Category: Events

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

Newton Family Singers Benefit Concert

Newton Family Singers

Long May You Run

Songs by Neil Young and Friends

A Benefit for the Newton Community Farm

Join the Newton Family Singers for a very special concert on Saturday, May 14^th at 3:30pm at the Newton South High School auditorium. In addition to performing songs by legendary folk rock artist Neil Young, NFS will be singing some well-known and beloved songs by Crosby Stills & Nash, John Fogerty and Buffalo Springfield, as well as a few song surprises. In recognition of Neil Young’s environmentalism and advocacy for small farmers, proceeds from this concert will benefit the educational programs of the Newton Community Farm. The farm’s mission is to teach and model sustainable agricultural and environmental practices in our community, on the historic Angino Farm.

Bring your family to enjoy the Newton Family Singers benefit concert on Saturday May 14^th! We’ll have a fun filled afternoon including great music, concern for our environment, education and community. To purchase tickets online ($10 per adult, $8 per child), please visit our Events Page.

Please consider purchasing a family sponsorship for $100. Family Sponsors will receive four tickets, a mention in our program and our undying gratitude! For a family sponsorship, please email us at newfamilysingers@gmail.com.

The Newton Family Singers is a 65 person intergenerational chorus celebrating family, community and American (and sometimes Canadian) folk music since 2010.

Tickets on sale here.

May 10, 2016
Garden Day at Show House

Tuesday, May 17^th

Ongoing events from 10am-5pm

Expert horticulturalists will present throughout the day under a lovely white tent. Tea and treats available for purchase. Your ticket includes entrance to Decorators’ Show House 2016 at the 1854 Greek Revival Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton.

$35 Ticket includes one-time Show House entry and access to all Garden Day presentations.

Members with a Season Pass for Show House 2016 are invited to join all Garden Day festivities.

PURCHASE TICKETS FOR GARDEN DAY HERE!

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Container & Small Space Gardening

Edward MacLean, MCLP

www.pottedup.com

POTTED UP is an “intimate” landscape design firm. From design to installation, they work closely with their clients to create beautiful garden spaces that reflect their sense of style, enhance their enjoyment of the landscape and offer years of joy.

POTTED UP was founded by Landscape Designer Ed MacLean, MCLP. Nearly a decade ago, Ed faced the challenges associated with transforming his own roof deck into an urban oasis. Ed quickly realized the limited resources available to the urban gardener and the challenges that faced them and created POTTED UP to meet those needs.

Ed holds a certificate in Landscape Design from The Landscape Institute Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and is a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional.

Flower Arranging

Lucinda Y Larson, Floral Designer

Business (617)696-9765 Cell (617)921-2775

Lucinda started her floral design and arranging career in 2000 after twenty years in senior financial management. She is a Senior Associate at the MFA and belongs to the Junior League and Milton Garden clubs. She does flower arranging demonstrations as well as events, weddings and funeral flowers for people who are connected to her business by word of mouth. Her arrangements have graced Green Sales, Annual Forbes House tour, gala’s, openings, Show Houses and St. Michael’s Flower Guild.

Bonsai Gardening

Glen Lord, Horticulturist and Bonsai Expert

Glen Lord, is an avid bonsai artist with over 15 years in the art form. He spent seven years teaching and making bonsai at Bonsai West, the oldest bonsai nursery in the Northeast. He is also the bonsai specialist for the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection that is housed at The Arnold Arboretum.

Bonsai is the ancient Japanese method of growing and caring for a tree whose growth is restricted by the size of the shallow pot in which it is planted and by the pruning of its branches and roots. In this presentation Glen Lord, who consults for the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai (Japanese) and penjing (Chinese) collection of dwarf potted plants, will speak first about the history of bonsai. He will then demonstrate the methods employed in creating and caring for a bonsai.

