In July, Next Level Up will be hosting an exciting, engaging, creative and collaborative opportunity for budding writers who would like to be immersed in the craft of creating their own fiction. Students will take part in many interactive, thought provoking, and fun writing activities. There will be a heavy focus on developing all elements of a fictional story, in addition to word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and revision. Contact for more information at 781-540-1123 or in**@*****************ng.com or visit the website to learn the details and download a registration form: www.nextleveluptutoring.com .
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Piano instruction
Flexible summer scheduling makes now an ideal time to try piano lessons. Berklee and New England Conservatory graduate with 30+ years teaching experience. Beginners welcome. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring teacher. Please contact Gloria Jasinski at 617-566-9704 or email pi******@*****st.net.
Boy Scouts Troop 9 Fifteenth Annual CAR WASH
Please come support a great cause! Funds support troop’s civic initiatives
Best price and best car wash in Newton!
Scouts hand wash and dry your car!
When: Saturday, MAY 30th (rain date to be announced), 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Where: Union Church, Corner of Beacon & Waban Ave., Waban
Price: $8 (minivans & SUV’s – $10)
Roman Totenberg Memorial Concert
Dedicated to the Memory of Ronald Knudsen, Music Director and Conductor of the New Philharmonia Orchestra
With featured performers:
- Dr. Vera Rubin – violin
- Professor Daniel Stepner – violin
- Professor Mark Berger – viola
- Professor Markus Placci – violin
- Esther Ning – piano
- and the winners of the Roman Totenberg Young Strings Competition – Austin & Kaley Kwuon, Hana Delegorete and Tristan Flores.
With music by Brahms, Sarasate, Saint-Saens, Wieniawsky, Martinu and Franck and a reception catered by Whole Foods Market. The Roman Totenberg Memorial Concert is a program of the Festival of the Arts – a month long, citywide celebration and showcase of Newton’s talented citizens and organizations. Proceeds from the Festival will help support Newton’s four food pantries, nonprofit arts and cultural organizations as well as cultivating Newton’s young artists.
Tickets are $40.00 adults/$15.00 Seniors & Students and can be purchased at www.newtoncommunitypride.org/festival
Saturday, May 16th, 7:30pm
Newton Cultural Center
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Dance Concert
The month-long Festival of the Arts continues its celebration and showcase of Newton artists, with Newton Dance Concert, the first known concert of dance companies based in Newton. Participating groups include CreationDance, directed by Helena Froehlich, Dance Currents Inc., directed by Kathy Hassinger, Selmadanse, directed by Joanie Block, and Thaillai Fine Arts Academy, directed by Sunanda Narayanan.
The Festival of the Arts is a month long, citywide celebration and showcase of Newton’s talented citizens and organizations. There are sixty events throughout the month that cover almost every art form. Proceeds from the Festival will help support Newton’s four food pantries, nonprofit arts and cultural organizations as well as cultivating Newton’s young artists. To learn more about the offerings or to purchase tickets, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org/festival
Tickets are $20.00 adults/$15.00 Students, Seniors & Boston Dance Alliance members.
Sunday, May 17th, 3:00 pm – Reception following
Newton Highlands Congregational Church
54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
Waban Village Day – Come join the fun!
Village Day will be kicked off by the 10th Annual Family Fun Run at 10:00 am. Racers of all ages are encouraged to participate, including children who are allowed to ride bikes and scooters along the 3.1 mile race course. All racers must check-in and register at the Fun Run table in Waban Square at 9:00 am. The registration fee is $20/individual or $50/family (up to 3 members) and includes the race day T-shirt(s), which will be “technical” fabric this year to help celebrate our 10th Fun Run!
To Pre-Register, please click here: Fun Run
At Village Day, this year we are pleased to announce that world-renowned saxophonist, Philippe Cretien, and his quartet will be headlining this year’s entertainment. In addition to his professional group, Cretien is also bringing his student ensembles, including the award-winning Rivers Jazz Combo & Big Band. The Newton Family Singers will return for the 4th time performing selections from their recent Beatles tribute and Waiting for Neal, featuring Waban’s own husband and wife team of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin, will close out the day.
May 17th, 10:00 – 3:00pm
Waban Village Square
Girls Who Code instructors needed
The Newton ‘Girls Who Code’ club is recruiting software engineers and computer scientists to volunteer as instructors for the 2015-2016 school year. The club serves girls in grades 6-12 and aims to inspire, educate, and equip them with computing skills for the 21st century.
They meet for 2 hours each week, and follow a curriculum published by the national Girls Who Code organization. They work in Scratch, JavaScript, AppInventor, and HTML/CSS, to build a range of projects from graphics to video games to artificial intelligence to cryptography. They also host guest speakers, go on field trips, and develop soft skills like collaborating and presenting your work. Club volunteers are passionate about closing the gender gap in technology and getting girls into this rewarding field.
The Newton Free Library currently hosts two club sections with over 30 girls. Hoping to expand to a third section for 2015-2016 and host up to 60 girls, they need more volunteer instructors to do so. Instructors deliver short lectures, run discussions, and help girls with their coding projects during Make Time. The club provides Continue reading
Nomadic Theater presents
The much acclaimed Newton Nomadic Theater is presenting “The Beauty Queen of Leenane”, a black comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh at interesting locations all around Newton. Featuring actors Linda Goetz, Lida McGirr, Dave Rich and Matt Phillips.
May 15th and May 16th, 7:30 pm – Gregorian Rugs (Lower Falls)
May 23rd, 7:30 pm, May 24th 3:00 pm – Auburndale Library
May 29th and May 30th, 7:30 pm – Gahm/Van’t Hul home (Newtonville)
May 31st, 7:30 pm – Waban Library
June 5th and June 6th, 7:30 PM – barn at Newton Community Farm (Oak Hill)
June 7th, 3:00 pm – Dunn Gaherins Pub (Upper Falls)
All tickets $20.00 at http://NewtonNomadicTheater.org
Bikes not Bombs
Do you have an old or unused bike? Donate it to Bikes Not Bombs, a local non-profit that ships bikes overseas to support economic development. Bikes of any size and condition are welcome and can be dropped off along with a $10 donation per bike used to defray shipping costs. For more information see http://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-drive/925.
First Unitarian Church, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton
May 17th, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm