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

  • Newtonville Village Day and Jazz Festival

    Newtonville Village Day and Jazz Festival

    Coming Sunday Sept 25th… Newtonville Village Day and Jazz Festival featuring a Fantastic Lineup on the main stage with Newton North High School Jazz Ensemble opening up; Vocalist Isabel Stover; The Gravel Project – organ jazz at it’s best: International Touring artists The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble; and closing with the NEJazz Festival AllStars with some special guests… this all starts at 12 noon and wraps up a little before 5pm.

    Newtonville Village Day and Jazz Festival

    Tons of vendor booths, roaming train rides for the kids; food and drink from the local restaurants… located on Walnut Street in between Washington and Cabot Streets.

    Don’t miss Stephen Bourassa, Jordan Gravel, Leo Colon, Rich Labedz, Aaron Gratzmiller, Brian Eggleston, Ed Harlow,Isabel Stover, Santiago Hernandez, Ken Field and Steve Conahan at Newtonville Village Day & Jazz Festival.

    Fun for the whole family! Free to the Public.

  • Family Book Event

    Family Book Event

    SAVE THE DATE – TUESDAY OCT. 18, 2016
    5th Annual UOD Family Book Event
    Featuring The War That Saved My Life

    with author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

    This award-winning midddle grade children’s book is a story of triumph against all odds by a girl with a physical disability, set during World War II.

    Join Understanding Our Differences for a conversation with the author, Q&A, and book signing.

    At Newton South High School Auditorium, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre, MA. Program will begin at 7:00 PM.

    Help support programs for the community like our annual Family Book Event with your tax-deductible donation by June 30th. We thank you!
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  • Historic Newton Sept Events

    Historic Newton Sept Events

    SEPTEMBER

    Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4, 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. Information: 617-796-1450.

     Historic Newton Sept Events

    Sunday, September 11, 2:00 PM

    HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS

    KENNARD PARK SCULPTURE TRAIL

    In the early 20th century, Kennard Park was a gentleman’s estate planted with fruit trees and shrubs designed to attract a variety of birds. The park and conservation land are now owned by the City of Newton. This fall, Friends of Kennard Park have created the new outdoor Kennard Park Sculpture Trail. Join curator Allison Newsome, an internationally known sculptor, for a walk along this trail to see how artists used the landscape and its history to create site-specific work. Meet in the parking lot at 246 Dudley Road. Suggested donation, $10.  Information: 617-796-1450.

     

    Sunday, September 18, 2:00 PM

    HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS

    A STROLL THROUGH 300 YEARS IN CHESTNUT HILL

    Originally settled by a few farmers in the 1650s, Chestnut Hill retains buildings and structures from each phase of its history. Starting at the 1868 Chestnut Hill Chapel, John Wyman, chair of the Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission since its establishment in 1992, leads a walk down Suffolk Road. Observe one of the oldest houses in Newton (built around 1700), as well as the late 19th and early 20th century architect-designed houses and gardens that followed the introduction of commuter rail service to Chestnut Hill. Wyman will describe how the establishment of the Chestnut Hill Historic District in 1992 has encouraged the preservation of historic structures. The tour ends at Mrs. Hammond’s 10-acre English style garden and Houghton Garden, now owned by the City of Newton. Meet at the Chestnut Hill School parking lot, 428 Hammond Street. Suggested donation, $10.  Information: 617-796-1450.

     

    Sunday, September 25, 2:00 PM

    HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS

    NEWTON CEMETERY: AN EARLY PUBLIC PARK

    Did you know that the land that Newton Cemetery occupies now was once used for pharmaceutical and leather factories? Learn about how that industrial land was developed as part of the garden cemetery movement, and why it’s important as a green space today. Follow Katy Hax Holmes of the Newton Department of Planning and Development on a walk through Newton Cemetery, featuring some of the cemetery’s most notable “residents.” Uneven terrain; wear sturdy walking shoes. Meet in front of the chapel just inside the main gate, 791 Walnut St, Newton Centre. Parking is available in the parking lot to the left of the chapel. Suggested donation, $10.  Information: 617-796-1450.

     

    Sunday, September 25, Noon-5 PM

    HISTORIC NEWTON AT NEWTONVILLE DAY

    Come by the Historic Newton booth at Newtonville Day to view slides through a stereoscope, play a ball and cup game, and learn more about Historic Newton programs for all ages. Free. On Walnut Street between Newtonville Ave. and Washington Park. Information: 617-796-1450.

     

    Thursday, September 29, 7:30 PM

    HISTORY BOOK CLUB

    Join us for a discussion of The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam. The author recreates trench warfare and also explores the decisions that world and military leaders made during the conflict, which lasted from 1950-53. The book club is free and open to all. At the Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington Street,617-796-1450.

