The Newton South High School Booster Club will hold its fourth annual Lion’s 5k on Sunday, May 18 at 9AM. The race is open to the public and runs through the streets surrounding Newton South High School. All participants who register before May 1 will receive a FREE t-shirt and a ticket to a prize drawing. After…
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Sign to walk or run in the inaugural Tiger 5K hosted by the Newton North Boosters on May 4 at 8:30AM to benefit Newton North HS Athletics. The course begins and ends at Newton North High School. Register by April 15 to get a shirt.
PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes. It’s a community event to share the joy of playing and listening to music. This year it will be on Saturday, June 7, 12PM-6PM Porchfest is now recruiting volunteers to help. Sign up to be a: Sign up to…
Newton Community Pride (NCP) is looking for artists with a passion for community and creativity to participate in a public art project where they will create four 8’x8’ murals that reflect the themes of aquatic nature, local culture, and community spirit. Each mural will be painted offsite and will eventually…
State Rep. Greg Schwartz will hold office hours on Monday, April 14, 9:30AM-11AM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street), Room 2H. For answers to questions or to schedule a meeting with the Representative outside of these times, please contact Ellen Panarese Gibson, Legislative Aide at ellen.gibson@mahouse.gov.
While Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22 this year, Newton’s Earth Day celebration will be on Sunday April 27, noon to 4PM in the Newton North High School parking lot. The Newton EV Task Force will be there, exhibiting electric vehicles and answering questions about them. The EV Task Force is…
The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton, in collaboration with the Newton Free Library, is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials for meeting, socializing, and celebrating community connections. Bring your dinner, invite a friend. We will discuss a different theme or engage in a fun activity each month. Snacks and beverages…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) will host a Teen Trivia Night where participants can test their knowledge and compete for trivia glory. This is the kickoff to a monthly trivia series, so bring friends or play solo and come up with a creative team name. The winning team’s certificate will…
The Newton Free Library will present a Piano Concert with local musician Mark L. West featuring solo piano works ranging from classical music by Chopin and Mozart to “turn of the century” ragtime by Scott Joplin and jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael, and other artists. It will take…
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations: Donors must schedule an appointment beforehand, either online or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767).