The Newton Piano Summit kicks off on the weekend of May 6 & 7 with free concerts each day, 1PM-3PM, at Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). Hidemi Akaiwa – May 6th, 1-2pm Get ready for a musical experience unlike any other as keyboardist and composer Hidemi…
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The Boss. The new Bob Dylan. The leader of the E Street band. Bruce Springsteen has earned these accolades and more for his high energy shows, socially conscious lyrics, and musical excellence. The Newton Family Singers will perform their favorite, family-friendly songs from throughout Springsteen’s career in a concert —…
The Newton Commission On Disability (COD) and the Elliot Clubhouse are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month with a free concert by the Me2/ Orchestra on Sunday, May 7, at 3PM at Newton North High School. Everyone is welcome. The Me2/ Orchestra includes musicians who live with mental illness and those who…
The Newton Republican City Committee launched a week-long social media campaign announcing a rally on Newton Centre Green on April 13 to protest the planned “ToBeGlad Day” event and drag performance at Newton North High School the next day.
Although the Republican campaign drew Boston media to the Green and a Boston Globe column by Yvonne Abraham, only about 20 people, some not from Newton, gathered to join the protest. They were outnumbered by about 100 people — students, former students, local officials, and residents — who came to support the ToBeGlad Day event. Among both protesters and supporters, there were people who were willing to discuss their positions but preferred not to give their names.
West Newton Cinema Foundation will host an in-person Community Information Meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 7PM-8:30PM at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). It’s free and open to the public. Register here. For more information, email wncfoundation23@gmail.com.
Newton Theatre Company will present In the Time of the Butterflies at Saint John’s Episcopal Church(96 Otis Street, Newtonville) on April 13, 14, 15 at 8PM and April 15 at 2PM. It’s a powerful, moving, poignant play about family, love, and sacrifice. The story follows four sisters as they live through the dictatorial…
Newton Nomadic Theater will present several nights of rollicking short-form theater and music. Come enjoy a grab bag of entertainment including short plays, improv, musical spoofs, Shakespeare, film scenes, and monologues. Tickets ($20) on sale for five performances at three venues: Twelve short pieces feature a great cast of actors: Stephen…
Update: West Newton Cinema Foundatiowill host an in-person Community Information Meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 7PM-8:30PM at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). It’s open to the public. Register here. West Newton residents recently learned that Mark Development has applied for a demolition permit for the West Newton Cinema…
Waban resident Chris Pitts will present the 7th annual Newton Piano Summit next month: Eight concerts spanning two weekends — May 6 & 7 and May 13 & 14 — at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland Street, West Newton). All of the concerts are free — through the…
Newton resident Erica Muhl began making history at Berklee College of Music twenty months ago, when she became its first woman president. Since then, the distinguished conductor-composer has continued to expand musical horizons for Berklee students and graduates. Her inauguration ceremony, long delated by Covid, took place on Tuesday morning…