     

    Sunday, October 2, Noon – 4 PM

    ANNUAL HOMESTEAD HAYFEST

    Come celebrate the harvest season at the Homestead Hayfest, a hands-on family festival that celebrates 19th century family life. Try your hand at dyeing cloth with vegetable dyes, butter making, cider pressing, and candle dipping. Jump into a burlap sack for a race or play the hoop-tossing game of graces. Enjoy a day of old-fashioned fun. Free. At the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton. Information: 617-796-1450.

  • Hamiltunes Boston at the Mosesian

    Hamiltunes Boston at the Mosesian

    The Arsenal Center for the Arts presents Hamiltunes Boston at the Mosesian, a singalong experience of the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, on Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13 in the Charles Mosesian Theater in The Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown.

    Hamiltunes Boston at the Mosesian
    Sing on stage by signing up for a vocal slot and be a part of the experience! Tickets and vocal signups open on August 16th.  If you don’t want to sing on stage, anyone may sing from the audience at any time, including when soloists are onstage.

     

    The Monday, September 12 event is for attendees ages 12 and up and their families.  Minors should be accompanied by an adult. Doors will open at 6 pm and the event will begin at 6:30 pm.

     

    The Tuesday, September 13 event is for attendees 18 and up.  Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the event will begin at 7 pm.

     

    Costumes are encouraged, but prop weapons are not permitted.  Concessions will be available for purchase at both evenings’ events.  There is a $10 suggested donation at the door, and all proceeds will benefit the WCT Tuition Assistance Fund. Limited tickets may be available at the event, but pre-registration is preferred.

     

    For more information, visit www.arsenalarts.org or call 617-923-0100.

  • Get ready for CHSNE’s annual banquet!

    Get ready for CHSNE’s annual banquet!

    Get ready for CHSNE's annual banquet!

  • Celebrate Newly Renovated Auburndale Cove!

    Celebrate Newly Renovated Auburndale Cove!

    Celebrate the newly renovated Auburndale Cove playground and fitness circuit! There is something for everyone!

    Celebrated Auburndale Cove-Picnic Happening!

    • Nature activities.
    • The new LifeTrail Advanced Wellness System
    • Historic Games
    • Ice Cream
    • An outdoor workout for older active adults
    • Tai Chi demonstrations
    • Did we mention Ice Cream?

    No pre-registration required. Transportation for Newton seniors available.

    Bring a picnic and pick up a cone of Wally’s Wicked Good Ice Cream for dessert.

    Part of the Newton Parks and Recreation summer series. At the Auburndale Cove, West Pine Street, Auburndale.

  • Musical, 1776, in Arlington!

    Musical, 1776, in Arlington!

    MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players are celebrating and making history with a genderblind production of 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone.

    Musical, 1776, in Arlington!

    The show is directed by Emma Brown, with vocal direction by Johnnie Han and Tom Ostrowski, and Julie Henion and Liza Zahray at the baton. Edwards’ classic musical makes history come alive, giving us a humanizing look at our founding fathers that is at turns funny, terrifying, endearing, and always honest.

    The year is 1776, and the legendary Continental Congress is in session in Philadelphia to decide what to do about the ongoing war with England. At the center of the action is John Adams of Massachusetts, a fiery but well-intentioned man who knows that the only way forward is for the colonies to declare independence, but convincing a skeptical congress seems like an uphill battle.  When a proposal for independence comes from a more congenial colony, John sees the chance he’s been waiting for.  The rest, as they say, is history.

    What makes this production unique is director Emma Brown’s decision to cast it genderblind. Witness spirited performers of all genders and sexes bring these long beloved historical figures to stunning life.

    Prominent among them are three talented artists from Arlington: Anna-Constantia Richardson as John Adams, Michael DeFillippi as Benjamin Franklin, and Sara Haugland as Thomas Jefferson.

     

    1776 will be performed in Kresge Little Theatre, located at 43 Massachusetts Avenue on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA.

    Dates are August 12th, 13th, and 14th.

    All performances are at 8:00 PM.

    Tickets can be reserved on our website,gsp.mit.edu, or by e-mailing gsp-tickets@mit.edu.

  • Sam Durant: The Meeting House | Opens August 2016

    Sam Durant: The Meeting House | Opens August 2016

    The Meeting House, by renowned multimedia artist Sam Durant, will be open to the public on August 5th at The Old Manse in Concord, a National Historic Landmark in Massachusetts, through October 2016. The site-specific, participatory installation is part of a two-year outdoor art initiative—Art and The Landscape—presented by The Trustees and curated by guest curator Pedro Alonzo.
    Sam Durant: The Meeting House | Opens August 2016
    Constructed on the North Field of The Trustees’ Old Manse property, Durant’s project refers directly to the historical site through a structure based on the houses of the first emancipated African men and women in Concord. The pavilion features an open, transparent framework that is designed to function as a platform for the public to share and explore history, artwork, and issues of race, while reactivating The Old Manse as a setting for critical discussions.

