The chill of winter is moving in, and this weekend you will want to wear a warm jacket with temperatures reaching only into the 40s during the day and below freezing at night. Fortunately, it’s a busy time for local gatherings and events so you don’t have to be both cold and bored.

There’s lots of music to warm the soul. Friday night brings Music by Yo-Yo Ma as well as comedy operetta at St. Ignatius. There’s a folk music sing-along Saturday, And on Sunday, if you’d like to try burning Thanksgiving calories preemptively, there’s the annual Turkey Trot.

Here are eight things to do in Newton this weekend.

Friday, Nov 21

At 7 p.m.: Gilbert & Sullivan’s comedy-operetta “Trial by Jury” will perform at St. Ignatius Church at 28 Commonwealth Ave. There’s a suggested donation of $20.

From 8 to 11 p.m.: Grammy-winning soloist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Bach’s complete suites for solo cello for a live simulcast from Boston, and it will be simulcast at the new stage at the Lincoln-Eliot School, 15 Walnut Park. Registration is full, walk-ins admitted at 8 p.m. on first come, first served basis.

Saturday, Nov 22

At 1 p.m.: The Scandinavian Cultural Center will show “Hanna: She is Rebel,” a 2024 Icelandic film about an elderly woman who decided to become a painter later in life at t206 Waltham St. Tickets are $10, $5 for members.

From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Adults are invited to Sing & Play with Newton Folk Music at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer St.

At 7:30 p.m.: Hear the Gingersnap Band play jazz music at the Allen Center, 35 Webster St. Tickets are $30 to $40.

Sunday, Nov 23

At 9 a.m.: Run in the Newton Turkey Trot 5K. Sign up is $40; proceeds go to the Newton Food Pantry, the Centre Street Food Pantry, and a non-profit that helps those with spinal cord injuries.

From 2 to 3 p.m.: Listen to folk music performed by people of color, as part of a project to reclaim the folk tradition for and by non-white musicians, at the Newton Free Library at 330 Homer St.

At 3 p.m.: Listen to several acclaimed local musicians, including several from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, play classical music at the Allen Center, 35 Webster St. Tickets are $45 to $60.

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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.