Williams School is celebrating its 140th year with a huge online auction beginning March 1st.
We have restaurants, spas, fitness, and much much more! We also still have camp options for the summer.
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Help a Neighbor with Spring Clean-up
Newton at Home helps seniors continue to live in their homes by providing volunteer help with errands, yard work, and household chores — for example, shifting storm windows and pulling down screens.
This is a great family activity — spend a couple of hours helping a neighbor. You’ll be glad you did!
To volunteer or for more information, contact volunteer coordinator Julie Plaut Mahoney by email or at 617-795-2560.
Next Level Up Tutoring
Next Level Up Tutoring has been providing tutors and academic coaches to Newton students since 2009. Next Level Up worksclosely with families to ensure that their students receive high quality, individualized academic support and enrichment.
Tutors can work with any age student in all levels of Math, Science, and Writing. Next Level Up strivea to accommodate the myriad schedule requests within today’s families’ dynamics, and will respond quickly to every inquiry.
Call 781-540-1123 or email for more information or visit Next Level Up online at www.nextleveluptutoring.com
Register for Heartbreak Hill Road Race & Walk
Spring is just around the corner (yes, it’s true!) – and it’s time to start dusting off those running (or walking) shoes!
Registration is now open for the 23rd annual Heartbreak Hill Road Race and Family Walk, a perfect way to shake off some of that cabin fever! Not a runner? Everyone can walk the course at 11:30am.
Sunday, April 19
noon – 3:30pm
Newton City Hall
Every runner receives an official digital-clock time, a race medallion, goody bag and a free ticket to the pre-race pasta party at Newton City Hall on Saturday, April 18th.
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place runners in each category win a trophy! There are free games and activities organized by Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios of Wellesley and the Lasell College Special Events students. Register now at the Newton Community Pride website. The first 500 registrations receive a free t-shirt.
Public Forum with State Senators on March 2nd
The public is invited to join State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) and other Senators next Monday 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.
March 2nd, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Newton North High School cafeteria, 457 Walnut Street
Race, Sport & Society: The 19th Century Bicycling Craze
RACE, SPORT, AND SOCIETY: THE 19TH CENTURY BICYCLING CRAZE
Tuesday, March 3 (rescheduled from February 3)
7:00 PM
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue.
From 1877 to 1896, the popularity of bicycles increased exponentially, and Newton was in on it from the start with popular destinations such as Norumbega, Chestnut Hill, Echo Bridge, and the Woodland Park Hotel.
Join Lorenz J. Finison in exploring the rise of Boston-area cycling through the lives of several participants, including Kittie Knox, a biracial twenty-year-old seamstress; Joseph Gardner Holmes, a Nonantum resident and a member of the all-black Bicycle Corps of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; and Abbot Bassett, a Newtonville resident and vocal cycling advocate for forty years.
In this free lecture, Finison will discuss the challenges facing these riders in a time of segregation, increased immigration, and debates about the rights of women.
Learn about Newton’s First Village, Feb. 26
Newton’s main village center at the time of the City’s founding in 1688, and always a vital thoroughfare for traffic from Boston to the west, Newton Corner expanded again in the 1860s due to the railroad. A century later, the village’s commercial center was largely demolished to make way for the Turnpike extension.
Join Newton Corner residents Jay Walter and Keith Jones to learn about this area’s progression from rural farmland to commuter suburb, including the history of Farlow Park and the current efforts to restore it.
Thursday, February 26
7:00 PM
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St.
Program is part of the 2015 Newton History Series, A City of Villages. Free and open to all. Co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library.
Register before February 28th
Newton Girls Softball, a recreational league for Newton girls in grades K-7, welcomes players of all skill levels. The league is committed to providing an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit, and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member.
The league is excited to be expanding to include Kindergarten girls this spring. The brand new Kindergarten T-Ball program begins May 2nd.
February 28th is the last date to register for softball with guaranteed placement and “pair-me-with” requests (after February 28th, players will be placed on wait list without “pair-me-with” rights). For more information and to register, please visit www.newtongirlssoftball.org.
Hey Kids – It’s Time to Act Out!
Newton Freelance Troupe AUDITIONS ON MONDAY, February 23rd!
Due to numerous school cancellations ALL auditions for the Newton Freelance Troupe will be held THIS COMING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. Everyone is encouraged to join!
The NEWTON FREELANCE TROUPE is for children ages 8-12 of all experience levels. The Troupe produces one original musical each season, with rehearsals on Monday afternoons at Grace Church, 3:30 – 5:45 pm.
Physical and vocal techniques, drama improvisation, dance, auditioning, and singing are part of the rehearsal process. Theater professionals staff the company. The programs are tuition based and some financial assistance is available, by arrangement.
For more information or to schedule a first call Kippy Dewey at 617-274-6065. The Freelance Players, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Visit www.freelanceplayers.org for additional information.
Tryouts on February 23rd, 3:30 – 5:45 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
76 Eldredge Street, Newton
Youth Coffeehouse Benefit
The annual Youth Coffeehouse at the First Unitarian Society in Newton is coming up soon. This event, featuring and organized by students from Newton North and Newton South High Schools, is a benefit for vulnerable children in Africa. The coffeehouse begins at 7:00 with acoustic and comedy acts. After the intermission at 9:00, a number of live bands will perform.
All proceeds from ticket sales, snacks, t shirts, and crafts from Zambia are donated to Communities Without Borders (CWB), a non-profit organization that supports the education and well-being of AIDS orphans and vulnerable children living in and around Lusaka, Zambia.
Tickets are $13.00 for adults and $7.00 for students, although additional donations are welcome. For more information please visit: www.fusn.org/content/coffeehouse or call 617- 527-3203.
March 7th, 7:00 – 11:00 pm
1326 Washington Street, West Newton