This week Newton celebrates Halloween Window Painting — an event created by Meryl Kessler and Barbara Litwin 25 years ago and now hosted by Newton Cultural Development. Businesses donate window space, and students in Grades 3-8 sign up to create spooky — and sometimes very clever — works of art…
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During Tracy Herman’s time in the corporate world, crafting was a way to unwind. “Scrapbooking was my first love,” says Herman. “I was fortunate to have many amazing experiences and got to travel all over the world for work, and it was a wonderful way to preserve those memories.” Over…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is hosting Halloween Window Painting — the 25th anniversary of this event. Student painters in grades 3-8 (with adult supervision) will be able to paint Halloween-themed masterpieces within these guidelines on participating merchants’ windows. Help celebrate 25 years of Halloween Window Painting by participating. Then join…
Tanglewood Marionettes will be performing The Fairy Circus, a showcase for turn-of-the-century-style trick puppetry. The puppets will dance, play instruments, juggle, contort, and more, all to the best-loved music of favorite composers. Perfect for families with children in grades pre-K – 2, but older children may enjoy it, too. The…
Newton Conservators is hosting a pollinator garden tour where participants can learn about pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, and West Newton. It will take place on Sunday, September 15, 1-4PM. Pre-registration is requested, and maps of the gardens and plant lists will be supplied…
A long-time specialty shop in Newton Highlands – The Walnut Market – offers wines and foods sourced from outside the U.S., including bagels from Montreal that are unlike any others anywhere, from Newton to New York. The Market, at 20 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, is currently owned by Matt…
Stop & Shop’s Needham Street location is slated to close permanently on Thursday, August 29. The closure comes as part of a larger move by the supermarket chain to close 32 of its stores across the five states in which it operates: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode…
Since its beginning as a flag-raising ceremony at Newton City Hall in 2020, Newton’s India Day has grown over time, becoming a multifaceted celebration of the subcontinent’s cultural diversity. “Every year we see the participation increasing,” said Heena Bhatt, cofounder and the president of the Indian American Community of Newton…
Newton Neighbors is hosting a school supplies drive. DONATIONS REQUESTED: Amazon wish list where you can purchase these products directly Please do not donate items with monograms or company-specific logos. DELIVERY LOCATIONS FOR DONATING GOODS: If you need school supplies, contact newtonneighborshelping@gmail.com.
As part of Summer 2024 in the Highlands!, the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands) will host a concert (The Ivory Rockers) on July 26 at 6PM-8PM, followed by a movie (The Sandlot) at dusk. All free, thanks to The Village Bank. Outside if the weather’s good, otherwise indoors.