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2013 Garden City Boys Lacrosse Camp

The Garden City Boys Lacrosse Camp enters its 23^th year this summer

Two sessions will be offered at the Newton North High School Turf Field the weeks of July 22^{nd –}26^th and July 29^th –August 2^nd, from 9am-3pm. Our camp is designed to give players the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to fulfill their goals and reach their potential.

We welcome players of all ability levels at our camp. Once in camp players will be evaluated and placed into groups with other players of similar age, size and abilities. The camp is for boy’s ages 6-17 and is run by Newton North Coach Bussy Adam.

July 22^nd-July 26^th & July 29^th-August 2^nd

The staff includes Newton North coaches Bob MacDougall, Jamie Doherty, Nick Capodilupo and Rich Claflin, as well as Newton South Coach Dave McCallum.

Campers should provide their own helmet & mouth guard, stick, gloves, elbow and shoulder pads.

The camp is $275/week.

Registration information can be found at www.newtonsummerschool.com (navigate to Sports Camps @ top of page) or call 617-559-6264.

Contact Bussy Adam with any additional questions at tigerlax34@verizon.net .

May 28, 2013
Summer Programs for Kids and Events Coming Up!
The Arsenal Center for the Arts

The Arsenal Center for the Arts offers a wide variety of week-long art workshops this summer, beginning June 17 – August 23. Choose from Comics/Cartoons, Creative Creatures, Puppets, Mixed-Media, Drawing, Basic Jewelry, Circus Art, Pottery and much, much more. Morning and afternoon workshops for three age groups: 5 & 6 year olds; 7 – 9 year olds; 10+. Supervised Lunch and Extended Day options available. Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. Free parking and easy access to public transportation.

Registration and Information: 617-923-0100, ext. 309. Visit www.arsenalarts.org for workshop descriptions. Scholarships and Membership discounts are available.

Summer Camps On Sale Right Now At Newton Sewing Studio

This is a one time sale that ends May 31st at Newton Sewing Studio in West Newton.
- Regular price
- Full Day 9am – 5pm $100 Now $50
- Full Week 9am – 1pm $250 Now $125
- Full Week 1pm – 5pm $250 Now $125
- Full Week 9am – 5pm $425 Now $212
Summer Reading Book Fair to benefit The Foundation for Children’s Books

Shop for books… without the guilt!

Friday, May 31st, 9:00am – 9:00pm

Saturday, June 1st, 9:00am – 9:00pm

Newtonville Books

10 Langley Road, Newton Centre

Come shop at Newtonville Books at their new location in Newton Centre during the FCB Book Fair and

20% of your purchases will support our work bringing amazing authors into underserved schools in Boston.

Belkin Family Lookout Farm

Belkin Family Lookout Farm will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday for Memorial Day Weekend. The farm will open its gates for the entire family for the long weekend. Celebrate summer’s arrival and take a ride through the orchards, visit the Children’s Play Area, take a turn in the moon bounce, hang out with “Mike the Music Man” and find your way through the burlap maze.

4 Days: Tuesday June 25th through Friday June 28th. $295

This option works for schools who had less snow days.

OR

2) 2 Days: Thursday June 27 through Friday June 28. $195

This works for the Newton Schools since our last school day is Wednesday June 26th.

The second session is the typical one: 4 days starting on Monday.

Boston College Lady Eagles Soccer Camps for Girls

Soccer camps for girls at Boston College has two week options.

Summer Session I

Dates: 6/25/13 – 6/28/13 OR

6/27/13 – 6/28/13 (2 day option)

Ages: 6 – 14 years

Time: 9am – 3pm
Cost: $295 / $195

Summer Session II

Dates: 7/22/13 – 7/25/13

Ages: 6 – 14 years

Time: 9am – 3pm

Cost: $295
May 23, 2013
Go to Bat for the Jimmy Fund

Saturday, June 15

Have an experience like no other at Fenway Park to support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.

This summer, make your dreams a reality at John Hancock Fenway Fantasy Day to benefit the Jimmy Fund at historic Fenway Park on Saturday, June 15.

With batting and fielding packages available for individuals and groups, anyone can be an all-star at this special fundraising event, and create once-in-a-lifetime memories while supporting cancer research and patient care.

This is an extra special season, as the Boston Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund celebrate their 60th anniversary — Join us as we strike out cancer!

Register here.

