Historic Newton presents Hayfest
2024-10-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Join us for a free, family-friendly day of fall fun! At Historic Newton’s Hayfest, travel back in time to 19th century Newton as you dip candles, press apples, churn butter, play games, and more. Learn more at www.newtonma.gov/hayfest
Interested in volunteering to help make Hayfest great? Sign up here: https://form-usa.keela.co/VolunteerHayfest2024

Classical with a Twist - Champions for Change
2024-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
The Classical with a Twist series kicks off the 2024-25 season with a relevant and inspiring concert – Champions for Change. Featuring music honoring musical giant and staunch advocate of human rights, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. This stirring concert will include music performed by Artist-in-Residence- Allison Eldredge, cello; with Max Levinson, piano; and Andres Guerra, guitar. Champions for Change includes music from Prokofiev (Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119) who was said to have placed an epigraph on the first page which quoted Maxim Gorky: “Mankind—that has a proud sound.” The Sonata was written in the shadow of Stalinist Soviet Union for Rostropovich and pianist Max Richter. Other works by champion changemakers include Chopin, and film composers Maurice Jarre (Dr. Zhivago) and John Williams (Memoirs of a Geisha).

Create The Vote: Candidate Forum
2024-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Create The Vote: Candidate Forum
Thursday, October 10th
On October 10th at 6:30 pm join arts supporters, advocates, and community change-makers for a candidate forum. Hosted at The Allen Center in partnership with the New Art Center and Newton Cultural Alliance in collaboration with MASSCreative, this forum brings together candidates from the 11th & 12th Middlesex State House Districts. This event is an opportunity to hear from candidates running to represent the 11th and 12th Middlesex Districts in the State Legislature, participate in discussions, and help ensure that the arts remain a vital part of the policy conversation. Light refreshments will be served.
Please fill out the form if you plan to attend.

Oktoberfest: A Concert of Drinking Songs for Men’s Choir
2024-10-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
On offer will be a selection of rousing drinking songs for men’s choir, spanning time, place, and genre including Mendelssohn’s Opus 50 song cycle.
With a special guest appearance by operatic baritone Junhan Choi who will join the men in Schubert’s Trinklied D. 75 and sing a set of themed arias. To add to the fun he has been persuaded to sing Rossini’s famous “Figaro” aria. The concert will be followed by a special beer garden reception courtesy of
The Highland Glee Club and the Mighty Squirrel. It’s going to be WICKED FUN. But also extremely classy.

ANMS presents The Lovestruck Balladeers: Wolf Benefit Concert
2024-10-26 16:00 - 17:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Revel in a nostalgic musical journey with ANMS alumnus, Dennis Lichtman and his quintet, as they explore ragtime, jazz, and beautiful songs from around the world.

Cherry Street Music Presents Toe-Tapping Snappy Hot Jazz.
2024-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
440- The Gypsy Jazz Quartet takes over the Allen Center with Toe-Tapping Snappy Hot Jazz. Led by “The Jazzy Violinist” Tomoko Iwamoto, with Jack Clark, clarinet; Jack Soref, guitar; and Gregory Toro, bass; 440 performs their own original tunes as well as those of their inspiration, Django Rheinhart. Join the fun for an evening that will transport you to an intimate nightclub where you’ll be tempted to dance the night away.
Tickets.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents Treasures of Youth and Age
2024-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Pro Arte’s 47th season opens with Louisville-based conductor Gabriel Lefkowitz leading an expressive program for the strings, principal clarinetist Ian Greitzer, and principal bassoonist Ronald Haroutunian. In her Canyons, from 2018, Tanner Porter paints nature at its most jagged, imposing, and majestic. A work like no other, Richard Strauss’s vibrant Duett-Concertino features writing so organic, its solo clarinet and bassoon seem to become living, breathing characters. Although Josef Suk’s warm Serenade was a departure from his melancholy style, it won him early critical acclaim from Johannes Brahms and positioned him as the successor to his teacher Antonín Dvořák, and it brings this first concert to an elegant close.

