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Waban Village Day – Come join the fun!

Village Day will be kicked off by the 10th Annual Family Fun Run at 10:00 am. Racers of all ages are encouraged to participate, including children who are allowed to ride bikes and scooters along the 3.1 mile race course. All racers must check-in and register at the Fun Run table in Waban Square at 9:00 am. The registration fee is $20/individual or $50/family (up to 3 members) and includes the race day T-shirt(s), which will be “technical” fabric this year to help celebrate our 10th Fun Run!

To Pre-Register, please click here: Fun Run

At Village Day, this year we are pleased to announce that world-renowned saxophonist, Philippe Cretien, and his quartet will be headlining this year’s entertainment. In addition to his professional group, Cretien is also bringing his student ensembles, including the award-winning Rivers Jazz Combo & Big Band. The Newton Family Singers will return for the 4th time performing selections from their recent Beatles tribute and Waiting for Neal, featuring Waban’s own husband and wife team of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin, will close out the day.

May 17th, 10:00 – 3:00pm
Waban Village Square

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Waban Village Day – Come join the fun!

Village Day will be kicked off by the 10th Annual Family Fun Run at 10:00 am. Racers of all ages are encouraged to participate, including children who are allowed to ride bikes and scooters along the 3.1 mile race course. All racers must check-in and register at the Fun Run table in Waban Square at 9:00 am. The registration fee is $20/individual or $50/family (up to 3 members) and includes the race day T-shirt(s), which will be “technical” fabric this year to help celebrate our 10th Fun Run!

To Pre-Register, please click here: Fun Run

At Village Day, this year we are pleased to announce that world-renowned saxophonist, Philippe Cretien, and his quartet will be headlining this year’s entertainment. In addition to his professional group, Cretien is also bringing his student ensembles, including the award-winning Rivers Jazz Combo & Big Band. The Newton Family Singers will return for the 4th time performing selections from their recent Beatles tribute and Waiting for Neal, featuring Waban’s own husband and wife team of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin, will close out the day.

May 17th, 10:00 – 3:00pm
Waban Village Square

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Girls Who Code instructors needed

The Newton ‘Girls Who Code’ club is recruiting software engineers and computer scientists to volunteer as instructors for the 2015-2016 school year. The club serves girls in grades 6-12 and aims to inspire, educate, and equip them with computing skills for the 21st century.

They meet for 2 hours each week, and follow a curriculum published by the national Girls Who Code organization. They work in Scratch, JavaScript, AppInventor, and HTML/CSS, to build a range of projects from graphics to video games to artificial intelligence to cryptography. They also host guest speakers, go on field trips, and develop soft skills like collaborating and presenting your work. Club volunteers are passionate about closing the gender gap in technology and getting girls into this rewarding field.

The Newton Free Library currently hosts two club sections with over 30 girls. Hoping to expand to a third section for 2015-2016 and host up to 60 girls, they need more volunteer instructors to do so. Instructors deliver short lectures, run discussions, and help girls with their coding projects during Make Time. The club provides the curriculum and all the instructional material (slides, code examples, assignments), though instructors are also welcome to design and use supplements. The club schedule is flexible: if you can commit to volunteering on a regular basis, they can create a section that meets at a 2-hour afternoon, evening, or weekend time that fits your schedule. The club year starts in October 2015 and runs through May 2016.

To qualify as an instructor you must:

* Be proficient in at least one backend programming language.
* Have intermediate knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
* Be able to pass a background screening.
* Commit to volunteer 2–3 hours per week.

Both men and women instructors welcome. Volunteers who have some experience working with youth (e.g. as coaches, teaching assistants, camp counselors, or tutors) are preferred but this is not required. Each section has 1 or 2 instructors, so consider volunteering as a co-instructor if you think you are not up to running a section by yourself.

Visit www.newtongwc.org for additional information. To learn more about volunteering or to arrange a time to see the club in action, please contact newtongwc@gmail.com.

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Girls Who Code instructors needed

The Newton ‘Girls Who Code’ club is recruiting software engineers and computer scientists to volunteer as instructors for the 2015-2016 school year. The club serves girls in grades 6-12 and aims to inspire, educate, and equip them with computing skills for the 21st century.

They meet for 2 hours each week, and follow a curriculum published by the national Girls Who Code organization. They work in Scratch, JavaScript, AppInventor, and HTML/CSS, to build a range of projects from graphics to video games to artificial intelligence to cryptography. They also host guest speakers, go on field trips, and develop soft skills like collaborating and presenting your work. Club volunteers are passionate about closing the gender gap in technology and getting girls into this rewarding field.

