FORJ NNHS (Families Organizing for Racial Justice at Newton North High School) is hosting this year’s Juneteenth Celebration at the Walnut Street side of Newton North High School. The event will host Black-owned businesses, food trucks, performers, and children’s activities. In addition, The New Art Center will be hosting a performance of Frederick Douglass’s…
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The West Newton Festival Weekend takes place June 23-25. 8th Annual Strawberry Festival: Thursday, June 23, 5 PM-8 PM at the Allen Center. Live music, a hat contest, food & drink, and more! West Newton History Forum: Friday, June 24, 7:30 PM at the Allen Center. $20 suggested donation. Featuring…
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity that helps those in need in Newton (and a frequent partner of Newton Neighbors Helping Neighbors), is holding a clothing drive this Sunday, June 26, 9AM-Noon and 4PM-6PM. The truck will be located in the parking lot of Our Lady Help…
The Nonantum Neighborhood Association will be sponsoring its 10th Annual Village Day on Sunday, June 5th from 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Coletti-Magni Park. There will be balloon animals, a rock wall, a trackless train, a photo booth, a T-ball game, a RadarSpeed Pitch, a mechanical bull, race cars, and…
Mark your calendars for Newton PorchFest 2022, Saturday June 4th, 12:00 – 6:00 PMFor a full performance schedule and map, see https://newton.porchfest.info/ Newton PorchFest is an afternoon of free music with over 100 musical performances outside of people’s homes throughout Auburndale, Lower Falls, and Waban. Attendees go from venue to venue to hear music that ranges…
The Cabot Elementary School community is hosting a Yard Sale and Fair on Saturday, June 4th, 10 AM – 2 PM. Yard Sale donations will be accepted on Friday, June 3rd, from 5 – 8 PM. Drop-off will be in the lot behind Cabot between Bridges and Parkview. Email cabotfair@gmail.com for more…
The first annual Newton Multicultural Festival will be held on May 7 (rain date: May 8), 2PM-6PM in Waban (1615 Beacon Street). It’s hosted by the Suzuki School of Newton and will feature Grooversity Brazilian Drumming Ensemble, Africano Waltham Dance Troupe, Pulawari Tusuy Peruvian Dance Troupe, and the Suzuki School…
Thursday, May 5, 7:00 p.m. Take a closer look at Newton’s own “Lake Talk,” a sub-dialect named after Silver Lake that developed in the village of Nonantum. Learn the lingo of the Lake, spoken by generations of localsincluding actor Matt LeBlanc, and explore how the uncertain origins of this way of…
The Newton Piano Summit will be back live and in-person from 1:00 – 3:00PM on three Saturdays in May. This season’s performances will be held at the historic Second Church in West Newton. The 2022 Newton Piano Summit will feature performances of classical, Latin, and Jazz from the following artists:…
The Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is excited that Jen Benson, President of the Alliance for Business Leadership will moderate a panel discussion on State Climate Action Leadership on April 26th a 7 p.m. Panelists include Deb Pasternak, Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Director, Mark Dyen, 350Mass Statewide Steering…