Category Archives: Events

Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”

Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” is a multi-media happening. Did you know that Vivaldi, the composer of “The Four Seasons” also wrote four sonnets describing his vision of each season, replete with bird song, thunderstorms, country dancing, hunting music, harvest celebrations, snow-storms and even slipping on the ice in the dead of winter?

Prof. Daniel Stepner and his ensemble, Aston Magna, will be performing “The Four Seasons’” with art works that reflect very specific scenes described in the poetry projected as a power point during the performance, coordinated with the music. Each concerto would be preceded by a reading of the appropriate sonnet so that the art work and music will be dramatized. Tickets: Adults $19.00, Seniors & Kids $5.00 can be purchased at www.newtoncommunitypride.org

November 13th, 3:30 pm
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue

Minding Your Mind

Join in an evening of introduction to Minding Your Mind of Massachusetts and presentations by Minding Your Mind young adult speakers and others who are living fulfilling lives after being impacted by a mental health issue. Leave inspired to change the conversation around mental health.

Minding Your Mind’s (MYM) primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators. Their goal is to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues. Treatment is available, yet only 3 out of 10 individuals needing help Continue reading →

CodeCampKidz

CodeCampKidz cordially invites you to Microsoft-Natick Mall for a free “Get Started Coding” workshop where you will be introduced to coding in a fun and achievable way. No experience is required. You will write real HTML5, CSS3 & Javascript code using their student-friendly eLearning platform, progressing from the basics to more advanced projects, building skill and self-confidence along the way.

Whether you are interested in being a programmer or just want to know how things work, take advantage of the proven learning techniques ONLY available at CodeCampKidz! They are there to support you every step of the way.

Click Here for Registration.

HarvestFEST

Nurturing Minds presents the 7th Annual African Evening to raise critical funds for the SEGA Girls School in Tanzania. Join them at a HarvestFEST for the SEGA Girls School, a festive evening at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Take a guided tour with a museum docent and learn about the mammoth steam pumping engines on exhibit that were once a part of the country’s earliest metropolitan water systems. Event sponsor Seventh Wave Brewing, the area’s newest microbrewery, will offer fine craft beer.

This year, along with great food, company and drinks, there will be a live auction and a special presentation by two current SEGA students, Elizabeth and Nadhiri. A party not to be missed! Learn more and Purchase Tickets: http://tiny.cc/NM2016. For more information on Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School, visit www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org

November 19th,  7:00 – 11:00 pm
The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, 2450 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill

Bike drive for Bikes not Bombs

Ruby Bakal, a 7th grader at Day Middle School, is organizing a bike drive for the organization, Bikes Not Bombs, as part of her bat mitzvah project. Bikes Not Bombs uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change and has local and international programs that support skill development, jobs and sustainable transportation.

For more information, visit https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-drive/1295 or download the flyer.

Newton Inspires

Twenty-one Newton luminaries will regale audiences at Newton Schools Foundation’s sixth annual  Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community,

This year’s program features headliners NPR’s Tom Ashbrook; MIT Koch Institute’s Tyler Jacks, Entrepreneur and Social Enterprise Philanthropist Dick Simon; 7NEWS Sports Director Joe Amorosino; Harvard Business School Professor Kathleen McGinn; Chef David Punch; and food writer Andrea Pyenson; along with more than a dozen other Newton stars.

Newton Inspires is FREE to Newton residents and $15 for non-residents. Space is limited so register early. The event is on November 14th, 7:00 – 9:30 pm at Newton South High School. Refreshments will be served.

To register, go to www.NewtonSchoolsFoundation.org

This year Newton Schools Foundation welcomes The Village Bank as lead sponsor. Newton Inspires is also supported by premium sponsors Chestnut Hill Realty, The Street Chestnut Hill and TripAdvisor.  For a full list of speakers and sponsors, go to www.NewtonSchoolsFoundation.org. For more information, call 617-559- 6120 or email in**@*********************on.org.

Toys & Treasures Fair at First Unitarian Society – November 5th

The Holiday Fair at the First Unitarian Society in Newton will be split into two events this year, both at 1326 Washington Street in West Newton.

November 5th, 9:30 am -3:00 pm: Toys & Treasures Fair
– Featuring “Attic Treasures” and great deals on gently used toys, games, sports equipment, electronics, and baby equipment, and sure to be loads of fun.
– Come enjoy a/pastry breakfast and/or light lunch!
– Browse and shop to your hearts content.
– Featuring sumptuous bakery table, wreath-making, quilt raffle, jewelry, book and gift sale & silent auction. Fun for all ages!

December 3rd: Annual Holiday Fair
– Featuring sumptuous bakery table, wreath-making, quilt raffle, jewelry, book and gift sale & silent auction. Fun for all ages!

See flyer or visit www.FUSN.org

QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Learn how to help a child, a parent, or a friend who is in distress. Learn what to do, what to say, and how to get help if someone you care about is suicidal, or if you’re not sure if they need help or not. Participate in an afternoon of Suicide Prevention Training. You’ll leave feeling empowered to help and with pocket-sized resources.

Adults of all ages are invited for Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training. Free training and light refreshments provided. Registration required. Call the Senior Center at 617-796-1660 or visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares to register.

November 9th, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut Street

Presented by Newton Cares in collaboration with the Newton Senior Center.

New Tween Programs @ the Newton Free Library​

If you are the parent of a ‘tween’ then you are already aware of the distinct abilities, needs and developmental differences of kids in this age category.  At the Newton Free Library they, too, recognize this unique time in life and are therefore making a serious push toward establishing tween as independent from, yet equally important as, kids and teens. Tweens definitely don’t see themselves as kids, but developmentally they are not yet teens. They need not just their own reading material, but their own programming as well.

Starting in November, the Library will offer tween-specific programs for kids in grades 5-7. Check out the newly made tween webpage and coming soon, a tween book collection.

The first gathering of TWIG, a new Tween Interest Group, will be held on November 1st at 4:00 pm. We encourage all kids in grades 5-7 to join on the 1st Tuesday of each month. This will be a group interested in contributing ideas and having a voice about tween programs, services, book collection and more! Get in on the conversation, have fun and enjoy snacks.

Have questions? Suggestions? Please contact Liz and Deena at tw****@***************ry.net.