New Philharmonia Orchestra presents Classics II
2024-02-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
Classics II
For the New Philharmonia Orchestra’s 29th season, they will be returning to a double feature weekend on Saturday, February 24th and 25th with performances and receptions at their new home in Grace Episcopal Church in Newton. The program, conducted by Principal Conductor Jorge Soto, will include Beethoven, Copland, and Toiby. A new feature this year is an opportunity to attend for as little as $5 – part of the NPO “Pay What You Can” plan.

Newton Baroque presents The Hardaway Residence
2024-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | MA
The Hardaway Residence
Saturday, February 24, 7:30 pm
Newton Baroque presents a concert entitled, A Hamburg Salon, 1670 with Matthias Weckman. Mathias Weckmann was one of the great improvisers of his time, he was a celebrated organist, a master church music composer, and the founder of the original Collegium Musicum. This intimate concert with Newton Baroque takes place at the home of Dick and Lee Hardaway.

Weekly Winter Farmer's Market
2024-02-28 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-05 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-04-02 12:00 - 14:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Winter Farmers Market
The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market’s new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled beets, pickled carrots, applesauce, pasture-raised eggs, and organic popcorn! Click here to learn more about The Good Food Farm’s organic practices and weekly offerings.

Cappella Clausura presents Mass in D
2024-03-03 16:00 - 17:30 | MA
SMYTH- Mass in D
Sunday, March 3, 4:00 pm
Capella Clausura invites you to a revolutionary and magnificent version of Mass in D by Dame Ethel Smyth. This new edition by Amelia LeClair with Shift Orchestra Project is presented for Women’s History Month in March at Emmanuel Church of Boston. This concert, with a full romantic orchestra, will be offered only once. The program is the world premiere of Amelia LeClair’s new edition of the work and will be the culmination of six years of dedicated research.

New Art Center presents You've Got Mail
2024-03-08 18:30 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
You’ve Got Mail
Dates: 03/08
Details: Friday, 1 Session
Times: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Come for the Rom-Com date night, stay for the personalized stationery and cards!
While watching a featured classic Rom-Com, join New Art Center for an evening of creating your own crafts, gift bags, personalized cards, including more unique pop up cards. From Mother’s Day and Thank You, to Get Well and Graduation cards, you’ll be able to let your loved ones know, they’ve got mail.
We will provide card stock, stamps, die cuts, glue, and color supplies, bring yourself and a friend or loved one to share in the fun. Feel free to bring any supplies desired that you would like to include in your work. Cash and PayPal bar will be available for drinks to purchase, snacks provided. 21 +, one registration per person.

All Newton Music School presents a WOLF Benefit Concert
2024-03-09 16:30 - 18:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
WOLF Benefit Concert
Saturday, March 9, 4:30 pm
Get ready for a sublime afternoon with All Newton Music School as they delve into the romantic tapestry of “La muse et le poète” Op.132 by Camille Saint-Saëns, brought to life by three extraordinary artists; Lucia Lin, violin, Owen Young, cello, and Sayuri Miyamoto, piano.

Cherry Street Music presents A Celtic Soiree
2024-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
TICKETS

Cherry Street Music’s Americana Series presents an evening of updated and traditional Celtic music. Featuring Boston-based Matt and Shannon Heaton performing well-travelled Irish music from the heart, on flute, accordion, guitar, bouzouki, and voices. With special guest Joey Abarta on the Irish bagpipes. This event at The Allen Center in West Newton includes a Q & A and refreshments. Get Your Tickets Here.

Commonwealth Chorale Presents "Fate and Faith"
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, United States
In March, we explore fate and faith through the richly expressive music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Lobgesang, Johannes Brahms’s Schicksalslied, and Felix
Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42.
The concert will be with Professional Orchestra.
Dana Lynne Varga, Soprano Soloist
Conducted by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Driscoll
General Admission $40; Students $10; EBT/WIC Cards- Free at Door
Open Seating – Purchase tickets online at: https://events.humanitix.com/test-event-n66hoxj7
marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com 617-527-7464
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Choral music of the 19th century is well known for its melodic, romantic and expressive elements, often exploring themes of faith and fate. Our March concert provides a delicious feast from two of this period’s best known composers, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, and a third, Fanny Mendelsshohn Hensel, who but for the social mores of her day, would likely be as well known.
To celebrate her son’s birth, Hensel wrote Lobgesang using biblical texts to create a choral symphony celebrating spirituality and praising life. Given the hazards of child-birth in her time, perhaps Hensel’s music also celebrates trust in fate and a leap of faith! Brahms’ much loved Schicksalslied is an elegant choral setting of a poem with the same name (Song of Destiny); it, too, explores the joys of human existence and the cruel whims of fate. Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42 provides vivid visual and sensual imagery of a stag or deer, likening its desire for fresh water to the soul’s need for God and encouraging the reader to have faith that God will provide.
Whatever your religious or theological beliefs, the rich harmonic textures, expressive melodies, and meticulous craftsmanship of these compositions, with their balance of classical form and romantic sentiment, will lift your spirits and feed your soul!

