Newton received its first wind phone on Sunday, June 7, installed on the front lawn of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) in West Newton Square, dedicated in a small but intimate ceremony conducted by members of FUUSN. Wind phones are unconnected telephone booths that are equipped with…
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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…
Newton for Everyone presents Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Why Newton’s Housing Rules Aren’t Working — and How the City Is Beginning to Fix Them on Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00PM at Congregation Dorshei Tzedek (60 Highland St, West Newton) & Zoom. More info and RSVP. Newton’s exhaustive permitting process too…
PMC Concert 2026: Novelty and Nostalgia will be presented by Joel Bard and Sayuri Miyamoto and friends on Friday, June 19, at 7:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). This is their 21st annual chamber music concert to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the…
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, June 20, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
The Scandinavian Living Center and Scandinavian Cultural Center — supported by Cabot’s Ice Cream and The Village Bank — will host a free Ice Cream Social on Friday, June 17, 2-4PM at 206 Waltham Street in West Newton. Free Cabot’s ice cream, balloon animals, a raffle, and more.
LGBTQ+ Newton presents the Pride Month Screening & Reception on Saturday, June 21 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton). It’s not easy being a drag queen in the outback! Resplendent in flamboyant ball gowns, looking down over the vast red Australian…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton presents Global Music Fest on Sunday, June 28 at 10:15 AM at FUUSN’s Parish Hall (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The event is also available via Zoom. At a time when our identity as a multicultural nation has dimmed, Chris Welles and musicians…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) hosts I Sing America on Sunday, July 5 at 10:15 AM in the Parish Hall at FUUSN (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The program is also available via Zoom. Come mark the 250th anniversary of our country with an hour of poetry…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) presents The FUUSN Organ, a Celebration on Sunday, July 12 at 10:15 AM in the Sanctuary at FUUSN (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The program is also available via Zoom. FUUSN organist Linnea Bardarson reveals the subtlety and power of the FUUSN’s…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton invites you to Our Environmental Activism: We Can All Be Green on Sunday, July 19 at 10:15 AM in FUUSN’s Parish Hall (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The program is also available via Zoom. FUUSN environmental activists share their work—Alta Hodges on native…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton presents Peace Corps Stories on Sunday, July 26 at 10:15 AM in the Parish Hall at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (1326 Washington St, West Newton). The program is also available via Zoom. FUUSN members Urban Larson, Kate Thibeault, and Mike Arnott…