Historic Newton presents: Boston’s Great Innovations

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What makes Boston one of the world's top innovation centers? Join Robert Krim and Alan Earls, co-authors of Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics-Innovations that Changed the World, as they reinterpret Boston history through the lens of innovation. Trace four centuries of this history to learn about scientific discoveries, groundbreaking social policies, and other innovations -…

Making Your Art – Getting Beyond Creative Hurdles

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Newton Art Association Sponsors Artist Workshop Featuring Beth Pickens Join Los Angeles-based author and arts consultant Beth Pickens in a workshop designed to lead you confidently into your next year of art making through tips, tricks, and myth-breaking. Q+A follows. Pickens has devoted her career to helping artists move in the direction of their creative…

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New Art Center Presents: Friday Figure Draw

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Enjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses, and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music, a great model, and the opportunity to purchase wine or beer. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists…

$25

UNQUIET Exhibition

Galatea Fine Arts 460 Harrison Ave, #B-6, Boston, ma

UNQUIET Exhibition February 6 NCA Individual Creative Member and photographer Howard E. Fineman, along with many other Newton artists, exhibits work at the UNQUIET exhibition. This show is a Newton Open Studios curated exhibit at Galatea Fine Arts running through February 27 with an opening reception on February 4.   Sneak Peek Video

New Art Center Presents: Friday Figure Draw

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Enjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses, and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music, a great model, and the opportunity to purchase wine or beer. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists…

$25

New Art Center presents:Lunar New Year Celebration

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Join the New Art Center and our friends from the Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture (CCCC) for a special Lunar New Year Celebration! This Cultural Community Day celebrates the Asian Lunar New Year with art, decorations, and traditional martial arts demonstrations. Bring the whole family for a day of fun in your community. Starting at…

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with YoAhn Han

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Paper cutting (YUPO) with a concept of “Negative and Positive” space and paper collages with diaphanous patterns YoAhn Han is a Korean painter based in Boston whose work is a visual dialogue between suppression and desire, a duality which speaks to both his experience of cerebral arteriovenous malformation and to his bifurcated cultural identity. He…

Newton Free Library presents: Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet

Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United States

Join storyteller Rona Leventhal for an enthralling, pre-recorded rendition of her one-woman show, The Prince of Pirates and the Witch of Wellfleet. Rona will present her version of a classic Cape Cod tale that is a mixture of history and legend, set in the early 1700’s. Playing fifteen characters, Rona offers an engaging, powerful look…

Newton Free Library presents: Celebrating Voices of Color – Poetry Reading & Open Mic

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Join us for virtual readings in this year's poetry series. This month we will feature the voices of black and brown poets. An open mike follows with a limit of one poem per person, limited slots are available. Sign ups for the open mic will happen during the actual session. The series is facilitated by Doug Holder…

Historic Newton presents: Half American – The Epic Story of Black Americans Fighting WWII

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For Black Americans World War II was about not only America’s standing in the world but also about how much actual freedom would exist in the United States. Black troops fought bravely in combat and they formed the backbone of the U.S. military’s supply effort, all while fighting in a segregated military. Black veterans returned…