SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT · THE BLUE HERON SONGBOOK Sunday, September 15 at 3 pm at the historic Allen Center in West Newton, MA Featuring Blue Heron singers Cody Bowers, Paul Guttry, Corey Dalton Hart, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sonja Tengblad, and Sumner Thompson with Brian Moll, piano, and Scott Metcalfe, harp and fiddle. Celebrate the…

Artist Talk with Lou Jones Tuesday, September 17, 7:00 pm The Allen Center is pleased to host an artist talk with Lou Jones, the photographer behind the exquisite exhibition hanging in The Allen Center's ground-floor gallery space. The PanAFRICA Project aims to create a contemporary visual portrait of modern Africa, using photography and advanced technologies to…

Newton Community Pride is pleased to announce our 2024 Fall Village Concert Series in Newtonville, Waban, and West Newton! The concerts will take place on three Sundays in September: September 8th, 15th, and 22nd. All performances are free and accessible to all ALEXANDER XHOJA TRIO Alexander Xhoja is a recent Newton South High School graduate…

Visual Art Exhibit: Bruce Hugh Wilson, Photographs Please join us for a very special event in honor of the photographer and friend, Bruce Huge Wilson. His photography work will be on display in our gallery from Sept 26- Oct 25th. There will be an opening Reception on Thursday, September 26th at 6:30 pm. More Info

The Classical with a Twist series kicks off the 2024-25 season with a relevant and inspiring concert - Champions for Change. Featuring music honoring musical giant and staunch advocate of human rights, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. This stirring concert will include music performed by Artist-in-Residence- Allison Eldredge, cello; with Max Levinson, piano; and Andres Guerra, guitar.…

440- The Gypsy Jazz Quartet takes over the Allen Center with Toe-Tapping Snappy Hot Jazz. Led by “The Jazzy Violinist” Tomoko Iwamoto, with Jack Clark, clarinet; Jack Soref, guitar; and Gregory Toro, bass; 440 performs their own original tunes as well as those of their inspiration, Django Rheinhart. Join the fun for an evening that…

Classical with a Twist - Songs for Peace and Liberty will focus on peacemakers and their music. Emerging artists Jakob Kobal, accordionist; Natalie Levinson, vocalist; and Jeremiah Cossia, pianist, together with Eldredge and the Cherry Street Cello Quartet will perform Pablo Casals’ “Song of the Birds”, and Piazzolla’s Libertango, along with selections by Bach, Schubert…

The first half of the Cherry Street Music season wraps up on December 15th with Classical with a Twist - I’ve Got Rhythm including Gershwin favorites such as Rhapsody in Blue, and Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet. Rythm makers for this performance include Alex Velinzon; violin; Cathy Basrak, viola; Artist-in-Residence, Allison Eldredge, cello; and Max…