Newton Cultural Alliance

Historic Newton - Online Newton Artist Exhibit
2020-05-10, 2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07 | MA
Rediscover Newton artists from the 1850s – 1950s! This virtual Historic Newton exhibit includes paintings and sculptures by artists who were either born in Newton or spent a significant part of their lives here. Enjoy now here.

Newton Open Studios - Artists Online
2020-05-10, 2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07 | MA
Newton Open Studios is now online! Browse the NOS website for paintings, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, wearable art, photography and more–all at your fingertips. Works in this photo include Shepherd’s Run Jewelry, Marian Dioguardi, Michele Hoben, and John J. Murray. Click here!

Cappella Clausura ONLINE: Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20
2020-05-10, 2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Cappella Clausura is pleased to share virtually its special performance of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20. Immerse yourself in chanted opera: what Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na’ama Lion, flute; Nancy Hurrell, harp; Laura Jeppesen, vielle; and Mike Williams, percussion. Enjoy this lovely concert now by clicking here. More info at clausura.org.

Amherst Early Music: Online Sessions
2020-05-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Amherst Early Music is pleased to offer four online-class sessions this Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, at either 1:00 pm or 3:00 pm. Register for any number of sessions; classes are $25/session. Learn more about the sessions and register here. More info at amherstearlymusic.org
SCHEDULE (Eastern Daylight Time)
Saturday, May 9, 2020
1:00 pm Play Villancicos from Original Notation with Karen Cook
3:00 pm Moving the Air with Frances Blaker
Sunday, May 10, 2020
1:00 pm Baroque Sonatas from the Ground Up for Treble and Continuo Players with Alissa Duryee and Jérôme Huille
3:00 pm Vox Humana, or Viol Humana with Heather Miller Lardin
Click here to register.

NewTV online tutorials
2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07, 2020-05-06 | MA
While NewTV is closed to the public, we’re happy to present to you online tutorials. These short video lessons will allow you to learn new techniques or brush up on the basics from your home. Click here to view tutorials.

Cappella Clausura: Encore Performance of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Cantatas
2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07, 2020-05-06 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Enjoy Cappella Clausura’s beautiful performances of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s cantatas. Fanny wrote her extraordinary and timely “Cholera” cantata in 1831 to commemorate that year’s epidemic in Berlin, so Cappella Clausura is particularly pleased to be able to share it with you now. More info about Cappella Clausura at clausura.org. View this performance here.

Newton Baroque: Encore Performance on Facebook
2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Newton Baroque presents its January 12, 2019, performance of Johann Jakob Walther ‘Hortulus Chelicus’ Sonata 24, Prelude via Facebook. This program features Susanna Ogata, violin; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello; Simon Martyn-Ellis, theorbo; and Andrus Madsen, harpsichord. Listen to this delightful performance now here. More about Newton Baroque at newtonbaroque.org.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-05-09, 2020-05-08, 2020-05-07 | 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

Newton Free Library: Virtual Storytime
2020-05-07 10:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Newton Free Library presents Virtual Storytime on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Join Newton Free Library virtually for storytime on Zoom! Watch and enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes. Geared towards kids up through age 4. More info at newtonfreelibrary.net.

Historic Newton: Storytime Online!
2020-05-06 10:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Historic Newton as moved its Storytime online! Watch their Facebook page every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. through April 29 for a story and a crafts project, especially for children ages 0-3. Click here.

Newton Free Library: Kids Poetry Club
2020-05-06 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Newton Free Library presents Kids Poetry Club. Sign up by Wednesday at 5 pm, and on Thursday you will be sent a link to a special read aloud as well as an exciting new poetry writing challenge! For more information click here.
