The Cooper Center for Active Living in Newton is hosting monthly LGBTQIA+ socials. The next one will be on Wednesday, March 10, 6PM-7:30PM, at the Newton Free Library, in Conference Room A (across from the Druker Auditorium). Meet, socialize and celebrate community connections! Bring your dinner, invite a friend. There…
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On the day reserved in the U.S. to honor slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., several speakers at Newton’s 57th annual community celebration of his life contrasted Dr. King’s character, values, and ethics with those of President Donald J. Trump, the other man in the…
Newton’s 57th annual Community Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held on January 20, 9AM-11AM at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). Register here. Printed copies of the program will be available at the event, and the program may be downloaded here.…
All Newton Music School will host Global Harmonies, a concert featuring pieces from the home countries of ANMS faculty including Korea, Japan, Colombia, Poland, and Brazil. The event will take place on Friday, January 24, 6:30PM at All Newton Music School (321 Chestnut Street, West Newton). Registration is free.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) invites people of all faiths and identities to its annual vigil in memory of all those around the world whose lives were lost to violence due to their transgender identity. The ritual includes a litany of the names of those who were…
The League of Women Voters of Newton invites all community members for an intimate gathering and book group discussion on the novel, James, by Percival Everett on Sunday, December 8, 1PM-3PM, at the Waban Library Center (1608 Beacon Street, Newton). James is a brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and…
The IPD Newton Planning Committee is organizing an Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with cultural dances, presentations, and food. It will take place on October 14, 11AM-5PM at Albemarle Field (250 Albemarle Road, Nonantum). Entry is free.
On Saturday, September 21 at 6:30PM, Newton North and Newton South High Schools will host Dawning Ties: A Gala Celebration and Fall Fundraiser in the Newton North HS auditorium. This celebration of cultural unity, education, and international friendship combines the festive spirit of the Mid-Fall Festival with a renewed commitment…
The United Parish of Auburndale (64 Hancock Street, Auburndale) will present Drag Extravaganza — a kid-friendly drag show — on September 21, 4PM-5:30PM as a fundraiser for the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY). The program includes performances in the sanctuary, story times with children in…
Understanding Our Differences will present an evening webinar — Mindful Resilience: Practical Strategies for the Whole Family — on September 24 at 7PM. Advance registration is required (%5 per family). Today’s children and teens, and the adults who care about them, frequently are grappling with modern-day stressors. Mindfulness and related…