Newton Cultural Alliance

Suzuki School of Newton presents Faculty Concert
2023-11-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United States
SSN Faculty Concert
Suzuki School of Newton’s faculty performing works by Brahms, Mozart, and more!

Commonwealth Chorale presents Glory and Praise
2023-11-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, United States
Glory and Praise
Saturday, November 18th, 8:00 pm
Commonwealth Chorale sings a new “composer concert” Glory and Praise at the Church of the Holy Name. With Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, Francis Poulenc: Gloria, Salomon Sulzer: Psalm 111, and César Franck: Psalm 150. Check out their website for complete program notes by Margarita Restrepo, Ph.D.

Cherry Street Music presents Classical With A Twist: A Roland Hayes Tribute
2023-11-19 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Classical With A Twist: A Roland Hayes Tribute
Sunday, November 19, 3:00 pm
Cherry Street Music hosts another “Classical With A Twist” event at The Allen Center. In celebration of the centennial of Roland Hayes’ BSO debut, acclaimed baritone Philip Lima hosts and narrates a program with tenor Fred C. VanNess, Jr. including art songs, arias, and spirituals that honor Hayes. Joining the program will be the Boston Public Quartet: Betsy Hinkle, violin; Jason Amos, viola; Nicholas Johnson, cello; and Joy Cline Phinney, piano.

Thanksgiving Farmers' Market
2023-11-21 12:00 - 16:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
November 21 – Thanksgiving Farmers’ Market
Come to The Allen Center for fresh food from your favorite local restaurants and artisans!
From 12-4 PM on 11/21 at The Allen Center
(35 Webster St.) in West Newton!
For a full list of participating vendors, click here!

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents Holiday Brass
2023-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Holiday Brass
Wednesday, November 29, 7:00 pm
ProArte Chamber Orchestra presents Holiday Brass at The Allen Center. This new holiday tradition celebrates the sounds of the season with traditional brass music spanning the centuries. Seasonal selections of all shapes and sizes will make spirits bright.

Celebrate Newton Holiday Craft Fair
2023-12-03 10:00 - 16:00 | Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton, MA, 02459
Celebrate Newton is a one-day holiday shopping extravaganza with live music and local artisans. With over 50 vendors to choose from you can buy a unique gift for everyone this season. For 2023 we have tons of textiles, loads of Fine Art, Jewelry galore, and new vendors you’ve never seen before. Admission is $7 and all proceeds go to the Newton Cultural Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization operating The Allen Center for Arts and Culture.
Sunday, December 3rd from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road.

Newton Family Singers
2023-12-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Regis College, 235 Wellesley St, Weston, MA
Please join us Sunday, December 3, 4:00 pm for the next Newton Family Singers concert!
This season we‘re so excited to be singing the songs of Brandi Carlile this session! Brandi is a young, contemporary American singer-songwriter, author, and activist. She’s won six Grammy Awards for her music already, is active in various humanitarian efforts and runs her own organization, Looking Out Foundation, which raises money and awareness for causes in the arts, human rights, women’s equality and more. And frankly, she is very cool.
The show is at 4:00pm on December 3rd at Eleanor Welch Casey Theatre, Regis College in Weston (235 Wellesley St, Weston, MA). Tickets are on sale now.

BUY TICKETS

For those who have purchased tickets to the show, our venue is building 14a on the map below. Parking for the general public is in the grey lot “A” behind the building. Regis will have campus security on day of show to guide you where to park. Handicap parking is available right in front of the venue, in that small circle area.

Holiday Song Feast
2023-12-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave., Needham Heights, MA, 02494, United States
The Highland Glee Club, established in 1908, is presenting a Holiday Song Feast.
Our four part men’s chorus will be singing traditional Christmas and Hanukkah songs.
There will be a sing-a-long for everyone to participate.
Saturday, December 9, 2023.
Christ Episcopal Church. 1132 Highland Ave., Needham, MA
This will be a fun time for all.

Bay Colony Brass presents Brass Tidings
2023-12-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-16 19:30 - 21:00
TWO PERFORMANCES OF CHRISTMAS CLASSICS OLD AND NEW
Saturday, December 9, 7:00PM at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn – Joint performance with the Merrimack Valley Ringers.
Saturday, December 16, 7:30PM at Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ, 60 Highland Street, West Newton.
SUPPORT BAY COLONY BRASS

New Phil presents Celebrations!
2023-12-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Brown Middle School, 125 Meadowbrook Road, Newton Centre, MA, 02459
Celebrations
Sunday, December 10, 3:00 pm
New Phil Orchestra hosts its annual holiday program Celebrations! featuring the Boston Ballet School performing scenes from Tchaikovshy’s Nutcracker Suite. This holiday treat is a Newton favorite with tickets available for this one-day-only collaborative performance at Brown Middle School.

NAA presents A Demo With Adria Arch
2023-12-14 19:00 - 21:00
DEMO: Adria Arch, From 2D to 3D
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Arch, a mixed media artist living and working in Boston, is interested in creating immersive experiences with sculpture and paint such as creating wall art and sculpture.

New Art Center presents Friday Figure Draw
2023-12-15 19:00 - 22:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
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 and a great model. For artists 21+ with drinks available for purchase. Bring your own art supplies (no oils); easels/chairs provided.

Newton Baroque presents From Brahms Studio:
2023-12-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
*On Friday, December 15 at 7:30 pm Newton Baroque presents From Brahms Studio: Music that Brahms would have played at his studio with his closest colleagues, including works by Brahms, Joseph Joachim, Peter Cornelius, and Robert Schumann as well as earlier works that Brahms played at his Streicher piano by Bach, Handel and François Couperin. Tickets are available here for this performance at Second Church in Newton.

