Newton Cultural Alliance

NewRep Theatre presents RootsUprising “Reconsidering”
2022-09-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, Mosesian The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts info@mosesianarts.org 617-923-0100 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 1
THE BLACK BOX THEATER AT THE MOSESIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
90-minutes including a 30-minute talk-back

Reconsidering, presented in partnership with RootsUprising and Theatre for the People, is an embodied discussion of the intersectional experience of women of color through both their spatial and temporal circumstances. The evening of sharing includes six dancing texts from RootsUprising’s repertoire, including the premier of three new works, Entangled Gaze, So Noted and Rooted We Are. RootsUprising’s Artistic Director Nailah Randall-Bellinger describes her work as “text in Motion”. She says: “Reconsidering is the process of dismantling fed beliefs, truths and distorted images of who we really are as women of color in an oppressive social construct.”

New Art Center presents Night Out @ New Art – Calligraphy Workshop
2022-09-30 19:00 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Night Out @ New Art – Calligraphy Workshop – AEF22802

September 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
|$55.00

Dates: 9/30
Details: Friday, 1 Session
Times: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
This two-hour workshop introduces expressive marker lettering. Begin with some basic letter strokes and then construct and practice the basic alphabet. Then the fun begins, with letter variations and writing words. This is just a jumping-off point to learning lettering with brush-style markers. These letters are useful for anyone who likes to create cards or does art journaling.
Handouts provided will include a road map to this study, with letter strokes, letters with directional arrows, practice space, and then variations. There will also be an assortment of different brands of brush markers for students to try and information on where to purchase the various items.
Nights Out At New Art are fun, informal, and open to people of all artistic abilities. New Art provides the materials and tickets for two glasses of wine. Open to students ages 21+.

Amherst Early Music presents Early Notation Classes with Annette Bauer!
2022-09-28 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-09-21 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-09-14 17:30 - 18:45
Early Notation with Annette Bauer
Pitch: 440, Open to all instrumentalists and singers
“Machaut and the Ars Nova – I”
Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: September 14, 21, 28 & October 5
The music of Guillaume Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) offers a wonderful opportunity to study the style, forms, and musical notation used in the ars nova in France. In particular, the manuscripts containing Machaut’s compositions are true works of art, carefully compiled – some possibly under direct supervision of the composer himself – and beautifully illuminated. The first of two sessions on Machaut will focus on secular compositions in one, two, and three parts.
“Machaut and the Ars Nova – II”
Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: October 19, 26 & November 2, 9
The music of Guillaume Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) offers a wonderful opportunity to study the style, forms, and musical notation used in the ars nova in France. In particular, the manuscripts containing Machaut’s compositions are true works of art, carefully compiled – some possibly under direct supervision of the composer himself – and beautifully illuminated. The second of two sessions on Machaut will feature movements from the Messe de Nostre Dame, which is the first complete polyphonic mass cycle composed in the history of European music, alongside a selection of his secular compositions.
The upcoming online notation sessions in 2022/2023 focus on music of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, including an exploration of ars nova mensural notation, an introduction to the notation of the Italian trecento, and a look at the merging of these two distinct practices and musical styles at the turn of the fifteenth century. Prerequisite is the introductory class to mensural notation, or equivalent experience. (If you are not sure, please contact Annette).
Sign up here!
Image: Douce Dame Jolie Machaut A f.482v

New Art Center presents Pouring Watercolor for Texture
2022-09-25 11:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join us as we explore the possibilities of flow and absorption as your watercolors interact with assorted objects to leave exciting visual textures behind. Exercise your imagination in creating unique compositions from the initial results. There will be a lunch break so bring a bagged lunch.
See website for materials list.

Scandi Cultural Center presents an exhibit with Ann Bausman
2022-09-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
EXHIBIT: ANN BAUSMAN

