Newton Cultural Alliance

Sofia Talvik - Concert at Scandinavian Cultural Center
2024-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Mark your calendars for an enchanting evening in West Newton! Folk/Americana artist Sofia Talvik is set to perform at the Scandinavian Cultural Center on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. This special concert will be an excellent showcase of Sofia’s evocative melodies and rich storytelling, all within a venue that celebrates her Swedish heritage.
Born and raised in Sweden, Sofia has toured extensively across 48 states in the U.S., incorporating the vast musical influences she’s encountered into her distinctive sound. This blend of Nordic roots with American musical styles makes her upcoming performance at the Scandinavian Cultural Center particularly fitting.
Sofia is enthusiastic about her first visit to West Newton and performing at a venue that resonates with her heritage. “I’m thrilled to be coming to West Newton for the first time and performing at the Scandinavian Cultural Center. It’s an exciting opportunity to connect with new faces and share my music in such a culturally rich setting,” Sofia said.
Her latest album, released in 2023, gained significant attention, charting on Folk radio charts throughout the fall and was considered for a Grammy nomination in the Best Folk Album category. Her ability to weave heartfelt stories with evocative melodies promises to deliver a deeply engaging concert experience.
The Scandinavian Cultural Center, dedicated to promoting Scandinavian culture, is the ideal venue for Sofia’s performance, providing a resonant backdrop that complements her musical style.
Mark your calendar for April 25th and join us at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton for Sofia Talvik’s first-ever performance in the town. It will be a night of beautiful music and cultural celebration, bridging Scandinavian and American folk traditions in an unforgettable setting.

Newton Baroque presents Harmonic Joys for Musical Friends
2024-04-22 08:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Harmonic Joys for Musical Friends
Friday, May 3, 7:30 pm
Newton Baroque performs arias presumed to be surviving remnants from the many German-language operas Erlebach composed at the court in Thuringen. Sadly all of the operas were destroyed in a fire. These gems leave us wondering what we could have enjoyed. The concert at The Allen Center will also feature two of Erlebach’s sonatas for violin and viola da gamba.

Newton Theatre Company presents KINDERTRANSPORT
2024-04-20 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-19 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
KINDERTRANSPORT
by Diane Samuels
Directed by Melissa Bernstein
Between 1938 and the outbreak of war, almost 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, were sent by their parents from Germany to Britain. Nine-year-old Eva ends up in Manchester. Over forty years later, she has changed her name to Evelyn and denied her roots. It is only when her own daughter discovers some old letters in the attic that Eva is forced to confront the truth about her past.
Buy your tickets now!
We are doing two weekends of Kindertransport!
Friday, April 12th at 8pm
Saturday, April 13th at 2pm
Saturday, April 13th at 8pm
Friday, April 19th at 8pm
Saturday, April 20th at 2pm
Saturday, April 20th at 8pm
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
96 Otis Street, Newtonville

April Vacation Week: Eager Engineers
2024-04-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-17 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-16 12:00 - 16:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Calling all kid engineers! Spend your spring break completing hands-on design challenges and crafts, each around a different daily theme. Build a boat that can float, design a transit system, construct a working Ferris wheel, invent something totally new, and more! Come to one or more sessions: each day will be different.
Suitable for kids ages 5-15 with adults; siblings welcome. Drop in for different themes and activities each day.
Location: Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
Tickets: Free with museum admission ($0-$6 per person)
More information at: https://form-usa.keela.co/2024AprilVacation

Book Talk: Abelardo Morell
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Abelardo Morell will speak about his new book, an examination of the photographs he created over the past twenty-five years.
Suggested Donation: $20

Weekly Winter Farmer's Market
2024-04-16 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-04-02 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-19 12:00 - 14:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Winter Farmers Market
The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market’s new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled beets, pickled carrots, applesauce, pasture-raised eggs, and organic popcorn! Click here to learn more about The Good Food Farm’s organic practices and weekly offerings.

