It’s cold. And it’s going to be cold all weekend. Warm yourself up with some community togetherness and celebration of the arts. Boston College and the Newton Free Library have concerts this weekend, and there’s a screening of a documentary at the West Newton Cinema.

If you’re a fan of winter, you’re in luck. Temperatures are expected to hover around the freezing point, and it may snow a little, too.

Here are six things to do in Newton this weekend.

Friday, Feb, 20

At 7 p.m., you can listen to the Boston College University Chorale and Chamber Singers perform ‘elements’ at St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Ave. Suggested donation $20.

Saturday, Feb. 21

From 10 a.m. to noon, the Waban Library Center will host its Coffee Hour, with free coffee and tea for anyone who wants to warm up, get some work done, chat or read, at 1608 Beacon St.

At 1 p.m., The Scandinavian Cultural Center will show The Painter and the Thief, a 2020 Norwegian film about an artist tracking down the man who stole her work and the unlikely friendship that developed, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St. Tickets are $10.

Sunday, Feb. 22

From noon to 1:30 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton Social Justice Speakers Task Force will host a discussion with Christine Nguyen, Jefferson Hussey, and Renee Hamilton, volunteer organizers with Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA). ESWA is an all-volunteer association of low-paid service workers and allies uniting to end poverty conditions in our communities by addressing their root causes. Speakers will talk about ESWA’s Winter Survival Campaign and how members help one another meet urgent needs such as food, clothing, and other basic necessities so they can participate in organizing for long-term solutions.

From 1 to 3:30 p.m., West Newton Cinema will host Behind the Screen: All God’s Children, a documentary filmed over five years that follows activist Rabbi Rachel Timoner and her Congregation Beth Elohim’s partnership with Reverend Dr. Robert Waterman of Antioch Baptist Church as their faith is put to the test, and both congregations struggle not to let their differences drive them apart. Tickets are $20.

From 2 to 3 p.m., at the Newton Free Library, pianist Liana Paniyeva will present a concert, “Romantic Voices,” exploring the lyricism, depth and emotional power of the Romantic era, including Robert Schumann’s Sonata No 2, Brahms’ Fantasies, Op. 116, and more.

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You can find more events or submit your own on our Events Page.

And the city has an ongoing list of arts-related events on the Newton Arts Calendar.