My friend Lynn is very good at scouting unique gifts and great deals. She just sent me this link to Living Social. It’s a gift card for $12 from Yo Fresh in Newtonville but it only costs $6 and never expires.
• $6 for $12 to spend on food and non-alcoholic drinks
• This delectable frozen yogurt parlor dishes out a plethora of delicious flavors
• Try fall favorites like pumpkin, eggnog, apple pie, and tart cranberry, or more
My kids love Yo Fresh so this is a great deal. I bought two cards!
My friend Julie told me about her friend Eve who is involved in a new business called Rondina New York (RNY) that is based out of New York City. It’s a new direct sales startup of fine knitwear for women.
She is looking for 15 women to launch the company in New England by becoming Stylists. Stylists are women who have networks with women who would likely enjoy the opportunity to buy exclusive, quality tops that she cannot find in any store. Stylists will host shows in their homes or other private settings showcasing 100 styles of unique tops that one can wear to work, on the weekend or even to events.
Guests will be able to see, touch and try sweaters during the show. All orders will placed on site and delivered to the customer within two days. For those who cannot make a show, Stylists will also have their own websites from which they can sell. Stylists earn up to 25% commission on all pieces they sell through a show.
In general, Some Stylists will sell product on their own and host with friends. Some will invite others to join them in the business, as this can generate long-term income as you earn commission on your team’s sales as well. Every Stylist can build their business as quickly as they want, or as slowly as they like. It is an ideal opportunity for someone who needs a flexible schedule, likes to network and have social time with women and who wants to earn real money!
The Rondina product is exclusive knitwear; think cozy sweaters for winter made of cashmere and wool, or cotton and modal blends (for those allergic to wool) to soft, elegant and easy knit tops that will take you into warmer months. All yarns are from the finest mills in Italy, all designed in New York by Bill Rondina who, as the founder and former owner of Carlisle, Per Se and Etcetera lines, has worked with designing and importing fine women’s wear for over 30 years.
You will find styles for every body type, from short and cropped to long and flowing style, all available in sizes XS to XL. Styles range from pieces one could wear to a professional office to ones that are ideal for casual weekend wear. Each collection will also include select items designed for special events. The average price point is $200 with items beginning as low at $135 and going up no higher than $495.
Eve is one of 12 Business Developers selected to help launch this business. She is in charge of the North East, specifically MA but can reach into neighboring states as well as, New York and Connecticut for now.
Eve is looking for 15 women in this specific region who will be able to host shows in the soft launch planned for April, 2014 through July 2014, thereby having the exclusive opportunity to be on the ground floor of what we believe will be a most exciting and successful new fashion companies ever. The full launch will be in Fall, 2014 at which point she can start to develop teams in states other than New England.
To learn more, please contact Eve at everounds@rondinanewyork.com.
Eve has been in the fashion business for over 30 years. After receiving her BA from Stanford University, she completed the Executive Training Program with Macy’s California and pursued a career in NYC, first as a Corporate Buyer with Macy’s and then as Director of Retail and Fashion Merchandising for Liz Claiborne, Inc. In 1993, she moved with her husband Jon and her three sons to Brookline where she became the first Clientele Specialist for Banana Republic in Chestnut Hill, MA. After 15 years there, she branched off to become a personal stylist, working with clients in their homes, with retailers all around Boston and also direct selling the fashion line Etcetera. In addition to her love of fashion, she is passionate about the ballet having trained at the School of American Ballet in NYC and danced with the New York City Ballet. Currently, she sits on the Boards of Boston Ballet and the Boston Arts Academy.
My daughter went to the Newton North High School Girls’ Soccer Team game that honored their graduating seniors. Her town soccer coach happens to be Brian Rooney, the Newton North Boys and Girls Varsity soccer coach from 2000 to 2009.
He said that the tradition of creating these beautiful sheets had begun long before he was the coach. The underclassmen on the team spend four hours every weekend starting in September until this final game to make this sheets. My daughter’s Bolts club coach happens to be a Newton North High School graduate, Alessia Viscomi, and she says that her sheet hangs in a place of prominence in her home and is something that she treasures.
If you look at each sheet closely, each team member writes a special note to each graduating senior. In addition, some of the artistically talented soccer players create artwork that reflects each senior. There are probably lots of inside jokes that we don’t get but that is what makes it so special.
What a beautiful labor of love!
After I showed Alessia this post, she was kind enough to send me photos of her sheet and her older sister’s who also played soccer for Newton North High School. You can see how the sheets evolved over the years and how treasured they are!
Off from school on Monday November 11thand have no plans?
Come join us for a morning, afternoon or full day of creativity!
Make some cozy fall projects, scarfs and gloves, ski wear or other fun projects to keep us warm this winter!
