Category Archives: Events

Newton Family Singers Turns FIVE!

For five years, the Newton Family Singers has brought together family, community and music to entertain and delight audiences in the Greater Boston area. For this special anniversary show, they have chosen their favorite numbers from past seasons by artists such as Pete Seeger, Cat Stevens, Carole King, The Eagles, Sweet Honey in the Rock and others from the American folk tradition. You’ll hear the most crowd-pleasing, and heartfelt songs that will get you clapping, singing, dancing in the aisles, and will remind you of the joy of community singing, and our powerful musical history. For information and tickets, please visit www.newtonfamilysingers.org.

November 16th,  4:00 pm
Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South
140 Brandeis Road

Newton South’s Empty Bowls Event

Ceramic Bowl Sale, Soup for Dinner, & Jazz at Newton South’s Empty Bowls Event:
Buy hand thrown ceramic bowls, and have soup for dinner at NSHS’ Empty Bowls Event. Over 200 bowls, crafted by NSHS ceramics students, will be sold to benefit the Centre Street Food Pantry.

Select one bowl or more, choose from a variety of soups (prepared by NSHS International Cuisine students), bring soup home for dinner, or enjoy it in the cafeteria while listening to the NSHS jazz ensemble. Take a night off from cooking, and help the NSHS community fight hunger one bowl at a time.

Empty Bowls will be followed by the Newton South Fall Music Concert.  Adults: $10.00, Students: $5.00. All proceeds benefit the Centre Street Food Pantry.

November 6th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Newton South High School Cafeteria

Newton Free Library Youth Services upcoming events/programs

Success Under Stress
October 27th, 7:00-8:30 pm

Join this discussion about how our perceptions of stress affect our health. We’ll also discuss the topic of stress in The Beginning of Everything. Open to teens and adults. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Newton Reads Book Discussion
October 30th, 7:00 pm

Please join in an intergenerational discussion of the Newton Reads book, The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider. Star athlete and prom king Ezra Faulkner’s life is irreparably transformed by a tragic accident and the arrival of eccentric new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Community connection, shared information, and discussion are the keys to promoting good mental health. Join us in this cooperative dialogue to be led by Newton teens.

College Athletics Recruitment Process
November 3rd, 7:00 pm

Take control of the college athletic recruitment process. Learn about when to start looking at colleges, how to contact coaches and what to ask them, the recruitment process, and more. This session will be led by Kate Hurd, a former two-year softball captain at Colby College and member of the NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete team, and coach at Newton North High School and Kim Penney, a two-time Boston Globe and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Coach of the Year, served as varsity girls’ basketball coach at Reading Memorial High School for fifteen years.

School Assignments: How Parents Can Help
November 5th, 7:00 pm

Learn how to avoid some common pitfalls when helping your kids with writing assignments. Professional writing tutor, Jane Hirschhorn will be demonstrating how to help in a way that is productive, respectful, and allows students ownership of their work.  Jane tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. Her children attend Newton public schools.

QPR for Teens and Young Adults
November 6th, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Our community has been affected by suicide. Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health is working diligently to train as many people as possible in the suicide prevention technique called QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer. The more people who know how to act, the more lives may be saved. Please consider being trained.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and get help & refer.

This upcoming training is specifically being held for teens and young adults. Please check the website for other upcoming training dates. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QPRNov6

Teen Depression Workshop
November 12th, 7:00 – 8:15 pm

Learn how to recognize depression in teens and how to help by attending the Teen Depression Workshop from Families for Depression Awareness. The training covers what teen depression is, what are behaviors of concern, how to talk to teens about depression, what are treatment options, where to get help, and what to do if a teen refuses help. This event is cosponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health. Sponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health, Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares or www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Programs held in the Druker Auditorium,  Newton Free Library

Free webinar

Families for Depression Awareness, a national nonprofit organization, is hosting a free, 1-hour Teen Depression webinar.  Designed for parents, teachers, and other caring adults who work with youth, the webinar covers how to recognize the signs of depression in teens; how to talk to teens about depression; how to get help for a struggling teen; and how to address difficulties, such as refusal of help.

