Join local artist Caryl Hull Leavitt at the New Art Center for a hands-on workshop — Create Modern Collages — on Tuesday, November 11 from 6-8:30PM. Explore loose shapes, color, and pattern as you cut, rip, and paste your way to one or two unique masterpieces inspired by modern masters…
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The Newton Children’s Book Festival will be on Sunday, November 16, from 11AM- 3PM at the New Art Center. This is a free event. Included: 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators signing books, and bookmark craft. Newtonville Books will be selling the books.
Join New Art Center for a Meet & Treat on Thursday, November 20, 1-2PM. Share what the New Art Center means to you — by jotting down a few words, recording a quick video, or leaving us a short voice note.
The final Healey-Driscoll Administration’s public listening sessions regarding the funding of education will be held from 4:30-6:30PM on Wednesday, December 3 at Newton North High School. The Healey-Driscoll Administration is completing a series of public listening sessions to solicit feedback on the Chapter 70 school finance formula, the primary funding…
After nearly eight years, over 500 public meetings, and an incredible amount of effort put in by a few thousand residents, staff, consultants, and contractors, the Cooper Center Project is almost ready to open. The grand opening weekend will begin with The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10AM on Friday, December…
On Sunday, December 7, from 2-6 PM, Boston-based nonprofit Ukraine Forward is holding an exhibition and sale of Ukrainian fine arts and handicrafts at the New Art Center (61 Washington Park, Newton). Artwork includes paintings and graphic art as well as ceramic, wood, and textile objects by artisans in Ukraine and the…
On Tuesday, December 9, OTTO of Portland Pizza (344 Walnut Street, Newtonville) will be generously donating a portion of the day’s sales to the Friends of the Newton Free Library which will help the Friends continue to support programming that is so important to the Newton Free Library. Newton North…
All are warmly invited to St. John’s Episcopal Church (297 Lowell Ave, Newton) for the Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 14, at 4PM. Reception to follow. This special service, featuring the choirs of Grace Church, Parish of St. Paul’s, and St. John’s, combines scripture with carols and…
Meet, greet and socialize within the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies on Wednesday, December 17 from 1-2:30PM at the new Cooper Center (345 Walnut Street, Newtonville). At each meeting, a different theme/current event is discussed or a fun activity is organized. The gathering is for 18+, intergenerational, queer and allies. Bring…
The Newtonville Star Market at 33 Austin Street reopened on Friday, October 31 at 10AM days after an emergency shutdown following a report from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection that demolition work in a stockroom, an area not accessible to the public, released asbestos creating a potential “imminent health…
On October 15, 5PM-9PM, Cabot’s Ice Cream & Restaurant (743 Washington Street, Newtonville) will donate a portion of its revenue for a fundraiser for the Friends of the Newton Free Library, to help enable the Friends to continue supporting programming at the library.
Perfect weather and a large crowd came out for Newtonville Village Day in 2025. See the gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Newtonville-Village-Day