    The Meeting House focuses on the African presence in colonial and post-revolutionary Concord and seeks to make the connection between our difficult past, slavery and segregation, and the fact that we are still today unable to create the just society that our revolution promised.

    Beginning in August and running through October, The Meeting House will feature a series of public programs through which visitors may gain a deeper understanding of the background and challenges of African Americans in the region and explore and discuss many of the same issues faced today. When not in use for public programs, the pavilion welcomes Old Manse and the Minuteman Historical Park visitors to engage in contemplation and discussion through interpretive information built into the structure.

    Another aspect of the project takes place inside the Old Manse itself. This interior exhibition, curated by Durant, is comprised of replicated post-colonial African artifacts as well as a reinterpretation of existing pieces through the lens of the enslaved people who may have impacted them. Items displayed include a manuscript written by Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American female poet; a warning poster from April 1851 directed at freed slaves; a slave ship plan view from Boston’s Museum of African American History; a pamphlet from the Concord Anti-Slavery Society, and more.

    Programming will begin in August and includes workshops, readings, and discussions focused on African American writing, philosophy, music, food, and spirituality. Four core events—or “Lyceums”—in the spirit of 19th century gatherings, will enable dialogue about the issues in question. For a complete list of upcoming programs, please visit thetrustees.org/art.

    Saturday, August 13: 12PM-2PM
    The Picnic: Food on the table brings families and communities together. This event, in partnership with Haley House, deals with food culture as a means to start a willing dialogue of healing.Saturday, September 24 2PM-4PM
    Poetry Reading: A select group of leading poets will be invited to compose new work specifically for a reading at The Meeting House. Featuring: Kevin Young, Danielle Legros Georges and Robin Coste-Lewis.

    Saturday, October 15 2PM-4PM
    A New Framework for Dialogue: While explicitly racist policies and structures have been dismantled, systemic forms of racism and inequality remain. A panel discussion will be moderated by Tim Phillips and Beyond Conflict and will include artist Sam Durant. Panelists include Ebrahim Rasool, former South African Ambassador to the US, Penny Outlaw of the Royall House & Slave Quarters, and Adam Foss, Assistant District Attorney.

    Sunday, October 16 2PM-4PM
    The Artist Listens: In the spirit of a town hall meeting, the public is invited to share their thoughts about The Meeting House. The artist and curator will be present for the discussion to listen and respond. This will be moderated by Mary Jane Jacob.

    ABOUT THE ARTIST: Sam Durant is a multimedia artist whose work takes a critical view of our social, political and cultural tropes and icons. Often referencing American history, his work explores the varying relationships between culture and politics, engaging subjects as diverse as the civil rights movement, southern rock music, and modernism. His work has been widely exhibited internationally and in the United States.ABOUT THE OLD MANSE: Although Durant has often referenced American history in his work, he has never been granted access to a historical site of such prominence as the Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark built in 1770 that served as the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions in the mid-19th Century. Leading Transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller discussed the issues of the day within its walls and author Nathaniel Hawthorne lived and wrote there for a time with his new wife Sophia. The Old Manse is located next to the Old North Bridge and Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord, where the first revolutionary battle was fought and draws two million combined visitors each year.

    ABOUT ART AND THE LANDSCAPE
    As part of its yearlong 125th Anniversary celebration, The Trustees, Massachusetts’ largest conservation and preservation nonprofit, is featuring a multi-year, site-specific outdoor art initiative entitled Art and The Landscape. With the help of independent curator Pedro Alonzo, the new initiative is designed to present compelling contemporary art in a public landscape to create inspirational and meditative experiences for visitors at some of its most iconic and historic properties. The Meeting House, by renowned multimedia artist Sam Durant, is on display at The Old Manse in Concord, a National Historic Landmark, through October 2016. A site-specific installation, A New End, by Jeppe Hein, will be on view at World’s End in Hingham starting in August 2016.

    ABOUT THE TRUSTEES: Many of The Trustees’ statewide scenic, cultural, and historic properties have served as a dynamic inspiration for artists, thought leaders, and innovators throughout the organization’s 125-year history. Today, Trustees historic homesteads and gardens, farms, woodlands, beaches and trails are popular recreational and cultural destinations visited by more than 1.6 million people in 2015. The Trustees’ Art and The Landscape initiative is also part of a year-long celebration of The Trustees 125th Anniversarywhich will create new opportunities for visitors to explore and experience the organization’s landscapes and landmarks, some of the most important and iconic in Massachusetts.

    If the installation inspires questions or comments for the artist, you can leave a message for Sam Durant via the phone numbers posted around the property: 857-244-0651.

