FREE Opera for Kids! Mooch the Messy
This Columbus Day Weekend, The Boston Conservatory is offering the opportunity to introduce your children to opera in a way they’ll truly enjoy, for free! For the second time this year, The Conservatory is presenting the children’s opera Mooch the Messy. The show is specifically recommended for preschool and elementary school-aged children. It’s based on the 1979 book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat […]
The Needham Craft Fair & Silent Auction
Join us on OCTOBER 19, 2013 at The Needham Craft Fair. My friend Sharon Schindler will be be there too with her wonderful photographs, some of which are made into these really cool stone coasters! Fun Shopping for the whole family. Get your holiday shopping done early! Visitor Hours Craft Fair 9:30-4 Silent Auction 10-3 $6 Admission […]
Susan Cooper at Wellesley Free Library (The Dark is Rising!)
Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper, author of the award winning The Dark is Rising sequence, is coming to the Wellesley Free Library on Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00pm. With her signature sense of history and enchantment, Ms. Cooper ignites the imagination of young readers with her latest historical novel, Ghost Hawk. Don’t miss this chance to hear about her […]
Yogurtland Celebrates Grand Opening: Free Yogurt and Family Entertainment
Yogurtland Newton Center will celebrate the grand opening of the popular frozen yogurt shop with free yogurt and family entertainment. Yogurtland Newton Center, which opened in August, is located at 1231 Centre Street and is open Sunday thru Thursday from 11:30 am – 10 pm, and on Friday and Saturday until 11pm. The grand opening events include: Free […]
Family Bike Event: Tour de Newton!
Sign up for the “Tour de Newton” – The first annual Tour de Newton is scheduled for October 6 and it promises to be a great event for everyone – kids, adults, experienced bicyclists and casual riders. The Tour will be a 20 mile bicycle ride that will start simultaneously in all 13 villages at 9:30am. Bike the […]
Peirce Elementary School Playground Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
Peirce Elementary School is raising money for a new playground and everyone is welcome to use it when it is complete. But the price tag is high. In order to get an inclusive playground with a rubber surface that allow for wheelchairs, the cost is $175,000. So far, Peirce is almost half way there. But […]
Sports Injury Expert to Speak at JCC (FREE Event)
Dr. William Meehan, III, a national expert on sports injury prevention and director of The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention in Waltham, will discuss sports injuries and concussion prevention at a free talk at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center in Newton on Sunday, October 6 at 9am. Dr. Meehan is also the director of the […]
Meet the Female Scientists at Discovery Museums Acton! FREE
The Discovery Museums Continue Popular First Friday Nights Free! Program for 2013 – 2014 Special “Meet the Scientists” Event on October 4 The Discovery Museums are pleased to announce their First Friday Nights Free! program for 2013-2014, offering free admission to both museums along with extended evening hours on the first Friday night of the month. Between October 2013 and June 2014, both the Children’s […]
Harvest Festivals All Over Massachusetts
Celebrate New England’s colorful fall season at one of these harvest festivals. For New Englanders and visitors alike, the changing colors of the leaves to vibrant oranges, reds and browns in the fall are the highlight of the year. Celebrate this visually striking season at the many harvest festivals throughout Massachusetts. These annual celebrations highlight nostalgic activities like pumpkin picking, hayrides […]
Autumnal Equinox Celebration at Well Within
Grab a friend and join Well Within on Sunday, September 22nd from 1-4 pm as we celebrate the autumnal equinox with an open house at Well Within. Drop in anytime during the open house to sample delicious paleo friendly hors d’oeuvres that highlight the foods of fall and experience equinox themed mini-treatments including acupuncture, massage, reiki […]