The search is underway for the next Superintendent of Newton Public Schools, and the Search Committee has opened a survey to solicit community feedback to inform the School Committee’s work in recruiting, screening, and interviewing candidates. This survey will be open until November 21. See the Search Committee’s web page…
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Are you looking for a way to share some of your delicious Thanksgiving dishes? Make some extra food this year and drop it off at the Newton Police Department (1321 Washington Street, West Newton) at 10AM on November 24, and volunteers will use your food donations to prepare big plates…
The New Art Center will display Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War in its New Art Corridor (245 Walnut Street), November 3-26. There will be an opening reception on November 5, 5PM-8PM (parking behind the building). Jointly curated by Halyna Andrusenko, an artist from Kyiv, and…
Newton Community Pride is recruiting artists for next year’s FenceART project. Artists who currently reside, work, volunteer, worship, or participate in art classes in the City of Newton are invited to submit 3 JPG images of their work by December 1. The works may be in any media, including but…
At Temple Shalom (175 Temple Street), Shabbat B’Yachad begins Friday, December 2 at 5:30 for a Tots Service followed by a family pizza dinner. At 6:30, there’s an adult service with an Oneg at the end. Teens enjoy dinner and activities at 7:30 as adults join a Rabbi-led discussion and…
The Allen Center’s new Artist in Residence, Allison Eldredge, has formed the Cherry Street Players to offer concerts that present “Classical with a twist.” The group’s next concert, “Viva Maestra,” will be on December 2 at 7PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). It will begin with a…
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands will restart its annual Breakfast with Santa — with photos, coloring, and healthy snacks — on December 3, 9AM-noon, at its Workshop (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands). This event started in 1984 to help Highlands children stay connected after the Hyde School closed, and it’s been…
Mayor Fuller’s Holiday Mini Golf course will wind through City Hall, December 3 (10AM-7PM) and December 4 (10AM-3PM). Register here for your tee time and for your admission fee, please bring a gift (new, unwrapped, for ages 0-10) for Newton’s annual Holiday Gift Drive. Non-perishable food and gift cards for…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will hold its annual Holiday Fair on December 3, 9:30AM-2PM at 1326 Washington Street in West Newton. Holiday Shopping with Heart! Stalls and tables spill forth with treasures new and old. Items include handmade gifts, toys, jewelry, gifts/collectibles, homemade baked goods, jams…
The Longwood Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of Coleridge-Taylor, Assad, and Beethoven on December 3 at 8PM in New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall with guest conductor Kristo Kondakci and violin soloist Adrian Anantawan. The concert will benefit Shelter Music Boston, which brings music to homeless shelters and substance misuse centers. Mr.…