  • Bringing the Colors of the Maya to Jamaica Plain

    Bringing the Colors of the Maya to Jamaica Plain

     Bringing the Colors of the Maya to Jamaica Plain:

    Indigenous Arts and Music Festival features Maya paintings from Guatemala

    Bringing the Colors of the Maya to Jamaica Plain

    On Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug. 7 from 10am-5pm, Indigenous artists and musicians from across the globe will come together for Cultural Survival’s free admission Native arts and cultures Bazaar. Greater Boston is invited to join them to enjoy Indigenous music from Mali, Ecuador, and the US northeast, as well as art whose purchase supports the livelihoods of Indigenous communities around the globe. One attendee has called it “the best place to get unique global gifts while supporting Indigenous cultures!”

     

    Among the artists to be featured at the Bazaar will be representatives of the Guatemala Art and Culture Connection, whose vision is to utilize arts and crafts as a means of producing intercultural connections across borders as well as to support local initiatives in the communities that they work with.

     

    The organization, founded by Imre and Lorna Kepes of Western MA, specializes in original, authentic art from Mayan villages located around the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake Atitlán, in southern Guatemala. In this picturesque setting, the artists depict scenes of harvest, markets, ceremonies, and other facets integral to the life and culture of the Tz’utujil and Kaqchikel Maya people. The artists are known for their unique style; some of them have had work exhibited in the Smithsonian and in other exhibitions abroad.

     

    With the sale of these colorful paintings and intricate beadwork, the organization donates a portion of the proceeds to help fundAyudame a Pintar Mi Futuro (Help Me Paint My Future), an afterschool youth art program that supports children from families suffering from poverty and other problems in the community of San Pedro La Laguna on the lake’s southern shore.

     

    Also at the Bazaar, attendees will enjoy live music, as well as crafts from over a dozen Indigenous cultures worldwide.

     

    Cultural Survival is a Cambridge-based NGO that advocates for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures, and political resilience since 1972. Since 1982 the Bazaars have provided a market for thousands of artists and cooperatives spanning six continents and over sixty countries. Each year the Bazaars generate roughly half a million dollars for Indigenous artists, performers, and projects benefitting Indigenous communities around the world.Providing a unique space especially for Indigenous artists and their supporters, the Bazaars take attendees on “a trip around the world’s bazaars,” promoting both artistic and socio-political education.

    Event information:

    Loring-Greenough House

    August 6-7, 2016

    12 South Street

    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

    10am – 5pm

     

    Live music

    Free admission // Rain or shine

    Free parking
    15 min from Green St. stop on the Orange line; Buses 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41 stop right outside

     

    Food TBA

    Musical guests: Bear Fox, Sidy Maiga and Afrimanding, Yarina, and others TBA

  • How to Create and Edit Promotional Videos

    How to Create and Edit Promotional Videos

    The Arlington Chamber of Commerce and ACMI will partner on August 2 and August 23 to present a workshop to teach business, non-profits and individuals how to create and edit their own professional looking promotional videos on an iOS device.

    How to Create and Edit Promotional Videos

    $40 per person – Chamber Members
    $65 per person – Non Chamber Members
    Registration Fee is for 2 sessions and includes a 6 month membership to ACMi
    Class size is limited to 20
    Coffee and bagels will be served

    SMART PHONE VIDEO PRODUCTION

    You already have all the gear you need to create your own videos in your pocket!  In this hands-on class, you will learn the foundations of real-world storytelling and how to use your iOS device to craft a product demonstration or testimonial using minimal gear to gain maximum access.  At the conclusion of this 2 session class, you will have created a peer-reviewed video ready for sharing online or on TV.

    Second session will take place on August 23 – 8:00 – 9:30 am

    Requirements: All participants will be required to have an iOS device (iPhone or iPad). Please download and install iMovie for your device before the start of class.  Also, it is strongly suggested that you have a pair of headphones that have a built-in mic.  All iPhones come packaged with a pair or you can purchase a $15 pair by skull candy at Target.

    Sign up here.
    Jonathan B. Barbato has a passion for media. He is a freelance media producer engaged with the Harvard Kennedy School, the Mass Literacy Foundation, the Boston Herald, and others to create effective branded content. Jonathan had previously been a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 161 as a Script Supervisor based out of New York, working with some well known clients, including Hasbro, HGTV, MTV, PBS, Showtime, the Boston Red Sox, the New England Revolution, and more.  Currently, he is the Production Manager at Arlington Community Media Inc. where he oversees the strategic direction for their Public channels.  Jonathan empowers individuals and organizations with the know-how to create effective videos and marketing materials.  He’s developed personalized filmmaking workshops and has spoken at national conferences.  In his free time, Jonathan enjoys constructing 3D paper dioramas and traveling the country. Jonathan can be reached by phone at (617) 716-9915 or email at jonathan.b.barbato@gmail.com.

    For more info:  http://bit.ly/2aiiR73