January 22 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian and Southeast Asian cultures including China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. Each lunar year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig)…
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On January 7 at 7:30PM, Newton Baroque will present The Leipzig Candidates 1723 — Andrus Madsen on harpsichord playing works of Bach, Telemann, and Graupner. All three composers were candidates for the post of Thomas Cantor in Leipzig in 1723. Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed after the first two candidates…
International watercolor artist Soon Y Warren — known for her spectacular renderings of everyday objects — will demonstrate the process of painting crystal, showing how she applies colors to create a finished painting. The demonstration will be online on January 12, 7PM-9PM at this Zoom link. Her work has been featured…
On January 18 at 7PM, the Newton Free Library will host a special cultural performance to celebrate the annual Spring Festival Year in this year of the Rabbit. People from many Asian countries observe the Lunar New Year by putting on their national costumes, singing and dancing, and playing ensemble music with…
Newton North High School’s Theatre Ink will present Lost and Found: Stories of People of Color at 7:30PM on January 19, 20, and 21. Get tickets for the live performances (in The Little Theatre at NNHS) or get tickets for them live-streamed. Time and time again, the stories of people of…
The Newton Free Library offers these tween/teen events this week for Grades 5-12:
Executive Director, New Philharmonia Orchestra and Managing Director, Newton Cultural Alliance Adrienne Hartzell Knudsen has been promoting and managing the performing arts scene in Newton since 1995, when she became Executive Director of the New Philharmonia Orchestra. But her active involvement really began in the mid 1980s when her husband,…
The Newton Centre Shop & Stroll will return this Sunday, December 18, 12PM-4 PM. Stroll about the Centre for your holiday shopping and you’ll find local artisans and entrepreneurs popping up in fourteen Newton Centre shops and restaurants. This year, the Shop & Stroll has expanded with more shops and pop-ups…
The Newton Art Association continues Art Works for Good, its annual fundraising for worthy causes, with a fundraiser this year for Facing Cancer Together (FCT), which provides care to cancer survivors and their families who cannot afford access to essential support services. Through January 14, NAA member artists selling any…
Folksinger Catie Curtis has done it all, musically. She started in Saco, Maine, where she was born, singing and playing (the guitar) the music of folk legends like James Taylor, and evolved into a folk music legend in her own right. In high school, and especially at Brown University, she…