Questions? Call us: 617-213-0344
Email us:NewtonSewingStudio@gmail.com
Newton Family Singers presents: We Got the Beat! NFS Rocks The Talking Heads, R.E.M., and Other Icons of the MTV Generation
Along with synthetic drums, parachute pants, Sony Walkmans, and aliens phoning home, the MTV Age gave us some beautiful songs that stand the test of time.
For our Fall Concert, the Newton Family Singers will rock the house with music that Gen Xers (and those who love them) will remember well — hits from The Talking Heads, The Go-Go’s, Journey, Cyndi Lauper, R.E.M. and more.
With new arrangements by our music director, Chris Eastburn, NFS remakes the familiar for old and new fans alike.
Sunday, November 17th, 4pm, Newton Highlands Congregational Church Auditorium, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. Tickets are available online at www.newtonfamilysingers.org. Or email us at newfamilysingers@gmail.com.
Here’s a sample of Newton Family Singers from their Spring Concert 2013:
Sponsors and Participants
Participants
Did you remember to vote today? Are you itching to find out the Newton election results?
Watch LIVE general election coverage on NewTV’s Government Channel (Comcast Channel 9 • RCN Channel 13 • Verizon Channel 33) and streaming online here.
The pre-election results show starts at 7pm and is followed by the election results coverage at 8pm.
My friend Bea Abascal helps with What the Dickens! Her two children will be performing in it (her oldest is featured in the poster!) and it’s a wonderful show! Hope to see you there!
Thank you to Amitha Knight of the blog Monkey Poop for compiling this list of children’s book author events in Boston!
Here’s her November Calendar:
Saturday, November 16, 7:30 PM
Tickets on sale: Monday, September 16
Livingston Taylor is coming to Newton! Historic Newton presents “An Evening With Livingston Taylor & New Noise” Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 PM at the 675-seat theatre located inside the architecturally-acclaimed Newton North High School, 457 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02460. Plenty of free parking is available. Reserved-seat tickets for this fundraising concert are priced at $75 and $45.
Tickets go on sale Monday, September 16 here.
For more information and sponsorship tickets starting at $150 which include VIP seating and after show reception with Livingston Taylor, call: 617-796-1450.
An Evening With Livingston Taylor & New Noise is a fundraiser for the interactive exhibits at Historic Newton’s new museum and education center, which is set to open in the next few months. In addition, the organization plans to use raised funds to restore a wonderful nursery and an exhibition garden located on the grounds of the historic Newton home once owned by the Durant and Kenrick families.
New Noise features emerging artists from the classrooms of Livingston Taylor. A devoted supporter of exciting young talent, Livingston is now in the studio recording with some of them and he will showcase one or more of his newest discoveries at this concert. See here for photos, bios and musical samples.
About Livingston Taylor:
Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at the age of thirteen. Who knew that this would signal the beginning of a career that has spanned over forty years and that has encompassed performance, songwriting and teaching.
Born in Boston in 1950, Livingston grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is the fourth child in a very musical family that includes Alex, James, Kate and Hugh. At sixteen, Livingston moved back to Boston where he finished high school and began performing in the Boston coffeehouse circuit. At eighteen, he met legendary producer Jon Landau, who later produced Livingston’s first recording for Atlantic Records when he was nineteen.
That first record initiated a creative output that has filled multiple recordings since. Livingston has written most of his music repertoire, including Top Forty hits “I Will be in Love with You” and “I’ll Come Running” — and, recorded by his brother James, “I Can Dream of You,” “Going Round One More Time” and “Boatman” (all on the double Grammy®-winning album Hourglass).
Since those early coffeehouse days, Livingston has never stopped performing, touring with major artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. He also maintains a busy concert schedule on his own, performing an average of 80 shows a year that mostly include his own music, with an occasional cover of folk, rock, a classic Gershwin or something from the best of Broadway. The depth of Livingston’s musical knowledge is belied by his relaxed and comedic on-stage presence. Livingston describes himself as a pop singer and tours solo, playing his guitar and the piano.
Livingston is a full professor at Berklee College of Music, where he has taught a course, Stage Performance, since 1989. He teaches young artists invaluable lessons learned over the course of an extensive career on the road. The course is one of the most popular at the College, spawning a sequel, Stage Performance II, this year.
About Historic Newton:
Historic Newton encourages inquiry about and exploration of the history of Newton, Massachusetts within the context of the wider American story. The organization oversees the Jackson Homestead, the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds and Newton’s Historic Burying Grounds. Historic Newton also collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits historic artifacts of local significance. In addition to programs for school groups, HN offers public programs in the form of seminars, workshops, tours and a book club.
Historic Newton will soon open a new museum and education center at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds! Through interactive exhibits, the museum will explore issues of land, liberty and leadership by looking at the three distinguished families who lived and worked there over three centuries.
For more information about Historic Newton, go here.
