“Our Neighbors’ Table” a night of fabulous food from Newton’s top chefs – all in one place – with proceeds benefiting the Newton Food Pantry. Visit www.foodfornewton.org for details and ticket.
October 15th, 6:30-9:30 pm
The Windsor Club, 1601 Beacon Street, Waban
Are you or your child interested in pursuing a job in STEM? Do you want to hear from strong women in the STEM community? Are you looking for a way to spend your Saturday night next week? You should check out Ligress Night!
Ligress Night will feature two speakers working with Silverside Detectors, a Somerville startup aimed at building nuclear detection devices. Sarah Haig is a co-founder and has worked around the world helping people start small businesses in places like Afghanistan and China. Ali Forsyth is the company’s VP of Engineering and has also worked to develop power systems for underwater drones.
Ligress Night will be held at L’Aroma Cafe, 15 Spencer Street, West Newton from 7:00 – 9:00 pm on September 26th. Ligress Night is hosted by the LigerBots, FIRST Robotics Team 2877 from Newton. For more information about Ligress Night or the LigerBots in general, email info@ligerbots.com!
A local father of two Newton school students has formed a travel agency with the goal of creating community by planning ski and ride family trips. The first trip of this ski season will be held January 15th – 18th, 2016 in Bolton Valley, VT.
Trip Includes:
* 3 night’s slope side lodging at The Inn at Bolton Valley (standard room with 2 double beds)
* 3-day lift pass
* Daily breakfast buffet
* Saturday and Sunday night dinner buffet (pasta one night, pizza the other)
COST: $275 per person * (based on 4 to a room), $1100 for family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children 7+) in a standard room with 2 double beds *
*Under 4 years old are free, but do not count toward occupancy. 4-6 years old ski free, so deduct $80 for no lift passes needed. Non-skiers or pass holders may deduct $80 OFF trip price for no lift passes.
*2 people to a room – $690.
*3 people to a room – $895.
*4 people to a room – $1100
*5 people to a room – $1305
*6 people to a room – $1510
IMPORTANT NOTE: ……this is not a chaperoned trip, nor instructions. You must ski with your children or arrange proper care or instruction. Ski school and/or day care is available through Bolton Valley.
Email Randy at randyhfriedman@gmail.com or call 617-970-3079 for any questions. Full payment is needed to secure spots. Space is on first come first serve basis and based on availability, or October 30th, whichever comes first. After October 30 on space available basis.
CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations before December 15, 2015 are fully refundable. December 15, 2015 – Janaury 8, 2016 50% refund. WITHIN January 8, there are NO REFUNDS! * If they can replace you with another family of equal number you will receive 100% refund. Cancellations must be in writing.
Make checks out to Seven Travel LLC. Mail checks to Seven Travel LLC; ATTN Randy Friedman; 7 Parker St; Newton MA 02459
Angino Fall 5k and Fun Day: Run, Have Fun and Be a Hero!
The Y’s annual road race is back and better than ever with a new course route, a super hero theme and a free Fun Day open to the public. Proceeds to benefit the Y’s Annual Fund, providing financial assistance to local families.
$25 registration fee to walk or run the 5K route, $10 registration fee for Kids’ Races
Fun Day activities include:
· Live Music
· Bouncy House and GaGa Pit
· Pictures with Super Heroes
· Touch-a-Truck
· Face Painting
· Pumpkin Decorating
· And more
For complete details, including how to register, visit www.westsuburbanymca.org/5k.
October 4th, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm
Masterclass with Beantown Jazz Artist Caili O’Doherty
The West Suburban YMCA’s Center for the Creative Arts is hosting an incredible artist, pianist, and educator, Caili O’Doherty (Berklee Global Jazz, Litchfield Jazz, Stanford Jazz Workshop) along with her quartet for a masterclass, titled “Using Language as a Tool for Composing and Improvising.”
$5 students/$7 general public. Please email Kevin O’Connell kevino@westsuburbanymca.org to reserve a spot.
September 25th, 4:00 pm
YMCA Gala Celebrating the Diversity of our Community
Come to a Gala to celebrate the diversity of our community. At the West Suburban YMCA, one in every ten people served is receiving financial assistance towards memberships, childcare, camp, swim lessons, music classes, and more. By supporting the Gala, you will enable the Y to raise the crucial funds, 100% of which will be put directly back into our community through financial aid to our children, adults, seniors and families. Featuring dinner, drinks and dancing as well as live and silent auctions. Matty Siegel from Kiss 108’s “Matty in the Morning” is the emcee and auctioneer. To purchase tickets, visit www.westsuburbanymca.org/gala
November 7th, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Work at the Y
West Suburban YMCA is hiring! Join a dynamic and fun team that is dedicated to strengthening the community:
– Lifeguards, Swim Instructors and Swim Coaches
– Member Services Representatives
– Fitness Center Staff
– Group Exercise Instructors
– Sports/Class Instructor – Soccer and Karate
– Van Driver
Please contact Laura Snow for more information at lauras@westsuburbanymca.org or 617-244-6050 x 3030.
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 their inability to pay. Please contact the Membership Department at 617-244-6050 x 3653 for financial assistance with membership or program participation.
Come celebrate the harvest season at the Homestead Hayfest, a hands-on family festival. The Hayfest celebrates 19th century family life and lets you try your hand at living the way families did 200 years ago. Activities focus on historic food and crafts, games, and leisure pastimes that show how families lived when the Jackson Homestead was built. Learn more about cider pressing, candle dipping, burlap sack races and butter making.
