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  • Dr. Charles Steinberg to speak at Chamber event

    Dr. Charles Steinberg to speak at Chamber event

     Breakfast at Fenway with guest speaker Dr. Charles Steinberg  

    Charles Steinberg, Boston Red Sox

    Friday June 13, 8-10 a.m. 

    EMC Club House

    Fenway Park, Boston

    Tickets go on sale Friday April 4 

    The man the Boston Globe called “the maestro of Red Sox magic” Dr. Charles Steinberg will be the guest speaker at the Chamber’s second annual Breakfast At Fenway on Friday, June 13.

    Steinberg has been responsible for the fan experience at Fenway Park and in the community and has also worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and the Baltimore Orioles. He has headed the Red Sox public relations and outbound marketing, ballpark entertainment and special events, community relations and advertising, television and video production, and in each case, created innovative fan services departments.

    One of our most popular events of 2013, Breakfast at Fenway, in partnership with the Brookline Chamber, sold-out last year and is certain to sell-out again. Breakfast, networking and program starts at 8 a.m. An optional tour of Fenway Park kicks off at 9:30 a.m.

    Tickets are $75 and go on sale on the morning of the home opener, Friday April 4. 

  • Yoga Strength Training at Community Rowing

    Yoga Strength Training at Community Rowing

    Strength Yoga at Community Rowing: A Cross Training Tool for Everyone!

     
    Strength Training at Community Rowing  

     

    vis: force, power, strength, might
    Yoga: the stilling of the turbulent mind, achieving balance between body, mind and spirit.
    Combined the two and you have visYoga™:  An ever-evolving physical conditioning system that incorporates the principles of Ashtanga Yoga, body mechanics and kinesiology found in martial arts and in personal training techniques such as isometrics, stretching and relaxation.
    Classes are 75 minutes of muscle-pumping, lung-expanding, fun-ridden training of the body while letting go of every-day worries and concerns.

    Every visYoga class is a unique experience. The practice never allows the body or the mind to get used to a set sequence or routine so that you plateau. visYoga always forces you to remain engaged and present in the moment.

     

    All are welcome to experience this fantastic class.

    Offered Monday & Wednesdays 7:30-8:45pm

     

    Drop in or Sign Up Here

    For information contact visYoga™ founder Essdras M Suarez  essdrasmsuarez@gmail.com/ 617 838 7662. Available for group and private classes.

  • Newton 5th Happiest Suburb in America!

    Newton 5th Happiest Suburb in America!

    Newton makes Top 10 Happiest Suburbs in America in #5 spot tied with Apex, North Carolina!

    Movato looked at the largest suburbs of the 50 largest cities in the nation.  They were ranked based on stress factors, crime, personal income, married residents, and home ownership.

    After determining the happiest mid-sized cities earlier this year, the Movoto Real Estate Blog decided the time was right to rank the 10 happiest suburbs in the nation—places that can be measured in smiles just as easily as miles. Once our happy task was complete, we concluded that these are the most content ‘burbs in the country:

    1. Dublin, OH
    2. Fishers, IN
    3. Germantown, TN
    4. Carmel, IN
    5. Newton, MA (tie)
    5. Apex, NC (tie)
    7. Cupertino, CA (tie)
    7. Westerville, OH (tie)
    9. Papillion, NE
    10. Cary, NC

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  • NNHS Alum Liesl Tommy Wins OBIE for Directing!

    NNHS Alum Liesl Tommy Wins OBIE for Directing!

    Congrats to Newton North High School’s own Liesl Tommy who won an OBIE for directing!

    Liesl Tommy on Directing APPROPRIATE from Signature Theatre on Vimeo.

    Liesl Tommy won a directing Obie for “Appropriate.”

    The Obies, which honor work Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway, were presented by The Village Voice in a ceremony at Webster Hall. From the New York Times

    Liesl Tommy ‘s recent credits include the world premieres of Party People by Universes (Oregon Shakespeare Festival),The White Man – A Complex Declaration of Love by Joan Rang(DanskDansk Theatre, Denmark), Peggy Picket Sees the Face of God by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Luminato Festival/Canadian Stage), Eclipsedby Danai Gurira (Yale Reperatory Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and McCarter Theatre), The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson (The Public Theater/NYSF and Dallas Theater Center), A History of Light by Eisa Davis (Contemporary American Theatre Festival), and Angela’s Mixtape by Eisa Davis (Synchronicity Performance Group, New Georges).

    Other credits include Hamlet (California Shakespeare Theater), American Buffalo (Baltimore Centerstage), The Piano Lesson (Yale Repertory Theatre), Ruined (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Stick Fly (Contemporary American Theatre Festival), A Cristmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company), and Flight (City Theatre).

    Her productions have won numerous awards for directing, acting, and design. She has taught master classes in acting, directing, and new play development internationally and has taught at The Juilliard School, Trinity Rep/Brown University, The Strasberg Institute, and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Ms.

    Tommy was awarded the NEA/TCG Directors Grant and is an artistic associate at Sundance Theatre Institute. She is a native of Cape Town, South Africa and a graduate of Newton North High School and Trinity Repertory Conservatory.

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  • Waban Village Day Today

    Waban Village Day Today

    Waban Village Day- 10th Annual

    Sunday May 18
    11-3pm

    Family 5K Fun Run 10am

    Come join the fun on Sunday, May 18th for the 10th Annual Waban Village Day. The Family Fun Run kicks off the day at 10am. If you would like to pre-register for the Fun Run, please go here.

