Pro Arte’s Conifer Quartet Presents Evergreen

The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United States

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra's resident string quartet, the Conifer Quartet, presents an engaging program of music for strings. JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 67 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7 in -sharp minor, Op. 108 FRANZ SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 The Salon Series is Pro Arte's chamber music…

$15 – $35

New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class

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

Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays  with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…

New Art Center Presents Queer Figure Drawing + Pop-Up Art Exhibit

New Art Center (61 Washington Pk, Newton MA) 61 Washington Park, Newton, M, United States

Join the New Art Center for a welcoming evening of figure drawing celebrating queer and diverse bodies and identities. Two models will pose for a series of short and extended poses, offering participants the opportunity to explore gesture, form, and expression through live drawing. Artists of all experience levels are welcome. Participants are encouraged to…

$15

New Art Center Presents Creative Process 2026 Opening Reception

The New Art Corridor (Trio) 245 Walnut St, Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Join us for an opening reception as New Art Center proudly presents Creative Process, a community-wide exhibition celebrating artistic growth, learning, and discovery. Featuring artwork created between September 2024 and June 2026, the exhibition showcases the diverse voices and evolving talents of New Art students and faculty. The exhibition includes work by children, teens, adults,…

Free

Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Presents Artist Talk with Kasey Kaufman

Newton Cemetery and Arboretum 791 Walnut St, Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Join Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Artist-in-Residence Kasey Kaufman for an artist talk on her ongoing Memory Quilt Project, an evolving series of mixed-media works composed of intimate “memory tiles” built from fragments—images of nature, place, objects, handwriting, and absence—layered together the way memory itself is formed: imperfectly, emotionally, and over time. Inspired by the cemetery’s…

$15

Newton Juneteenth Celebration

Hyde Community Center 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA, United States

Newton Juneteenth Celebration Friday, June 19, 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Come celebrate. Come connect. Come feel the JOY—this is more than an event, it’s a celebration of resilience, unity, and community pride. Kick off Juneteenth with an exciting New England Patriots Skills and Drills Clinic at Newton North High School hosted by Newton Community Education, and…

Free

21st Annual Concert to Benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Through the Pan-Mass Challenge

The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United States

The Allen Center presents the 21st Annual Pan-Mass Challenge Benefit Concert, raising funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Newton Cultural Alliance board member Sayuri Miyamoto (piano) and her husband, Joel Bard (oboe), will be joined by friends from the Boston and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras and the Lydian String Quartet. $35 ($10 for students) donation to…

$35

Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library Presents Midsummer Picnic 2026

Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United States

Midsummer Picnic 2026 Saturday, June 20th | 11am-2pm 🌻Join us at the SCC&L for our outdoor Midsummer festival!🌻 Celebrate the summer solstice adorned in a flower crown and dancing around the maypole, or sit back and enjoy your picnic lunch while listening to the live music. There’s something for everyone, and all ages are welcome.…

$15 – $30

West Newton Cinema Presents Rebel with a Clause – Open Caption

West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United States

Rebel with a Clause - Open Caption Saturday, June 20, 4:00 pm, West Newton Cinema Directed by Brandt Johnson Starring Brandt Johnson, Ellen Jovin The grammar table is back at West Newton Cinema! Ellen will set up her nationally acclaimed Grammar Table one hour before the show to answer your most pressing grammar questions, resolve…

$20

Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy

Private Home in Newton Centre

Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy Saturday, June 20, 4:00 pm Join Artistic Director Scott Metcalfe and musicologist Sean Gallagher—co-editors of the new Binchois song edition—for an event detailing their work on the upcoming edition and collaborations with the Alamire Foundation (Leuven, Belgium). Hear Binchois songs performed by Scott, Kim Leeds, and Allison Monroe,…

$100 – $500