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Newton Cemetery & Arboretum: Artist in Residence Program – Applications Now Open
The Friends of Newton Cemetery & Arboretum is delighted to announce that the application period for the 2026-27 Artist in Residence (AiR) Program is now open. This residency invites an artist to immerse themselves in the Cemetery’s historic landscape, its mission of remembrance, and its role as an accredited arboretum. The selected artist will have…
NAA presents Rhythm of Color at The Allen Center
EXHIBITION & AWARD CEREMONY: The Allen Center, The Rhythm of Color Welcome to the RHYTHM of COLOR! End the year with a splash of color! Join the NAA for this annual Allen Center Expo! Let your creative side go wild. Explore your inner color any way you like. Exhibition: January 14 – February 26 Award Presentation:…
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…
3 events,
West Newton Cinema presents Among Neighbors
West Newton Cinema presents Among Neighbors
AMONG NEIGHBORS 2026 Special Event DCP with Filmmaker Q&A intended for screenings on or around International Holocaust Remembrance Day | January 27, 2026 ABOUT THE SPECIAL EVENT The Special Event Q&A includes a brief pre-recorded introduction by filmmaker Yoav Potash, and an in-depth post-film Q&A compilation that reveals the fascinating making-of stories –– as well…
3 events,
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Experience this beloved classic up close with our exceptional professional cast in an intimate venue where every seat brings you into the heart of Grover's Corners. Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play is a profound meditation on love, loss, and the precious ordinary moments that define our lives told in Newton Theatre Company's signature style—immediate, personal,…
4 events,
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Experience this beloved classic up close with our exceptional professional cast in an intimate venue where every seat brings you into the heart of Grover's Corners. Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play is a profound meditation on love, loss, and the precious ordinary moments that define our lives told in Newton Theatre Company's signature style—immediate, personal,…
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Newton Theatre Company Presents: OUR TOWN
Experience this beloved classic up close with our exceptional professional cast in an intimate venue where every seat brings you into the heart of Grover's Corners. Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play is a profound meditation on love, loss, and the precious ordinary moments that define our lives told in Newton Theatre Company's signature style—immediate, personal,…
4 events,
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: The Testament of Ann Lee
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: The Testament of Ann Lee
ABOUT THE FILM: From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The…
Suzuki School of Newton Honors Concert
Suzuki School of Newton Honors Concert
A select group of students from the Suzuki School of Newton will perform solo pieces on violin, piano, and harp. The program includes pieces by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Bruch, Corelli, and others. Find out more at newtonfreelibrary.net or suzukinewton.org/events.
3 events,
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…
4 events,
Amherst Early Music Classes
Amherst Early Music Classes The Secret of Sound with Saskia Coolen 1:00 - 2:30 pm, 7 February 2026 Saskia Coolen Recorder Everything you always wanted to know about sound but were too afraid to ask! With the help of a glass of water, a straw, and two different recorders from your own collection, we are…
The Colgate 13
The Colgate 13
Get ready to be blown away by the incredible harmonies and vocal talents of Colgate 13 A Cappella at The Allen Center! The Colgate 13 is Colgate University's premier all-male a cappella ensemble, renowned for its rich harmonies, dynamic performances, and deep musical tradition. The group is the longest running all-male undergraduate collegiate a cappella…
5 events,
West Newton Cinema presents An Evening with John Sayles
West Newton Cinema presents An Evening with John Sayles
West Newton Cinema Reads & Newtonville Books present: The iconic filmmaker John Sayles reading from and discussing his new novel, The Crucible, along with his classic film, City of Hope, with Here & Now’s Robin Young. Join director John Sayles as he reads from his new novel, The Crucible, following a screening of his riveting…
Spark Newton presents Jazz Concert with George Russell, Jr. and Friends!
Spark Newton presents Jazz Concert with George Russell, Jr. and Friends!
Please note the venue has changed for this event to Newton City Hall's war memorial auditorium. Get ready to groove at the George Russell, Jr. and Friends, Free Jazz Concert! This in-person event brings together some amazing jazz talents for a night full of smooth tunes and good vibes. Whether you're a jazz lover or…
5 events,
West Newton presents Behind the Screen: Sinners
West Newton presents Behind the Screen: Sinners
SINNERS is a genre-defying period horror drama written and directed by Ryan Coogler, set in 1932 Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. The story follows twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore, portrayed by Michael B. Jordan in dual roles, who return to their hometown to open a juke joint for the local…
Pro Arte presents Salon Series: Czech Please!
Pro Arte presents Salon Series: Czech Please!
Salon Series: Czech Please! Sunday, February 8, 3:00 pm Escape the February doldrums for an afternoon at The Allen Center with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. Take a trip to Prague, with Anton Reicha's Wind Quintet in D, composed in 1818. Reicha, a friend of Beethoven, was one of the first composers to popularize this ensemble.…
4 events,
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…
3 events,
West Newton Cinema presents Mary Pickford’s Sparrows: Live Music Accompaniment
West Newton Cinema presents Mary Pickford’s Sparrows: Live Music Accompaniment
Join us for a screening of Mary Pickford's, SPARROWS (1926) with live musical accompaniment. ABOUT THE FILM: Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of. LIVE MUSIC BRUCE VOGT Bruce Vogt is a…
3 events,
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…
4 events,
West Newton Cinema presents Night Fight
West Newton Cinema presents Night Fight
Night Fight is a hybrid documentary, nonfiction framed with creative, cinematic storytelling directed and edited by Khary Saeed Jones. The film emerges from a harrowing incident in 2017 when Jones was followed by a racist vigilante along back roads in rural Canada. Over time, that encounter cast a long shadow over his life, prompting a…
Lydian String Quartet at The Allen Center
Lydian String Quartet at The Allen Center
An Open Rehearsal The Naumberg Award-winning Lydian String Quartet, recently named Ensemble in Residence at The Allen Center, will deliver the four open rehearsals with two Beethoven quartets framing contemporary works that demonstrate Beethoven’s lasting influence and providing new context for listening and understanding these canonical works in today’s world. Buy Tickets.
3 events,
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: All God’s Children
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: All God’s Children
In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic tension in their Brooklyn communities, the largest reform synagogue and the oldest black Baptist Church attempt to unite their congregations and bring about peace, by becoming family. Shot over five years by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner,…
3 events,
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
New Art Center presents Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class
Teen Build Your Art Portfolio class // All Levels // GR 8-12 // Mondays with Mattea Weinberg This all-levels class is perfect for teens looking to build strong skills and prepare a competitive portfolio for college art programs. Students will draw from life, experiment with materials, and create meaningful, finished pieces—all with the support and guidance…
3 events,
Suzuki Preschool of Newton Open House
Suzuki Preschool of Newton Open House
Our classrooms will be open and set up with arts and crafts projects you and your children to engage with. There will also be a violin demo by one of our violin group classes from the Music School, so please be sure to stop by and hear our students play!
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Newton Baroque presents Bringing it Home with Brescianello
Newton Baroque presents Bringing it Home with Brescianello
Newton Baroque presents music of the Stuttgart Court. Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690 to 1758) grew up in Bologna and spent much of his career at the courts of Munich and Stuttgart. His Concerti a tre are richly imaginative trio sonatas that combine the intimacy of chamber music with the brilliance of concerto-style violin writing.…