Celebration of the Outdoors for Families at Nahanton Park.
Saturday, June 6th
7 am – 2 pm
Rain or shine!
Fishing Contest for kids – Guided Bird Walks – Kayak and Canoe Tour
Fern Walk – Bug & Small Critter Safari – Demo of Tree-Climbing Canopy Check
– Invasive Plant ID and Contest – Planting activity led by Newton Community Farm – AND MORE! Full schedule and details on the Newton Conservators website.
Free refreshments provided by Whole Foods and Wegmans
The Scouts will be serving pancakes, sausage, and all the fixings at this delicious Pancake Breakfast. Funds go to support Troop activities. Scouts will provide service with a smile and demonstrate scout equipment and skills. All are welcome.
More information can be found at http://www.troop205newton.org/troop-news or by emailing info@troop205newton.org
May 31st, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Bishop MacKenzie Center, 1337 Centre Street, Newton Center
Price: $6.00 each, children under 5 free
A Free Concert in conjunction with the Newton Festival of the Arts, featuring local bands: The Bad Babysitters; Toy Boat; NSH Boy; Cole Brightbill; and The Dominoes.
May 27th, 7:00 pm
Newton Little League and the Horace Mann PTO are partnering for an afternoon and evening of fun. The AA, AAA, and Majors all star games will be held at Murphy in the afternoon, followed by a movie outside on Murphy field! Come see “The Perfect Game” with the whole family. Wally from the Red Sox will be there as well as food trucks, and refreshments.
The opening ceremony is at the Coletti-Magni Park at 393 Watertown Street, beginning at 11:30 am. The event is held rain or shine.
The Mayor of Newton will be attending and presenting awards to local businesses and organizations. The event will have fun activities for families and kids with free entertainment and activities. Food vendors will be available, too.
June 7th, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
The 5K is back! Parents and children are encouraged to start the morning off by participating in the family-oriented Village Day 5K sponsored by Whole Foods. $25 per adult, $10 per child. T-shirt included if you register before June 1st. Awards go to top three male and female finishers: adult (19+), high school, middle school and elementary school. Questions, contact Maureen Oates at villageday5k@gmail.com.
Register for the race online at: https://g2racereg.webconnex.com/villageday5k2015
The 40th Newton Highlands Village Day follows at 11:00 am with live music on two stages (Josh and the Jamtones, Stacey Peasley, jazz, The Dominoes), delicious food, a first-ever beer garden, silent auction, FREE kid activities including inflatables, Touch-A-Truck, cartoon characters (Mickey, Spiderman, Cookie Monster, and Elmo!), magicians, jugglers, dancers, a Ligerbots demonstration, arts and crafts, game tables, and much more!
For more information on Village day, check out http://hydecenter.org/village-day/. Any questions, contact Steven Feinstein at srfeinstein@gmail.com.
Register NOW for the Newton Highlands Village Day 5K!
June 14, 10:00 am
Lincoln & Chester Streets, Newton Highlands
Spend an afternoon at JCC Grossman Camp experiencing the magic of camp with your family! Enjoy a range of activities including: waterfront (beach, swimming, boating, water trampoline, water slide, fishing and more), sports (gaga, basketball, and street hockey), arts and crafts, rock climbing wall, zip line and more.
All JCC arts and humanities offerings are programs of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For more information, visit bostonjcc.org/grossmanJCCDay2015 or contact grossman@jccgb.org or 617-244-5124.
JCC Grossman Camp is a day camp for boys and girls ages 4.5 – 15 located on Hale Reservation in Westwood. Bus transportation available from more than 38 communities throughout Greater Boston. Varied activities give Grossman campers lots of opportunities to explore nature, develop new skills and interests in a fun, positive and active environment. Supportive, experienced counselors and staff help them to develop the confidence to tackle these activities in a Jewish camping environment.
Everyone welcome. No charge for admission.
1:00 – 4:00 pm on July 12th (Rain date August 9th. Check bostonjcc.org/grossmanjccday2015 after 11:00 am on the day of the event for an update.)
294 Powissett Street, Dover
The West Suburban YMCA’s 12th Annual Golf Tournament is July 20th at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton. When you give to the Y, by playing in or sponsoring our Golf Tournament, you make our community stronger. Your participation helps nurture the potential of children and teens, improve community health and well-being and support our neighbors in need.
Registration is open now at www.westsuburbanymca.org/events. Please contact Rosie Carey for more information at rcarey@westsuburbanymca.org or 617-244-6050 x 3099.
Please take note of an important Date and Time change for the PUBLIC FORUM regarding the Student Assignment Review.
Monday, May 18th, 7:45 pm
Education Center, Room 210, 100 Walnut Street, Newtonville
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You are invited to attend a public forum on the Student Assignment Review. There will be draft boundary change scenario maps available for review and a brief description of the context and process to-date. The focus of the forum will be on your comments and feedback which are important to this process. Please join the Student Assignment Working Group for this important opportunity to provide feedback. All scenarios are in draft stage and are subject to change.
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An Interfaith concert by the beautiful voices of Newton’s religious organizations, coming together in song for a magnificent musical event.
Conductor: Professor Joshua Jacobson, Northeastern University
Music Directors: Cantor Peter Halpern, Joe Fort, Joshua Jacobson
Participants, First Unitarian Society in Newton and Anne Watson Borne; Grace Episcopal Church of Newton and Joe Fort; LoveTones; Myrtle Baptist Church and Kenneth Brass; St. Ignatius Church and Michael Burgo; Temple Emanuel and Cantor Elias Rosemberg: Temple Shalom and Cantor Peter Halpern; Zamir Chorale of Boston.
Tickets – Advance: $20.00/$10.00 Seniors & Students; Door: $25.00/$15.00 at www.newtoncommuntypride.org/festival
May 17th, 7:00 – 9:30 pm, Reception to follow
Temple Shalom
175 Temple Street, West Newton
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