Newton Cultural Alliance

SCC Virtual Screening: When the Raven Flies
2020-12-05, 2020-12-06, 2020-12-07, 2020-12-08, 2020-12-09, 2020-12-10, 2020-12-11, 2020-12-12 and 3 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson‘s first Viking film, where he presents a new concept of the Viking era, destroying the stereotype Hollywood image. Set in the middle Ages, the film tells the story of the revenge of Gestur, an Irishman who as a child witnessed the murder of his parents by two Norwegian Vikings, the foster-brothers Thór and Erik, and the taking of his sister as a slave. Gest follows their trail to Iceland and incites their mutual distrust and hatred. His sister stands between two men: the one who once ravished her, the father of her beloved son, and her brother, whom she has also learned to love, and who now wants to rescue her and to avenge their parents’ death.
Film followed by a Q & A with writer and director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Interviewed by author of Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda, Rowdy Geirsson and author illustrator of Barbarian Lord, Matt Smith.
The film is 109 minutes with English subtitles, and will be available to watch online from Sunday, November 15th until Tuesday, November 15th. Cost is $15 ; $7 for SCC Members. Click here to watch trailer and learn more.

SCC Virtual Screening: Pelle the Conqueror
2020-12-06, 2020-12-07, 2020-12-08, 2020-12-09, 2020-12-10, 2020-12-11 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for a 30th anniversary remastered version screening of Pelle the Conqueror. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival The film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after Babette’s Feast.
Lasse, an elderly and widowed farmer, and his young son Pelle, join a boat-load of immigrants to escape from impoverished rural Sweden to Denmark’s Baltic island of Bornholm. They are employed at a large farm in Denmark, where they are treated as the lowest of the low. It is ultimately their loving relationship which sustains them through a difficult year.
The film is 150 minutes, and will be available to watch online from Friday, November 13th until Friday, December 11th. Click here to watch the film’s trailer and learn more about how to watch.

Newton Free Library presents: Happy Birthday Beethoven!
2020-12-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Facebook Live, United States
Paul-André Bempéchat will return to the Facebook Live stage to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday! The performance will include Beethoven’s:

Sonata in E minor, opus 90
Sonata in A major, opus 101
Sonata in C minor, opus 111

(You do not need to have a Facebook account to attend.)
Paul-André Bempéchat is Music Fellow at Harvard’s Cabot House. A Juilliard and Sorbonne graduate, he has enjoyed a forty-year performing and teaching career on both sides of the Atlantic, having performed at venues as prestigious as Berlin’s Konzerthaus, the Vienna Festival, Jordan Hall and Alice Tully Hall.
No registration required.

Historic Newton presents: Gingerbread History
2020-12-17 17:00 | Zoom
SUGAR AND SPICE: GINGERBREAD HISTORY
Chase down the story of the gingerbread man and his ancestors as we trace how ginger was used in early American cooking. Learn about different recipes, including one attributed to George Washington’s mother, and discover the surprising story of how gingerbread became associated with Christmas. Register here to receive the link to this Zoom talk.

Newton Free Library presents: Ezekeil's Wheels Klezmer Band
2020-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Facebook Live, United States
Join Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band for a Chanukah celebration, live on Facebook! They will play some of their favorite klezmer tunes and Chanukah songs, share some of our favorite Chanukah memories, and (maybe, just maybe, fry some latkes together!)
FB link: https://facebook.com/ewklezmer (the video will pop up at the top of the feed)
No registration necessary.

