The Newton Art Association‘s Annual Awards Show is on display through September 29 at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). There will be a reception and award presentation on September 12, 7PM-8PM at the Library. The exhibit is jurored by Aimee Burg, the Gallery Director at Ely Center of…
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On September 12, 6PM-9PM, the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) will host a screening of Ken Loach’s film, The Old Oak, followed by a panel discussion about the film and immigration, featuring former Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Boston Globe columnist Marcela García and moderated by Ty Burr of the WNCF. The event takes place…
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour — Founding Newtonians in East Parish Burying Ground — where participants will visit the grave sites of some of Newton’s early settlers and the location of the 1630s meetinghouse, as well as learn about the indigenous Massachusett people, and learn about enslaved and…
The Newton Upper Falls Area Council will host Upper Falls Village Day with live music, entertainment, and food. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 11AM-2PM at the Pettee Square Plaza (89-93 Oak St, Newton Upper Falls). Admission is free. Vendors can register here. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice…
Newton Conservators is hosting a pollinator garden tour where participants can learn about pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, and West Newton. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 1-4PM. Pre-registration is requested, and maps of the gardens and plant lists will be supplied…
Crowes Pasture will present a concert featuring inspirational and moving music as part of the 2024 Fall Village Concerts Series offered by Newton Cultural Development. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 3-4PM at the Suzuki School of Newton (1615 Beacon St, Waban). All events in this series are…
In association with Boston Area Coffeehouse Association, Sailing into Song House Concerts will be presenting a double-bill, Sue Horowitz and Eric Kilburn, in a House concert in Newton on Sunday, September 15, 2PM-4PM. For more information and an invitation, visit Sue Horowitz and Eric Kilburn House Concert
The Blue Heron Vocal Ensemble is hosting The Blue Heron Songbook — From Burgundy to Broadway, a concert of early music and contemporary songs from 15th century Burgundy to Broadway and beyond, performed on an intimate, festive program. There will also be wine and refreshments. Proceeds will benefit Blue Heron’s…
Ellen Foust’s photography exhibition, Bullough’s Pond Beauty – From Cloudscapes to Closeups, is on display until September 30 in the Mayor’s Fine Art Gallery (Newton City Hall, 2nd Floor, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue). The exhibition features 28 iPhone photographs and explores the beauty of Newton’s Bullough’s Pond in all four seasons,…
On September 17 at 7PM, The Allen Center will host an artist talk with Lou Jones, the photographer behind the exhibition, The PanAFRICA Project, in The Allen Center’s ground-floor gallery space (35 Webster Street, West Newton). The exhibition aims to create a contemporary visual portrait of modern Africa, using photography and…