Join Newton community leaders, the Mayor’s Office, students, and neighbors for Newton’s first celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration. It will take place on Friday, May 10, 6PM-7:30PM in the War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall. All are welcome to join in this evening of…
Posts published in April 2024
The West Suburban YMCA will hold Healthy Kids Day, a free community event, on Saturday, May 11 from 2PM-4PM, at the Church Street Y (276 Church Street, Newton Corner). It’s open to the public, and all families in the Newton area are encouraged to attend. This annual event is part…
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.
The Highland Glee Club will join the Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus and the Apollo Club of Boston in a joint concert of men’s choral singing on May 11 at 3PM at Old South Church (645 Boylston Street, Boston). Tickets are $20 (free for students and those under 18 years old) and available…
John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club will host its 27th Annual Gala on Saturday, May 11, 6PM-10PM, with the theme, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU(TH), in the Sam Crocetti Gymnasium (675 Watertown Street, West Newton). Honorary chairs are Laura & John Meyer, and the Emcee will be Dan Rea,…
Register now for the Newton South HS Booster Club’s 3rd annual Lions 5K road race, to be held on May 19 at 9AM. The race will start and end at Newton South’s Winkler Stadium Field (140 Brandeis Road). It’s open to the public — both runners and walkers. It’s a…
The Newton Community Chorus will present its Gala Spring Concert — featuring Mozart’s Solemn Vespers and John Rutter’s Requiem — on May 11 at 8PM at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner). Tickets are $20 ($10 for students and seniors) online — and $5 in addition at the…
The Boston Festival of New Jewish Music (BFNJM) is hosting an event – Newton Highlands Klezmer Dance – with dancing to original klezmer music. It will take place on May 11, 6PM at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). It’s free, and RSVP is optional.
Join Newton Conservators and Friends of Nahanton Park on Sunday, May 12, 8AM-10:30AM, for a free Mother’s Day Bird Walk at Nahanton Park. This park offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat, and meadows along the Charles River, making it one of the best birding spots in Newton for migrants…
Temple Emanuel (385 Ward Street, West Newton) is hosting a series of free concerts of chamber music. On May 12 at 3PM, the Chamber Concert will feature finalists of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition for the New England Region, designed to find and assist promising young singers in their career…
All are invited to join Mayor Fuller, City Councilors, Bike Newton, and members of the bike community in a ribbon-cutting celebrating the new bike lane on the Commonwealth Avenue Carriage Road. Coffee and refreshments will be provided to kick off Bike to Work Week. Meet at the intersection of the…
Music Mondays will offer a concert on May 13, 2PM-3PM — both in-person at the Scandinavian Center and live streamed via Zoom. The concert will feature violinists Jennifer Hsiao and Jason Sundram, violist Elaine Leisinger, and cellist Duke Roth performing Mozart and Mendelssohn string quartets as the “Mycelium Quartet.” Admission is…