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Historic Newton Calendar December

  • Museum Shop Holiday Sale
  • Map Night with GIS Mapping
  • Stories in the Snow
  • Candles are Wick-ed Cool  

MUSEUM SHOP HOLIDAY SALE
During the entire month of December, find wonderful small gifts for both adults and children at the annual Holiday Sale at the Jackson Homestead and Museum, and support Historic Newton with your purchase. Enjoy 10% off all purchases such as note cards, games, DVDs and more. Members receive a 20% discount.

Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 PM
MAP NIGHT WITH GIS MAPPING
Explore the many layers of information embedded in the city’s online “Newton GIS Browser” with Doug Greenfield, Newton’s GIS Administrator. Learn if your home is in a preservation district with the click of your mouse! Or join Allison Carter in looking at our collection of historic atlases to find out the answers to questions such as: Whose farm was subdivided to make your houselot? When was your street first laid out? All ages are welcome. Free.

Sunday and Monday December 25 and 26
MUSEUM CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY

Tuesday, December 27, 2:00 PM
STORIES IN THE SNOW
A Vacation Week Family Program
Greet winter with open arms at this family program. We’ll read White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, and make snow globes to take home. Kids of all ages can enjoy the warmth of the Jackson Homestead, where we’ll serve hot cider and snacks. Cost: $15 per family ($10 for members); includes museum admission, materials, and snack. Prepaid registration is required, limit 25; call 617.796.1450 to register.

Thursday, December 29, 2:00 PM
CANDLES ARE WICK-ED COOL
A Vacation Week Family Program
Bring the whole family to this fun, hands-on workshop where you will learn how the Jacksons made candles in the 1800s, and then do it yourself! Bring your candles home and light up the dark nights of winter. Cost: $20 per family ($15 for members) includes museum admission and materials. Prepaid registration is required, limit 25; call 617.796.1450 to register.

Freshman Cabaret!!

Newton North’s current Freshman showcase their amazing talent through a fun-filled evening of songs, sketches and dances in Freshman Cabaret.
Performances are on December 15th and 16th at 7:30PM in The Performing Arts Center at Newton North High School. Tickets are $7 and available at www.theatreink.net or at the door.

Newton Partnership: Upcoming Parent Ed Opportunities

  • “Parents Helping Parents” Support Group
  • Connecting With Your Child in a Digital World
  • Future dates   

“Parents Helping Parents” Support Group
Are you a parent or guardian feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Could you use the support of peers to help? Come to an anonymous support group run by a trained facilitator. This group will meet weekly on Wednesdays begining December 7 at Brigham House, 20 Hartford St., Newton Highlands. For more information, please call Meg at 617-926-5008 ex 108. Child care provided. FREE. http://thenewtonpartnership.org/attend-an-event/

Connecting With Your Child in a Digital World
Parenting in the digital age can be challenging. Social media and technology have become such an important part of your child’s daily life. Please join us for an interactive workshop where we will examine your child’s use of technology, increase awareness of the potential challenges around technology use, and learn practical parenting strategies to maintain connections with your child. The workshop will be facilitated by Middle School Prevention/Intervention counselors Amy Comeau, M.Ed. and Rolanda Prophete, LICSW. This workshop will take place on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30-8:00 p.m at Brown Middle School, FREE. http://thenewtonpartnership.org/attend-an-event/

Save these dates for January/February 2012:
January 5 – The Importance of Routines in Successfully Parenting Young Children with Janet Lucey and Beverly Mobilia
January 11- Sleep and Your Child with Dennis Rosen
February 8 – From Princesses to Pop Tarts: What the New Culture of Girlhood Means for Girls and the Grown-Ups Who Care About Them – talk and book signing with NY Times best-selling author Peggy Orenstein

Details will be posted at http://thenewtonpartnership.org/attend-an-event/

TheatreInk presents “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” Dec 7-10

Theatre Ink, Newton North’s award-winning theatre program, proudly presents “The Cripple of Inishmaan” a heartbreaking yet hilarious dark comedy by one of Ireland’s most celebrated playwrights.

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, “The Cripple of Inishmaan” is an irresistible tale filled with a host of charming characters, plots, and twists. A Hollywood director arrives to film the “Man of Iran” in neighboring Inishmaan. The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young Cripple Billy, if only to break away from the bitter tedium of his daily life. Martin McDonough, the Tony award-winning playwright, has created a masterpiece of must-see theatre that is eccentric, honest and brilliantly funny. Directed by Charlie Beers and Graham Techler. (Contains mature themes and adult language)

Performances are on December 7, 8, 9,10 at 7:30PM in the Little Theater at NNHS 457 Walnut Street, Newtonville. Tickets are  $7 at www.theatreink.net or 617 559 6406.

Alternative Gift Fair, Dec. 11

The First Unitarian Society in Newton will host its Alternative Gift Fair on Sunday, December 11, from 11:30am-1:00pm at 1325 Washington Street. With the stress, expense, and expectation surrounding the holidays, it’s no wonder they more often exhaust rather than uplift us. It’s not too late to re-think your family routines. How does it work? When you make a donation toward a specific charitable organization, you receive a card detailing your gift to give to your recipient. A perfect opportunity to buy for those folks who have everything. Tax- deductible gifts starting at $10.

Newton Community Preservation Committee Mtg., Dec. 6

The Newton Community Preservation Committee’s next public meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 6, beginning at 7:00pm in room 202 of Newton City Hall. The meeting is open to all. Agenda items include:

–  reports on historic resources surveys (archaeology, City Archives, City Historic Buildings)
–  report on the City Archives – Combined project (see “Digital Newton” from www.newtonfreelibrary.net)
–  discussion of CPA-eligible projects in the City’s new Capital Improvements Plan
(see www.newtonma.gov/Exec/2012cip/index.html)
– evaluation & planning for 10th anniversary events.

Newton Family Singers concert, Sunday, Dec. 11

The Newton Family Singers invites your whole family to our fall concert, “When I was a Child,” at 4pm on Sunday, December 11th. This program of  folk songs was inspired by common childhood experiences and watching our children grow.  “When I was a Child” marks NFS’s fourth season singing together.  The concert will be held at Mason-Rice School, at 149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre.  Suggested donation – $8.  For more information visit newtonfamilysingers.org.  The Newton Family Singers is an intergenerational chorus and band celebrating family, community and American folk music.

Alternative Gift Fair

Save the date of Sunday, December 11 for the Alternative Gift Fair from 11:30am-1:00pm at the First Unitarian Society in Newton,  1325 Washington Street, West Newton. With the stress, expense, and expectation surrounding the holidays, it’s no wonder they more often exhaust rather than uplift us. It’s not too late to re-think your family routines. How does it work? When you make a donation to a specific charitable organization, you receive a card detailing your gift to give to your recipient. All proceeds go to the charitable organizations you select.  A perfect opportunity to buy for those folks who have everything. Tax-deductible gifts start at $10.