The Tanglewood Marionettes will return to Newton to perform Sleeping Beauty on April 18, 11AM-12PM at Newton City Hall’s War Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now — $6 per person in advance or $10 at the door if seats are available. There are a limited number of tickets available…
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Mount Alvernia Academy will host its Walk-In Wednesday on February 28 from 8:30AM-11:30AM. Tour the Academy’s spacious 4-acre, 3-building campus with 2 new playgrounds, Innovation Lab, art studio, music room, general science lab, technology lab, library, gym, and more. Bus transportation is available to and from school for Newton students…
Come to the Pathways to Music Open Mic session at the Center at the Heights (300 Hillside Avenue, Needham) every month on the third Thursday, 6PM-8PM, beginning December 21. Organized by the nonprofit Plugged In Band Program in Needham, this free open mic is for all ages, all abilities, and all musical skills.…
As Newton entered Day 9 of the Newton Public Schools’ (NPS) teachers’ strike, 15 after-school programs that parents have already paid for remain shuttered. Each elementary school hosts a nonprofit after-school program “for the enrichment and enjoyment of children between 5-12 years of age,” according to NPS. After the strike…
Lion dancers leapt in the air and playfully lunged at the crowd during Wu An Martial Arts’ energetic performance on Sunday, January 28, at the New Art Center as part of Newton’s annual WinterFEST. Sponsored by Newton Community Pride — a “nonprofit organization building community through free arts and culture…
Newton Community Pride (NCP) will host its third annual WinterFEST during the weekend of January 27-28 with events — all free and open to all — in Cold Spring Park, Newton Highlands, Newton Centre, and Newtonville. (Download flyer.) January 27, 10AM, at Cold Spring Park: Newton Conservators and Olaf from…
Story Starters has an eight-week Family Conversations Program designed for parents who want to start and strengthen conversations about race with their young children. The Winter 2024 Cohort starts on January 28 with a special read-aloud with local author Kaija Langley. The program provides families with: The Winter 2024 program kicks off…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra welcomes audiences both young and young at heart on Sunday, January 28 at 3PM for All in The Family, a concert of storytelling and puppetry at War Memorial Hall, Newton City Hall. There is a special pre-concert event at 2PM. It will be led by Pro Arte’s Conductor…
The Newton Free Library will host Stuffie Hospital and Storytime, for all ages, on February 3, 10:30AM in the Children’s Program Room in the Main Library (330 Homer Street). Register online. Bring your stuffie for songs, stories, and repairs. The Stuffie Hospital will restuff, stitch up tears, glue noses back…
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Sunday, February 4 at 3PM at the GBCCA (437 Cherry Street, West Newton). The program features Clara Wu books by Vincent Yee, and there will be performances, a scavenger hunt, raffles, and more. Tickets ($10) may be purchased at the GBCCA…