Saturday, October 26th, 2013 from 9 am – 4pm. Open to Newton kids in grades 3rd through 8th.
Special awards ceremony with Mayor Setti Wareen at the Newton Cultural Center.
To enter, sign up here.
Cost is $10 and each artist supplies his or her own tempera paints, brushes, newpaper, rags and masking tape.
October is domestic violence awareness month.
Well Within is offering 10% of proceeds for any 60 or 90 minute service booked online using the promo code TSSCARES to benefit The Second Step.
The Second Step
Founded in Newton in 1992, The Second Step provides comprehensive programs and services to
survivors of domestic violence that address the aftermath of abuse and helpssurvivors achieve new
possibilities. The Second Step offers transitional housing, advocacy, safety planning, mentoring,
children’s programs, legal case management, and an array of supportive services for families
transitioning away from abuse. The Second Step works to empower survivors over the long term—for
as long as needed as they rebuild their lives. Each year, The Second Step helps transform the lives of
200 survivors and their children. Some still live with their abusers, some live with their children in our
communal residences, and the majority live independently. For more information, or to receive support
for a survivor, volunteer or to make a donation, please visit the agency’s website at
www.thesecondstep.org or call 617-965-3999.
Well Within
Put aside your idea of a spa and open your mind to a whole new level of health and wellness. Well Within is an integrated health center where men and women come to improve their health with high-quality services in a beautiful and serene setting.
The owners, Celeste and Laura, are Licensed Massage Therapists with a passion for treating their clients by combining massage and other therapies to achieve great results. After being in practice for several years and becoming good friends as well as colleagues, an opportunity presented itself and Well Within – Massage and Integrated Health was founded.
Since we opened our doors in October of 2010, we’ve added a number of powerful treatments to our services menu. We offer many services to promote holistic health, and our knowledgeable and talented staff is committed to facilitating, supporting and inspiring a vibrant quality of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life with the intent to nurture intrinsic healing and promote balance.
Nonantum Boxing Club held an exhibition sparring event a few weeks ago to raise money to send three boxers to a competition in California held this week. Children, men and women sparred and here are a few highlights. More sparring matches can be viewed here on YouTube.
Good luck to Joey, Amanda and Julie who are competing in California this week.
Joey Meuse, one of the Nonantum Boxing Club’s fighters going to California spars Pepe Deluca of Cyr-Farrell. This is Round 2. Joey is in white.
Boxing is not just for the young and spry! Bill Weeks of Nonantum Boxing Club spars Doug Glazier of Ashland PAL. Bill is 65-years-old! This is Round 1. Bill is in green shorts with blue headgear.
Shannon Gargaro puts in an impressive inaugural match against Karen Areyzaga from Quietman. This is Round 2 of 3. Shannon is in pink.
Felicia O’Brien from Nonantum Boxing Club versus Alicia Moulton from Boston Boxing. Round 1. Felicia has white headgear.
Finally, here is Round 2 with Mike Campanella from Nonantum Boxing Club versus Henry Ung from Harvard. Mike is wearing red.
Kate Durgin of Nonatum Boxing Club versus Jenn Chan of Boston Boxing. Kate is in black.
Gabriel Pineda from Nonatum Boxing Club versus John Bejar of Quietman. Round 3 of 3. Gabriel is in red.
NewTV’s hosting its first ever Halloween event! NewTV’s “Haunted Haunts” event is happening on Oct. 25 at the NewTV Studio.
Join them for a FREE fun and kid-friendly after school event that will unite families and kids from our community and the different elementary schools.
NewTV’s House of Haunts: A Free Family Friendly Event
Where: NewTV Studio at 23 Needham Street, Newton MA
When: 4-9pm on Friday, October 25, 2013
While You’re Here You Can:
— Take a Haunted Tour
— Play Ghoulish Games
— Decorate Pumpkins
— Create your own Trick-or-Treat Bag
We Art Boston is a new non profit in response to the Boston Marathon bombing started by Joe and Susan (Hass) McKendry.
Their kids, Elsie and Owen, are close in age to Martin Richard, the 8 year-old who died that day. When they lived in the South End, they spent countless hours at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. As so many parents felt in those hours and days afterwards, they were certain that it very easily could’ve been them.
