• Celebrations! with the New Philharmonia and Boston Ballet School

    Brown Middle School 125 Meadowbrook Road, Newton Centre, MA, United States

    The New Philharmonia Orchestra and Boston Ballet School present their annual holiday performance, Celebrations! This family-friendly show features scenes from Tchaikovsky's beloved The Nutcracker as well as other holiday favorites. Family members of all generations [...]

    $10 – $20
  • A Festival of Lessons & Carols

    St. John's Episcopal Church 297 Lowell Ave, Newton, MA, United States

    All are warmly invited to St. John’s Episcopal Church (297 Lowell Ave, Newton) for the Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 14, at 4PM. Reception to follow. This special service, featuring the choirs [...]

  • Avi Benjamin. Theremin. Concert-Story.

    Community Hub 1320 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA, United States

    Artistic Hanukkah Festival Avi Benjamin Theremin Concert-Story “The Theremin is a musical phenomenon of the twentieth century – the first electronic instrument, its sound reminiscent of the human voice.” The secret life of a musician-inventor [...]

    Free
  • Intergenerational Music Group with All Newton Music School

    Cooper Center 345 Walnut Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

    Led by Cheyenne Mize and Madison Wise This intergenerational music group invites older adults, young children, and families to connect through singing, movement, and instrument play. Led by an Early Childhood Specialist and a Board-Certified [...]

  • The Cooper Center Music Makers Holiday Concert

    Cooper Center 345 Walnut Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

    The Cooper Center Music Makers have delighted OAS participants for years. Join them for their annual holiday performance, which will feature classic holiday songs. You are welcome to sing along, tap your feet, or simply [...]

  • Menorah Lighting at Chestnut Hill Square

    Chestnut Hill Square 200 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States

    Come celebrate the festival of lights! Chestnut Hill Square, in partnership with Chabad at Chestnut Hill, will hold a Menorah Lighting on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy live music, street performers, holiday [...]

    Free
  • Ukulele Workshop

    Ukulele Workshop

    Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA, MA, United States

    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 [...]

    Free
  • Director’s Spotlight: Drink and Be Merry

    West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United States

    ABOUT THE FILM Set at a struggling New York dive bar in the days approaching Christmas, 2019, Chet (Jefferson White), a beleaguered bartender in a state of extended arrested development, must balance taking care of [...]

    $21
  • Stefan Jackiw & Friends

    The Allen Center 35 Webster Street, Newton, MA, United States

    Cherry Street Music presents Stefan Jackiw & Friends! Violinist Stefan Jackiw, with pianist Kevin Ahfat will present the Prokofiev Violin Sonata in D and duos with clarinetist Yoonah Kim by Schubert and Mozart. Allison Eldredge [...]

    $50 – $80
  • Newton Farmers’ Market- Holiday Market December 20th

    We’ve got all your holiday veggies and goodies covered! Join us for a joyful pre-holiday market featuring your favorite local farmers, along with delicious cookies, pastries, olive oil, dumplings, meat pies, and more — everything [...]

    Free
  • Sing & Play with Newton Folk Music

    Sing & Play with Newton Folk Music

    Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA, MA, United States

    Join Newton Folk Music at the Newton Free Library to sing and play a wide range of folk music, from traditional to contemporary, in a low-key, warm, and friendly environment. Singers and instrumentalists of all [...]

    Free