Newton Cultural Alliance

Historic Newton presents Newtonians From Afar
2022-08-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Learn about people who have come to Newton from different parts of the world: why they came, where they settled, and how they helped build our city. Our two-part series of videos introduces you to guest narrators telling the history of different immigrant groups. Watch excerpts from these videos and meet the narrators for Q&A afterwards. Part 2 covers Italian, Chinese, and Ukrainian/Russian-speaking communities in the 20th century. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and a Bridge Street Sponsorship from Mass Humanities. The Charles River Neighborhood Foundation provided additional support. Suggested donation, $10; Historic Newton members, $5. Register here.

Newton Free Library presents Indian Heritage Author Panel (Zoom)
2022-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Please register here.
Join Amalie Howard, Alisha Rai, Annika Sharma and Madi Sinha for a panel discussion about their journeys to becoming published authors, given their Indian backgrounds. Whether they were born in the U.S. or elsewhere, find out how their heritage has influenced their writing, characters, publishing power and fan base.

Amalie Howard is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling novelist of “smart, sexy, deliciously feminist romance.”
Alisha Rai’s novels have been featured on the IndieNext and the LibraryReads lists, and been named Best Books of the Year by Washington Post, NPR, New York Public Library, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Reader’s Digest, Kirkus, “O” the Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Annika Sharma’s romcom titled Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words, came out in September 2021, as the first in a series. Her podcast, That Desi Spark, explores stigmatized social issues from a South Asian, first-generation, millennial lens.
Madi Sinha’s first novel was The White Coat Diaries. Her second book, At Least You Have Your Health, was released on April 5, 2022.

Amherst Early Music presents Music Festival 2022
2022-08-07 08:00 - 2022-08-21 17:00 | MA
Northampton Community CollegeBethlehem, PA

Directed by
Frances
Blaker

August 7-14 and 14-21, 2022

Our new location will be convenient for many who are driving. There are train and bus connections. Nearest airport is ABE, Lehigh Valley International Airport. Newark Airport is 1 hour and 15 minutes away.
While we hope it will be possible to have a normal Festival, we’ll follow Covid developments and will adjust if necessary. Proof of vaccination will be required. Plans are shaping up so stay tuned for more information!
The heart of the Festival is the Central Program. It is the largest and most varied program we offer, with classes available for most early music instruments, and music ranging from Medieval to Baroque. You can choose the combination of classes that works for you — perfect if, like some of our students, you sing or dance and play an instrument or two. Play in consorts of like or mixed instruments, investigate a new repertory, take a dance class, or begin a new instrument. We also offer a unique program in early notation for all levels starting with absolute beginner. Pitch: most classes will be at a=440. Viol-only and most Baroque ensemble classes will be at a=415. Detailed class descriptions and schedule will be available in May.
Schedule: Classes run Monday through Friday, with four class periods per day.
In the evening there are lectures, concerts, madrigal singing, English country dancing, drop-in playing sessions, the AEM Auction, and socializing with early music.
Festival Concert Series
Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
All concerts are at 7:30 pm, except the opera, which begins at 8 pm.
Admission is $20 general admission. Tickets and subscriptions are available in advance or at the door before each concert.
Tuesday, August 9
With Breath and Quill
Thursday, August 11
Amherst Baroque Soloists
Friday, August 12
Baroque Academy Opera Project:
The Judgement of Paris by Daniel Purcell
Saturday, August 13
A Tapestry of Early Music: Amherst Early Music Faculty Concert I
Thursday, August 18
Portrait of a Lady
Friday, August 19
Choral Program Student Concert
Saturday, August 20
A Tapestry of Early Music: Amherst Early Music Faculty Concert II

New Philharmonia Pops Concert
2022-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA, 02461, United States
The 7th annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts will span many facets of arts and culture including several genres of music from blues to baroque, classical guitar to R&B, and opera to jazz. The Festival has served as a catalyst for the cultural life in the city since 2015 and has been a showcase of Newton’s talent and Newton Cultural Council grant recipients for many arts organizations and artists over the years.
Performance Schedule for July 22, 2022
Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands

6:30pm New Philharmonia Pops Concert
7:30pm Instrument Petting Zoo
Dusk Movie – Casablanca

The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
2022-07-22 08:00 - 2022-07-24 17:00 | MA
The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts will be held July 22 – 24, 2022
Multiple Stages – Several Village Locations
Performer Proposal Application Now Open!