Historic Newton presents Museum Makerdays: Toymaking
2024-10-29 11:00 - 15:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
The school day is over early, and the museum is open! On Newton Public School’s special early release days, stop by Durant-Kenrick House & Grounds to try out a handicraft and make something new to take home with you. This month’s theme is toymaking! Explore the history of the craft and make your own working toy to keep. In addition to the craft, you can explore the exhibits and gardens, build with legos, and play outdoor games.
$5 per person, kids 5 and under are free. Suitable for kids ages 5-15, younger and older siblings welcome. Registration not required; drop in any time during the event. Adults must remain onsite during the program. Let us know you’re interested at: https://form-usa.keela.co/2425EarlyRelease
This is a series, taking place each special early release day in school year 2024-2025, according to the Newton Public School calendar.

Historic Newton presents Trick-or-Treat at Durant-Kenrick
2024-10-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Add Historic Newton to your trick-or-treating route! On Halloween night, stop by the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds to fill your treat bag with candy, a coloring page, and a coupon for a free return visit to the museum.

Boston Baroque presents The X-tet
2024-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Join Boston Baroque for an intimate concert with the X-tet, Boston Baroque’s premier period chamber ensemble, in the Great Hall at The Allen Center in Newton, MA.
Prepare to be captivated by a diverse selection of works by many rarely-heard female composers of the 17th century. Featuring Soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad.
This program will also include other notable 17th-century works by Biber, Castello, Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Strozzi, Bembo, and de la Guerre.

Uncovering Your Home’s History
2024-11-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Are you curious about the history of your home but don’t know where to start? In this workshop, learn from the lead researcher of our House Marker Program. We’ll guide you through using available resources and creating a matrix of information about a property, and you’ll leave with a toolkit for continuing your own research and a discount for a future Historic House Marker order.
This program is $50 per person. Register at https://events.humanitix.com/housemarkerworkshop.

Susan Adler: A Life Seen, A Legacy Remembered
2024-11-02 18:30 - 21:00 | United Kingdom
The Allen Center will host a reception for their upcoming exhibit, “Susan Adler: A Life Seen, A Legacy Remembered” on Saturday, November 2 at 6:30pm in celebration of Susan Seidner Adler’s life and work. The exhibition of her figure paintings and soft figurines will be on display in The Allen Center gallery from November 2 – December 8, 2024. There will be light appetizers and refreshments served at the reception. Please register if you plan on attending.
Susan Seidner Adler (1935-2020) was a self-taught artist and psychotherapist known for her portraits of prominent figures, including her sister-in-law Renata Adler, and for her portrait of Sylvia Plath at Smith College. Susan Adler’s oil paintings and figurines capture more than a mere likeness of their subjects and reflect the elegance of the times.
Register.

Bay Colony Brass presents: Space and Beyond
2024-11-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Music director Philip Sanborn leads Newton’s 20-member BAY COLONY BRASS in a wide-ranging concert including Richard Strauss’ Fanfare from “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust,” and selections from Gustav Holst’s monumental work, “The Planets.” This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local council that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the City of Newton.
FREE ADMISSION
Parking is available adjacent to the building at Second Church in Newton. Parking lots are accessible from either Highland Street or Chestnut Street.
Handicapped access is available immediately uphill from the sanctuary via the side driveway or drive-up entrance through the main doors to the sanctuary.
Learn more about Bay Colony Brass at www.baycolonybrass.org.

Chamber Music for Your Cause…
2024-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Chamber Music for Your Cause…
Sunday, November 3, 4:00 pm
The Allen Center hosts a concert as part of the Chamber Music For Your Cause concert series. This event is organized by Paulette Bowes featuring Brahms’ dynamic Clarinet Quintet and benefitting Shelter Music Boston.

