Category: Events

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

Newton’s Fall Fling at Temple Shalom

Newton’s Fall Fling event, which takes place this year on Thursday, November 13 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Temple Shalom.

Temple Shalom
175 Temple Street
Newton

Cost: $40 general admission, $75 patron, $150 benefactor.

This fun girl’s night out is an annual event and our largest fundraiser of the year for the temple’s sisterhood. The theme of the Fall Fling is an evening of indulgences – with a strong focus on shopping, along with other fun ways to splurge, such as mini spa services (reflexology, manicures, massage, etc), a champagne tasting and candy bar.

We have a FABULOUS line up of vendors – featuring clothing & accessories, jewelry, bags, personalized items, home decor, holiday gifts and more – if you want to get a jump start on holiday shopping or treat yourself to something fun.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served throughout the evening, along with plenty of wine! There will also be a silent auction with fantastic items and gift certificates donated by local businesses.

This year, the Sisterhood has selected Birthday Wishes of Newton as a recipient of proceeds from our auction. Birthday Wishes brings birthday parties to thousands of homeless children each year.

Register for the event here. Flyer Fall Fling 2014 Invitation.

October 22, 2014
Beth Caruso from Perkins School Speaking

Beth Caruso, Director of Outreach Services at Perkin’s School for the Blind, will speak at The Rotary Club of Newton on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Braeburn Country Club. Join us for lunch at noon followed by Ms. Caruso’s presentation. All are welcome to attend Rotary! We do ask that you pre-register. Please email Susan at RotaryNewtonMa@gmail.com.

Beth Caruso is the Assistant Director of Community Programs at Perkins School for the Blind. Community Programs connects the Perkins campus with the community through creative and personalized services. They offer individuals of all ages, families and professionals opportunities to gain skills, increase self-esteem and experience personal growth through education, assessments, training and support.

Community Programs include Outreach Short Courses for Students, The New England Eye Low Vision Clinic at Perkins, Transition Services, Community Living Services for 6 adults, Educational Partnerships- Itinerant TVI, O&M & Db services and Early Intervention Services.

October 19, 2014
Jamie Chaloff of Dreamfar HS Marathon to Speak

Jamie Chaloff of Dreamfar High School Marathon will speak at The Rotary Club of Newton Speaker Series on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Braeburn Country Club. Join us for lunch at noon followed by Ms. Chaloff’s presentation. All are welcome to attend Rotary, however they do ask that you pre-register.

Dreamfar High School Marathon (DHSM) is New England’s first high school marathon training program. They are a Greater Boston-based program that teaches high school students that anything is possible, even completing a marathon. With hard work, perseverance and guidance from dedicated mentors, student runners realize their potential as they train for the Cox Providence Marathon. They teach students realistic goal-setting and the value of commitment and teamwork – skills that ensure success in the classroom, on the road, and beyond.

Victories, such as running their first mile, motivate and empower students to accomplish more; challenges, like training in the cold Boston winter, teach them the power of dedication. Over the past three years, significant improvements have been seen in student runners’ academic achievement, classroom attendance, physical & mental health, and life skills. Information about Dreamfar can be found here.

For information and/or reservations about attending Rotary, please contact Susan at RotaryNewtonMa@gmail.com.

October 11, 2014
Asian Festival at City Hall

Asian Festival at Newton City Hall

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Noon to 5 pm

City Hall (inside and on back lawn), 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton

This festival celebrates Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese cultures and more. Taste varieties of Asian foods. Enjoy performances from different Asian Cultures, activities and more. For more information visit here.

October 8, 2014
Kathy Marchi to Speak at Rotary Club

KATHY MARCHI FROM THE NEWTON PARTNERSHIP

TO SPEAK AT THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEWTON

Kathy Marchi from The Newton Partnership will speak at The Rotary Club of Newton Speaker Series on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the Braeburn Country Club. Join us for lunch at noon followed by Ms. Marchi’s presentation.

The Newton Partnership was formed in 2006 under a federal grant as a collaboration of Newton organizations to offer wellness programs for Newton’s youth and their families, plus staff and parent education and much more.

While still grant funded for fitness programs to youth, including a mentoring program for middle and high school students, they have since formed a non-profit organization and absorbed the Newton Child Care Scholarship Fund at the request of the City.

Their largest public event is “Touch A Truck” which supports the Scholarship Fund, and was held on September 21st.

All are welcome to attend Rotary! For information and/or reservations, please contact Susan at RotaryNewtonMa@gmail.com.

October 4, 2014
Make Way for Ducklings Store Grand Opening
What: Make Way for Ducklings Store Grand Opening Celebration

Where: 8 North Market Building, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA

When: Sunday, October 5^th 2-4pm

Cost: FREE

Description: Families are invited to join in an afternoon of fun and celebration of Boston’s rich culture surrounding children’s literature, art and imagination. Make Way for Ducklings will be hosting free activities, entertainment and more throughout the afternoon.

Activities include:
- Ribbon cutting ceremony and “Make Way for Ducklings Day” proclamation by the City of Boston
- Kids entertainment: Storytime, balloon artists, face painting, and arts & crafts
- Ceremony honoring Robert McCloskey and his beloved works
- Book signing by local author/illustrator of Bats in the Band, Brian Lies featuring his “bat mobile”
- Free snacks and gifts for all ages
More Information here.
October 3, 2014
Newton Nomadic LIVE Theater Performances

Last weekend the brand new Newton Nomadic Theater launched it’s inaugural production “Faith Healer” by Brian Friel to full houses and fabulous reviews.

