Pro Arte's Salon Series - Salon 3
2022-02-13 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Pro Arte’s unique cooperative is comprised of musicians equally at home as soloists and chamber musicians as they are within the chamber orchestra. The Salon Series presents an opportunity for members of the cooperative to showcase their craft in various chamber groups performing a variety of exciting works.
For Salon 3, one of Pro Arte’s regular string quartets joins forces with the Janelle Gillchrist Dance Troupe for an interdisciplinary exploration of Wynton Marsalis’s first string quartet. Purchase tickets here.

Newton Free Library presents: The Navigation Case
2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join author John Happ as he recounts the discovery of an aged and glossy leather briefcase in his family house. Learn how the contents of that case revealed the true-life saga of his father’s participation in fascinating but deadly cadet training and violent air missions in New Guinea! Happ’s book, The Navigation Case, reveals the drama and sacrifice expended by America’s pioneering pilots’ first ever demonstration of air superiority, during the greatest campaign in U.S. Air Force history. The narrative flourishes into an incredible story giving the context for all the Pacific war stories from Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway Island, and Iwo Jima, up to the avoidable catastrophes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
John E. Happ is a contributing author to the Journal of the American Revolution, has written for the World War One website The 75th Artillery C.A.C., and the adventure magazine Atlantic Coastal Kayaker.
This program is being co-presented by Newton Free Library and Ashland Public Library, the Newton Department of Veteran’s Services and the Norfolk County (RSVP) Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Please register here. The link zoom will come from ashlandprograms@minlib.net. Be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.
If you wish to own a copy of The Navigation Case, they are available from Newtonville Books.

Zamir Chorale of Boston presents: A Choral Rainbow - Part 2
2022-02-16 19:30 - 21:00 | MA
Join Zamir Chorale of Boston for part 2 of the online series A Choral Rainbow, featuring recorded choral performances and conversations with the conductors of diverse and under-represented communities.
This season, in response to the alarming rise in racism, antisemitism, and other forms of prejudice, we are even more committed to using our resources to expose our audiences (and ourselves) to music representing different cultures, ethnicities, and ways of thinking. With that in mind, we are presenting an online series called “A Choral Rainbow,” featuring video performances and conversations with the conductors of choruses from diverse and under-represented communities.
We were thrilled with the global turnout for our series premiere on November 22! Part II will spotlight three choruses:
The Dallas Street Choir, which offers a musical outlet for people experiencing homelessness and severe disadvantage; Jonathan Palant, conductor
The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus, which is committed to promoting Yiddish language and culture through beautiful four-part harmony; Binyumen Schaechter, conductor
The Philadelphia Heritage Chorale has a special commitment to music born of the African Diaspora or created by composers of African descent; Donald Dumpson, conductor.
WATCH THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
Register here for a Choral Rainbow – Part 2.

Newton Art Association presents: Legal Issues for Artists
2022-02-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
What are your rights and legal obligations as an artist? What do you need to know about copyrights, contracts, commissions, and consignments with galleries? What are your precise legal liabilities?
These and other artists’ rights issues will be discussed by Nicholas M. O’Donnell at our second professional workshop.
Zoom link for the event is found here.

The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: The Pact
2022-02-19 13:30 - 15:30 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
SCREENING:
THE PACT (2021)
presented in conjunction with the Scandinavian Library

It’s 1948 and sixty-three-year-old OUT OF AFRICA author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation devastated by syphilis and mourning her lost love until she meets talented thirty-year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She offers him a Faustian bargain and promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally. As her demands become more and more pernicious, Thorkild much chooses between Blixen’s promise of fame or his wife and young son.
From director Bille August (PELLE THE CONQUEROR) comes this sterling adaptation of Bjørnvig’s bestselling memoir.
Saturday, February 19th | 1:30 pm | $10; $8 for SCC and Library members | tickets here
*advanced tickets, proof of vaccination, and masks required*
Director: Bille August. Denmark, 2021, 115 min. In Danish with English subtitles

