Events for adults, families and kids in Newton, MA.
Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
COMMUNITY WEEKEND AT HISTORIC NEWTON
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to our museums. At the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street, and the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton. Information: 617-796-1450.
The Suffolk Downs Racing and Food Truck Festival is returning for a second year, launching July 9 and 10. Please see attached release for more information, including a list of trucks that will be attending the festival in July.
Live Thoroughbred racing returns to Suffolk Downs on Saturday and Sunday July 9 and 10, for the first of three special weekend “Racing and Food Truck Festival” events taking place at the track. This year’s events will take place on July 9/July 10, August 6/August 7 and September 3/September 4. The weekend festivals will include a dozen food trucks, craft beer, live music and family fun activities including pony rides, a bounce house and face painting.
Gates open at 11:00 a.m. and first post for live racing is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. Each weekend will feature steeplechase racing on Saturdays and there will be stakes races restricted to horses bred in Massachusetts on both days. The featured event of the opening day card on Saturday, July 9 will be the $75,000 Jill Jellison Memorial Stakes – a five furlong turf race restricted to fillies and mares and named in honor of Jill Jellison, a pioneer member of the local jockey colony who passed away after a battle with cancer last year.
Some of Boston’s favorite food trucks will be a big part of these race weekends. Attendees can enjoy everything from burgers to egg rolls to waffles to fried chicken, hot dogs, ice cream sandwiches and more! Coordinated by Food Truck Festivals of America, some of the popular food trucks rolling into the track for the July weekend include Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers, Bon Me, Trolley Dogs, Chili Mango & Lime, the Roving Lunchbox, Zinneken’s Waffles, Frozen Hoagies and Walloon’s.
For more information, visit www.suffolkdowns.com
Valeo Elite Goalkeeper Summer Clinic
Date: June 20th-23rd (Mon-Thu)
June 27th-30th (Mon-Thu)
July 5th-8th (Tue-Fri)
July 11th-14th (Mon-Thu)
July 18th-21st (Mon-Thu)
July 25th-28th (Mon-Thu)
Time: 9am-12pm for Age 10-12 Half Day $180
12pm-3pm for Age 10-16 Full Day $345
Where: Valeo Sports Center, 125 Wells Ave. Newton, MA
The Valeo Futbol Goalkeeping Clinics are designed to provide goalkeepers of all ages with fun but intense, position-specific training to help each aspiring goalkeeper develop and further advance their skill and knowledge in playing in goal. Goalkeepers will work on technical, tactical and goalkeeper-specific fitness exercises, as well as play fun goalkeeping games that will expose them to game-like situations and ultimately prepare them for game-play.
Clinic’s Highlights:
Contact: Coach Vasily
Email: vasily@valeofc.com
Sue Miller, a local nutritionist, who works with some Cardio High clients will present tonight to speak and answer questions at our gym. Sue’s approach to dietary advice fits well with our philosophy of making diet about good health vs rapid weight loss.
She will present a brief update on recent news nutrition headlines (eg “Why did The Biggest Loser contestants gain their weight back?”) We will then open the floor to questions like; “Are you sure I need to avoid my daily Venti Mocha Frappaccino with it’s 61 grams of sugar…?”
Details:
Monday, June 13 @ 7:30p
Open to Cardio High clients and friends
Please RSVP by replying “in” or “out”
We need to know how many donuts and Twinkies to provide. Email info@cardiohigh.com or just show up.
Located just one hour outside of Boston and Portland (ME), the Tri-City Arena at Rochester Fairgrounds in New Hampshire again will set the stage for the Phantom Gourmet BBQ & Country Fest from June 24-26, 2016. The three-day affair will feature award-winning pitmasters from across the globe, a country music festival, carnival entertainment and competitions, beer and wine gardens and family-friendly fun.
Recently recognized as one of Trip Advisor’s “Top 25 BBQ Battles & Festivals in the USA,” the Phantom Gourmet BBQ & Country Fest will welcome traveling barbeque teams from Australia to Texas to fire up their smokers and serve up the best – and messiest – in backyard, southern fare. Pitmaster teams such as Aussom Aussie BBQ,Chicago BBQ Company, Johnson Barbeque, Texas Thunder and Firefly’s Bodacious Bar-B-Que will offer their homestyle favorites like ribs, sausages, brisket, corn bread, mac ‘n cheese, cole slow, smoked chicken, rib samplers and more at a la carte pricing. Other tasty treats on premise will include fruit cups, fried dough, slush, hot dogs and hamburgers, nachos, cupcakes and ice cream.
