Newton Cultural Alliance

Historic Newton presents Newton on the Map: School Vacation Week Activities
2023-02-24 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Newton on the Map: School Vacation Week Activities

Date:02/21-24/2023 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location:Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Ave.
Newton, Massachusetts 02458

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Find your way to the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds for our activities! Our theme is all things map-related. Step into the role of cartographer, explore our museum galleries with a scavenger hunt, examine how Newton has changed over time, and share your favorite local landmarks. All activities are free with museum admission. Suggested ages 4-12; all are welcome to drop in. This program runs February 21-24, each day from noon to 4:00 p.m.

Amherst Early Music presents Weekend Classes
2023-02-25 08:00 - 2023-02-26 17:00
Weekend Classes February 25 & 26

Twilight Viol, with Arnie Tanimoto

3:00 – 4:30 pm, 25 February 2023

Arnie
Tanimoto
viol

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The Big Bang II: Playing Percussion in Medieval and Renaissance Music, with Peter Maund

1:00 – 2:30 pm, 26 February 2023

Peter
Maund
percussion

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Celestial Music, with Jennifer Carpenter, recorder

3:00 – 4:30 pm, 26 February 2023

Jennifer
Carpenter
recorder

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All Newton Music School presents The Rock-Away Café
2023-03-03 18:30 - 19:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
This Friday, March 3rd at 6:30 pm All Newton Music School’s jams at the Rock-Away Cafe featuring the talented band and jazz faculty collaborating on jazz, rock, blues, and popular singer-songwriter selections.

Newton Baroque presents A Parisian Salon 1715
2023-03-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
On Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 pm Newton Baroque presents A Parisian Salon 1715: The Salon By Which All Other Salons Measure Themselves.
The women of the 18th Century really knew how to host elegant and stimulating salon events. This concert features a repertoire written for these lovely events, including cantatas by Nicolas Bernier and Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. Also on the program is the celebrated Sonnerie de Sainte Genevieve du Mont de Paris by Marin Marias, and Andrus Madsen will play a harpsichord suite consisting of improvised character pieces in the tradition of the French Clavicinists and the Chaconne Favorite by François Couperin.
Jason McStoots tenor, Susanna Ogata violin, Laura Jeppesen viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen harpsichord

All Newton Music School presents Faculty Recital
2023-03-05 14:00 - 15:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Faculty Recital: Rebecca Hartka and Barbara Lysakowski

Sunday, March 5, 2023
2:00 PM 3:00 PM
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Forces of Nature
From the thundering storms across the fjords in the Grieg Sonata, a night scape in Boulanger, to Mendelssohn’s sparkling references to A Midsummer Nights Dream in his trio, this program captures the wild diversity of the natural world as seen through the eyes of these 19th and early 20th century composers.
Performers:
Rebecca Hartka, cello
Lijiong Liao, violin, guest
Barbara Lysakowski, piano

All Newton Music School presents Forces of Nature
2023-03-05 14:00 - 15:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Forces of Nature on Sunday, March 5th at 2:00 pm another faculty recital with Rebecca Hartka and Barbara Lysakowski. From the thundering storms across the fjords in the Grieg Sonata, a nightscape in Boulanger, to Mendelssohn’s sparkling references to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this program captures the wild diversity of the natural world as seen through the eyes of these 19th and early 20th century composers. Find out more info on these fabulous events here.

Historic Newton presents Route 9: A Journey Through Time
2023-03-05 15:00 - 16:00
Route 9: A Journey Through Time

Date:03/05/2023 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location:Virtual
Virtual Meeting
Newton, Massachusetts 02459

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From its start in 1810 as a toll road from Brookline to Worcester, Route 9 has undergone many transformations to become the bustling roadway that we know today. Follow along as local history experts from Newton, Wellesley, Natick, and Framingham take you through its development, from toll houses and street cars to shopping malls and roadside entertainment. Learn about the evolution of transportation and commerce, and the political forces that helped shape the east-west road that remains essential to our communities. Register here for this free program presented by Historic Newton, Wellesley Historical Society, Natick Historical Society, and Framingham History Center.

Art as Therapy Info Session
2023-03-07 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Learn about our Expressive Arts Therapy program for grades 6-8 and meet the instructors at a free informational session on March 7 at 7:00 PM. The event will take place on Zoom.
Our expressive art therapy group provides a safe and responsive space for young teens to create, connect and share in a variety of art modalities in a confidential community environment. Art Therapy can “improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills and reduce/resolve conflicts and distress” (American Art Therapy Association).
We are currently enrolling for the Spring Term and cost is on a sliding scale.
Come learn about this opportunity!

