Cherry Street Music will present Beethoven and the Beatles, Part 2 on Sunday, April 14, at 3PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets and information are available at newtonculture.org. The program, curated by Cherry Street’s Artistic Director, renowned cellist Allison Yoshie Eldredge, is part of Cherry Street’s Classics with a Twist series.…
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Temple Emanuel (385 Ward Street, West Newton) is hosting a series of free concerts of chamber music. On April 14 at 3PM, Jan Müller-Szeraws will return on cello with chamber music for strings. He has been guest professor at the Universidad Católica de Chile, guest principal cellist for the Bamberg Symphony…
Scarves rippled, finger cymbals clinked, and bodies whirled at Grace Episcopal Church on April 6, as belly dancers performed during the Spring Hafla (“party” in Arabic). The sixth annual program, run by Newton’s Andromeda Belly Dance Boston, was supported by grants from the Newton Cultural Council and Newton Community Pride.…
Hundreds of Newtonians gathered to celebrate the Indian Spring Festival of Holi on March 30 at Newton City Hall. Newton Holi was organized by Indian-American Newtonians to share this beautiful and inclusive festival with friends and neighbors. Holi celebrates diversity, equality, and love. Everyone becomes immersed in the colors of Holi…
Dance and become immersed in colors at Newton’s fourth annual celebration of Holi, the Indian community’s spring festival of color, on Saturday March 30 from 1PM to 2PM in front of Newton City Hall (War Memorial entrance). Join Newton students, neighbors, and officials in this event featuring dance, art, music,…
On March 21, a group of Muslim residents hosted Newton’s first community-wide interfaith Ramadan event. During Ramadan, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sundown and customarily gather with family and friends to break fast in the evening with a meal, Iftar. For this event, about 250 Muslim and non-Muslim residents…
The second annual Interfaith Music Night will take place at Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner) on March 25, 6PM-7:30PM. It’s free and open to all, with songs, chants, mantras, prayers, and meditation. Vegan and vegetarian food available. Sponsored by Newton Community Pride, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, and the…
The League of Women Voters of Newton will be holding a Topic Meeting on Monday, March 25 to learn about the effort undertaken by Newton Community Pride, the Newton Cultural Alliance, the New Art Center, and the Charles River Regional Chamber to make the part of Washington Street that connects West Newton and Newtonville and adjoining streets a designated Cultural…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is seeking Newton students in grades 3-12 to perform as part of the 2024 Family FunFEST on Saturday, May 18. Student artists have been selected to paint murals as part of a public art project, and there will be an open stage to showcase youth performers.…
As Anike Tourse pursued her dreams to work in film, she knew that “you need people that believe in you,” especially if you’re an artist. For this Newton Public Schools (NPS) alumna, some of those pivotal supporters were her teachers. This Thursday, March 14, Tourse will honor the NPS educators…