The Hyde Community Center presents Summer in the Highlands
2023-07-01 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-07 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-08 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-14 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-15 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-21 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-22 18:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-28 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) and 13 more dates | 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.

8th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts
2023-07-21 18:30 - 22:30, 2023-07-22 11:00 - 21:00 | Hyde Playground, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands
🎶 8th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts 🎶

July 21-22, 2023
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Newton Community Pride (NCP) is excited to announce that the 8th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts is back and scheduled for July 21 & 22, 2023! This year, NCP is trying something new. The Festival will be a two-day event held in partnership with the Hyde Community Center at the Hyde Playground in Newton Highlands. The Festival of the Arts will kick off on Friday, July 21st at 6:30 pm with a Pops-style concert by the New Philharmonia Orchestra.
On Saturday, July 22nd, NCP will be hosting 10+ performances on 2 alternating stages all day at the Hyde Playground from Noon to 8:00 pm.
There will be something for everyone to enjoy – musical performances, visual arts, vendor/craft booths, and more! All festival performances are free and open for all to enjoy.
The Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts has been a showcase of Newton and regional talent for years and NCP is excited to once again bring a summer weekend of music and family-friendly entertainment. The Festival is produced by Chris Pitts.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, The Village Bank.

Thank you to our other supporters, Kona Ice and Vinodivino.

July 21st
Hyde Playground, 90 Lincoln St Newton Highlands
6:30pm New Philharmonia Orchestra with Kemp Harris
7:30pm Instrument Petting Zoo
Dusk Movie – E.T.
July 22nd
Hyde Playground, 90 Lincoln St Newton Highlands
11am Story Starters presents Children’s Book Reading by author, Candelaria Norma Silva
12pm Peter Cannizzaro – Juggler & Family Fun
12:30pm Plugged In Band – Kids Rock
1pm Outrageous Fortune – Bluegrass & Jugband
2pm Newton Baroque
3pm Ben Romanow – Latin American Style
4pm PJ Adamson & Friends of Steel – Caribbean Jazz
5pm Timba Messengers – Latin Jazz Salsa
6pm Thaddeus Hogarth Collective – Soul/Funk
7pm Albino Mbie – Global Afro Pop
8pm Tema Segal & Couch the Band – Pop R&B

New Art Center presents Día de los Muertos Celebration
2023-10-29 12:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join New Art Center, guest artists, and performers as we celebrate the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos! We will be remembering and celebrating the lives of loved ones who have left us through music, dance, and art-making.
The celebration will be from 12pm-4pm. Performance by Los Sugar Kings. Featuring Guest Artists Cristóbal Sánchez and Lennon Hernandez Wolcott. This event is free and open to the public.

Free Museum Day
2024-02-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Admission to the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is free to all visitors today as part of Community Weekend. The Jackson Homestead is closed today but admission there is free on Sunday, February 4.

Free Museum Day
2024-02-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Admission to the Jackson Homestead is free to all visitors today as part of Community Weekend. The Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is closed today.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon
2024-02-11 12:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center as we celebrate the year of the dragon with a fun, FREE event for all ages! The year of the dragon is meant to bring growth, progress, and abundance.
Art educators will lead participants through different make-and-take activities: coloring pages (illustrated by our Guest Artist Nell Valle), draw-along dragons, paper lanterns, and Chinese calligraphy (featuring a demonstration by Ren Li Song).
Performances include:
Music by the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association’s (GBCCA) music ensemble, at 12:30pm.
Dance performance by members of Newton Chinese School, at 2:00pm.
And we welcome back Kyungsun Kim, a gayageum player, with members of Boston Academy of Korean Traditional Art (BAKTA), at 3:15pm.

FUUSN Musicians Annual Concert
2024-02-11 14:00 - 16:00 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Come and hear the wonderful musicians of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in concert on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2pm in the FUUSN Sanctuary. This concert is a fundraiser for the UU Urban Ministry. You’ll hear classical chamber music by renowned pianist Lois Shapiro, as well as performances by Paul Antonucci and Debra Minard. Of course the intrepid FUUSN Band will be rocking the house. Come and enjoy the fantastic array of musical styles and moods: classical works, bluegrass tunes, jazz and more. And we’ll continue our tradition of Cookies at Intermission!
The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the UU Urban Ministry.

New Art Center presents Art of the Possible: Vinfen's Gateway Arts
2024-05-16 18:00 - 20:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
In this new exhibition, entitled “Art of the Possible,” the New Art Center in Newton has partnered with Vinfen’s Gateway Arts. 28 Gateway Arts artists will display their work at the New Art Corridor for the month of May.
An opening reception will be held on May 16 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Vinfen’s Gateway Arts is a world-renowned studio art center, store, and gallery providing professional supports and representation to adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health diagnoses, brain injuries, and other neurodiverse conditions. Nearly 100 artists work in our communal studio setting, across a wide variety of media, to bring their unique artistic visions to life. To learn more about Gateway Arts, visit gatewayarts.org.
