Newton Metrowest Travel Basketball is hosting basketball tryouts for boys and girls grades 4-8. You must register in advance for tryouts, with a $20 registration fee. (Click on a grade to see the information about it.)
Posts published in October 2023
Understanding Our Differences will host a webinar, Sensory Processing in Children: How Parents Can Help, on Wednesday October 18 at 7PM. Advance registration is required. The webinar is free, and donations are welcome. From the organizers: “Everything we do as human beings is dependent on our brains perceiving, interpreting and organizing…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar, Springers and Singers: The Art and Science of Observing Orthoptera, on October 18, 7PM-8:30PM. Register here. Widespread, plentiful, and in some cases really loud, Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) get surprisingly little attention from naturalists. But these insects are everywhere, if often extremely…
Jr’s Paws for a Cause is hosting its 3rd annual Jr’s Barktoberfest, which will include raffles, pet-related vendors, live music, free dog treat samples, and a dog friendly costume contest. There will also be complementary tastings for those who are 21+. The event will take place on October 19, 5PM-8PM…
The Newtonville Area Council and City Councilors Tarik Lucas, Emily Norton, and Pam Wright will host an in-person community meeting — How Will Village Center Rezoning Affect Newtonville? — on October 19, 6PM-7:30PM, at the Newton North High School cafeteria to discuss zoning changes under consideration by the City Council.
West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host its annual gala fundraiser — with food, cocktails, auctions, and music — on October 21, 6:30PM at the West Suburban YMCA’s new facility at 135 Wells Avenue (Oak Hill). Tickets are $150 per person. For more information, contact andrean@wsymca.org, or call 617-244-6050.
Friends of The Newton Free Library is hosting Library Mini Golf, where for 2 days the Newton Free Library is transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course. The event will take place at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Center) on the following dates:
The Newton Conservators will host Birding at Cold Spring Park on October 22, 8AM-10AM. Participants will meet near the turnaround at the end of the left side of the Beacon Street parking area. This is an easy walk on at woodland trails, looking for resident birds as well as fall…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) will host a UU Choral Concert on Sunday, October 22, 3PM-5PM, as part of the congregation’s celebration of its 175th birthday. There will be a free public concert at 3PM, followed by a reception. The event will include musical numbers…
United Parish of Auburndale (UPA) is hosting a Pumpkin Fest and Bake Sale with face painting, musical performances, pumpkin decorating, and a petting zoo. The event will take place on October 22, 11:30AM-4PM at United Parish of Auburndale (64 Hancock Street, Auburndale). This event raises funds not only for the…