Songs for the Earth, FUUSN’s annual Folk Music Sunday, is on April 28 at 10:15AM at the First Unitarian Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). The service includes familiar music (“Mercy Mercy Me,” “River”) and newer songs that call us to action for climate change. Demie Stathoplos will speak on The Web…
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The First Church in Chestnut Hill will host an evening of Broadway music — Best of Broadway! — on Thursday, May 2 at 7PM, featuring its professional Quartet and Music Director performing selections from Rogers and Hammerstein II, Sondheim, Lerner, Lowe, and many more. The concert is free and open…
Newton Baroque will perform these concerts in Newton: Saturday, March 30, 7:30PM — at the Nathanial Allen House, 35 Webster Street, Newton The Freitags Akademie: Chamber Music by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch and His Closest Colleagues. In 1736, with permission from Frederick the Great, the violist Johann Gottlieb Janitsch founded the…
Bay Colony Brass will present a free concert, Latino Latón, on May 4 at 7:30PM at Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Music director Philip Sanborn will lead Newton’s 20-member Bay Colony Brass a concert including Augustín Lara’s Granada, George Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, and Chick Corea’s Spain. Students from the Boston…
New Philharmonia Orchestra will present Classics III – Feelings & Expression in two concerts — on May 4 at 7:30PM and on May 5 at 3PM — at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner). Tickets are available online at newphil.org/concerts/tickets. Pay what you can. Suggested: $35, Minimum: $5. Program:
Join Newton Family Singers on Sunday, May 5 at 4PM at Temple Beth Avodah (45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton) to celebrate the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty. Fogerty’s songs present a common man’s view of life in America, with anthems like Fortunate Son and Have You Ever Seen…
On May 8, 7PM-8:30PM, the West Newton Cinema Foundation will host a free community meeting at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton) to present and discuss its plans for fundraising and renovating the Cinema. Registration is required. (See Fig City News article about the recent $5.2 million gift received by…
Join Newton community leaders, the Mayor’s Office, students, and neighbors for Newton’s first celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration. It will take place on Friday, May 10, 6PM-7:30PM in the War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall. All are welcome to join in this evening of…
Newton Community Pride is hosting the Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts with music performances in three venues across Newton, May 17-19. All performances will be free, accessible, and open to all.
The Highland Glee Club will join the Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus and the Apollo Club of Boston in a joint concert of men’s choral singing on May 11 at 3PM at Old South Church (645 Boylston Street, Boston). Tickets are $20 (free for students and those under 18 years old) and available…