Pro Arte presents Winds
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
PRO ARTE WINDS
March 10, 2024
3:00PM
Allen Center for Arts and Culture
35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA, USA
Musical Program
Valerie Coleman Tzigane
Carl Nielsen Kvintet, op. 43
Rick Sowash Three American Perennials
TICKETS
The third installment of the Salon Series features the oustanding Pro Arte Wind Quintet. Comprised of the Principal members of Pro Arte’s wind section, each player is a soloist in their own right, bringing outstanding artistry to every performance. Don’t miss this brilliant concert celebrating the music of Coleman, Nielsen, and Sowash.
The Salon Series is the perfect way to get to know Pro Arte players better. If you haven’t been to one of these fun concerts, they are our version of chamber music concerts, presented in a less formal manner and featuring plenty of opportunity to interact with the musicians and to learn more about the music.
Musicians:
Ann Bobo, flute
Nancy Dimock, oboe
Ian Greitzer, clarinet
Ron Haroutunian, bassoon
Robert Marlatt, horn

Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
2024-03-12 05:45 - 18:30, 2024-03-19 05:45 - 18:30 | First Baptist Church in Newton, 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Commonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of March 12th and 19th between 5:45 and 6:30 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Center, a few minutes’ walk from the Newton Center stop on the “D” Green Line. Free parking is available in the church parking lot. An overview of our 2023-2024 season can be found on our website: www.commonwealthchorale.com.
To apply for an audition, click here: https://commonwealthchorale.com/join-us

New Art Center presents Visions of Trane
2024-03-14 15:00 - 17:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Thursday, March 14, 3:00 pm
The New Art Center hosts a new exhibition Visions of Trane curated by Terry Jenoure. Visions of Trane highlights the history, vision, experimentation, and improvisation of John Coltrane through the marriage of contemporary art and music. Visit the New Art Center Corridor for an engagement opportunity, including an opening reception on Thursday, March 14th, or an artist talk with the curator Terry Jenoure, on Thursday, April 11th.

The Highland Glee Club presents The Pipes Are Callin'
2024-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | War Memorial Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, 02459, United States
The Pipes Are Callin’ – A Celtic Tribute
The Highland Glee Club Sings Songs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Join us March 16th, 3 PM at the War Memorial Auditorium of Newton’s City Hall at 1000 Commonwealth for an afternoon of Celtic melodies.
Highlights:
gorgeous Vaughan Williams men’s voice arrangements of “Loch Lomand” and “The Turtle Dove”;
a reprise by incomparable Irish tenor Connor Vigeant of “Turn Ye to Me,” (the ballad made famous by the quintessential Irish tenor of yesteryear, John McCormack);
a performance on the uilleann (Irish) pipes by virtuoso Dan Meyers;
favorites like “Danny Boy” and “Suo Gan,” along with equally beautiful songs you probably haven’t heard yet;
all performed by a group of good-lookin’ men IN KILTS.
Ach, lads and lasses, what’s not to luv? Set aboot markin’ yer calendars straight away, and we’ll see ye in March!

Bay Colony Brass present “RESPIGHI AND FRIENDS, AN ITALIAN AFFAIR”
2024-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
“RESPIGHI AND FRIENDS, AN ITALIAN AFFAIR”
Saturday, March 16 at 7:30PM at
Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ,
60 Highland Street, West Newton

FUUSN presents Finally On My Way To Yes
2024-03-17 10:15 - 11:30 | First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
FUUSN presents a service with music about transformation and change, both personal, and healing transformation, and being a force for change in the world. Songs include The Times They Are A-Changin’, Hejira, Swing Down, Chariot, and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s Sonnet My Heart Be Brave. The FUUSN Choir will be joined by the Band, CreationDance, Bob MacWilliams, and Lois Shapiro with directed by Anne Watson Born.

Suzuki School of Newton presents Playathon
2024-03-17 12:00 - 18:00 | The Shops at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, United States
Playathon
Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Suzuki School of Newton invites you to a marathon of musical performances by students and faculty at the Shops at Chestnut Hill. Stop by to listen to this epic musical event, Suzuki School’s annual Playathon.

Newton Art Association presents The 2024 James King Bonnar Exhibition March 3 - May 2
2024-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Welcome to the 2024 James King Bonnar Exhibition, our most popular event of the year. This is a non-juried show open to all members in good standing. This year’s Juror is Ruth Scotch from the Danforth Museum. Ruth has an M.F.A. and B.F.A. in painting from Boston University and has taught at BU and Montserrat College of Art and has exhibited widely throughout New England.
Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, March 17, 2:00-4:00 pm

Historic Newton presents Waxing Flowers
2024-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave,, Newton, MA, 02458
Discover the art of preserving flowers through waxing techniques. Draw inspiration from the beautiful gardens at the Durant-Kenrick House and create your own timeless floral arrangement. Participants will learn how to prepare flowers, how to properly preserve them in wax, and will create their own floral arrangement. Register here.

