Attachment Artist Talk with Kathryn Geismar
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Attachment
On View Now through April 15
Artist Kathryn Geismar presents an exhibition in The Allen Center’s main gallery through April 15th. Attachment is the third exhibit in the “Women Seeing Women” series, curated by NCA Board member Peter Vanderwarker. Kathryn Geismar is an artist and psychologist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her interest in identity and internal harmony infuses her professionally in both areas. Register for the Artist Talk on Thursday, April 10 at 7 pm. Gallery open hours are Thursdays, 12-2 pm.

Capella Clausura presents Visions for a Kinder World
2025-04-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Visions for a Kinder World
How should we live our lives, in a world where bad things happen to good people? What kinds of love and grace do we owe to ourselves and each other? How can we create lasting change, peace, and justice, for all people? Cappella Clausura’s mission has always been rooted in justice, in correcting an inequality by performing music by women. This program is our creed more broadly, and includes music that promotes peace over war, healing over hurt, and people over policy. In short, we present music about the better angels of our nature, and how we can manifest a kinder world together.
Music by Mattia Maurée, Dorothy Hindman, Linda Chase, and others. Proceeds from this concert will be split with The Second Step of Newton, which provides support and advocacy for victims of domestic violence. Learn more at thesecondstep.org.

Behind the Screen: SECRET MALL APARTMENT with Director Jeremy Workman and Artist/Resident Michael Townsend
2025-04-13 12:30 - 15:00 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Directed by Jeremy Workman
Starring Michael Townsend, Colin Bliss, Adriana Valdez-Young, Andrew Oesch, James J.A. Mercer
Film and Post-Screening Discussion with:
Jeremy Workman, Director
Michael Townsend, Artist and onetime mall resident
Nate Harrison, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
In 2003, eight young Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment in a hidden space inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. They snuck in furniture, tapped into the mall’s electricity, and even secretly constructed a brick wall with a locking door, smuggling in over 2 tons of cinderblock. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all its inhabitants – a personal expression of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, a clubhouse to coordinate their artistic charity, and finally, a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.
JEREMY WORKMAN
Emmy-nominated director of the documentaries SECRET MALL APARTMENT (Executive Produced by Jesse Eisenberg), LILY TOPPLES THE WORLD (Discovery), DECIDING VOTE (Oscar-shortlisted Best Documentary Short), THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET (Greenwich Entertainment / Kino Lorber), and MAGICAL UNIVERSE (IFC Films). Jeremy’s documentaries have played at prestigious film festivals and been released in theaters and on TV across the globe. He has been praised for creating his own genre of uniquely cinematic character portraits that bring viewers deep inside extraordinary worlds.
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
Providence, RI artist known as “that guy that lived in a mall” and “that guy who invented Tape Art.” He has made over 500 temporary tape art murals on buildings all over the world, has taught collaborative drawing to over 60,000 students, and still sneaks in the time to make large secret artworks that no one will ever see.
NATE HARRISON
Dean of Academic Affairs, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and a Professor of the Practice. An artist and writer working at the intersection of intellectual property, cultural production and the formation of creative processes in modern media, Nate’s work has been exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Kunstverein in Hamburg, among others.

Capella Clausura presents Visions for a Kinder World
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States

AEM presents Practical Musicianship and Music Theory for Early Musicians
2025-04-14 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-04-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-04-28 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-05 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-12 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

A Pop-Up Open Rehearsal
2025-04-15 19:00 - 20:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
A Pop-Up Open Rehearsal
Tuesday, April 15th, 7pm
The Allen Center
Cherry Street Music in collaboration with Lydian String Quartet presents a Pop-Up Open Rehearsal at The Allen Center on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 pm. This event is an Open Rehearsal of “seeking all that’s still unsung,” a Chamber Music America commission written for Lydian String Quartet by Kurt Rohde. This is a FREE event! Registration preferred.

