The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials for meeting, socializing, and celebrating community connections! Bring your lunch, invite a friend. We will discuss a different theme or engage in a fun activity each month. Snacks and beverages provided. The event is for ages 18+,…
Posts published in May 2025
Newton’s fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held on June 19, 12PM-4PM, at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Families, kids, friends, and parents are invited for a day of unity and joy, filled with fun, food, and community spirit. This free outdoor celebration will feature two…
Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring Howard University Gospel Choir, June 19
Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring Howard University Gospel Choir, June 19
Cherry Street Music will present Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring the Howard Gospel Choir (HGC) of Howard University, with a guest appearance by singer Donna McElroy, on Thursday June 19 at 4PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) Tickets are available online. The Howard Gospel Choir, led by Reginald…
Newton Community Education (NCE) invites local families to celebrate Juneteenth with a day of free youth sports clinics for rising 3rd-9th graders. They will take place on Wednesday, June 19. Clinic Schedule:9AM-11AM: Girls Basketball, Girls Lacrosse, and Softball11AM-1PM: Boys Basketball, Field Hockey, and Soccer
Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman — These names evoke a bygone age of classic jazz and swing. Fans of those genres are in for a treat at 7:30PM on Tuesday, May 20, when the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra East (CJO East) performs a free concert in Newton City…
In a nation and a world in which the current “business as usual” systems are causing huge problems — climate and ecological devastation, wars, racial and economic oppression, and existential threats to our democracy — the Work That Reconnects (WTR) is a toolkit for processing overwhelming emotions of grief, fear,…
On March 22, the Las Tigresas team from Newton North High School (NNHS) placed first in The Tenacity Challenge – an annual academic scholarship competition for Black and Latinx students from urban and suburban high schools across Massachusetts. Each NNHS Las Tigresas team member – Margaret Urdaneta, Gabriella Urdaneta, Chiara…
MassDOT has announced that the Auburn Street bridge over the Mass. Pike (I-90) in Auburndale will be closed to motor vehicles from 9AM on Friday, May 16 to as late as 5AM on Monday, May 19. The closure, between Central and Lexington Streets, is needed for the replacement of bridge…
Highlights this week… City Council Zoning and Planning will meet on Monday regarding: Finance will meet on Monday regarding: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday regarding: City Council will meet on Thursday to discuss and possibly vote on the Mayor’s proposed FY26 Budget, FY26-30 Capital Improvement Plan, and Supplemental Capital…
Newton’s 3rd Annual Pollinator Garden Tour will be held on June 21 (rain date, June 28), 12PM-4PM. Celebrate the solstice with a visit public and private native plant gardens all across Newton to have fun, enjoy beautiful gardens, celebrate the arrival of summer, and get ideas for your own yard.…
The Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) and Indigenous Peoples Day (IPD) Newton will host the 3rd Annual Quinobequin Intertribal Paddle on June 28, 10AM-2PM. It’s fundraiser and a relaxing midday paddle on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Charles River. Meet at the Newton Historic Boathouse (map). This event…
The City of Newton will be hosting a Celebration of Queer Culture with food, art, and performances. It will take place on Saturday, June 28, 11AM-4PM at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). During the event, there will be a Queer Family Meetup, 12:30PM-1:30PM. Bring a picnic…