Newton Free Library presents: Racism Not Race with Joseph L. Graves and Alan H. Goodman
2022-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Authors Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman will discuss their book Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. The science on race is clear. Common categories like “Black,” “White,” and “Asian” do not represent genetic differences among groups. But if race is a pernicious fiction according to natural science, it is all too significant in the day-to-day lives of racialized people across the globe. Drawing on evidence from both natural and social science, Graves and Goodman dismantle the myth of gene-based racial difference and demonstrate that the ideology of racism created races. Racism, Not Race shows readers why antiracist principles are both just and backed by sound science.
Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor in the Department of Biology at North Carolina A&T State University. He is a fellow of the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His books include The Emperor’s New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium (2001) and The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America (2005).
Alan H. Goodman is a professor of biological anthropology at Hampshire College and a former vice president for academic affairs. He is a past president of the American Anthropological Association and codirects its public education project on race. He is a coauthor of Race: Are We So Different? (second edition, 2019), among other books.
Please register for the zoom link here. This program is presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Library, the event sponsor. The zoom link will come from ashlandprograms@minlib.net. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Newton Art Association presents: Human Being / Being Human: Experience. Reflection. Engagement.
2022-02-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Piano Craft Gallery, 793 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
The Newton Art Association in association with the Piano Craft Gallery in Boston and the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry presents Human Being / Being Human: Experience. Reflection. Engagement. The NAA’s first open juried show includes 33 artists—including 18 NAA members—and 45 artworks.

The exhibit opens Friday, Feb. 4, and runs through Feb. 27 at the Piano Craft Gallery on Tremont Street. Join the awards reception via Zoom, Friday, Feb. 4, 7:00 p.m. This virtual awards reception will feature prizes, judges’ comments, artists’ responses, as well as an introduction to videos about participants in the Roxbury artist group. You can also attend the reception live at the gallery 6:00–9:00 p.m.—just remember your mask and vax card. The jurors included Erik Grau and Ibrahim Ali-Salaam.

Newton Free Library presents: How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker
2022-02-28 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Join the Newton Free Library for an evening with Jerald Walker. He will read excerpts from and discuss his new book titled How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, which was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in nonfiction and winner of the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award in nonfiction. A Q and A will follow. In addition to How to Make a Slave, Jerald Walker is the author of two memoirs, Street Shadows and The World in Flames. His work has appeared in publications such as The Harvard Review, Creative Nonfiction, The Iowa Review, and Mother Jones, and has been widely anthologized, including five times in The Best American Essays series. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize, and the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award, Walker is a Professor of Creative Writing and African American Literature at Emerson College.
If you wish to purchase a copy of How to Make a Slave, they are available at Newtonville Books.
This program is co-sponsored by the Ashland Public Library, the Public Library of Brookline, The State Library of Massachusetts, the Tewksbury Public Library, the Waltham Public Library, and the Watertown Free Public Library.
Please register for the zoom link here from ashlandprograms@minlib.net. Be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Newton Free Library presents: Jellyfish: How to Pastel Paint with Greg Maichack
2022-03-03 18:30 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join Gregory Maichack, award-winning artist, and two times Mass. Cultural Council Gold Star Award Program nominee, for a hands-on zoom session. Materials will be provided for this fun, two-hour “Take and Make” workshop. Greg will guide everyone in producing their very own original pastel of a stunning jellyfish as he teaches us how to create the special effect of translucency. The possibilities are bottomless and everyone will get to keep their 12 x 18” painting! Kits will be available at the Main Desk starting one week before the day of the program. Limit one kit per registrant please, kit supply is limited. Register here.

New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Stephanie Osser
2022-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Dates: 3/4
Details: Friday, 1 Session
Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Stephanie Osser
Illustrator- Boston, Massachusetts.
At a time when the world’s news is filled with hardships, fearful concerns, negativity, and divisiveness, I have committed my art to the uplifting of the human spirit and as an emanation of optimism. It is my hope that each work of art I create will take its beholders away from the darkness of our times and bring them into a world of light— whether it is through my lithophanes, the use of bright and colorful glazes against luminescent backgrounds, or explorations of the properties of light and shadow.

Suzuki School presents: Scholarship Benefit Concert
2022-03-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United States
Our 2022 Scholarship Benefit Concert will feature Suzuki School of Newton students, faculty, and guest performers featuring works by Florence Price, Nat Penn, Ben Peterson, and more. This concert will be held on March 6, 2022, at 4:00 pm at Newton Presbyterian Church. Tickets benefit our need-based scholarship fund that ensures students are able to learn music regardless of their financial situation. You can purchase tickets from the link below or at the door of our box office for a higher price. If you would like to make a larger donation, please call or email us for more information. Buy tickets now!

Newton Free Library presents: Blues and the Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
2022-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Robin O’Herin will perform Blues and the Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. Robin specializes in historically rich, often interactive concerts that include original and traditional American music, for schools, libraries and small listening rooms. Her concerts are warm, affirming experiences she shares with the audience. Robin has appeared with Paul Geremia, Andy Cohen and Roy Bookbinder and performed in Europe and across the US.
Registration for this program begins Feb 8th and will end two hours before the start time. The login information will be sent just after registration closes.