The Jackson Homestead is part of Historic Newton, which tells the story of Newton’s people and places within the context of American history. Visit www.historicnewton.org or call 617-796-1450 for more information. Admission is free.
October 4th, 12 noon to 4:00 pm, Rain or shine
Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington St, Newton
Parents are invited to explore Bowen Cooperative Nursery School during a free Enrollment Open House on September 30th. The Open House will include an opportunity to meet the instructors and sample some of the fun and engaging activities offered by the school. No reservations are needed.
Applications will be accepted beginning October 1st at 7:00 am.
Bowen Cooperative Nursery School offers programs for kids ages 2.9 to 5 years old, including a Pre-K program for older 4’s and younger 5’s who will not be entering Kindergarten in the fall. It’s a small, warm, nurturing community of families. Founded in 1955, Bowen is one of the oldest, continuously running cooperative preschools in the country. The school’s low adult to child ratio ensures individualized attention and a supportive environment which encourages exploration, experimentation and discovery while supporting emergent literacy and math skills, science, music and art.
For more information and an application form, please visit the school’s website at www.BowenCoop.org or call 617-332-3923.
September 30th, 7:00 -8:00 pm
96 Otis Street, Newtonville
Game Night, September 14th, 6:30-8:30 pm, second floor Teen Area: Drop in and play board games! All ages welcome. (Many games are suitable only for ages 12+.) No Registration required.
New! Memoir Writing Group, September 14th, 7:00 pm, third floor Rear Arc: The group is open to those interested in writing a memoir or autobiography. Meetings begin with time for writing followed by reading and sharing of work. Group members offer each other encouraging feedback. Facilitator Tom Yee is a licensed high school English teacher and Content Development Manager for a local publisher. Info contact newton.memoir@gmail.com.
ET Movie Screening, September 15th, 3:30 pm: It’s a classic! Rated PG. Runtime 115 minutes.
Teen Crafterhours, September 15th, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Meet on the third Tuesday of every month to make crafts and eat snacks. This month the group will make felted soap. Grades 6-12.
Girls Who Code Information Session, September 16th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Want to learn to build an app, design a video game and change the world through code? Join us for an information session about Girls Who Code (GWC), a national nonprofit organization leading the movement to inspire, educate and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st-century opportunities. You’ll learn what GWC is, what to expect for the year, how to register, when it begins and more! GWC is for girls in Grades 6-12. Register online.
Introduction to GNU Linux for Teens, September 16th, 7:00 pm, third floor Rear Arc: This program for grades 6-12 will give an overview of what GNU Linux offers to individual users and its general value to the public.
Spanish Bilingual Drop-in Story Time, September 17th, 3:30 pm: A special storytime with stories, songs and movement in Spanish and English for 3-5 year olds. Space is limited. Tickets will be available ½ hour before the program.
Minecraft Club, September 17th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Come play Minecraft with your friends on the library’s server. Don’t have an account? No problem, use one of the library’s. The club usually meets the first and third Thursdays of every month. Grades 6-12. Register online.
Game Night, September 17, 6:30-8:30 pm, second floor Teen Area: Drop in and play board games! All ages welcome. (Many games are suitable only for ages 12+.) No Registration required.
Last year, over 100 students from nine different Newton Public Schools participated in Regional and State competitions some even taking top honors and advancing to Globals!
Come to one of the “DI Info Nights” to find out more about enrolling your child in a life changing experience.
September 15th, 7:00-8:00 pm, Countryside Elementary (191 Dedham Street)
September 17th, 7:00-8:00 pm, Mason Rice Elementary (149 Pleasant Street)
September 28th, 7:00-8:00 pm, Horace Mann Elementary (687 Watertown Street)
The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the arts and service learning. DI students learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process.
More than 1.5 million youth have taken part in Destination Imagination problem-solving challenges in the past 30 years. Participating in DI has helped them develop critical thinking skills they can apply to their future schooling and careers to give them a competitive advantage for the rest of their lives.
If you have any questions, or are unable to attend one of the sessions, please email Matthew Miller at matthew@newtondi.org .
Experience Angier’s History Through Pictures and Words
The old Angier School building is gone and the new one is rising from its ashes. It’s a perfect time to pause and reflect on the rich history of Angier. Join us on this journey told in photographs and oral history. You will experience the artistry of photographer and Angier alum Benjamin Korsh and the words of the Angier community, past and present, captured by Waban journalist Lauren Paul. Special treat: Angier teachers, Lauren Comando and Ann O’Halloran, will talk about the history of Waban. Suggested donation of $15 at the door.
September 24th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street
NewTV will be holding its first annual Teamwork Trivia Challenge. The event will consist of two hours of trivia, beginning at 7:30 pm followed by an after party with a raffle, DJ and dancing until 11:30 pm. Guests can arrive starting at 6:30 pm to enjoy appetizers and desserts from local restaurants, including Baker’s Best and 3 Squares Needham.
Funds raised from this event will support NewTV’s scholarship and internship programs. Former NewTV interns have gone on to successful careers in their chosen field. Many have attributed some of that success to their time at NewTV.
For more information and to register online, visit newtv.org and click on the link for Teamwork Trivia Challenge or go directly to newtv.org/teamworktriviachallenge.
October 2nd, 6:30 – 11:30 pm
Post 440 in Newton