New Art Center's newest exhibition, INTERCESSION curated by Reggie Woolery will feature Boston-area African American photographers at the New Art Corridor Gallery. The showcase highlights Black photographers who employ light to bridge, call attention, and disrupt. The works actively engage new ways of seeing, believing, and moving in the world. Join INTERCESSION artists Philip Keith,…
Winter Farmers Market The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market's new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled…
SMYTH- Mass in D Sunday, March 3, 4:00 pm Capella Clausura invites you to a revolutionary and magnificent version of Mass in D by Dame Ethel Smyth. This new edition by Amelia LeClair with Shift Orchestra Project is presented for Women’s History Month in March at Emmanuel Church of Boston. This concert, with a full…
Winter Farmers Market The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market's new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled…
You've Got Mail Dates: 03/08 Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Come for the Rom-Com date night, stay for the personalized stationery and cards! While watching a featured classic Rom-Com, join New Art Center for an evening of creating your own crafts, gift bags, personalized cards, including more unique pop up…
WOLF Benefit Concert Saturday, March 9, 4:30 pm Get ready for a sublime afternoon with All Newton Music School as they delve into the romantic tapestry of “La muse et le poète” Op.132 by Camille Saint-Saëns, brought to life by three extraordinary artists; Lucia Lin, violin, Owen Young, cello, and Sayuri Miyamoto, piano.
TICKETS Cherry Street Music's Americana Series presents an evening of updated and traditional Celtic music. Featuring Boston-based Matt and Shannon Heaton performing well-travelled Irish music from the heart, on flute, accordion, guitar, bouzouki, and voices. With special guest Joey Abarta on the Irish bagpipes. This event at The Allen Center in West Newton includes…
In March, we explore fate and faith through the richly expressive music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Lobgesang, Johannes Brahms’s Schicksalslied, and Felix Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42. The concert will be with Professional Orchestra. Dana Lynne Varga, Soprano Soloist Conducted by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Driscoll General Admission $40; Students $10; EBT/WIC Cards- Free at Door Open…
PRO ARTE WINDS March 10, 2024 3:00PM Allen Center for Arts and Culture 35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA, USA Musical Program Valerie Coleman Tzigane Carl Nielsen Kvintet, op. 43 Rick Sowash Three American Perennials TICKETS The third installment of the Salon Series features the oustanding Pro Arte Wind Quintet. Comprised of the Principal members…
Commonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of March 12th and 19th between 5:45 and 6:30 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon…
Thursday, March 14, 3:00 pm The New Art Center hosts a new exhibition Visions of Trane curated by Terry Jenoure. Visions of Trane highlights the history, vision, experimentation, and improvisation of John Coltrane through the marriage of contemporary art and music. Visit the New Art Center Corridor for an engagement opportunity, including an opening reception on…
The Pipes Are Callin' - A Celtic Tribute The Highland Glee Club Sings Songs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Join us March 16th, 3 PM at the War Memorial Auditorium of Newton's City Hall at 1000 Commonwealth for an afternoon of Celtic melodies. Highlights: gorgeous Vaughan Williams men’s voice arrangements of “Loch Lomand” and "The…
“RESPIGHI AND FRIENDS, AN ITALIAN AFFAIR” Saturday, March 16 at 7:30PM at Second Church in Newton United Church of Christ, 60 Highland Street, West Newton
FUUSN presents a service with music about transformation and change, both personal, and healing transformation, and being a force for change in the world. Songs include The Times They Are A-Changin', Hejira, Swing Down, Chariot, and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s Sonnet My Heart Be Brave. The FUUSN Choir will be joined by the Band,…
Playathon Saturday, March 17, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Suzuki School of Newton invites you to a marathon of musical performances by students and faculty at the Shops at Chestnut Hill. Stop by to listen to this epic musical event, Suzuki School's annual Playathon.
Welcome to the 2024 James King Bonnar Exhibition, our most popular event of the year. This is a non-juried show open to all members in good standing. This year’s Juror is Ruth Scotch from the Danforth Museum. Ruth has an M.F.A. and B.F.A. in painting from Boston University and has taught at BU and Montserrat…
Commonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of March 12th and 19th between 5:45 and 6:30 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon…
Winter Farmers Market The Good Food Farm will be again hosting an organic food market at The Allen Center. The Winter Market's new hours are Tuesdays, 12:00- 2:00 pm, weather permitting. Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, potatoes, red and green cabbage, turnips, microgreens, apples, and multiple types of squash. There will also be(e) honey, pickled…
Discover the art of preserving flowers through waxing techniques. Draw inspiration from the beautiful gardens at the Durant-Kenrick House and create your own timeless floral arrangement. Participants will learn how to prepare flowers, how to properly preserve them in wax, and will create their own floral arrangement. Register here.
March 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm DEMO; British Watercolorist Graham Berry Zoom Using a palette of six colors and just two brushes, Berry will paint a scene with multiple figures. His paintings are inspired by the effect of light and shadow on the environment, creating dynamic shapes and colors, and focusing on people going…
On Monday, March 25th from 7:00-8:30 pm, The League of Women Voters Newton will be holding a Cultural Districts Topic Meeting to learn about the effort undertaken by Newton Community Pride, the Newton Cultural Alliance, the New Art Center, and the Charles River Regional Chamber to make the part of Washington Street which connects West Newton and Newtonville and adjoining streets a designated Cultural District by the…