Category Archives: Events

Registration is still open for the Heartbreak Hill Road Race

One mile, up and down famed Heartbreak Hill. For runners ages 8 – 90. Runners compete in their own age and gender groups. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place trophies for each race. Every runner gets a race medallion, goody bag, seedling tree, free pasta/pizza party ticket, and an official digital clock time.

The first 500 registrants receive a free t-shirt. Come to the pasta/pizza party dinner on Friday, April 18th at 5:30 pm at Newton City Hall – free for all registrants, just $3 for guests.

Not a runner? Join in the family walk at 3:00 pm and walk the course with your family, friends and neighbors. It’s fun! More information and registration at www.newtoncommunitypride.org.

Saturday April 19th, Noon – 3:00 pm
Newton City Hall

Technology Speaker: Free Event

The Futures of Learning in a Networked World is a free event to be held at Mason Rice School on April 9th.  Digital technologies are transforming civic life and the working world, and they are reshaping the skills and dispositions that young people need to thrive. How should schools adapt to a changing world, and what practices should be held constant as the world changes?

Understanding the answers to these questions requires understanding how computing technologies are rearranging the kinds of work that people do, and the new possibilities for learning created by new technologies. Join in a conversation through this terrain with Justin Reich, Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the co-founder of EdTechTeacher.

Justin is a co-author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers, and his academic work has been published in Educational Researcher, Social Education, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, and other venues.  His website is www.edtechresearcher.com and his bio is can be seen here https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jreich

Wednesday April 9th from 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Event co-sponsored by Cabot PTO, Mason-Rice PTO, and the PTO Council

The Civil Rights Movement Then & Now: April 2

As part of its series, The Civil Rights Movement Then & Now, Historic Newton is hosting a lecture by author and civil rights lawyer, Gordon Martin.

Shortly after completing law school, Gordon Martin was one of a dozen lawyers working for the Civil Rights Division of Robert Kennedy’s Justice Department. In 1963, he prepared United States v. Theron Lynd, the Justice Department’s first major voting rights case to go to trial in Mississippi. He will speak about this experience and its brave witnesses, who are the subject of his book, Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote.

Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverley Avenue.
Free and open to the public

Co-sponsored by the Newton Human Rights Commission, Myrtle Baptist Church, and the Newton Department of Senior Services.

Question, persuade, refer

QPR suicide prevention training will be held in Newton on April 2nd , 7th, and 15th. QPR stands for question, persuade, refer and is an educational program that teaches ordinary citizens to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope and get help for those in need. This program is for adults. To register visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.

Events for Teens at Newton Free LIbrary

  • Get creative on Tuesdays, April 1st and 15th at 3:30 pm in the second floor Teen Area of the Newton Free Library. Hang out with other teens while working on crafts and eating snacks.
  • Get Hooked: Knitting and Crochet Club, Thursday, April 3rd, 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the second floor Teen Area of the Newton Free Library for the ongoing Knitting and Crochet Club. The club meets the first Thursday of the month. They’ll provide crochet hooks, knitting needles, yarn and the know-how to teach the basics of crocheting. You are welcome to bring your own project, share ideas and conversation. Refreshments will be served. Open to ages 10 and up.

Spontaneous Generation!

Theatre Ink presents: Spontaneous Generation! From the moment when the first bacterium crawled onto the felsic shore and called itself man, Mother Earth has called on one troupe to be the guiding light for the despairing mass:  Spontaneous Generation!

Back with four more action packed improvisation shows that will have you sneezing with laughter from start to finish. Relying on both audience participation and the cunning of the actors, Spon Gen is one show you will not want to miss. Wake the kids! Call the neighbors! Summon the spirits! SPON GEN IS BACK!

Tickets $7.00 at theatreink.net: http://www.theatreink.net or 617-559-6406 or via email ad********@***********ma.us.

April 2nd ,3rd, 4th, 5th, 7:30 pm
Little Theatre at Newton North High School
475 Washington Street, Newtonville

Alice in Wonderland

Your favorite Alice in Wonderland characters leap from the page to the stage! This family-friendly performance features music, dance and storytelling by narrator Laura Young, former Principal Dancer with the Boston Ballet. Following the imaginative performance, audience members of all ages are invited to meet and try the instruments at our Instrument Petting Zoo.

Don’t miss this magical, musical afternoon featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra and Boston Ballet School! Tickets $10.00 – $15.00. More information available at www.newphil.org or call 617-527-9717.

Sunday, April 6th,  3:00 pm
First Baptist Church, Newton Centre

Starting School or Pre-School with Food Allergies?

Parents need to do some homework first. Entering pre-school or kindergarten is a big step for every child and parent, but poses special challenges if the child has food allergies. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter is sponsoring a meeting for parents to learn how to address these issues. There is no charge to attend and pre-registration is not required.

Guest speaker Jan Hanson, founder of Educating for Food Allergies, LLC, has been providing consulting services and educational workshops to parents and school personnel since 2001.  There will be time for questions and discussion following her presentation.

Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 pm at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

AAFA New England organizes educational support group programs throughout the region, publishes a newsletter, and runs a telephone resource and referral line for people coping with allergies and asthma. For more information or free fact sheets about managing food allergies at school or child care, call 781-444-7778 or see www.asthmaandallergies.org.

Celebration of Excellence: Newton Public Schools

Newton Schools Foundation proudly presents a Special Benefit Evening
featuring the comic genius of Jimmy Tingle and honoring the following individuals who have made a positive impact on the Newton Public Schools

Kenneth Brennan, President and CEO, The Village Bank
David Greenblatt, NSHS ’62, NSHS Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
James Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC
Chuck Hurwitz, NSHS, Science Teacher, Department Chair, Ligerbots Coach
Greg Livingston, Bigelow Middle School Music Teacher
Jimmy Marini, NHS ’63, Former Superintendent, Principal and Teacher
Mary Pohlman NNHS ’76 & Scott Pohlman NNHS ’75, Newton Bluefish Swim Coaches
Mary Scott, Vice Principal, NSHS

The benefit gala will also feature the music of Loose Change, a band made up of Newton educators and parents from Mason-Rice, fine food from area restaurants and Master of Ceremonies Jimmy Marini.

Tickets are $50.oo per person, click here to purchase or call 617-559-6122. Email info@newtonschoolsfoundation.org for more information.ceeds from the evening will support NSF’s mission. Newton Schools Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to broaden community support for public education and to provide private funding for innovative and challenging programs across a student’s K-12 experience in the Newton Public Schools.

Newton North High School
May 3rd, 6:30 pm