Newton Theatre Company online: It's a Wonderful Life
2020-12-19 20:00 | Zoom
The Newton Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the first three virtual productions of their eighth season: Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight Los Angeles, 1992, Sophocles’ Antigone, and It’s a Wonderful Life. These productions will take us from the palace of ancient Thebes, through 20th-century New York, and into the streets of Los Angles in 1992. With a blend of classical and contemporary narratives, we hope that this season will spark conversations about community accountability and fighting for what is right.
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Frank Capra classic
Saturday, December 19th
​8:00PM
Co-Sponsored by Visiting Angels Senior Home Care
Co-Sponsored Alan M. Cody and Edith Moricz-Cody

Amherst Early Music presents: Online Open Mic
2020-12-20 13:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Amherst Early Music for a FREE virtual recital! You too can broadcast from your living room! Act now to reserve a spot to perform, or join in as a listener. We invite instrumentalists or singers to work up a short piece of music and play it for our supportive AEM community. Silent applause is guaranteed! You can perform a solo or a piece of chamber music with a recording (for example, your harpsichord friend can record a basso continuo part for you to play with).
Limited to 12 performing spots. Maximum length per performer is 5 minutes. Performers must attend a sound and tech check on Friday December 18 at 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific.
Click here to sign up as a performer or audience member.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 1
2021-01-14 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 1: “Duos to Ring in the New Year”
PROGRAM:
LEONARDA Sonata No. 12, op. 16
STEIN Waltz
BUNCH Four Flashbacks
BOLOGNE Sonata for Two Violins No. 5 in B-flat Major
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, op. 56

MUSICIANS:
Sasha Callahan, violin
Lisa Goddard,violin
Liana Zaretsky, violin/viola
Leo Eguchi, cello

Historic Newton presents: A Town Called 'Rejoycing'
2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
A Town Called ‘Rejoycing’
Reconsidering John Eliot’s 1646 Mission to the ‘Indians’

Date:01/28/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location:Virtual
Virtual Meeting
Newton, Massachusetts 02459
Introduction: Drew Lopenzina, an eminent scholar of of Early American and Native American literatures and author of “Red Ink” lectures with the Newton Free Library

History tells us that John Eliot, the “Apostle to the Indians,” came to the area of present-day Newton in 1646 to preach to the local indigenous communities of Massachusetts and Nipmucs in their own language. His mission was part of an overall endeavor by the Puritans to convert the Natives of the land to Christianity. Both history and tradition tend to place Eliot speaking down to the “children of the forest” gathered at his feet. As we mark the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim’s first landing at Plymouth, however, it is an opportune time to re-situate this encounter in Native space. What did Native people have to gain by welcoming Eliot into their community and what were they ultimately prepared to sacrifice under increased colonial pressure to adopt a foreign religious belief structure? Register through the Newton Free Library to receive the Zoom link.

Theatre Ink presents: Lost and Found - The Untold Stories of People of Color
2021-01-28 19:30, 2021-01-29 19:30 | Zoom
Time and time again, the stories of people of color are swept under the rug and lost. It is about time we found them.
What is Lost and Found? Lost and Found is about sharing the stories of people of color and amplifying their voices through the performing arts. From hardships to celebrations, people of color have countless stories to tell. Lost and Found will provide space for people of color to reflect on their identity and experiences in order to assemble a cabaret style troupe show of stories. Over time, people of color have many encounters with their racial identity, and a goal of Lost and Found is to explore and understand racial identity in ways you haven’t before. Lost and Found will be a reserved safe space for this exploration and for people of color to be vulnerable and receive support. Lost and Found invites you to share your story, using theatre and performing arts as an outlet.
Click here to buy tickets.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 2
2021-02-04 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.
Thursday, February 4th: “Ravel and Dohnányi”
PROGRAM:
RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello
DOHNÁNY Serenade for String Trio, op.10
Coleridge-Taylor PERKINSON Movement for String Trio

MUSICIANS:
Julia Cash, violin
Aron Zelkowicz, cello

Newton Art Association's High School Senior Art Scholarship
2021-02-08, 2021-02-09 | 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.

Newton Free Library presents: Ilana Zaks on Violin
2021-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Jewish-American violinist, Ilana Zaks, has been described as “fearless, refreshing and commanding…she has all the requisites of technique, confidence and sensibility for a major career.” (Boston Music Intelligencer) Ilana graduated from New England Conservatory where she studied with Donald Weilerstein. Since summer of 2013 Ilana has been a member of the Perlman Music Program, where she studies with the legendary Itzhak Perlman. Details on the repertoire will follow.

The YouTube link to the concert will be posted here a couple of days before the event.
