First Church Chestnut Hill: Second Annual Messiah Sing & Open House

Join First Church in Chestnut Hill for its Second Annual Messiah Sing and Open House, featuring the First Church Quartet with Kathryn Rosenbach, piano. Enjoy coffee, cookies, and singing! Holiday open house begins before the concert at 6:00 p.m.; concert starts at 7:00 p.m. FREE and open to the public. Seating is limited. More info…

Free

New Art Center: Shibori Dyed Scarves

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

Shibori is a group of traditional Japanese techniques used to create pattern on cloth. In this workshop, students will stitch, bind, clamp, and pole wrap cotton and silk scarves to be dyed. Each student will make 4-5 scarves. Once the scarves are dyed and resists are removed, beautiful patterns emerge. Much like tie-dye, there is…

$185

New Phil: A Musical Tapestry – A Silver Salon Evening

Join the New Phil for a special evening of chamber ensembles and culinary treats! The program for this tapestry-style event will include the music of Bach, Suk, Stravinsky, and Mozart's great Symphony No. 40. The evening will include fanciful refreshments and a chance to explore the beauty of the exquisite Gregorian Oriental Rugs in Newton…

$35

NewTV: Studio Production Orientation

NewTV 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, United States

NewTV's Studio Production Orientation will teach you how you can access and use NewTV's studio space. If you're interested in producing your own show at NewTV or volunteer on a current one, this is the place to start. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.

Newton Free Library: Joint Opening Reception for “Veiled” by Mary McSweeney & “Wander & Wonder” by Dan Brenton

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

These art shows will be on view February 4-27: The face is Mary McSweeney’s greatest inspiration whether invented, from life, idealized, distorted, sculptural or flat. From describing form and light with small strokes to creating ambiguous spaces with broad and untamed washes, Dan Brenton explores a variety of mark-making techniques. FREE and open to the…

NewTV: Studio Elements

NewTV 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, United States

Learn how to set up NewTV's studio space from lights to the control room. This class will teach you how to put on a great studio production. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.

Pro Arte’s All-Mozart Salon

Come and enjoy this classic all-Mozart program featuring the rich tenor voices of french horn and viola. The rarely heard horn quintet, featuring the playing of Pro Arte's principal horn Robert Marlatt, will surely be a treasure. Musicologist Alfred Einstein, a great fan of this work, described the slow movement "a little love duet between…

$20 – $25

Suzuki School of Newton: Student Solo Recitals

Violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, guitar, and harp students from the Suzuki School of Newton will present their polished pieces in two solo recitals: one beginning at 3:00 p.m., and a second beginning at 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. More info at suzukinewton.org

SCC Concert: Voices of Scandinavia

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

Brothers Lawrence Wilde and Charles Boguinia come together to present a program of piano music by Edward Grieg and new compositions for the Swedish nyckelharpa, violin and piano inspired by Swedish and Norwegian Folk music. The Voices of Scandinavia program will feature piano works by Edvard Grieg and new compositions for nyckelharpa, violin and piano…

$15