Culture and Education
Historic Newton presents: That’s Entertainment – Norumbega Park’s History of Fun
ONLINE United KingdomLearn about popular American entertainment by following Norumbega Park from its start as a “trolley park” at the end of the Commonwealth Avenue streetcar line through its heyday as an escape for young people to explore independence and love at the Totem Pole Ballroom. Images from "Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom," a book…
New Arts Center presents: Outdoor Landscape Painting
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesThis class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
Boston Ballet’s Back-to-School Open Houses
Boston Ballet School 153 Needham St, Suite N101, Newton Highlands, MA, United StatesChildren ages 16 months-7 years old are invited to experience a free sample class led by expert Boston Ballet School faculty, learn more about school year programming, and take a tour of the studios. Register here. Saturday, July 24 Newton Studio – 153 Needham Street 10 am: 16 months-age 2 11 am: Ages 3-4 12…
Newton Free Library presents: Ed Popielarczyk – Magic Show
Hyde Bandshell 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, United StatesBring the whole family together for an afternoon filled with magic and wonder! Ed Popielarczyk is a professional magician, balloon sculptor, and storyteller who has been entertaining children and family audiences for over 35 years. His magic show uses a lot of audience participation so don't miss out on this opportunity to join in the…
New Arts Center presents: Outdoor Landscape Painting
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesThis class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
New Arts Center presents: Outdoor Landscape Painting
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesThis class for acrylic and/or oil painters will explore the unique challenges of landscape painting and provide students with the skills to render space two-dimensionally. We will be working outdoors, or if the weather is bad, working indoors using photographs and books. Students will learn composition, light, and shading, and the effects of light on…
Newton Free Library presents: Graphic Novel Trivia for Kids and Families
ONLINE United KingdomCan't get enough of Dogman, Lunch Lady, or Narwhal and Jelly? Come to our Graphic Novel Trivia night just for kids and their families! No restrictions on team size. One registration per team. A reminder email and the Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event. Registration is required and will close…
NewTV presents Cones ‘n Cars Ice Cream Social
NewTV 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, United StatesNewTV will host an end-of-summer Ice Cream Social. Dust off your saddle shoes and iron the poodle skirt for Cones 'n Cars, a 1950s-themed ice cream social and classic car show! Enjoy a scoop or two from Cabot's and the RCN Ice Cream Truck, or try some baked goods while you peruse some souped-up rods provided by the Boston…
Newton Free Library presents: Coral Reef Canvas Painting
ONLINE United KingdomPaint a coral reef and sea life on a canvas! Looking up from the bottom of the sea we will create a painting using dramatic silhouettes of coral reef and sea life in black paint. Using different tones of blue mixed with white, your eye will be drawn to the starburst of sunlight above. This…
Newton Free Library presents: Twisted Sisters – Killer Hurricanes of the 1950s
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Eamon McCarthy Earls for a wild ride as he dives into the history of the Twisted Sisters, four storms – Carol, Edna, Connie and Diane – that hammered New England and the Northeast all in a period of 12 months during the 1950s. These storms brought devastating winds, pounding waves, record tidal surges and…