The Newton Vegan Chef Challenge is a month-long event taking place in May where participating restaurants and businesses will offer new vegan options to their customers. Diners will then have a chance to vote for their favorites and chefs and owners will win awards and prizes based of their customers’ feedback. The challenge is sponsored...
West Newton Cinema Foundation and CinemaKidz presents: Wednesdays at the Cinema! Join CinemaKidz at the West Newton Cinema on Wednesdays, and get creative this spring! Courses run for 9 sessions, and kids are broken up by age and interest. Course options include: Creative Filmmaking Photography Special Effects Filmmaking Animation 2 course sessions: 12:30 - 1:30...
The Newton Family Singers, an intergenerational family chorus based in Newton, unites families and friends across a wide age range through the joy of singing American folk and popular music. Renowned within the community for their vibrant performances and captivating energy, their core mission is to foster a sense of community through music. After more...
Spoken Word - Amanda Shea & Grey Held Amanda Shea is a distinguished spoken word artist, multidisciplinary creator, educator, and advocate, celebrated for her dynamic contributions to the arts and community activism. Her notable roles include hosting BAMSFest and numerous poetry events, leading youth workshops in spoken word, visual arts, and public speaking, and working...
These two talents are incredible on their own but brought together for the Festival, they form the ultimate dynamic duo of jazz. They will perform a special program dedicated to Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday. Newtonite Dominique Eade, a vocalist, composer, and improviser, merges musical finesse with emotional clarity, earning critical praise and influencing generations of...
Orchestra Without Borders Boston Luca Antonucci, music director presents Borderlines East-West with Hannah Shanefield, soprano Jonathan Fagan, jazz piano Michael Rosen, jazz saxophone Music for chamber strings from around the world paired with original jazz compositions Intermission with refreshments and African Art for sale Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:30 pm First Unitarian Universalist Society in...
Dennis Montgomery III and Pleasant Praise He wowed us at last year’s Newton Piano Summit and now he‘s back with a full choir. Dennis Montgomery grew up singing and playing in Baptist churches around the upper Louisiana area under the tutelage of his father and mother. Shortly after he arrived at Berklee in 1983, Montgomery...
Thaddeus Hogarth Collective “… Take a healthy dose of Sly and The Family Stone, add a liberal pinch of Stevie Wonder, put on your dancing shoes and boogie to the music of Thaddeus Hogarth …“– –Bruce Gelerman, NPR. So popular with Newton audiences, Thaddeus Hogarth is making his third appearance at the Festival of the...
Belmont World Film 22nd International Film Series, "Transformation/Preservation," runs March 25 to May 20, 2024, at Apple Cinemas in Cambridge (168 Alewife Brook Parkway; March 25, April 1 & 8), Embassy Theater Waltham (16 Pine Street; April 15 & 29), and the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street; May 6, 13 & 20), and features...
Belmont World Film's 22nd International Film Series, "Transformation/Preservation," runs March 25 to May 20, 2024, at Apple Cinemas in Cambridge (168 Alewife Brook Parkway; March 25, April 1 & 8), Embassy Theater Waltham (16 Pine Street; April 15 & 29), and the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street; May 6, 13 & 20), and features...
Belmont World Film 22nd International Film Series, "Transformation/Preservation," runs March 25 to May 20, 2024, at Apple Cinemas in Cambridge (168 Alewife Brook Parkway; March 25, April 1 & 8), Embassy Theater Waltham (16 Pine Street; April 15 & 29), and the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street; May 6, 13 & 20), and features...
West Newton Cinema Foundation and CinemaKidz presents: Wednesdays at the Cinema! Join CinemaKidz at the West Newton Cinema on Wednesdays, and get creative this spring! Courses run for 9 sessions, and kids are broken up by age and interest. Course options include: Creative Filmmaking Photography Special Effects Filmmaking Animation 2 course sessions: 12:30 - 1:30...
