Join VOICES Boston, Brookline’s premier children’s chorus, for the annual Sounds of the Season concert. The program will feature Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” and many other holiday favorites, a true musical celebration.
You can purchase your tickets by following this link: Tickets. For more information about performances or auditions, visit www.voicesboston.org or contact Kathryn DiMaria at 857-366-0034 or kdimaria@voicesboston.org
December 17th, 3:00 pm
First Parish in Brookline
Take time out of the holiday rush to join an interactive workshop designed to help you understand the effects of media on the brain, learn ways to set limits on media use, and know what to focus on to keep your children happy, self-aware, and healthy. At this workshop, you will learn about “The Vital 5” – Five things to focus on to make sure your child’s brain is developing in an optimal way. You will have an opportunity to learn and develop ideas and strategies that work for your individual child or children and to get to know other parents in the community. Session Fee: $20, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center.
To RSVP: Please email Amy at amy@amybehrens.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/.
December 13th 7:30-9:30 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban
Free Family entertainment by the American Chinese Art Society (a cultural gem of dance), Davey the Clown (juggling, magic & wacky antics) and Big Joe the Storyteller (laugh out loud funny). Also, Face Painting, Arts & Crafts and Refreshments courtesy of KIND Bars. Kids can climb aboard the awesome DPW trucks in front of City Hall.
Please contribute to Soldier’s Care Packages and help assemble them. People are also welcome at 9:00 am in the War Memorial Auditorium to help sort food for the Food Pantries., then come back for the festivities! Please bring a non-perishable item for the Newton Food Pantries. Details of requested items can be found at www.newtoncommunitypride.org
December 31st, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Lack of multiplication mastery is like a stone that drags your child down whether he/she is doing word problems, fractions, long division, finding factors, etc. Fix this problem once and for all. This 2-Day Multiplication Hero Workshop is like no other. It’s innovative, unconventional, and it works!
Through a combination of clever visualization techniques, strategies, memory-reinforcement activities, games and match-offs, your child will HAVE A BLAST transforming into multiplication heroes at the end of the 2-day workshop. Register at www.MultiplicationHero.com Limited to 12 heroes-to-be per workshop. COST: $97.00 with a 100% DOUBLE-GUARANTEE: If your child is a) not having fun or b) not a multiplication hero by the end of the workshop, you are free to request a FULL refund.
Two workshops dates to choose from:
December 27th and 28th, 3:00 – 7:00 pm OR
December 29th and 30th, 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Mathnasium Math Learning Center
1349 Centre St, Newton Center
Please come to the Newton South and Newton North Boys Varsity Hockey Scrimmage to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. Cheer on your teams and support those affected by spinal cord injury and paralysis. All proceeds collected at the game will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation
DONATE NOW: Newton North and Newton South Boys Varsity Scrimmage – to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation
December 7th, 8:00 pm
John A. Ryan Arena, Watertown
Why do we sing? As Pharrell Williams says, “Because we’re happy!” Newton Family Singers explores joy and happiness with a concert of pop music with strong positive messages and irresistible melodies. Clap — and sing — along as they perform hit songs by Jason Mraz, Alicia Keys, Sara Bareilles and Newton’s own Rachel Platten. Even if you don’t recognize the songwriters, you and your kids will know and love the songs from the pop charts.
Tickets are $10/$8 for adults/kids and are available here:
http://newtonfamilysingers.seatyourself.biz/
December 11th, 4:00 pm
Ellsworth Theater of Pine Manor College
Check out these exciting computer programming workshop, meetups and lectures coming up in the next weeks and months.
Teen Coding Meetups, 2:30-4:30 pm, Meeting Room A: Do you know the basics of coding and are now looking to extend your skill set while meeting like-minded teens in an informal environment? Keep on coding at this new series for teens in grades 6-12. Open to any teen with an understanding of the core elements of coding: variables, conditionals, loops, and functions. No registration required, just drop by! They have a limited number of laptops, so please bring a laptop if you can. 2016-2017 Meetups: December 4th and 18th, January 8th and 22nd, February 5th, 12th, and 26th, March 12th and 26th, April 9th and 23rd, May 7th and 21st, and June 4th.
Python in the 21st Century, December 14, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Are you trying to help your child decide which computer language to learn? Do you know a young person who is interested in engineering topics? Are you studying programming outside of school? As the library plans future computer science course offerings, they will be adding Python-focused courses to our activity schedule. The Python programming language is used widely by professional software engineers yet is also very friendly to beginners. Join a presentation on what Python is used for in the real world, led by Robyn Allen. Robyn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and is an energy innovator and entrepreneur based in Boston, MA. Open to all ages.
Python Workshops, Wednesdays, January 18th and 25th and February 1st, 8th, and 15th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Can Python programs be fun to write? YES! In these workshops you’ll work individually and as a class to write a few fun applications in Python. No prior experience in coding is necessary. This is a series of five workshops. Students who attend at least 4 out of 5 sessions will receive a certificate of completion. Grades 7-12. Online registration begins three weeks before each session.
January 18th: Write a program to generate a random password
January 25th: Write a program which lets the user play a text-based adventure game
February 1st: Write a program to test mental math skills (this program, if time permits, may include database basics)
February 8th: Write a program to automatically read the article headlines from a popular news website
February 15th: Write a program to make a poem from a random set of the words in said headlines
There is still time to join the cast of the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet! This production is open to 6th-10th grade students and they are especially looking for performers to fill the roles of Juliet, Nurse, and Lady Capulet.
Rehearsals are Tuesdays/Thursdays 3:30 – 6:30 pm and Sundays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm beginning December 6th. The production runs February 3th – 5th. There is some flexibility in the rehearsal schedule. So, please let them know if you have conflicts but would still like to participate. To register or for more information please visit the website www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or email production@wctmail.org.
Get your child in shape for the next family dinner, social gathering or formal event with Etiquette Boot Camp. The course is specifically developed for two different age groups, 7-12 and 13-17, and will teach participants how to start and maintain conversations with adults and peers, how to introduce themselves, when to interrupt and much more. Participants will learn how to set the table, use their napkin, pass food and use utensils the European and American way.
The four-hour program is interactive, thought-provoking and fun, and will focus on topics such as good manners, table manners, conversation skills, and interview, cell phone and social media etiquette. The fee is $199.00. For more information and to enroll visit theetiquetteacademy.org or call 617-608-3920.
Etiquette Boot Camp for Kids (Ages 7-12) will take place from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and Etiquette Boot Camp for Young Adults (Ages 13-17) will take place from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
December 18th
Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf
34-44 Charles River Avenue
Celebrate Newton is Newton Community Education’s annual juried holiday craft fair. Shop locally this holiday season and support more than 50 local artisans selling jewelry, clothing, accessories, pottery, jams, chocolates, soaps, olive oils, cutting boards, greeting cards, and more. The fair will feature many popular artists who return year after year, as well as several new artists.
Come and make a day of it! Food will be available for purchase, and live performances by local musicians will provide a festive backdrop for your holiday shopping. There will even be a staffed arts and crafts room where kids can be entertained while you shop.
Admission $3; kids under 12, free. Net proceeds will benefit Newton Community Education’s scholarship fund. For information, including information about the exhibitors, visit celebratenewton.com.
December 4th, 10:0 am – 4:00 pm
Newton South High School