Category: Events

Events for adults, families and kids in Newton, MA.

Presentation of Chinatown Atlas!

Chinatown Atlas Now Online!
http://chinatownatlas.mit.edu/

Public presentation with MIT Professor Emeritus Tunney Lee
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 6:30PM
Tufts Medical Center – Wolff Auditorium
800 Washington Street, Boston

Click here to reserve seats

CHSNE is celebrating the online launch of MIT Professor Emeritus Tunney Lee’s Boston Chinatown Atlas! This website documents and explores Chinatown’s growth and change through time as told by personal stories, photos, maps, and interactive features. Please join us at this presentation–free and open to the public–to hear about the creation, current status, and future goals of the project. Reserve your seats at https://chinatownatlaslaunch.eventbrite.com.

June 3, 2016
Come to Cabot Fair!

Cabot Fair on Saturday, June 4!
10 am – 3 pm

Rain or Shine
Fun for the entire family!
Games and Prizes
Kiddie Rides
Food Vendors
Activities
DJ
Yard Sale!

Cabot School and Park
229 Cabot Street
Newtonville

For more information, go to cabotpto.org

This is the 48th Cabot Fair!

June 1, 2016
NewTV Celebrates 25 Years!

NewTV celebrated its 25^th Anniversary on May 11 with a gala and red carpet awards at the Brae Burn Country Club in Newton. Attendees included current and former members and board members, local politicians and businesspeople, media professionals, students and interns.

Executive Director Bob Kelly welcomed everyone to the event, and NewTV Board President Paul Sears expressed his appreciation for the organization. Phil Lipof, the Emmy^®Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of WCVB’s NewsCenter 5 at 5:00, gave an inspiring keynote address. Phil credited NewTV for helping to pave the way for his journalism career by giving him necessary hands-on experience in the field. After a retrospective video, the awards began.

The club was transformed with NewTV branding and whimsical decorations representing television and film. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while listening to classical music from the Suzuki School of Newton students.

Village Bank received the Community Partner of the Year Award. Sam Rubel of Newton North High School and Everett Gilpin of Newton South High School were awarded scholarships. Many NewTV member-producers and volunteers were honored with awards for their work.

The event was sponsored by Village Bank, RCN, Commodore Builders, Mt. Ida College, and Belmont Savings Bank. Photos from the event can be seen at newtv.org/25photos.

About NewTV

NewTV is Newton’s Emmy® Award-winning, state-of-the-art HD media center, specializing in television production, training and content distribution. NewTV’s three cable channels (Community, Education and Government) broadcast locally relevant programming to the diverse Newton community and provide a platform for members to express their vision.

May 30, 2016
Boston Children’s Books Trivia Challenge!

You’re invited to CBB’s Third Annual Wicked Boston Children’s Books Trivia Challenge!

For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.tinyurl.com/CBBtrivia.

May 29, 2016
FREE: Space Battle Boston 2016

Newmindspace presents:

Space Battle Boston 2016

Benefiting Make-A-Wish Massachusetts & Rhode Island!

FREE!

Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Boston Common Parade Ground

www.catsinspacetour.com

www.newmindspace.com

#SPACEBATTLE

To benefit Make-A-Wish Massachusetts & Rhode Island, participants can purchase “glow swords” & shirts

RESERVE YOUR SWORD: http://bit.ly/ResBoston

RSVP ON FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/BostonSB

Massive “Space Battles” Set to Explode from Coast to Coast this May!

*Previously known as “Lightsaber Battles,” the tour was forced to change its “Lightsaber Battle” name by legal settlement with Lucasfilm*

May 25, 2016
Street Sweat: FREE Fitness Classes at The Street

The Street announces the return of its popular outdoor fitness series, Street Sweat, which will feature complimentary fitness classes every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday beginning June 5, 2016 and running through mid September.

All Street Sweat events are free, open to the public, and hosted on The Green at The Street, adjacent to lululemon athletica. The Street is located at 55 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA.

The 2016 Street Sweat series is marked by two exciting new offerings, Kick It By Eliza, a high-energy kickboxing/cardio workout created by locally loved instructor Eliza Shirazi, andPilates & Sculpt, a Yoga-Pilates fusion class led by Healthworks Fitness Center that uses resistance bands to sculpt participants’ glutes, abs, and triceps. The Street will also welcome back the ever popular, Strollfit by Baby Boot Camp and Yoga on The Green.

In addition to being complimentary, select classes will be enhanced by a live DJ and all classes will offer fun giveaways, ranging from Street Sweat tank tops and towels to products from retailers found at The Street like skoah, Juice Press, and Splendid.