The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
2022-07-22 08:00 - 2022-07-23 17:00 | MA
The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts
July 22 – 24, 2022
20+ Performances – 4 Stages – 3 Days
The 7th annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts will span many facets of arts and culture including several genres of music from blues to baroque, classical guitar to R&B, and opera to jazz. The Festival has served as a catalyst for the cultural life in the city since 2015 and has been a showcase of Newton’s talent and Newton Cultural Council grant recipients for many arts organizations and artists over the years.
Outdoors at The Hyde Playground, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
Outdoors on the Village Green, 1221 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Outdoors at Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon Street, Waban
Inside at The Allen House Center for the Arts, 35 Webster Street, West Newton
Festival Chair and Producer: Christopher Pitts
Performance Schedule

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands
6:30pm New Philharmonia Pops Concert
7:30pm Instrument Petting Zoo
Dusk Movie – Casablanca

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands

2pm Blue Train Bluegrass Band
3pm Olga Lisovskaya, From Opera to Broadway
4pm George Russell Jr. Trio, Gospel & Jazz
5pm Lydia Harrell, Jazz Singer
7pm Debo Ray & Her Allstar Band, Dance Party!

Village Green, Newton Centre
1pm Circus Comes to Town with Circus Complex
2pm Plugged In Band
3pm Newtonville Books StoryTime with author Raul The Third
4pm Rob Siegel, Folk Music

Suzuki School of Newton, Waban
2pm Austin McMahon, Jazz
3pm Hankus Netsky, Yiddish & Jazz
4pm Crowes Pasture, Folk

SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022

Hyde Playground, Newton Highlands
3pm Thaddeus Hogarth Collectives, R&B, Soul & Funk
4pmEd Harlow & the Gringo Kings, Salsa & Latin
5pm Eli Cash Band, Rock
7pm Tema Siegel & Couch, Pop & Soul

The Allen Center for the Arts, West Newton
1pm Dance Currents, “100 years of Modern Dance”
2pm Andrus Madsen, “Improvised Fantasias”
3pm Newton Baroque: Alison Gangler and Andrus Madsen
4pm Nomadic Theatre Story Slam

Newton Free Library presents Understanding Improv in Klezmer Music
2022-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Nathaniel Seelen of Ezekeils’ Wheels will give a lecture/demonstration about improv in Klezmer music. Details will follow.
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Registrations open at 7:00pm Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Amherst Early Music presents ONLINE Summer Festival!
2022-07-08 08:00 - 2022-07-10 17:00 | MA
July 8, 9, and 10, 2022.. save the dates!
We’ll warm-up for our in-person Festival (August 7-14, 14-21, in Bethlehem, PA) with a 3-day ONLINE Summer Festival!
Join us on July 8, 9, and 10 for any mix you like of three class sessions per day, with an international faculty, and a lecture by Yvonne Kendall on Spanish influences in 16th-century dance. Classes are $25 each, and the lecture is free. More info coming soon… save the dates! Registration will open by June 1st.
ONLINE FESTIVAL Faculty
Giula Genini
Annette Bauer
Gwyn Roberts
Nina Stern
Mary Springfels
Dorothy Olsson
Julie Iwasa
Yvonne Kendall
Karen Cook
Shira Kammen
Pamela Dellal

Newton Free Library presents The Impact of Local Authors Writing for the LGBTQ+ Community (Zoom)
2022-06-30 19:00 - 20:30 | MA
Please register here.
Local authors are the backbone of the writing community and those writing within and for the LGBTQ+ community are especially important. Join us for a conversation with Bren Bataclan, Anna Burke, Federico Erebia, Jane C. Esther, and Sarah Jean Horowitz as they discuss their books, their writing and the impact they have on readers of all ages!

Bren Bataclan (he/him) author of Fe: A Traumatized Son’s Graphic Memoir
Anna Burke (she/her) award-winning author of Compass Rose, Thorn, Nottingham and the Seal Cove Romance series
Federico Erebia (he/him) whose artisanry, woodwork, furniture design, and books have been featured in Boston Spirit Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine and The Boston Globe, among others.
Jane C. Esther (they/them) author of Universe Between Us and The Portal series, including Uninvited and Convergence
Sarah Jean Horowitz author of The Wingsnatchers, The Dark Lord Clementine and the forthcoming fantasy book for young readers, tentatively titled the Demon Sword Asperides.