On the music side, popular country acts will take the stage and provide live entertainment throughout the three days. The headliners include Nashville recording artists Darren Bessette, the Houston Barnard Band and Colin Axxxwell as well as regional favorites Brandon Lepere, Caroline Grey, Lexi James, Alec MacGillivray,Brianna Grace, THIRTY 6 RED, Timmy Brown and Jim Lippy Band.
The “Phantom Gourmet BBQ & Country Fest” takes place from June 24-26, 2016, at the Tri-City Stadium at Rochester Fairgrounds (72 Lafayette Street, Rochester, NH). The hours of operation are Friday from 12:00pm-10:30pm, Saturday from 11:00am-10:30pm and Sunday from 11:00am-8:30pm. Admission is complimentary onFriday, June 24, from 12:00pm-5:00pm and $5 per person during all other operating hours. Children under-10 are treated to complimentary admission throughout the three-day event. Registration fees for the Rib Run range from $20-50 and include various Phantom Gourmet swag. Free parking is available on premise.
For a limited time, tickets are “2 for 1” through Ace Ticket: https://www.aceticket.com/phantom-gourmet-bbq-and-country-fest-%28june-24-26%29-tri-city-arena-6-24/event/1700409.
Join Girls on the Run for a 5K run/event next Saturday, June 11th, at Boston College as a way to celebrate the end of a successful season.
Runners and non-runners of all ages are encouraged to participate or volunteer.
Girls on the Run of Greater Boston Will Host 5k Event on Saturday June 11th at Boston College
Girls on the Run of Greater Boston will host its end-of-season 5k event on Saturday June 11th at 9:00 am at Boston College. Girls on the Run is a physical-activity based, positive youth development (PA-PYD) program that prepares 3rd to 8th grade girls for a 5k event along with helping them develop key life skills. The program takes place in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and has been inspiring girls to recognize their limitless potential for 20 years.
Volunteer-led teams meet twice a week throughout the season and participate in lessons that prepare the girls for a 5k event, foster the girls’ confidence, help them build connections with their peers and encourage meaningful contribution to their community through a service project.
The Greater Boston area 5k event is open to the public and will be held at Boston College on Saturday June 11th. The cost to participate is $30 and includes the event fee and event shirt, and goes towards the Girls on the Run Program.
The event will begin at 9:00 am, and early arrival is suggested. For more information about the event, how to register and volunteer opportunities, visit www.girlsontherunboston.org
ivivva, created by lululemon, has announced that their first major stop on their epic coast-to-coast summer festival will be in Boston at the Gillette Stadium, on Friday, June 17, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ivivva Coast to Coast Summer Festivals have been created for girls aged 6-15 to connect them through movement, and inspire them to dream big. The evening will be filled with yoga, inspiration, a dance party, and many surprises.
YOGA + INSPIRATION + DANCE PARTY
Friday, June 17, 2016
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Gillette Stadium
1 Patriot Pl, Foxborough, MA Map: click here
Free event for girls aged 6 – 15
Girls can register for this free admission event at http://www.ivivvasummerfestival.com. Exclusive festival tank tops are also available at registration, or at event, in limited quantities.
For more information, visit:
ivivvasummerfestival.com
ivivva.com
Instagram: @ivivva_coasttocoast
Facebook: ivivva CoastToCoast
Snapchat: ivivva.
About ivivva:
Inspired by active girls. Created by lululemon. ivivva celebrates girls by designing beautiful, technical athletic wear (sizes 6-14), and creates experiences that connect them through movement. From running and yoga to dance and goal-setting, ivivva stores offer a variety of complimentary athletic classes and Dreams & Goals programs that inspire girls to dream big.
Ellis Paul is returning to Club Passim on June 25th for a family show. Ellis will present The Hero In You that includes well-known personages like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Jackie Robinson, Woody Guthrie (whose centenary year was 2012) and Rosa Parks, as well as some that are not as familiar but just as noteworthy for their accomplishments.
Ellis is known for his deeply felt and socially conscious songwriting, often about heroes. Inspired by his own two growing daughters and four years of performing for families to write about people who contributed something to the world through their work and art. Ellis Paul will also be doing an additional evening show geared more towards adults.
