Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra welcomes conductor Paul Polivnick to lead a concert entitled Signs of Life on Sunday, April 12 at 3PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland St, West Newton). Conductor Paul Polivnik returns to Pro Arte in April for a powerful program of music for string orchestra. Antonín Dvořák transformed an…
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The Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) welcomes the Aryaloka String Quartet (Mark Latham and Beth Welty, violins, Noralee Walker, viola, Sandi-Jo Malmon, cello) back to Music Mondays on April 13 from 2-3PM. The quartet will perform a thoughtful new program by the early 20th century French composer…
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…
Join the Harmony Foundation, its event partners and sponsors, and other community members, Monday, January 19 at 9AM at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) for reflection, music, student voices, children’s programming with Story Starters, followed by a reception and community resource fair. This year’s program theme…
The Naumberg Award-winning Lydian String Quartet will deliver the second of four interactive open rehearsals on Thursday, January 15 at 7:30PM at The Allen Center. Currently working their way through the Beethoven String Quartets, expect the musicians to start and stop, discuss phrase shaping and dynamics, and talk between each…
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, January 24, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
Join the Boston Meshk Ensemble for an afternoon of classical Turkish music at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, January 25 from 2-3PM. The program will feature vocal and instrumental works from the 17th to 20th centuries — highlighting the expressive makam tradition through choral pieces, solo songs, instrumental compositions,…
West Newton Cinema presents “Among Neighbors” on Tuesday, January 27 at 7PM. Tickets are $15. Using beautiful hand-drawn animation to bring the past to life, “Among Neighbors” investigates the story of a small, rural town where the longstanding peace between Jewish and Polish neighbors was shattered by World War II.…
The Family Access of Newton Early Learning Center (492 Waltham Street, West Newton) is excited to announce their upcoming Open Houses: Sunday, January 11 — 10AM-11:30AM Thursday, January 22 –10AM-12PM Wednesday, January 28 — 4:30PM – 6:30PM Explore their classrooms, learn about their programs, and see how they create a…
As part of their Behind the Screen series, the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton) will present a screening of Teenage Wasteland on Wednesday, January 28 at 6:30PM. The film will be followed by a discussion with teacher and star of the documentary, Fred Isseks. Teenage Wasteland is a…