Newton Cultural Alliance

Boston Ballet presents: Celebrating Jorma Elo
2021-03-02, 2021-03-03, 2021-03-04, 2021-03-05, 2021-03-06, 2021-03-07 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
From new choreographic voices to narratives you know by heart, enjoy live dance like you have never seen it before. Dance where you are with Boston Ballet’s first-ever virtual season BB@YourHome; six programs that feature fresh creations, signature works, and classical ballet favorites captured live in-studio and streamed directly to you. A digital subscription allows you to enjoy each production with your entire household. With each subscription, you support our dancers, fuel new art-making, and invest in Boston Ballet’s future. Subscribe today, or click here to learn more about virtual performances.
Celebrating Jorma Elo
February 25 – March 7, 2021
Celebrate the boldness and choreographic evolution of Jorma Elo’s work through his 15 years as Boston Ballet’s Resident Choreographer. Watch as a new cast of dancers takes on his mind-blowing hit Plan to B and be the first to experience his brand-new work for two dancers.

Newton Art Association's High School Senior Art Scholarship
2021-03-02, 2021-03-03, 2021-03-04, 2021-03-05, 2021-03-06, 2021-03-07, 2021-03-08, 2021-03-09 and 2 more dates
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: Communicating in a Diverse World
2021-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join Attorney Frederick Golder, a mediator and arbitrator with more than 20 years of experience, for a session in which you will learn how to communicate effectively in a diverse world. Expressing opposing viewpoints can be dangerous. Attendees will come to understand the differences in core values, gender, race, culture, religion, age and sexual orientation. Learn to reframe contentious issues such as:

Men against women,
Blacks against whites
Liberals against conservatives

When you learn the reasons for divisiveness, you will be able to communicate more effectively, resolve conflicts more easily and maintain positive relationships. Cosponsored by the Newton Human Rights Commission. Click here to register.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2021-03-03, 2021-03-04, 2021-03-05, 2021-03-06, 2021-03-07, 2021-03-08, 2021-03-09, 2021-03-10 and 1 more date
These audio and video podcasts, presented by Zamir Chorale of Boston, can serve as an introduction to the field of Jewish Choral Music. But caveat lector, these are not comprehensive; they provide only an introduction to the field. Readers may follow up with the many texts and websites that are listed elsewhere in this website: https://www.jewishchoralmusic.com/podcasts

Historic Newton presents: Activism and 'Redeeming Uncle Tom'
2021-03-03 17:00 - 19:00
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, galvanized anti-slavery forces. Yet activism for human rights was growing in the early 19th century. Our screening of “Redeeming Uncle Tom,” a film about Josiah Henson, whose life story inspired Stowe, informs our discussion afterwards. Learn how Henson fits into the beginning of an organized movement for abolition, which coalesced in the 1830s and led to Stowe using her novel to promote social justice. Our guest speaker, Holly Jackson, is the author of American Radicals and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston. This program is funded in part by a grant from Mass Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Register here to attend this Zoom program.

Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
2021-03-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-03-10 18:30 - 19:30
Do you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner’s creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A reminder email and zoom link will be sent out prior to the first session.
Online registration is required and begins Wednesday, January 20 at 6:30pm.
When you register, you register for ALL 10 sessions: 2/3, 2/10, 3/3, 3/10, 4/7, 4/14, 5/5, 5/12, 6/2, and 6/9.

New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Nathalie Miebach
2021-03-04 17:30 - 18:30
Join us on Zoom for our winter Artist Talk Series featuring contemporary artists whose work examines climate and the environment.
Nathalie Miebach’s work focuses on the intersection of art and science and the visual articulation of scientific observations. Using the methodologies and processes of both disciplines, Miebach translates scientific data related to ecology, climate change and meteorology into three-dimensional structures. Miebach’s method of translation is principally that of weaving – in particular basket weaving – as it provides a simple yet highly effective grid through which to interpret data in three-dimensional space. Central to this work is the desire to explore the role visual aesthetics play in the translation and understanding of scientific information. By utilizing artistic processes and everyday materials, Miebach questions and expands the traditional boundaries through which science data has been visually translated (ex: graphs, diagrams), while at the same time provoking expectations of what kind of visual vocabulary is considered to be in the domain of ‘science’ or ‘art’.
Click here for more information.
