The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) invites the community to dust off their boots and saddle up for its 2025 Annual Gala: Country for a Cause – An Evening of Western Charm on Saturday, October 25, at 6PM at the Wells Avenue YMCA (135 Wells Avenue). The Y’s biggest fundraising event…
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Everyone is invited to the monthly Social Justice Speaker (and free lunch) at First UU Society (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) on Sunday, October 26 at 12PM. This month, Chloe-Rose Crouch will speak about her work as Executive Director of the Community Day Center of Waltham, which has the highest…
Turtle Studios — a nonprofit, democratic artist community — will swing open its doors to the public for its semiannual Open Studios art exhibition and sale at 213 California Street, Nonantum on Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 12PM-5PM. Turtle Studios has an exciting and eclectic mix of members who keep…
The Newton North Boosters Club will host the Tiger 5K & Kids Fun Run on October 26. (Registration by October 5 was required for a guaranteed shirt.) Proceeds support Newton North HS athletic programs. Register here.
Newton Cultural Development is presenting a free Halloween Family Concert on Sunday, October 26 at 4PM at the brand-new Newton Community Stage at Lincoln-Eliot School (15 Walnut Park). Come early for the ribbon cutting of the new Newton Community Stage at 3.45PM. Get ready for a spooktacular concert filled with Halloween tunes, then stick around…
On Sunday, October 26, from 2PM to 4:30PM, Henry Finch, a Newton Conservators director and avid hiker, will lead a four-mile trek through Newton’s sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts. Sponsored by the Newton Conservators, the walk is steady but not fast. Participants should be in sufficiently good shape…
The United Parish of Auburndale (UPA) 18th annual Pumpkin Patch is open now through October 31. There are pumpkins and gourds of all shapes and sizes — and a bake sale and the chance to win one of several sumptuous raffle baskets. The Pumpkin Patch and PumpkinFest on October 26 take place at…
The Charles River Wind Ensemble will present a concert, When Dawn Lights the Sky, on October 26 at 3PM at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill. Admission is free. Program: Founded in 1998 by Louis Sinoff, the Charles River Wind Ensemble (CRWE) is a music group with the mission of…
All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton) presents String Chamber Concert on Sunday, October 26 at 3PM. General admission is $35 / $10 youth. Experience chamber music at its finest, featuring ANMS favorites Hsin-Lin Tsai, violin, and Miguel Pérez-Espejo, violin. Joining them are two members of the Boston…
On Sunday, October 26 at 2PM at the Newton Free Library, the Kalliope Reed Quintet presents Música de México y Memorias, a program featuring works by Mexican composers Nubia Jaime Donjuan, Arturo Marquez, and Diana Syrse, while exploring the topics of memory and remembrance. The concert also includes Kalliope’s most recent…
Green Newton is running an Online Auction as part of it’s 35th anniversary celebration. This is a chance to bid on exciting items while supporting local climate action. Every bid you place helps cut greenhouse gas emissions and build a healthier future for Newton. The auction runs until 10PM on…
Pam Weeks of the New England Quilt Museum will present New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell on Monday, October 27 at 2PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition.…