This program is sponsored by the Ashland Public Library.

Newton Theatre Company presents The Monologue Project: Renters Edition
2022-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
The Monologue Project: Renters Edition
We are thrilled to be bringing back The Monologue Project for its fourth iteration. This project provides an opportunity for a specific subset of the population of Newton– this year, people who rent their homes in Newton– to come together and make their voices heard in a supportive and enjoyable environment.
Spend the summer bonding with fellow renters and exploring different story-sharing and performance techniques before sharing your story with a broader Newton audience in October. Newton Theatre Company is proud to offer an encouraging and meaningful experience to renters of all ages and backgrounds, whether you have any experience performing or not.
Find your voice, share your story, and become an integral part of the Newton Renter community!
Logistics
Rehearsals: 20 Hours, Spread Over 10 Weeks
Start Date: Week of August 22nd (Rehearsal times TBD)
Location: Casselman House (195 Sumner St)
Performances: October 29th & 30th
Stipends Available for All Performers • On-site Child Care Available
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Want to learn more? Register for one of our Zoom Open Houses to meet our facilitators!
Open houses will take place virtually on Tuesday, June 14th at 7 PM and Thursday, June 30th at 7 PM.
Please register below to receive the link.
Can’t make the open houses but still want to learn more? Reach out to one of the project facilitators, Abby Lass.
Register for Our June 30th Zoom Open House

Historic Newton presents Walking Tour of West Parish Burying Ground
2022-06-25 13:00 - 14:00 | MA
Established in 1781 as part of Newton’s Second Parish Church, West Burying Ground is the resting place for some of the city’s earliest residents. Learn about these residents as well as the shifting iconography and material culture of New England’s burying grounds throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Free but you must register in advance and registration will be capped at 40 people. Register here.
The tour is part of “West Newton Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” a weekend of events held in collaboration with the Newton Cultural Alliance at the Allen Center for Arts and Culture at the Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton. Information on all events: www.newtonculture.org.

Amherst Early Music presents Early Notation with Annette Bauer
2022-06-22 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-20 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-15 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-13 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-08 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-06 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-06-01 17:30 - 18:45 | MA
“Back to Basics / Review / New Intro” Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: June 1, 8, 15 & 22
Open to all instrumentalists and singers! Pitch: A=440.
After a year of focused work on 15th-century notation topics, we close our current season before the summer break with a 4-week online series featuring a “casual” selection of shorter pieces from late 15th and early 16th century sources. This series is designed for both ongoing students to review some of the basic concepts of mensural notation, to deepen and enjoy the fluency gained over the past few months of studies, and for new students to join in for a first practical experience with mensural notation… $100 for four sessions, recordings of each class are available during the week after class… See the complete description for these classes, and sign up here!
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online/early-notation-annette-bauer-back-basics-review-new-intro

Newton Free Library presents The Legacy of Juneteenth: Access to Education that Empowers Us All
2022-06-21 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Juneteenth is a celebration of the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, TX learned that they had been granted freedom. Join us for this interactive discussion in which participants share their own educational experiences, thoughts about the current state of public education and perspectives on the potential of education to empower or disempower. The program will be led by Jesse Tauriac, Assistant Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer from Lasell University.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.
Registrations open at 9:00am Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Highland Glee Club presents Love-In!
2022-06-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA, 02461, United States
Announcing The Highland Glee Club Love-In! Two FREE OUTDOOR concerts on June 18 & 19, 7 PM, Hyde Center Pavilion at 90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands. Joined by professional rock band Firefly, we will perform close covers (with amazing men’s harmony vocals) of the greatest rock hits of the 60s, from acoustic folk to electric psychedelic — songs of peace, love, understanding, and also surfing. Drop out of your everyday lives, if only for a few hours, and turn on with us! See you there!

