The Newton Piano Summit returns with free performances on March 15 and 16, 3PM-5PM, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank, Advance Auto, Newton Cultural Council, Newton Community Pride, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation, and generous private donors.
Posts published in March 2025
The Charles River Wind Ensemble will perform a free concert, States of Mind, on March 23 at 3PM at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill. The concert will feature various works including: Program notes.
The Newton Free Library will host an event, In the Shadow of the Shamrock: Tracing Boston’s Irish History at Burns Library, where participants can explore Boston’s Irish past through the rich collections at Burns Library and Boston College’s Special Collections and Archives. There will also be stories from Boston’s Irish community,…
I read about the NPS future budget dilemma. Any type of override is not the solution. School leaders must reevaluate their spending demands and focus on the type of education system Newton can actually afford. Newton middle class residents can not continue to pay the present 3.5% increase in property…
Newton Community Education (NCE) will be hosting various Spring Programs for Elementary Schoolers, Middle and High Schoolers, and Adults. Kids activities include chess, D&D, art, acting, and more. Adult activities include woodworking, ceramics, professional development, fitness, and more.
Angela Pitter will be the featured speaker in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on March 25 at 1PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). She the founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, a digital marketing firm based in Newton. She received her…
All Newton Music School will present a Con Brio Lunch Club. The Juniper Point Porch Quartet, Scott Woolweaver, and others will perform the early works of two composers: Franz Schubert and Dmitri Shostakovich. It will take place on Friday, March 28 at 11AM at the All Newton Music School (321…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Basketball Tournament where teens (ages 13-18) can compete for a chance to win a champion certificate and bragging rights for the year. Participants can register as a team, duo, or free agent. It will take place on Friday, March 28, 6:30-9PM…
Newton residents are standing out on Newton Centre Green every Saturday, 12 Noon to 1PM, rain or shine, at the corner of Beacon and Centre Streets, to demonstrate opposition to the actions the government is taking to fire government employees, limit free speech, deport immigrants and limit immigration, abandon our…
Andromeda of Boston will present Halfa 2025 — a showcase of dance ranging from MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North African, Hellenic, Turkish) to Asian, Balkan, and Eastern European inspired styles. It will take place on March 29 at 6:30PM at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner). The organization strives…