Newton Cultural Alliance

Newton Art Association: Shelter in Art
2020-08-29, 2020-08-30, 2020-08-31, 2020-09-01, 2020-09-02, 2020-09-03, 2020-09-04, 2020-09-05 and 3 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Shelter in Art is a virtual exhibition of work created by Newton Art Association members during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to view this incredible exhibit online through October 31.

SCC Virtual Screening - The Best Intentions
2020-08-29, 2020-08-30, 2020-08-31 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join the Scandinavian Cultural Center for a virtual screening of Ingmar Bergman’s 1992 film The Best Intentions, available throughout the month of August.
Swedish master Ingmar Bergman penned this loving tribute to his parent’s epic romance. In 1909, poor, idealistic theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the intelligent, educated daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden. Urbane Anna can’t stand living in the rural county and grows increasingly restless. She returns to Uppsala and the couple’s love and commitment are put to the test.
Tickets are $6. Click here to view the trailer and purchase tickets.

Amherst Early Music: Open Mic
2020-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
OPEN MIC!
Amherst Early Music will end the month with classes that will include an Open Mic event!
Join us for a FREE virtual recital! Saturday, August 29, at 1:00 pm ET. (The complete weekend schedule is TBA.)
You too can broadcast from your living room! We invite instrumentalists or singers to work up a short piece of music (5 minutes maximum) and play it for our supportive AEM community. Silent applause is guaranteed! You can perform a solo or a piece of chamber music with a recording. Limited to 10 performing spots. Send an email to: info@amherstearlymusic.org if interested!

NTC's Zoom Radio Hour: "The Mrs."
2020-08-29 20:00 | Zoom
Join the Newton Theatre Company on August 29th at 8:00 PM, for their next Zoom Radio Hour The Mrs., a new play by Maggie Kearnan.
The wealthy and mysterious M arrives at her spacious lake house with her young assistant Joseline in tow. As Joseline starts to wonder if she will ever leave, a power-play unfolds. Are the women friends or foes, and will they ever leave the house? Join us for this exciting new thriller by Newton Theatre Company’s own up and coming playwright Maggie Kearnan.
Join us at 7:45 for original music by Naomi Li.
Click here to purchase tickets.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-08-30, 2020-08-31, 2020-09-01, 2020-09-02, 2020-09-03, 2020-09-04, 2020-09-05, 2020-09-06 and 3 more dates | 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 presents: Beginner Drawing Studio - Eyes, Noses, & Mouth
2020-09-01 18:30 - 19:15 | Zoom
Join the Newton Free Library for a Zoom drawing class. Explore the main features of the face. We’ll cover tips and techniques to make your portraits pop; how to make eyes shine, noses pop, and lips smile. All you need is paper, a pencil, and a mirror.
On the day of the event you will receive an email with a link to join. At the time of the program simply click on the link and you’ll see the host. For more information email Mare at mparkerotoole.ntn@minlib.net.

Newton Free Library online: Jazz and Blues with Paul Speidel
2020-09-02 16:00 - 17:00
Join jazz/blues guitarist Paul Speidel as he brings his interpretations of the traditional styles to the virtual stage. Jazz and blues are simultaneously old and new styles of music. Every time a new generation discovers the language, styles, musical forms and rhythms of old, they add their voice to the chorus of those that preceded them. Click here for more info.

Newton Free Library: Poetry Series and Open Mic
2020-09-08 19:00 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Join Newton Free Library for readings by Frances Donovan, Wyn Cooper and Rosie Rosenzweig. An open mike follows with a limit of one poem per person (limited slots are available). Info contact: Doug at dougholder@post.harvard.edu. Please register. The Zoom link will be sent the day of the event.
