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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…
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Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
We seek choral singers of all voice types, who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. Auditions will be held on May 26 and June 2 from 5:30pm until 9:30. They are held at our rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Centre, a few minutes walk from the Newton Centre station…
Historic Newton Presents 250 Years Ago in Newton
Historic Newton Presents 250 Years Ago in Newton
250 Years Ago in Newton Tuesday, June 2, 7:00 PM Newton Free Library Free If you lived in Newton 250 years ago, who would have been your neighbors? Where would your children have gone to school? What might you do for a living? In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of America, travel…
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The Hyde Community Center Presents 4th Annual Newton Highlands Klezmer in the Park
The Hyde Community Center Presents 4th Annual Newton Highlands Klezmer in the Park
Join us for music, dancing, and fun for the whole family at the 4rd annual Newton Highlands Klezmer Dance! We'll dance the evening away on the field in front of the Hyde Community Center Bandstand to the sounds of the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music All Stars. Last year's klezmer dance saw about 300…
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The Highland Glee Club Presents Encore! Favorite Songs from Recent Seasons
The Highland Glee Club Presents Encore! Favorite Songs from Recent Seasons
Free Performance by The Highland Glee Club Men's Chorus! Join us for this very special recap of our favorites from recent concerts, featuring sea shanties, spring madrigals, and a cracker jack barbershop quartet! At the beautiful Nordic Recital Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton.
Cherry Street Music Presents The Black Feathers
Cherry Street Music Presents The Black Feathers
Back by popular demand, Welsh folk duo The Black Feathers return to The Allen Center's Cherry Street Music concert series. Serenading audiences with original songs that feel both modern and ancient, you won't want to miss these globe-trotting, talented troubadours. This Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts program is generously supported by Spark Newton in…
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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…
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Suzuki School of Newton Presents Adult Student Recital
Suzuki School of Newton Presents Adult Student Recital
Suzuki School of Newton Adult Student Recital Friday, June 12, 7:00 pm Head over to Suzuki School of Newton (Room 112) to hear adult music students perform! This is a fun opportunity to connect with fellow aspiring adult musicians and hear the repertoire they've been working on. Free to attend! Click here for more info.
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Historic Newton’s Plant Swap
Historic Newton’s Plant Swap
Historic Newton hosts its annual Plant Swap at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Ave, Newton. At this community event fellow gardeners can meet, exchange plants, learn from each other, and share tips and tricks. Participants bring plants and other gardening items to the event and take home something new in exchange. The event is free, but…
Music at The Allen Center Presents “In an Instant” Sheffield Chamber Players
Music at The Allen Center Presents “In an Instant” Sheffield Chamber Players
You are invited to a beautiful evening of chamber music at The Allen Center with Sheffield Chamber Players featuring Jessie Montgomery's infectious Strum, the world premiere of This Is It, part 3, a major new work by Reena Esmail, and Schubert's beloved Death and the Maiden. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online and…
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Newton Highlands Village Day
Newton Highlands Village Day
Newton Highlands Village Day Sunday, June 14, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Join The Hyde Community Center as we celebrate community at the 49th Annual Newton Highlands Village Day happening along Lincoln Street between Walnut and Bowdoin. Stop by for great food, music, arts & crafts, and lots of fun for the whole family. Thanks to…
Historic Newton Presents Mellen Bray and the Union Street Historic District: A Newton Centre Walking Tour
Historic Newton Presents Mellen Bray and the Union Street Historic District: A Newton Centre Walking Tour
Mellen Bray and the Union Street Historic District: A Newton Centre Walking Tour Sunday, June 14 1:00 – 2:30pm Construction of the new train station in Newton Centre in 1890 inspired local resident Mellen Bray to commission construction of a commercial block that transformed this once quiet village. In addition to retail on the ground…
Pro Arte’s Conifer Quartet Presents Evergreen
Pro Arte’s Conifer Quartet Presents Evergreen
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra's resident string quartet, the Conifer Quartet, presents an engaging program of music for strings. JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 67 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7 in -sharp minor, Op. 108 FRANZ SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 The Salon Series is Pro Arte's chamber music…
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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…
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New Art Center Presents Queer Figure Drawing + Pop-Up Art Exhibit
New Art Center Presents Queer Figure Drawing + Pop-Up Art Exhibit
Join the New Art Center for a welcoming evening of figure drawing celebrating queer and diverse bodies and identities. Two models will pose for a series of short and extended poses, offering participants the opportunity to explore gesture, form, and expression through live drawing. Artists of all experience levels are welcome. Participants are encouraged to…
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New Art Center Presents Creative Process 2026 Opening Reception
New Art Center Presents Creative Process 2026 Opening Reception
Join us for an opening reception as New Art Center proudly presents Creative Process, a community-wide exhibition celebrating artistic growth, learning, and discovery. Featuring artwork created between September 2024 and June 2026, the exhibition showcases the diverse voices and evolving talents of New Art students and faculty. The exhibition includes work by children, teens, adults,…
Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Presents Artist Talk with Kasey Kaufman
Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Presents Artist Talk with Kasey Kaufman
Join Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Artist-in-Residence Kasey Kaufman for an artist talk on her ongoing Memory Quilt Project, an evolving series of mixed-media works composed of intimate “memory tiles” built from fragments—images of nature, place, objects, handwriting, and absence—layered together the way memory itself is formed: imperfectly, emotionally, and over time. Inspired by the cemetery’s…
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Newton Juneteenth Celebration
Newton Juneteenth Celebration
Newton Juneteenth Celebration Friday, June 19, 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Come celebrate. Come connect. Come feel the JOY—this is more than an event, it’s a celebration of resilience, unity, and community pride. Kick off Juneteenth with an exciting New England Patriots Skills and Drills Clinic at Newton North High School hosted by Newton Community Education, and…
21st Annual Concert to Benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Through the Pan-Mass Challenge
21st Annual Concert to Benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Through the Pan-Mass Challenge
The Allen Center presents the 21st Annual Pan-Mass Challenge Benefit Concert, raising funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Newton Cultural Alliance board member Sayuri Miyamoto (piano) and her husband, Joel Bard (oboe), will be joined by friends from the Boston and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras and the Lydian String Quartet. $35 ($10 for students) donation to…
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Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library Presents Midsummer Picnic 2026
Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library Presents Midsummer Picnic 2026
Midsummer Picnic 2026 Saturday, June 20th | 11am-2pm 🌻Join us at the SCC&L for our outdoor Midsummer festival!🌻 Celebrate the summer solstice adorned in a flower crown and dancing around the maypole, or sit back and enjoy your picnic lunch while listening to the live music. There’s something for everyone, and all ages are welcome.…
West Newton Cinema Presents Rebel with a Clause – Open Caption
West Newton Cinema Presents Rebel with a Clause – Open Caption
Rebel with a Clause - Open Caption Saturday, June 20, 4:00 pm, West Newton Cinema Directed by Brandt Johnson Starring Brandt Johnson, Ellen Jovin The grammar table is back at West Newton Cinema! Ellen will set up her nationally acclaimed Grammar Table one hour before the show to answer your most pressing grammar questions, resolve…
Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy
Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy
Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy Saturday, June 20, 4:00 pm Join Artistic Director Scott Metcalfe and musicologist Sean Gallagher—co-editors of the new Binchois song edition—for an event detailing their work on the upcoming edition and collaborations with the Alamire Foundation (Leuven, Belgium). Hear Binchois songs performed by Scott, Kim Leeds, and Allison Monroe,…
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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…
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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…