On the weekend of October 26-27, Myrtle Baptist Church, a historically African-American church in West Newton, will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a banquet on Saturday and a worship service and reunion choir concert on Sunday. Myrtle Baptist Church has served its members and the broader community since 1874. Its…
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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…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) is hosting a Big Yard Sale on Saturday, October 26, 9:30AM-1PM. Find toys and games, household items, art, collectibles, kitchen gadgets, pet items, tools, office supplies, crafts, luggage, frames, baskets, and more for low prices! It will take place on Saturday, October…
440 – The Gypsy Jazz Quartet is performing a concert — Toe-Tapping Snappy Hot Jazz — presented by the Newton Cultural Alliance with 440’s own original tunes as well as those of their inspiration, Django Rheinhart. It will be performed by Tomoko Iwamoto on the violin, Jack Clark on the clarinet, Jack…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston will feature resident conductor and concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz in Treasures Of Youth And Age, an afternoon of violin-centric chamber music, featuring Pro Arte’s principal clarinetist Ian Greitzer and principal bassoonist Ronald Haroutunian. The performance will take place on Sunday, October 27, at 3PM at the Second Church…
The West Newton Cinema will be screening ParaNorman, a film where a misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for children, and $10 for seniors. It will take place on Sunday, October 27, at the…
The West Newton Cinema will be screening War Game with an After Screening Panel. It will take place on Tuesday, October 29, 6:30PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton). Tickets are $20. War Game immerses audiences in a high-stakes future-set simulation, exploring the threat posed by…
The West Newton Cinema will be screening Get Out. It will take place on Wednesday, October 30, 7:30PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for kids, and $10 for seniors. In Universal Pictures’ Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse…
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to January 13, due to illness.Newton for Everyone will host a hybrid discussion — What would it take to build 100% affordable housing in Newton? — on January 13 at 7PM, at the Congregation Dorshei Tzedek/Second Church (60 Highland Street, West Newton) and on Zoom.…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Newton — for both blood and Power-Red donations. You must schedule an appointment before donating. You can schedule it through the website or by calling 800-RED-CROS (800-733-2767). They will occur at the following times and places: