Spring is finally here. And if you have cabin fever, there are lots of great events happening in Newton that will get you out of the house.

Learn how to play the ukulele. Watch films about Saturday Night Live, Nazi-occupied Norway, or Sonic the Hedgehog. Listen to jazz, klezmer, or classical music. Watch a Viking battle reenactment. There’s something for everyone this spring. 

April 2

At 7 p.m., make your own clay mushroom at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. Free, but registration is required. This is an adult event.

April 3

At 7 p.m., learn to play ukulele with Julie Stepanek Murray at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. If you do not have your own ukulele, registration is required; if you have your own, there is no need to register.

April 4

At 8 p.m., watch Doubt: a Parable, a play about a 1960s Catholic school and a priest accused of inappropriate behavior with a student, at Saint John’s Episcopal Church at 96 Otis Street. Tickets are $33.85. 

April 5

At 1 p.m., listen to Swedish bassist Bruno Råberg play a mix of jazz classics, Swedish folk melodies, and his own compositions at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street. Tickets are $23.18. 

At 7 p.m., listen to pianist Chris Carson play classical music at St. Ignatius Church at 28 Commonwealth Avenue. Suggested donation of $20.

April 6

At 2 p.m., listen to Kaleidoscope Chamber Music Ensemble play a variety of chamber music at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street.

April 3

At 3 p.m., hear viola chamber music, led by assistant conductor of the Boston Ballet Alyssa Wang, at the Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street. Tickets are $15 for students and $30-$60 for non-students. 

April 6

At 3 p.m., hear music inspired by the classical traditions of China, India, and Japan, with a contemporary twist, at the Allen Center at 35 Webster Street. Tickets are $35 to $50. 

April 7

From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., learn about water and Jewish ritual (specifically, mikveh and chevra kadisha) with a day of lectures and workshops, at Hebrew College, 1960 Washington Street. In-person tickets between $54 to $180, including breakfast and lunch.

April 8

From 4 to 5:45 p.m., watch the 1987 hit film Dirty Dancing, about a young woman in the 1960s falling in love with a dance instructor, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. This is a 97-minute film, and it is rated PG-13. 

April 9

At 10:30 a.m., sing along with Matt Heaton on guitar and banjo at this family-friendly event at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street.

At 5 p.m., learn about love during the Irish Revolution of 1916-1923 with a lecture from Professor Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid at the Burns Library, located on the Boston College campus (near the main gates). Reception is at 5 and lecture begins at 6 p.m.

April 10

At 7 p.m., hear artist Kathryn Geismar talk about her art, which is currently on display at the Allen Center, 35 Webster Street. This is a free event, but registration is required. There will be light refreshments.

April 12

At 1 p.m., watch Tove’s Room, a 2023 film about a Danish woman in the 1960s in a tumultuous marriage and her relationship with the new young writer at her husband’s magazine, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street. This is a 73-minute film in Danish with English subtitles. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members.

April 15

At 1 p.m., listen to pianist Mark West play a variety of music, from classical to ragtime to jazz, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. This is free, but registration is required. 

April 18

At 2:30 p.m., teens are invited to make bracelets inspired by traditional Amazigh jewelry of North Africa at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. 

April 19

At 10 a.m., make Nordic Easter crafts at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street. $20 for non members, $10 for members.

Free painted eggs image, public domain Easter CC0 photo.

April 22

At 7 p.m., hear Newton author Joan Leegant talk about her new book, Displaced Persons, a collection of essays about Jewish displacement, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. Registration is encouraged.

April 23

At 6:30 p.m., watch Saturday Night, a 2024 film about the 90 minutes leading up to the first episode of Saturday Night Live, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. This is a 109-minute film, and it is rated R. 

April 25

At 7 p.m., Listen to Swedish pianist Lana Suran play classical music at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for non-members. 

April 26

At 1 p.m., listen to Mattias and Charles Kaufmann play Norwegian folk dance music, both traditional and newly composed, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for non-members.

April 26

At 3 p.m., watch Sonic 3, a 2024 film about a hedgehog saving the planet, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. This is a 109-minute film, and it is rated PG.

April 27

At 2 p.m., listen to accomplished Newton pianist Kate Munkyung Kim play Beethoven, Chopin, and Schubert at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street.

At 3:30 pm: Learn how to create prints in a traditional Nordic style with printmaker Kristi Holohan at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Tickets are $30.

April 29

At 7 p.m., learn about turtles of New England in this adult-oriented lecture (featuring live turtles) at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer Street. 

April 30

At 5 p.m., hear Richard Kopley, a leading expert on Edgar Allen Poe, talk about his new book, Edgar Allen Poe: A Life, at the Burns Library at Boston College. Reception is at 5, and book talk is at 6 p.m.

May 3

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate Taiwan at Newton Taiwan Day with this family-friendly event with performances and food at the Hyde Community Center at 90 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands.

May 8

At 7:30 p.m., hear Rabbi Or Rose introduce his new book, My Legs Were Praying: A Biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel, about a Jewish rabbi, theologian, and civil rights activist, at Hebrew College, 1960 Washington Street. This is free, but registration is requested.

May 10

At 1 p.m., watch Gold’s Run, a 2022 film about smuggling gold out of Norway during Nazi occupation by a group of resistance fighters. This is a 114-minute film in Norwegian with English subtitles. Tickets are $10 for non-members, $5 for members.

May 14

At 6:30 p.m., listen to Ezekiel’s Wheels, a klezmer band, perform their contemporary take on this traditional Jewish musical style in both Yiddish and English, at Hebrew College, 1960 Washington Street. Reception is at 6:30 and music is at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 to $36 dollars, free for Hebrew College students.

Guitar and flowers. Google Commons

May 15

At 7:30 pm: Hear Rabbi Nehemia Polen talk about the history of Hasidic Jews in Israel, from the 18th century to today, at Hebrew College, 1960 Washington Street. Free, but registration is requested.

May 17

At 10 a.m., attend Newton Family FUNFest, a family-oriented event with live music, carnival rides, and crafts at Newton City Hall. 

May 31

At 11 a.m., see a mock Viking battle re-enactment and learn about Viking crafts at Berserk, the Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Viking festival at 206 Waltham Street. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids.

May 31

At 6 p.m., remember the Goldstein Family at the Goldstein Family Tribute at the Hyde Bandstand, hosted by the Newton Theatre Company, at the Hyde Community Center at 90 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands. If you would like to share songs, stories or memories of the Goldstein family, email melissa@newtontheatrecompany.com.

June 8

At 11 a.m.: Celebrate Newton Highlands at Highlands Village Day at this family-friendly outdoor street festival on Lincoln Street between Walnut and Bowdoin, with crafts, a bouncy house, face painting, and more.

June 14

At 1 p.m., watch Odd Fish, a 2024 film about two childhood friends running a fish restaurant whose relationship develops strain after one of them comes out as transgender, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street. This is a 104-minute film in Icelandic with English subtitles. Tickets are $10 for non-members and $5 for members.