AEM presents Looking South of the Alps - Landini and the Italian trecento II
2023-03-08 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-03-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-03-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-03-29 17:30 - 19:00
AEM Online: Looking South of the Alps – Landini and the Italian Trecento II

Parallel to the innovations of the French Ars Nova a different style of notation developed in Italy, which was also designed to be rhythmically more precise and versatile than the notation used in previous centuries. The Italian style is typically simply referred to as “trecento” notation, named after the century. Recognized as one of the most famous composers of the Italian trecento is Francesco Landini (ca. 1324-1397), who was a blind composer, organist, singer, poet, and instrument maker. We will explore his compositions transmitted in sources such as the beautiful early 15th century Squarcialupi Codex and others.
This is a continuation of notation session 16. Newcomers welcome with prior approval.
Cost is $100 for 4 Weekly Sessions: March 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 5:30PM-6:45PM
Location: Virtual Event

Wednesdays March 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2023 from 5:30-6:45pm EST

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All Newton Music School presents Up Close and Musical : Faculty Concert
2023-03-10 18:30 - 19:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Listening to your teachers perform chamber music together enhances the music lesson experience. These concerts are one hour in length and presented in a relaxed setting.

Cappella Clausura presents Artemisia
2023-03-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-03-12 16:00 - 18:00
Join Cappella Clausura this March for a captivating theatrical event!

Contemporary theatre and 17th-century music combine to create a rich tapestry of interwoven narratives about female resilience. Gain a new perspective on Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi and the women who inspired her.
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Blood Water Paint
Sponsored by Helen A Berger & John Wolff
Play by Joy McCullough
Cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
March 11th at 8 PM: War Memorial Auditorium, Newton
March 12th at 4 PM: Emmanuel Church, Boston
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Content warning: This program contains descriptions of gore and sexual violence.

New Phil Presents Classics II
2023-03-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Brown Middle School, 125 Meadowbrook Road, Newton Centre, MA, 02459
New Phil Reawakens!
2022 – 2023 | 28th season
All programs are subject to change.
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Classics II on March 12, 3pm
The French-American Connection
Boulanger
Gounod
Kos-Anatolsky
Bernstein
Franck
D’un soir triste
Juliette’s Waltz
Solovyiny Romans
Glitter and be Gay
Olga Lisovskaya, soprano soloist
Symphony in D minor

Zamir presents Nashirah
2023-03-12 15:00 - 17:00
Zamir and Nashirah in Concert
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm, Temple Reyim, Newton, MA
Please note that this concert is sold-out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, click here. If you made a reservation, but are unable to attend, let us know as soon as possible, manager@Zamir.org, so that someone else can take your seat. In-person only.
Zamir is delighted to host Nashirah, Philadelphia’s premier Jewish choral ensemble, on March 12, when we feature music by Stephen Glass, Charles Davidson, Salamone Rossi, Jeff Klepper, Yehezkel Braun, and much more.
Now in its twentieth year, and led by Artistic Director Dr. Julia Zavadsky, Nashirah offers distinct musical programming that embodies the broadest possible range of Jewish repertoire, bringing together choral music of many lands, languages, and cultures. Our combined voices will present a program not to be missed!
This free and in-person event (donations encouraged) is cosponsored by Temple Reyim and Hebrew College. Please note that the program will not be live-streamed.

Newton Art Association presents Best Practices for Artists by Laura Shabott
2023-03-16 19:00 - 20:30
Who am I when I walk into the studio? Best Practices for Artists | Laura Shabott

The term ‘artist practice’ is an on-trend popular term but what does it really mean, and most importantly, what does it mean to you? Provincetown-based artist and teacher Laura Shabott will take you through the who, what, when, where, why of an artist practice so that you can define, refine, and empower your time in the studio.
Shabott makes paintings, drawings and collage that respond to nature with boldness, strength, and originality. She is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at TUFTS, a frequent Returning Resident at the Fine Arts Work Center, and represented by Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown. www.laurashabott.com
Shabott/Barrett provides dynamic online/hybrid art courses in partnerships with art institutions, and through independent programming. www.shabottbarrett.com
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All Newton Music School presents Fiddle Workshop with Cheyenne Mize
2023-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Fiddle Workshop with Cheyenne Mize

Saturday, March 18, 2023
10:00 AM 12:00 PM
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Calling all violinists! Are you ready to unleash your inner fiddler and explore the irresistible, foot-stomping sound of the Appalachian fiddle? RSVP today to work with ANMS Teaching Artist Cheyenne Mize.

Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
2023-03-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, United States
Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
John Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem
Florence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F
With organ and professional orchestra
For our final concert, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms and biblical verses in English. An undeservedly overlooked and significant American composer, Florence Price’s beautifully written Praise the Lord and selections from the Communion Service in F are settings of familiar texts that reflect both her European influenced training at New England Conservatory and her Southern roots. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Commonwealth Chorale is pleased and excited to introduce our audience to music by this talented composer.

