Robert “Coyokiztil” Quesada According to his bio on the IDPNewton.org website, “Robert is of Nahua/Chichimeca Zacatecati ancestry, and born and raised in Huchiun, occupied Ohlone Lisjan (Oakland, California),” and with his wife, Mayeta “Yaxochitl” Quesda, founded the “Calpulli Coyoxochitl dance group. Robert, who was the lead dancer and keeper of…
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A small crowd gathered at the Post 440 in Newton to celebrate Columbus Day. Virginia Gardner, President of the Italian American National Council, led the ceremonies, which included Avery Johnson reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, a reading of President Biden’s 2022 proclamation for Columbus Day (President Biden also made a 2022 proclamation for…
The Allen House (35 Webster Street) will be free and open to the public on September 28, 2PM-4PM. See Historic Newton’s fabulous exhibit: An Uncommon Education: The Allen School, chronicling the Nathaniel Allen School, a remarkable 50-year experiment in progressive education, founded in Newton in 1854.
October is Italian American Heritage Month and on October 3 at 5:30PM, the Nonantum Neighborhood Association will celebrate the raising of the Italian flag on the City Hall lawn with cannoli from Joey’s Cannoli. The Newton Columbus Day Committee is hosting these Columbus Day events on October 10: 9AM: Rolling…
Historic Newton’s Free Community Weekends open the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Avenue) and the Jackson Homestead )527 Washington Street) free to the public on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month, 10AM-5PM.
Indigenous Peoples Day Newton will take place on Monday, October 10, 11AM-5PM at Albemarle Park (map), celebrating the music, dance, poetry, and the visual art of diverse Native artists who currently live in the Northeast. It’s an outdoor, family-oriented, cultural and spiritual celebration that is open, accessible, and welcoming to…
Historic Newton has been working with community groups around the City developing educational signs about the history of the particular location. They are currently in the process of developing a comprehensive plan for a series of these interpretive signs in 20 locations around Newton. On Monday, the Parks and Recreation…
Sinan Salie had barely started elementary school when terrorists crashed a plane into the World Trade Center killing his beloved Aunt Rahma, Uncle Mikki, and a would-be cousin. Twenty-one years later, Sinan stood with his wife and three children this past Sunday as his grandmother once again stood before the…
On September 15 at 3PM, Harvard Kennedy School Prof. Cornell William Brooks will speak about The Legacy of Emmett Till and George Floyd at the Midterms in the Community Room at Cabot Park Village (280 Newtonville Ave.). This lecture is free and open to the public. Covid protocols: Masks are…
Historic Newton will host two events about people who came to Newton from different parts of the world: why they immigrated, where they settled, and how they helped build our city. This two-part series of videos introduces guest narrators telling the history of different immigrant groups. Watch excerpts from these…