Fig City News Community Events
From free tax prep and Black History Month celebrations to a Lunar New Year festival and live jazz, here’s what’s happening in Newton.
Events covered:
CAN-DO: Free Tax Preparation – Starting Feb. 11
Councilor Martha Bixby: Ward 6 Office Hours – Feb. 6
The Colgate 13 Free Concert – Feb. 6 at Allen Center
Jazz Concert with George W. Russell Jr. & Friends – Feb. 7 at Spark Newton
An Evening with John Sayles – Feb. 7 at West Newton Cinema
Shop Your Heart Out Market – Feb. 7 at Eliot Church of Newton
Waban Library Center Coffee Hour – Feb. 7, 14, 21
Behind the Screen: Sinners – Feb. 8 at West Newton Cinema
Fix-It Clinic – Feb. 8 at Newton Free Library
Black History Lecture: Rahsaan Hall, CEO of Urban League of MA – Feb. 9 at Cabot Park Village
Teen Summer Expo – Feb. 10 at Newton South High School
Poetry Reading and Open Mic – Feb. 10 at Newton Free Library
Lunar New Year Celebration – Feb. 11 at Newton Free Library
Mayor Marc Laredo: Listening Sessions – Jan. 29, Feb. 3, 11, 12, 26; Mar. 1, 12
Black History Lecture: Paris Alston (GBH News Rooted) – Feb. 13 at Cabot Park Village
NNHS Students: Free Home-Energy Assessments for 100 Households
Parks, Recreation & Culture: Lifeguard Training Courses
Friends of Newton Cemetery & Arboretum: 2026–2027 Artist-in-Residence Applications
Girl’s Spring Rec Softball Registration Now Open
Newton Community Education: Winter Programs & Summer Camp
Puzzle Swap – Feb. 15 at Newton Free Library
Ward 4 Councilor Randy Block: Office Hours – Feb. 15
Music Mondays: Beethoven and Franck – Feb. 16
The Dragon King by Tanglewood Marionettes – Feb. 17
Lydian String Quartet Open Rehearsal #3 – Feb. 19 at Allen Center
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Full calendar: Newton Community Events
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