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Programs at the West Suburban YMCA

The West Suburban YMCA would like share some of their current programming and other events open to Newton residents.

Summer Camp Information Night
There’s nothing like summer camp at the Y. One session or the whole summer. Indoors and out. On their own or in a group. Archery to arts, canoeing to cannonballs, with the West Suburban YMCA your kids will have an amazing experience, all in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.

Camp Chickami Ages 6-14 Outdoor day camp in Wayland, MA
Camp Frank A. Day Ages 7-15 Overnight camp in East Brookfield, MA
Camp Pikati Ages 6-13 Sports and Enrichment Day Camp at the Y
Camp Polliwog Ages 3-6 Preschool / Early Education Day Camp at the Y

Comt to the Y for Camp Information Night to meet the staff, participate in fun camp activities and games and learn more about registering for summer camps. For more information, email Scott Peckins at speckins@westsuburbanymca.org or visit www.westsuburbanymca.org/camps. Information Night is March 10th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

Registration for After School Programs at the Y for the 2015-16 School Year is Open
The West Suburban YMCA provides state licensed after school programs for children in grades K-8 during after school hours, school vacations and certain holidays. For more information, contact Leah Castellano at leahc@westsuburbanymca.org or 617-244-6050 x 3022.

Creative Arts Programs at the Y
Want to learn an instrument or join a band?! The West Suburban YMCA Center for the Creative Arts (YCCA) offers contemporary lessons and classes on many different instruments such as guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, as well as music production. Contact Kevin O’Connell at 617-244-6050 x 3028 or kevino@westsuburbanymca.org for more information.

Lifeguard Training Class being offered at the West Suburban YMCA
A Lifeguard Training Class will run on Friday evenings from 6:00 – 10:00 pm, March 13th through May 8th (no class on 4/3 and 4/24). Registration can be completed buy phone or by contacting Amanda Pierce at amandap@westsuburbanymca.org. More information is available at www.westsuburbanymca.org/LGT.Work at the West Suburban YMCA

The West Suburban YMCA is always looking for great employees to fill out the team. Please visit www.westsuburbanymca.org/workhere for a complete list of current full-time, part-time and seasonal openings:

Music Instructor
Assistant Director of Membership
Little Y’ers Program Coordinator
Maintenance Professional
Sports Class Instructor
Lifeguards and Swim Instructors
Member Services Department

Financial Assistance is always available for Y Memberships and Programs
The West Suburban YMCA is a non-profit charitable organization and it is their mission to never turn anyone away due to an inability to pay. Please contact the Membership Department at 617-244-6050 x 3653 for financial assistance on any of these programs.

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Parent Training

Parenting Training in Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Approach

Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child? Then this training is for you.

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving parenting model, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and help children (ages 3-18) with challenging behavior – from ordinary, day-to-day challenges like getting to school, homework and bedtime, to more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance. For more information and to register for the March or May training in Newton, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com

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Beatlejuice and Friends: The British Invasion of Needham

The Plugged In Teen Band Program is excited to present the British Invasion of Needham, featuring Boston’s #1 Beatles cover band, Beatlejuice and Friends.

Saturday, March 7: 7:00 PM (snow date March 8)
Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave. Needham
21+ event
Tickets: $30 per person in advance online.

This 21+ event will provide an evening of amazing music, dancing, cash bar and the best fish & chips around (available for sale and served by Captain Marden’s Cod Squad). Proceeds from this event will support Plugged In’s Capital Campaign.

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Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression Workshop, 3/28

Ever wonder what drives your creativity or how you could be more creative? This workshop will teach you how you connect to creativity, where creativity and invention originate and how they unfold, and how you can effectively harness your creative impulses. Author, teacher and Newton South parent Hilary Spector leads this informal and invaluable afternoon.

Creativity, Moon Cycles and Self Expression Workshop
Saturday, March 28th
1:00 – 4:00 pm in Watertown.

$35 advance registration or $45 at the door. To register or for more information, including location, contact Hilary Spector by email.

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Next Level Up Tutoring

Next Level Up Tutoring has been providing tutors and academic coaches to Newton students since 2009. Next Level Up worksclosely with families to ensure that their students receive high quality, individualized academic support and enrichment.

