The Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street) will celebrate its 150th anniversary (see timeline) with two special events: 150th Anniversary Party on Sunday, October 2, at 11:30AM-1PM, free and open to all. Live, local music; ice cream truck; crafts; photo booth. Walking tour of Newton Highlands with Historic Newton…
Posts published in October 2022
For World Hunger Day on October 15, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord Street) will host a community meal-packing event, 3PM-5PM. It’s a fun, community service-orientated way for all people of all ages to learn more about global hunger! Participants will contribute to an assembly line process combined with an…
The Newton’s 47th annual Harvest Festival will take place this Sunday, October 16, 11AM-4PM, on Newton Centre Green featuring live music, entertainment, food, and a record number of exhibitors. Browse crafted goods and learn about local businesses. At the GreenEXPO, you can discover ways to create an environment in better balance…
Green Newton will host this year’s GreenEXPO on Sunday, October 16, 11AM-4PM, on the Newton Centre Green, in conjunction with the City of Newton’s Harvest Festival. There will be interesting exhibits, fun activities for kids, and products for sustainable living. Representatives from sustainable companies, community organizations, and City departments will…
The Episcopal Parish of St Paul in Newton Highlands will host a free, four-part online discussion on Zoom — What is our spiritual response to the climate crisis? — September 28 through October 19. Register here. The sessions, all at 7PM, are: September 28: Getting motivated to take action: why…
We corrected the date of the YMCA Fall Festival, which is on October 22, not 27. In two articles — Three items chartered at the City Council meeting and Amendments proposed to Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance — we changed two dot-points from: Amending the owner occupancy provision and allowing indirect ownershipUpdating the ordinance…
The Newton Cultural Council (NCC) is seeking proposals for projects in all artistic and humanist disciplines that: Have a public benefit for Newton residents, Are collaborative, Serve underrepresented populations and elevate the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups to highlight the current and historical diversity of Newton. Apply online…
The Newton Free Library and several other public libraries will co- host an online discussion, Water Protection Rights and Spirituality, on October 18 at 6:30PM-8PM. Panelists will be Hiawatha Brown (Narragansett Elder), Liz Santana-Kiser (Nipmuc Elder) Kasike Jorge Estevez (Taino), and Robert Quesada (Mexika/Aztec). They will discuss Indigenous Spirituality as it…
“We’ve waited a lifetime for this day,“ Annawon Weedon, master of ceremonies, told the crowd of approximately 800 people gathered on October 10 at Albemarle Park for Newton’s Second Indigenous Peoples Day event. Weedon noted that there are holidays celebrating Italian, Jewish, and other cultures, but until now, there had…
Robert “Coyokiztil” Quesada According to his bio on the IDPNewton.org website, “Robert is of Nahua/Chichimeca Zacatecati ancestry, and born and raised in Huchiun, occupied Ohlone Lisjan (Oakland, California),” and with his wife, Mayeta “Yaxochitl” Quesda, founded the “Calpulli Coyoxochitl dance group. Robert, who was the lead dancer and keeper of…