Newton Community Pride is hosting the Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts with music performances in three venues across Newton, May 17-19. All performances will be free, accessible, and open to all.
- May 17: Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Empanadas will be available for purchase from Chiqui’s Kitchen.
- 6PM Newton Family Singers – Creedence Clearwater Revival & John Fogerty
- 7:30PM Maitreyee Chakraborty – Indian Vocal and Sarod
- May 18: The Allen Center for the Arts (35 Webster Street, West Newton)
- 4PM Amanda Shea & Grey Held – Spoken Word
- 5PM Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
- 6:30PM Hankus Netsky & Eden MacAdam-Somer – Klezmer
- 7:30PM Dominique Eade & George Russell Jr. – Duke Ellington Tribute
- May 19: Hyde Community Center Bandstand (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands)
- 2PM Olga Lisovskaya – Opera Classics & Broadway Showtunes
- 3:30PM Matt Jenson Reggae Ensemble – Life of Bob Marley
- 5PM Dennis Montgomery III with Pleasant Praise Gospel Choir
- 6:30PM Thaddeus Hogarth Collective – Soul & Funk