All Newton Music School: Broadway Bound Online Class
2020-11-14 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-11-14 13:45 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Actors will spend the Semester creating and exploring imaginative characters, learning choreography, and proper singing technique with director, composer, and playwright Kelvyn Koning; an experienced musical theatre educator.
Broadway Bound will allow each actor to sing, dance, deliver lines, and be part of a virtual theatrical ensemble which builds presence and self-confidence.
Creative and engaging instructor Mr. Kelvyn will work with the young actors ideas to compose original music and scenes for each class as they prepare a virtual world premiere production!
Before filming, the student will be provided with a Broadway Bound “Backstage” Box with all the costume pieces and props needed to film their scenes, songs, and choreography with flair!
Click here for registration.
Ages 5-7 years
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturdays: 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Ages 8-10 years
Sept. 10 to Jan. 7 – Thursday: 5:00 – 5:45 pm
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturday: 1:45 – 2:30 pm

New Art Center online: The Collaged Landscape Workshop
2020-11-14 13:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.

Using collage can really improve your design and understanding of the landscape. It is also a wonderful way of creating a beautiful work of art using unconventional materials. Working online live with Jill Pottle, one week will focus on drawn and painted forests, and the other on collaged cities. In this 2-session workshop, students will use found materials (magazines, decorative papers and old books, etc.) for shape, value, color, and texture as they create a work of art. In addition, students will make their own collage materials to use. This class will be freeing, expressive, and fun. All levels are welcome. See website for materials list.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-11-15, 2020-11-16, 2020-11-17, 2020-11-18 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
These audio and video podcasts, presented by Zamir Chorale of Boston, can serve as an introduction to the field of Jewish Choral Music. But caveat lector, these are not comprehensive; they provide only an introduction to the field. Readers may follow up with the many texts and websites that are listed elsewhere in this website: https://www.jewishchoralmusic.com/podcasts

SCC Virtual Screening: Pelle the Conqueror
2020-11-15, 2020-11-16, 2020-11-17, 2020-11-18 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for a 30th anniversary remastered version screening of Pelle the Conqueror. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival The film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after Babette’s Feast.
Lasse, an elderly and widowed farmer, and his young son Pelle, join a boat-load of immigrants to escape from impoverished rural Sweden to Denmark’s Baltic island of Bornholm. They are employed at a large farm in Denmark, where they are treated as the lowest of the low. It is ultimately their loving relationship which sustains them through a difficult year.
The film is 150 minutes, and will be available to watch online from Friday, November 13th until Friday, December 11th. Click here to watch the film’s trailer and learn more about how to watch.

SCC Virtual Screening: When the Raven Flies
2020-11-15, 2020-11-16, 2020-11-17, 2020-11-18 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson‘s first Viking film, where he presents a new concept of the Viking era, destroying the stereotype Hollywood image. Set in the middle Ages, the film tells the story of the revenge of Gestur, an Irishman who as a child witnessed the murder of his parents by two Norwegian Vikings, the foster-brothers Thór and Erik, and the taking of his sister as a slave. Gest follows their trail to Iceland and incites their mutual distrust and hatred. His sister stands between two men: the one who once ravished her, the father of her beloved son, and her brother, whom she has also learned to love, and who now wants to rescue her and to avenge their parents’ death.
Film followed by a Q & A with writer and director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Interviewed by author of Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda, Rowdy Geirsson and author illustrator of Barbarian Lord, Matt Smith.
The film is 109 minutes with English subtitles, and will be available to watch online from Sunday, November 15th until Tuesday, November 15th. Cost is $15 ; $7 for SCC Members. Click here to watch trailer and learn more.

Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Workshop Series
2020-11-15 08:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Newton Theatre Kids is proud to present our Fall Workshop Series! These one-time-only virtual workshops are the perfect opportunity for the young performers in your life to experiment with new types of theatre, connect with peers, and flex their creative muscles. With topics ranging from Shakespeare to Musical Theatre to 10 Minute Plays and classes available for students in grades 2-12, we are thrilled to continue providing a variety of outlets to engage your children!
To learn more about each workshop and to register, click here.

Suzuki School of Newton: Faculty Concert
2020-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Facebook Live, United States
Our faculty playing an exciting selection of music in concert for students, families, and the wider community is a treasured part of our academic calendar, and it’s coming back this year on Facebook Live.
Save the date for Sunday, November 15. We’ll see you (virtually) there!