Scandi Center presents Writing the Finnish- American Story
2023-03-19 15:00 - 18:00
LECTURE: WRITING THE FINNISH-AMERICAN STORY WITH SUZANNE MATSON

Finlandia Foundation National’s Lecturer of the Year (LOY), Suzanne Matson, will be Finlandia Foundation Boston‘s guest speaker in March.
Suzanne Matson is a poet, author and English Professor at Boston College. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English from the University of Washington. The lecture entitled, “Writing the Finnish-American Story” is based on her finding that audiences are interested in talking about the process of turning personal and public history into literature. She will also read from her works and take questions.
There will be a coffee break after the lecture.
Looking to dive deeper and want tips on writing your own family story? Join Suzanne for a two-hour workshop following the coffee break. Registration here. (space is limited)
Sunday March 19, 2023 | 3:00 pm | FREE with registration

Theatre Ink presents Anything Goes
2023-03-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Anything Goes
March 23,24,25 at 7:30PM
March 26 at 2:00PM
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton
and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John WeidmanAnything Goes is set aboard the ocean liner S. S. American, where nightclub singer/evangelist Reno Sweeney is en route from New York to England. Her pal Billy Crocker has stowed away to be near his love, Hope Harcourt, but the problem is Hope is engaged to the wealthy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Joining this love triangle on board the luxury liner are Public Enemy #13, Moonface Martin and his sidekick-in-crime Erma. With the help of some elaborate disguises, tap-dancing sailors and good old-fashioned blackmail, Reno and Martin join forces to help Billy in his quest to win Hopes heart.

Waffle Day at the Scandi Center
2023-03-25 10:00 - 14:00
It’s Waffle Day at The Scandinavian Cultural Center on Saturday March 25th from 10:00 am -2:00 pm. Come celebrate the Swedish tradition of Våffeldagen. Swedes have enjoyed waffles in some form since the 1600’s and they remain popular today. Stay for the rescheduled screening of the film Band at 1:00 pm. Band is a comedy of failures, seen through the eyes of three women of “The Post Performance Blues Band” who give themselves only one year to finally become pop stars or quit forever. Find out more about waffles and a movie matinee here.

Playathon!
2023-03-26 12:00 - 18:00 | The Shops at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, United States
Stop by anytime. Six consecutive hours of music of all genres performed by SSN students and faculty at the Shops at Chestnut Hill (inside the atrium area in front of Cheesecake Factory) – a marathon of playing, free to the public.

Pro Arte presents Concertos for One and All
2023-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Concertos for One and All
Coming from Boston Festival Orchestra, Alyssa Wang makes her Pro Arte debut in a program featuring everyone on the stage. Violinist Steven Copes returns for a concert where all voices are equal and all parts share in the spotlight.

Pro Arte welcomes conductor Alyssa Wang and violinist Steven Copes, Concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, for a concert of riveting works, both warmly familiar and boldly inventive. In Frog’s Eye, the contemporary composer Evan Ziporyn meticulously layers musical lines to open a vista bustling with life. The Concerto for string orchestra by the twentieth-century Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz is a carefully crafted work of breathtaking force. Johannes Brahms composed his majestic Violin Concerto for the violinist Joseph Joachim, a close friend and collaborator. Throughout the stately opening movement, the lyrical Adagio, and the fiery finale, Brahms’s music is characteristically expressive, heartfelt, and dramatic.

Historic Newton presents Legendary Piano Teacher Margaret Chaloff
2023-03-30 19:00 - 20:00
Legendary Piano Teacher Margaret Chaloff

Date:03/30/2023 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location:Virtual
Virtual Meeting
Newton, Massachusetts 02459

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Using a groundbreaking technique that emphasized a light arm, Madame Margaret Stedman Chaloff became a sought-after teacher for classical as well as jazz pianists. Join two of her former students, Stephany Tiernan of Berklee College of Music and author of the book Contemporary Technique based on Chaloff’s methods, and Ran Blake of New England Conservatory, as they share their memories and address her remarkable musical legacy. In Newton, and later, in Boston, Chaloff worked with George Wein, Leonard Bernstein, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Kathy Rubbicco and many others. This program is part of the Newton History Series cosponsored by the Newton Free Library. Register here.

Night Out At New Art Center
2023-03-31 19:00 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
*Enjoy another Night Out At New Art on Friday, March 31st at 7:00 pm. New Art Center brings ZNT Arts to teach you how to create your very own unique crystal wire-wrapped jewelry. Choose from an exceptional selection of beautiful semi-precious gemstones and learn about their meanings and possible uses. Register here to create art, good conversation, and good energies with crystal magic.
