Free Museum Day
2024-02-04 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Play at DK
2024-06-01 10:00 - 17:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
You’re invited to Durant-Kenrick’s 10th birthday party! Join us for a free, fun-filled family day featuring a new scavenger hunt and garden guide, in-exhibit activities, outdoor games, and crafts. Whether you’re a longtime fan or a new visitor, there’s something new for everyone to enjoy. Drop in anytime during the museum’s open hours, 10am-5pm. Use this form to let us know you’re interested: https://form-usa.keela.co/2024PlayDK

Queer Open Studios at Night
2024-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join New Art Center on June 5 for Queer Open Studios! Located at our main location, this event will feature local queer community artists and makers, along with live music, crafts, and entertainment so that attendees can experience everything that Newton’s arts and culture community has to offer.
Interested in being a vendor? View our Call for Art page on our website!

2024 Fall Village Concert Series
2024-09-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Trio Newton, 243 Walnut Street, Unit 213, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Newton Community Pride is pleased to announce our 2024 Fall Village Concert Series in Newtonville, Waban, and West Newton! The concerts will take place on three Sundays in September: September 8th, 15th, and 22nd.
All performances are free and accessible to all.

Sunday, September 8
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Newtonville
Trio Courtyard, 845 Washington Street
TRIOLOGY
Mixing Jazz and Latin in eclectic arrangements of old and new, famous and obscure, hot and cool, Triolgy plays a wide variety of material with international influences. Bassist Tal Shalom-Kobi, drummer Itai Meshorer, and singer/pianist Reed Cournoyer originate from different continents and each brings their own unique experience to the group. Experience and enjoy straight-ahead swing, explorations of Latin rhythms, odd-time signatures on Jazz tunes, standards, original compositions, folk melodies, and the occasional pop hit.
Register here

2024 Fall Village Concert Series
2024-09-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
2024 Fall Village Concert Series

Sunday, September 15
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Waban
Suzuki School of Newton
1615 Beacon Street
CROWES PASTURE
Join Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin for a night of moving and inspirational songs. The duo, Crowes Pasture, intimately blends vocal harmonies with a unique instrumental style that is best described as “a banjo-guitar romance.” The soulful folk duo has released two EPs and three full-length albums in just six-years, and they are presently recording their third full length album. The origin of the group’s name, Crowes Pasture, comes from the salt marsh and tidal flats on the north side of Cape Cod. Register here

Historic Newton presents Hayfest
2024-10-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Join us for a free, family-friendly day of fall fun! At Historic Newton’s Hayfest, travel back in time to 19th century Newton as you dip candles, press apples, churn butter, play games, and more. Learn more at www.newtonma.gov/hayfest
Interested in volunteering to help make Hayfest great? Sign up here: https://form-usa.keela.co/VolunteerHayfest2024

Historic Newton presents Trick-or-Treat at Durant-Kenrick
2024-10-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Add Historic Newton to your trick-or-treating route! On Halloween night, stop by the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds to fill your treat bag with candy, a coloring page, and a coupon for a free return visit to the museum.

Susan Adler: A Life Seen, A Legacy Remembered
2024-11-02 18:30 - 21:00 | MA
The Allen Center will host a reception for their upcoming exhibit, “Susan Adler: A Life Seen, A Legacy Remembered” on Saturday, November 2 at 6:30pm in celebration of Susan Seidner Adler’s life and work. The exhibition of her figure paintings and soft figurines will be on display in The Allen Center gallery from November 2 – December 8, 2024. There will be light appetizers and refreshments served at the reception. Please register if you plan on attending.
Susan Seidner Adler (1935-2020) was a self-taught artist and psychotherapist known for her portraits of prominent figures, including her sister-in-law Renata Adler, and for her portrait of Sylvia Plath at Smith College. Susan Adler’s oil paintings and figurines capture more than a mere likeness of their subjects and reflect the elegance of the times.
Register.

Find Your Light
2024-12-07 12:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center in Newtonville for Find Your Light, celebrations of Kwanzaa and Chanukah. The event will take place on Saturday, December 7 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm at 61 Washington Park and is part of New Art’s Cultural Access Program, a robust Community Outreach program providing free and inclusive art experiences.
Find Your Light will feature a series of art-making and performance activities centered on the principles of Chanukah and Kwaznaa. Presenters aim to highlight the similarities between the two celebrations, showcasing the diversity in our community, while connecting us to themes of unity. This is a family-friendly event, free and open to the public.
Rasheeda Brown will lead art-making centered on the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work & responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Participants will create seven unique handcrafted gifts, one for each day of the festival, to share with seven special people in their lives.
Shira Weiss poses the question, “What brought you light this year?” They will lead a family-friendly, immersive art experience celebrating Chanukah through artmaking, storytelling, and theater. Guests join in a collaborative performance and in the process share how light connects us all.
The Kwanzaa workshop starts at 12pm, and runs until 3pm., while the Chanukah sessions begin at 1pm and runs until 4pm.

