Secret Mall Apartment is a marvelous documentary about a band of eight artists who made a secret home for years in a Providence, Rhode Island shopping mall. To mark the film’s opening, the West Newton Cinema (WNC) hosted a post-film discussion on Sunday, April 13, with director Jeremy Workman, subject…
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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 First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will have its Folk Music Sunday service on April 27 at 10:15AM, featuring protest songs from past generations, along with contemporary songs that comment on current times. The FUUSN Band will play, joined by members of the FUUSN Choir. All are welcome.…
Music Mondays will host a concert with the duo of tenor Fausto Miro and harpist Eduardo Betancourt. They will perform a beautiful program of mostly Spanish love songs and laments such as beloved classics like “Besame mucho”, “Quizas, quizas, quizas” and “No me queda mas” by the late Selena Quintanilla-Perez.…
Newton for Everyone will host a talk by Dan Ruben — Housing and Climate Change: What’s the Connection? — on April 30 at 7PM, both online and in person at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton). Register for attending in-person or online. Long-time Newton resident Dan Ruben teaches…
Communities Without Borders (CWB) will host a benefit concert, Orchestra Without Borders: Dances and Meditations, as a fundraiser for CWB, which supports education for at-risk children in Zambia. It will take place on Saturday, May 3, 7:30PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton).…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston will present New Wind and Friends, a concert featuring clarinetist Kai-Yun Lu, violist Liana Zaretsky, oboist Jennfier Slowik, bassoonist Stephanie Busby, horn player Robert Marlatt, and pianist Miri Yampolsky. This performance will take place on Sunday, May 4, 3PM at the Allen Center for the…
PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes. It’s a community event to share the joy of playing and listening to music. This year it will be on Saturday, June 7, 12PM-6PM Porchfest is now recruiting volunteers to help. Sign up to be a: Sign up to…
Family ACCESS will host an Open House at its the Early Learning Center (492 Waltham Street, West Newton) on May 17, 10AM-12PM. During this special event, families will have the chance to: This is a wonderful opportunity for families to discover the unique learning environment offered in the Early Learning…
West Newton Cinema will show a film — Made in Ethiopia — followed by a panel discussion on April 3, 6:30PM-9PM at the Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $20 for the film plus panel discussion. A documentary about the Chinese industrialization of a small farming village in…