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New Year’s Open House at Newton City Hall, Dec. 31

Times Square isn’t the only fun place to spend New Year’s Eve…the New Year’s Open House at Newton City Hall has free live entertainment, face painting, refreshments and balloon animals!

From 1:30 to 3:30 on December 31st, there are four
different continuous live performances, so you can catch them all:
the Joanne Langione Dance Studio dancers, the ever-popular Newton Family Singers, the hilarious Big Joe the Storyteller, and
puppets and songs with Diana Kane.

Kids can get their faces painted and get a balloon animal to take home. The “price” of admission is a non-perishable food item for the Newton Food Pantries, or a child’s book or winter clothing item for Cradles to Crayons. Visit the Newton Community Pride website
for more information, or call 617-527-8283.

Backpacks needed for Hurricane Sandy victims

When you’re shopping this week, please consider buying a a backpack and supplies (notebook, pens, pencils, markers, etc.) for a child whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

When children in New York’s Rockaways neighborhood lost their homes and belongings, they lost their school supplies.  Backpacks, school supplies, and warm socks, mittens, and winter hats are needed.

If you order from Amazon.com, please send the backpack & supplies to:
Church of St Luke & St Matthew
520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238.

Or buy local and deliver the backpack and supplies in the box in the foyer at First Unitarian Society, 1326 Washington St, across from the Newton police station.

If you send a backpack via Amazon.com, please send an email to Margaret Z., volunteer coordinator, so she keep track of how many backpacks are sent and tell OccupySandy how many backpacks are coming!

Volunteer Opportunity

Shovel Snow for Neighbors in Need  The Newton Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments are preparing a list of students and adults willing to volunteer snow shoveling services for local senior/disabled residents. Can you please help out? Visit City of Newton home page, click on “residents,”, click on “volunteer services” for more  information, or e-mail pa***@******ma.gov

Basic Rights In Special Education: A Workshop for Parents and Professionals

This free Basic Rights workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).  This workshop is designed to help parents learn to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide their child’s eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child’s progress in school. For any questions about the meeting, contact Eileen and Lisa at in**@*******ac.org.

Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.

December 13th, 9:00 to 11:00 am
Room 304, 100 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA

Backpacks for Kids in the Rockaways

When the kids lost their home and belongings, they lost their school supplies. Perhaps you and your kids would consider shopping at Amazon.com for a backpack and supplies (notebook, pens, pencils, markers, etc.) for a child in the hard hit area in

the Rockaways. This is the area where the poorest families live, and where the devastation was the greatest. Add a goodie, such as warm socks or mittens, and a personal note (if you mark the package as a gift you can add a personal note). Have Amazon.com send it to:

Church of St Luke & St Matthew
520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Or drop a backpack with supplies inside in the box in the foyer at First Unitarian Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, across from the Newton police station. If you send a backpack via Amazon.com, please send an email to Margaret Z. at ma******@*ol.com, so she can keep track of how many backpacks are sent and can tell OccupySandy how many backpacks are coming!

New Art Center – Winter Reg. Discount Ends 12/19

Winter classes at the New Art Center – register now! Classes run January through March. Brand new classes for all ages: Family Art Together on Sundays, February and April vacation programs, 4 exciti

ng new exhibitions this winter, Kids Art Space after school program, MLK vacation day programs, birthday parties, and more! Searchable winter classes here. New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville, 617-964-3424.

Brookline Music School’s Open Mic Night – Thursdays from 7-9PM at Cafe Nicholas

Brookline Music School faculty Scott Pittman hosts a weekly Open Mic Night at Café Nicholas, 1632 Beacon Street, Brookline in Washington Square from 7:00 to 9:00pm for free. Brookline Music School provides a full drum set, amplifiers for bass, gui

tar and keyboard, and two microphones for the evening. All ages and skill levels are welcome to attend and perform.

The Open Mic Night is a place to showcase your talent without the intimidating atmosphere. Invite your friends to watch you do your thing on stage! These shows provide an opportunity for musicians to gain experience performing to a live audience. Brookline Music School welcomes musicians of all ages and levels to this free weekly event. For more information visit www.bmsmusic.org, call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593 or Café Nicholas at (617) 739-1114.

New Year’s Open House at Newton City Hall, December 31, 1:30-3:30PM

Times Square isn’t the only fun place to spend New Year’s Eve… the New Year’s Open House at Newton City Hall has free live entertainment, face painting, refreshments and balloon animals! From 1:30 to 3:30PM on December 31, there are four different continuous live performances, so you can catch them all: the delightful Joanne Langione Dance Studio dancers in the War Memorial Auditorium, the ever-popular Newton Family Singers in the Aldermanic Chambers, the hilarious Big Joe the Storyteller in the Cafeteria, and puppets and songs with Diana Kane in Room 209. Kids can get their faces painted and get a balloon animal to take home. Admission is a non-perishable food item for the Newton Food Pantries, or a child’s book or winter clothing item for Cradles to Crayons. Visit the Newton Community Pride website for more information, or call 617-527-8283.