Posts Tagged ‘history’
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…
Read MoreHistoric 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…
Read MoreHistoric Newton Presents Newton House Tour
Newton House Tour Sunday, May 17 12:00 noon – 5:00 PM Advance Tickets: $40 Historic Newton members, $50 general All Day-Of Tickets: $55 Booklet and wristband pickup at Durant-Kenrick House…
Read MoreScandinavian Cultural Center & Library Presents A Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen
Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen Join us for an inspiring conversation with Pernille Ipsen, acclaimed author and historian, on her powerful memoir My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the…
Read MoreHistoric Newton presents Naughty Newton at Night: Hamilton’s World
Join the historic cocktail party of the year on Saturday, April 11 from 7-10pm at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds. The theme for this year will be the smash musical…
Read MoreNewton Beacon Article by Greta Gaffin
Nathaniel T. Allen Center. Photo by Bryan McGonigle. Greta Gaffin | February 2, 2026 | Culture, Top The Allen Center was once a desegregated school a century ahead of its time The…
Read MoreHistoric Newton presents Revolutionary Newton
Historic Newton celebrates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution! Join us in exploring what life was like in 18th-century New England. Reenactors will scatter the museum exhibits and grounds…
Read MoreNewton 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…
Read MoreWest Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Hamnet
HAMNET is a historical drama directed by the Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao and based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell. The film follows the arc in the relationship…
Read MoreWest Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Nouvelle Vague
NOUVELLE VAGUE is Richard Linklater’s love letter to the magic of French New Wave cinema, as he reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960), the film that established Godard’s…
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