Historic Newton Presents Newton History Series: A Pressing Matter - 18th Century Media Literacy and Bias
2024-12-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Media and information literacy are essential 21st-century skills in order to be an informed citizen. These are also skills that, when applied in a historical context, help us become better historians. In this discussion, we will analyze perspective, language, and bias in 18th-century newspapers, with a critical lens on how news was consumed in colonial America.
About the speaker: Michele Gabrielson is a local history teacher and historic interpreter of the 18th century. When she is not teaching in the classroom, Michele can be found leading tours, lectures, and demonstrations at historic sites in the greater Boston area. She specializes in interpreting the history of colonial women printers, the stories of loyalist refugees, and of 18th century chocolate makers! Most recently, she has taken on building a first-person impression of the revolutionary playwright and poet Mercy Otis Warren. Michele additionally serves on several historical committees dedicated to helping preserve the history of colonial America, is a member of the Authenticity Standards Committee for Minuteman National Historic Park, and is the coordinator for the Battle Road Guides for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. She was recently awarded a 2024 Rising Star Award for Public History by the Massachusetts History Alliance for her programming titled, “The Revolutionary Classroom,” and named a finalist for the 2024 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year.
This program is part of the Newton History Series, co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. Look out for lectures in both February and March 2025.
Thursday, January 16, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Free, registration not required

Sensory Garden
2025-01-20 - 2025-02-28 | New Art Cooridor, 245 Walnut Street, Newon, MA
The New Art 2025 Sensory Garden Exhibition is your chance to Support our Local Artists.
Artists offer a wintertime oasis amidst political, social, and cultural transition. Fostering a connection with nature, art, and ourselves through all our senses, grounds and preserves us. We invite sight and smell and touch and taste (indicated by signage) in this self-contained terrarium or sanctuary. We honor and prompt your experience as a lodestar for self-awareness and emotional healing.
Exhibition Dates
January,17th 2025 – February 28th 2025
Opening Reception
January 20th 5-7pm, Free and Open to the public.
Join the New Art Center in celebrating the opening of the 2025 Sensory Garden Exhibition. Mingle with some of this year’s 23 participating artists, while exploring over 54 pieces in this year’s sale.
Artist Talk
January 30th 5:30-6:30pm, Free and Open to the public.
Curator Guided Tour
February 12th: 6:00-7:30 PM, Free and Open to the public.
The New Art Corridor (Trio)
245 Walnut St.,
Newton, MA 02460
About The New Art Curatorial Program:
Established in July 2020 as the BIPOC Curatorial Program, the New Art Curatorial Program features three exhibitions annually curated by mid-career New England area BIPOC community writers, artists, and thinkers. This series enables curators of color to develop and share their personal vision through exhibitions that spark dialogue.

Opening Reception, Photographs by Tira Khan
2025-01-29 18:30 - 20:30 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Join us for an opening reception on Wednesday, January 29th, from 6:30-8:30pm for Interiors: Between Refuge and Restraint, an exhibit of photographs by Tira Khan. Interiors is the second in the “Women Seeing Women” series curated by Peter Vanderwarker, NCA board member and curator of the NCA’s Visual Arts program. The exhibit will be on display in The Allen Center’s Recital Gallery from January 23rd – March 4th, 2025, with open gallery hours to be announced. Please register if you plan on attending the reception.
Tira Khan is a documentary and montage photographer who explores the meaning of family, portraiture, and place.
For more information: www.newtonculture.org/gallery

Lunar New Year
2025-02-02 12:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center in Newtonville for the fourth annual Lunar New Year event. The event will take place on Sunday, February 2 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm at 61 Washington Park and is part of New Art’s Cultural Access Program, a robust Community Outreach program providing free and inclusive art experiences.
The Lunar New Year event will feature a series of art-making and performance activities centered on the celebrations associated with Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is an important time for celebration in the majority of East and Southeast Asian cultures. We welcome the New Year by spending time with family making food, playing games, telling stories, and cleaning our homes! This is a family-friendly event, free and open to the public.
This year is the year of the Blue Snake in the Korean calendar, or Wood Snake in the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Blue Snake is a year for wisdom, intuition, creativity, and personal growth! The Snake zodiac symbolizes wisdom and carefulness, and the Blue element, or Wood, is associated with movement and growth, as well as cooperation and idealism. This year, we should encourage ourselves to focus on self-growth and planning long-term goals for the future. Focus on your personal relationships, and find stability in reflection and mindful practices!
Ren Li Song will present on the art of calligraphy. Performers include the GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble, members of the Boston Korean Dance Academy, and a Global String Band JUL.

