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  • Yoga Benefit Class with Dawn Davis Yoga

    Yoga Benefit Class with Dawn Davis Yoga

    Yoga Benefit Class for
    Newton-At-Home on Friday, December 26th!
    Dawn Davis yoga benefit class
    9:30 am at The Windsor Club
    1601 Beacon Street, Waban, MA 02468
    Newton-At-Home helps older folks in our community continue to live safe and active lives in their own homes. Check out the important work on their website. For more information, please contact our very own Julie Plaut Mahoney at volcoord@newtonathome.org.
    Class cards won’t apply for this special class, its entirely a donation-based effort. 100% of what comes in at the door will go to NAH.
    Dawn Davis Yoga

     

  • Shear Madness Holiday Schedule

    Shear Madness Regular Schedule at the Charles Playhouse.

    Shear Madness is one of the most popular entertainments in the world, delighting audiences night after night with its unique blend of madcap improvisation and spine-tickling mystery.

    This unique comedy-whodunit takes place today in the “Shear Madness” hairstyling salon and is chock full of up-to-the-minute spontaneous humor. During the course of the action, a murder is committed and the audience gets to spot the clues, question the suspects, and solve the funniest mystery in the annals of crime.The outcome is never the same, which is why many audience members return again and again to the scene of the mayhem.

    Over 11 million people worldwide have joined in the fun, and while no one
    has actually died laughing, some are still rolling in the aisles.

    Shear Madness is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest running play in the history of the USA.

    If you want to make Shear Madness an family holiday event, it’s perfect for kids ages 12 and up!

    Tuesday-Fridays at 8pm

    Saturdays at 6 and 9pm

    Sundays at 3 and 7pm

    Christmas and New Year’s:

     

    Tues, 12/23: 8pm

    Wed, 12/24: 2pm

    Thurs, 12/25: 5pm

    Fri, 12/26: 8pm

    Sat, 12/27: 6 & 9pm

    Sun, 12/28: 3 & 7pm

    (8 shows)

     

    Mon, 12/29: 8pm

    Tues, 12/30: 8pm

    Wed, 12/31: 2 & 8pm

    Thurs, 1/1: 5pm

    Fri, 1/2: 8pm

    Sat, 1/3: 6 & 9pm

    Sun, 1/4: Dark

    (8 shows)

    Box office: 617-426-5225

  • Children’s Books Boston Panel Discussion

    Children’s Books Boston Panel Discussion

    Please join Children’s Books Boston for refreshments and a panel discussion.
    Children's Books Boston Panel Discussion

    FROM PAGE TO SCREEN:
    AN INSIDE LOOK AT CHILDREN’S BOOK ADAPTATIONS

    Simmons College, The Paresky Conference Room
    300 The Fenway, Boston MA
    5:30-7:00 PM Tuesday, February 10

    Panelists: ​
    Carol Greenwald, Senior Executive Producer of Children’s Programs at WGBH Boston
    Nikki Silver, Co-chief Creator at Tonik Productions
    Ammi-Joan Paquette, Senior Agent with Erin Murphy Literary Agency

    Moderator:
    Deborah Kovacs, Senior Vice President, Walden Media and Publisher, Walden Pond Press

    Moving a great story from one medium to another is both complex and delicate. What types of projects are best suited to this migration? How does the adapter know which elements of the story to highlight? What role, if any, does the author have in the process? What should fans of a book hope for and look for in an adaptation? Join this panel of experienced industry insiders to hear their insights and perspectives.

    As always, we welcome anyone with an interest in children’s books—whether through publishing, writing, illustrating, teaching, librarianship, or book-selling. We hope you will join us!

    RSVP here – by January 30 greatly appreciated.
    $5 cover charge at the door – cash only

  • FREE Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel

    FREE Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel

    FREE Movie Matinee: The Grand Budapest Hotel

    Wednesday, December 24, 2014

    Newton Senior Center

    345 Walnut Street, Newtonville

    Between the world wars, Gustave H, the concierge at the prestigious European hotel, takes a bellboy named Zero as a trusted protege. Meanwhile, the upscale guests are involved in an art theft and a dispute over a vast family fortune. 2014

    FREE Movie Matinee: The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Free Badminton for Kids in Grades 6-12

    Free Badminton for Kids in Grades 6-12

    Free Badminton for Kids in Grades 6-12

    Tuesday, December 23, 2014

    (and every Tuesday and Thursday Through June)

    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Tuesdays through June

    Hyde Community Gym, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands

    Free badminton for kids in grades 6-12 (also on Thursdays from 5:30-7:00 p.m.)

    Bring friends and join the fun! Program sponsored by the Newton Partnership and the Hyde Community Gym.

    Free Badminton for Kids in Grades 6-12

    For more information call: 617.999.4617

  • Panties Benefit Seven Bar Foundation

    Panties Benefit Seven Bar Foundation

    Equinox, the upscale fitness and high performance lifestyle leader, is introducing the perfect holiday gift for the active activist. Equinox is partnering with Empowered by You to offer the Empowered by Equinox panty line.

