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Newton Community Farm Announces Spring & Summer 2013 Programs for Youth & Families

Children and families, join us for vacation week programs and other classes during the spring. If you are looking for summer programs for your children (pre-school through grade 9), check out our popular offerings including Farm Sprouts, Little Diggers, Farmer in Training, and Socially Aware Young (SAY) Farmers. For high school students interested in farming and working outdoors, consider serving as a volunteer intern with our Farm Manager. Adults and older teens, join us

to learn about gardening, cooking, or raising chickens! For more information about all of these programs, visit our website or download our 2013 Spring Education Brochure and 2013 Summer Programs flyer. We hope to see you on the farm!

Etiquette Academy Course for Young Adults

High schoolers are accomplishing amazing things today! Busy scholars are juggling hectic schedules, earning scholarships, inventing fashion, working on inventing new technology, and recording their own feature films and audio albums. We know that they are on an amazing trajectory at this stage of

their lives, however, non-technological communication including fine dining, greeting new people, or holding a conversation outside of their circle may not come as easily. This program will teach them: basic manners, how to project confidence, manage personal appearance, find their fashion style, deal with shyness, hold a conversation, deal with friendships and cliques, understand social cues, use appropriate table manners, handle dating, hook-ups, basic dancing, resolve conflict, and recognize and respond to inappropriate behavior.
6 week course – fee: $269. Thursdays, 4-5pm, 4/4, 11, 25, 5/2, 9, 11. Final class Saturday, 12:30-2pm, 5/11 at an upscale restaurant. To register, click here.

Community Preservation Committee Meeting: Thursday, March 14, 7PM

The CPC’s next meeting – at 7PM on Thursday, March 14 in City Hall Room 222 – includes a presentation by the statewide Community Preservation Coalition; discussions of proposed acoustics and

accessibility projects at City Hall and of funding priorities for Newton’s public parks; and the draft program budget for fy14. The full agenda and proposal documents are available from www.newtonma.gov/cpa. Contact: Alice Ingerson at 617.796.1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.

13th Annual Midwinter (early spring!) Coffeehouse: April 6

Better late than never! The Midwinter Coffeehouse returns just in time for early spring on April 6, 2013 at the First Unitarian Society in Newton for a fun evening of live folk and acoustic music.

This year’s show will feature award winning singer/songwriter Oen Kennedy, emcee Eric Moore, Rob Siegel, Barb Cassidy, and other Day Middle School community members and friends.

Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be available for sale along with light refreshments. Profits benefit the F.A. Day Middle School.

Tickets are $20 in advance through the Day cheap auto insurance PTO website or $25 at the door if available (Adults over 21 only, please). Doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7.

More information is available on the Day PTO website or via email.

Josh & the Jamtones Concert March 3

Bring the little ones to listen and dance with one of the areas most popular bands for kids, Josh & the Jamtones. On March 3rd, from 4:00

– 5:00, Josh and his band will play at the Newton Highlands Congregational Church to benefit Weekday Nursery School’s tuition assistance fund. Tickets are $20/family in advance, or $25/family at the door.

Advance tickets may be purchased online at http://weekday.eventbrite.com or directly from Ann Brown, Director of Weekday Nursery School (weekdaynursery@gmail.com or 617-527-8895).

Waban Improvement Society Progressive Dinner

The Waban Improvement Society invites you to its TENTH annual village-wide Progressive Dinner, Saturday March 9. It’s a great way to see old friends and meet new neighbors. The evening will begin at 7:00 pm when you will join a small group of neighbors for appetizers in the home of your first hosts. You will then move to the home of your second hosts for the main course with a new group of neighbors. The evening culminates with all guests coming together for dessert in one home at 9:30 pm. We hope that you will be able to attend and will offer to host a course at your home.

Please RSVP by February 28 to Theresa Fitzpatrick at tabilel@yahoo.com When you RSVP please let us know: 1. Name(s) of attendee(s) 2. Address, phone number and email 3. Which course you would like to host (appetizer or main course) or whether you can bring a side dish and beverage or dessert $15.00 per person for Waban Improvement Society Members $20.00 per person for non-members*

For more information check out our website at www.wabanimprovement.org * Proceeds to

benefit WIS neighborhood activities.

Tickets available for “The Pajama Game” at Watertown Children’s Theatre

Tickets are now on sale for the Watertown Children’s Theatre presentation of “The Pajama Game” in mid-March.  Tickets are $12 and are available through the WCT website or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

Performances: March 15 at 7 pm, March 16 at 2 pm and 7 pm, March 17 at 2 pm
Location: Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown.

A Broadway musical-comedy classic, featuring the hit musical numbers Steam Heat and Hernando’s Hideaway! Relations at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, between bosses and workers. Everything comes to a head when the employees strike for a 7 1/2 cent pay increase, making sparks fly in the factory! A cast of 4th-9th graders including many from Newton, bring this musical comedy smash to life.