Posts Tagged ‘storytelling’
Capella Clausura presents “‘in tongues’: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”
Magic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. It can even affect…
Read MoreWest Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: The Testament of Ann Lee
ABOUT THE FILM: From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the…
Read MoreWest Newton presents Behind the Screen: Sinners
SINNERS is a genre-defying period horror drama written and directed by Ryan Coogler, set in 1932 Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. The story follows twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” Moore…
Read MoreWest Newton Cinema presents There Was, There Was Not
In THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT, myth and reality intertwine to reveal the lives of four Armenian women facing the loss of their homeland. What began as a quiet observation…
Read MoreBest of Fests: Remaining Native
Best of Fests: REMAINING NATIVE Co-Presented by Salem Film Fest ABOUT THE FILM REMAINING NATIVE is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native…
Read MoreThe Tree Nursery on Nonantum Hill: A Durant-Kenrick Walking Tour
Did you know Newton Corner was the site of one of New England’s first commercial nurseries? Put yourself back in time to when the Kenrick family cultivated fruit trees, ornamental…
Read MoreWalking Tour: Founding Newtonians in East Parish Burying Ground
How does a burying ground tell our local story? Ramble through East Parish Burying Ground as we visit the grave sites of some of Newton’s early English settlers and the…
Read More5 Things To Do This Week – 05/04/22
5 Things To Do This Week – 05/04/22 Newton Cultural Alliance | Highlights Arts & Culture | Things To Do | *Join The Newton Free Library today, May 4th at…
Read MoreStoried Nights – Open-Mic Storytelling at the Hyde Bandshell
Come listen to great stories, or, put your name in the hat to tell your own, true, 5-minute story. Bring your friends, a picnic and libations. Come enjoy the outdoors…
Read MoreFestival of the Arts: Newton Nomadic Theatre’s Story Slam
As part of the 6th Annual Newton Festival of the Arts, the Newton Nomadic Theatre presents their next Story Slam. NNT Story Slams have become legendary in Newton featuring everyone…
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