Newton Free Library and Historic Newton present: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer
2022-03-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
In honor of Women’s History Month, bestselling author, Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, will speak about her book, Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer. Born into the poverty and racism of the Mississippi Delta, Fannie Lou Hamer went on to become a civil rights leader, women’s rights activist, and the voice of the unheard. She became the conscience of our nation as she led the fight for freedom and equality during the ‘60s and ‘70s. This program is part of the ongoing Overdue: Confronting Race and Racism in Newton series. This program is co-sponsored by Historic Newton.
Dr. Kate Clifford Larson is the author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero; Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter and The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln. She has consulted on feature film scripts, documentaries, museum exhibits, public history initiatives, and numerous publications. She has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, the BBC, PBS, C-Span, and NPR.
If you wish to purchase a copy of Walk with Me, please visit Newtonville Books here.

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Marjorie Kaye | Sculptural Painting
2022-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
Marjorie Kaye has lived in the Boston area for most of her life, with stops along the way in Syracuse, NY to earn her BFA in Painting, as well as New York City in the 80s.
She is a painter and sculptor. Her work has been an exploration of opposites: form and color; organic and geometric; precision and chaos. Colorful and bold, her gouache paintings and sculptures are kinetic and energetic. Her work has been reviewed in many publications including the Boston Globe and ArtScope Magazine and has been shown extensively both locally and nationally, including galleries such as Galatea Fine Art in Boston, Atlantic Works Gallery in East Boston, Harbor Gallery, UMass Boston, and the Walter Wickiser Gallery in NYC. She was a 2016 winner of the Lillian Orlowsky/William Freed Foundation Grant from the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and was included in a group exhibition in their galleries. Also, Ms. Kaye was named a finalist in the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship Awards in Painting.
Kaye is the founder of Galatea Fine Art in Boston, MA, a large artist-run gallery featuring over 39 artists from Boston and beyond. She was the director of that space from 2009 – 2017, as well as the owner. The gallery has transitioned into a non-profit and Ms. Kaye is remaining as Director. Some past projects also include the web-based Caladan Gallery, which ran for 10 years and exhibited hundreds of artists from all over the world, and the Lawrence, MA Gallery 181, which enhanced the community with the exhibition of local, national, and international artists.
The Zoom link is found here.

New Art Center presents: Art + Wine: Chile and Argentina
2022-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join curator Samuel Adams and The Urban Grape for a tasting tour of Chile and Argentina at the New Art Center. The Urban Grape will provide a tasting selection of wines from Chile and Argentina, paired with a lecture on artistic strategies of resistance, ranging from painting and sculpture to conceptual installations and performances. Let us transport you to South America without stress, jet lag, or COVID restrictions!

Theater Ink Presents: Musical Theater Cabaret Troupe "Light The Way"
2022-03-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-03-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-03-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Theatre Ink Proudly Presents…
Musical Theatre Cabaret Troupe
LIGHT THE WAY
Performed in Lasker Auditorium at Newton North High School
or Live Streamed at home!
Due to Covid protocols, Performances may have
limited in-person seating so please buy your tickets as soon as possible.
Any questions, please email Mr. Brown at browna@newton.k12.ma.us
http://www.theatreink.net/tickets.html

Newton Nomadic Theater presents the Nomad Story Slam
2022-03-12 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
At the Allen Center for Arts and Culture, The Newton Nomadic Theater will host a great night of true stories, modeled on the Moth Radio Hour. Anyone can throw their name in the hat to tell a five-minute true story based on the theme ‘Bouncing Back.” Come and tell your own story or just listen to others. Purchase tickets here.

Pro Arte's Salon Series - Salon 4
2022-03-13 15:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Pro Arte’s unique cooperative is comprised of musicians equally at home as soloists and chamber musicians as they are within the chamber orchestra. The Salon Series presents an opportunity for members of the cooperative to showcase their craft in various chamber groups performing a variety of exciting works.
Salon 4’s program will feature members of Pro Arte’s string section. Full program details to be announced soon. Purchase tickets here.

Theater Ink presents Much Ado About Nothing
2022-03-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Theater Ink proudly presents
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
March 17,18,19, at 7:30PM
Newton South High School
Lab Theatre

Historic Newton Presents At Home Dinners
2022-03-19 18:30 - 20:30 | MA
Enjoy an intimate gathering of neighbors at a historic Newton home for dinner and some history. Proceeds will support Historic Newton. Owners of some of Newton’s historic houses are inviting you into their homes for home-cooked dinners for groups of 10-12 guests. At each home, enjoy an intimate gathering of Newton neighbors while a local expert takes you on a journey through the history of the house where you’re dining and its neighborhood. Another dinner is offered on March 26.
Tickets, are $150 per person or $250 per person for a sponsor ticket. Purchase tickets here.

