Historic Newton will hold its 41st annual House Tour on May 19, noon to 5PM. Tour carefully selected, remarkable private residences and properties that showcase outstanding historic preservation as well as creative modern interpretation in a broad range of architectural and interior design styles. The self-guided tour includes a total of six properties,…
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Please see this flyer describing Memorial Day ceremonies taking place on Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27. Sunday, May 26 Monday, May 27
Newton in Motion (NewMo) will not be running on Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day.
The City of Newton was incorporated 150 years ago, and as part of a year-long celebration, the City will host a Free Pancake Breakfast on June 2, 10AM-Noon at Newton Fire Department Headquarters (1164 Centre Street, Newton Centre). Free pancakes while supplies last. Climb a firetruck. Take a selfie with…
Historic Newton is hosting a walking tour – Literary Newton – where you will learn about where famous authors have visited in Newton, see the work of authors stamped in sidewalks, listen to poems and more. The tour will take place on June 4, 6-7PM and the meeting point will…
Indigenous Peoples Day Newton (IDPN) is hosting Powwow and the People Who Bring It to Life, an exhibit on Native American powwows with pictures taken of powwows by local photographers. It will take place on June 6-7, 5-9PM and June 8, 11AM-2PM at the New Art Corridor (245 Walnut Street,…
Designer Sebastian Ellington Flying Eagle Ebarb will soon start the complex task of reimaging the City seal of Newton and recently received feedback from community members during a hybrid working group meeting on March 28. Hattie Kerwin Derrick, Newton’s Director of Community Engagement & Inclusion and LGBTQ+ Liaison, asked attendees…
The Knotty Pine restaurant in Auburndale has applied for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). According to NTHP, fifty grant recipients nationwide — “that contribute to their neighborhood’s unique history and identity” — will each receive $50,000 “to help them…
Garden State Utopia, a 2001 Newton North High School junior thesis project by Julia Werb, provides an in-depth history of the creation of Oak Hill Park – Newton’s post-war planned community for returning WWII veterans. There are striking parallels between that history and today’s contentious political fights over today’s development…
Historic Newton is celebrating its 10th anniversary with dinner and drinks at the Durant-Kenrick House on April 6. Scott Aquilina, who led the architectural team in turning Durant-Kenrick into a museum, will speak about the challenges of preservation and modernization facing historic buildings today. Cocktails at 6PM and dinner at…