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Newton Art Association presents The Art of Healing at the Allen Center
Newton Art Association presents The Art of Healing at the Allen Center
A Collaborative Exhibit with Newton Cultural Alliance at The Allen Center beginning March 28, 2022. Opening reception: April 3, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for admission. Show closes: May 1, 2022 - A Closing Reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
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The Newton Free Library presents: Mario Lanza at 101: A Tribute to the great American Tenor
The Newton Free Library presents: Mario Lanza at 101: A Tribute to the great American Tenor
Join Erika Reitshamer for a lecture that examines the extraordinary rise, fall – and posthumous rehabilitation – of the most controversial tenor of the 20th century – Mario Lanza. The name Mario Lanza did not belong in the hallowed halls of great opera singers. He owed his popularity to second-rate Hollywood movies and sang classical…
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Historic Newton presents: George Wein: Newton’s Jazz Master
Historic Newton presents: George Wein: Newton’s Jazz Master
George Wein: Newton's Jazz Master Date: 03/31/2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual Meeting Newton, Massachusetts 02459 Add to my Calendar Explore the life and achievements of Newton native George Wein (1925-2021), founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, pianist, bandleader, educator, nightclub proprietor and producer of concerts and festivals worldwide, in this talk by jazz…
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Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Our newest production came about because of a unique partnership between Newton Theatre Company and the Parents Circle-Families Forum. Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli Women March 25 - April 3, 2022 Click here to purchase your tickets. Presented in partnership with the Parents Circle-Families Forum Four women,…
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Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Our newest production came about because of a unique partnership between Newton Theatre Company and the Parents Circle-Families Forum. Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli Women March 25 - April 3, 2022 Click here to purchase your tickets. Presented in partnership with the Parents Circle-Families Forum Four women,…
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Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Newton Theatre Company presents: Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Palestinian and Israeli Women
Our newest production came about because of a unique partnership between Newton Theatre Company and the Parents Circle-Families Forum. Our Tears Are the Same Color: Parallel Narratives of Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli Women March 25 - April 3, 2022 Click here to purchase your tickets. Presented in partnership with the Parents Circle-Families Forum Four women,…
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Zamir Chorale of Boston presents: A Choral Rainbow Part 3
Zamir Chorale of Boston presents: A Choral Rainbow Part 3
Part III - Monday, April 4,7:30 pm EST, REGISTER HERE. This season, in response to the alarming rise in racism, antisemitism, and other forms of prejudice, we are even more committed to using our resources to expose our audiences (and ourselves) to music representing different cultures, ethnicities, and ways of thinking. With that in mind,…
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Amherst Early Music Classes
Amherst Early Music Classes
Join us for new AEM ONLINE CLASSES in April! April 9, 10, 30, and May 1st! Class times here are Eastern Time Saturday, April 9 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Lully: Chaconnes and Dances with Frances Blaker, recorder Sunday, April 10 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tips and Tricks: Solutions for the Traverso Player with Immanuel Davis, flute…
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Pro Arte’s Salon Series – Salon 5
Pro Arte’s Salon Series – Salon 5
Pro Arte's unique cooperative is comprised of musicians equally at home as soloists and chamber musicians as they are within the chamber orchestra. The Salon Series presents an opportunity for members of the cooperative to showcase their craft in various chamber groups performing a variety of exciting works. Pro Arte's principal winds and principal horn…
Amherst Early Music Classes
Amherst Early Music Classes
Join us for new AEM ONLINE CLASSES in April! April 9, 10, 30, and May 1st! Class times here are Eastern Time Saturday, April 9 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Lully: Chaconnes and Dances with Frances Blaker, recorder Sunday, April 10 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tips and Tricks: Solutions for the Traverso Player with Immanuel Davis, flute…
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The Newton Free Library Presents: How Art Reflects Adversity
The Newton Free Library Presents: How Art Reflects Adversity
Michael Frank, Curator-in-Chief of the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), will examine key works from their collection to discern how art reflects adversity. The Museum is the only institution in the world that is dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and celebration of bad art in all its forms. This program is supported in part…
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Historic Newton presents Exploring ‘Defective Delinquency’ Laws
Historic Newton presents Exploring ‘Defective Delinquency’ Laws
