Newton Cultural Alliance

New Art Center online: Monotype Printing with a Press
2020-09-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-22 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Build skills in monotype printmaking. Experiment with techniques using an etching press: additive and subtractive printing, chine colle, trace monotype, overprinting, stencils, and direct painting on a plate. Explore ways of creating texture and depth using natural and man-made objects: leaves, grasses, eggshells, mesh, foil, bubble wrap, etc. to make gorgeous prints! Excellent for all levels of experience. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Venue: Washington Park

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-09-16, 2020-09-17, 2020-09-18, 2020-09-19, 2020-09-20, 2020-09-21, 2020-09-22, 2020-09-23 and 2 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
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

All Newton Music School: Broadway Bound Online Class
2020-09-17 17:00 - 17:45, 2020-09-19 13:45 - 14:30, 2020-09-24 17:00 - 17:45 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Actors will spend the Semester creating and exploring imaginative characters, learning choreography, and proper singing technique with director, composer, and playwright Kelvyn Koning; an experienced musical theatre educator.
Broadway Bound will allow each actor to sing, dance, deliver lines, and be part of a virtual theatrical ensemble which builds presence and self-confidence.
Creative and engaging instructor Mr. Kelvyn will work with the young actors ideas to compose original music and scenes for each class as they prepare a virtual world premiere production!
Before filming, the student will be provided with a Broadway Bound “Backstage” Box with all the costume pieces and props needed to film their scenes, songs, and choreography with flair!
Click here for registration.
Ages 5-7 years
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturdays: 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Ages 8-10 years
Sept. 10 to Jan. 7 – Thursday: 5:00 – 5:45 pm
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturday: 1:45 – 2:30 pm

Amherst Early Music online: The Curious Case of the Loeillet Recorder Duets
2020-09-19 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for AEM ONLINE classes each weekend! Register for any number of sessions – classes are $25 per session. Registration opens each Monday for the weekend classes! Click here for more information.
The Curious Case of the Loeillet Recorder Duets: What Makes a Duet Good? with Gwyn Roberts
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant published his Opus 1 around 1710 as a set of 12 sonatas for recorder and continuo. Shortly thereafter, those sonatas reappeared as recorder duets, with a new second recorder part quite different from the original continuo line.
We’ll sample both versions, consider what changed to make the duets work better, and tackle the pesky mystery of all of those composers named Loeillet.

Amherst Early Music online: A Cantus Firmus Connection
2020-09-19 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for AEM ONLINE classes each weekend! Register for any number of sessions – classes are $25 per session. Registration opens each Monday for the weekend classes! Click here for more information.
A Cantus Firmus Connection for Viols and Friends of Viols with John Mark Rozendaal
In the 16th century, viol-playing musicians cultivated improvisation (the fast method of composition), and composition (the slow approach to improvisation) by dividing the breves of a slow-moving cantus firmus into various rhythms, and using those rhythms to cast harmonizing melodies over and under the subject to create expressive rhetorical statements and impressive contrapuntal structures.
In this class we will look at two distinct repertoires that actually involve the same musical materials and techniques to create quite different affects: the Recercadas of Diego Ortiz based on La Spagna; and the English In nomine as practiced by William Byrd and his forebears. Ortiz’s compositions are offered as examples for students of improvisation. The In nomine was an exercise in composition. Both genres also served as exercises in performing musicianship, which is how we will be using them.

Amherst Early Music online: A Modal Almanac
2020-09-20 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for AEM ONLINE classes each weekend! Register for any number of sessions – classes are $25 per session. Registration opens each Monday for the weekend classes! Click here for more information
A Modal Almanac with Shira Kammen
Medieval and Traditional British Isles music pertaining to different seasons of the year, including compositions from the 13th c. Montpellier Manuscript, Guillaume Dufay, Francesco Landini, and more.

Amherst Early Music online: Performing the Bach Cello Suites
2020-09-20 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for AEM ONLINE classes each weekend! Register for any number of sessions – classes are $25 per session. Registration opens each Monday for the weekend classes! Click here for more information.
Performing the Bach Cello Suites: An Exploration of Sources, Slurs and Style with Sarah Freiberg
In this class we will delve into the context of the beloved Bach cello suites, seeing them for the ground-breaking works they were at the time, examining the sources, and what happens when slurs are unclear at best. We will discuss some of the many editions and talk about Baroque style, and Bach’s amazing understanding of harmony and resonance.