They were anxious to find a way to help. As an artist, Joe had initially planned on auctioning off a few of his paintings and sending the proceeds to aid the victims. But he quickly decided to try contacting some of his author/illustrator friends to gauge their interest in contributing to a larger auction of children’s book artwork, and the response was overwhelming positive.
They have collected over 60 pieces of art, generously donated by some of the most beloved children’s book authors/illustrators including Ian Falconer (Olivia), Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny), David Macaulay (The Way Things Work), and many more.
Of course, the trauma of the bombing impacted the lives of so many children in ways that went beyond physical injuries, and they recognized the need to acknowledge this, too. It was important for them to find a way to contribute to the healing of the entire community.
From October 10 – 24, we’ll be holding an online auction of the work to benefit the Emergency & Trauma Center at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Please visit their site to bid.
The work will also be on display on the Rose Kennedy Greenway directly across from the Aquarium on October 20th from 11 am to 3 pm (rain date 10/27).
Join them for a day of family fun, with live music, author readings, book signings, and art activities led by the authors and illustrators of We Art Boston planned. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to have his/her portrait drawn by a professional artist.
Sign up for the “Tour de Newton” – The first annual Tour de Newton is scheduled for October 6 and it promises to be a great event for everyone – kids, adults, experienced bicyclists and casual riders.
The Tour will be a 20 mile bicycle ride that will start simultaneously in all 13 villages at 9:30am.
Bike the whole loop with a group of your neighbors and be guided by a leader and a sweeper who know the route. The route’s been carefully chosen to be a fun, safe and pleasant ride.
As the group arrives at each village, you’ll be met by greeters who’ll give you a specially designed village badge and tell you a bit about the highlights of their village. Complete the whole route and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a new bike from International Bicycle on Needham St.
It should be a great event, so sign up here.
Newton residents may drop off books, household items, bicycles and reuseable building materials, such as plumbing and lighting fixtures, and non-upholstered furniture (no mattresses or couches) between 8am and 1pm on Saturday, October 5 at the Rumford avenue depot (off Lexington street in auburndale).
Paint Exchange Program runs from mid-May through mid-October, and is open Monday through Friday (7:30am-2:30pm). They accept clean, useable latex paint, oil paint and paint products ONLY. Cans must be less than 3 years old and more than half full. Old paint can be dried up and disposed of safely with your trash.
Special Drop-Offs for Electronics – Held once per month at the Depot from 8am-12pm. Next opportunity is Oct 18th and 19th. Click here for the schedule and a list of what’s accepted.
Materials for recycling will also be accepted. Newton Recycling Depot is located at 115 Rumford Ave .
Peirce Elementary School is raising money for a new playground and everyone is welcome to use it when it is complete.
But the price tag is high. In order to get an inclusive playground with a rubber surface that allow for wheelchairs, the cost is $175,000. So far, Peirce is almost half way there. But We Need Your Help!
We’re holding a Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser on Saturday, October 5th from 11 am to 4pm. Please buy a pumpkin and help us get closer to our goal.
This is the playground we hope to install. If we don’t meet our fundraising goal over the next 6 six weeks, we will have to use woodchips instead of the rubber surface. Woodchips won’t allow for inclusion and are not as safe for falls as the rubber surface. Also, part of the playground structure might have to be eliminated.
Figuring out an idea play structure was a team effort. Peirce students weighed in with ideas such as these:
Please consider Peirce for your Fall and Halloween pumpkin needs! We hope you will visit our pumpkin patch!
Don’t be left behind! Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s 4th annual HopeWalks event will be held on Sunday, September 29th. HopeWalks is a 3.5 mile neighborhood walk to benefit the Integrative Support Services offered at the Vernon Cancer Center. These life-enhancing services for cancer patients optimize healing and comfort throughout treatment. Newton-Wellesley Hospital wants to continue making these services available to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
HopeWalks begins and ends at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Check-in begins at 9:00 am; Opening Ceremonies with MIX 104.1’s Sue Brady as Emcee; walk begins at 10:00 am – rain or shine. After the walk there will be a barbeque for the participants and other activities/surprises. For more information, contact (617) 243-5915 or hopewalks@partners.org. Register online today atwww.nwh.org/hopewalks.