Sensory Garden Exhibition: A Guided Tour
2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | The New Art Corridor (Trio), 245 Walnut St, Newton, Massachusetts, 02460, United States
The New Art 2025 Sensory Garden Exhibition is your chance to Support our Local Artists.
Artists offer a wintertime oasis amidst political, social, and cultural transition. Fostering a connection with nature, art, and ourselves through all our senses, grounds and preserves us. We invite sight and smell and touch and taste (indicated by signage) in this self-contained terrarium or sanctuary. We honor and prompt your experience as a lodestar for self-awareness and emotional healing.
Join the New Art Center in celebrating the opening of the 2025 Sensory Garden Exhibition. Mingle with some of this year’s 23 participating artists, while exploring over 54 pieces in this year’s sale.

New Art Center presents Brigham House Tea party
2025-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Brigham House, 341 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472, United States
Join us for the Brigham House Tea Party on Sunday, February 16th, from 2–4 PM to engage with and admire the artwork created by the participants while brewing your own tea.

New Art Center presents Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay
2025-05-01 17:30 - 19:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center in celebrating the opening of the New Art’s Adult Ceramics Student Exhibition, “Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay”- A Special Exhibition by the New Art Center’s Adult Ceramics Students From the Winter Term, 2025.
Open and Free to the Public: Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May, 1st, 5:30 – 7:30 PM At 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA 02460
Mingle with some of our student artists while exploring over 25 plates (some are for sale), enjoy this Thursday night out, and enjoy the wine and appetizers.
Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and expression with CERAMICS that serve.
-Over 25 Plates by New Art’s Adult Ceramics Student
*The pictured plate in the banner created by the student artist Lala O’Neil
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The “Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay” exhibition” is open from May 1st, 2025 through June 13th, 2025.

Suzuki School presents Violin Graduation Concert & Reception
2025-05-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Suzuki Violin Students present a celebration concert of the entire Suzuki Book 7 repertoire including Handel Sonata in A Major and the JS Bach Concerto in A Minor. Led by String Dept Chair, San-yi Lin and Violin facutly Dr. Joy Grimes, these high school students will share their achievements with this free concert followed by a reception. The Newton Watercolor Society will have a new exhibit for people to enjoy as they mix and mingle.

Open House! Suzuki Preschool of Newton
2025-07-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Join Us for a Suzuki Preschool Open House!
🗓️ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
⏰ 4:30–6:00 PM
📍 Suzuki Preschool of Newton | 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA
Come explore the joyful world of the Suzuki Preschool of Newton! 🌈 Families with preschool-age children are invited to tour our beautiful campus — including our three age-based classrooms, music room, playground, and the adjoining Suzuki School of Newton music program.
Meet our Preschool Director Patty Drucker, speak with our dedicated faculty, and learn more about our unique approach to education through music, art, and joyful learning!
🌟 What to Expect:
🎨 4:30 PM – Join preschool students and teachers for a musical arts & crafts activity
🎻 After 5:00 PM – Enjoy a live performance by Suzuki Violin students (ages 5 and 6) led by instructor Dr. Kasey Calebaugh
📚 All Afternoon – Visit our friends from Newtonville Books, who will be on campus hosting a small sale of preschool-appropriate books
🗺️ All Afternoon – Take a guided tour of our classrooms, music room, and playground, led by Director Patty Drucker or members of our preschool faculty
🍦 All Afternoon – Cool off and connect with others over ice cream and live music on a beautiful summer day!
We can’t wait to welcome you! 💛
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Cones 'n Cars 2025
2025-08-27 17:00 - 20:00 | MA
Due to the inclement weather on August 20, we have postponed our Cones ‘n Cars event until Wednesday, August 27, from 5:00PM – 8:00PM.
THE GOOD NEWS: You now have more time to register if you haven’t! Visit our website at https://newtv.org/cones-n-cars-2025 (linked below) to reserve your spot.
Cones ‘n Cars is generously sponsored by The Village Bank and KS Partners, LLC.
Sweets ‘n treats will be provided by: Baker’s Best Catering, Cabot’s Ice Cream, J.P. Licks, Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ron’s Gourmet Ice Cream, and Volante Farms.

