This spring, Newton North High School sophomore Linnea Dun Rappaport is hosting a community environmental scavenger hunt designed for elementary school aged students and their families. The event encourages the young participants to explore local [...]
Avital Skolnick is pleased to announce her upcoming art exhibition at the 2nd Floor Gallery in Newton City Hall, on display throughout the month of May beginning May 4. This latest body of work explores [...]
Join Us for the DAGON’S PATH 5K/1K AAPI RUN 2026 Dear Friends and Community Members, We are excited to invite you to the DRAGON’S PATH 5K/1K AAPI RUN 2026 – a celebration of health, heritage, [...]
Please join Representative Greg Schwartz for his monthly office hours on Monday, May 11th from 10:00 to 11:30am at the Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave), room 211. No appointment necessary. For further information or [...]
Join us for a reception celebrating Standing Still, a new exhibit by painter Kathryn Gearon. The Providence native's process-based abstract paintings explore landscapes in all their forms — urban, geographical, imagined, and emotional — alongside [...]
Immerse yourself in the irregular rhythms of both piano and prose, as local author Isaiah Scott reads excerpts from his two debut novels and local jazz pianist Julian Laury performs original arrangements inspired by the [...]
A look at new research on harmful chemicals in synthetic hair extensions and what it reveals about the inequity of everyday beauty. This Science Café explores the health risks associated with this largely unregulated category [...]
Want to try an instrument that is fun and relatively easy to play? Learn the fundamentals of ukulele playing with Julie Stepanek Murray! This three part series will cover the basics (tuning, fretting, strumming, and [...]
Join us at The Allen Center for a compelling lecture demonstration on the dynamic interplay between painting and photography— and go behind the scenes with two of Newton's most celebrated artists, Peter Vanderwarker and Sam [...]
Elizabeth Barnes will present the latest information about the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that feeds on over 100 plant species and is an agricultural and nuisance pest. In addition to killing grapes, black walnut [...]
Newton Community Farm Annual Seedling Sale May 16th - 17th from 12-3pm The farm will have almost 100 varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings for sale, along with Vermont Compost Company potting soil. Gardening [...]
Free self defense class and demonstration for all ages at the Hyde Center, 90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 2pm - 3:30pm. Daniel Mola from Atom, Jiu-Jitsu & Science on [...]