Tutors can work with any age student in all levels of Math, Science, and Writing. Next Level Up strivea to accommodate the myriad schedule requests within today’s families’ dynamics, and will respond quickly to every inquiry.

Call 781-540-1123 or email for more information or visit Next Level Up online at www.nextleveluptutoring.com

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Register before February 28th

Newton Girls Softball, a recreational league for Newton girls in grades K-7, welcomes players of all skill levels. The league is committed to providing an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit, and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member.

The league is excited to be expanding to include Kindergarten girls this spring. The brand new Kindergarten T-Ball program begins May 2nd.

February 28th is the last date to register for softball with guaranteed placement and pair-me-with requests (after February 28th, players will be placed on wait list without “pair-me-with” rights). For more information and to register, please visit www.newtongirlssoftball.org.

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Hey Kids – It’s Time to Act Out!

Newton Freelance Troupe AUDITIONS ON MONDAY, February 23rd!

Due to numerous school cancellations ALL auditions for the Newton Freelance Troupe will be held THIS COMING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. Everyone is encouraged to join!
The NEWTON FREELANCE TROUPE is for children ages 8-12 of all experience levels. The Troupe produces one original musical each season, with rehearsals on Monday afternoons at Grace Church, 3:30 – 5:45 pm.

Physical and vocal techniques, drama improvisation, dance, auditioning, and singing are part of the rehearsal process. Theater professionals staff the company. The programs are tuition based and some financial assistance is available, by arrangement.
For more information or to schedule a first call Kippy Dewey at 617-274-6065. The Freelance Players, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Visit www.freelanceplayers.org for additional information.

Tryouts on February 23rd, 3:30 – 5:45 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
76 Eldredge Street, Newton

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Professional Development Forum for Artists

The New Art Center, in collaboration with the Newton Art Association and Newton Open Studios, is pleased to introduce the Art + Business Circle, a professional development forum for artists. This series of lectures, workshops, and networking events will bring artists together to learn valuable skills from experts and each other. Topics will include marketing & public relations, social media, portfolio preparation, presentation skills & public speaking, and more.

March 4th, April 1st, and May 6th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Newton Art Center, $25.00 Admission

Click here for more information and to register.

March 4th: Publicity and Public Relations with Debbie Hagan of Art New England
April 1st: Social Media for Artists with Angela Pitter of LiveWire Collaborative
May 6th: Portfolio Presentation with Mika Hornyak, George Sopel, and Sara Dassel of FlatFile

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Fitness Program

Get Burly is a fitness program designed to promote athletes to be the best version of themselves through supporting their peers and through fitness. Their mission is to instill and inspire youth to develop a passion for fitness through group circuit training and team building games.

Introduce your child to “Fun Through Fitness”. Participants (Grades 6-9) will engage in group circuit training as well as a variety of team building activities and cooperative games. For additional information, please visit
http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/64247.

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So you want to be a curator?

To learn more, click here, or come to the Curator Workshop & Information Session. This workshop brings together emerging and aspiring curators to learn about curating contemporary art from a curatorial professional. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue about curatorial ideas while learning more about the New Art Center’s Curatorial Opportunity Program (COP).

The workshop will feature a presentation by Gloria Sutton, Professor of Contemporary Art History and New Media at Northeastern University. Sutton will discuss her curatorial practice as well as some effective ways to create visual art exhibits and programs that reach beyond the gallery walls.

Following Sutton’s presentation, New Art Center staff will lead a question-and-answer period on the Curatorial Opportunity Program’s proposal submission process.

Curator Workshop & Information Session
February 12th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, $10.00

About the Workshop Presenter:
Gloria Sutton is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History and New Media at Northeastern University in Boston. She received her PhD from the University of California Los Angeles and was a fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program and the Getty Research Institute. Sutton’s teaching and research focus on network-based communication models, time-based media practices and a critical history of technological experiments within visual art.

She has curated exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angles, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles, and Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. She has lectured at the New Museum in New York, MIT’s Program in Art Culture and Technology, Carleton College in Minnesota, San Francisco Art Institute, Contemporary Art Museum Houston, and Institute National d’Histoire de l’Art (INHA) in Paris.

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