Newton’s Earth Day Festival will take place on Sunday, April 23 (12-4PM) at Newton City Hall, rain or shine. There will be fun activities for the whole family, including: This special event is full of opportunities to learn how to go green, live more sustainably, and save energy in your…
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Music Mondays is a women-run nonprofit presenting frequent, live music concerts in the Scandinavian Living Center’s Nordic Hall to audiences of mostly senior citizens. On Monday April 24, 2-3PM Letitia Stevens (soprano) and Bonnie Donham (piano) will offer a recital, “To the Distant Beloved,” in person at the Scandinavian Living Center (206…
There will be a presentation and community discussion on Disrupting Implicit Bias on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30PM, co-sponsored by the Newton PTOC (Parent Teacher Organization Council, FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice), ELPAC (English Learners Parent Advisory Council), and SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council). This will be a hybrid event, held in-person at the Angier Elementary School…
The Swap Shop will reopen April 27, 2023. Hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30AM – 1:30PM, April 27 through October 28. Clear out clutter without adding to the waste stream! Newton’s Swap Shop is located at the Newton Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Avenue). Drop off clean, usable, working unwanted items for reuse,…
The League of Women Voters of Newton will host Don’t just stand there…RUN! — a workshop for prospective candidates for elected office (and their campaigns) on April 26, 7PM-8PM, both in person (City Hall, Room 211) and on Zoom. A recording of the workshop will be available on the League’s…
Next in the series of webinars by the Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is a new program on April 27 at 7PM, called Getting Real About Getting Off Gas. (Register here.) The webinar seeks to provide a public forum about this dilemma: a relative abundance of natural gas and its…
The City’s Planning and Development Department will host an in-person meeting on April 27, 7PM-8:30PM, at American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street) to gather thoughts from the public about how the California Street District should evolve in coming decades. What does this place mean to you, and how can…
The Newton Police Department is making available Autism Awareness Seatbelt Shields, at no cost, at the front desk of Police Headquarters (1321 Washington Street, West Newton). On Friday, April 28 at 4PM, there will be a ceremony there celebrating the unveiling of the design of these new shields. The Autism…
Saturday Night Live at the Legion will host Viva Las Elvis and the Memphis Sun Mafia, upstairs at the American Legion Post 440 (295 California Street) on April 29, 6:30PM. Tickets are $20, sold at the door. All proceeds are for the benefit of Post 440’s Veterans’ programs. Pizza and…
The Suzuki School of Newton will its present its popular Faculty Concert on Saturday, April 29, 6-8PM at the Newton Presbyterian Church (75 Vernon Street), followed by a reception for all. The concert will feature a variety of musical selections of diverse genres and on various instruments. Proceeds from tickets…