Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Betsy Silverman | Collage
Working in a collage style that she calls “fragmented realism,” Betsy Silverman trains her eye upon discarded magazines – which she selects, cuts, and glues to a canvas, in order to transform the old images and text into unique, multidimensional portraits, still lifes, cityscapes, and representations of New England – especially the Boston area. A…
Newton Free Library presents Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesPrince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet (for ages 16+) 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…
Newton Free Library presents Climate Change Solutions with Congressman Jake Auchincloss & Newton’s Youth Leaders
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin Congressman Jake Auchincloss for an update on climate change legislation and what his priorities are in that regard. Newton’s youth leaders will also share their concerns about climate change, what we can do locally, and provide more information on what is being done on the national level. This program is part of the Green…
Highland Glee Club presents Spring Concert
Newton City Hall Auditorium 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA, United StatesThe Highland Glee Club is presenting our annual spring concert. The theme is All's Fair: Songs of Love and War for Men's Voices. Music of Elgar, Schubert, Mendelssohn and others.
Newton Free Library presents Women in World Jazz: Women Activists for Peace and Social Justice
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin Women in World Jazz (WIWJ) for a virtual concert that will feature composers who use their music to promote social justice and peace. Learn about women who left their impact on history including Joan Baez and Nina Simone, as well as contemporary composers and activists such as Beyoncé, Annie Lenox, and Angélique Kidjo. The…
New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Rébecca Bourgault
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesDetails: Friday, 1 Session Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rébecca Bourgault is a visual artist, art educator, community artist, and scholar. An assistant professor of Art Education at Boston University, Bourgault grew up in rural Québec surrounded by artists and artisans. Humorously self-identified as a late bloomer, Bourgault traveled around the world in her youth, studying…
Amherst Early Music Classes
Saturday, April 30 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. De-Mystifying the Prelude with Alissa Duryee, keyboard 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Locke Unlocked! with Martha Bishop, viol Sunday, May 1 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. 4x4 Bach with Rachel Begley, recorder 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The Singer’s Toolbox: Sing We Enchanted: A Vocal Technique Session, with Historical Inspirations for…
Music for Food presents Fantastic Duos
Allen Center for the Arts 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesFantastic Duos for the Newton Food Pantry - Pianist Solon Gordon and violinist Lily Tsai play Brahms and Schubert. About this event A wonderful concert of violin-piano duos—including Schubert’s transcendent Fantasy in C major and Brahms’ loving A major sonata—performed by Solon Gordon and Lily Tsai, to benefit the Newton Food Pantry and Newton Community Freedge. *Masks…
Amherst Early Music Classes
Saturday, April 30 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. De-Mystifying the Prelude with Alissa Duryee, keyboard 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Locke Unlocked! with Martha Bishop, viol Sunday, May 1 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. 4x4 Bach with Rachel Begley, recorder 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The Singer’s Toolbox: Sing We Enchanted: A Vocal Technique Session, with Historical Inspirations for…
Pro Arte’s Ensemble Series – Ensemble 3
Pro Arte's full ensemble takes to the stage to present treasured works and brilliant contemporary compositions celebrating their forty-four year history as one of Boston's most vibrant orchestras. Paul Polivnik makes a return appearance in the spring to conduct Pro Arte in a powerful program of Ravel, Bernstein, and Mendelssohn. Read more about the program…