Susannah Heschel — the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College — will speak in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on March 12 at 1PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). Prof. Heschel’s scholarship…
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The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials. The next one will be on Wednesday, March 19, 1PM-2:30PM, at the Brigham House (20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands). Meet, socialize and celebrate community connections! Bring your lunch, invite a friend. There will be a different theme…
The Newton Free Library will host an event, In the Shadow of the Shamrock: Tracing Boston’s Irish History at Burns Library, where participants can explore Boston’s Irish past through the rich collections at Burns Library and Boston College’s Special Collections and Archives. There will also be stories from Boston’s Irish community,…
Angela Pitter will be the featured speaker in Cabot Park Village’s Black History Lecture Series on March 25 at 1PM in the Community Room of Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville). She the founder and CEO of LiveWire Collaborative, a digital marketing firm based in Newton. She received her…
New Art Center will be hosting a Holi Festival of Colors with art-making, performances, food, dancing, and music throughout the day. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in the tradition of throwing organic color powder at each other. The event will take place on Sunday, March 30, 12-3PM…
Understanding Our Differences will present an evening webinar — Collaborative Problem Solving: How to Address Challenging Behaviors with Children — on Tuesday, April 8 at 7PM. Advance registration is required. Presenter Dr. Stuart Ablon — Founding Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH, who is recognized globally…
Women business-owners in Newton are joining together ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 — and throughout Women’s History Month — to showcase their shops while supporting each other and the community. “We’re trying to make people aware of the various women-owned businesses in Newton,” said Linda de…
State Rep. Amy Sangiolo will be the guest speaker at the Black History Month Lecture series organized by Lionel Porter at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Avenue) on February 28 at 3PM. She will discuss the long history of Black–Asian solidarity, such as the ties with the NAACP Legal Defense…
On February 14, President Trump’s Department of Education (ED) sent out a letter stating: “The law is clear: treating students differently on the basis of race to achieve nebulous goals such as diversity, racial balancing, social justice, or equity is illegal under controlling Supreme Court precedent.” The letter from the…
The Newton Free Library will present a book talk where Historian Hasia Diner will discuss her most recent book, Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America, which discusses how Irish-Americans helped Jewish immigrants to integrate into American society. It will take place on Thursday, February…