The Newton Conservators will host a Mother’s Day Bird Walk in Nahanton Park. Nahanton Park offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat, and meadows along the Charles River. Join long-time birding guides Alison Leary and Pete Gilmore for a chance to see Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Northern Orioles, and a variety of wood…
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The New Art Center will host their Annual Auction & Gala with an exclusive art auction featuring works from local and regional artists. This is a fundraising event, and proceeds will benefit the New Art Center. It will take place on Saturday, May 17, 7PM-10PM at Garage B (1420 Soldiers…
The Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts (May 17 – June 29) will start with a Western-themed kickoff event featuring live music and instructed line dancing. It will take place on Saturday, May 17, 7PM-9PM at the War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre). Admission…
Newton Community Farm will be hosting their Annual Seedling Sale with over 90 varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings for sale, along with Vermont Compost Company potting soil and soil amendments. Gardening experts will be on hand to answer all your gardening questions. It will take place on Saturday,…
The Newton Conservators will host a Tour of Beautiful Hemlock Gorge. Join nature enthusiast Katherine Howard of the Newton Conservators and Dr. John Mordes, President of the Friends of Hemlock Gorge, on a tour of this Newton “hidden” gem. Kathryn and John will visit historic Echo Bridge, designed by Charles Eliot. Walk…
The Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) will host their annual Herring Festival where participants can celebrate the annual migration of Alewife, Blueback Herring, and American Shad from the ocean into the Charles River. The event will feature food trucks, community art activities, tours of the Watertown Dam, and other activities…
The annual Newton South HS Pops Concert will take place on May 22 at 7:00PM in the Van Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South (140 Brandeis Rd). Admission is free. The concert will feature performances by all Newton South performing arts ensembles, including jazz, Symphonic Band, and String Orchestra ensembles, as…
Newton Conservators will host a webinar, Rediscovering and Revitalizing Cheesecake Brook, where participants can learn about Cheesecake Brook and how it exemplifies the challenges facing urban streams. They can also learn about how to reduce aquatic pollution, promote healthier flow patterns, and create an attractive shaded wetland corridor for the…
The Newton Conservators will host A Stroll Through Cold Spring Park. Participants can tour this woodland haven in the heart of Newton and explore some of its natural and unnatural wonders, mysteries, threats, and possibilities with Friends of Cold Spring Park founder and President Alan Nogee. The event will take place on…
The Carroll Center for the Blind‘s 13th annual Walk for Independence will take place on the Mt. Ida campus of UMass Amherst in Newton (100 Carlson Avenue, Oak Hill) on Saturday, May 31. Register as an individual or part of a team. The Walk kick-off is at 9:00 AM, with…