Scandi Center presents Lana Suran in Concert
2025-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | United Kingdom
Lana Suran in Concert
Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm
Lana Suran is an award-winning Swedish pianist coming to the Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library for a solo recital. One of the leading Scandinavian pianists of her generation, her expressive pianism rises directly from the heart to reveal the tremendous vitality and range of her inner emotional landscape.

Seeing As We Are Artist Talk & Reception
2025-05-01 12:00 - 14:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Join us for Open Gallery Hours featuring the stunning paintings of Dinorá Justice at The Allen Center. Come and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of “Seeing As We Are.”
Gallery Open Hours: Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15 from 12-2 pm
For more information: www.newtonculture.org/gallery

New Art Center presents Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay
2025-05-01 17:30 - 19:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center in celebrating the opening of the New Art’s Adult Ceramics Student Exhibition, “Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay”- A Special Exhibition by the New Art Center’s Adult Ceramics Students From the Winter Term, 2025.
Open and Free to the Public: Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May, 1st, 5:30 – 7:30 PM At 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA 02460
Mingle with some of our student artists while exploring over 25 plates (some are for sale), enjoy this Thursday night out, and enjoy the wine and appetizers.
Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and expression with CERAMICS that serve.
-Over 25 Plates by New Art’s Adult Ceramics Student
*The pictured plate in the banner created by the student artist Lala O’Neil
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The “Plates with Purpose: Form & Function in Clay” exhibition” is open from May 1st, 2025 through June 13th, 2025.

Amherst Early Music Online Clasees
2025-05-03 13:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Classes May 3 & 4
“Ordo Virtutum” Hildegard von Bingen’s sacred masterpiece, with Lisa Solomon, voice
1:00 – 2:30 pm, 3 May 2025
In Nomine with Anne Timberlake, recorder
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 3 May 2025
A la française – An Introduction to French Baroque Ornamentation with Rainer Beckmann, recorder
1:00 – 2:30 pm, 4 May 2025
Rainer Beckmann * Recorder
The Artistry of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) with Tina Chancey, viola da gamba
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 4 May 2025

Folk Concert and Food Drive May 3rd
2025-05-03 15:00 - 16:30 | Newton City Hall Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join the men of the Highland Glee Club choir for Cream of American Folk, a concert of mid-century American folk music with guitars and banjo!
Bring along a can of your favorite nourishing soup to help a family in need. Featuring timeless gems like “Wayfaring Stranger” and “Oh Shenandoah”
as well as pop folk favorites like “Louisiana Man” and the sea shanty “Santy Anno”, beautifully arranged for the warm, burnished sounds of men’s voices.
With the strumming talents of Brian Middleton(guitar), Bob Salitsky(string bass), and Don Shulsinger(banjo).
www.highlandgleeclub.com Just click on the ginormous soup can.

Suzuki School presents Violin Graduation Concert & Reception
2025-05-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Suzuki Violin Students present a celebration concert of the entire Suzuki Book 7 repertoire including Handel Sonata in A Major and the JS Bach Concerto in A Minor. Led by String Dept Chair, San-yi Lin and Violin facutly Dr. Joy Grimes, these high school students will share their achievements with this free concert followed by a reception. The Newton Watercolor Society will have a new exhibit for people to enjoy as they mix and mingle.

New Phil Orchestra presents Classics III
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
CLASSICS III
May 3rd and 4th
Luke Blackburn, Symphony No. 1, “Thalassa” (world premiere)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