Between 1911 and 1971 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – and dozens of states like it – passed a series of laws that empowered officials to indefinitely imprison people with intellectual disabilities who the state believed were “likely to commit crimes.” These people were designated as “defective delinquents,” and, in Massachusetts, most were sent to the…
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New Art Center presents Artist Talk: Marlon Forrester
New Art Center presents Artist Talk: Marlon Forrester
Dates: 4/14 Details: Thursday, 1 Session Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The rise of NFTs has radically changed how we see the future of art. Painting, drawing, and sculpture must find ways to push into a space in which both spectacle and society embrace a new digital currency. Join Marlon Forrester for a conversation…
Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Betsy Silverman | Collage
Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Betsy Silverman | Collage
Working in a collage style that she calls “fragmented realism,” Betsy Silverman trains her eye upon discarded magazines – which she selects, cuts, and glues to a canvas, in order to transform the old images and text into unique, multidimensional portraits, still lifes, cityscapes, and representations of New England – especially the Boston area. A…
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Newton Free Library presents Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet
Newton Free Library presents Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet
Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet (for ages 16+) Join storyteller Rona Leventhal for an enthralling, pre-recorded rendition of her one-woman show, The Prince of Pirates and the Witch of Wellfleet. Rona will present her version of a classic Cape Cod tale that is a mixture of history and legend, set in the early…
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Newton Free Library presents Climate Change Solutions with Congressman Jake Auchincloss & Newton’s Youth Leaders
Newton Free Library presents Climate Change Solutions with Congressman Jake Auchincloss & Newton’s Youth Leaders
Join Congressman Jake Auchincloss for an update on climate change legislation and what his priorities are in that regard. Newton’s youth leaders will also share their concerns about climate change, what we can do locally, and provide more information on what is being done on the national level. This program is part of the Green…
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Highland Glee Club presents Spring Concert
Highland Glee Club presents Spring Concert
The Highland Glee Club is presenting our annual spring concert. The theme is All's Fair: Songs of Love and War for Men's Voices. Music of Elgar, Schubert, Mendelssohn and others.
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Newton Free Library presents Women in World Jazz: Women Activists for Peace and Social Justice
Newton Free Library presents Women in World Jazz: Women Activists for Peace and Social Justice
Join Women in World Jazz (WIWJ) for a virtual concert that will feature composers who use their music to promote social justice and peace. Learn about women who left their impact on history including Joan Baez and Nina Simone, as well as contemporary composers and activists such as Beyoncé, Annie Lenox, and Angélique Kidjo. The…
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New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Rébecca Bourgault
New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Rébecca Bourgault
Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rébecca Bourgault is a visual artist, art educator, community artist, and scholar. An assistant professor of Art Education at Boston University, Bourgault grew up in rural Québec surrounded by artists and artisans. Humorously self-identified as a late bloomer, Bourgault traveled around the world in her youth, studying…
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Amherst Early Music Classes
Amherst Early Music Classes
Saturday, April 30 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. De-Mystifying the Prelude with Alissa Duryee, keyboard 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Locke Unlocked! with Martha Bishop, viol Sunday, May 1 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. 4x4 Bach with Rachel Begley, recorder 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The Singer’s Toolbox: Sing We Enchanted: A Vocal Technique Session, with Historical Inspirations for…
Music for Food presents Fantastic Duos
Music for Food presents Fantastic Duos
Fantastic Duos for the Newton Food Pantry - Pianist Solon Gordon and violinist Lily Tsai play Brahms and Schubert. About this event A wonderful concert of violin-piano duos—including Schubert’s transcendent Fantasy in C major and Brahms’ loving A major sonata—performed by Solon Gordon and Lily Tsai, to benefit the Newton Food Pantry and Newton Community Freedge. *Masks…
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Pro Arte’s Ensemble Series – Ensemble 3
Pro Arte’s Ensemble Series – Ensemble 3
Pro Arte's full ensemble takes to the stage to present treasured works and brilliant contemporary compositions celebrating their forty-four year history as one of Boston's most vibrant orchestras. Paul Polivnik makes a return appearance in the spring to conduct Pro Arte in a powerful program of Ravel, Bernstein, and Mendelssohn. Read more about the program…
Amherst Early Music Classes
Amherst Early Music Classes
Saturday, April 30 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. De-Mystifying the Prelude with Alissa Duryee, keyboard 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Locke Unlocked! with Martha Bishop, viol Sunday, May 1 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. 4x4 Bach with Rachel Begley, recorder 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. The Singer’s Toolbox: Sing We Enchanted: A Vocal Technique Session, with Historical Inspirations for…