Community Event
Historic Newton presents: Voting Rights – Where Do We Go From Here?
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, author of "The Voting Rights War" for a session presented by Overdue in partnership with Historic Newton. Professor Browne-Marshall will examine laws posing challenges to American voters -- especially African-Americans -- from enslavement and woman’s suffrage through current controversies of voter suppression. She will also look ahead to challenges that future…
Newton Free Library: The Asian American Experience – Reflections of an Historian and an Artist
ONLINE United KingdomThe session will deepen our understanding of the Asian American experience through an interactive dialogue Lisong Liu and Wen-ti Tsen. They will cover: The historical perspective of Asian immigrants The complexities of the Asian-American experience Asian cultural heritage, community activism against racism and the cross-racial solidarity through art Lisong Liu is professor of history at Massachusetts…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Swedish Coaster Making with Pat Olski
ONLINE United KingdomJoin us for a virtual workshop with needlecraft expert Pat Olski. Learn to make a daisy coaster design made especially for the SCC by Pat. Perfect for your midsummer celebration! Fabric, thread and needle included in the workshop fee. Friday, May 21st | 7pm | $25; $15 for Members. Register here. ABOUT PAT: Pat Olski is…
All Newton Music School presents: Music in May
ONLINE United KingdomMusic in May is our annual all-day recital and performance festival. Students perform with their teacher-specific recital or class. Everyone has a chance to buy tickets to win great prizes in our basket raffle. This year, on Saturday, May 22nd, the ANMS website will transform into our Virtual Music in May featuring recitals, music theater performances,…
Historic Newton presents: House Tour Enore Presentation & Panel
ONLINE United KingdomThrough talent, fearlessness, and marketing genius Maud Howard Brodrick built hundreds of homes in Newton and Wellesley in the 1920s and 1930s, when few women worked in the field. Due to popular demand, we are once again showing video tours that take you inside homes she designed. Tickets also include access to a Zoom panel…
Historic Newton presents: House Tour Enore Presentation & Panel
ONLINE United KingdomThrough talent, fearlessness, and marketing genius Maud Howard Brodrick built hundreds of homes in Newton and Wellesley in the 1920s and 1930s, when few women worked in the field. Due to popular demand, we are once again showing video tours that take you inside homes she designed. Tickets also include access to a Zoom panel…
Newton Free Library presents: COVID-19 and Structural Racism
ONLINE United KingdomThe COVID19 pandemic has laid bare the deep racial and economic inequities that persist in U.S. society, providing a crucial opportunity for reflection, reckoning and repair. Structural racism continues to permeate all institutions, including the U.S. healthcare system, which has led to inequitable rates of COVID19 infection and death among low-income people and communities of…
Zamir Chorale presents: Kolot Nashim – Jewish Music by Women Composers
ONLINE United KingdomFor many centuries, the world of professional music making had been an exclusively male bastion in Western civilization. Female composers and public performers were a rarity in Europe and America and it was nearly impossible for them to have their works published or heard on concert stages. Kol ishah – the voice of a woman – was…
Newton Free Library presents: Cook Along with Chef Bill
ONLINE United KingdomCook along or watch as Chef Bill prepares a different dish live on Zoom each month! Formerly a chef at the original Ritz-Carlton/Boston, Chef Bill worked at Harbor Sweets, makers of handmade chocolates in Salem, MA. Now a personal chef, he has provided cooking demonstrations and lessons for Whole Foods, Stonewall Kitchen, Reader to Reader, Monitor Group, and numerous…
West Suburban YMCA presents: Kids Night Out
WSYMCA 276 Church St, Newton, MA, United StatesKids Night Out is back! Drop your kids off (grades K-8) at the Y from 6:00-9:00 PM for pizza, a movie, games, arts and crafts, and more. The cost is $30 per child and is open to both members and nonmembers. Call the Welcome Center (617-244-6050) to register.