Steinway & Sons Piano @ Symphony Hall
2025-09-07 11:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MA
The Steinway Factory is allowing a clearance sale on all new in-stock inventory and used items. A select number of pianos from this season’s Tanglewood Music Festival, which represent significant savings, will be on sale and will support Symphony Hall. Steinway & Sons pianos are rarely discounted, so this is a great chance to own one.

West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Caught by the Tides
2025-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | West Newton Cinema, 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
West Newton Cinema will present a “Behind the Screen” film and panel discussion, featuring Caught by the Tides, followed by a distinguished panel that will delve into the film’s themes and its broader cultural, historical, and cinematic contexts. The discussion will consider how the film reflects on China’s transformation, the interplay between personal stories and national history, and the ways cinema can blur the lines between fiction and documentary.

New Art Center presents an Informational Meeting
2025-09-08 12:00 - 12:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Art as Therapy Zoom Info Session – groups for ages 9-18

AEM presents Practical Musicianship and Music Theory for Early Musicians
2025-09-08 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-29 17:30 - 19:00 | MA
with Shira Kammen – vielle, voice, harp

5:30 – 6:45 pm, 11 November 2024

Shira
Kammen **
Violin & Vielle

4 Monday sessions, November 11, 18, 25 & December 2, from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. ET

Class Description

Steinway Alive at The Allen Center
2025-09-09 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
Steinway Alive: Sunday October 5th, 3pm
To complete our opening weekend celebration, Steinway artists Max Levinson and Karen Walwyn will present works for piano to celebrate the new partnership between The Allen Center and M. Steinert & Sons, followed by a champagne reception.

Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
2025-09-09 17:30 - 18:45, 2025-09-16 17:30 - 18:45 | 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. The 2025-2026 season marks Commonwealth Chorale’s 50th Anniversary and will be filled with special performances.
In November, we will perform Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, as well as works by Lili Boulanger, Flor Peeters and Max Janowski. In March, we will perform a new arrangement of Mozart’s beloved Requiem by English composer Howard Arman along with two Psalm settings by 19th-century Brazilian composer Jose Maricio Nunes Garcia. In May, we conclude our celebration with Martín Palmeri’s tango-influenced Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”). The program will also feature tango works with tango orchestra and tango dancers! We conclude with Argentinian Alberto Ginastera’s Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah, written while Ginastera was living in the USA after being targeted by the Perón regime for supporting civil liberties.
Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of August 25th and 26th from 5:30 to 9:30 and on September 2nd, 9th, and 16th at 5:30 to 6:45. Auditions are held at our 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. There is also plenty of parking behind the church and on adjacent streets.
We have scholarships to reduce costs for singers 30 and under! See website for details: https://commonwealthchorale.com
To apply for an audition, click here: https://commonwealthchorale.com/join-us

New Art Center presents Friday Figure Draw Workshops
2025-09-12 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-26 18:30 - 21:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Friday Figure Draw Workshops
Enjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music and a great model. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists 21+ with drinks available for purchase. Bring your own art supplies (no oils); easels/chairs provided.
September 12, September 26, October 10, November 14
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
https://canvas.newartcenter.org/classes?category=Figure+Drawing.
BLOOM: Sustainable Floral Design Workshop 16+. All levels
Join floral designer and Master Gardener Susan Margolin to create your own floral sculpture using locally grown blooms and foraged materials. Learn sustainable floral design, flower care, and composition-all while connecting with nature through art.
Drinks are available for purchase at the bar for 21+.

Friday, September 26
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
https://canvas.newartcenter.org/classes/3009.

All Newton Music School presents Some Assembly Required
2025-09-14 14:30 - 16:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Some Assembly Required
Sunday, September 14, 2:30 pm
All Newton Music School presents an afternoon of music featuring ANMS Faculty. Some Assembly Required lives up to its moniker as the musicians collaborate with composers, guest performers, and their audience in the production of exciting, atypical, and carefully curated concerts.

Blue Heron Songbook Benefit
2025-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
A fun and fabulous afternoon of cabaret and canapés, featuring Blue Heron artists performing favorite works from 15th-century Burgundy to Broadway! This intimate, festive, and one-of-a-kind event celebrates the start of the 2025-2026 season and supports Blue Heron’s mission. All proceeds benefit Blue Heron’s season of evocative, historically-informed performances.

