Monthly Archives: May 2016

10th Anniversary Seedling Sale

It’s almost time to start your home garden! Come get your seedlings for vegetables, herbs, flowers, and that favorite summer crop, tomatoes! The greenhouse is already busy with hundreds of varieties from the same seeds they use to grow the produce they sell. Get seedlings specially selected for local growing conditions and support your local community farm in the process.

The Newton Community Farm is a non-profit, that operates for the benefit of the community. If you would like to send in a preorder to be picked up during the Seedling Sale, use the Preorder Form, (due on May 9th). Preorders are only available to Friends of the Farm. Not a Friend of the Farm? Become one today! Please visit the website for more information.

May 14th and 15th , Noon – 3:00 pm
Newton Community Farm

Join the Newton Family Singers

Come to a very special concert. In addition to performing songs by legendary folk rock artist Neil Young, NFS will be singing some well-known and beloved songs by Crosby Stills & Nash, John Fogerty and Buffalo Springfield, as well as a few song surprises. In recognition of Neil Young’s environmentalism and advocacy for small farmers, proceeds from this concert will benefit the educational programs of the Newton Community Farm. The farm’s mission is to teach and model sustainable agricultural and environmental practices in our community, on the historic Angino Farm.

So bring your family to enjoy the Newton Family Singers benefit concert on May 14th! It will be a fun filled afternoon including great music, concern for our environment, education and community.

To purchase tickets online, please visit www.newtonfamilysingers.org. Please also consider purchasing a family sponsorship for $100. Family Sponsors will receive four tickets, a mention in our program and our undying gratitude!

May 14th,  3:30 pm at the Newton South High School auditorium.

Upcoming Teen STEAM Programs @ the Library!

Impact Entrepreneurship: Making a Difference in Your Community Through Technological Innovation Ever dreamed of becoming the next Zuckerberg? Have an idea to change the world? Come learn how to create real-world technological solutions that help your community. High school entrepreneur and Girls Who Code alum Anaya Tipnis will discuss the process of building a startup and the benefits of learning to code. All ages welcome! Register online. May 3rd, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium.

CodeCampKidz: You’ll be amazed by what your Web creations look like when you see them on an iPhone, iPad, or laptop, not just on a wider screen! In this course you will take a “mobile first” approach and build a series of re-usable Bootstrap Tools that you can use over and over again on your own responsive design projects. Topics covered include: the Bootstrap Grid system, fixed & fluid layout, responsive layouts and media querry, panel, other UI effects; and others.

Full details are available at http://codecampkidz.com/liveclass/level2. Free hosting provided. For kids in grades 7 and 8. Online registration (required) begins on April 13th. When you register, you register for all 4 classes. Wednesdays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25, 4:30 pm, second floor Computer Center.

Minecraft Club: Come play Minecraft with your friends on the library’s server. We’ll have different challenges each session. Don’t have an account? No problem, use one of the library’s. The club meets the first Thursday of every month. Minecraft Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Register online.  May 5th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.

Teen Tinker Club: Learn how to code LEGO WeDos using Scratch! Tinker Club is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Grades 6-12. Space is limited, please register online.  May 19th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center.

Etiquette Boot Camp

The Etiquette Academy of New England will be offering an Etiquette Boot Camp for Teens.

The 4-hour Etiquette Boot Camp is designed to prepare ages 13-17 for the next family dinner and social gathering. Participants will learn how to start and maintain conversations with adults and peers, how to introduce themselves, when to interrupt, and how to knock when entering a room.

The program will help reinforce a young adult’s basic etiquette, conversation techniques, and table manners in a fun setting with their peers. Participants will learn how to set the table, use their napkin, pass food, and use utensils the European and American way. For more information and to enroll visit TheEtiquetteAcademy.org or call 617-608-3920.

May 15th, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm in Coolidge Corner
1309 Beacon Street, 3rd Floor. Brookline.

Newton PTO Council 2016-05-01 13:06:13

Get your hands dirty on the farm with the summer GreenPower program for middle schoolers! Participants have the chance to interact with farmers, care for animals, work in the Junior Farmer field, set-up the Farm stand, participate in hunger relief, learn cultivation techniques, participate in irrigation and building projects, and more!

For more information, please click here for flyer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION re: Proposed Self-storage Facility for Newtonville Avenue

A 113, 000 square foot self-storage facility (1.5 times larger than Whole Foods in Newtonville) is being proposed for the corner of Newtonville Avenue and Lewis Terrace.  Why is this important for Bigelow Families?  The streets of Newton Corner and Newtonville are already unsafe for our kids walking to and from Bigelow.  This facility will bring increased traffic and truck traffic to congested streets,  as well as bringing individuals with no vested interests into our community, and will increase safety concerns for our children. This is also adjacent to Cabot Park, which many of our families use.

The Land Use Committee is voting on this proposal on May 3, 2016 –  please consider supporting a  petition of the residents opposing this facility, and attending the Land Use Committee meeting at 7 pm at City Hall on May 3.

Click here for a flyer with more information regarding the proposal.

Thank you

Friends of Newtonville Avenue Neighborhood

Friendsofnewtonvilleave@yahoo.com