For more information, please contact:

Emma Green
The Jimmy Fund, Corporate Partnerships
617-582-8342
emma_green@dfci.harvard.edu

May 15, 2013
Open House at Belkin Family Lookout Farm

Belkin Family Lookout Farm is hosting a FREE open house this weekend!

For two days only, Saturday, May 4^th and Sunday, May 5^th, the farm will open its gates for free admission for the entire family. Celebrate May’s arrival and take a ride through the orchards, visit the Children’s Play Area, take a turn in the moon bounce, and find your way through the burlap maze.

BELKIN FAMILY LOOKOUT FARM

Hosts FREE Open House

TWO DAYS ONLY – Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5

This Saturday and Sunday, Belkin Family Lookout Farm opens the gates for a Farm Open House with free admission for the entire family – the ONLY CHANCE for FREE ADMISSION before the season begins! Celebrate May’s arrival and take a ride through the orchards, visit the Children’s Play Area, take a turn in the moon bounce, and find your way through the burlap maze. PLUS there’ll be face painting and caterpillar rides for the kids. Chips, snacks and beverages will be available at the Snack Shack. Located less than 20 miles from Boston, Belkin Family Lookout Farm is the perfect day trip for the entire family.

WHEN:

Saturday, May 4^th and Sunday, May 5^th

Open from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

WHERE:

Belkin Family Lookout Farm
89 Pleasant Street South
South Natick, MA 01760

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER: When you visit the farm during the FREE Open House on May 4^th or May 5^th, Lookout Farm season passes will be available for purchase at a discounted price of $69. You save $30 if you buy during the free open houses. A season pass is valid for a family of four and allows free admission to the farm for the entire 2013 season. If you are unable to make it to the farm during the Open House weekend you can still purchase the specially priced 2013 season pass over the phone. Just call the farm at (508) 653 – 0653between May 5^th and May 10^th to get your season passes for $69. Lookout Farm will be open every weekend beginning May 11^th.

ABOUT BELKIN FAMILY LOOKOUT FARM

Established as a farm in 1651, Belkin Family Lookout Farm in South Natick is recognized as one of the oldest continuously-working farms in the country. Steve and Joan Belkin of Weston, Massachusetts purchased the 180-acre Lookout Farm in 2005, and the Belkin family is dedicated to continuing 350 years of farm tradition for future generations. Steve and Joan strive to provide healthy, outdoor, family fun activity while maintaining the farm’s long-rooted history and importance within the community for years to come. Visit us at lookoutfarm.com.

May 3, 2013
Free Self Defense Workshop for Kids!

This great FREE self defense workshop for kids is from Giroux Brothers Martial Arts. My kids and I studied there and he’s wonderful!

I’d personally like to invite you and your child (ren) to attend a free self defense workshop at Giroux Bros. Martial Arts this Saturday from 1 pm to 2 pm.

In the workshop I will be discussing the importance of using your BRAIN more than anything else when it relates to self defense.

I will be discussing bully prevention techniques as well as discussing stranger danger.

Kids will all get a chance at sparring me for fun, as well as breaking a board at the end of the class.

This class will be taught in a basic, fun, and non-fearing environment. Both of my daughters will be in attendance as well. They are 5 and 6 years old.

In order to attend, you MUST register online. You can access the registration tab on our home page atwww.GirouxBros.com or for your convenience, I’ve attached the link here:

click here

I hope that you can make it!!

(No uniform necessary to attend this free workshop)

Steve Giroux
Owner / 6th Degree Black Belt

May 2, 2013
Newton Family Singers Spring Concert with GIVEAWAY!

THE TIDE IS HIGH

Songs Reflecting on the Water

It finally feels like Spring, and that means the Newton Family Singers Spring Concert is around the corner!

Join them for a program of tender, poignant and rocking water-inspired songs by an eclectic mix of artists, including the Beatles, Lyle Lovett, Blondie, the Grateful Dead and the Indigo Girls, in addition to strikingly beautiful songs by local songwriters, award winning singer-songwriter-naturalist, Oen Kennedy, and Waban’s own Andy Rogovin. This has something for everyone. Bring your family and prepare to sing along!

This concert, they will be thanking our Facebook fans with a ukulele giveaway! In order to be eligible to win, please like us on Facebook! They will also be giving away a few other prizes to a few lucky concert-goers. Good luck!

To see the Newton Family Singers in action, check out this 10 min. behind-the-scenes video of our Spring 2012 Concert!