Ann attributes her love of textiles to her mother who grew up in Finland, a country where beautiful design is greatly revered. She always had a project — an embroidered pillow, a cross-stitch wall-hanging, a traditional Rya rug or a patch on Ann’s favorite pants. When her sons were little she focused on paper collage as a creative outlet. In a happy twist, Ann’s youngest came home with an embroidered piece he’d made in art class, and subsequently started embellishing a shirt and jeans. Ann’s interest in fabrics was reignited and not long after she’d started stitching, a friend gave her some upholstery samples. There was no looking back. Ann became obsessed with finding and using “found fabric,” taking inspiration from layering of colors and patterns. Look close at Ann’s pieces and you may see snippets from an old dishcloth, a loved Boden skirt, the now-too-tight Old Navy sundress or Marimekko fabric which she inherited from her mother. Several years ago Ann was inspired to stop buying new clothes in response to the waste and environmental impact of the fashion industry. She took to shopping at thrift stores, mending pants (thanks Mom!) and reading up on boro stitching which has its roots in Japan. Reuse of even the smallest scraps of fabric and visible mending are characteristics of boro and can be found in my fabric collages and other pieces. Ann often employs a simple running stitch which adds texture and color. The process itself is slow and meditative. Her Mom would be proud!
On display September and October 2022
Opening reception Saturday, September 24th | 4-6pm | FREE with registration

A Free Violin and Piano Recital At The Allen Center
2022-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Violinist Alyssa Wang and pianist Ruoting Li perform a free recital, “All the Live-Long Day,” a duo performance featuring all-American music.
Alyssa, a violinist, and conductor, is currently a Boston Ballet Assistant Conductor. For more information and to register for your free tickets click here.

Pro Arte presents Salon 4
2022-09-19 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Salon 4
Pro Arte’s new concertmaster brings together members of the string section for a Salon of sublime music to conclude the season.

Across Divides: A Benefit Concert for Doctors Without Borders
2022-09-18 15:00 - 16:30 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Eleuthera Trio (Lois Shapiro, piano, Francine Trester, violin, Julie Reimann, cello) perform at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, MA, in support of Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics and healthcare exclusion. The program includes Martin’s scintillating Trio on Popular Irish Melodies, Piazzolla’s exciting Otoño Porteño (Autumn), Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk’s hauntingly beautiful Melody, and Ravel’s exquisite Trio in a minor. All proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Newton Free Library presents Spring Fling
2022-09-17 18:30 - 21:00
Join us for the library’s annual fundraising gala as we honor authors Dan Shaughnessy (Wish it Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics) and Lisa Napoli (Susan, Linda, Nina and Cookie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR). Details on purchasing tickets will follow.
For information or to become a Spring Fling sponsor please Rick at development@newtonfreelibrary.net.

Longwood Symphony Orchestra Concert
2022-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115
Longwood Symphony Orchestra & World Doctors Orchestra perform at Symphony Hall in Boston on Sunday, September 18 at 3:00 pm. The Longwood Symphony Orchestra is “the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community.” LSO will perform alongside medical musicians from across the globe in a collaborative concert with the World Doctors Orchestra. Get your tickets now to hear fine music all to benefit the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.

Newton Free Library presents Poetry Reading and Open Mike
2022-09-13 19:00 - 20:00
This year’s Poetry Series will open with readings by Nidia Hernandez, Karen Klein and Jean Dany Joachim. An open mic will follow with a limit of one poem per person. Open mic signups are taken via the Zoom chat feature; limited slots are available. The series is facilitated by Doug Holder of Ibbetson St. Press.

Nidia Hernandez is the editor of The Invisible Borders of Time: Five Female Latin American Poets. Hernaìndez is also the winner of the Sundara Ramaswamy prize for The Land of Mild Light: Selected Poems of Rafael Cadenas.

Jean Dany Joachim was the Cambridge Poet Populist from 2009 to 2011 and is currently the Poet in Residence at First Church in Cambridge. He has three published collections of poetry, Crossroads / Chimenkwaze (2013), Avec des Mots (2014), and Quartier (2016), and has also written short stories and plays.

After retiring from the Brandeis University faculty, Karen Klein returned to studying modern dance and began writing contemporary lyric poetry. Her first book of poetry is titled This Close (Ibbetson Street Press).

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Cappella Clausura presents a collaboration with the Shift Orchestra Project
2022-09-11 17:30 - 19:00
This September: Join us for a collaboration with the Shift Orchestra Project!

