The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: The Pact
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesSCREENING: 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…
Newton Free Library presents: Racism Not Race with Joseph L. Graves and Alan H. Goodman
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesAuthors 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…
Newton Art Association presents: Human Being / Being Human: Experience. Reflection. Engagement.
Piano Craft Gallery 793 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, United StatesThe 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…
Newton Free Library presents: How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker
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…
Newton Free Library presents: Jellyfish: How to Pastel Paint with Greg Maichack
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin 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…
New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Stephanie Osser
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesDates: 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…
Suzuki School presents: Scholarship Benefit Concert
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United StatesOur 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…
Newton Free Library presents: Blues and the Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesRobin 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…
Newton Free Library and Historic Newton present: Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesIn 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.…
Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Marjorie Kaye | Sculptural Painting
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…