Newton Free Library presents The Refugee Experience: Stories from Our Neighbors (Zoom)
2022-06-14 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
People facing humanitarian catastrophes in their native countries have sought refuge in the United States throughout history. Join us for a panel discussion with neighbors whose families were forced to leave Austria, Cambodia, and Haiti. These individuals will speak about their countries of origin, their families’ exodus, and their adjustment to the U.S. This program is co-sponsored by Historic Newton.
The panelists will be:

John Chrang
Danielle Georges
Hanni Myers
Clara Silverstein of Historic Newton will moderate

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Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents Ensemble 2
2022-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Newton City Hall Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Sunday, June 12, 2022
3:00 PM War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall
ERROLLYN WALLEN Photography: Movement 1 (2007)
MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K. 219
HAYDN Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob. 1:49 (“La Passione”)
Kevin Rhodes, conductor
Julia Cash, violin
In June, Pro Arte celebrates its newly appointed Concertmaster, violinist Julia Cash, for a concert of contemporary and Classical works.
Belizean-British composer Errollyn Wallen wrote Photography in 2005 as a series of snapshots inspired by musical memories. Its first movement, based on what she calls “a simple motif,” opens the program with irrepressible vibrancy.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s enchanting Fifth Violin Concerto offers a number of delightful surprises. In the otherwise spirited opening movement, the soloist makes an unconventional entrance with a slow, songlike interlude. Another interruption occurs in the finale, in which a Turkish-style march is interjected into a fluid minuet.
It is unclear whether the nickname of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, “La passione”, refers to the character of its music, but it still perfectly describes this somber work. The symphony burns with intensity from beginning to end and brings the concert to an impassioned close.

Theatre Ink Proudly Presents The 15th Annual Playwrights Festival
2022-06-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-06-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-06-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Performed Live in The Little Theatre at Newton North High School
or Live Streamed at home!
In-Person Tickets June 9,10, 11 at 7:30 PM
Tickets will also be sold at the door if available

The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents A Book Launch Event
2022-06-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
BOOK TALK – LAUNCH THING WITH AUTHOR ROWDY GEIRSSON AND FRIENDS

Join the Scandinavian Cultural Center on June 11th for the launch-thing of Rowdy Geirsson’s new book, The Scandinavian Aggressors. The event will feature a reading by Geirsson from the book, book signings by him along with Matt Smith and Corwin Ericson, hand-made natural Norse products for sale by Eir’s Garden, and a beer tasting (21+) by local craft brewery, Navigation Brewing Company.
Rowdy Geirsson is the editor of Norse Mythology for Bostonians and a regular contributor to Metal Sucks and McSweeney’s. His writing has also appeared in the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Scandinavian Review and the Sons of Norway’s Viking Magazine. His new book, The Scandinavian Aggressors, is an offbeat odyssey into the freezing heart of the modern Northlands that features delightful and illuminating episodes about enslaved leprechauns, beheaded mermaids, elite warrior sisterhoods, deranged Swedish fishermen, craft-beer-brewing zombies, and perverted trolls.
Matt Smith is the creator of Barbarian Lord and the illustrator of Hellboy: The Bones of Giants.
Corwin Ericson is the author of Swell and Checked Out OK.
Eir’s Garden is a local business that makes and sells Norse-inspired soaps, lotions, creams, and other natural products.
Saturday, June 11th; 1pm | FREE with registration

Historic Newton presents 2022 Annual Plant Swap
2022-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | MA
Join Historic Newton for this annual event started by Mary Morganti that brings together garden enthusiasts to swap plants and other garden items. If you don’t have plants to trade, you can still attend. Crafts, activities, and a special Storytime about the many plants growing at our site will be offered for all school-age children in attendance. Admission is free. The event is supported in part by the Harmony Foundation. Visit this page for more details about the swap. Register here or simply come that day!

Newton Free Library presents Lesbian Life in Boston: 1910-1920
2022-06-09 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
What was it like to be a lesbian in a world that was not ready to deal with differences? How did lesbians deal with isolation and ostracism? And what was it like to live through the years when men fought to keep women from having the right to vote? Author, Ellen Levy, will speak to these experiences in an interactive program that is based on the extensive research she did for her historic novel series.

Ellen Levy’s books, Romance at Stonegate, Struggles in a Boston Marriage and Chosen Family reflect her passion as a Lesbian and a Jew in researching and writing about the struggles Lesbian women in the early 1900s faced. From the suffrage movement to immigration of Eastern European Jews and the creation of settlement houses, her novels bring to light this important and often overlooked part of the history of the women’s movement.

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Newton Theatre Company presents: Iphigenia Among the Taurians
2022-06-03 - 2022-06-05 | MA
​Euripides’ Greek tragedy/melodrama about the chance meeting of Iphigenia and her long lost brother, Orestes, and the siblings’ escape from the wild shores of Tauris.
