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Stephanie Rae Davis Private Art Lessons

Are your children interested in developing their art skills? Stephanie will come to your home and provide individual lessons based on exactly what they want to learn! Ages: K – Grade 12

  • Painting: abstract and observational, techniques and concepts
  • Drawing: figure drawing, still life, experimental
  • Multimedia: paper, bookmaking, collage, stamp printing
  • Sculpture: clay, fiber, embroidery, metals, lost wax casting, jewelry, wire working
  • Crafts: sustainable/recycled art, weaving, stenciling, flower pressing and casting

Students will produce a body of work they are proud of! Lessons and projects grow and change depending on each student and their own interests. Price: $50.00/hour
Stephanie Rae Davis is a cross-disciplinary artist living and working in Boston, MA. She holds a BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Her love for children and passion to teach led her to starting Stephanie Rae Davis Private Art Lessons. Contact her at 203-615-2024 or St*********@***il.com.

Maine Arts Camp for Creative Teens

Are you looking for a nurturing overnight summer camp where your creative 9 to 16-year- old can combine all the fun of a traditional sleep-away camp with high quality instruction across multiple arts disciplines and activities? A camp that provides access to outstanding facilities in a beautiful college campus setting?

Maine Arts Camp is a small, inclusive camp community led by experienced professional instructors and mature dorm counselors, with a 3:1 camper/staff ratio. Its stunning Colby College location provides access to several art studios, a theater, two dance studios, a full commercial kitchen for cooking programs, Johnson Pond, tennis courts, a photography/film studio, and much more. Your child can enjoy an individualized schedule of activities chosen from a huge range covering visual arts, theater, music, dance, culinary arts, individual sports, film making, photography, and creative writing.

Choose from 2 or 4 week sessions in July. The maximum enrollment for each session is 100 campers, so early application is recommended.

For more information, visit www.maineartscamp.com. Click here to download a flyer. Contact Rick Mades, Camp Director at ma***************@***il.com or Anabel Cable at ma**************@***il.com if you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting.

Teledermatology visits online

Immediate Teledermatology visits are now available online through Boston University’s Department of Dermatology. The dermatology experts at Boston University are now offering a brand new service where patients can access care for dermatology issues at any time and from anywhere.

Patients can receive a diagnosis and treatment for almost any skin condition generally within 24 hours. Patients no longer have to miss work and school or wait months to see their dermatologist. Seeing your dermatologist has never been easier!

Find them at https://www.bmc.org/dermatology/immediate-dermatology-appointment-online or in the App stores under “BU Dermatology at BMC”.

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.

Asthma & Allergy Educational Support Group forum

You are invited to “Going to College with Food Allergies”, a regional forum for teens and their parents with speaker: Educator and author, Jan Hanson, MA. For information, call the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter at 781-444-7778 or visit www.asthmaandallergies.org. This event is free of charge.

November 15th, 7:00 pm
Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Sport Specific Strength and Conditioning and Injury Prevention

Optimal Fit PT is excited to offer programming for Student Athletes in strength
and conditioning as well as injury prevention. Pairing the expertise of physical
therapists, strength and conditioning coaches and certified personal trainers each
program is individually designed to maximize performance in a safe and effective
way.

  • Perfect for the off season
  • Convenient Newton location
  • Small group training
  • 8-10 week sessions
  • Current offerings: Womens soccer, Swim team,  Track, Dance team, Volleyball, Golf , Cheerleading

Contact Optimal Fit Physical Therapy at 857- 800-5111 or sl*******@******pt.com. For more information, please visit www.optfitpt.com.