Cherry Street Music presents Classical With A Twist
2023-12-16 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Classical With A Twist- Beethoven and The Beatles Pt. 1.
Saturday, December 16, 7:30 pm
Cherry Street Music hosts the third concert of the season, Classical with a Twist- Beethoven and The Beatles Pt. 1. Performances by pianist, Max Levinson and Grammy-nominated vocalist, Donna McElroy at The Allen Center for Arts & Culture.

The Zamir Chorale of Boston presents Hanukkah Happens
2023-12-21 19:30 | Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Hanukkah Happens
Thursday, December 21 at 7:30 pm
The Zamir Chorale of Boston’s “Hanukkah Happens” will celebrate the 75th year of Israel’s independence. Beginning with Kabbalat Shabbat, a work by Israel’s first great composer Paul Ben-Haim, the program will feature a selection of popular Israeli songs from the past 75 years, with opportunities for you to sing along. In-person and Livestream options are available.

Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
2024-01-02 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-01-09 17:45 - 18:45 | First Baptist Church in Newton, 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Commonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of January 2nd and 9th between 5:45 and 6;45 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Center, a few minutes’ walk from the Newton Center stop on the “D” Green Line. Free parking is available in the church parking lot. An overview of our 2023-2024 season can be found on our website: www.commonwealthchorale.com.
To apply for an audition, click here: https://commonwealthchorale.com/join-us

Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
2024-01-02 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-01-09 17:45 - 18:45 | First Baptist Church in Newton, 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
Tuesday, January 2 & 9 at 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Commonwealth Chorale seeks to recruit singers of all voice types — especially tenor and bass — with strong vocal and sight-reading skills. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of January 2 and 9, 5:45 pm-6:45 pm, at the group’s new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays, 7:45 pm-9:15 pm. Review the upcoming 2023-2024 season and apply online for an audition.

All Newton Music School presents Con Brio Club
2024-01-05 11:00 - 12:00
Con Brio Club

Fri – 11:00am EST

Sip your favorite coffee or tea and enjoy a light lunch as you journey through the world of chamber music. Our talented violist, Scott Woolweaver, and special guests deliver five unique and intimate performances, complete with fascinating stories and history about the composers.

Open Rehearsals
2024-01-09 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-01-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
The Highland Glee Club is inviting male singers to join our mens’ glee club.
We sing a wide range of musical selections including classical, broadway,
traditional, and rock and roll.
There are four concerts per year in Newton and Needham.
Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 at the Grace Episcople Church on
Eldridge St, Newton, MA.

NewTV Members Meet-Up
2024-01-10 11:00 - 12:30 | NewTV, 23 Needham St, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
NewTV Members Meet-Up
Saturday, January 20, 11:00 am
Meet and connect with fellow NewTV members at a Members Network Meet – Up. Attend in person or remotely to hear about new projects and opportunities, exchange helpful ideas and resources, and build a network of crew members for your next production.

Weekly Winter Farmer's Market
2024-01-10 12:00 - 14:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Winter Farmers Market
The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market’s new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled beets, pickled carrots, applesauce, pasture-raised eggs, and organic popcorn! Click here to learn more about The Good Food Farm’s organic practices and weekly offerings.

The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents Oskar Stenmark
2024-01-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Oskar Stenmark
Saturday, February 3, 1:00 pm
The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents a concert with Oskar Stenmark, a Swedish musician based in NYC. This event will pay homage to one of Sweden’s greatest lyricist/songwriters of all time – Evert Taube. Hailing from Gothenburg (just like Oskar), Taube was a multi-talented artist who wrote, painted, and sang about his trips around the world. Taube is pictured on the Swedish 50 kronor bill and is an important part of the Swedish cultural heritage. Oskar will play some of his most famous songs and talk about his life and the places he experienced through his music, together with Ana Petrova on piano.

NAA presents A Demo With Carol Pelletier, Cold Wax for Oil Painters
2024-01-11 19:00 - 21:00
DEMO: Carol Pelletier, Cold Wax for Oil Painters
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Pelletier, the chair of Fine Arts and professor of art at Endicott College, teaches all levels of painting at Endicott.

The Scandi Center presents The Emigrants
2024-01-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
The Emigrants
Saturday, January 13, 1:00 pm
The Scandi Center screens the film The Emigrants, based on Vilhelm Moberg’s much-loved suite of novels — previously adapted in 1971 by Jan Troell into an Academy Award-nominated classic — The Emigrants tells the story of Kristina Nilsson (Lisa Carlehed), a mother who leaves poverty-stricken Sweden with her family in the 1850s on a long, dangerous journey to find a better life for herself and her children in America.

Newton Baroque presents Lamentations
2024-01-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Lamentations
Saturday, January 13, 7:30 pm
Newton Baroque performs a concert featuring the setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah written by Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695). While Colonna is not so well known today, he was a highly sought-after composer in the mid to late 17th Century and wrote for the court in Ferrara, Modena, Florence, and the Hapsburg Court in Vienna. His musical style is creative, evocative, and very expressive.

New Art Center presents Intercession
2024-01-15 08:00 - 2024-03-03 17:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Center’s newest exhibition, INTERCESSION curated by Reggie Woolery will feature Boston-area African American photographers at the New Art Corridor Gallery. The showcase highlights Black photographers who employ light to bridge, call attention, and disrupt. The works actively engage new ways of seeing, believing, and moving in the world. Join INTERCESSION artists Philip Keith, Lauren Miller, Alonso Nichols, and Sam Williams at an opening reception on Thursday, January 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
