It is fitting that Newton native Amelia LeClair brings her celebrated tenure as founder and Artistic Director of the vocal ensemble Cappella Clausura to a close by conducting the New England premiere of her orchestral edition of Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D on March 3 at 4pm at the…
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This year, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the City of Newton, Massachusetts, we can be inspired by another wonderful Newton sesquicentennial — celebrated two years ago by our namesake in Kansas. The town of Newton, Kansas — named for Newton, Massachusetts — was built on the site of…
On February 16th, Matthew Jefferson celebrated his century birthday — marking a lifetime of public service in opening doors to a more equitable, inclusive city. The Massachusetts Senate and House and the Newton City Council each honored Mr. Jefferson with resolutions and proclamations that documented his unparalleled contribution to the…
New Art Center is celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon with music and art. It will take place on February 11, 11:45AM-4PM at the New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newtonville). Tickets are free. For more information, contact 617-964-3424 or info@newartcenter.org.
As Katani Sumner started to perform Lift Every Voice and Sing on January 15, she encouraged the entire audience in the Newton North High School auditorium to join in as the moving lyrics were projected behind her. The Newton South High School METCO counselor’s rousing rendition of the more than…
The City of Newton was incorporated as a city on Inauguration Day 150 years ago, in 1874. This year, on Inauguration Day — January 1 — the public is invited to gather 2PM-4PM in the War Memorial Auditorium in City Hall for a family friendly 150th anniversary celebration with cake,…
Before 2023 is over, the City is aiming to choose the firm that will lead the effort to redesign the ubiquitous and problematic City seal, according to officials. The City Seal Working Group stated in its 2021 report that the 1865 image, which “depicts a scene of Reverend John Eliot…
The Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation will hold a virtual public meeting on November 28, 6PM-7:30PM concerning the design of the Ellis Stone Storehouse at Hemlock Gorge Reservation in Newton Upper Falls. Register here. The project team will present the preliminary design plans forthe restoration of the storehouse, which…
Julie Cohen’s recent article about the cow sculpture Bill Joyce is displaying in his Newtonville yard (tosupport the Jimmy Fund) reminded me of a few more “cow facts” Newton residents might not know butthat are well-documented in the collections held by Historic Newton: Farming, including dairy farming, survived on the…
Bay Colony Brass (BCB), a twenty-member brass and percussion ensemble based in West Newton, will present a free concert celebrating military veterans in the main sanctuary of First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) on Saturday, November 11, at 7:30PM. (Ed Note: The location was changed…