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Newton Community Farm Announces Spring & Summer 2013 Programs for Youth & Families

Children and families, join us for vacation week programs and other classes during the spring. If you are looking for summer programs for your children (pre-school through grade 9), check out our popular offerings including Farm Sprouts, Little Diggers, Farmer in Training, and Socially Aware Young (SAY) Farmers. For high school students interested in farming and working outdoors, consider serving as a volunteer intern with our Farm Manager. Adults and older teens, join us

to learn about gardening, cooking, or raising chickens! For more information about all of these programs, visit our website or download our 2013 Spring Education Brochure and 2013 Summer Programs flyer. We hope to see you on the farm!

Etiquette Academy Course for Young Adults

High schoolers are accomplishing amazing things today! Busy scholars are juggling hectic schedules, earning scholarships, inventing fashion, working on inventing new technology, and recording their own feature films and audio albums. We know that they are on an amazing trajectory at this stage of

their lives, however, non-technological communication including fine dining, greeting new people, or holding a conversation outside of their circle may not come as easily. This program will teach them: basic manners, how to project confidence, manage personal appearance, find their fashion style, deal with shyness, hold a conversation, deal with friendships and cliques, understand social cues, use appropriate table manners, handle dating, hook-ups, basic dancing, resolve conflict, and recognize and respond to inappropriate behavior.
6 week course – fee: $269. Thursdays, 4-5pm, 4/4, 11, 25, 5/2, 9, 11. Final class Saturday, 12:30-2pm, 5/11 at an upscale restaurant. To register, click here.

Community Preservation Committee Meeting: Thursday, March 14, 7PM

The CPC’s next meeting – at 7PM on Thursday, March 14 in City Hall Room 222 – includes a presentation by the statewide Community Preservation Coalition; discussions of proposed acoustics and

accessibility projects at City Hall and of funding priorities for Newton’s public parks; and the draft program budget for fy14. The full agenda and proposal documents are available from www.newtonma.gov/cpa. Contact: Alice Ingerson at 617.796.1144 or ai*******@******ma.gov.

“Newton Has Talent” Competition Accepting Acts – Lots of Prize$!

Have you heard? The Rotary Club of Newton is putting on a talent competition with over $1,500 in prize money to be given away! If you think you have what it takes, upload a YouTube video of your act and fill out the Official Entry Form at www.newtonhastalent.com/useragree.php for a chance to be in the running. But hurry – all acts must be submitted by February 24th at midnight. If you or a friend has what it takes, then the Newton Has Talent producers want to meet you! Entering is simple:

  1. Log on to www.YouTube.com and upload your video using your Google account.
  2. Visit www.newtonhastalent.com/useragree.php and fill out the official entry form.
  3. Wait to hear back from the Newton Has Talent Producers to see if you’ll get your chance to show your stuff at the March 24th event at Newton North High School!

A panel of Judges will select the Top Twenty entries. Then, the public – YES! Your friends and family will get to vote for the top 10 finalists! Finalists will perform LIVE at the Newton Has Talent event on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Newton North High School Auditorium. That night, a panel of Local Celebrity Judges will determine the winners.

Moonrise Kingdom Movie Screening, Saturday, February 23, 2PM

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a movie about falling in love. Set on an island off the coast of New England in 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together into the wilderness. The program is open to ages 13 and up and will be held at the Newton Free Library on Saturday, February 23 at 2:00PM in Druker Auditorium. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 94 minutes.

Comics & Cartooning Workshop, Tuesday, February 19, 3:30PM

Born out of comic strips in the 1930s, comic books became increasingly popular with GI’s during WWII and have grown and developed in the 80+ years since they first appeared. Teens ages 13-17, come to a workshop on Tuesday, February 19 at 3:30 pm at the Newton Free Library to learn about the history of comics and cartooning, and participate in a how-to workshop/demonstration on techniques and

tricks for storytelling. The program will be held in Druker Auditorium.