Newton Cultural Alliance

Newton Art Association's High School Senior Art Scholarship
2021-03-12, 2021-03-13, 2021-03-14, 2021-03-15, 2021-03-16, 2021-03-17, 2021-03-18, 2021-03-19 and 11 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
For more than 30 years the Newton Art Association (NAA) has recognized art students through the NAA High School Senior Scholarship Program. NAA strongly believes that talented students deserve to be acknowledged for their artistic accomplishments.
Senior students who go to high school in Newton or are residents of Newton are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Consistently, the submitted artworks reveal an extensive range of creativity across all media, including painting, drawing, collage/mixed media, photography, jewelry, fabric art and 3D works.
Awards are based on an overall assessment of the senior’s creativity, artistic expression, technical skills, and personal statement. The recipients share $3,000 in scholarship money.
Eligible students can apply online from February 8 through March 30, 2021. A virtual award ceremony will be held May 5. Details about the program and online application process can be found on the NAA website. If you know a talented high school senior, encourage them to apply.

Zamir Chorale presents: Celebrate Louis Lewandowski's 200th Birthday!
2021-03-14 19:30 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
On March 14, Zamir will celebrate the music of the great German composer, Louis Lewandowski, born on this date (the first day of the Jewish month of Nisan) in 1821. Lewandowski is arguably the greatest synagogue composer of the 19th century. His great choral works live on today not only in synagogues, but also on concert stages around the world. And his popular liturgical melodies are still sung today, even though few realize that he wrote them.
Our program includes video performances of some of Lewandowski’s most beloved choral classics. We also have interviews with cantors and conductors in the United States and Lewandowski’s Berlin. You will hear the “voice of Lewandowski” speaking about his music. And there will be toasts, too, so bring your stein of beer and watch this awesome tribute to a great man. Not to be missed!
This program is free but registration is required and a donation is strongly encouraged! Learn more at Zamir’s website.

Newton Free Library presents: When Getting Along is Not Enough - Reconstructing Race in Our Lives and Relationships
2021-03-16 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Maureen Walker, a licensed psychologist, speaker, educator, and writer who helps people bridge cultural differences such as race, religion, gender and other social status markers for this important education session. Ms. Walker will speak about her new book, When Getting Along is Not Enough: Reconstructing Race in Our Lives and Relationships.
Please register here. Please note, registration closes two hours before the event start time.
This program is part of Overdue: Confronting Race and Racism in Newton, a city-wide read and series of events and conversations on race and racism.
If you wish to borrow Ms. Walker’s book from the library, you can reserve it here. Or if you wish to own a copy, it is available at Newtonville books.

Historic Newton presents: Fiery History - How Fire Forged Community
2021-03-18 17:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
How did threats posed by fire forge community in early America? And how did Newtonians respond? Explore the role of volunteer fire companies, read personal accounts that highlight the ubiquity of fire in the 1800s (including the Great Boston Fire of 1872), and examine artifacts from fire buckets to photographs to learn more about fire culture and the people and tools that helped protect the community. The program takes place Thursday, March 18 at 5 p.m. To register, click here.
Suggested donation: $5.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Donations may be made here.

Newton Free Library presents: Newton’s Progress and Challenges with Climate Action
2021-03-18 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join, Halina Brown, Chair of the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy, for a program that will describe Newton’s achievements to date on our 2019 Climate Action Plan. She will highlight the challenges ahead and will explain what citizens can do to contribute to our progress. Additionally, she will draw on the recent research findings about effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emission, and discuss Newton in the context of the goals of the Paris Climate Accords.
Halina Brown is Professor Emerita of Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University. Among other things, she is a co-founder of Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, and international knowledge network.
The program is part of the Green Newton Series and is cosponsored by Green Newton, Mothers Out Front and 350 Mass Newton Node.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The Zoom login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 4
2021-03-18 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 4: “Mendelssohn and Golijov”
PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, op.20
GOLIJOV Last Round for String Nonet (1996)

