The Newton Community Preservation Committee’s meeting on Thursday, January 10, at 7 pm in City Hall Room 222 will include a public hearing on further funding for Newton’s long-running Homebuyer Assistance Program.
The full meeting agenda and full text of the proposal are online at the CPA website. Or contact Alice Ingerson by email or phone: 617.796.1144.
Times Square isn’t the only fun place to spend New Year’s Eve…the New Year’s Open House at Newton City Hall has free live entertainment, face painting, refreshments and balloon animals!
From 1:30 to 3:30 on December 31st, there are four
different continuous live performances, so you can catch them all:
the Joanne Langione Dance Studio dancers, the ever-popular Newton Family Singers, the hilarious Big Joe the Storyteller, and
puppets and songs with Diana Kane.
Kids can get their faces painted and get a balloon animal to take home. The “price” of admission is a non-perishable food item for the Newton Food Pantries, or a child’s book or winter clothing item for Cradles to Crayons. Visit the Newton Community Pride website
for more information, or call 617-527-8283.
Please come to a family dinner and great live music (Loose Change and others) at the Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, in Newton Highlands on December 21, 6PM-12AM.
Luke’s Lights was was born of a wish by Luke Voss-Kernan’s friends and family to spread his light far and wide by buying solar lights for communities in the developing world who live off the electrical grid. Our fundraiser on December 21 will be a celebration of Luke’s shimmer and his lightness of being. All proceeds will go towards a project of Unite-to-Light to bring lights to communities around the globe that otherwise live in darkness.
Tickets $20 are available online
For your $20 ticket fee, two lights will be sent to someone who cannot yet imagine how his/her life will change. We will also be selling the actual LED lights there for $20 each. You get to keep one; and another one gets sent to someone in need.
Don’t miss the Newton Community Service Center’s Book Fair,
December 15, 9am – 1pm.
Books and gifts for ages infant to 5 years. Activities for children of all ages. Featuring books from Scholastic, Inc.
Entertain your children while you shop:
– sing with Hugh Hanley 9:30-10:30,
– Big Joe the Storyteller 10:45-11:45,
– Newton Fire Truck 10:00- 11:00,
– Puppet Making with Puppet Showplace Theatre 10:00-1:00
Proceeds benefit the early education and child care programs at Newton Community Service Center, 492 Waltham Street, West Newton. Open to the public.
For more information: 617-969-5906 or info@ncscweb.org.
Teen Crafternoons, Wednesday, December 19, 3:30 pm
Get creative the first and third Wednesday of every month in the second floor teen area. On 12/5, help create holiday cards for those who are hospitalized during the holiday season and on 12/19 we’ll be making origami boxes and snowflakes to get in the holiday spirit! Grades 6-12.
Movie Screening of Elf, Saturday, December 22, 2:00 pm
It’s Elf season! Drink hot cocoa, eat peppermint sticks and get in the holiday spirit with a special screening of Elf. The movie is rated PG and runs for 97 minutes. Open to all.
Improv Storytelling: Moving Characters, Moving Stories, Thursday, December 27, 7:00 pm
Teens, grades 6-12, join Rona Leventhal, a storyteller from Western Massachusetts, for an improv storytelling workshop in Druker Auditorium. Harness your hidden characters! Using improvisational theatre and movement, we will explore the bizarre, sweet, sly, bold, old and young characters that live in each of us. Learn to have a ‘body-sense’ of how to bring any character to life within a story. Give yourself permission to play and explore! The focus will be on exploring characters in general, not just one particular story. Open to all who want to have fun and learn!
“App”etizers, Friday, December 28, 4:00 pm
Drop in to the second floor teen area to pick up an “app”etizer menu. Learn about new cooking apps, test them out on the iPad and eat snacks! Open to teens and up.
This free Basic Rights workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
This workshop is designed to help parents learn to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide their child’s eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child’s progress in school.
Thursday, Dec. 13
9:00 to 11:00 AM
Room 304, 100 Walnut Street, Newtonville
Questions about the meeting can be directed by email to Eileen and Lisa at the Newton Parent Advisory Council.
Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.
True Colors, Newton North High School’s Freshman Cabaret, is made up of skits, songs and dances, all performed by students in this year’s fabulous freshman class.
The theme this year is True Colors: be yourself, express yourself, and let your true colors shine!
December 13 and 14 at 7:30pm
Performing Arts Center, Newton North High School 457 Walnut Street,
Tickets $7.00 at theatreink.net , or 617-559-6406.
Mayor Setti Warren will host a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss and answer questions about the override proposal, which voters will be able to weigh in on March 12.
The next Town Hall meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at Angier Elementary School, 1697 Beacon St., Waban.
Admission is free and open to all Newton residents.
Sharon High School is hosting a Summer Opportunities Fair on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1:00 – 3:30pm. There will be directors from overnight camps as well as Teen programs, from Community Service trips to Language Immersion and so much more.
This is a great opportunity for students and parents to explore options for the upcoming summer.
Kick off the holiday season with a fun race for a great cause! Hosted by The Boys & Girls Club of Newton, Holiday Hustle is a 5K (3.1 mile) road race with fun for the entire family.
Race includes a 5K run on a certified, flat course through the neighborhood of West Newton, professional chip timing by RaceWire, guaranteed shirts to the first 200 runners, sports bottles for all, prizes to top finishers, and post-race festivities!
Sunday, December 2
8:00a.m. registration; 9:00a.m. start
Location: John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton, 675 Watertown Street, Newton
Costumes, ugly sweaters, and festive attire encouraged. More information & registration available online.