Join West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Thursday, October 9 from 6:30-8:30PM for I Know Where I’m Going. Film: A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts. Ty Burr’s…
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Registration is now open for Halloween Window Painting for grades 3 to 8. Sign up to express your artistic side by painting a window of a participating merchant in one of seven Newton villages. Window painting takes place 10AM-4PM on Saturday, October 25 (rain date, October 26), but the registration deadline…
On Monday October 13, all are welcome to join the Annual Rolling Parade through the streets of Newton to celebrate Columbus Day! The parade will be followed by an Italian Heritage Celebration at the American Legion Post 440. 9AM Assembly at 100 Walnut Street parking lot. Rolling at 10AM. Finishing at rally at American Legion Post…
Newton’s 5th annual Ceremonial Celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day will be held on Monday, October 13 from 11AM to 5PM — NOT at Albemarle Field but at NEWTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (due to expected inclement weather). Dedicated this year to the drum — the heartbeat of Indigenous Nations and Mother…
Join All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street) on Tuesday, October 14 from 1:30-3PM for All Newton’s Musical Memory Café, an informal social gathering for people with cognitive changes and their care partners. Guests are welcome regardless of diagnosis. Attendees can connect with fellow community members while enjoying a musical…
Join Historic Newton, Newton Cultural Alliance at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street) on Tuesday, October 14 at 6:30-7:45PM for a viewing of An Uncommon Education: The Allen School followed by a panel discussion. ABOUT THE FILMAt a time when slavery was still the law of the land and…
The Highland Glee Club Men’s Chorus will present Harvest and the Hunt: A Musical Celebration of Autumn on October 18, 3PM-5PM at The Allen House (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Fall is in the air! Prepare to celebrate the extraordinary beauty of autumn with warm tones of the season for…
Join The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) on Sunday, October 19 at 3PM when acclaimed baritone Philip Lima and pianist Tudor Bota will perform one of the most profound song cycles in the classical repertoire, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise. Tickets can be purchased here or at www.newtonculture.org.
The Cooper Center is delighted to welcome Tamara Jokic back to the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street) on Thursday, October 23 from 1-2PM. If you attended her program last spring, they invite you to explore new musical traditions at this performance lecture. If you haven’t had a chance to hear Tamara’s…
Over the weekend of October 24-26, West Newton Cinema will celebrate the centennial of the birth of Academy Award-winning actor and Newton native, Jack Lemmon. The three-day celebration will feature screenings of Jack Lemmon’s most acclaimed films, a commemorative reception, and a special conversation with members of the Lemmon family.…
The West Suburban YMCA (WSYMCA) invites the community to dust off their boots and saddle up for its 2025 Annual Gala: Country for a Cause – An Evening of Western Charm on Saturday, October 25, at 6PM at the Wells Avenue YMCA (135 Wells Avenue). The Y’s biggest fundraising event…
Turtle Studios — a nonprofit, democratic artist community — will swing open its doors to the public for its semiannual Open Studios art exhibition and sale at 213 California Street, Nonantum on Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 12PM-5PM. Turtle Studios has an exciting and eclectic mix of members who keep…