Newton Cultural Alliance

Newton Free Library presents: Exploring the Universe Part 1 - Pluto Strikes Back
2021-07-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Scott Kenyon for a visit to Pluto – the outcast – and only binary planet in the Solar System. Dr. Kenyon will guide a tour of the moons of Pluto and show how this system formed early in the history of the Solar System. This is part one of a two-part series which will continue on Tuesday, July 27 with a talk by Margaret Geller titled Caught in the Cosmic Web.
Scott J. Kenyon is an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge. He builds numerical simulations to study the way stars and planetary systems form and evolve. Dr. Kenyon is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society.
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New Art Center presents: Media Musing
2021-07-14 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-07-21 16:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for a 6-week come as you are mixed media mashup inspired by our Women in Abstraction exhibition! Students will use mixed media to explore collage and other forms of making. Perfect for making friends with the inner critic, connecting with inspiration, or connecting family and friends. We will center on playful discovery to create a series of work through mark-making, layering, materials, and prompts (music and readings). Students will be given a weekly (optional) assignment as well as a demonstration on how to approach the materials and surfaces suggested. Register here.

New Art Center presents: Japanese Hand-Building Pottery Workshop
2021-07-15 17:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-22 17:30 - 20:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Are you interested in making a beautiful pottery bowl without the struggle of mastering wheel-throwing techniques? This workshop is for all levels from complete beginners to experienced potters who wish to explore Japanese pottery making.“Tebineri” is a traditional Japanese hand-building pottery technique. In this 2 day workshop, students will learn the “Tebineri” technique to make a pottery piece such as a bowl or a cup using a tabletop manual turning wheel. Students will also learn how to trim, refine and design the clay form to create a special pottery piece.The New Art Center will fire and glaze all work.
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Newton Free Library presents: Prohibition Wine
2021-07-20 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for an author talk with TAB columnist and community activist, Marian Leah Knapp. Her new book, Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman’s Daring in Twentieth-Century America, tells the story of how Marian’s grandmother, Rebecca Goldberg—a Jewish immigrant from the Russian Empire living in rural Massachusetts―lost her husband to a railroad accident. The tragedy left her alone with six children to raise. The book follows Rebecca through the 1920s as she transforms her egg delivery service into a more lucrative endeavor: bootlegging.
For five years, Rebecca successfully provided for her customers in secret as a means to support her family until she was caught. Knapp’s story chronicles how the lower class experienced the Prohibition, a side not always represented in popular media from the era. Rebecca’s life as a poor Jewish immigrant in Massachusetts holds a mirror to struggles still relevant today including disparities in access to education and healthcare and ongoing discrimination. This program is cosponsored by the City of Newton Department of Senior Services.
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Newton Free Library presents: Poetry by the Pooh Statues
2021-07-21 16:30 - 17:15 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Do you love poetry and want to write some with other children? Meet us by the Pooh Statues behind the library to participate in this fun budding writer’s workshop! We will have paper and pencils. Just bring yourselves and your creativity. For ages 6-9 and their caregivers. If the ground is wet or in case of rain, this program will be virtual and a zoom link will be added to this description that morning.

Boston Ballet's Back-to-School Open Houses
2021-07-24, 2021-08-14 | Boston Ballet School, 153 Needham St, Suite N101, Newton Highlands, MA, 02464, United States
Children 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 pm: Ages 5-7
Saturday, August 14
Boston Studio – 19 Clarendon Street
10 am: 16 months-age 2
11 am: Ages 3-4
12 pm: Ages 5-7

New Arts Center presents: Outdoor Landscape Painting
2021-07-27 09:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-03 09:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-10 09:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-17 09:30 - 12:30, 2021-08-24 09:30 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
This 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 color to create a dynamic series of landscapes. Class demonstrations will focus on subject selection, under-painting, personal expression, and creating a sense of space. One-on-one and group critiques will help students take their work to a new level.
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Newton Free Library presents: Exploring the Universe Part 2 - Caught in the Cosmic Web
2021-07-27 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Margaret Geller for a journey through the universe – part two of our Exploring the Universe series. Throughout her career, she has been caught in the cosmic web, the largest pattern we know in nature. She will describe her role in discovering these patterns in the nearby universe and her ongoing work to map the way they evolve.
Margaret J. Geller is an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge. She is a pioneer in mapping the nearby universe. Her maps provided a new view of the enormous patterns in the distribution of galaxies like the Milky Way – the largest patterns we know. Dr. Geller is a MacArthur Fellow, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a New York Public Library Lion and the recipient of seven honorary degrees.
Cosponsored by the Ashland Public Library.
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Historic Newton presents: Virtual Paddle Tour of the Charles River
2021-07-27 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
From the 1880s through the 1920s, summer weekends brought thousands of boats to the “Lakes District” of the Charles River between Newton Lower Falls and Waltham. Follow along as we paddle past sites of historic interest in this area, including the former Norumbega Park, now the subject of Historic Newton’s new book. Also step into the boathouse that was once the headquarters of a police patrol on the river. This virtual tour with Paddle Boston is supported in part by Newton Wellesley Hospital and a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Register in advance to receive the Zoom link.

Newton Free Library presents: Make a Pollinator Hotel
2021-07-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join us at the library for our first in-person MakerSpace program! We’ll use materials like paper, branches, and other natural objects to create unique pollinator hotels. These hotels will hopefully attract local solitary bees and other helpful critters to your yard!
We’ll have tools and supplies at the library, but we encourage you to bring your own materials and tools to share. Some examples of useful things to bring:

Reclaimed wood (old drawers, small crates and planks, etc.)
Pinecones
Straw
Tin cans (empty and rinsed)
Newspaper

Historic Newton presents: That's Entertainment - Norumbega Park's History of Fun
2021-08-05 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Learn 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 by Clara Silverstein and Sara Goldberg of Historic Newton, illustrate this romp through 66 years of fun on the banks of the Charles River in Newton. Register through the Newton Free Library.