Newton Community Pride presents Fall Village Concerts
2025-09-14 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-21 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-09-28 15:00 - 16:30 | MA
Newton Community Pride presents a free, outdoor concert . This concert is part of a series of 3 free and accessible events as part of the Fall Village Concert Series.
Sept 14- Jazz Barracudas in the courtyard at Trio Newton
Sept 21- Christopher Steele at Upper Falls Depot
Sept 28- Jim & Nick at Newton Centre Plaza

Newton Theatre Company Presents FUN HOME
2025-09-19 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Based on Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking graphic memoir, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, funny, and deeply moving musical about growing up, coming out, and discovering the secrets that shape our families. As Alison looks back on her childhood and her relationship with her enigmatic father, she unravels the moments—both big and small—that helped her find her voice. With its intimate storytelling and unforgettable score, Fun Home invites audiences on a journey of memory, identity, and self-discovery.
Fun Home will run for three weekends. Get your tickets now!
September 19th, 2025 at 8:00pm
September 20th, 2025 at 2:00pm
September 20th, 2025 at 8:00pm
September 26th, 2025 at 8:00pm
September 27th, 2025 at 2:00pm
September 27th, 2025 at 8:00pm
October 3rd, 2025 at 8:00pm
October 4th, 2025 at 2:00pm
October 4th, 2025 at 8:00pm
Seating is intimate and limited, so get your tickets now! Fun Home is recommended for ages 13+.
All performances are at:
St. John’s Episcopal Church, DiMauro Hall
​96 Otis Street, Newtonville, MA

New Art Center presents
2025-09-23 09:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Drop In Program GR K-5 – Rosh Hashanah 09/23

Join New Art Center for a day of art-making and friend-making! All participants will explore 2D (drawing and painting), 3D (sculpture), clay, and printmaking, in groups divided by age. The day will be packed with possibilities for creativity and fun. Please bring a lunch and 2 snacks. For grades K – 5, all materials are provided.
If you are interested in registering your child for all our Drop-In Programs for the fall term, you can click here to register for all 4 programs today and save 5% off your total! This offer does not include Morning Care or Extended Day programs.
link to class:https://canvas.newartcenter.org/classes/3031

New TV presents Future Forward Gala
2025-09-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA, 02466, United States
NewTV is pleased to announce their inaugural Future Forward Gala on September 30, 2025 beginning at 6:00PM. The Gala will take place at the Boston Marriott Newton, located at 2345 Commonwealth Avenue.
Like most community media centers, NewTV is funded primarily by a surcharge on the cable bill of local cable subscribers. With more and more people “cutting the cord” in favor of streaming services and apps, NewTV is rapidly losing a major source of funding needed to serve the Newton community. Supporting the Future Forward Gala helps to finance NewTV’s annual fundraising campaign, ensuring that NewTV remains the best community media center in the nation.
The gala features an immersive journey through NewTV’s history: Learn what NewTV has accomplished and discover some of the most meaningful content they have created over the past three decades. NewTV will also define their vision for the future – how they will continue to protect your First Amendment right to free speech, and how they will continue to provide you with transparent local government coverage and journalistic integrity.
The evening also includes cocktail hour and hors d’oeuvres, a sit-down dinner, a live performance by Boston music legend Livingston Taylor, and a tribute to outgoing Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller.

A Taste of the Season at The Allen Center
2025-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
A Taste of the Season: Friday October 3rd, 7pm
The Allen Center’s Lucky 13th year’s musical season will open with A Taste of the Season, presenting vignette performances by several of the artists represented during the year including Karen Walwyn (Steinway Artist), Maxim Lubarsky, Allison Eldredge, and Julia Glenn (Lydian Quartet), as well as presenting the opening of mixed-media works by artist Laura Scheuerell including Steinway Series Reimagined. In celebration of the season ahead, a curated spread of food and drink will elevate the evening. Buy Tickets.

Explorations in Sound at The Allen Center
2025-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Explorations in Sound: Saturday, October 4th, 7:30 pm
Internationally known jazz pianist Maxim Lubarsky and vocalist/ composer Gabriela Martina will perform works from their most recent CD release and collaboration, Explorations in Sound. Buy Tickets.
