Eliot Church welcomes all for Summer Fest on September 10, 11:30AM-1PM, at 474 Centre Street. There will be a bounce house, potluck lunch, hot dogs, and lawn games. For more information, email office@eliotchurch.org.
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Minyan Darchei Shalom wishes everyone a happy and healthy New Year! All are invited for traditional, egalitarian, lay-led services — on both days of Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur. For free tickets or information, email info@darcheishalom.org.
Music Mondays is a women-run nonprofit presenting frequent, live music concerts in the Scandinavian Living Center’s Nordic Hall (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) to audiences of mostly senior citizens. On September 11, 2PM-3PM, it will present a free concert by Afternoon Concerts Boston, a Boston-based group that has performed chamber, vocal, and Japanese Traditional music…
At 6PM on September 11, the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee and the City of Newton will host Newton’s 22nd annual Day of Remembrance of 9-11 at the City’s 9-11 Memorial on the front lawn of Fire Department headquarters, 1164 Centre Street. Donations to support the ongoing maintenance of the Memorial may be…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar on September 13 at 7PM about how to use the iNaturalist app to identify plants and animals. Sign up here. iNaturalist is a web-based tool for natural history learning and biodiversity tracking. Users can take a few pictures of an interesting butterfly and post…
The Charles River Regional Chamber invites all to a preentation, Engaging your nonprofit board, on September 14, Noon-1PM. Nanette Fridman, MPP, of Fridman Strategies will talk about what should happen before, during, and after nonprofit board meetings to optimize engagement. Free for members, $10 for non-members.
Eliot Church will host Queer Eye Bible Study — reading the Bible through the “queer lens” — at The Eliot Church of Newton Chapel (474 Centre Street) on Thursdays, 7PM-8PM, starting September 14. Read and discuss biblical passages of the Bible that actively affirm LGBTQ+ lives. The group will be…
Citizens For Affordable Housing In Newton (CAN-DO) — Newton’s affordable housing developer and service provider — has opened a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site in Newton. VITA is the federal program established by the IRS to provide free tax assistance to low-moderate income families. Even though tax season is…
Newton at Home — a volunteer-driven, membership-based nonprofit supporting Newton seniors who are aging in place — happily invites all to its upcoming Fall Benefit – Growing our Family – on September 14, 5:30-7:30 PM at Good Shepherd Community Care, 160 Wells Avenue in Newton. The event will celebrate being together and raise…
The Newton Conservators is (are?) hosting a free Newton Pollinator Garden Tour of public and private pollinator gardens on September 17, 1PM-4PM, starting at Wellington Park (off Kilburn Road, West Newton). Attendees can use this link or the QR code above to register for maps and detailed planting lists —…