New Philharmonia Orchestra Season Finale
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
The New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jorge Soto, Music Director, celebrates its 30th Season Finale with a world premiere piece and Rimsky-Korsakov’s beloved Scheherazade. Join us to celebrate our 30 years of bringing “Music for All” to Newton!
SEASON FINALE
Blackburn: Symphony No. 1, “Thalassa” (world premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Saturday, May 3 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 4 at 3:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church, Newton
Local composer Luke Blackburn is a great friend of the New Phil – he plays bassoon in the orchestra and is our Personnel Manager! Come hear his piece that honors the ocean and all of the wonders and fears it evokes.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents New Winds and Friends
2025-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
The Salon Series is Pro Arte’s chamber music concert series. Each performance features a select handful of musicians from Pro Arte’s cooperative along with occasional guest artists to present musical gems not featured in the full orchestral Ensemble Series. They are a perfect way get to know Pro Arte players better. If you haven’t been to one of these fun concerts, they are presented in a less formal manner and feature plenty of opportunity to interact with the musicians and to learn more about the music.

Musical Program

WOLGANG AMADEUS MOZART Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498
W. A. MOZART Piano Quintet in Eb, K. 452

TICKETS

Performers
Kai-Yun Lu, clarinet
Liana Zaretsky, viola
Jennifer Slowik, oboe
Stephanie Busby, bassoon
Robert Marlatt, horn
Miri Yampolsky, piano

Blue Heron presents a Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
2025-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
$100.00 – $500.00 including fees
Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
An intimate performance and reception supporting Blue Heron
May 4, 2025, 7pm
The Allen Center
35 Webster St, Newton, MA 02465
Medieval music sounded remarkably modern in the hands of forward-thinking composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Jacob Senleches, and Johannes Suzoy. Their music displayed freedom of thought, fearlessly explored rhythmic complexity, and pushed the limits of what was possible to both notate and perform. Stellar singers Sophie Michaux and James Reese join multi-instrumentalists Scott Metcalfe and Debra Nagy for this mesmerizing program.
All but $20 of each ticket price is tax-deductible.
$500 per person – Blue Heron Avant-Guardian!
Event admission plus exclusive seating and special top supporter recognition in appreciation for above-and-beyond support.
$250 per person – Medieval Trailblazer
Event admission plus special supporter recognition at the event.
$100 per person – General Admission
Admission to the performance and reception.

ANMS presents Con Brio Lunch Club
2025-05-09 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.

Bay Colony Brass presents And All That Jazz
2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
May 10 7:30pm
Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ
60 Highland Street
West Newton
Free Admission
W.C. Handy – St. Louis Blues March
Duke Ellington – It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing
Billy Strayhorn – Lush Life
David Uber – Jazz Piece for Brass Choir
Louis Prima – Sing, Sing, Sing
Juan Tizol – Caravan
Joseph Turrin – Jazzalogue No. 1
Billy Strayhorn – Chelsea Bridge
Chick Corea – Spain

Newton Baroque presents Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Music for two violins and continuo by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | the allen center, 35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
The day is fast approaching when Newton Baroque will take a huge leap and play our first concert at a major international festival. On June 9, we will play an all-Biber program at the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany. Before we leave for Germany, we’ll play the concert on May 9 and 10 for our friends in Boston and Newton. The program consists entirely of Partie for two violins and continuo from Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa. Each of the four Partie on the concert requires a different scordatura tuning, and they are arguably the most astounding works for two violins and continuo from the 17th century. You may have heard us play a few of these pieces before; over the last two years, we have programmed isolated sonatas from the set to prepare for our event in Regensburg, and now you can hear the full program in its entirety. If there were ever a do-not-miss concert, it is this one. These pieces by Biber are incredibly challenging technically, but we have been preparing for a long time, and they are polished and ready. Also, we have been living with them long enough now to engage in even more than our usual amount of risk-taking, and I believe you will be in for a tremendous show. Susanna and Christina are among the best in the world at playing this music, and Cullen and Andrus are in the perfect continuo groove to underpin the violin fireworks.

Hyde Community Center presents Summer at the Hyde
2025-05-11 08:00 - 2025-09-05 17:00 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
The Hyde Community Center is proud to host its annual summer series featuring concerts, movies, theater productions and cultural celebrations. We hope you will join us in enjoying this wide range of family-friendly events at the Hyde Bandstand beginning this month.
All listed events are free and take place outside on the Hyde Bandstand and Playground. Unless otherwise noted, events are Friday evening; concerts begin at 6 PM, and movies start around dusk. Friday concerts and movies will move into the Hyde Gym in case of rain.

Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
2025-05-17 08:00 - 2025-06-29 17:00 | United Kingdom
🎶 10th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts 🎶
May 17 – June 29, 2025
The Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts celebrates our local musicians, artists, thespians and creatives for 6 weeks this year with events supported by Newton Community Pride grants. Join us as the City comes alive with music, color, and creativity at various venues throughout Newton.

Suzuki School presents Multicultural Festival 2025!
2025-05-17 14:00 - 18:00 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Suzuki Newton’s Multicultural Festival 2025
Join us for an afternoon of music, art, food, and community at the Suzuki School of Newton on Saturday, May 17, 2025!
📍 Location: 1615 Beacon St., Waban, MA 02468
🕑 Time: Festivities kick off at 2:00 PM and continue throughout the afternoon.
🎶 Music Performances:
The afternoon begins with Folk Baroque at 2:00 PM, followed by the dance rhythms of Salsa y Control, and performances by the talented Suzuki Violin Students.
🖼️ Intergenerational Art Show:
Celebrate creativity across ages with an exhibit featuring artwork from Suzuki Preschoolers alongside local Newton artists from the Newton Art Association and Newton Watercolor Society!
🏫 Preschool Open House:
Families with young children are invited to tour the classrooms, meet our teachers and director, and learn about our Suzuki Preschool community.
🍽️ International Potluck:
Bring a favorite family dish to share and experience the world through food. Please include a card listing ingredients and possible allergens to ensure everyone can enjoy safely.
🌟 Admission:
This event is free and open to the public! Kids and adults of all ages are welcome to come celebrate our Newton Community! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and spend the afternoon making memories with us.
#SuzukiSchoolofNewton #MulticulturalFestival

10th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts
2025-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | United Kingdom
🎶 10th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts 🎶
May 17 – June 29, 2025
We are excited to announce that the Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts will celebrate our local musicians, artists, thespians and creatives for 6 weeks this year with events supported by Newton Community Pride grants. Join us as the City comes alive with music, color, and creativity at various venues throughout Newton.
Festival of the Arts Kick-Off Event
Saturday, May 17th, 7 pm – 9 pm at the City Hall War Memorial Auditorium
Bring your cowboy boots and hats and get ready to two-step the night away to the tunes of Surefire Band!
Free & Open to All! Registration is suggested but not required.

New Art pARTy 2025
2025-05-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Garage B, 1420 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States
Join us for a celebration of art, culture, and community.
The New Art Center’s Gala is more than a celebration—it’s an opportunity to directly support local artists and ensure that art continues to thrive in our community.
At the heart of this event is our exclusive art auction, featuring an incredible selection of works from talented local and regional artists. Whether you’re an avid collector or simply passionate about the arts, this is your chance to acquire unique pieces while making a meaningful impact. Every bid helps sustain our mission to provide accessible arts education and creative programming for all.
Your support makes a difference! Purchase your ticket to join us for an unforgettable evening, or take your commitment a step further by becoming a sponsor—a powerful way to champion the arts and gain meaningful visibility in our vibrant community.

Historic Newton presents the Newton House Tour
2025-05-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Welcome to Historic Newton’s Newton House Tour! Each year, Historic Newton presents the Newton House Tour to showcase historic homes in the city. Each private residence is carefully selected by a committee to exhibit how homeowners have made creative renovations and interesting interior design choices that add to the life of a historic structure. You’ll come away with a greater appreciation for historic homes and inspiration for your own projects!
This is the 42nd annual Newton House Tour, and all proceeds benefit Historic Newton’s mission.
Event begins at 12 noon, but in-person ticket sales and wristband pick-up begins at 10AM.
