For over 400 years, the Charles River has been altered, controlled, and dammed to bend to the will of industry and profit. The river we know today is not free — but instead, a river radically changed by the long history of human intervention. We dammed its waters to power…
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Acclaimed Newton author Jonathan Wilson will discuss — and read from — his new novel, The Red Balcony, at Newtonville Books in Newton Centre on Thursday, March 16 at 7PM. Set in 1933, in The Red Balcony, Wilson explores the ambiguities in national and international politics and events involving the…
Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library will host a presentation by Stephen Whitfield, Brandeis Professor of American Studies (emeritus), speaking about the work of a striking group of mostly white, Jewish, male attorneys — including Barney Frank — who mounted a campaign against the Jim Crow laws in the South…
On February 25 at 6PM, Newton Community Pride and the Nearby Gallery (101 Union Street, Newton Centre) will host Slam Theatre & Closing Reception for This is America. Produced by artist Jamaal Eversley, Slam Theatre will consist of slam poetry performances, 4-6 ten-minute plays performed and read by various actors,…
Boston College Philosophy Professor Richard Kearney will celebrate the launch of his novel, Salhttps://www.arrowsmithpress.com/richard-kearney/vage, at Connolly House at Boston College on March 16, 5PM-7PM. For more information, email irish.studies@bc.edu. Kearney is an Irish philosopher and writer who holds the Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College. He has written many…
Tarik Lucas has been a City Councilor from Ward 2 since his special election win in March, 2021 to fill the seat of the newly elected congressman, Jake Auchincloss. Born in Malden, Tarik grew up in Brookline and has lived in Newtonville for fourteen years. Since 2008, Tarik has been…
Wintry? Not really. With temperatures in the forties, it felt more like mid-spring. But WinterFEST’s Cold Spring Park winter walk on January 29 was festive. About 120 adults, small children, infants, and dogs gathered Sunday morning for a nature hike put on by Newton Community Pride. Gloria Gavris of Newton…
The Cabot Park Black History Lecture series will celebrate Black History Month with a talk by Danielle Allen on January 4 at 3PM in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). This lecture is free and open to the public. Covid protocols: Masks are required. Danielle Allen is the James…
The Newton Cultural Alliance will launch a free, hour-long program for families, Invitation to Imagine, at the Allen House (35 Webster Street) on December 11 (4PM), December 15 (3PM), January 22 (3PM), and January 26 (4PM). Families with children in Grades 3+ are invited to imagine and discover, traveling back…
On February 8 at 6PM, Newton Community Pride and Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill will present a free showing of the film “TILL” with Harvard Law professor and social justice advocate, Ron Sullivan, Jr., as guest speaker. Seating is limited at the Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill (at The Street, 55 Boylston Street).…