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New opportunities for affordable housing

Applications are being accepted for home ownership opportunity for 74 Webster Park Unit B, a 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath condominium in West Newton. Newton Community Development Foundation is accepting applications for waiting lists for two locations:

Pre-order for Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market at Allen Center, Nov. 21

Fourteen local businesses, including a Massachusetts farm, will be featured at a Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market at the Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton) on November 21, Noon-4PM. There will be produce, Thanksgiving side dishes, fresh seafood, charcuterie and cheese boards, pies, French pastries, artisan chocolates, locally roasted coffee, honey,…

Das Jahr (The Year) by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — performed by Cappella Clausura and Lois Shapiro at FUUSN, Nov. 18

The classical vocal group Cappella Clausura premieres music by women — this time Das Jahr (The Year), by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of her more famous brother Felix. According to Amelia LeClair, Director of Cappella Clausura, Fanny Mendelsohn wrote a lot of music, “but her loving younger brother, despite his…

Halloween Window Painting – 2023

On Saturday, October 28, hundreds of Newton’s student painters gathered to decorate windows at business storefronts in six villages and also the Newton Free Library, painting Halloween-themed images for Newton’s 24th annual Halloween Window Painting event. Browse the photos taken by John and Amy Sangiolo in each of the locations:

Music Mondays: Kemp Harris, Nov. 6

Music Mondays — a women-run nonprofit presenting frequent, live music concerts — will present a solo performance by Kemp Harris on November 6, 2PM-3PM, both in-person at the Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Nordic Hall (206 Waltham Road, West Newton) and online (Zoom link Meeting ID: 849 5360 9563, Passcode: story). Admission is free…

Scandinavian Living and Cultural Center: New veranda dedicated and “The Search for Truth in Architecture” exhibit opening

Continuing its extensive community-building efforts, Newton’s Scandinavian Living and Cultural Center (SLCC) will dedicate its new veranda on October 26. According to SLCC’s Executive Director Joe Carella, “The veranda will be an outdoor theater, a gathering space, and a place for neighbors and residents.”   The Scandinavian Living Center is…

UU Choral Concert and Reception, Oct. 22

The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton) will host a UU Choral Concert on Sunday, October 22, 3PM-5PM, as part of the congregation’s celebration of its 175th birthday. There will be a free public concert at 3PM, followed by a reception. The event will include musical numbers…

FUUSN Annual Yard Sale, Oct. 28

The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will hold its popular Annual Yard Sale on October 28, 9:30AM-1PM, at 1326 Washington Street, West Newton. Find new and gently used treasures such as: toys and games, household items, dishes, kitchen gadgets, collectables, garden supplies, pet supplies, luggage, art, pictures and…

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