West Newton Cinema presents Gen X series: The Breakfast Club
2024-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
This Friday, we invite you to step back, reconnect, and share a laugh together at our first Gen X Series film, THE BREAKFAST CLUB—the iconic story of five teens who, despite their differences, learn to find common ground.
Brad Abraham, seasoned screenwriter and creator of the comic series Mixtape, together with Susannah Gora, pop culture expert and author of “You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation”, will discuss the Brat Pack’s legacy and how these films shaped the Gen X view of friendship, romance, and success.
** Screening and Post-Film Discussion **
THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
97 minutes | R | Comedy
A film by John Hughes
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez

West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: ANORA
2024-11-10 12:30 - 15:30 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Join us at West Newton Cinema for a special screening of Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed film “Anora” followed by a panel discussion featuring Lisa Goldblatt Grace, Malcolm Turvey, and Ty Burr.
Anora* is a comedy-drama about a New York exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) whose involvement with the son of a Russian oligarch (Paul Weissman) leads to a farcical odyssey across Brooklyn and a hard reckoning. The film won the top prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and is already being hailed as one of the year’s best movies—but is its portrait of sex work empathetic or exploitive, a clear-eyed acknowledgment of the realities or just another Hollywood fairy tale?
Panelists will include Lisa Goldblatt Grace, Co-Executive Director of My Life My Choice, a national organization fighting the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children, and Professor Malcolm Turvey, founding Director of Tufts University’s Film and Media Studies Program and a distinguished scholar of film theory and aesthetics. The event will be moderated by Ty Burr, the Boston Globe’s film critic from 2002 to 2021 and currently reviewing movies for The Washington Post and in the subscription newsletter Ty Burr’s Watch List.
*Content Note: Anora is an R-rated film, with rough language and scenes of nudity and graphic sexuality.

AEM presents Practical Musicianship and Music Theory for Early Musicians
2024-11-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-11-18 17:30 - 19:00 | United Kingdom
with Shira Kammen – vielle, voice, harp

5:30 – 6:45 pm, 11 November 2024

Shira
Kammen **
Violin & Vielle

4 Monday sessions, November 11, 18, 25 & December 2, from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. ET

Class Description

Newton Baroque presents London Rivals
2024-11-12 08:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
London Rivals
Saturday, November 16, 7:30 pm
Newton Baroque performs at The Allen Center. This concert features cantatas, violin sonatas, and keyboard fugues by the rival music directors Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel.

West Newton Cinema presents Ty Burr's Movie Club: "It's Always Fair Weather"
2024-11-14 18:00 - 20:30 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
If “Singin’ in the Rain” is regarded as the high-water mark of the MGM musical, (and one of the great all-time movies), this reunion of star Gene Kelly and director Stanley Donen is the studio’s brilliant best-kept secret. Kelly, Dan Dailey and Michael Kidd play three ex-GI pals who meet up ten years after WWII and discover they can’t stand each other — until a “This Is Your Life” TV producer (Cyd Charisse) gets them on national television. A delightful discovery with some of the most eye popping song-and-dance number you’ll ever see. (Gene Kelly tap-dancing on roller skates — enough said.)
Ty Burr, former Boston Globe film critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist, presents this handpicked film screening at West Newton Cinema followed by an interactive group discussion.

Suzuki School presents a Parent Information Session
2024-11-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Join Suzuki School for a Parent Information Session on Thursday, November 14th, 6:30-7:30 PM to learn about violin, viola, and cello lessons at the Suzuki School of Newton! No fees or commitments required to attend!
Our group classes are a key part of the Suzuki curriculum, combining individual lessons, group lessons, and musicianship each week. Playing with peers helps students build confidence, improve memory, and develop stamina—while younger students find role models and older students see their progress firsthand.
Ready to begin your child’s musical journey? Email suzukinewton@gmail.com or visit suzukinewton.org for more details.