NAA presents A Demo With British Watercolorist Graham Berry
2024-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
March 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
DEMO; British Watercolorist Graham Berry
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Using a palette of six colors and just two brushes, Berry will paint a scene with multiple figures. His paintings are inspired by the effect of light and shadow on the environment, creating dynamic shapes and colors, and focusing on people going about their everyday lives.

Cultural Districts Topic Meeting
2024-03-25 07:00 - 20:30 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
On Monday, March 25th from 7:00-8:30 pm, The League of Women Voters Newton will be holding a Cultural Districts Topic Meeting to learn about the effort undertaken by Newton Community Pride, the Newton Cultural Alliance, the New Art Center, and the Charles River Regional Chamber to make the part of Washington Street which connects West Newton and Newtonville and adjoining streets a designated Cultural District by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the Cultural Districts program. Join us at The Allen Center to learn about this proposal, what it involves, and what a Cultural District designation would mean for Newton. For more information about the meeting visit The League of Women Voters site here.

Pro Arte presents The Unbroken Circle
2024-04-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE
April 7, 2024
3:00PM
Second Church in Newton
60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA, USA
Musical Program
Jeff Beal Overture to Pollock
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 11
Beal The Great Circle
Ottorino Respighi Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
TICKETS
In April, Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal leads Pro Arte in a wide-ranging concert featuring his own works and Boston Symphony Orchestra hornist Michael Winter. Known for writing soundtracks to numerous films and television series, including House of Cards, Beal opens the concert with his sparkling Pollock Overture, from the 2000 film directed by and starring Ed Harris. The concerto and its soloist share a paternal connection: Richard Strauss composed his majestic first horn concerto for his father Franz, and Winter’s first horn teacher was his father’s father James. Beal’s suite The Great Circle, a response to California’s tragic wildfires and mudslides in 2017–18, depicts nature’s elements—earth, air, fire, water—and their cyclic power to destroy and renew. Ottorino Respighi composed several suites based on music from earlier centuries. His enchanting Gli uccelli (The Birds) presents orchestral arrangements of Baroque harpsichord pieces inspired by birds.

All Newton Music School presents a WOLF Benefit Concert
2024-04-07 16:30 - 18:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
WOLF Benefit Concert: Tatiana Dimitriades, violin, Jonathan Bass, piano

Sun – Apr 7, 2024 – 4:30pm EST

Join us for an enchanting evening with the Boston Duo: Tatiana Dimitriades on the violin and Jonathan Bass at the piano! Lauded for their “exemplary artistry” (The Berkshire Eagle), this iconic duo has been the heartbeat of Boston and the Berkshires’ musical landscape for over two decades. Whether captivating audiences at the Boston Conservatory, serenading at the Clark Art Institute, or echoing the rich history of Searles Castle, Tatiana and Jonathan’s harmonious collaboration is truly a sight and sound to behold. Their musical journey extends beyond Massachusetts, with raved performances in Indiana and Connecticut. Here’s your chance to experience the magic of Dimitriades and Bass live. Book now for a masterclass in musical synergy!

NAA presents A Demo With Corry Buckwalter
2024-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
DEMO: Corry Buckwalter, Interactive Drawing with Colored Pencil
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Join artist Buckwalter for a demonstration of drawing botanical subjects with colored pencils. Relaxing and meditative to use, colored pencils have so much to offer a student of botanical arts. A supply list will be distributed in advance for artists wanting to participate.

Newton Baroque presents Concerts Royaux: Chamber Music at the Court of the young Louis XV
2024-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Concerts Royaux: Chamber Music at the Court of the young Louis XV
Featuring the noble Concerts Royaux by François Couperin and other chamber music written for performance at the Versailles court by Joseph Bodin de Boismotier.
Julia Glenn – Violin, Alison Gangler – Oboe, Mary Oleskiewicz – flute, Laura Jeppesen – Viola da gamba, Sarah Freiberg Ellison – cello, Andrus Madsen – Harpsichord

Newton Theatre Company presents KINDERTRANSPORT
2024-04-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
KINDERTRANSPORT
by Diane Samuels
Directed by Melissa Bernstein
Between 1938 and the outbreak of war, almost 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, were sent by their parents from Germany to Britain. Nine-year-old Eva ends up in Manchester. Over forty years later, she has changed her name to Evelyn and denied her roots. It is only when her own daughter discovers some old letters in the attic that Eva is forced to confront the truth about her past.
Buy your tickets now!
We are doing two weekends of Kindertransport!
Friday, April 12th at 8pm
Saturday, April 13th at 2pm
Saturday, April 13th at 8pm
Friday, April 19th at 8pm
Saturday, April 20th at 2pm
Saturday, April 20th at 8pm
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
96 Otis Street, Newtonville