Landscape Design & Planting

Christine Paxhia, Brush Hill Garden Guru

www.brushhillgardenguru.com

Christine Paxhia is a life long gardener who turned her passion into a garden design and coaching business. After 30 years in corporate America, she became a Principal Master Gardener. She spends much of her time designing garden beds, and redesigning landscapes that have become old and overgrown.

Her specialties are shade gardens, sun gardens and planters.

On Garden Day, she will talk you through a few basic principals of designing and planting a garden bed for the shade and for the sun. She will discuss how to determine the site, preparing the site, soil and plant selection.

Christine will do a planter demonstration with seasonal plants.

May 9, 2016
Newton Ethnic Heritage Festival

Newton Ethnic Heritage Festival

Sunday, May 8, 2016

10:00am-5:00pm

City Hall Grounds 1000 Commonwealth Ave. (rain location in City Hall)

Featuring: Craft Vendors; Indian, Thai and Mexican food; henna; face painting; free arts & crafts; fun games and activities, inflatable obstacle courses and Roaming Railroad. Free admission.

Enjoy exciting performances by multiple ethnic groups, including Indian, Chinese, Ugandan, Vietnamese, Italian, Jewish, and even some Flamenco dance! Celebrate India’s colorful and vibrant culture by joining the Indo-American Youth Group volunteers to paint Indian folk murals welcoming Spring to Newton. If you are a sari-wearer or have been gifted one by a relative, come share your wearing style and audio record the story of your sari at the “Journeys with your Saris” booth. Join in with the Bollywood-inspired Zumba dancing for some great exercise and fun. Everyone can take part in the Indian folk-art mural painting, and try out some Chinese calligraphy and Tai-chi.

Mother’s Day Poetry Walk: In honor of mothers from near and far, poem contest winners who put their moms to poetry will supply a background of these words for all to read. Ten winning poems selected by event chair and award winning Newton poet, Grey Held will be chalked onto the stairs of the War Memorial Auditorium steps at City Hall. The poets will assemble at 11am on Sunday to read their moving poems. For more information, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org/festival

May 7, 2016
Registration Open for Newton 10K

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR 2016 NEWTON 10K

City’s Only 10K Race Will Benefit DREAMFAR High School Marathon

Fattman Productions, a strategic planning, marketing and promotions company, today announced that the 2016 Newton 10K will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2016, beginning at 8 AM. The city’s only 10K event will draw more than 600 runners who will race through Newton, covering parts of the Boston Marathon course, and winding through some of the city’s most beautiful and historic areas. The race is a community and family event with both adults and school-aged kids encouraged to participate. Proceeds from the race will benefit DREAMFAR High School Marathon. Runners can sign up here to participate in the race.

Proceeds from the Newton 10K will benefit DREAMFAR High School Marathon, a non-profit organization that challenges kids to reach their full potential – emotionally, socially and physically – through a mentor-supported marathon training program.

Race organizers are encouraging runners from all Newton schools to register and train for the event. The Newton school with the most registered student runners will receive a $750 prize awarded from Fattman Productions to the school’s PTO. For more information on how to register, visit here.

The race starts and finishes at the Horace Mann Elementary School, 687 Watertown Street, Newtonville, MA, and covers many historic and scenic Newton streets. For more information on the course map, visit here. The Newton 10K sponsors include Whole Foods of Newtonville, TrueRunner, First Commons Bank and Marathon Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine.

May 6, 2016
Newton House Tour May 22 Offers Inside Look at Remarkable Properties

On May 22 from noon to 5 pm, owners of outstanding private homes in Newton open their doors and welcome the public inside for the Newton House Tour. Now in its 34^th year, the much-anticipated annual tour showcases a selection of styles. The variety reflects the rich architectural heritage in Newton as well as creative ideas for interior design, restoration and renovation. Tickets for the tour, $35 per person and $30 for Historic Newton members, raise funds for Historic Newton. Order tickets online athistoricnewton.org, or by calling (617) 796-1450.

