Cherry Street Music will transform its intimate concert hall into a cozy jazz club on Friday, November 7 at 7:30PM with The Casey Scheuerell Quintet at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). A legend among drummers, Casey Scheuerell has performed around the world with artists including Jean-Luc Ponty, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock,…
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The West Newton Cinema Foundation is presenting a special screening of the internationally acclaimed documentary There Was, There Was Not on Friday, November 7 at 7PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street). Following the screening, the film’s writer and director Emily Mkrtichian will participate in the Director’s Spotlight.…
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, November 8, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
Music director Philip Sanborn leads Newton’s 20-member Bay Colony Brass in Salute to Service: Honoring Our Veterans, Saturday, November 8, 7:30PM at the Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ (60 Highland Street, Newton MA). Admission is free. The salute will feature Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man”…
Enjoy a recital by cello faculty, Kelly Knox, along with Leonardo Vásquez, viola, and April Sun, piano, on Saturday, November 8, 2:30PM at the All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). Featuring a variety of genres and works, including pieces by Amy Beach, Robert Schumann, and Astor Piazzolla, this…
Newtonville Books and West Newton Cinema will jointly host the launch of West Newton resident Hank Phillippi Ryan’s latest thriller, All This Could be Yours, at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on September 10, 7PM-9PM. Early arrivers may browse books and mingle in the lobby starting at 6:30PM. At 7PM, Hank…
On August 28, 2025, the West Newton Cinema Foundation invited the community to the theatre for a day of free movies and a party — with birthday cake! — to celebrate the first anniversary of the nonprofit foundation’s acquisition of the West Newton Cinema (WNC). WNC Theatre Manager Jesse Cerrotti…
Midway through its first year of renovations, the West Newton Cinema completed the installation of a variety of accessibility features – audio enhancement, descriptive audio, and closed captioning devices – so more people can enjoy the theatre. Jesse Cerrotti, theater manager at the West Newton Cinema, said these features are available upon…
The Friends of the Newton Free Library, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will host a dining fundraiser at Ninebark Kitchen+Drinks (1391 Washington Street, West Newton) on August 19, 2025 from 12PM to 9PM. Ninebark will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Friends. Through fundraisers such as this one, book…
West Newton Cinema will host another in its Director’s Event series — showing the film, Death & Taxes, followed by an Q&A discussion — on August 21, 7PM-9PM at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $20. The Q&A discussion will feature director Justin Schein and Chuck…