Join us for a multimedia musical experience! This September, immerse yourself in Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Mass for the Endangered”, a moving composition for choir and orchestra. Vibrant images pair with breathtaking music to create a celebration of the natural world– and humanity’s place within it.
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s
Mass for the Endangered
Presented in Collaboration with the Shift Orchestra Project
September 11th at 5:30 PM
Emmanuel Church of Music, Boston

Newton Theatre Company presents No Child...
2022-09-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join Newton Theatre Company for the kickoff performance of their 10th season, brought to you by the team behind Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. No Child… is a tour-de-force exploration of the New York City public school system, in which Regan Sims* transforms with rapid-fire precision into the teachers, students, parents, janitors, security guards, and administrators who inhabit these schools. The story unfolds over six weeks as a visiting actor/guest teacher directs a high school play with students who have never performed before. Described as insightful, touching, and hilarious, this one-night-only event is not to be missed! Tickets are available here.

Suzuki School presents New Parent Information Session
2022-09-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-09-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
New Parent Information Session
Thursday, September 1st
12 noon – 1 pm via Zoom
and
Saturday, September 10th
11 am – 12 noon via Zoom
Led by Director – Sachiko Isihara and
Violin/Viola & MU Faculty – Kasey Calebaugh
RSVP to kc.calebaugh@gmail.com to Receive Zoom Link

Cones 'n Cars 2022
2022-08-24 17:30 - 19:30 | NewTV, 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
It’s baaa-aaack! We’re so excited to announce the return of NewTV’s Cones ‘n Cars: the one ‘n only classic car show combined with an ice cream social. Enjoy sweets ‘n treats from Cabot’s, Bakers’ Best, Pizzi Farm, Volante Farms, JP Licks, and the Astound ice cream truck while you check out the sleek ‘n unique classic cars!
Admission is free, and all are welcome to join us!

Historic Newton presents Newtonians From Afar
2022-08-23 19:00 - 20:00
Learn about people who have come to Newton from different parts of the world: why they came, where they settled, and how they helped build our city. Our two-part series of videos introduces you to guest narrators telling the history of different immigrant groups. Watch excerpts from these videos and meet the narrators for Q&A afterwards. Part 2 covers Italian, Chinese, and Ukrainian/Russian-speaking communities in the 20th century. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and a Bridge Street Sponsorship from Mass Humanities. The Charles River Neighborhood Foundation provided additional support. Suggested donation, $10; Historic Newton members, $5. Register here.

Newton Free Library presents Indian Heritage Author Panel (Zoom)
2022-08-15 19:00 - 20:00
Please register here.
Join Amalie Howard, Alisha Rai, Annika Sharma and Madi Sinha for a panel discussion about their journeys to becoming published authors, given their Indian backgrounds. Whether they were born in the U.S. or elsewhere, find out how their heritage has influenced their writing, characters, publishing power and fan base.

Amalie Howard is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling novelist of “smart, sexy, deliciously feminist romance.”
Alisha Rai’s novels have been featured on the IndieNext and the LibraryReads lists, and been named Best Books of the Year by Washington Post, NPR, New York Public Library, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Reader’s Digest, Kirkus, “O” the Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Annika Sharma’s romcom titled Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words, came out in September 2021, as the first in a series. Her podcast, That Desi Spark, explores stigmatized social issues from a South Asian, first-generation, millennial lens.
Madi Sinha’s first novel was The White Coat Diaries. Her second book, At Least You Have Your Health, was released on April 5, 2022.

Amherst Early Music presents Music Festival 2022
2022-08-07 08:00 - 2022-08-21 17:00
Northampton Community CollegeBethlehem, PA

Directed by
Frances
Blaker

August 7-14 and 14-21, 2022

Our new location will be convenient for many who are driving. There are train and bus connections. Nearest airport is ABE, Lehigh Valley International Airport. Newark Airport is 1 hour and 15 minutes away.
While we hope it will be possible to have a normal Festival, we’ll follow Covid developments and will adjust if necessary. Proof of vaccination will be required. Plans are shaping up so stay tuned for more information!
The heart of the Festival is the Central Program. It is the largest and most varied program we offer, with classes available for most early music instruments, and music ranging from Medieval to Baroque. You can choose the combination of classes that works for you — perfect if, like some of our students, you sing or dance and play an instrument or two. Play in consorts of like or mixed instruments, investigate a new repertory, take a dance class, or begin a new instrument. We also offer a unique program in early notation for all levels starting with absolute beginner. Pitch: most classes will be at a=440. Viol-only and most Baroque ensemble classes will be at a=415. Detailed class descriptions and schedule will be available in May.
Schedule: Classes run Monday through Friday, with four class periods per day.
In the evening there are lectures, concerts, madrigal singing, English country dancing, drop-in playing sessions, the AEM Auction, and socializing with early music.
Festival Concert Series
Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
All concerts are at 7:30 pm, except the opera, which begins at 8 pm.
Admission is $20 general admission. Tickets and subscriptions are available in advance or at the door before each concert.
Tuesday, August 9
With Breath and Quill
Thursday, August 11
Amherst Baroque Soloists
Friday, August 12
Baroque Academy Opera Project:
The Judgement of Paris by Daniel Purcell
Saturday, August 13
A Tapestry of Early Music: Amherst Early Music Faculty Concert I
Thursday, August 18
Portrait of a Lady
Friday, August 19
Choral Program Student Concert
Saturday, August 20
A Tapestry of Early Music: Amherst Early Music Faculty Concert II