Newton Free Library presents: Ed Popielarczyk - Magic Show
2021-08-16 16:30 - 17:00 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Bring 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 fun! Rain Date is Tuesday, August 17 at 4:30pm.
This concert will take place at the Hyde Bandstand and Playground. This event is taking place on public grounds and does not require registration. Your Friends’ membership made this program possible. Join us!
A big thank you to the Hyde Community Center for helping organize this event and working with us to use the space. Additional thanks to The Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture Department.

Newton Free Library presents: Graphic Novel Trivia for Kids and Families
2021-08-24 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Can’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 on August 23 at 7:00pm.

NewTV presents Cones 'n Cars Ice Cream Social
2021-08-25 17:00 - 19:30 | NewTV, 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
NewTV 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 Cup Classic Car Show. Register here to attend this free event.

Newton Free Library presents: Coral Reef Canvas Painting
2021-08-27 15:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Paint 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 is a virtual event. Materials will be available for pick up a week prior to the event. For rising 6th-12th graders. Register here.

Newton Free Library presents: Twisted Sisters - Killer Hurricanes of the 1950s
2021-08-30 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join 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 floods of nearly Biblical proportions! Today, despite the massive seawalls and flood control projects built in the wake of the Twisted Sisters, the question is, will it happen again?
Eamon McCarthy Earls is an author of multiple books on regional history. He studied geology and history at UMASS-Amherst, served for three years as a Town Council member in his hometown of Franklin, Massachusetts, and is now completing a law degree at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.
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Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes - Charlotte's Web
2021-09-09 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-09-13 16:00 - 17:30 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
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 02465
We follow closings for all Newton Public school holidays and snow days.
We want theatre to be accessible to everyone.
If you are interested in learning more about Newton Theatre Kids scholarships, please email Melissa.

Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes - Devising Ensemble
2021-09-09 18:30 - 20:00 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
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 to expand their artistic horizons and learn more about their craft. ​Open to Students in Grades 6-8. ​Tuition: $385
Thursdays from 6:30-8 pm
September 9th through December 16th
​Taught by Abby Lass
Location for all classes: FUUSN – First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton
1326 Washington St, Newton, MA 02465
We follow closings for all Newton Public school holidays and snow days.
We want theatre to be accessible to everyone.
If you are interested in learning more about Newton Theatre Kids scholarships, please email Melissa.

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Lisa Regopoulos
2021-09-09 19:00 - 21:00
When Realism meets Impressionism in pastel, that’s where the excitement begins for Massachusetts artist Lisa Regopoulos. That’s how she likes to paint. It need not be a specific object, but a strong shape or pleasing color harmony combined with movement and texture that get transformed into an impressionistic pastel. First impressions of a scene, life in real time, the beauty of the now are the moments she wants to capture. That is why plein air painting excites her most. Her plein air work is fresh and evokes the feeling of whatever is happening at that moment in time. It’s that emotion in her pastels that engages her viewers, causing them to linger and begging them to share in that feeling.
Her enthusiasm for pastel and plein air painting has led her to learn from some of the nation’s best Artists in pastel, watercolor and oil at the Plein Air Convention and the IAPS Convention in Albuquerque, NM. She has attended many intensive workshops in order to keep growing as an artist, and to learn about new techniques and trends. One of her favorite intensive workshops was a week of plein air pastel painting in Tuscany in May 2017.
Working in pastel and teaching her students this versatile medium are two of her greatest passions. She has worked in the medium for twenty years and has seen incredible growth after becoming a full-time artist when her daughter entered college four years ago. Her commitment to teaching began nearly a decade ago, conducting small private classes in her home, to weekly classes at the Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, Hollis, NH, to workshops and demonstrations all over the New England Region. She currently maintains a new studio in Fitchburg, MA. In June of 2019, Lisa taught a 10 day plein air workshop at La Romita School (www.laromita.org), Umbria, Italy, and is actively pursuing teaching workshops across the USA
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Storied Nights - Open-Mic Storytelling at the Hyde Bandshell
2021-09-12 19:00 - 20:45 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Come listen to great stories, or, put your name in the hat to tell your own, true, 5-minute story. Bring your friends, a picnic and libations. Come enjoy the outdoors while we can!
Story Theme: “Fall”
Tell us about a time when you took a fall (literal or otherwise); or when you fell in love, or off the wagon; or maybe you needed a fall-back plan. Or maybe it happened in Autumn.
Featuring the amazing Harold Cox, Don Picard, and Rose Saia.

New Art Center presents: Pastel Landscapes
2021-09-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
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 students must have at least taken one drawing class. See website for materials list.
Dates: 9/13 – 11/29
Details: Mondays, 11 Sessions
Times: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Notes: no class 10/11

New Art Center presents: Site Specific Dance - For All Movers, Artists, and Dancers
2021-09-14 18:00 - 19:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Improvise and make dances (all levels are invited) live, and, in-person, inspired by the world around you: your kitchen, your car, a skyscraper, a park bench. You will receive prompts one week in advance of class to inspire you to create a short movement piece. These short dances (~1 min) can provide a jumping-off point for further expansion, they can be transformed into a 2D work of art, or they can stand on their own two feet. During class we will share our creations, and, we will improvise together based on themes. Brilliance and some silliness will ensue. See website for more details.
Dates: 9/14 – 10/19
Details: Tuesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