People who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation form will receive a free set of Depression and Bipolar Wellness Guides for Parents and Teens, available in English and Spanish, from Families for Depression Awareness. Register for this free Teen Depression webinar at www.familyaware.org/trainings.

October 30th, 7:00 pm

(Busy at that time? Don’t worry! After the webinar, all people who have registered will receive a link to the recorded presentation, so they can listen at their convenience.) Families for Depression Awareness is online at www.familyaware.org

Singing from the Heart of Harmony

Explore the heart of harmony singing by ear through learning novel and exciting ways to listen. Discover how to create your own harmonies by listening to the rich overtones of crystal singing bowls, chanting together, learning to hear chords, singing in parts, and developing your own harmony paths.  No music theory will be used–it’s truly all by ear and heart!

Instructors: Jan Maier, BSN, MPH,  harmony workshop leader and Joan Caplan, LICSW,  choral conductor, chant leader, crystal singing bowl artist, singer, vocal coach and writer.

Registration: Please reserve your spot in advance, as space is limited. Send requests for reservations or any inquiries to Jan Maier at je*****@*****st.net. Sliding scale $65-80; sponsored by Vocal Arts Collaborative, a non-profit with the mission to build community through singing.

November 1st, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sue Robbins’ Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville

Remaining Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Schedule for 2014

The CPC meeting previously listed for November 6th has been canceled. Requests for time on, and written materials for, the CPC’s remaining agendas in 2014 must be received by:

October 30th  for the CPC meeting on  November 20th
November 21st for the CPC meeting on December 11th

As a reminder, October 16th is the deadline to submit written questions or suggestions for revising Newton’s current CPA Funding Guidelines & Proposal & Project Handbook (proposal requirements), preferably by email to ai*******@******ma.gov.

Halloween on the Farm

Spooky stories, apple bobbing, cider pressing, crafts, and more! For preschool-3rd grade children, with an adult. $5 per family (2 children and 1 adult, then $2.50 per additional person).

Friday, October 31st
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, rain or shine
Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton Street

Mayor’s STEM NIghts

S Science | T Technology | E  Engineering | M Mathematics

A new monthly series with local STEM industry businesses featuring an interactive, participatory experience to spark Newton students’ interest in STEM. Get your hands on the latest technology, hear from local innovators and get excited about all that STEM has to offer.

First Session: Mayor Setti D. Warren with Special Guest Congressman Joseph Kennedy III, sponsored by PTC Computer Software Company

Tuesday, October 21st
345 Walnut Street
Free Pizza: 6:00 pm
Program: 6:30: pm

To download Flyer, please click here: STEM Nights

“The Pressured Child”

NNHS PTSO brings Dr. Michael Thompson to speak on “The Pressured Child”. The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. Through his experience as a clinical psychologist, school consultant and speaker on the topics of children, schools and parenting, Dr. Thompson, co-author of Raising Cain, addresses America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids – and provides a deeply humane response.

Co-Sponsored by: Bigelow Middle School PTO, Day Middle School PTO, the Educational Excellence Fund of the Newton North High School PTSO, PTO Council, The Newton Partnership and the Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education.

October 23rd, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Newton North Auditorium

New Art Center Dance Party

Get your tickets now for the Dance Party to support the New Art Center. Tickets get you sweet and savory bites, drinks, art by Mass Cultural Council Fellows and Finalists, chance to buy raffle tickets for dozens of prizes, and music by DJ Juan! Come celebrate and support the New Art Center. Tickets $100., or Party Pack of 10 for $900.

To buy, please go to newartcenter.org and click on the Arts Ball banner, e-mail ev****@**********er.org, or call 617-960-3424.

October 25th, 8:30 – 11:00 pm