Newton Cultural Alliance

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: International Shorts 2021 - Virtual Screening
2021-04-27, 2021-04-28, 2021-04-29, 2021-04-30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The SCC are pleased to be co-presenters for the International Shorts 2021 being presented as part of Wicked Queer, the 37th Annual LBGTQ+ Film Festival being shown virtually between April 1st through April 30th.
Featuring international films by a selection of new talents, this year’s lineup includes lyrical works from Spain, a surreal Norwegian comedy, and a bittersweet story from Belgium. Curated by Giuseppe Di Caprio.
Included is The Corner (2021). Tired of waiting, Veronika tries to give her girlfriend direction over the phone, but Susan gets more and more confused with every word. The Corner is a 5-minute-long, one-shot-film, and it’s a story about communication and the sense (or non-sense) of direction.)
Directed by Ida Hansen Eldøen | 2020 | 5 min | Norway | in Norwegian with English subtitles
See the full list of shorts here.
Thursday, April 1st – Friday, April 30th | on xerb.tv | $10 | purchase tickets here

West Suburban YMCA presents: Family Movie Night - "Honey I Shrunk the Kids"
2021-07-21 20:30 (America/New_York) | WSYMCA, 276 Church St, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
It’s movie night at the Y! Grab a blanket or chairs and join us on the field for a viewing of the Disney classic “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.”
Families can arrive and get seated beginning at 7:30pm, and the movie will start at 8:30pm.
Admission:

FREE for members!
$10 for non-member families

Guests are welcome to bring a picnic or snacks to enjoy during the movie. We hope to see you there!
Thank you to our family movie night sponsors!
Cindy K. Laughrea, Realtor Historic Homes
Allen & Major Associates, Inc. and the A&M Charitable Foundation Inc.
Interested in sponsoring an event? Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

NewTV's Summer Photo Contest
2021-08-19, 2021-08-20, 2021-08-21, 2021-08-22, 2021-08-23, 2021-08-24, 2021-08-25, 2021-08-26 and 8 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join in on the fun by voting in NewTV’s Summer Photo Contest. Amazing entries from all over Newton have been submitted and are waiting for your verdict. Voting ends Friday, September 3, and winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 7. Choose the best overall image and the “in and around Newton” favorite by casting your ballot here.

The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Going West
2021-10-16 13:30 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
An unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transgender father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother’s excellent quilting skills. Going West is a warm and touching feelgood film about life, loss and love.

Saturday, October 16th | 1:30 | $5; tickets can be purchased here **advanced purchase, masks, proof of vaccination required**
75 minutes | In Norwegian with English subtitles.
** because of COVID restrictions masks must be warn at all times. No food or beverage may be consumed**

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Backyard Village (2021)
2021-11-20 13:30 - 15:30 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
When Brynja finishes her stay in a health clinic in the village of Hveragerdi, she’s reluctant to return to her life in the capital, so she checks into a small guesthouse. There she meets Mark, a tourist
who is also reluctant to leave this nurturing community.
Saturday, November 20th | 1:30pm | | $5; tickets can be purchased here **advanced purchase, masks, proof of vaccination required**
92 minutes | In Icelandic with English subtitles

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: "The Men's Room" Screening
2021-12-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
A wonderful Norwegian male choir is getting ready to warm up for Black Sabbath and to sing the last verse for their conductor.

Every Tuesday, 25 men in their prime get together in a bar in Oslo to sing in a choir and drink beers. They have joked that they have promised to sing at each other’s funerals and now it looks like the choir’s conductor will be the first to be sung out. The doctor has given him just a few months to live. Which is roughly the time that the male choir has to prepare for its biggest gig to date: a warm-up job for Black Sabbath. The countdown has started, while both the cancer-stricken conductor and the wonderful lads in the choir try to keep their spirits high with songs about the hardships of middle-aged men, while they also prepare to say farewell to each other. The joy of singing and community help them to open up to each other and their feelings. Rarely has a film been so funny and touching, and you are both warmed on the inside and reduced to tears at the same time. ‘The Men’s Room’ is a film that goes straight to the heart and stays there.
in Norwegian with English subtitles | 75 minutes
Saturday, December 11th | 1pm | $5; free for SCC members | Tickets here