“Three luminous performances are at the heart of this elegant production. It was a pleasure to experience this powerful and strangely haunting play in an intimate setting right here in Newton. Theatre at its best is cleanly staged, excellently acted and touches themes that have you thinking and talking about the experience days later. NNT’s innaugural production hits all those marks. If the concepts of sophisticated theatre and Newton don’t naturally go together in your mind, then see this show and be moved by the talent and excellence that is right here in our community.” – Jennifer London

“Newton Nomadic Theater is brilliant” – Click here for full review

The Newton Nomadic Theater’s mission is to bring high quality, simply staged theater to interesting and unusual locations in and around Newton.

“Faith Healer” starring well know Boston area actors Billy Maleady, Linda Goetz and Dave Rich opened this past weekend ( Sept 26) in an intimate and little know recital hall at Carriage House Violins in Upper Falls

Oct 3, 4 it will move to Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls. We’ll create a temporary theater within the beautiful Gregorian showroom.

Oct 10, 11 it will move to the chapel in the historic First Baptist Church’s chapel in Newton Centre. This is particularly apt since the play tells the story of an itinerant faith healer, his wife and manager as they move from church hall to church hall in rural Scotland Wales and Ireland.

The gorgeously written and mysterious “Faith Healer” is brought to life by first rate cast with powerful performances across the board.

Be sure to see this fantastic production from Newton’s new theater company. Find out what people are talking about and help launch a new theater company here in Newton. You won’t be disappointed!

To buy tickets in advance, go here.

October 2, 2014
Grand Opening: Mr. Sid’s Casual Sportswear Shop
MR. SID PRESENTS THE “EVERYTHING IN BLU” SHOPPING BENEFIT

The Grand Opening of Mr. Sid’s New Upper Casual Sportswear Shop

WHO:                          High-end men’s clothing store, Mr. Sid will welcome shoppers from the Boston-area into its Sid Blu shop for a night of shopping for a cause. President Stuart Segel and Vice President Barry Segel will host the affair in conjunction with the evening’s beneficiary, Families First Parenting Programs.

WHAT:                         The “Everything in Blu” event will introduce Mr. Sid’s official opening of their new upper casual sportswear shop. Families First Parenting Programs will be there, benefiting from a portion of the sales. The night will feature Tasty Fare’s “blu” signature cocktails and a Johnnie Walker Blue scotch tasting featuring premium denim linesAgave, Fidelity Jens, and Joe’s Jeans. Hors d’oeuvres will be served, and there will be fashion, entertainment & raffles. For more information please visit: http://www.mrsid.com/

Families First promotes the secure and nurturing parent-child relationships that are the foundation of every child’s overall well-being and future success.

                                    A percentage of sales will be donated to Families First starting the night of the event through September 20^th.

WHERE:                       Mr. Sid

1211 Centre Street

Newton, MA 02459



WHEN:                        Thursday, September 18, 2014

7:00PM – 10:00 PM
- Media is welcome to browse the new shop and interview Barry Segel and/or Stuart Segel between 6:30pm-9:00pm.
September 29, 2014
17th Annual Boston Volvo 5k Road Race for MS

Join us this Thanksgiving morning at the 17th Annual Boston Volvo 5k Road Race and work up an appetite by running or walking for those who can’t!

Date: November 27, 2014
Time: 7:30 am registration, 9:00 am start

Location: Boston Volvo, 75 North Beacon St., Brighton, Mass. Parking available at Stop & Shop behind Boston Volvo and at the garage on Guest St.

Register Online until November 25^th for a discounted rate of $20!

Your participation in the Volvo 5K Road Race provides help for today and hope for tomorrow through education, support, advocacy, and research funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter. Programs and services funded by the National MS Society make a huge difference to the nearly 18,000 people and their families in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont who must live with MS every day.

Our USATF-certified course is the perfect place to spend your Thanksgiving Day morning helping those who are thankful for the smallest things every day.

See you at the starting line!

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater New England Chapter

P.O. Box 845945
Boston, MA 02284-5945
1-800-344-4867

September 27, 2014
Cook Cooks for Charity with New Celebrity Series

Cook Cooks for Charity with New Celebrity Series

WHAT:

Cook, the highly acclaimed American bistro located in Newton, MA, will begin its new ‘Cook for Charity’ celebrity chef series by welcoming WCVB-TV host Anthony Everett of “Chronicle.”

On Wednesday, October 1^st, 2014 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM.Everett will roll up his sleeves and get cooking with Executive Chef/Owner Paul Turano as they serve up the special “Everett Flatbread,” designed by Everett himself from the open kitchen, wood-fired grill.

The five ingredient flatbread (representing WCVB-TV’s Channel 5) will consist of: sausage, mushrooms, pepperoni, onions and meatballs with 100% of flatbread sales going directly to the Multiple Sclerosis Society which works to improve quality of life for individuals and families affected by MS; and raises funds for cutting-edge MS research to stop disease progression, restore lost function and end MS forever.

Anthony Everett is the Emmy Award winning co-anchor of WCVB-TV’s nightly newsmagazine “Chronicle,” the nation’s longest running local newsmagazine. Everett has been honored with multiple Emmy Awards, including Emmys for his work as host of “Chronicle” in 2010, for his reporting on the recycling industry in 2009, and for a report on special education in 2008. In 2000, Everett won the “Best Newscast,” award from the Associated Press for his work in the early evening. He has won numerous additional awards including the National Headliner Award and Massachusetts Broadcasters Association First Place award for spot news coverage.

Everett has been heavily involved with the MS Society, and the night of cooking will be one of several celebrity chef events at Cook, all of which will raise money and awareness about a charity chosen by the specific celebrity of the evening.

The regular menu will also be available on the night. For more information, visit here or call 617-964-2665. Reservations are recommended.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014. Dinner served from 5:00PM to 10:00PM. Celebrity Chef Event from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

COST: $15 per flatbread. 100% of proceeds from the Everett flatbreads all evening long will be donated to the MS Society.

September 25, 2014