Culture and Education
Amherst Early Music presents Early Notation with Annette Bauer
“Back to Basics / Review / New Intro” Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: June 1, 8, 15 & 22 Open to all instrumentalists and singers! Pitch: A=440. After a year of focused work on 15th-century notation topics, we close our current season before the summer break with a 4-week online series featuring a “casual” selection of shorter…
Friday Figure Draw
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesEnjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses, and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music and a great model. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists 21+, ID required. Bring your own art supplies (no oils); easels/chairs provided.
Faculty Concert, Suzuki School of Newton
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United StatesFaculty members of the Suzuki School of Newton will perform chamber music by Clara Schumann, Kenji Bunch, Chen Gang, Manuel de Falla and others, in a concert benefitting the school's scholarship fund. In-person tickets are available in advance at suzukinewton.org/events. There will also be a Livestream via our Facebook page.
New Art Center presents Lunar New Year Celebration
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin us at the New Art Center for our Lunar New Year Community Cultural Day in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Society of Boston. It's the year of the rabbit! The sign of the Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity. Art educators will lead participants through make-and-take activities: Hapjukseon (paper fans), rabbit…
Newton Art Association presents Deb Drummond, Mixed Media
Deb Drummond, Mixed Media Thursday, February 9, 12:00 pm Newton Art Association presents a virtual demonstration with Deborah Drummond, a Boston area artist who for many years practiced as a professional freelance illustrator /designer and photographer. Drummond returned to painting non-objective abstraction working in acrylic, collage, and printmaking, and has begun sharing her experience and…
Playathon!
The Shops at Chestnut Hill 199 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, United StatesStop by anytime. Six consecutive hours of music of all genres performed by SSN students and faculty at the Shops at Chestnut Hill (inside the atrium area in front of Cheesecake Factory) – a marathon of playing, free to the public.
Faculty Concert & Reception, Suzuki School of Newton
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United StatesSuzuki School of Newton presents our popular Faculty Concert, followed by a reception for all. Featuring a variety of musical selections of diverse genres and on various instruments. Tickets benefit the James Thornblade Memorial scholarship fund. In-person event and online viewing also available via Facebook livestream.
Cappella Clausura presents Three Women
Three Women, Historic Season Finale! For the final program of our 2022-2023 season, we are honored to present a 20th-anniversary celebration of the Boston Women's Memorial. Join us for this landmark event as we present world-premiere compositions inspired by the memorial's subjects and learn about the history of the sculpture from the artists and activists…
Amherst Early Music presents A Memorial Day Weekend Workshop
Please join us for our wonderful Memorial Day Weekend Workshop! May 26-29, at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut. Registration now open! Directed by Valerie Horst, with faculty: Deborah Booth, Eric Haas, Valerie Horst, Lawrence Lipnik, Sarah Mead, Patricia Petersen, and Gwyn Roberts.
Historic Newton presents Walking Tour: Commonwealth Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue, a broad, curving road originally called Newton Boulevard, received an upgrade with the arrival of the Commonwealth Avenue Street Railway in 1895. Home construction soon followed. Join us for a look at the early streetcar line, a few architectural gems, and Boston Marathon history with author Paul Clerici on our approximately 1.5 mile…