Category Archives: Events

Craft Fair, Oct. 19, at Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club’s new teen program, Keystone, is holding a Craft Fair on Sunday, Oct.19, 2014, from 11 am to 3 pm. The fair will be held at the Boys & Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street.

Some crafts created by Club members include: coasters, dog toys, holiday ornaments, note cards featuring Club member’s art work, sun catchers, and jewelry.

The Teen Center has been busy not only crafting but planning for the bake sale table. Some of the foods available will include spoon truffles, cookies, s’mores bars, and ‘coffee spoons’.

Other tables will have henna tattoos, hair beading, ceramics, and feature vendors including: Yankee Candles, White Elephant, Tastefully Simple, Tupperware, Mary Kay, and Avon.

SouthStage’s “Lucky Stiff”, Oct. 9-11, at Newton South

Tickets are now on sale for “Lucky Stiff,” an offbeat, murder-mystery farce complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair.

The show runs Thurs., Oct. 9 – Sat., Oct. 11, at 7:30pm at Newton South’s Lab Theatre. Tickets are $10 and available online at www.SouthStage.org.

Public Hearing on Snow Removal Ordinance, 10/8

At their meeting Oct. 8, the Public Facilities and Public Safety and Transportation Committees will discuss a proposal to modify and make permanent the trial sidewalk snow and ice removal program. The meeting will be held at 7 PM in Room 209 of Newton City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

Newton Theatre Company Open Auditions, Oct. 21

The Newton Theatre Company, resident at the Newton Cultural Center, will hold open auditions for Moliere’s ”The Imaginary Invalid” on Tuesday,October 21, from 6-8:00pm at the Newton Cultural Center at City Hall.

“The Imaginary Invalid” is a hilarious 17th-century comedy about a hypochondriac and his plan to marry off his daughter, Angelique, to an imbecile doctor-in-training. Angelique is in love with someone else; the hypochondriac’s second wife is scheming against him; and charlatan medical professionals come and go. Keeping her wits about her, while poking good fun at her employer, is Toinette, the saucy maid who rights all wrongs by the end of the play.

Rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons January through April. Actors must be free most Sundays during a two-hour time slot: 12-2pm, 2-4pm, 4-6pm. Performance will be Saturday, May 2 at 2:00pm.

Email director Melissa Bernstein at in**@******************ny.com to schedule an audition. For more information, visit the NTC audition page.

Asian Cultural Festival, October 11, at Newton City Hall

The Asian Cultural Festival will be held on Saturday October 11, between noon and 5pm at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. So come early and spend the afternoon enjoying Asian culture!

12 – 2:30 pm: Asian communities and organizations with Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Southeast Asian heritage will present children’s activities and games, exhibitions and workshops for both children and adults.

Don’t miss the varieties of delicious Asian cuisines brought to you by local Asian restaurants starting from noon till they are sold out.

2:30 – 5pm Colorful cultural performances will take place to entertain everyone.

For a detailed program of events, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org

“The Phantom Tollbooth” at Watertown Children’s Theatre, Oct. 24-26

Tickets are on sale for the Watertown Children’s Theatre (WCT) production of “The Phantom Tollbooth,” which runs from October 24 – 26.

To buy tickets and learn about other WCT productions and events, visit the website at http://www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org/.

Angier Project Update & Waban Area Council Mtg, 10/9

There will be an Angier Project Update meeting on Thursday, October 9th at 7pm at the Waban Library Center.

These meetings will be held regularly on the second Thursday of each month for the duration of the project. The Waban Area Council will hold its monthly meeting immediately following at 7:30pm. Please visit the Waban Area Council’s website to view the agenda and learn more about issues of importance to Waban.

3rd Annual Family Book Event

Registration Open for the 3rd Annual Family Book Event with Author Rob Buyea
Understanding Our Differences will hold its 3rd Annual Family Book Event on Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00 pm at Newton South High School Auditorium. The featured author is Rob Buyea, who will talk about and sign his popular, award-winning middle grade novel, Because of Mr. Terupt. The book follows the stories of seven 5th grade students, their insightful new teacher, and his impact on students of all abilities.

Admission is free for children and NPS teachers and staff. Requested donation at the door is $10.00 for adults. Online registration for this author conversation and book signing is required and is now open at: http://www.understandingourdifferences.org/mrterupt/
For more information, contact us at in**@*************************es.org.

Fall Festival at Newton Community Farm, Sept. 28

The Newton Community Farm is holding its annual Fall Festival on Sunday, September 28. Enjoy live music, farm tours, children’s activities, farm produce, baked goods, delicious food, and more. New this year: apple pie judging contest and prized vegetable contest (bring the best from your home garden)

Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Cost: free admission, purchase tickets at entrance for food and some activities
Location: 303 Nahanton Street, Newton

Author Talk and Reception

Raised Healthy Wealthy & Wise: Lessons from successful and grounded inheritors on how they got that way

Have you ever wondered how to give your kids money without spoiling them? Or, how to teach them how to lead a purposeful life? Then, please come to hear Covie Edwards-Pitt, a Waban resident and nationally recognized advisor on these and other issues where money and family come together. Covie will be selling and signing her book, and will be available to answer questions. The Waban Library Center is a volunteer run community library. Your $5.00 donation is what helps them stay open.

Waban Library Center
1608 Beacon Street, Waban
October 7th, 7:30 pm
http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/

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