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Free Wellness Expo

A wellness expo with interactive exhibits and demonstrations for children and adults will be held at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center.

Co-sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham, the expo will include MYCHIP child identification kits, nutritional counseling, body massages, balance testing, running advice, Beth Israel Hospital’s “Ask the doctor,” and make-your-own smoothies.

Activities for children include inflatable moonwalks, nut-free toddler snacks, and a visit from Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster and Olympic swimming gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg. There will also be giveaways, food samples, raffles and wellness product discounts.

The event is free and open to the public. Call 617-558-6459 for details.

March 22nd,  1:00 -4:00 pm
JCC, 333 Nahanton Street

Notices

Notice of Public Hearing – Special Permit – Turtle Lane
March 10th, 7:00 pm, Newton City Hall, Aldermanic Chambers

Petition to rezone from Multi-Residence 1 to Mixed- Use 4 and to restore and expand an existing structure known as the Turtle Lane Playhouse to provide a mix of uses including preserving the theater use, adding a street-level restaurant with office space above, and constructing a separate 23-unit multi-family structure with a below grade parking garage for 30 cars at 283 Melrose Street, Ward 4, Auburndale

Notice of Community Workshop/Traffic Signal Improvements in Auburndale
March 12th, 7:00 pm, Newton City Hall, Aldermanic Chambers

Specific improvements may include traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street, Commonwealth Avenue and Melrose Avenue, Lexington Street and Wolcott Street; new traffic signals at the intersection of Lexington Street and Auburndale Avenue; geometric improvements at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lexington Street, installation of new granite curb, minor stormwater improvements, driveway and sidewalk reconstruction and other miscellaneous items of work.

Newton Kindergarten Soccer

Registration is still open for Newton Kindergarten Soccer. The spring program offers two divisions: the Kindergarten Division is for those children currently in kindergarten. The Pre-K Division is for children who will enter kindergarten in the Fall of 2015. Games are at Richardson Field and Zervas Elementary in Waban beginning April 11th. To be eligible, children must live or attend school in Newton. Register by March 15th to avoid the late fee.

Newton Kindergarten Soccer is an introduction to soccer with a focus on making friends, learning teamwork, and developing confidence. Each spring, over 200 incoming kindergarteners and 200 current kindergarteners throughout Newton play in the league. Players are grouped with other children who either live in the same neighborhood or will attend the same school for kindergarten, so that incoming kindergartners can meet future classmates.

To find out more or to register, please visit our website: http://kindergartensoccer.org/.

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South Stage’s Rocky Horror Show!
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Newton South Stage presents The Rocky Horror Show. Come see the cult classic you remember from midnight showings—in its original stage version! Richard O’Brien’s gender-bending rock musical spoofs sci-fi B movies and subverts straight culture, while celebrating anyone who has been marginalized or made to feel like an alien.

PG-13 for sexual themes, blood, and mature language. Tickets: $15.00 for Lower Level reserved seating, $10.00 for Upper Level general admission. Tickets available on SouthStage.org.

March 12th, 13th, 14th, 7:30 pm
Seasholes Auditorium, Newton South High School

Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression

Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression Workshop
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. $35.00 advance registration or $45.00 at the door. To register or for more information including location, please contact hi****@**********ey.com.

March 28th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Watertown

Weekday Nursery School’s Annual Fundraiser

Newton Highland’s very own, Weekday Nursery School at 54 Lincoln Street, invites you to their annual Fundraiser. They will be presenting one of Boston’s finest family singer-songwriters, Vanessa Trien and her award-winning Jumping Monkeys band for a musical afternoon full of singing, tickling, jumping, singing, flying, and certainly dancing!  Vanessa and the Jumping Monkeys will perform from 3:30 – 4:30 pm, but feel free to come any time between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm to enjoy face painting, jewelry tattoos, snacks, raffles and more.

Prior to the event, tickets are $20/family if purchased through the pre-school Director or online using EventBrite*: https://weekdayfundraiservanessatrien.eventbrite.com. (Tickets purchased using the EventBrite website will also include a small processing fee.. Tickets will be $25/family if purchased at the door.

All proceeds will benefit Weekday’s Tuition Assistance Fund.  For any questions, please contact the pre-school Director, Ann Brown, via e-mail at we************@***il.com or via phone at 617-527-8895.

March 15th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
54 Lincoln Street

Globe readers

Please give your Boston Globe GRANT to Newton Schools Foundation online or by mail

If you are a Boston Globe print or digital subscriber, you are eligible to show your support for NSF through their 2015 GRANT program: Globe Readers And Non-profits Together. All subscribers will receive a gift check worth up to $100 dollars that can be designated to a non-profit of your choice for free advertising.

It’s as simple as 1-2-3:

  1. Write Newton Schools Foundation as the Name of Certified 501(c)(3)
    Newton as our location
  2. Return the GRANT check in the envelope or visit BostonGlobe.com/GRANT
  3. We hope that you will continue to support Newton Public Schools by allocating your GRANT check to Newton Schools Foundation.

School Committee Office Hours

The Newton School Committee will receive the proposed budget on March 13th and begin its review and discussion on March 16. We will be holding office hours on March 16th following our School Committee meeting which begins at 4:30 pm; office hours will start at approximately 6:15 or 6:30 and end at approximately 7:15.

The School Committee is eager to try this new format in order to provide you with another opportunity to provide feedback in addition to the other times for public comments. We welcome questions and input and stress that this will mainly be a listening format. We are not trying to solve problems or make promises but are there to listen to concerns, questions and suggestions.

The format will be:

  • School Committee members, in teams of at least two, will be available in room 210 at the Ed Center, 100 Walnut Street. The meeting will be an Open Meeting and may be televised by NewTV.
  • This is a casual format. They will sit with individuals or groups and listen to concerns/questions about the budget.
  • In order to facilitate as many individuals as possible, they’d like to meet with each person/group for approximately 10 minutes.
  • The budget documents will be available in advance.
  • If you have questions, or would like to sign up in advance, please contact School Committee members at sc*************@***********ma.us

Global Leadership Benefit Dinner coming soon

Global Leadership Education Fund (GELF) Benefit Dinner

Change students’ lives by joining Newton community members for chef’s favorites, wine, and live entertainment to support lower-income Newton students in taking advantage of international opportunities.

Come for food, fun, and more:

  • Five 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 wines & beers carefully selected to accompany each course
  • Live auction
  • Excellent company (150 of the coolest members of our community!)
  • A great cause: Opening up travel opportunities to Newton students regardless of background

Since its inception, GELF has funded more than 160 students for international travel and given away more than $170,000 in scholarships. This year alone GELF has funded nearly $34,000 in grants to 19 students for 7 different international trips.

Reserve your seat today by clicking here or you may send a $150/person check (made payable to Newton Schools Foundation) to: Newton Schools Foundation, 246 Dudley Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459.

Please write GELF on the memo line of your check and include guest names and your email address. Whether you are coming or not, please consider donating to support a teacher to attend the event ($100/person) or just mail a check to the address above.

March 21st, 6:30 pm
Newton North High School