To secure a spot and find further details, participants are encouraged to sign up for Street Sweat classes using MoveWith.

The weekly Street Sweat schedule is as follows:

Tuesdays @ 7pm: Cardio Kickboxing with Kick It by Eliza
A 45-minute high-energy class led by creator Eliza Shirazi, Kick It™ is a 13-round fitness method that is music-driven, sweat-inducing, and kickboxing-inspired.

Wednesdays @ 10am: Pilates & Sculpt with Healthworks Fitness Center;
A 60-minute Yoga-Pilates fusion class with Stacey Grant that uses resistance bands for total-body sculpting while specifically focusing on glutes, abs, and triceps.

Thursdays @ 9:30am: Strollfit with Baby Boot Camp
A 60-minute class for all fitness levels: pregnant moms, new moms recovering from pregnancy and conditioned moms with one or two stroller-aged children. It includes cardio drills, strength training exercises and stretching to increase overall fitness, and concludes with an ab assault for a total body workout.

Saturdays @ 10am: Cardio Kickboxing with Kick It by Eliza
A 45-minute high-energy class led by creator Eliza Shirazi, Kick It™ is a 13-round fitness method that is music-driven, sweat-inducing, and kickboxing-inspired.

Sundays @ 10am: Yoga on The Green
All levels welcome at this 60-minute summertime favorite, led by some of Boston’s top yoga instructors. Yogis can lay down their own mat or borrow one from lululemon athletica.

Additional information on summertime activities at The Street will be released in the coming weeks. For updates on classes, follow The Street on Facebook: The Street Chestnut Hill,Twitter and Instagram: @shopthestreet. For the full calendar of music, kid-friendly and fitness events visit http://www.thestreetchestnuthill.com

May 25, 2016
Valeo F.C. Club Soccer Tryouts

For more information including registering for tryouts, go here.

May 24, 2016
Fun Free Fridays 2016

The Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Fridays program.

For the 8^th year in a row, Highland Street Foundation has partnered with 80 different cultural institutions across Massachusetts to offer free admission to varying museums, zoos, and gardens every Friday starting June 24, 2016 and ending August 26, 2016.

June 24

Tanglewood

Lyric Stage Company of Boston

Clark Art Institute

MASS MoCA

Worcester Art Museum

Children’s Museum at Holyoke

International Volleyball Hall of Fame

The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home

July 1

Boston Children’s Museum

The Sports Museum

Heritage Museums & Gardens

Falmouth Museums on the Green

Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Amelia Park Children’s Museum

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Wenham Museum

July 8

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Plimoth Plantation

Peabody Essex Museum

Cape Ann Museum

Buttonwood Park Zoo

Children’s Museum in Easton

The Hall at Patriot Place

Provincetown Art Association and Museum

July 15

Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Boston Athenӕum

Larz Anderson Museum

Cape Cod Children’s Museum

Edward Gorey House

Danforth Art Museum\School

Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

Fitchburg Art Museum

July 22

Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Cape Cod Museum of Art

Pilgrim Hall Museum

The Eric Carle Museum

Fruitlands Museum

Museum of Russian Icons

July 29

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Commonwealth Museum

Battleship Cove

Marine Museum at Fall River

Sandwich Glass Museum

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Tower Hill Botanic Garden

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company

August 5

Harvard Museum of Natural History

The Old State House

The Greenway Carousel

Springfield Museums

Historic Deerfield

Hancock Shaker Village

The Old Manse, The Trustees

Worcester Historical Museum

August 12

MIT Museum

The Museum of the NCAAA

Concord Museum

Garden in the Woods

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Naumkeag, The Trustees

Emily Dickinson Museum

Waterworks Museum

August 19

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

USS Constitution Museum

The Discovery Museums

EcoTarium

The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River

New England Historic Genealogical Society

Fuller Craft Museum

Griffin Photography Museum

August 26

Franklin Park Zoo

Old Sturbridge Village

Freedom Trail Foundation

Museum of African American History

Norman Rockwell Museum

Berkshire Museum

Ventfort Hall

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

May 23, 2016
STEM for Kids at Newton Free Library

Minecraft Club: Come play Minecraft with your friends on the library’s server. We’ll have different challenges each session. Don’t have an account? No problem, use one of the library’s. The club meets the first Thursday of every month. Minecraft Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Register online. Thursday, June 2, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.

Teen Tinker Club: Learn how to code LEGO WeDos using Scratch! Tinker Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Space is limited, please register online (registration begins April 28) . Thursday, May 19, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.

May 18, 2016
Children’s Art Scavenger Hunt

Arsenal Project – Watertown Art Association

May 13, 2016