David Bramante ran the West Newton Cinema for 46 years, turning it into one of Boston’s premier movie theaters for arthouse, international, and independent film. His achievement was celebrated at the theater on March 15 in a surprise party hosted for him by the West Newton Cinema Foundation (WNCF) and…
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The Newton Piano Summit returns with free performances on March 15 and 16, 3PM-5PM, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank, Advance Auto, Newton Cultural Council, Newton Community Pride, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation, and generous private donors.
The All Newton Music School will present a free concert, Six Violins, Six Centuries on Saturday, March 15 at 4PM at 321 Chestnut Street, West Newton. Free tickets are required and are available online. In this unconventional violin recital, Julie McKenzie will explore the history, evolution, and repertoire of the violin,…
Ari and Mia Friedman, New England’s Americana Sister Act, perform live on stage at The Allen Center. This folk duo will sing for you and with you, sharing some Glimmers of Warmth that can perhaps sustain us until springtime. It will take place on Saturday, March 15, 7PM at the…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will present its annual Music Sunday service on March 16, 10:15AM. “I will lift mine eyes to the hills” – for centuries, humans have turned to the Biblical Psalms for comfort and guidance. The service will feature songs of various psalm settings along with…
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations: Donors must schedule an appointment beforehand, either online or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767).
The Newton Piano Summit returns with free performances on March 15 and 16, 3PM-5PM, at Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton). This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank, Advance Auto, Newton Cultural Council, Newton Community Pride, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation, and generous private donors.
All Newton Music School will present a Con Brio Lunch Club. The Juniper Point Porch Quartet, Scott Woolweaver, and others will perform the early works of two composers: Franz Schubert and Dmitri Shostakovich. It will take place on Friday, March 28 at 11AM at the All Newton Music School (321…
All Newton Music School (ANMS) will host a concert, Kevin McGinty — Piano Recital, where ANMS faculty and pianist Kevin McGinty will bring all 24 major and minor keys to life. Participants can experience the full range of Rachmaninoff’s emotional depth and his ability to capture mood and color. It…
Music Mondays will host a concert with the Inaugural String Quartet featuring Isaac Krauss and Jason Sundram (violins), Elaine Leisinger (viola) and Josh Packard (cello). They will be performing two favorite string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, the “Father of the String Quartet”, on the occasion of Haydn’s 293rd birthday. It will take place on Monday,…