Cappella Clausura presents: Her Story
2022-03-19 20:00, 2022-03-20 16:00 - 17:00 | MA
This year, we are proud to crack open the classical canon with a variety of new works by women. With vibrant performances of music spanning continents and centuries, Artistic Director Amelia LeClair will lead our ensemble in a celebration of live, in-person performances. Learn more about the four programs we have planned for this season.
Tickets for each concert will become available one month ahead of the opening performance.
Her Story:
Celebrate Women’s History Month with music by women! A cappella quartets by Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, Florence Price, Joan Tower, Gabriela Frank.
March 19th @ 8 PM: Eliot Church in Newton
March 20th @ 4 PM: Emmanuel Church in Boston

New Art Center presents Holi: Festival of Color
2022-03-20 11:00 - 13:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join the New Art Center for a festival of color to welcome Spring! Enjoy the start of Spring with art, decorations, and dance performances.

About this event

Join the New Art Center for a festival of color to welcome Spring! Holi will start at 11 AM with artmaking including Madhubani flower pots, Rangoli sand art, and salad spinner splatter paintings. After getting creative with color, join Krithika Rajkumar for a dance demonstration and workshop where you can learn traditional Bharatanatyam dance. The conclusion of the event includes outdoor color play where you become the canvas for artmaking! You have the opportunity to participate in the very fun (and messy) tradition of throwing organic color powder at each other. Please wear white clothes you do not mind getting stained, protective eyewear or sunglasses, and bring towels for clean up afterward. There is no readmittance to the New Art Center building after color play.
Art activities are geared toward ages 4 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Drop-ins are also welcome.

We would like to extend our thanks to Janhavi Wadhwani and Rakashi Chand for assisting in planning this event, coordinating with New Art to create an authentic experience, and connecting us with many members of our community.
A special thank you to our sponsors:
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Newton Cultural Council, and the Village Bank

Full Schedule of Activities:
11:00 am – Doors Open
11:00 – 1:00 pm – Artmaking activities in ELVAS classroom

Madhubani Flower Pots
Rangoli Sand Art / Coloring Pages
Splatter Paintings

1:00 – 1:20 pm – dance performance and workshop with Krithika Rajkumar
1:30 pm – Outdoor color play in parking lot*
* Outdoor color play will be with organic powder. Participants are encouraged to wear white clothes that may stain, bring towels, and wear sunglasses or other protective eyewear. There will not be re-entry to the New Art building after color play.

Canceled-Commonwealth Chorale presents: Country Sounds
2022-03-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, United States
Classical or bluegrass? In our second concert of the season, no need to choose. Composer Carol Barnett has combined the two styles in her bluegrass Mass, The World Beloved. In her unusual approach Barnett has written what she calls “cheery sacred music,” blending the usual solemnity of a Mass with down-home energy and rhythms of bluegrass. Please join us to hear Gwyneth Walker comment on her work and see how successful she is in her wonderful combination of styles. The performance will be accompanied by the renowned bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing.
In addition, the chorus will perform selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs: Long Time Ago, At the River, and Simple Gifts. Monroe Crossing will also perform a set of bluegrass music.
To purchase tickets, click here.

Newton Free Library presents Souvenirs of Italy: 19th Century Sculpture in the Library's Permanent Collection of Art
2022-03-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
The 19th-century grand tour of Italy is present at the library in three marbles by Zocchi, Adams, and Benzoni – unfamiliar names that will come to life with a discussion of sculptures of Michelangelo as a boy, a south Italian shepherd boy, and Diana, presented by Amy Golahny.
This is the final session of this two-part series about the library’s permanent collection of art. All are welcome, including those who did not attend Part I.
Amy Golahny, Ph.D. Columbia University, is Richmond Professor Emerita of Lycoming College, Williamsport PA. She has lectured internationally, authored and edited books and articles on Rembrandt and other topics, and served as president of the Historians of Netherlandish Art.

New Art Center presents Art As Salve
2022-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Rooted in the concept of Healing Justice, Art as Salve showcases responses and interventions to generational trauma and violence with the hope of impactful change to mend our bodies, hearts and minds. The exhibit, Art as Salve, asks the question – how might art function as a holistic intervention for survivors of oppression and violence? What would happen if art was used as a symbol for healing? Visit the New Art Corridor to see these introspective works and share in this healing process with New Art Center, the artists, and the community around us.
This exhibition is a part of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Curatorial Program. As a community arts education space, the New Art Center believes that art creates change. With a 44+ year history of building community through art, we recognize it is crucial to use our platform to fight systemic racism and social injustices.
The BIPOC Curatorial Program enables curators who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color to develop and share exhibitions that spark dialogue, share personal vision, and personal experiences through curation. We hope this opportunity will create much needed dialogue to counter systemic racism.
https://newartcenter.org/class/art-as-salve-a-close-looking-tour/