New Art Center Online: Painting with Color
2020-09-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Discover the magic of color! This class is designed to develop or strengthen your skills for all aspects of color mixing: value, warm/cool, and opposites/complementary. Students will create their own value and color charts, and use these charts to expand and explore the use of color in their oil or acrylic paintings. Excellent for all levels. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Acrylic and Oil Painting - Intermediate/Advanced
2020-09-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Explore the emotive, expressive and representative qualities of paint in an exciting studio environment. Focus on the painting process, how marks and color can be generated from spontaneous reactions to a subject, and learn to explore and exploit the accidental freshness of material. Use oil, acrylic or other water based paints in this course for intermediate to advanced artists. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Watercolor Explorations
2020-09-21 12:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
This course for experienced watercolor students will focus on composition, values, and wash techniques in rendering landscape, botanicals, and still life. Students may work on suggested projects or those of their choice. Demos and individual critiques included. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 16
Details: Mondays, 8 Sessions
Times: 12:30PM – 3:00PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Post-Modern Assemblage Painting
2020-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Paint, block print, or push the envelope with a postmodern approach to assemblage. Grow your practice through thoughtful critiques with attention to individual strengths. Combine your favorite forms in this creative and invigorating atmosphere. Intermediate level. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Creative Construction - GR K-2
2020-09-21 16:00 - 17:30 | ZOOM
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Young artists will explore the world of 3-D as they create sculptures and constructions using clay, cardboard, felt, found objects and other materials. They will improve fine motor skills as they manipulate, cut, bend, sculpt and balance, using creative problem solving under the guidance of a New Art instructor. Visit their website for more information.
Dates: Sep 21 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 9 Sessions
Times: 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Venue: Washington Park
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Beginning Drawing
2020-09-22 09:30 - 12:30 | Trio Newton, 243 Walnut Street, Unit 213, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Learn basic drawing essentials! Students will sharpen their observation skills and learn to develop accurate and expressive drawings using a variety of materials. Learning to draw provides students with an excellent foundation for additional drawing, painting, and other art explorations. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Trio Newton

New Art Center online: Painting Beyond Foundations
2020-09-22 09:30 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Intermediate and advanced students explore and develop personal themes while pushing their skills to the limit. Demos, group exercises, color theory, advanced painting techniques with regular critique and conversation support and extend creativity and competency. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Washington Park

New Art Center online: Ceramics - Intermediate/Advanced
2020-09-22 09:30 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Students of all levels explore the creative possibilities of ceramics. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction cover wheel throwing, handbuilding, and surface treatment including glazing. Each semester includes one group project or technique and plenty of time to develop your distinctive voice. Tuition includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing and glazing. See website for supply list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Washington Park

Newton Free Library presents: Don’t Take the Bait – Helping You Identify Misinformation
2020-09-22 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join the Newton Free Library for this online discussion on Tuesday, September 22nd. Misinformation is everywhere these days. In this class we will offer strategies to help you sift through what is exaggerated, misleading or completely false to find more accurate online information and become better digital consumers.
Click here to register.

[RESCHEDULED] Historic Newton presents: Bayman in the Bay State - Viking Myths
2020-09-24 17:00 | Zoom
On September 17th, explore the origins of the myths surrounding the Vikings and Leif Erikson’s alleged exploration and settlement of Massachusetts. Learn about how negligent scholarship and forged maps and transcriptions have led to a statue of Erikson on Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue. Several other monuments to the Vikings remain in our state today after their fabrication during the 19th century, including Norumbega Tower on the Charles River. Register in advance [create link] to receive the link to this Zoom talk. Suggested donation, $10 per person, $5 for Historic Newton members. Register here

New Art Center online: Drawing, Painting, Collage GR 6-8
2020-09-25 16:30 - 18:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.

Longer class! Explore techniques of drawing, painting and collage. The focus this semester will be on form and space – learning to make your work look 3-D and to show distance. Experiment with color, shape and composition, and learn how to use different art materials individually and together to create more sophisticated artworks. This class is excellent for all levels of experience.
Dates: Sep 25 – Dec 18
Details: Fridays, 10 Sessions
Times: 4:30PM – 6:00PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 11/27
