The Empty Bowls club at Lasell University, which makes art to fight hunger in the community, will host the 7th annual Empty Bowls event on Friday, March 22, 5PM-7PM at Lasell’s de Witt Hall (80 Maple Street, Auburndale). Over 300 handmade ceramic bowls will be for sale. Dinner will be…
Posts published in March 2024
The Village Bank announced that the Auburndale Community Charitable Foundation will award 17 scholarships students graduating from high school this year: Deadline extended: Apply by April 8. Rules, requirements, and application forms are available online at village-bank.com. The Auburndale Community Charitable Foundation has invested more than $1 million in education since…
The Quinobequin Quilters Guild will hold its annual Quilt Show on March 22-23, 10AM-5PM each day, at the Norfolk Masonic Lodge (1101 Highland Avenue, Needham). Several Newton residents will have their work among the 100 quilts on display — small art quilts to large traditional quilts and everything in between. Visitors…
The Charles River Chamber of Commerce will award tuition scholarships (approximately $2,000 each) to four students in its four-community region (Needham, Newton, Watertown, Wellesley) who plan to attend an accredited program, community college, college or university in the next academic year. The addition of community colleges and other accredited post-secondary…
Grace Episcopal Church in Newton Corner will hold the following services during Holy Week. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here! Grace Episcopal Church in Newton Corner is located at 76 Eldredge Street with parking available on Eldredge and Church Streets.
The First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold several services during Holy Week. We hope you can join us. All are welcome! The First Church in Chestnut Hill is located at 26 Suffolk Road, just around the corner from the Chestnut Hill T stop. Parking is available in front of…
Singer/songwriter Ethan Koss-Smith (NSHS 2016) will perform Birth-Dues — a musical tribute to the poet Robinson Jeffers — at the Old South Church in Boston on March 30 at 6PM. Tickets are free. Donations are appreciated. Questions? Text 781-325-3817.
Newton at Home (NaH) will host a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser — with pasta, beverages, live piano music, and raffle prizes — on April 4, 5:30-7:30PM at The Nordic Hall of the Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham St, West Newton). All are invited to support Newton at Home’s runner in the…
The Newton Conservators and the Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture Department will host a free Introduction to Orienteering Clinic on Saturday, April 6 with different start times: Session 1: 10AM-11:30AM, Session 2: 10:45AM-12:15PM. Meet at the picnic area in Auburndale Park (aka “the Cove”) on West Pine Street, Auburndale. Each…
The Climate Action Task Force of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) will host a free climate change workshop — Introduction to the Work that Reconnects — on April 6, 1PM-5PM at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). There is no fee for the workshop. Registration is required. Participants…
Historic Newton is celebrating its 10th anniversary with dinner and drinks at the Durant-Kenrick House on April 6. Scott Aquilina, who led the architectural team in turning Durant-Kenrick into a museum, will speak about the challenges of preservation and modernization facing historic buildings today. Cocktails at 6PM and dinner at…
The New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville) will host a free celebration of Holi, the Indian festival of color to welcome Spring, on April 7, noon to 4PM. Art-making, performances, food, dancing, and music throughout the day. The Grub Guru food truck will be there with tasty food available for…