Posts Tagged ‘Learning’
Newton Free Library presents: An American History of the Long Road to Freedom
Join Dr. Matthew Delmont for a program that will explore the origins and importance of Juneteenth – a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. – and of…
Read MoreNewton Free Library presents: Shipwrecks of Cape Cod – Stories of Tragedy & Triumph
Cape Cod’s outer beach has always been known for its shipwrecks. Between 1626 and the mid-20th century, this solitary 40-mile stretch of beach and sandbars saw the demise of over…
Read MoreNewton Free Library: The Asian American Experience – Reflections of an Historian and an Artist
The session will deepen our understanding of the Asian American experience through an interactive dialogue Lisong Liu and Wen-ti Tsen. They will cover: The historical perspective of Asian immigrants The complexities…
Read MoreZamir Chorale presents: Kolot Nashim – Jewish Music by Women Composers
For many centuries, the world of professional music making had been an exclusively male bastion in Western civilization. Female composers and public performers were a rarity in Europe and America…
Read MoreZamir Chorale presents: Leonard Bernstein – The Jewish Side
Join Zamir Chorale’s Artistic Director, Josh Jacobson as he presents “Leonard Bernstein: The Jewish Side.” Leonard Bernstein took the musical world by storm with his spectacular last-minute, a-star-is-born conducting turn with the New York Philharmonic…
Read MoreNewton Free Library presents: Newton by Map
Join the Leventhal Map and Education Center and the Newton Free Library for a deep dive into Newton historical geography! What was Newton like in the late 19th and early…
Read MoreNew Art Center presents: Fabric Dyeing and Printing – A Mask Workshop
We have all been wearing masks for a year now, but is your mask a beautiful handmade work of art? Design and create a fabric mask in this three-day workshop.…
Read MoreNew Art Center presents: Cubism Workshop
At about the same time as the invention of Cubism, Einstein was publishing his early papers on relativity; masks, artifacts and ritual objects from Africa were first exhibited in Paris,…
Read MoreHistoric Newton presents: House Tour Enore Presentation & Panel
Through talent, fearlessness, and marketing genius Maud Howard Brodrick built hundreds of homes in Newton and Wellesley in the 1920s and 1930s, when few women worked in the field. Due…
Read More5 Things To Do This Week – 4/21/21
Newton Cultural Alliance highlights virtual arts & culture things to do NCA is keeping you connected with each other and with your favorite local arts and culture organizations. *Newton Free…
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