The Newton Family Singers will present their Fall 2022 concert — Love is the Seventh Wave –featuring the music of Sting and Peter Gabriel on December 11 at 4PM at Temple Beth Avodah (45 Puddingstone Lane). It’s family friendly and their first in-person concert in two years! Tickets bought online…
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The Village Bank, Newton Rotary, and the City of Newton Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring Newton’s 15th annual Holiday Gift Drive for local children through December 12. Here’s how to participate:
The Woman’s Club of Newton Highlands will restart its annual Breakfast with Santa — with photos, coloring, and healthy snacks — on December 3, 9AM-noon, at its Workshop (72 Columbus Street, Newton Highlands). This event started in 1984 to help Highlands children stay connected after the Hyde School closed, and it’s been…
The Nonantum Children’s Christmas Party Association will hold its annual Park Lighting celebration at Coletti-Magni Park on Sunday, December 4 with hot chocolate and caroling at 6:15PM and the park lights turned on at 7PM.
Diwali, one of the largest, important Hindu festivals, is celebrated by about 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide during the month of October and November. The spiritual significance of Diwali is to “Give & forgive, Rise & shine, Unite & unify, Prosper & progress, Illuminate your inner self.” It is a ‘festival of…
What’s the big deal about a small creature like the monarch butterfly? It may have something to do with the monarch being the favorite butterfly of most people and that it was recently declared “endangered.” Their numbers have indeed dropped precipitously over the last twenty years due to widespread destruction…
The Newtonville Area Council will host Newtonville Village Day on Sunday, September 18, Noon-4PM, with more than 70 craft and vendor booths, music on two stages, treats from restaurants, games, crafts, train rides, and other family activities. General admission is free. Mayor Ruthanne Fuller will cut the ceremonial cake (from The Icing…
The second annual Newton Monarch Festival will be held on Saturday, September 17, 9AM – 11AM in Wellington Park in West Newton (map; entrances on Kilburn Road and Princess Road). Monarchs were recently classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The festival is free and will feature:…
On a gray, rainy late August Monday afternoon, the newly renovated, reopened first floor Children’s Room at the Newton Library is filled with light, and children (from toddlers to “tweens”) and their parents and grandparents listening to stories, reading stories, and playing computer games or with the colorful array of…
The Auburndale Neighborhood Association invites Newton residents to Auburndale Village Day on Saturday, August 27, 10AM-Noon. Auburndale’s stores and restaurants will hold sales and special promotions, while the Auburndale Community Library will be the center of activity for family-friendly activities and music. The event features sidewalk sales, meal promotions, family portraits, sidewalk art,…