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Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
New Art Center presents: Pastel Landscapes
New Art Center presents: Pastel Landscapes
Capture the beauty of the seasons with the immediacy of dry pastel in this Zoom class. Working from photos, explore how to build a landscape using many layers of colors. After taking this class, you will be ready to draw landscapes from life using a medium that is easy to carry! All levels welcome, but…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
4 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Pro Arte’s Salon Series – Salon 2
Pro Arte’s Salon Series – Salon 2
Pro Arte's unique cooperative is comprised of musicians equally at home as soloists and chamber musicians as they are within the chamber orchestra. The Salon Series presents an opportunity for members of the cooperative to showcase their craft in various chamber groups performing a variety of exciting works. Salon 2 will include a selection of…
New Art Center presents: Let’s Put On A Play! – GR 3-5
New Art Center presents: Let’s Put On A Play! – GR 3-5
Children will explore theater games, stories and shorter character pieces, using imagination and creative skills, in this exciting class. Have fun as you develop self confidence and showmanship while working with award winning actor and sought-after Boston drama teacher Danny Bolton. Many of you know Danny as New Art Center’s summer performance instructor since 2004.…
Newton Free Library presents: The Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier with Ted Reinstein
Newton Free Library presents: The Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier with Ted Reinstein
This program is presented in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library, the program sponsor. Please register here. Join author and longtime Chronicle reporter Ted Reinstein for a presentation on his latest book, Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Color Barrier. The book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters…
3 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
Newton Art Association presents: Legal Issues for Artists
Newton Art Association presents: Legal Issues for Artists
What are your rights and legal obligations as an artist? What do you need to know about copyrights, contracts, commissions, and consignments with galleries? What are your precise legal liabilities? These and other artists’ rights issues will be discussed by Nicholas M. O’Donnell at our second professional workshop. Zoom link for the event is found…
3 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Join NTK’s all new Devising Ensemble! Our first program for middle schoolers gives participants the opportunity to explore new forms of performance and hone their artistic skills, all while creating an original piece of theatre as an ensemble. Specifically tailored to the interests of the students, this class is an excellent opportunity for young performers…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
New Art Center Artist Talk: Anthony Romero & Çaca Yvaire
New Art Center Artist Talk: Anthony Romero & Çaca Yvaire
Anthony Romero is a Boston-based artist, writer, and organizer committed to documenting and supporting artists and communities of color. His collaborative practice engages intercultural contact and historical narratives in order to generate reparative counter-images and social transformation. Recent projects and performances have been featured at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha), the Blue Star…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Book Talk – “For the Love of Cod” with Eric Dregni
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Book Talk – “For the Love of Cod” with Eric Dregni
A journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy—and does it translate? Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his doubts. Years ago…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Jason Turner
Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Jason Turner
Jason Turner was an innovator. His approach to handling watercolor was radically different from many of his contemporaries. Far from being a watercolor purist, he often used unconventional materials and constantly reinvented his approach to watercolor painting. For those who love this artist’s work and have some experience with watercolor, this demo will offer a…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Historic Holidays in Newton
Historic Holidays in Newton
How did residents of Newton celebrate the winter holidays in previous centuries? Our short videos explain family traditions at the Jackson Homestead and the Durant-Kenrick House in the 18th through 20th centuries, including baking gingerbread, donating clothing and toys to Newtonians in need -- and avoiding festivities altogether. Gain a perspective on the holidays and…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
4 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
Join lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Join NTK’s all new Devising Ensemble! Our first program for middle schoolers gives participants the opportunity to explore new forms of performance and hone their artistic skills, all while creating an original piece of theatre as an ensemble. Specifically tailored to the interests of the students, this class is an excellent opportunity for young performers…
Newton Free Library presents: You Came Through The Ruins – Tagore’s Songs and Poems of Life and Renewal
Newton Free Library presents: You Came Through The Ruins – Tagore’s Songs and Poems of Life and Renewal
Join Maitreyee Chakraborty and friends for a special concert that will focus on the works of the Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore. He was a writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Maitreyee is trained in the classical Indian vocal tradtion. When the world crumbles around us, death…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: “The Men’s Room” Screening
Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: “The Men’s Room” Screening
A wonderful Norwegian male choir is getting ready to warm up for Black Sabbath and to sing the last verse for their conductor. Every Tuesday, 25 men in their prime get together in a bar in Oslo to sing in a choir and drink beers. They have joked that they have promised to sing at…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Free Library presents: Paul-André Bempéchat Performs Beethoven Sonatas
Newton Free Library presents: Paul-André Bempéchat Performs Beethoven Sonatas
Paul-André Bempéchat will return to the Facebook Live stage to perform a selection of Beethoven's sonatas! (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…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Devising Ensemble
Join NTK’s all new Devising Ensemble! Our first program for middle schoolers gives participants the opportunity to explore new forms of performance and hone their artistic skills, all while creating an original piece of theatre as an ensemble. Specifically tailored to the interests of the students, this class is an excellent opportunity for young performers…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
1 event,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
2 events,
Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
Zamir Chorale of Boston presents: Hanukkah Happens
Zamir Chorale of Boston presents: Hanukkah Happens
Mark your calendars for our Hanukkah Happens concert featuring a full orchestra. Gala concert with Zamir orchestra, Josh Jacobson and Cantor Elias Rosemberg joining us for many old and recent favorites. The program will include Machtenberg’s “Shehecheyonu,” Bloch’s “Kedushah” (from the Sacred Service ), Jagoda’s “Ocho Kandelikas,” and a medley of melodies by Debbie Friedman arranged by…
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Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
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Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
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Boston Ballet presents: The Nutcracker
Let your dreams come to life Take time for joy with your family and friends at New England's most beloved holiday tradition. With brave toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and a tree that grows to the sky, The Nutcracker conjures the childlike wonder in us all. Slip away into the warm drawing room of the Silberhaus…
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