New Philharmonia Pops Concert
2022-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA, 02461, United States
The 7th annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts will span many facets of arts and culture including several genres of music from blues to baroque, classical guitar to R&B, and opera to jazz. The Festival has served as a catalyst for the cultural life in the city since 2015 and has been a showcase of Newton’s talent and Newton Cultural Council grant recipients for many arts organizations and artists over the years.
Performance Schedule for July 22, 2022
Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands

6:30pm New Philharmonia Pops Concert
7:30pm Instrument Petting Zoo
Dusk Movie – Casablanca

The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
2022-07-22 08:00 - 2022-07-24 17:00
The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts will be held July 22 – 24, 2022
Multiple Stages – Several Village Locations
Performer Proposal Application Now Open!

The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
2022-07-22 08:00 - 2022-07-23 17:00
The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
July 22 – 24, 2022
20+ Performances – 4 Stages – 3 Days
The 7th annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts will span many facets of arts and culture including several genres of music from blues to baroque, classical guitar to R&B, and opera to jazz. The Festival has served as a catalyst for the cultural life in the city since 2015 and has been a showcase of Newton’s talent and Newton Cultural Council grant recipients for many arts organizations and artists over the years.
Outdoors at The Hyde Playground, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
Outdoors on the Village Green, 1221 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Outdoors at Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon Street, Waban
Inside at The Allen House Center for the Arts, 35 Webster Street, West Newton
Festival Chair and Producer: Christopher Pitts
Performance Schedule

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands
6:30pm New Philharmonia Pops Concert
7:30pm Instrument Petting Zoo
Dusk Movie – Casablanca

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands

2pm Blue Train Bluegrass Band
3pm Olga Lisovskaya, From Opera to Broadway
4pm George Russell Jr. Trio, Gospel & Jazz
5pm Lydia Harrell, Jazz Singer
7pm Debo Ray & Her Allstar Band, Dance Party!

Village Green, Newton Centre
1pm Circus Comes to Town with Circus Complex
2pm Plugged In Band
3pm Newtonville Books StoryTime with author Raul The Third
4pm Rob Siegel, Folk Music

Suzuki School of Newton, Waban
2pm Austin McMahon, Jazz
3pm Hankus Netsky, Yiddish & Jazz
4pm Crowes Pasture, Folk

SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands
3pm Thaddeus Hogarth Collectives, R&B, Soul & Funk
4pmEd Harlow & the Gringo Kings, Salsa & Latin
5pm Eli Cash Band, Rock
7pm Tema Siegel & Couch, Pop & Soul

The Allen Center for the Arts, West Newton
1pm Dance Currents, “100 years of Modern Dance”
2pm Andrus Madsen, “Improvised Fantasias”
3pm Newton Baroque: Alison Gangler and Andrus Madsen
4pm Nomadic Theatre Story Slam

Newton Free Library presents Understanding Improv in Klezmer Music
2022-07-19 19:00 - 20:00
Nathaniel Seelen of Ezekeils’ Wheels will give a lecture/demonstration about improv in Klezmer music. Details will follow.
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Registrations open at 7:00pm Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Amherst Early Music presents ONLINE Summer Festival!
2022-07-08 08:00 - 2022-07-10 17:00
July 8, 9, and 10, 2022.. save the dates!
We’ll warm-up for our in-person Festival (August 7-14, 14-21, in Bethlehem, PA) with a 3-day ONLINE Summer Festival!
Join us on July 8, 9, and 10 for any mix you like of three class sessions per day, with an international faculty, and a lecture by Yvonne Kendall on Spanish influences in 16th-century dance. Classes are $25 each, and the lecture is free. More info coming soon… save the dates! Registration will open by June 1st.
ONLINE FESTIVAL Faculty
Giula Genini
Annette Bauer
Gwyn Roberts
Nina Stern
Mary Springfels
Dorothy Olsson
Julie Iwasa
Yvonne Kendall
Karen Cook
Shira Kammen
Pamela Dellal

