first installed on the small traffic island at the corner of Chestnut and Highland Streets…
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Join Newton at Home for There’s No Place Like Home: Celebrating 15 Years of Community in the beautiful and historic Allen House (35 Webster St, West Newton) on Thursday, May 7 from 6-8:30PM. Tickets are $75 and available on the Newton at Home website and at the door. There’s No…
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…
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…
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.
Join the Newton Cultural Alliance at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) for Brush & Lens — a compelling lecture demonstration on the dynamic interplay between painting and photography — Thursday, May 14 at 6:30PM. Go behind the scenes with two of Newton’s most celebrated artists, Peter Vanderwarker…
Cherry Street Music presents Sister duo Ari Friedman (cello & voice) and Mia Friedman (fiddle & voice) to The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) on Saturday, May 16 at 7PM. Hailed as “strikingly beautiful, distinctive and exhilarating, with expressive vocals” Ari & Mia weave original compositions with Southern…
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, May 16, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
Cellist Allison Eldredge and pianist Pei-Shan Lee will be performing Beethoven’s celebrated cello sonatas on Sunday, May 17 at 3PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets: $30-$45-$60 Beethoven’s sonatas are renowned for their emotional depth, technical brilliance, and bold, innovative structures — offering a profound window…
On May 17, at 10:15AM the worship service at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington St, West Newton) is Folk Music Sunday: Homeward Bound — music about journeys and returning home.
Music Mondays at The Scandinavian Cultural Center, Nordic Hall (206 Waltham St, West Newton) presents Adrian Sicam Soul Jazz Ensemble on Monday, May 18 from 2-3PM. Join in person or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 819 6323 9351 & Passcode: mm2026). As usual, admission is free, but donations are appreciated, all…