Tickets are on sale now for Newton Food Pantry ‘s second Our Neighbors’ Table (ONT) fundraiser. ONT is a unique event where guests can experience the tastes of some of
Newton’s best restaurants such as Central , Comedor, Farmstead Table, Fiorella’s , and Lumiere and feel good knowing that all proceeds will go to benefit our community.
Please visit the ONT website for details and tickets.
October 19th, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
The Windsor Club
1601 Beacon Street, Newton
Do you believe that all children have the right to be “Safe, Strong and Free?” Join the dynamic task force of trained volunteer CAP Prevention Specialists committed to teaching children in the Newton Elementary Schools the skills that they would need to stand up for themselves if faced with verbal, physical or sexual assault.
Now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. CORI and SORI screenings required. For more information please visit the website at http://familyaccess.org/family-support/child-assault-prevention/ , email Gail Sommer at gsommer@familyaccess.org or call 617-969-5906 ext. 143.
19 Continuing Education Credits available for licensed MSW’s.
3 Session Training begins on October 29th
Application deadline is October 20th
Come spin to raise money for the Centre Street Food Pantry in Newton. Funds will be used to purchase nutritious and delicious food. The requested donation is $100 per person or $150 per couple. There are only 40 spots so click here: Donate to secure yours!
Unable to spin? Help support the CSFP by donating here: CSFP
Every dollar counts!
September 18th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Healthworks, 1300 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill
Are you interested in hearing from engaging speakers on a variety of relevant topics? Did you just move to the area and are looking to make new friends? Do you want a variety of social activities on the calendar for you and your family? Consider joining the Newton Mothers’ Forum!
NMF is a non-profit group made up of a community of moms (stay-at-home and working part- or full- time) with kids of all ages in Newton and surrounding towns. They sponsor activities where members can make connections beyond their school communities. The flagship event is a monthly Mothers’ Night Out (MNO): wine, dinner and fabulous speakers, this year’s series includes talks with National Security Expert Juliette Kayyem, sports psychologist Richard Ginsberg, and Family Dinner Project co-founder Anne Fishel. NMF also hosts a Book Club, Salon discussion group, Be Active fitness group and children’s parties.
Additional outings and special events include co-ed theme parties for grown-ups (Oktoberfest, Holiday, Wine & Cheese Tasting), a progressive dinner, theatre nights, and more. Check them out at newtonmoms.com, on Facebook (Newton Mothers’ Forum), or contact us at newtonmothers@gmail.com for more information. Annual dues are $185, which covers the cost of the seven-month speaker series with dinner, all parties and clubs.
Come check it out at the first MNO on October 2nd, 7:00 – 9:00 pm with Juliette Kayyem, Living in the Age of Terrorism: A Conversation with a National Security Expert – for just $30. That amount is applied toward your annual dues if you decide to join within 30 days.
Please note that the date has changed for the Newton Cub Scout Pack 210’s 2017-18 kick-off/welcome meeting. All are welcome to come, ask questions and sign up for scouting (or not – you can decide later!).
Feel free to get in touch with David Ismay at dkismay@gmail.com if you have any questions.
September 13th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
The Carroll Center’s Tech Center, 770 Centre Street
Join Megan Boitano, MS, RD, LDN, for an engaging and educational event featuring actionable strategies aimed at helping your family build healthy habits around food choices and physical activity.
Topics will include: planning meals for your kids (pre-k to teens), strategies to engage kids in planning/shopping and ensuring your approach is family-centered and sustainable. See the flyer here: Nutrition. Visit the website www.meganboitano.com.
September 20th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
West Suburban YMCA
276 Church Street, Newton
RSVP to mboitanord@gmail.com
Save the date: Hear Dr. Susan Swick speak on “Raising a Resilient Teen” on October 11th.
Parents/guardians are invited to an informative and practical session on managing vulnerability and fostering resilience (the capacity to adapt in a setting of adversity) in teens. For details, see the flyer: Resilient Teen.
October 11th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Newton North auditorium
Recently opened in Newton Center. Specializes in authentic Israeli pastries and desserts. Great coffee and welcoming, warm atmosphere. Grand Opening on September 4th, Noon – 4:00 pm featuring Music and balloon twisting!
Galit’s Treats
749 Beacon Street, Newton
Place your Challah Bread and dessert orders for Rosh Hashana now, call 617-244-2411.
On September 11, 2001, the Hackel family of Newton lost Paige Farley-Hackel along with Paige’s best friend Ruth McCourt Clifford and four year old daughter Juliana on two separate flights out of Logan airport.
To honor Paige following the attacks, Peter Hackel formed what is now the Super-Group “Soul of a Legend” with this year marking the band’s 16th Anniversary remembering the hero’s and victims of 9/11, and honoring musical legends “Gone Too Soon”. Their annual performance at Newton’s First Baptist Church is designed to “Never Forget” while raising awareness and support for the Paige Farley-Hackel Memorial Playground in Dorchester. Sixteen years turning tragedy into triumph!
The concert will host an extraordinary collection of musicians: James Montgomery, Jon Butcher, Fly Amero (Orleans), Jerry Velez (Jimi Hendrix), Jeff Levine (Hall & Oates), David Hull (Joe Cocker), Pete Hackel , Chris Martin, John Sullivan, Hirsh Gardner, Kevin Graham, Mike Lamm, Joe Maffei, Leah Hinton and Christine Moser, paying tribute to past musical legends : Lennon, Harrison, Hendrix, Morrison, Bowie, Cocker, Prince, Bonham, Mercury, Joplin & Allman and the victims of 9/11.
Tickets are available at the door for a suggested $20.00 donation or can be purchased at www.GimmeLive.com. Thanks to the sponsorship of First Commons Bank, all are welcome regardless of ability to pay. Beer and Wine will be available for purchase, plus don’t miss the special meet and greet gathering with the evening’s performers immediately following the show!
September 9th, 6:00 pm: cocktails, 7:00 pm: show
First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton
Agenda includes Historic Property at 1615 Beacon Street, Waban
The agenda for the CPC’s next meeting includes discussion of the Suzuki School of Newton’s $600,000 pre-proposal for 1615 Beacon Street / Staples-Craft-Wiswall Farm and Historic Newton’s request to apply already appropriated CPA funds to new work at the Historic Burying Grounds.
For details see the program website www.newtonma.gov/cpa, or contact Alice Ingerson at aingerson@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1144.
September 14th, 7:00 pm
Newton City Hall, Room 204