Elaine Woo (vocals) and Tom Lamark (keyboard) will perform tunes from the Great American Songbook. Those songs can convey anything: hopes, feelings, fears, dreams, ups and downs, and everything in between. Come and let music [...]
This Trivia Night is an LGBTQIA+ Socials event, sponsored by the Newton Dept. of Older Adults at the Cooper Center for Active Living in collaboration with the Newton Free Library. Come for an evening of [...]
As part of our preparation for the grand opening of the Cooper Center, we’re thrilled to introduce several new ways for the community to get involved and make a meaningful impact. Whether you're passionate about [...]
As we prepare for the opening of the Cooper Center this fall, we will host several Director-led listening sessions across the community. These sessions will offer a chance for our Director, Mignonne Murray, to hear [...]
This concert features a blend of works that explore both the virtuosic and expressive qualities of the violin. From the deep spirituality of Lera Auerbach’s T'filah to the baroque elegance of Bach’s Sonata, the program [...]
Santon, a blind and autistic pianist and composer, is captivating audiences with his emotionally rich and stylistically diverse performances. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and raised in Massachusetts, he spent two decades studying at Perkins [...]
Founder of Working Daughter and author of two award-winning books, Liz O’Donnell will lead you through a discussion about balancing eldercare with all of life’s responsibilities. Learn practical and actionable strategies for not only surviving [...]
Local pianist Mark L. West will perform solo piano works ranging from classical music by Chopin and Mozart to “turn of the century” ragtime by Scott Joplin and jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael, [...]
Local pianist Mark L. West will perform solo piano works ranging from classical music by Chopin and Mozart to “turn of the century” ragtime by Scott Joplin and jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael, [...]
Performing a unique, interactive, and highly entertaining program, local singer-songwriter (and former sportswriter) Howie Newman will sing baseball songs, offer up baseball trivia, and tell stories about his days as a sportswriter on the Red [...]
Media and information literacy are essential 21st-century skills in order to be an informed citizen. These are also skills that, when applied in a historical context, help us become better historians. In this discussion, we [...]
The public is invited to the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium on January 7 at 7 p.m. to learn about the 109-page report — Aging in Newton: A Community Needs Assessment — commissioned by the [...]