ANMS presents Family Concert: Miss Moppet
2024-11-16 16:00 - 17:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Enjoy a blend of chamber music and storytelling inspired by Miss Moppet, featuring music by Peter Child paired with Roald Dahl’s The Three Little Pigs by Paul Patterson. Ideal for ages 5 and up

Music to Lighten the Darkness
2024-11-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
As the winter deepens and the days become shorter, we take this time to reflect on light and darkness – physical and emotional – and the challenges that we all face during this cold and lonely time. Cappella Clausura offers a performance on these subjects as a spiritual balm, with music by living women composers who speak directly to the challenges that come during this time of year. Please join us for this journey, as we bring you through darkness to light.
Music by Anna Clyne, Ashi Day, Jessica French, Natalie Draper, Dorothy Hindman, Alma Mahler, and some classic Hildegard. Including a performance of Francis Poulenc’s epic and rarely-heard “Soir de Neige”.
Individual tickets are on sale now through the website: clausura.org, or patrons can charge by phone at 617.993.0013. Single tickets: General Admission @ $35, Student/Under 30 @ $15 and, Card to Culture @ $5. For further information, contact manager@clausura.org.

Classical with a Twist: West Newton Pops
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Classical with a Twist: West Newton Pops will focus on popular music through a cultural lens. This variety style pops program is dedicated to Latin song and dance featuring a Tango performance from Boston Ballroom® as well as a dance music program played by emerging and established musicians: Jakob Kobal, accordionist; Natalie Levinson, vocalist; and Jeremiah Cossa, pianist. These performers come together on the Great Hall stage at The Allen Center led by Cherry Street Music Director Allison Eldredge and the Cherry Street Cello Quartet.

Capella Clausura presents Music to Lighten the Darkness
2024-11-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States

ANMS presents Con Brio Lunch Club
2024-11-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-22 11:00 - 13:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Join violist Scott Woolweaver and his musical friends for a luncheon featuring classical chamber works, complete with fascinating composer anecdotes and lunch.

Historic Newton presents Candlelight Scavenger Hunt
2024-11-23 16:00 - 20:00 | Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Explore the Jackson Homestead after dark! Complete an active scavenger hunt around the galleries and grounds, lit mainly by candlelight, and win a prize! Make shadow puppets, tell spooky stories, and see the museum in a whole new way.
$5 for Historic Newton members, $10 for non-members, kids 5 and under are free. Stop by anytime during the event. Walk-ins welcome, or register here in advance: https://events.humanitix.com/candlelight-scavenger-hunt

Behind The Screen: A Real Pain (Film & Discussion)
2024-11-24 12:30 - 15:00 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Screening & Post-Film Discussion with Michelle Ephraim, Jonathan Wilson and Tim Miller!
Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain is a sharp, thoughtful take on family and the weight of inherited history. In it, cousins David and Benji—played by Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin—travel to Poland to connect with their Jewish roots and honor their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. The two cousins couldn’t be more different: David is responsible and tightly wound, while Benji is a free spirit, creating a humorous and heartfelt dynamic between the two as they confront their past and the unresolved tensions in their relationship.
Panelists:
Michelle Ephraim, Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and author of the memoir Green World: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare, weaves together her life, the lives of her Holocaust-survivor parents, and the writings of Shakespeare.
Jonathan Wilson, Professor of Rhetoric and Debate Emeritus at Tufts, with interests in creative writing and contemporary Jewish literature, is the author of nine books including The Red Balcony.
Moderated by Tim Miller, co-president of the Boston Society of Film Critics.

Suzuki School of Newton presents a Faculty Concert
2024-11-24 16:00 - 18:30 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Join Suzuki School of Newton for a Faculty Concert & Scholarship Fundraiser!
Date: Sunday, November 24th
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St.
Come experience an unforgettable afternoon of music as our world-class faculty take the stage! This is your chance to witness outstanding performances while supporting a cause that brings music education to more young musicians. Last year, our school granted over $50,000 in financial assistance to students who wouldn’t otherwise have access to music lessons.
Get Your Tickets: visit suzukinewton.org/events
