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Soccer Program for 6-9 year old boys & girls

Registration is now open for the Mini Champions League, a soccer youth development program for young children.

Run by Newton native Victor Rosario at the Valeo Futbol Club the program introduces the game of soccer and teaches basic fundamental skills to girls and boys 6-9 years old. Each session is an hour in duration – 20 minutes technical work, 40 minutes playing.

Mini Champions League
Saturdays, March 28 – May 23
8am – 1pm
Boys & Girls 6-9 yrs.
Register online at Valeo Futbol Club website.

Historic Newton programs in March

COMMUNITY WEEKEND AT HISTORIC NEWTON
Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8

Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to both our museums. At the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue 10:00 AM-4:00 PM AND the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street Noon-5:00 PM.

HISTORIC NEWTON BOOK CLUB MEETING
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 PM

Offering a nuanced understanding of the American Revolution from the British point of view, this month’s selection is The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy. Contrary to familiar stereotypes, he suggests the loss of the American colonies and was not because British leaders were blundering incompetents. Quite the contrary, they were astute and capable, and in some instances brilliant strategists. The book has won numerous prizes, including the George Washington Book Prize, where the jury praised the book as “a major contribution to the history of the American Revolution.” The book club is free and open to the public; new members are always welcome. At the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street.

CONFLICT AND TRANSFORMATION: LIFE IN A 19TH CENTURY TOWN
Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM (rescheduled from February 10)

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Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression Workshop, 3/28

Ever wonder what drives your creativity or how you could be more creative?  This workshop will teach you how you connect to creativity, where creativity and invention originate and how they unfold, and how you can effectively harness your creative impulses.  Author, teacher and Newton South parent Hilary Spector leads this informal and invaluable afternoon.

Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression Workshop
Saturday, March 28th
1:00 – 4:00 pm in Watertown.

$35 advance registration or $45 at the door.  To register or for more information, including location, contact Hilary Spector by email.

Live Music at Weekday Nursery School Fundraiser, 3/15

Please join us on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Newton Highland’s very own, Weekday Nursery School (54 Lincoln Street), from 3:00-5:00pm for our annual Fundraiser.All proceeds will benefit Weekday’s Tuition Assistance Fund.

One of Boston’s finest family singer-songwriters, Vanessa Trien, will perform with a trio of her award-winning Jumping Monkeys band for a musical afternoon full of singing, tickling, jumping, singing, flying, and certainly dancing! Vanessa and her Jumping Monkeys have won legions of young fans and their parents alike with their highly interactive, sing-jump-and-dance-along shows and sophisticated acoustic instrumentation, as well as their three Parents’ Choice Award-winning CDs.

Vanessa and the Jumping Monkeys will perform from 3:30-4:30pm, but the event begins at 3:00pm and continues until 5:00pm. All can enjoy face painting, jewelry tattoos, snacks and more.

Advance tickets are $20/family if purchased through the pre-school Director or online using EventBrite website Tickets at the door are $25/family.

For any questions, please contact the pre-school Director, Ann Brown, via e-mail or via phone at 617.527.8895.

Food Allergy Fatalities: Confronting Fear with Facts & Confidence

Speaker: Pediatric allergist Michael Pistiner, author of “Living Confidently with Food Allergy” and AllergyHome.org website

Tuesday, March 17
7:00 p.m. at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Meeting of the Metro-Boston Asthma and Allergy Educational Support Group. The event is free and open to the public. No advance registration required.

For info, call the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – New England Chapter at (781)444-7778.

Publicity for Artists Workshop, March 4

Believe it or not, the media is interested in you and your artwork! But it’s up to you to get the timing right, notify the right editors, and offer the information and tools that editors want, when they need them.

New Art Center in Newton, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville
6:30 – 8:30pm
Presenter: Debbie Hagan, editor-in-chief of Art New England
Fee: $25

In this fun, interactive workshop, artists will learn what tools you need to launch a publicity campaign. We’ll discuss free and inexpensive tips for gaining online and print exposure, how to write news releases and an artist statement, photo requirements for the media and much more. Bring questions, as there will be time for class discussion.

“Commonwealth Conversations” with State Senators, March 2

The public is invited to join State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) and other Senators on Monday, March 2, from 7:00-8:30pm at the Newton North High School cafeteria (located at 457 Walnut Street) for the latest stop on the MA Senate’s “Commonwealth Conversations” Tour.

Members of the public are invited to speak on an issue by signing up, and comments are limited to two minutes to give as many people as possible an opportunity to participate.

Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D- Amherst) and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R- Gloucester) have tasked all Senate members with assembling regional days to highlight and showcase their districts and to bring the State House to local communities. They, along with Senator Creem and Metro-West colleagues (Senators Richard Ross, Michael Barrett, Eileen Donoghue, James Eldridge, and Karen Spilka) will be attending a full day of events with business and community leaders from Plainville to Lowell, ending with this public forum in Newton.

These tours allow Senators to hear directly from the public, learn more about the issues of other districts and better understand the needs of the Commonwealth. Every Senator is also attending events in other districts.

Acoustic Newton Coffeehouse, March 13

Chase away the winter blues and warm up with a romantic and festive evening of American and Irish traditional love songs in the folk tradition. Join hosts Barbara Cassidy and Eric Chasalow, and their special guests Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin (Crowe’s Pasture)for a concert that will feature original songs written by both couples, as well as many familiar ones.

Acoustic Newton Coffeehouse: Love Songs in the Folk Tradition (rescheduled from 2/14)
Saturday, March 13, 8pm
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue.

Tickets $10 adults/$5 students & seniors.  More info and tickets online.

Don’t Miss: Global Educ. Leadership Fund Fundraiser

Since 2008, the Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) has raised over $85,000 to send 71 of our low-income students abroad on one of Newton Public Schools’ many travel programs. Without this scholarship program, our faculty-led travel opportunities would not be open to students whose parents struggle to make ends meet in Newton and Boston.

The GELF fundraiser on Saturday, March 21, at Newton North, will feature:

  • 5 course gourmet tasting menu prepared by Chef Katya Salkever, including tropical shellfish ceviche, balsamic-braised short ribs, & more!
  • Live music by Newton South’s very own Katani Sumner and band
  • Fine wine & Sam Adams beer pairings. The beer will be carefully selected and donated by Jim Koch, co-founder of the Boston Beer Company, who will be present to explain the selections.
  • Live auction
  • Excellent company (150 of the coolest members of our community!)

    Learn more and buy your tickets online at the GELF website.