Music Mondays will host a concert with the Inaugural String Quartet featuring Isaac Krauss and Jason Sundram (violins), Elaine Leisinger (viola) and Josh Packard (cello). They will be performing two favorite string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, the “Father of the String Quartet”, on the occasion of Haydn’s 293rd birthday. It will take place on Monday,…
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All Newton’s Musical Memory Café will be held on April 1, 1:30 – 2:30PM, at All Newton Music School. It’s an informal social gathering for people with cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with fellow community members while enjoying a musical…
Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices will host a reading and launch of the spring issue of their magazine. It will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2-4PM at the Newtonville Books (10 Langley Road, Newton Centre).
The Newton Conservators will host a Vernal Pool BioBlitz on Sunday, April 6, 10AM-12PM, to help people of all ages to explore the plants and wildlife of Webster Woods (450 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill) and improve plant identification skills. This event is FREE. Register here. Vernal pools are small wetlands that are important…
The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is calling for eager, passionate, and dedicated volunteers in the Newton/Needham area to join the Newton-Needham PMC Kids Ride as a PMC Kids Rides Coordinator. This volunteer will work as part of a committee alongside existing coordinators and PMC staff to plan, promote and execute this…
The Newton Police Department issued the following warning to residents about scams by people posing as home-improvement contractors. With the warmer months comes the likelihood that there will be an increase in contractor/home improvement scams in our area. Scammers often target older adults, the disabled and those with limited mobility.…
You Can Help Send Deserving Students to Summer Camp! Summer Camp Matters. For five years now, Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors has been supporting families who cannot afford to send their children to summer camp. This year, its goal is to provide a summer camp experience for 50 students, to enable…
State Rep. Amy Sangiolo will be the guest speaker at the Black History Month Lecture series organized by Lionel Porter at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue) on February 28 at 3PM. She will discuss the long history of Black–Asian solidarity, such as the ties with the NAACP Legal Defense…
The Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will host a free Astronomy Night on February 5, 6PM-7:30PM at the Hyde Community Center Playground (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). Led by astronomer Alex Trunnell (in photo), this free event will enable visitors to view planets up close and personal through a telescope,…
Historic Newton will be hosting Museum Makerday — String Art where participants can make string art, explore exhibits, build with LEGOs, and play games. Adults must remain onsite with their kids. It will take place on Thursday, February 6, 1-3PM at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue, Newton…