Cherry Street Music presents Beethoven and the Beatles, Part 2
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Cherry Street Music will present Beethoven and the Beatles, Part 2 on Sunday, April 14, at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Tickets and information are available at newtonculture.org. The program, curated by Cherry Street’s Artistic Director, and renowned cellist Allison Yoshie Eldredge, is part of Cherry Street’s Classics with a Twist series.
Beethoven and the Beatles, Part 2 follows December’s Part 1 concert exploring connections between one of the most revered figures in classical music and the band that changed popular music forever.

Newton Baroque presents Concerts Royaux: Chamber Music at the Court of the young Louis XV
2024-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Concerts Royaux: Chamber Music at the Court of the young Louis XV
Featuring the noble Concerts Royaux by François Couperin and other chamber music written for performance at the Versailles court by Joseph Bodin de Boismotier.
Julia Glenn – Violin, Alison Gangler – Oboe, Mary Oleskiewicz – flute, Laura Jeppesen – Viola da gamba, Sarah Freiberg Ellison – cello, Andrus Madsen – Harpsichord

NAA presents A Demo With Corry Buckwalter
2024-04-11 19:00 - 21:00
April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
DEMO: Corry Buckwalter, Interactive Drawing with Colored Pencil
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Join artist Buckwalter for a demonstration of drawing botanical subjects with colored pencils. Relaxing and meditative to use, colored pencils have so much to offer a student of botanical arts. A supply list will be distributed in advance for artists wanting to participate.

All Newton Music School presents a WOLF Benefit Concert
2024-04-07 16:30 - 18:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
WOLF Benefit Concert: Tatiana Dimitriades, violin, Jonathan Bass, piano

Sun – Apr 7, 2024 – 4:30pm EST

Join us for an enchanting evening with the Boston Duo: Tatiana Dimitriades on the violin and Jonathan Bass at the piano! Lauded for their “exemplary artistry” (The Berkshire Eagle), this iconic duo has been the heartbeat of Boston and the Berkshires’ musical landscape for over two decades. Whether captivating audiences at the Boston Conservatory, serenading at the Clark Art Institute, or echoing the rich history of Searles Castle, Tatiana and Jonathan’s harmonious collaboration is truly a sight and sound to behold. Their musical journey extends beyond Massachusetts, with raved performances in Indiana and Connecticut. Here’s your chance to experience the magic of Dimitriades and Bass live. Book now for a masterclass in musical synergy!

Pro Arte presents The Unbroken Circle
2024-04-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE
April 7, 2024
3:00PM
Second Church in Newton
60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA, USA
Musical Program
Jeff Beal Overture to Pollock
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 11
Beal The Great Circle
Ottorino Respighi Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
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In April, Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal leads Pro Arte in a wide-ranging concert featuring his own works and Boston Symphony Orchestra hornist Michael Winter. Known for writing soundtracks to numerous films and television series, including House of Cards, Beal opens the concert with his sparkling Pollock Overture, from the 2000 film directed by and starring Ed Harris. The concerto and its soloist share a paternal connection: Richard Strauss composed his majestic first horn concerto for his father Franz, and Winter’s first horn teacher was his father’s father James. Beal’s suite The Great Circle, a response to California’s tragic wildfires and mudslides in 2017–18, depicts nature’s elements—earth, air, fire, water—and their cyclic power to destroy and renew. Ottorino Respighi composed several suites based on music from earlier centuries. His enchanting Gli uccelli (The Birds) presents orchestral arrangements of Baroque harpsichord pieces inspired by birds.

Cultural Districts Topic Meeting
2024-03-25 07:00 - 20:30 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
On Monday, March 25th from 7:00-8:30 pm, The League of Women Voters Newton will be holding a Cultural Districts Topic Meeting to learn about the effort undertaken by Newton Community Pride, the Newton Cultural Alliance, the New Art Center, and the Charles River Regional Chamber to make the part of Washington Street which connects West Newton and Newtonville and adjoining streets a designated Cultural District by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the Cultural Districts program. Join us at The Allen Center to learn about this proposal, what it involves, and what a Cultural District designation would mean for Newton. For more information about the meeting visit The League of Women Voters site here.