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Legendary Iceland - Land of Ice & Fire
2021-03-20 13:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
It’s like a virtual vacation to Iceland! This presentation blends together Heidi Herman’s love of Iceland and its mythology with the landscape and fascinating history. Using photos and video, the trip starts in Reykjavik from the archeological dig of a Viking settlement to the vibrant city of today. From there, we travel around the country, where culture and the fascinating history is brought to life through a tour of vibrant photographs, mythology and stories unique to the towns and regions. This program was developed with Heidi’s Icelandic mother, Ieda Jónasdóttir Herman, to bring a fun and entertaining look at Iceland from someone who grew up there. This is an interactive experience where participation through Q&A is encouraged.
Saturday, March 20th | 1pm EST | $5; free for SCC Members | register here

Newton Free Library presents: How The Mothers Of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X & James Baldwin Shaped A Nation
2021-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
This program is presented in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library.
Join Anna Malaika Tubbs for a presentation based on her acclaimed new book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. Enjoy a fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history after raising sons who helped shape a movement. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin’s son James, about Alberta King’s son Martin Luther, and Louise Little’s son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them. In her groundbreaking and essential debut, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised some of America’s most pivotal heroes.
Anna Malaika Tubbs is a Cambridge Ph.D. candidate in sociology and a Bill and Melinda Gates Cambridge Scholar.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The Zoom login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Historic Newton presents: Images in the U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Allison K. Lange’s talk analyzes gender, images, and political power from the founding of the United States through the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. She examines the ways that suffragists used images throughout their campaign to counter powerful opponents. The suffragists’ innovative visual campaigns laid the foundations for modern ones, and the visual themes from this historical debate are still familiar today. Part of the Newton History Series co-sponsored by the Newton Free Library. Register here to receive the Zoom link.

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Connecting with Nature the Norwegian Way
2021-03-27 13:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join author Oliver Luke Delorie to discuss his book, Fruiluftsliv: Connect with Nature the Norwegian Way.
Translated from Norwegian as “free life air,” friluftsliv highlights the basic need for humans to get outside and connect with the natural world. It’s not about conquering nature, as in climbing the highest mountain, or about camping and other activities: it’s about truly finding harmony and becoming one with the outdoors. Whether you live in the city or out in the countryside, this inspiring guide will show you how to enter a friluftsliv state of mind. It explains how spending time in nature and feeling its rhythms, even when it’s something as simple as a magical Sunday walk in a local park, can improve our well-being and encourage productive self-reflection.
Saturday, March 27th | 1pm EST | $5; free for SCC Members | register here
ABOUT OLIVER: Nicknamed “Monk” the day he was born, Oliver Luke Delorie grew up steeped in Eastern philosophy and martial arts. He is also the author of the playful 100 Small Ways to Quit Worrying and 100 Small Ways to Manage Time. Delorie lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

New Art Center presents: Parent/Teen Polymer Clay Jewelry Workshop
2021-03-27 14:00 - 16:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Make your own polymer clay jewelry in this in-person workshop! Through demonstrations and hands-on instruction, you will learn a variety of techniques to make designs and intricate shapes. Use your imagination and creativity to work with clay and create unique jewelry designs. Tuition includes polymer clay, wire hooks and earring loops for one parent and teen. Register here.

Amherst Early Music presents: Black Bodies and Black Voices
2021-03-28 17:00 - 17:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
AEM’s second in a Series of Free Lectures
Black Bodies and Black Voices: Gio. Buonaccorsi, an enslaved Black singer at the Medici Court, with Emily Wilbourne
On the 14th of October, 1662, the opera impresario Vettor Grimani Calergi wrote from Venice to Prince Mattias de’ Medici in Florence to discuss the singers for the upcoming opera season. He put in a particular plea in order that the Medici Cardinal’s black slave could participate. Above and beyond the moor’s “esteemed virtue” as a singer, Grimani professed interest in the novelty of his character, explaining that what perhaps in Florence had become “ordinary,” would be “new, and never before seen” on the Venetian stage. This singer is identifiable as Giovannino Buonaccorsi, and his presence in Florence can be traced through a surprisingly rich archive of payment records, libretti, scores, descriptions, letters, costume designs, poetry, as well as a remarkable double portrait: Baldassarre Franceschini’s Ritratto di suanatore di liuto con cantore moro (ca. 1662). In this paper I read this painting closely, placing it alongside new archival documents to think about the ways in which black performance was normalized in mid-century Florence and the means by which blackness signified in relation to slavery and servitude, shaping Giovannino’s access to performance opportunities on and offstage.
Click here to learn more and register.