Sunday, May 5th at 4pm

Memorial Spaulding Auditorium
250 Brookline St.
Newton, MA

Tickets are on sale now!
Buy them online!
$10 Adults/$8 kids
Doors Open at 3:30pm

May 1, 2013
FREE Open Gym for Kids at Day Middle School

OPEN GYM (NO CHARGE)

4:00-6:00 PM Every Tuesday at Day

All students from Day, Bigelow, Brown and Oak Hill are invited to participate in the new Open Gym program. Tyler Wachtelhausen, F.A. Day’s Physical Education, Health and Wellness Teacher, will lead the program EVERY TUESDAY through the rest of this school year at Day Middle School. Kids can enjoy basketabll, dance, volleyball and just about whatever fitness activity you can think of. And, best of all, it’s FREE!

Please click on the link below for more information about the program and the registration form. Or, have your child pick up a form in the Main Office of their school.

Registration form for Open Gym

April 29, 2013
Soccer Clinics and Camps for Kids in Newton

There is a Co-ed clinic being run this Sunday, today, (April 28) by Weston Youth Soccer and the New England Revolution. It’s a fundraiser for Weston’s unique “Score One Save One” campaign, which raises money for UNICEF, the United Nations program for children. It’s such a great example of combining soccer with citizenship. The cost is just $45 and several Revs starters are expected to attend. For more information, go to Weston’s web site at: http://www.westonsoccer.org

The other clinic is for girls only on Sunday, May 5. It’s being run by US Women’s National Team star Heather O’Reilly. Heather, who also plays for the Boston Breakers, did NGS a good turn last week when she showed up at our NGS-Breakers April Vacation camp to sign autographs and talk to the campers – despite not being one of the Breakers players assigned to work the camp. She has her own soccer academy and is running an offensively focused clinic at Harvard’s athletic fields. The cost is $85.

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We are lucky to live in a city that has many wonderful sports camps options for kids! Here are a few more that we’ve tried and can wholeheartedly recommend:

The Lady Eagles Women’s Soccer Team at Boston College is also running soccer camps this summer. My kids have done these camps for years and have a consistently great experience. They especially love the coaching by the B.C. women’s soccer team.

World Cup Day at Lady Eagles Girls Soccer Camp is always a fun day!

We have also done Garden City Soccer Camps at Newton North High School. Soccer combined with swimming is a great combination during the summer. It’s run by my daughter’s coach, Brian Rooney, who is a wonderful coach! Newton high school players help run the camp and it’s been fun for my daughter to recognize high school kids around town.

Be Ahead of the Game also runs great summer sports camps including tennis and soccer. My son has done these and it has been a great experience.

April 28, 2013
Free Family Fun in Watertown!

We’re having an open house with arts activities and performances at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown – a free day of family fun called Open Arts Day – on May 4.

April 27, 2013
Newton Girls Soccer Camps at Boston College
My girls have been attending the Lady Eagles soccer camps for girls near the Boston College Law School in Newton for years. It’s a very special soccer camp because the girls think it’s really fun but they also learn the next level of soccer skills from what they have been playing.

Boston College Girls Soccer Camp Schedule
- 9:00am -11:00am: Warm-up/Skill Development
- 11:00am -12:00pm: Fun Small-sided Games
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch and Entertainment
- 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Games, Scrimmages and Coaches Challenge
- 3:00pm: Dismiss from Camp
- 3:00pm – 5:00pm: (for $20/day late pick up is available!)
There’s also the role model aspect. The women’s soccer team is a wonderful group of young women who typically have a special gift working with kids. Many of them are studying to be teachers. I know this because sometimes I am lucky to have them as babysitters.

The camps are usually 4 days long (Monday through Friday) but this year because of all the snow days, the first session is different so I wanted to point out that there are two options:

1) 4 Days: Tuesday June 25th through Friday June 28th. $295

This option works for schools who had less snow days.

OR

2) 2 Days: Thursday June 27 through Friday June 28. $195

This works for the Newton Schools since our last school day is Wednesday June 26th.

The second session is the typical one: 4 days starting on Monday.

Boston College Lady Eagles Soccer Camps for Girls

Summer Session I

Dates: 6/25/13 – 6/28/13 OR

6/27/13 – 6/28/13 (2 day option)

Ages: 6 – 14 years

Time: 9am – 3pm
Cost: $295 / $195

Summer Session II

Dates: 7/22/13 – 7/25/13

Ages: 6 – 14 years

Time: 9am – 3pm

Cost: $295

To register, please go here. Early drop off and late pick ups are also an option.
April 26, 2013

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