The 2016 tour features two Victorians, each updated and decorated in a different way. One of the oldest properties on the tour, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, dates back to 1866. At the other extreme is a new home built for aging in place. In all, the tour includes seven properties.

To kick off the House Tour, Historic Newton hosts a Preview Party on Saturday, May 21. Attendees enjoy hors d’oeuvres, fine wines and a slide show of the homes featured on this year’s tour. Preview party tickets begin at $125 per person.

Historic Newton’s mission is to inspire discovery and engagement by illuminating our community’s stories within the context of American history. A public-private partnership with the City of Newton, Historic Newton operates the Jackson Homestead and Museum and the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, and sponsors many public and educational programs. Learn more at www.historicnewton.org.

May 3, 2016
An “Earfull” from Arsenal Center for the Arts!

The Arsenal Center for the Arts is proud to present the revival of Earfull – a literature and music series of “Writers Reading and Songwriters Singing” at Branch Line in Watertown’s Arsenal on the Charles complex this May.

The “Earfull Revival Kickoff” happening Tuesday, May 17^th at 6:30pm will be the first of three events in the renewed series and features Authors Jim Shepard and Jennifer Haigh along with Musicians Howie Day and Air Traffic Controller.

The series continues Tuesday, May 24^th with “Earfull Election Night” featuring Authors Charlie Pierce and Seth Mnookin and Musicians Will Dailey and Michael Tarbox.

And finally, Tuesday, May 31^st Earfull Welcomes Atul Gawande & Friends with none other than Atul Gawande, Michael Hoover and Musicians Darlingside and Saraswathi Jones.

The brainchild of Boston Musician and Author Jen Trynin and bookstore connoisseur Tim Huggins, Earfull first launched in the Fall of 2001 with the concept that, given a conducive environment, book people will appreciate being exposed to live music, and rock people will realize how cool it is to hear great authors reading their work aloud! EARFULL aimed to provide that environment, combining prominent author readings with established singer-songwriters in the hopes of broadening the appreciation of and audiences for both. After a brief hiatus from multiple sold-out seasons of the series, the Arsenal Center for the Arts is excited to bring back the beloved programming to a whole new audience.

Tickets for the series go on-sale April 26^th for just $20 at ArsenalArts.org and will sell out quickly. Limited seating is available during the event for patrons to purchase delicious food & drink from Branch Line.

May 17 | Earfull Revival Kickoff, 6:30 pm

Authors: Jim Shepard, Jennifer Haigh

Musicians: Howie Day, Air Traffic Controller

May 24 | Earfull Election Night, 6:30 pm

Authors: Charlie Pierce, Seth Mnookin

Musicians: Will Dailey, Michael Tarbox

May 31 | Earfull Welcomes Atul Gawande & Friends, 6:30 pm

Authors: Atul Gawande, Michelle Hoover

Musicians: Darlingside, Saraswathi Jones

Earfull is made possible by The Chaimovitz + Bloch Family with support from Q Division, Newtownville Books, Creamer Management and Branch Line. For more information or to buy tickets please visit ArsenalArts.org

Located in Watertown, MA, the Arsenal Center for the Arts is a vibrant multi-disciplinary community arts venue that houses the 380-seat Charles Mosesian Theater, a 90-seat Black Box theater, Exhibition Gallery, Rehearsal Halls, Educational Classrooms, and Artist Studio spaces. ArsenalARTS offerings include gallery exhibits, visual and performing arts classes and workshops for all ages, literary/art discussions and world-class theatrical and musical performances. The Arsenal Center For The Arts is also home to the award-winning Watertown Children’s Theatre, offering year-round theatre education programs, including musical and non-musical productions, voice and acting lessons, and performing arts workshops for children K-12. New Repertory Theatre is the Professional Theatre Company in residence at the center. Arsenal Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

May 2, 2016
Spring Clean Up: Volunteer Gardening Day in West Newton Hills

Hope you can join us on Tuesday, May 3^rd at 10:00am until about 1:00pm. Come for as much of the time as you can. Please bring a rake and gloves and pruning shears (if you have them). We will provide the yard waste bags and lemonade.