    Panties Benefit Seven Bar Foundation

    The limited edition, holiday 3-pack of perfect everyday seamless panties, available for $60 at all four Boston Equinox locations, are designed with patented silicone flocking technology to prevent riding and sliding. For every pair purchased, Empowered by You will donate 20% of its net profits to the Seven Bar Foundation which is committed to empowering women across the globe by distributing loans to outstanding microfinance institutions all over the world.

    Panties Benefit Seven Bar Foundation

    Microloans are loans in amounts of less than $50,000 which help small business owners start, support or grow their business, and is especially prominent in countries with high poverty rates.  The Seven Bar Foundation supports small business women in Sri Lanka (where the panties are manufactured), India, Guatemala, the United States and several other countries. Women who have received microfinance loans from the Seven Bar Foundation have been able to get their businesses off the ground and gain financial independence, therefore breaking the cycle of poverty for their families.

    Instead of seeing lingerie as a tool of seduction, Empowered by You and Empowered by Equinox believe that intimates are a form of female empowerment– empowering the woman who wears them knowing she has supported an aspiring business woman into self-sufficiency and for the women she supports. It’s not just a panty.  It’s a mission.

    The panties will be available at The Shop @ Equinox beginning December 3rd, 2014 until supplies last.

     

  • Girls’ Winter Vacation Soccer Skill Clinic at Valeo FC

    Girls’ Winter Vacation Soccer Skill Clinic at Valeo FC

    Kia McNeil will be holding a Girls’ Winter Vacation Soccer Skill Clinic at Valeo FC.

    December 29, 30 and 31

    9am to Noon

    Ages 8 – 15

    Valeo Sports Center

    125 Wells Avenue

    Newton, MA

    $195

    Register here.

     

     

    Girl's Winter Vacation Skill Clinic

  • Catalog Canceling Initiative to GO GREEN!

    Catalog Canceling Initiative to GO GREEN!

    Go Green!
    CATALOG CANCELING INITIATIVE

    My elementary school is doing this via our Social Action Committee but I wanted to share with everyone in Newton and invite you all to Go GREEN!

    Go Green Catalog Canceling Initiative

    As the holiday season is upon us, most households begin to receive an abundance of unwanted sales catalogs.

    Over 19 billion catalogs are mailed per year in the USA, using:

    • 53 million trees
    • 3 billion gallons of water
    • Enough energy to supply 1.2 million homes annually
    • CO2 emissions equal to 2 million cars annually

    The production of catalogs consumes a vast amount of our planet’s precious resources, and 98% of these catalogs do not even generate sales.

    How does the initiative work?

    1. Collect catalogs that you want to cancel.

    2. Cancel the catalogs by:

    • calling the 1800 number on the back, or
    • use the website www.catalogchoice.org where you can cancel many at one time or
    • download the following app  https://www.paperkarma.com/  to scan and cancel

    3. Go online at Catalog Canceling Drive and submit the total number of catalogs you and your child have cancelled.  Deadline to enter isJanuary 15th

    4. SAVE and SEND the catalogs in with your child on the morning of January 16th (the day of the January Town Meeting).

    Please have you child/children help in as much of this process as possible.
    The classrooms that have cancelled the most catalogs will win a prize.  In addition, to help the children understand the impact of this initiative, each child will have the chance to go onto the stage to add their catalogs to the stack of cancelled catalogs.

    For more information and videos about this challenge, click on the following link.  http://blogs.parkschoolcommunity.net/ted_wells/

  • NNHS Principal to be Superintendent in North Andover

    NNHS Principal to be Superintendent in North Andover

    Dear North Community:

    I am writing let you know that I have chosen to go to North Andover as their next Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2015.

    Please know that the Newton North community will always hold a very special place in my heart.  Over the last 9 years, I have had the privilege to lead this school through many challenges, opportunities and transitions.   I have grown so much as a leader and a person, none of which would have been possible without the support of this amazing community.  I am so proud of this school and all the work we have done together to ensure that all students have equal access to the excellent educational experiences within our walls.

    I know David Fleishman will be in touch shortly after the holiday break to update you on the search process.  He has told me he is eager to move as quickly as possible to ensure that the search for the next principal at Newton North is as thorough and comprehensive as possible.

    I look forward to working with our wonderful staff, students and families over the next six months. Thank you, as always, for partnering with me to support the incredible students of Newton North.  I hope you enjoy the upcoming break, and Happy New Year.

    Best,

    Jennifer Price

    Principal

    Jennifer Price Principal at Newton North High School

  • Ice Skating at Boston Common Frog Pond

    Ice Skating at Boston Common Frog Pond

    Ice Skating at Frog Pond!

    Ice Skating at Boston Common Frog Pond

    Where: Frog Pond
    When: 10:00 AM ending time varies by day
    Who: The whole family
    How: Just come, ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing
    Cost: Varies by height: 58 inches and Over: $5, under 58 inches free.  Adult skate rental: $10, kid skate rentals $5

    Open daily: Monday 10am-4pm, Tues-Thurs: 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm