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…
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The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that designed, raised funds for, and installed a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001, especially the eight Newton residents who lost their lives that day. Thanks to its generous contributors, the Committee offers annual scholarships to Newton…
Music, Arts & Fashion Productions will host a show, A Night of Oscar-Winning Songs, featuring Spain’s Got Talent & Ukraine’s Got Talent sensation Sofia Shkidchenko, Carnegie Hall’s famous soprano Olga Lisovska, and award-winning baritone Afanasy. The event will also feature music, dance, fashion, and culinary artistry. It will take place…
The 14th annual Nonantum Village Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 1, 11:30AM-3PM at the Coletti-Magni Park (389 Watertown Street, Nonantum). Nonantum Village Day features music by Watch City Cadillacs, a trackless train, face painting, puppets, Nonantum Boxing Exhibition, and more. Food is available, at cost, by Nonantum Press,…
Composite Chamber Players will present a concert, Love, Life and Death: Pieces for voice, viola, and piano on Wednesday, June 4, 7:30PM at the Church of the Redeemer (379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill). The program includes: The concert features sopranist Kayla Kovas, mezzo sopranist Nina Gojcaj, tenorist Nicholas Alessi, bassist…
The Newton Conservators will host a Edmands Park Pollinator Bioblitz on Saturday, June 7, 10:30AM-12:30PM, to help people of all ages to explore the plants and wildlife of Edmands Park (63 Blake Street, Newtonville) and improve plant identification skills. Registration is free. Come explore the pollinators of Edmands Park and improve insect identi…
The 48th annual Newton Highlands Village Day will be hold on Sunday, June 8, 11AM-4PM on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands. Face painting, caricature drawings, live music, vendors, and food. Presented by the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council and sponsored by Village Bank, Brookline Bank, Builders FirstSource, National Lumber, O’Hara’s,…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston will present Serenade for Spring, a concert featuring cellist Aron Zelkowicz. This performance will take place on Sunday, June 8, 3PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Tickets available online. Works performed will include Luigi Boccherini’s Cello Concerto in G…
The City of Newton will host Strummin’ Up To Boston with ukulele instructors and performers sharing the enjoyment and beauty of the instrument. It will take place on Saturday, June 14, 11AM-4PM at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre). This entertaining and fun-loving ukulele festival includes live musical…
Historic Newton is hosting a plant swap where you can bring your extra plants, seeds, or garden supplies to trade with fellow garden enthusiasts. It will take place on Saturday, June 14, 10AM-12PM at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverly Ave, Newton Corner).