Please meet us at the “Fountain Garden” at Chestnut & Highland Streets. Assuming we get that done, we will move to “Valentine Island” at the end of Lenox Street at Sylvan & Valentine.

Thanks all. Happy Spring. Hope you can join us!

www.newtongardenbuds.com

May 1, 2016
Temple Beth Avodah Barnum the Musical

Come one, come all to the greatest show on earth Temple Beth Avodah presents Barnum the Musical – a fun and engaging play about the life and times of PT Barnum and the early days of the circus era starring Newton Selectmen David Kalis.

Performances will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton. All tickets are open seating so come early to enjoy our midway show featuring mini performances and circus refreshments while you find your seat. Doors will open one hour before showtime.

Tickets can be purchased at bethavodah.org:$18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for kids (11 and under).Performances and times:

• Thursday May 12 7:00 PM Midway Show
• Saturday May 14 7:00 PM Midway Show
• Sunday May 15 3:00 PM Midway Show

April 30, 2016
Divorced/Separated Support Group in Arlington

Going through a divorce, considering divorce, or trying to move on after a divorce? We can help.

No need to go it alone, disasters are always better worked through with sup[ort and camaraderie. I never would have believed it five years ago – I’m not much of a group-joiner myself.

If you’ve been thinking about coming to a support meeting or event, now’s the time to act on that impulse!

We meet the first and third Wednesdays of every month, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Avenue, Watertown, MA – in the upper parish hall at 7:00pm.

There’ll be lots of friendly people there – all of whom are going through divorces, just like you. They’re all at different stages, so you’ll get a chance to see some people in deep distress, and others who will let you see that recovery is possible, that life can and will go back to normal.

If you need help or advice, or just want to listen or talk, join us.

For more information, check us out here.

April 29, 2016
25th Gala for NewTV

On May 11th, NewTV celebrates its 25th anniversary by bringing NewTV alumni and members, TV/film/video industry professionals and the Newton business and political community together. This gala celebration and Red Carpet Awards ceremony occurs every five years and was developed to honor the work of the community producers. Proceeds from the event will benefit the community media center’s renowned internship and scholarship programs, which enable qualified students to pursue successful careers in television production, film, and broadcast journalism.

The event will be held at Brae Burn Country Club, 326 Fuller Street in Newton, Mass. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 6-9:30 p.m., and will feature dinner, award presentations, and an inspirational keynote address by WCVB-TV co-anchor Phil Lipof.

The NewTV 25th Anniversary Gala and Red Carpet Awards is an opportunity to meet award-winning journalists, producers and filmmakers and to learn more about NewTV’s growth since the organization’s humble beginnings. The evening will showcase video award winners from the NewTV community.

According to NewTV Executive Director Bob Kelly, “I’m incredibly proud of this organization and of my top-notch team. There is a NewTV legacy to protect and preserve, and this gala showcases our talent and growth from a basement studio to a state-of-the-art 8,000 square foot facility cable casting on HD channels with local, regional and national penetration. It is a pleasure and a privilege for NewTV to serve the community through news, training, live event coverage and nationally recognized, Emmy® Award-winning original programming.”

The gala also marks the positive impact of NewTV on individuals and the community at large. According to B.J. Krintzman, a long-time NewTV member, “I cherish my involvement with NewTV. Over the years, I’ve hosted informative programs, met movers and shakers, and mentored volunteers and interns.” Michael Busilovsky, a member since 1996, credits his participation in major film and video festivals to his training at NewTV.

To purchase tickets, visit newtv.org/25 or email bobk@newtv.org for sponsorship or program advertising opportunities. Tickets are $65 each, $475 for a table of eight.

April 25, 2016