NAA presents A Demo With British Watercolorist Graham Berry
2024-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
March 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
DEMO; British Watercolorist Graham Berry
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Using a palette of six colors and just two brushes, Berry will paint a scene with multiple figures. His paintings are inspired by the effect of light and shadow on the environment, creating dynamic shapes and colors, and focusing on people going about their everyday lives.

Historic Newton presents Waxing Flowers
2024-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Discover the art of preserving flowers through waxing techniques. Draw inspiration from the beautiful gardens at the Durant-Kenrick House and create your own timeless floral arrangement. Participants will learn how to prepare flowers, how to properly preserve them in wax, and will create their own floral arrangement. Register here.

Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
2024-03-19 05:45 - 18:30 | First Baptist Church in Newton, 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Commonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of March 12th and 19th between 5:45 and 6:30 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Center, a few minutes’ walk from the Newton Center stop on the “D” Green Line. Free parking is available in the church parking lot. An overview of our 2023-2024 season can be found on our website: www.commonwealthchorale.com.
To apply for an audition, click here: https://commonwealthchorale.com/join-us

Newton Art Association presents The 2024 James King Bonnar Exhibition March 3 - May 2
2024-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Welcome to the 2024 James King Bonnar Exhibition, our most popular event of the year. This is a non-juried show open to all members in good standing. This year’s Juror is Ruth Scotch from the Danforth Museum. Ruth has an M.F.A. and B.F.A. in painting from Boston University and has taught at BU and Montserrat College of Art and has exhibited widely throughout New England.
Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, March 17, 2:00-4:00 pm

Suzuki School of Newton presents Playathon
2024-03-17 12:00 - 18:00 | The Shops at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, United States
Playathon
Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Suzuki School of Newton invites you to a marathon of musical performances by students and faculty at the Shops at Chestnut Hill. Stop by to listen to this epic musical event, Suzuki School’s annual Playathon.

FUUSN presents Finally On My Way To Yes
2024-03-17 10:15 - 11:30 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
FUUSN presents a service with music about transformation and change, both personal, and healing transformation, and being a force for change in the world. Songs include The Times They Are A-Changin’, Hejira, Swing Down, Chariot, and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s Sonnet My Heart Be Brave. The FUUSN Choir will be joined by the Band, CreationDance, Bob MacWilliams, and Lois Shapiro with directed by Anne Watson Born.

Bay Colony Brass present “RESPIGHI AND FRIENDS, AN ITALIAN AFFAIR”
2024-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
“RESPIGHI AND FRIENDS, AN ITALIAN AFFAIR”
Saturday, March 16 at 7:30PM at
Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ,
60 Highland Street, West Newton

The Highland Glee Club presents The Pipes Are Callin'
2024-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | War Memorial Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, 02459, United States
The Pipes Are Callin’ – A Celtic Tribute
The Highland Glee Club Sings Songs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Join us March 16th, 3 PM at the War Memorial Auditorium of Newton’s City Hall at 1000 Commonwealth for an afternoon of Celtic melodies.
Highlights:
gorgeous Vaughan Williams men’s voice arrangements of “Loch Lomand” and “The Turtle Dove”;
a reprise by incomparable Irish tenor Connor Vigeant of “Turn Ye to Me,” (the ballad made famous by the quintessential Irish tenor of yesteryear, John McCormack);
a performance on the uilleann (Irish) pipes by virtuoso Dan Meyers;
favorites like “Danny Boy” and “Suo Gan,” along with equally beautiful songs you probably haven’t heard yet;
all performed by a group of good-lookin’ men IN KILTS.
Ach, lads and lasses, what’s not to luv? Set aboot markin’ yer calendars straight away, and we’ll see ye in March!