    Waban Village Day will have new rides, food, vendors, and wonderful music, including the The Newton South High School Jazz Combo. Also preforming is Ed Harlow’s Original Gentleman, the Newton Family Singers and Waiting for Neil. Come enjoy the rides, and the delicious food at our Waban Grilling Station and mingle with your community.

    11 am: The Newton South High School Jazz Combo
    This group of eight young musicians is Newton South High School’s top jazz improvisational unit. Come hear the sound of Newton’s next generation of jazzers right now! – Conducted by Ed Harlow

    11:45 Ed Harlow’s The Original Gentlemen
    Led by saxophonist Ed Harlow. The jazzreview.com said “Harlow has a gorgeous tone, lodged somewhere between the lilt of Paul Desmond and the muscular passion of Johnny Hodges and imbued with the sex appeal of Stan Getz.” His band includes: pianist Kevin Harris, bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa, and drummer Brooke Sofferman.

    1:30pm, Newton Family Singers singing a selection from their April 13th spring concert, “Loves Me Like a Rock,” a celebration of the music of Paul Simon. The Newton Family Singers is an intergenerational family chorus composed of 60+ singers between the ages of 2 and 72, that sing and perform American folk music.

    At 2:15pm, Newton’s own homegrown Americana band, Waiting For Neil. Having played together for the past two years at local venues and festivals, including the 2013 New England Americana Festival and the 2014 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.

    If you would like to help with Village there is still opportunities available. Please contact Theresa Fitzpatrick at tabilel@yahoo.com if you (we gladly accept the help of students ages 11 and up) would like to help.

    Waban Village Day

  • Splendid Candy Family Event and Discount

    Splendid Candy Family Event and Discount

    WHO: The Splendid Brand and Christine Koh of Boston Mamas, Audrey McClelland of Mom Generations and Roxanna Sarmiento of Everyday Treats
     
    WHERE: The Splendid Store at The Street, 33 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA
     
    WHEN: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM, May 31st
     
    WHAT: An afternoon of family fun- Sweet Indulgence candy bar and candy crafts! Plus, 20% off all purchases during the event!
     
    Splendid event in Chestnut Hill, MA

     

  • Yoga Energy Rejuvenation Workshop with Dawn Davis

    Yoga Energy Rejuvenation Workshop with Dawn Davis

    WORKSHOP: CULTIVATING ENERGY IN YOUR LIFE
    Do you want more energy? Are you ever exhausted in the middle of the day and crave more vitality? Starbucks aside–this workshop will offer you ways of moving your body to tap into your own natural energetic reserves.
    You will leave with more strength and liveliness, as well as a mini-take-home practice that you can do anytime you need to gather more vitality.
    TUESDAY MAY 20th
    10:30-12pm
    at The Windsor Club
    601 Beacon St, Waban, MA 02468
    $35 sign up in advance.
    Must pre-register. Contact Dawn directly for space at dawndavis12@gmail.com
    Dawn Davis rejuvenation yoga workshop Newton MA
  • David A Kelly at Newtonville Books for Ages 6 and up

    David A Kelly at Newtonville Books for Ages 6 and up

    Newtonville Books presents David A. Kelly, author of The Ballpark Mysteries.

    author David A Kelly Newton ma The Ballpark Mysteries

    Saturday, May 17th

    2 pm

    10 Langley Rd, Newton, MA 02459

     

    David will read from his new books The Philly Fake and The Missing Marlin.

    Ages 6 and up are welcome!

     

  • NewTV Movie Night Fundraiser

    NewTV Movie Night Fundraiser

    Please join Richard Berman for a showing of the iconic The Wizard of Oz at NewTV on May 21, 6-9pm. As an added treat, the Newton Youth Players will perform “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” shortly before showtime. Richard Berman has been a Production Assistant at NewTV for over ten years and is a longtime participant in the Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port.

    The Newton Youth Players are a children’s theatre company for elementary school children who have been performing musicals for nine years. The Wizard of Oz is a favorite of Executive Director, Melissa Bernstein, who has directed the play three times in the last nine years. All three casts – two from 2012 and the cast of 2006 – will be performing together, accompanied by Neil Miller, a longtime musical director.

    Come watch the Newton Youth players perform, have some food and refreshments, and enjoy the classic (movie starts at 7pm)!

     

    ***All proceeds go to support Best Buddies and NewTV Internship Program.

    Donations are strongly encouraged. To sponsor one or more seats to help our Best Buddies guests attend the event, please call 617-965-7200.

    Please RSVP to rsvp@newtv.org

    For more information on the event, please visit: newtv.org/movienight“

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  • Institutional Racism in Schools and Workplaces

    How To Have An Informed Conversation About Racism In America Without Sounding Racist

    Racism in the United States continues to be a huge problem, especially because so many people refuse to acknowledge that it exists, but do you ever think maybe that’s because the media focuses too much on the wrong kinds of racism? How does systemic racism factor into this? How does racism work?

    Here’s an example: In Disney’s animated blockbuster movie, Mulan, why does Mulan’s father speak English with a Chinese accent?!!

    He is Chinese.

    He lives in long-ago China.

    Is this to imply that he spoke Chinese with an American accent?

    Is it to make him seem foreign in his own home country?

    I would like to note that Mulan speaks English without a Chinese accent. Apparently, she did not spend time in an American boarding school.

    Or is this institutionalized racism? You tell me.