Newton Turkey Trot registration deadline is tomorrow! Register by midnight October 28th for $25.00 AND to be guaranteed an awesome race T-shirt. October 29th price increases to $35.00 and does not include a free T-Shirt!
Details, registration and volunteer info at http://www.newtonturkeytrot.org
Thanks to OurNewton.org, check out this comprehensive list of the many different local Halloween events!
Fall sports are coming to an end and the days are getting shorter. Are you looking for activities for your middle school student during the winter months?
The Highlands After-School Program has great activities in the Hyde Gym and at the home base at Brigham House in Newton Highlands. Transportation is arranged from school daily. For more information, please call 617-999-4617 or visit www.highlandsafter-schoolprogram.org
Learn what Newton’s City Council candidates want to do for you about local traffic, housing, climate change and more. No speeches or debates, just conversations with candidates running for Ward and Citywide Council seats, for ALL races, contested and uncontested.
This is a drop-in event, free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by Green Newton, League of Women Voters of Newton, Mothers Out Front, Newton Council on Aging, Newton Conservators and the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber. Questions? Please e-mail info@lwvnewton.org.
November 2nd, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
The War Memorial at Newton City Hall
Luke laughed and learned and grew at Brown Middle School, with no idea he would not make it past 19. What could his family & friends do, with the garguantuan grief of his loss, except find a way to keep his light alive? Luke’s Lights, born of that tragedy, has already delivered 100,000 solar lights to families who live without access to light after sundown. To help children learn to read, to help midwives birth babies, to brighten the lives of others the way Luke’s smirk brightened many.
Please join the Luke’s Lights Fundraiser and Celebration for dinner, dancing, kid’s activities, and more. Very family friendly. Mark Springer, former Mason-Rice principal, will give the opening remarks. Tickets $20.00 and $10.00 for kids under 13
November 2nd, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
65 Gray Cliff Road, Newton Centre
Visit Luke’s Lights’ website for more information http://lukeslights.org/
The Equity Working Group will make a presentation on the findings from its Spring Community Survey to the School Committee on Monday, November 4th in the Ed Center, 100 Walnut Street, Room 210. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm. It will be televised on NewTV.
Tweens and teens throughout the country have been using E-cigarettes and getting hooked on vaping. Join Dearborn Academy for Tweens, Teens and Vaping: A Dangerous Addiction, a lecture and discussion that’s part of their 2019-20 Speaker Series.
Register here: bit.ly/DATeenVaping. This free event is open to the public and sure to fill up quickly. For more information, please email Denise at info@schoolsforchildreninc.org
November 12th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
575 Washington Street, Newton
High school students are invited to a free, one-day hackathon. Together with a team, students will develop an app, game, web site or idea that improves experiences for people with disabilities. No experience necessary. Experts from Google, Microsoft, Olin College, Perkins School for the Blind, startups, and more will be there to inspire and help. Projects will be judged and thousands of dollars in prizes will be awarded. Families and the public may attend the demos and closing ceremonies at the end of the day.
Register today at hackawayforgood.org. Space is limited.
November 16th, 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Wayland High School
Organized by Wayland High School | CS Club. Sponsored by: Balsamiq, theCoderSchool of Sudbury, and iCode of Wellesley. Organizations supporting the event with generous in-kind donations and volunteers include: Chick-fil-A Framingham, Giacomo’s Ristorante, Google, HTC, Microsoft, Perkins School for the Blind, Stop & Stop, and Wegman’s. Sponsorship, donation and volunteer opportunities are still available. For more info, please contact hackawayforgood@gmail.com
Come to the Gala Benefit Concert to support Newton North & South High School Music Students.
Kick of the holiday season with a very special night of jazz! Join the music communities of Newton North and Newton South High Schools at a Gala Benefit Concert in support of the Newton Music Ambassadors Scholarship Fund (NMA). Featuring ensembles from both schools’ award-winning jazz programs, the evening promises exceptional music in a convivial setting with light snacks and a cash bar, and is a great opportunity to celebrate and support Newton’s talented young musicians. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Newton Music Ambassadors, a collaborative fund set up by Newton South’s Lisa Linde and North’s Richard Labedz to empower students in pursuit of music enrichment beyond the classroom. Funds raised at this event will provide Newton high school music students with opportunities to travel and participate in festivals and competitions, as well as funding assistance for private music lessons, and summer music camps etc. The NMA seeks to position our students to serve as ambassadors who will positively impact the world around them through music.
Ticket are $25.00/adult, $10.00/student and can be purchased online at newtonmusicambassadors.seatyourself.biz, or at the door (cash/check only). Donations also welcome. Questions can be emailed to newtonmusicambassadors@gmail.com.
November 22nd, 7:00 -10:00 pm
American Legion Nonantum Post 440, 295 California Street
Roll up your sleeves and help save lives! Newton Presbyterian Church will proudly partner with the American Red Cross to hold what they expect to be the first of many blood drives. The Red Cross has over 135 years of experience providing humanitarian aid, including more than 75 years of supplying blood to those in need.
Each pint of blood collected can help save up to three lives and will touch the lives of so many more. What a great way to pay it forward and make an impact on people in our community and across the country. The Newton Presbyterian Church Mission Committee is leading this initiative. You’ll will be entertained by the Newton All City Troubadours during the blood drive, to be followed by their concert in the Sanctuary that evening at 7:00 pm.
See flyer for more information.
November 23rd, 9:00 am -2:00 pm
75 Vernon Street, Newton