Newton Cemetery & Arboretum is hosting Fall Tree Tour, a roughly 90-minute tour through winding roads where participants can see new bare root tree plantings, thriving gardens, and hopefully a pop of fall color. Comfortable walking shoes, water, and a camera are recommended for participants. It will take place on…
Posts published in October 2024
Newton’s famous fall road race — Paddy’s Road Race – The Shillelagh Shuffle — will take place on October 20, starting at Paddy’s Public House (95 Elm Street, West Newton). It’s run each October to support Newton Athletes Unlimited. Registration is required by October 17 for all three races, which…
Tenor Joseph Muise, accompanied by pianist Lois Shapiro, will present a solo voice recital, Swan Song, to benefit the Newton Community Chorus. It will take place in the Parish Hall of Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner) on October 20 at 3PM. The program will include Dichterliebe by…
Newton Baroque will host a concert — Newton Baroque: Fantastic Tales – Harpsichord as Narrator in works by Froberger, Kuhnau, Bach and Madsen — on October 20, 4PM-6PM in the astonishingly beautiful St. Elizabeth’s Chapel, a small gem built in 1914 by renowned architect Ralph Adams Cram as his personal…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places:
First Church in Chestnut Hill is presenting a free concert, where participants can come and experience a wonderful night of European opera. A professional quartet will perform “A Tour of European Opera,” featuring arias by Wagner, Mozart, Bizet, and Delibes, among others. It will take place on Thursday, October 24,…
The West Newton Cinema will be screening Nosferatu. It will take place on Thursday, October 24, 7-8:30PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $20. Experience the original silent film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s famous ‘Dracula’ story. Still scary after all these years—and some critics…
On the weekend of October 26-27, Myrtle Baptist Church, a historically African-American church in West Newton, will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a banquet on Saturday and a worship service and reunion choir concert on Sunday. Myrtle Baptist Church has served its members and the broader community since 1874. Its…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is hosting Halloween Window Painting — the 25th anniversary of this event. Student painters in grades 3-8 (with adult supervision) will be able to paint Halloween-themed masterpieces within these guidelines on participating merchants’ windows. Help celebrate 25 years of Halloween Window Painting by participating. Then join…
Saint Mary of Carmen Women’s Society is hosting Halloween at the Park with pumpkin decorating, music, treats, a jack-o-lantern walk and more. It will take place on Saturday, October 26 at the Coletti-Magni Park (386 Watertown Street, Nonantum). The event is free, and the schedule is as follows:
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) is hosting a Big Yard Sale on Saturday, October 26, 9:30AM-1PM. Find toys and games, household items, art, collectibles, kitchen gadgets, pet items, tools, office supplies, crafts, luggage, frames, baskets, and more for low prices! It will take place on Saturday, October…
440 – The Gypsy Jazz Quartet is performing a concert — Toe-Tapping Snappy Hot Jazz — presented by the Newton Cultural Alliance with 440’s own original tunes as well as those of their inspiration, Django Rheinhart. It will be performed by Tomoko Iwamoto on the violin, Jack Clark on the clarinet, Jack…