It may not feel like it yet, but spring is on the way. And we’ll get a little taste of that this weekend as temperatures climb toward the low-50s and daylight sticks around an hour later (remember to turn your clocks ahead Saturday night into Sunday morning).

It will take a while for the snow to melt, and in the meantime you can enjoy some community magic.

Here are five things to do in Newton this weekend.

Saturday, March 7

From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the 20-member Bay Colony Brass, led by music director Philip Sanborn, will perform “An Evening of Firsts,” , family-friendly concert featuring English composer Gustav Holst’s “First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band” arranged for brass ensemble. The free program at Second Church, 60 Highland St., is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local council supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the City of Newton.

From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Allen Center, 35 Webster St. in West Newton, will host an evening of Scottish and American traditional music performed by Kathleen Parks, Jenna Moynihan and friends, part of the Cherry Street Music concert series, And the Allen Center will transform into a pub setting with appropriate food and beverage available. To reserve tickets, visit www.newtonculture.org/upcomingevents.

Sunday, March 8

From 2 to 4 p.m., the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton will host its Annual Concert in the FUUSN Sanctuary. This concert is a fundraiser for the UU Urban Ministry and will feature classical chamber music by pianists Paul Antonucci and Lois Shapiro along with guitarists Bob MacWilliams and Chris Welles. And there will be cookies served during the intermission. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted for the UU Urban Ministry.

From 3 to 5 p.m., the Cherry Street Music concert series continues at the Allen Center with 25-year-old piano sensation Yuki Yoshimi performing an evening of Mozart, Bartók and Schumann. Yoshimi became the youngest-ever winner of the 86th Music Competition of Japan at age 17. Tickets are $30 to $60.

From 4 to 6 p.m., Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., will host a concert featuring Mozart’s Requiem in a new edition by Howard Arman, paired with two psalm settings by Brazilian composer Nunes Garcia highlighting themes of mercy, judgment and eternal rest.

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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.