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Push (2019) screening
2022-01-08 13:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
WHY CAN’T WE AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR CITIES?
PUSH is a new documentary from award-winning Swedish director Fredrik Gertten, investigating why we can’t afford to live in our own cities anymore. Housing is a fundamental human right, a precondition to a safe and healthy life. But in cities all around the world, having a place to live is becoming more and more difficult. Who are the players and what are the factors that make housing one of today’s most pressing world issues?
Saturday, January 8th | 1pm | $7; free for members | Tickets here | **proof of vaccination and masks required**

Newton Free Library presents: Creating Public TV Shows with Roberto Mighty
2022-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join filmmaker, Roberto Mighty, for a session in which he will talk about the process of creating and producing his three new TV shows that are airing nationwide on public television. Learn why World’s Greatest Cemeteries, getting dot OLDER and Legacy of Love are all labors of love for this former college professor who is a former Newton resident!
Roberto Mighty, MFA, is America’s first Artist-in-Residence at a National Historic Landmark cemetery, where he produced 29 short films about diverse historical figures, horticulture, landscape and funerary iconography. Roberto is also Host/Producer of getting dot OLDER, his new 13 episode, half hour public television series about baby boomers across America — slated for release by APT in January, 2022 . Roberto’s historical documentary about Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, Legacy of Love, was broadcast on WGBH in 2020. He is Founder and Principal of Celestial Media LLC, a new Film/TV/Multimedia studio specializing in creative, inclusive content for today’s audiences. Visit Roberto’s website. Image ©2021_Roberto Mighty. Credit: Shawn Read
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The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: The Pact
2022-02-19 13:30 - 15:30 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
SCREENING:
THE PACT (2021)
presented in conjunction with the Scandinavian Library

It’s 1948 and sixty-three-year-old OUT OF AFRICA author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation devastated by syphilis and mourning her lost love until she meets talented thirty-year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She offers him a Faustian bargain and promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally. As her demands become more and more pernicious, Thorkild much chooses between Blixen’s promise of fame or his wife and young son.
From director Bille August (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) comes this sterling adaptation of Bjørnvig’s bestselling memoir.
Saturday, February 19th | 1:30 pm | $10; $8 for SCC and Library members | tickets here
*advanced tickets, proof of vaccination, and masks required*
Director: Bille August. Denmark, 2021, 115 min. In Danish with English subtitles

Class: Capturing Your Voice with Podcasting
2023-05-13 13:00 - 15:00 | NewTV, 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Next up in NewTV’s in-person class schedule is Capturing Your Voice with Podcasting!
In this course taught by Lena Chehaiber, students will learn how to set up, edit, and submit their very own podcast. We will review podcasting techniques, as well as fundamentals of the ins-and-outs of running your own podcast show.
Join us on Saturday, May 13th at 1:00PM for this class. There are only 7 seats available per class session, so don’t wait!
Classes are free and open to all NewTV Members. Not a member? Not a problem! Visit https://newtv.org/join to learn about all the perks of an affordable NewTV membership.

The Hyde Community Center presents Summer in the Highlands
2023-06-16 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-06-17 18:00 - 22:00 | Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA, 02461, United States
The Hyde Community Center
2023 Summer in the Highlands
All Movies and Concerts are free and take place on Hyde Bandstand at Hyde Playground.
Sponsor for all activities on Hyde Bandstand this summer: The Village Bank.
In partnership with the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council.
For more information 617-201-7088 or director@hydecenter.org or www.hydecenter.org
Hyde on Twitter @hydehighlands. Hyde on Instagram hydehighlands.
The Hyde Community Center is a nonprofit corporation.
Full Schedule available here.
