New Art Center Online: Radical Drawing
2020-08-26 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
This is an exciting and challenging drawing studio class where students work from life and investigate the abstraction and deconstruction of what they see, from an art historical and painterly view point. Best for students with some drawing experience. See website for materials list.
Dates: Aug 5 – Aug 26
Details: Wednesdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 5:00PM – 8:00PM

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-08-27, 2020-08-28, 2020-08-29, 2020-08-30, 2020-08-31, 2020-09-01, 2020-09-02 | 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 Art Association: Shelter in Art
2020-08-27, 2020-08-28, 2020-08-29, 2020-08-30, 2020-08-31, 2020-09-01 | 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
2020-08-27, 2020-08-28, 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.

New Art Center Online: *Kids*
2020-08-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-08-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Sign up for Week 6! Each week will be packed with possibilities, imagination, and fun as students explore 2 exciting activities each day: 2D Art (drawing, painting, collage) and Drama Fun (theater games, short scenes, movement, improvisation). Each week focuses on a different theme.
WEEK 10 THEME: ANIMAL FRIENDS
What are your favorite birds or animals? Penguins? Tigers? Horses? Or puppies? This week at New Art Center our art will be inspired by our animal friends, near and far!
Grades 2-5 spend Summer Vacation immersed in the arts. New Art faculty conduct real-time classes through Zoom video meetings. Each week will be packed with possibilities, imagination, and fun as students explore 2 exciting activities each day: 2D Art & Drama Fun.
View their website for a full list of classes and dates!
*different classes for grades 2-3 and grades 4-5.

New Art Center: Origami Art for K-2
2020-08-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. Origami is also a great way to develop and increase fine motor skills. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the basic folds, and create simple projects including the traditional origami Cicada.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Wednesday, August 5th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.

Dates: Aug 6 – Aug 27
Details: Thursdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

Pro Arte presents: Summer Salon Series
2020-08-27 19:00 | Facebook Live, United States
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston brings its Salon Series into the summer for the first time. These chamber music concerts will be live every other Thursday on our Facebook page at 7PM starting on July 2nd. Click here for Facebook link and donation page. (Suggested donation $25.)
On Thursday, August 27, the program will feature works by Mozart.
MUSICIANS:
Julia Cash, violin
Donna Jerome, viola
Jolene Kessler, cello

Newton Free Library presents: Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Birthday
2020-08-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Facebook Live, United States
On August 27th at 7:00PM, login here to attend this Facebook Live event where Paul-André Bempéchat will perform a selection of sonatas in honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. (You do not need to have a Facebook account to attend.)
Paul-André Bempéchat is Music Fellow at Harvard’s Cabot House. A Juilliard and Sorbonne graduate, he has enjoyed a forty-year performing and teaching career on both sides of the Atlantic, having performed at venues as prestigious as Berlin’s Konzerthaus, the Vienna Festival, Jordan Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

New Art Center Online: Painting Beyond Foundations
2020-08-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Intermediate and advanced students explore and develop personal themes while pushing their skills to the limit. Demos, group exercises, color theory, advanced painting techniques with regular critique and conversation support and extend creativity and competency. See website for materials list.
Dates: Aug 7 – Aug 28
Details: Fridays, 4 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center: Origami Art for Grades 3-5
2020-08-28 15:30 - 16:45 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. Origami is also a great way to develop and increase fine motor skills. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the basic folds. Students will begin with simple projects and build up to more intermediate ones such as an origami Jumping Frog.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Thursday, August 6th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.
Dates: Aug 7 – Aug 28
Details: Fridays, 4 Sessions
Times: 3:30PM – 4:45PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center: Origami Art for Grades 6-8
2020-08-28 17:00 - 18:15 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the names and vocabulary of different folds. Students will begin with intermediate projects and build up to more complex ones such as the traditional origami Crane.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Thursday, August 6th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.
Dates: Aug 7 – Aug 28
Details: Fridays, 4 Sessions
Times: 5:00PM – 6:15PM
Notes: Zoom Class

Amherst Early Music: Open Mic
2020-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 | 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.

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.
