The first NewtonPAC open board meeting of the school year with Judy Levin-Charns, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, will be this Thursday, December 5th, 9:00 am -10:00 am.
The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. The topic on the agenda is the role of the new Team Specialists at the elementary schools. If you have any questions. please contact Eileen Sandberg at eileen.sandberg.newtonpac@gmail.com.
Room 216, Education Center
100 Walnut Street, Newtonville
It’s that time of year when the Waban Improvement Society is gearing up for its annual holiday tree lighting festivities to take place on December 8th, at 4:30 pm right in front of Starbucks in Waban Square. As part of the festivities, the Newton Family Singers will lead the community in singing some great holiday songs. Please join the fun!!!
In addition, they will hold an open community rehearsal on Wednesday, December 4th at 7:00 pm, at the Waban Library Center. The rehearsal and the event are free and open to all ages and experience levels! If you have any questions, please email newfamilysingers@gmail.com. RSVPs are appreciated but not required.
Happy Holidays!!
Celebrate Newton, Newton’s own holiday crafts fair, is around the corner!
Sunday, December 8th, at Newton South High School
10:00 am-4:00 pm
$3 admission (free for children under 12)
There’s live music, a kids crafts table, food, and most importantly, a host of fabulous artists and craftspeople, most of whom are your Newton neighbors. Come see their work, and shop for one-of-a-kind gifts for yourself and/or friends and family. Please visit our website to learn more about the fair. The fair is sponsored by Newton Community Education; your admission fee of $3 will help us expand our program and grow our scholarship fund. (Kids under 12 are free.)
Get a sneak peak at NCE’s winter Kids class offerings at the fair, too.
The United Parish of Auburndale invites you and your family to come to a community holiday sing-along. After your errands are done but before dinner, come and get into the holiday groove by singing your favorite carols and holiday songs.
All are welcome.
United Parish of Auburndale
64 Hancock Street, Auburndale.
Sunday, December 8th, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Theatre Ink presents: BAD SEED by Maxwell Anderson, from William March’s 1954 novel. In a small Southern town Little Rhoda Penmark rules the roost. On the surface she is sweet, charming, loved by her parents, and admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling when one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned. Ezra Dulit-Greenberg and Simon Wolfe direct this psychological thriller.
December 11th -14th at 7:30 pm in the Little Theatre, Newton North High School 457 Walnut Street, Nortonville, MA 02460. Tickets $7.00 at theatreink.net . For questions, please email Adam_Brown@Newton.k12.ma.us
For the sixth consecutive year, The Village Bank will partner with the City of Newton Department of Health and Human Services for the annual Holiday Gift Drive, to help brighten the holidays for deserving Newton children.
The Bank and the City are encouraging local residents, businesses and organizations to play an active role in the Holiday Gift Drive through donations of gift certificates and new, unwrapped gifts for children ages newborn to 10.
The Village Bank’s Newton branches in Auburndale, Newtonville, Nonantum, Newton Highlands, Waban and West Newton will serve as Holiday Gift Drive collection sites. Donations will be accepted from November 25 through December 17.
Suggested gifts include age-appropriate books, CDs and DVDs, clothing, games, sporting goods, and toys. The donation of gift certificates purchased from local merchants will also benefit businesses in the community.
According to Kenneth C. Brennan, president and CEO of The Village Bank, last year’s Holiday Gift Drive touched more than 200 local families. “We are always happy to do what we can to help others,” said Brennan, “but it is the overwhelming support of the community that makes this particular campaign so rewarding each year. That really makes all the difference.”
Meghan Kennedy, community social worker for the City of Newton, said that every income-eligible family who applied last year was provided with age- and gender-appropriate gifts for the children in their family, thanks to the generosity of others.
Two gift-laden church bazaars will be held in West Newton Square within a block of one another: at the First Unitarian Society (1326 Washington St.) and Second Church, UCC (60 Highland St.) where the Bazaar opens a half hour early, at 9 am.
Both the Unitarian Fair and the Second Church Bazaar will offer a wide variety of merchandise for holiday shopping, including jewelry, seasonal items, books, toys, small furniture and household goods.There will be homemade sweet treats and decorated wreaths. Both churches will feature a Silent Auction. Hot lunches are available at either site, plan to enjoy a lunch at one of the churches. Free parking is available for all patrons in Second Church’s Highland and Chestnut Street lots.
For more information, please contact either church:
First Unitarian Society of Newton, Second Church in Newton, UCC
December 7th, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Check out the offerings and resources just for teens at the Newton Free Library. More details, info, and resources are available on the teen section of the library website.
Holiday Cards for a Cause
December 3 at 3:00pm
Get creative! Get crafty! Drop by the teen area (2nd floor) where we’ll be making holiday cards to send to those who are staying in the hospital this holiday season.
Knitting and Crochet Club
December 5 at 7:00pm
Are you an expert with knitting or crochet needles, just learning, or want to learn? Join us the first Thursdays of every month. We have crochet hooks and yarn and the know-how to teach the basics. You are welcome to bring your own project, share ideas and conversation. Refreshments will be served. Open to ages 10 and up.
The Julius Quartet, the Honors Quartet in residence at the Boston Conservatory, performs at the WLC:
Mozart Serenade
Bartok Quartet # 4
Beethoven Opus 74
Reception and concert $10.00. All proceeds go to the Waban Library Center. Please RSVP to 617- 244-0700 or wabanlibrary@gmail.com
Sunday, December 15th, 2:00 pm
PLEASE RSVP
1608 Beacon Street, Waban
www.wabanlibrarycenter.org
A discussion, support and activist group open to all Newton mothers of tween/teen daughters who are interested in figuring out how to best empower and support our girls.
December meetings:
Drop-in Peer Support Group – December 12th, 7:30-9:00 pm
· Open to all mothers of tween/teen girls in Newton – drop-ins are welcome!
· Share any concerns related to raising your daughter with a group of other supportive moms
Body Image Discussion Group – December 17th, 7:30-9:00 pm
· Open to all mothers of teen/tween girls in Newton – drop-ins are welcome!
· Get updated information on body image issues effecting teen girls
· Share your own experiences and concerns
· Learn how to help your daughter feel better about her body!
Both meetings at Samadhi, 796 Beacon St, Newton Center (near B Street restaurant). For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Kim Gallaugher momofiggy@hotmail.com or 617-558-0092.