New Art Center Online: Painting with Color
2020-11-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Discover the magic of color! This class is designed to develop or strengthen your skills for all aspects of color mixing: value, warm/cool, and opposites/complementary. Students will create their own value and color charts, and use these charts to expand and explore the use of color in their oil or acrylic paintings. Excellent for all levels. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Acrylic and Oil Painting - Intermediate/Advanced
2020-11-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Explore the emotive, expressive and representative qualities of paint in an exciting studio environment. Focus on the painting process, how marks and color can be generated from spontaneous reactions to a subject, and learn to explore and exploit the accidental freshness of material. Use oil, acrylic or other water based paints in this course for intermediate to advanced artists. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Watercolor Explorations
2020-11-16 12:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
This course for experienced watercolor students will focus on composition, values, and wash techniques in rendering landscape, botanicals, and still life. Students may work on suggested projects or those of their choice. Demos and individual critiques included. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 16
Details: Mondays, 8 Sessions
Times: 12:30PM – 3:00PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Post-Modern Assemblage Painting
2020-11-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Paint, block print, or push the envelope with a postmodern approach to assemblage. Grow your practice through thoughtful critiques with attention to individual strengths. Combine your favorite forms in this creative and invigorating atmosphere. Intermediate level. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 14 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 10 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Creative Construction - GR K-2
2020-11-16 16:00 - 17:30 | ZOOM
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Young artists will explore the world of 3-D as they create sculptures and constructions using clay, cardboard, felt, found objects and other materials. They will improve fine motor skills as they manipulate, cut, bend, sculpt and balance, using creative problem solving under the guidance of a New Art instructor. Visit their website for more information.
Dates: Sep 21 – Nov 30
Details: Mondays, 9 Sessions
Times: 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Venue: Washington Park
Notes: No class 9/28, 10/12

New Art Center online: Beginning Drawing
2020-11-17 09:30 - 12:30 | Trio Newton, 243 Walnut Street, Unit 213, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Learn basic drawing essentials! Students will sharpen their observation skills and learn to develop accurate and expressive drawings using a variety of materials. Learning to draw provides students with an excellent foundation for additional drawing, painting, and other art explorations. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Trio Newton

New Art Center online: Contemporary Explorations
2020-11-17 09:30 - 12:30 | United Kingdom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
This course for advanced painters offers the chance to develop individual work within a group context. Individual painting and drawing development is facilitated through one-on-one discussions with the instructor and group critiques. No oil paint or oil paint products are allowed for this class. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Live Online Learning (Zoom)

New Art Center online: Painting Beyond Foundations
2020-11-17 09:30 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Intermediate and advanced students explore and develop personal themes while pushing their skills to the limit. Demos, group exercises, color theory, advanced painting techniques with regular critique and conversation support and extend creativity and competency. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Washington Park

New Art Center online: Ceramics - Intermediate/Advanced
2020-11-17 09:30 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Students of all levels explore the creative possibilities of ceramics. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction cover wheel throwing, handbuilding, and surface treatment including glazing. Each semester includes one group project or technique and plenty of time to develop your distinctive voice. Tuition includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing and glazing. See website for supply list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Venue: Washington Park

New Art Center online: Monotype Printing with a Press
2020-11-17 13:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Build skills in monotype printmaking. Experiment with techniques using an etching press: additive and subtractive printing, chine colle, trace monotype, overprinting, stencils, and direct painting on a plate. Explore ways of creating texture and depth using natural and man-made objects: leaves, grasses, eggshells, mesh, foil, bubble wrap, etc. to make gorgeous prints! Excellent for all levels of experience. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Venue: Washington Park

New Art Center online: Painting Believable Light - "Glow"
2020-11-17 13:00 - 17:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
What makes a painting “glow?” What is the glowing quality that appears in the work of many master painters? How does an artist make this happen? To communicate a feeling of believable light in a painting, and to make a painting glow, artists must make certain decisions early in the painting process. This class includes a comprehensive exploration of the “glow factor.” Topics will include texture, transparency, color, and discussions about the creative process challenges. For intermediate and advanced painters. See website for materials list.
Dates: Sep 15 – Dec 1
Details: Tuesdays, 12 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 5:00PM
Venue: Washington Park

Newton Free Library online: "The Color of Law" Author Richard Rothstein
2020-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
In, The Color of Law, A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, author Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state and federal levels. Join us for a virtual session with Mr. Rothstein. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by FORJ, the program cosponsor. Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of the systemic issues that contribute to housing inequities, particularly as Newton engages in a comprehensive review of its zoning codes.
Registration is required. Please register here.
In preparation for this event, attendees are encouraged to watch the the 17-minute video, Segregated by Design, which was written and narrated by Richard Rothstein and directed by Mark Lopez.
This program is part of Overdue: Confronting Race and Racism in Newton, a city-wide read and series of events and conversations on race and racism and is cosponsored by the League of Women Voters/Newton.
Check out this guide for more anti-racism resources. You can order a copy of The Color of Law from Newtonville Books.

Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Composers
2020-11-17 19:30 - 20:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
For many centuries the world of professional music-making had been an exclusive male bastion in Western civilization. Female composers and public performers were a rarity in Europe and America and it was nearly impossible for them to have their works published or heard on concert stages. kol ishah – the voice of a woman – was suppressed. Now we are presenting kolot nashim – the voices of many women, restoring them to their deserved position.
The first of a two-part concert and conversation series, Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Composers, is dedicated to the memory of Linda Plaut, the City of Newton’s longtime Director of Cultural Affairs and founder of the Newton Festival of the Arts. We also will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote and pay tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Each program will be co-hosted by Zamir’s Artistic Director, Joshua Jacobson, and conductor and Zamir alumna, Lidiya Yankovskaya. Our November event will feature composers Nurit Hirsh, Alice Parker, and Meira Warshauer, as well as performances of their music.