The Newton Free Library currently hosts two club sections with over 30 girls. Hoping to expand to a third section for 2015-2016 and host up to 60 girls, they need more volunteer instructors to do so. Instructors deliver short lectures, run discussions, and help girls with their coding projects during Make Time. The club provides the curriculum and all the instructional material (slides, code examples, assignments), though instructors are also welcome to design and use supplements. The club schedule is flexible: if you can commit to volunteering on a regular basis, they can create a section that meets at a 2-hour afternoon, evening, or weekend time that fits your schedule. The club year starts in October 2015 and runs through May 2016.

To qualify as an instructor you must:

* Be proficient in at least one backend programming language.
* Have intermediate knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
* Be able to pass a background screening.
* Commit to volunteer 2–3 hours per week.

Both men and women instructors welcome. Volunteers who have some experience working with youth (e.g. as coaches, teaching assistants, camp counselors, or tutors) are preferred but this is not required. Each section has 1 or 2 instructors, so consider volunteering as a co-instructor if you think you are not up to running a section by yourself.

Visit www.newtongwc.org for additional information. To learn more about volunteering or to arrange a time to see the club in action, please contact newtongwc@gmail.com.

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Nourish Film Screening

Join a screening and discussion of the documentary film Nourish .This FREE event is open to the public. The film is rated PG and intended for middle & high schoolers and their families.

The event is sponsored by The Newton Partnership, Newton Community Farm, and the Boys & Girls Club. For more information: Contact Allison at 617-559-2055 or allison@thenewtonpartnership.org .

May 15th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, Newton

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Nourish Film Screening

Join a screening and discussion of the documentary film Nourish .This FREE event is open to the public. The film is rated PG and intended for middle & high schoolers and their families.

The event is sponsored by The Newton Partnership, Newton Community Farm, and the Boys & Girls Club. For more information: Contact Allison at 617-559-2055 or allison@thenewtonpartnership.org .

May 15th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, Newton

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Nomadic Theater presents

The much acclaimed Newton Nomadic Theater is presenting “The Beauty Queen of Leenane”, a black comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh at interesting locations all around Newton. Featuring actors Linda Goetz, Lida McGirr, Dave Rich and Matt Phillips.

May 15th and May 16th, 7:30 pm – Gregorian Rugs (Lower Falls)
May 23rd, 7:30 pm, May 24th 3:00 pm – Auburndale Library
May 29th and May 30th, 7:30 pm – Gahm/Van’t Hul home (Newtonville)
May 31st, 7:30 pm – Waban Library
June 5th and June 6th, 7:30 PM – barn at Newton Community Farm (Oak Hill)
June 7th, 3:00 pm – Dunn Gaherins Pub (Upper Falls)

All tickets $20.00 at http://NewtonNomadicTheater.org

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Bikes not Bombs

Do you have an old or unused bike? Donate it to Bikes Not Bombs, a local non-profit that ships bikes overseas to support economic development. Bikes of any size and condition are welcome and can be dropped off  along with a $10 donation per bike used to defray shipping costs. For more information see http://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-drive/925.

First Unitarian Church, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton
May 17th,  10:00 am – 12:30 pm

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Girls Basketball Camp

Boston University Girls basketball camp, for girls from 3rd grade to 12th grade, is a competitive and fun basketball camp for all young female basketball players or aspiring basketball players. For questions please contact Amy Coleman at 617-353-4942 or colemana@bu.edu  or visit to www.terrierbasketballacademy.com for more information.

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Newton Community Farm – Summer Youth Programs

Looking for fun filled, hands-on, educational classes for your young one this summer? Then look no further. Whether it be Farm Sprouts or Little Diggers for your younger child, Farmer in Training for elementary students or Socially Aware Young (SAY) Farmers for middle school students, there are opportunities for all age groups.

Farm Sprouts offered June 16th – August 21st; meets weekly, choose your day
Little Diggers offered June 29th – August 7th, one week sessions
Farmer in Training offered July 20th – July 31st and August 10th – 21st, one week sessions
SAY Farmers offered July 13th, one week sessions

DISCOUNT – To receive a $25 discount register through this new, family focused website.
https://www.sopico.com/provider/newton-ma/newton-community-farm . For additional information visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education .

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