The 6-day and 8-week long etiquette classes for grades 2-12 cover topics such as improving social and communication skills, projecting confidence, combating shyness, strengthening self-esteem and leadership skills, navigating friendships, resolving conflict, understanding social cues, basic manners and table manners, and more.
For more information and to enroll visit www.theetiquetteacademy.org.
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Farmers To You is a growing partnership of gifted farmers and producers creating the future of food production and committed families gracing their tables with life-giving foods. Together they are building a safe, just and regenerative food system one farmer at a time, one family at the time.
Farmers To You invites you to join the new Community Delivery Site in Newton! Each week you can order from the freshest offerings which will be delivered to you at their Newton Site. Evening pickups are also available. For more information please visit www.farmerstoyou.com.
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NCE Kids is offering several full-day and half-day vacation programs during February break:
• 3-D Sculpture Grades K-3
• Engineering & Electricity Workshop Grades 1-4
• Domino Physics Grades 2 & up
• Domino Architecture Grades 2 & up
For more information or to register visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999.
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Art, Theatre and Music Vacation Workshops at the Arsenal Center: Watertown’s Arsenal Center for the Arts has February Vacation covered with Monster Mash- Art, Theatre and Music Workshops for children in grades K-5. A Friday afternoon showcase concludes the program.
Visual Art workshops:
Theatre and Music workshops:
Supervised Lunch Available. To register online, go to www.arsenalarts.org/education or call 617-923–0100, ext. 8309.
February 17th – 20th. Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation. Scholarships and Member discounts are available.
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Now Enrolling For February, April, and Summer Break! All classes will be held at the studio in Wellesley Square, next to the Boloco!
Join the staff of Wellesley Theatre Project for a three-day workshop including a master class in Auditioning, Scene Study, and Musical Theatre. Students will leave with audition techniques, an understanding of how to approach a scene, and learn a dance to a musical theatre favorite. At the conclusion of the workshop, students will present their work in a “Shareformance”.
Click Here for More Information! http://www.wellesleytheatreproject.org/february-and-april-break-camps/
February Break (February 18th – 20th) Theatre Arts Camp!
2nd – 5th Grade, 9:00 am – Noon
6th – 12th Grade, 1:00 pm – 4:00pm
April Break (April 22nd – 24th) Theatre Arts Camp!
2nd- 5th Grade, 9:00 am – Noon
6th-12th Grade, 1:00 pm – 4:00pm
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Registration is now open for youth summer programs at Newton Community Farm.
Support your local farm, the last working farm in Newton, by registering today for one of these fun and unique summer programs. All programs spend time outdoors learning through hands on activities, about the farm and the food we produce. Fun, friendly and farm fresh snacks, what more could you want?!
For more information and to register please visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education
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Plugged In’s Music That Matters Summer Camp includes band class, songwriting, recording a song for a CD, music video, workshops, offsite events, and performance opportunities. Each session ends with a benefit concert that raises money for a charitable organization chosen by the students themselves. Plugged In provides a nurturing and supportive community to which young musicians feel a sense of belonging, an opportunity to express and be acknowledged for their musical interests and a chance to use their music to help others around the world.
Session I dates: July 6-17
Session II dates: July 20-31
Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (extended hours available)
Registration ends when MTM reaches capacity (25 students per session) or on June 6th.
For more information, please email sandra@pluggedinband.org, call 781-956-4281 or visit http://www.pluggedinband.org/programs/summer-program/.
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B2L AAU is holding try outs for Boys basketball on March 1st. With experienced coaches from top colleges in the Boston area, B2L provides an opportunity for boys and girls to develop skills, knowledge and love of the game in an environment composed of positive reinforcement that teaches respect, discipline, sportsmanship, commitment and hard work.
B2L teams typically practice at Fessenden School twice a week with games on weekends. For more information please see http://basketball2thelimit.webs.com/.
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The Newton Parks & Recreation Department is offering family activities over February Vacation:
To learn more about any of these programs visit newtonma.gov/gov/parks then click on school vacation programs.
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Calling all singers, dancers, musicians and other performers. If you have the chops, we have the contest.
The Newton Rotary Club’s third annual Newton Has Talent is a city-wide contest, open to anyone who lives or goes to school in Newton and is at least 13 years old by March 29, 2015. (If the act involves more than one person, at least one person must be a Newton resident or attend school in Newton)
Enter by uploading a video of your act to the contest’s private Youtube site http://newtonhastalent.com between February 1st and 12 midnight on February 24th. In addition to the video, you’ll be asked to submit a photo, biography and a $25 entry fee.
Ten finalists, voted on by the public via the YouTube site, will perform at Newton North High School on March 29th before celebrity judges and the public. The first place winner receives $1,000, second place — $500 and third place— $250. The top three winners will also perform at Newton Festival of the Arts on May 9th at Newton City Hall.
Newton Has Talent’s premier sponsor is Village Bank. For more information, visit http://newtonhastalent.com. For more information about Newton Rotary Club, visit www.rotarynewton.com.
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