Parisian Colors: Between Line and Light
2025-10-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United States
Join the award-winning Poiema Trio for an evening of French chamber music where elegance meets daring. From Ravel’s shimmering Trio to Boulanger’s radiant D’un matin de printemps and Fauré’s lyrical late Trio, discover the vibrant palette of sound that defined Paris in the early 20th century.
Poiema Trio, dedicated to sharing the joy of chamber music with audiences of all demographics, infuses their performances with spontaneity, imagination, and storytelling. Poiema formed in the summer of 2023 at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival after bonding over a shared affinity for folk traditions and improvisation and falling in love with making music together over many late night reading sessions. In their time together, they have performed and taught workshops across the eastern half of the US and are recipients of the 2024 Gold Medal Prize from the Ninth International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. The vibrant members have backgrounds in historical performance, folk, jazz, and production, hold degrees from the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and are currently working on arranging folk tunes for piano trio. Their name, “Poiema,” means poetry at the intersection of beauty and brokenness, a poignant reminder of an artist’s true calling.

40th Anniversary Boston Jazz Voices Concert
2025-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Join Boston Jazz Voices as we celebrate 40 years of making beautiful music together.
The group was founded in 1985 by a bunch of barbershoppers looking to expand their musicianship by singing the great arrangements of Gene Puerling, The Singers Unlimited, and The Hi-Los. This concert will include songs from each decade of our history.
Reception to follow.

Bay Colony Brass presents “Salute to Service: Honoring our Veterans”
2025-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Bay Colony Brass presents “Salute to Service: Honoring our Veterans”
Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 7:30 pm
Second Church in Newton | 60 Highland Street | West Newton, MA
Music director Philip Sanborn leads Newton’s 20-member BAY COLONY BRASS in a free concert in honor of Veterans Day, featuring Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and John Williams’ “Hymn to the Fallen.” Through generous grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Newton Cultural Council, and other local cultural councils, the inaugural class of high school musicians in the Bay Colony Brass Youth Program will be featured in the performance.
FREE ADMISSION
Parking is available adjacent to the building at Second Church in Newton. Parking lots are accessible from either Highland Street or Chestnut Street.
Access for those with limited mobility is available immediately uphill from the sanctuary via the side driveway or drive-up entrance through the main doors to the sanctuary.
Learn more about Bay Colony Brass at www.baycolonybrass.org.

FUUSN presents Holiday Fair
2025-12-06 09:30 - 14:00 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
The FUUSN Holiday Fair is a fun, festive event on Saturday, December 6. Join us as the Parish Hall is transformed into a Holiday marketplace. Shop for gifts, toys, homemade baked goods, wreath,s and swags. The Baked Goods table is overflowing with homemade cookies, cakes and sweets, pick up a fresh green wreath, topped with a colorful bow. Buy a ticket for the Quilt Raffle. You might win a handmade quilt. There’s a holiday caroling session open to all who want to join. Come one, come all to the FUUSN Holiday Fair.

Newton Presbyterian Church presents ArsNova Concert (Yagmur Soydemir)
2025-12-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United States
Newton Presbyterian Church
December 6, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St, Newton Corner, MA 02458, United States

Come and join Turkish flutist Yagmur Soydemir for an inspiring evening of her original compositions!

Boston Ballet School presents Open Studio Week
2026-01-10 - 2026-01-16 | Boston Ballet School, 153 Needham St, Suite N101, Newton Highlands, MA, 02464, United States
January Open Studio Week
Parents of children ages 16 months to 6 years* are invited to join us for Open Studio Week January 10–16 at our Boston, Brighton, Brookline, and Newton studios. You and your child can get a firsthand experience of our classes, connect with our faculty, learn more about our curriculum, and tour our state-of-the-art studios.
Date: Saturday, January 10–Friday, January 16
Time: 9am–12:45pm, actual time based on level
Locations:
Newton Studio – 153 Needham Street, Newton, MA 02464
Boston Studio – 19 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
Brighton Studio – The Presentation School Community Foundation Center: 640 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135
Brookline Studio – 1431 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
January Placement Class
Join us for a free placement class on January 10 at our Newton Studio. This placement class is for students ages 7-18 who are interested in joining our Foundations or Classical Ballet Training. The placement class will allow our faculty to assess your child’s skill level and determine which class will be best for them to further their dance education.
Date: Saturday, January 10
Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Location: Newton Studio – 153 Needham Street, Newton, MA 02464
Follow the event link to RSVP for this FREE event!

Spark Newton presents Jazz Concert with George Russell, Jr. and Friends!
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:00 | War Memorial Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, 02459, United States
Please note the venue has changed for this event to Newton City Hall’s war memorial auditorium. Get ready to groove at the George Russell, Jr. and Friends, Free Jazz Concert! This in-person event brings together some amazing jazz talents for a night full of smooth tunes and good vibes. Whether you’re a jazz lover or just looking for a chill evening, come join us and enjoy the rhythms live at The Allen Center. It’s all about music, friends, and a great atmosphere. Beverages available for purchase before and during show. Don’t miss out—see you there!
In the event of a sell out, we will have a waitlist for any unclaimed tickets. Any unclaimed reserved tickets will be released five minutes before showtime.