Newton Free Library presents The Impact of Local Authors Writing for the LGBTQ+ Community (Zoom)
2022-06-30 19:00 - 20:30
Please register here.
Local authors are the backbone of the writing community and those writing within and for the LGBTQ+ community are especially important. Join us for a conversation with Bren Bataclan, Anna Burke, Federico Erebia, Jane C. Esther, and Sarah Jean Horowitz as they discuss their books, their writing and the impact they have on readers of all ages!

Bren Bataclan (he/him) author of Fe: A Traumatized Son’s Graphic Memoir
Anna Burke (she/her) award-winning author of Compass Rose, Thorn, Nottingham and the Seal Cove Romance series
Federico Erebia (he/him) whose artisanry, woodwork, furniture design, and books have been featured in Boston Spirit Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine and The Boston Globe, among others.
Jane C. Esther (they/them) author of Universe Between Us and The Portal series, including Uninvited and Convergence
Sarah Jean Horowitz author of The Wingsnatchers, The Dark Lord Clementine and the forthcoming fantasy book for young readers, tentatively titled the Demon Sword Asperides.

This program is sponsored by the Ashland Public Library.

Newton Theatre Company presents The Monologue Project: Renters Edition
2022-06-30 19:00 - 20:00
The Monologue Project: Renters Edition
We are thrilled to be bringing back The Monologue Project for its fourth iteration. This project provides an opportunity for a specific subset of the population of Newton– this year, people who rent their homes in Newton– to come together and make their voices heard in a supportive and enjoyable environment.
Spend the summer bonding with fellow renters and exploring different story-sharing and performance techniques before sharing your story with a broader Newton audience in October. Newton Theatre Company is proud to offer an encouraging and meaningful experience to renters of all ages and backgrounds, whether you have any experience performing or not.
Find your voice, share your story, and become an integral part of the Newton Renter community!
Logistics
Rehearsals: 20 Hours, Spread Over 10 Weeks
Start Date: Week of August 22nd (Rehearsal times TBD)
Location: Casselman House (195 Sumner St)
Performances: October 29th & 30th
Stipends Available for All Performers • On-site Child Care Available
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Want to learn more? Register for one of our Zoom Open Houses to meet our facilitators!
Open houses will take place virtually on Tuesday, June 14th at 7 PM and Thursday, June 30th at 7 PM.
Please register below to receive the link.
Can’t make the open houses but still want to learn more? Reach out to one of the project facilitators, Abby Lass.
Register for Our June 30th Zoom Open House

Historic Newton presents Walking Tour of West Parish Burying Ground
2022-06-25 13:00 - 14:00
Established in 1781 as part of Newton’s Second Parish Church, West Burying Ground is the resting place for some of the city’s earliest residents. Learn about these residents as well as the shifting iconography and material culture of New England’s burying grounds throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Free but you must register in advance and registration will be capped at 40 people. Register here.
The tour is part of “West Newton Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” a weekend of events held in collaboration with the Newton Cultural Alliance at the Allen Center for Arts and Culture at the Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton. Information on all events: www.newtonculture.org.

Amherst Early Music presents Early Notation with Annette Bauer
2022-06-22 17:30 - 18:45
“Back to Basics / Review / New Intro” Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: June 1, 8, 15 & 22
Open to all instrumentalists and singers! Pitch: A=440.
After a year of focused work on 15th-century notation topics, we close our current season before the summer break with a 4-week online series featuring a “casual” selection of shorter pieces from late 15th and early 16th century sources. This series is designed for both ongoing students to review some of the basic concepts of mensural notation, to deepen and enjoy the fluency gained over the past few months of studies, and for new students to join in for a first practical experience with mensural notation… $100 for four sessions, recordings of each class are available during the week after class… See the complete description for these classes, and sign up here!
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online/early-notation-annette-bauer-back-basics-review-new-intro
