Vacation Week Family Movies
The Newton Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction with West Newton Cinema will be offering vacation week movie days on Wednesday, April 20th and Thursday, April 21st.
The Jungle Book, Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda 3 will be showing both days at 11:00 am. Special $8.00 price includes a movie, popcorn and drink. Tickets sales, cash only, begin at 10:00 am on both days at West Newton Cinema.
Vacation Week Family Movies
The Newton Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction with West Newton Cinema will be offering vacation week movie days on Wednesday, April 20th and Thursday, April 21st.
The Jungle Book, Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda 3 will be showing both days at 11:00 am. Special $8.00 price includes a movie, popcorn and drink. Tickets sales, cash only, begin at 10:00 am on both days at West Newton Cinema.
Newton Has Talent is a major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Newton. Funds go to programs such as annual scholarships to graduating seniors, grants to local organizations, recognizing a “Student of the Month” each month, collection of food and toiletries for our food pantries, camperships for kids who need some help with their summer plans, and a variety of hands-on service projects that help the Newton community.
Please check out the Flyer or their website http://www.rotarynewton.org/.
Auditions are open until April 15th.
The Newton Community Preservation Committee will hear a report on a CPA-funded citywide survey of historic architecture and discuss a pre-proposal for surveying a potential new local historic district in Newton Highlands. If the CPC agrees to consider a full proposal for the new district, that proposal would be due in September 2016.
Full information is online from www.newtonma.gov/cpa. For assistance, contact Program Manager Alice Ingerson at 617-796-1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.
April 14th, 7:00 pm
City Hall Room 204
Parents of children of varying ages will lead a panel discussion on adapting to life with food allergies and asthma The program is free and open to the public. All are welcome and pre-registration is not required.
For info, call the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter at 781-444-7778 or visit www.asthmaandallergies.org.
April 13th, 7:00 pm
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
It’s time to start dusting off those running (or walking) shoes! The 24th annual Heartbreak Hill Road Race and Family Walk is a perfect way to shake off some of that cabin fever! Every runner receives an official digital-clock time, a race medallion, goody bag and a free ticket to the pre-race pasta party at Newton City Hall on Saturday, April 16th.
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place runners in each category win a trophy. The first 500 registrations receive a free t-shirt. There are free activities for kids organized by the Lasell College Special Events students. Not a runner? Everyone can walk the course at 11:30. Register at www.newtoncommunitypride.org.
April 17th
Newton City Hall
The documentary Slavery by Another Name shows how systems of involuntary servitude affected African-Americans long after the end of slavery in America. Watch excerpts and discuss the legacy of this history with Daunasia Yancey of Black Lives Matter and James DeWolf Perry of the Center for Reconciliation.
The series of programs, Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle, is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Free.
April 14th, 7:00 pm
Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverley Avenue
Support Historic Newton by becoming a member today! http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/historic/support/member.asp
New memberships or renewals at the $100 level come with North American Reciprocal Museum Program (NARM) membership. NARM’s 800 museums offer reciprocal membership benefits of free/member admission, etc. Area museums include the deCordova, Peabody Essex, & Harvard’s art museums.
You are invited to Temple Ohabei Shalom’s TOS Talks Speaker series where great thinkers share their big ideas from the fields of art, culture, ethics, health, religion, science, and politics, followed by provocative Q & A’s led by Temple Ohabei Shalom’s Rabbi Sonia Saltzman. Stretch your mind this Spring.
The first talk, on April 13th, features Loretta Claiborne. Loretta is a World Class Athlete who happens also to be a Special Olympics Athlete and a person who has an intellectual disability. She will speak about her journey from Anger to Inspiration.
On May 18th, bestselling author Ron Lieber will explore the connection between values and money—Ron is a wonderful speaker, especially appealing to parents of children of all ages looking for guidance in this area!
Complimentary light refreshment follows each speaker. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite at: www.tos-talks-16.eventbrite.com. More information can be found on the website: www.ohabei.org.
Bring Out the Wow! Factor in Local Kids During 25th Annual Healthy Kids Day®
The West Suburban YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. This year marks the 25th annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families.
YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, celebrated at over 1,300 Ys across the country by over 1.2 million participants, works to get more kids moving and learning, creating habits that they continue all summer long, which is a critical time for kids’ health. When kids are out of school, they can face hurdles that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Research shows that without access to out-of-school physical and learning activities, kids fall behind academically. Kids also gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year. As spring turns to summer, Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. Instead, the Y hopes to focus on wowing them with their potential and make this their best summer ever by staying active and learning.
Healthy Kids Day will be held outside on the Y’s New Balance Track & Field. Bring or ride your bicycle to the event. Thanks to the generous support of the Newton Elks and Farina’s Bicycles, they are giving away bicycle helmets. The day also features fun, active play and educational activities such as:
• Face Painting from 1:00-2:00 pm
• Bicycle Decorating from 1:00-3:00 pm
• Drumlin Farms Presentation – “Where Food Comes From” at 1:15 pm
• Family Zumba & Yoga Class from 1:30-2:00 pm
• Curious Creatures presentation from 2:00-3:00 pm
• Bouncy House, GaGa Ball & Obstacle Courses from 2:00-4:00 pm
• Bicycle Parade at 3:00 pm
April 30th, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day is sponsored by the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, the Newton Elks and Farina’s Bicycle Center in Watertown. For more information, contact Trevor Williams at 617-244-6050 x 3021 or visit wsymca.com.
Help us ensure that Newton is open to people of all races/ethnicities, religions, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and disabilities.
On Thursday evening, April 7th, Mayor Warren will host the first annual community discussion focused on ensuring that Newton is a welcoming community to people of all backgrounds. The forum will include leaders from our community and beyond. This will be an opportunity for residents of all ages to ask questions, and join us in making Newton the most inclusive community it can be.
The discussion will be held in the War Memorial of Newton City Hall, located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, on Thursday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.