St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord Street, Lower Falls) is hosting an Afghan Women’s Craft Sale, 11AM-Noon on Sunday, May 14. Come buy pillows, aprons, cosmetic bags, scrunchies, or baby quilts crafted by women who are Afghan evacuees. The ability of these folks, many of whom are mothers, to supplement…
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Newton South HS’s SouthStage theatre group will present 9 to 5, the Musical at 7:30PM on May 18, 19, and 20. Buy tickets online. This production has won a Gender Parity Standing O designation by meeting all five criteria set by Boston Stage Source:
The Waban Improvement Society will host Waban Village Day on Sunday, May 21, 10AM-2PM in Waban Center (Woodward and Beacon Streets). The event starts with a Family Fun Run at 10AM, followed by rides and amusements for kids of all ages, vendor tables, music, food, and ice cream. At 11AM,…
The New Philharmonia Orchestra will present May There Be Peace on May 21, 3PM-5PM at Brown Middle School (125 Meadowbrook Road). Buy tickets here. The program includes: .
Rob Schwartz, son of Morrie Schwartz — the beloved subject of the classic bestseller, Tuesdays with Morrie — will be at the Newton Free Library on May 30, 7PM-8PM, to talk about his recently released book, The Wisdom of Morrie. Before becoming ill with ALS, Morrie wrote a poignant manuscript on aging joyfully and…
Newton PorchFest — an afternoon of free, live music performed outside people’s homes — will take place Noon-6PM on June 3 (rain date: June 4) in Auburndale, Lower Falls, Waban, and a bit by Crystal Lake. Here’s the schedule and map. It’s all made possible entirely by neighborhood volunteers and…
[Update: This event has been canceled. See https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=nonantum%20village%20day). The Nonantum Neighborhood Association will host its Village Day on June 4, 11:30AM-3PM at Coletti-Magni Park, on Watertown Street between Adams and Chapel Streets. All the fun is free: trackless train, face painting, puppet show, boxing exhibition, and music by the Studio…
Susanna Boberg will perform a Senior Recital at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (54 Lincoln Street) on Sunday, June 4 at 4:30PM to benefit the Newton Food Pantry. She is finishing her clarinet studies at the New England Conservatory as she graduates from high school. The concert will include works from Messager,…
The Newton Art Association (NAA) will hold an awards ceremony virtually on May 8 at 7PM (Zoom link) to honor three recipients of named scholarships ($800 each) and four recipients of Honorable Mention awards ($150 each). The recipients are: Named Scholarships Honorable Mention Awards For over 35 years, the NAA…
Tiziana Dearing, host of WBUR’s Radio Boston, will be the keynote speaker at Newton Inspires, this Thursday, May 4 at 6:00PM at Newton South High School. Newton Inspires, a fundraiser for the Newton Schools Foundation, features these other notable Newtonians describing their inspirations and sharing stories and insights: Participants may…