Category Archives: Community Notes

Honor Thy Teacher Campaign

It’s that time of year again to honor exceptional Newton teachers and staff who have touched your child’s life. The suggested donation is $25 per teacher/staff member.

We celebrate Newton Public Schools teachers and staff by:

  • Notifying honored teachers and staff of your gift.
  • Listing all honored teachers and staff in the Newton TAB.
  • Sharing honoree names with the Superintendent and Principals.
  • Ensuring your donations go to support teaching & learning in Newton schools.

To honor a teacher or staff person go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org.

Brookline Music School presents Music of Joy, Sorrow, and Stillness

Monday, May 21, 2012 at 7:00pm

Brookline Music School (BMS) presents Music of Joy, Sorrow, and Stillness, a free performance in our Faculty Recital Series. Join BMS faculty pianist Valerie Ross, violinist Aubrey Burdick, and tenor Joshua Pelkey for Music of Joy, Sorrow, and Stillness, a recital exploring the wide range of expression possible in art music. The evening opens with a joyous suite of ancient dances written by J.S. Bach, followed by Messsiaen’s transcendent Theme and Variations for violin and piano. From there, the program takes a more meditative turn with John Cage’s peaceful “In a Landscape” and Marco Simoni’s “Echi”, a short piece of echoing chords interspersed with explosive, dance-like outbursts. The evening will close with excerpts from Schubert’s heart-broken “Winter’s Journey” for tenor and piano and one of Gabriel Faure’s beautifully tragic Nocturnes for solo piano. Admission is free and a brief reception will follow.

Music of Joy, Sorrow, and Stillness is one of Brookline Music School’s yearly faculty concerts, performed and presented by BMS piano faculty Valerie Ross. BMS’ renowned faculty offers an array of unique and educational concerts throughout the year at the Kennard House and at numerous community locations. The superb quality of educational offerings at BMS is made possible by the high level of arts education, musicianship and pedagogical experience of the faculty, with over half of its internationally trained faculty members holding a Masters degree or higher.

Book and Author Luncheon

The 28th Annual Book and Author Luncheon

Friday, May 11, 2012
Cash Bar 11:00 am
Luncheon 12:00 pm
Speakers and Book Signing will follow the luncheon
Newton Marriott Hotel Ballroom
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA

Our featured speakers will be

Dennis Lehane – Moonlight Mile and The Given Day

Mitchell Zuckoff – Lost in Shangri-La

For more information or a reservation form:
email: bookandauthor@newtonfreelibrary.net
call: 617-213-0428 or
visit: www.newtonfreelibrary.net

To join these authors on May 11, please send your check for $40 per person made payable to the Friends of the Newton Free Library. Early reservations are recommended.

Babysitter available

I am a Bowen/Oak Hill alum and current Newton South Junior available as a babysitter/parents’ helper many afternoons afterschool, evenings and weekends. I will also be available this summer.  I am CPR-certified and enjoy art projects, reading to and with younger children and can help with homework.  I have provided childcare at my synagogue and to individual families, references available upon request. Please contact me at mirandaedithbachman@gmail.com.

Oak Hill/Brown Speech Team

The Oak Hill/Brown Speech Team is a proud member of the Massachusetts Middle School Forensics League. Part of this esteemed membership provides the opportunity of two of our students to be appointed to the MMSFL Leadership Council. This year our team’s Leadership Council Representatives are Melissa Klein (Oak Hill) and Sophia Tang (Brown).

The mission of the MMSFL Leadership Council is to raise money for the League’s selected charity. This year’s charity is EMARC, a local resource that promotes services and supports for persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Melissa Klein will be selling OAK HILL BRACELETS during lunch time this week to raise money for EMARC. The bracelets are $3 a piece and all proceeds will be donated to charity. If you do not see Melissa but wish to purchase a bracelet, please contact her at happysmiley400@gmail.com.

Summer at Park School For Kids Ages 4-15

“Creative Arts at Park” is a multi-arts and sports camp for ages 7-15. A full year of arts education in one summer session June 25-July 27. Partial week rates are available. Over 130 courses including video, visual arts, photography, theatre, dance, music, creative writing and sports including fencing, karate, gymnastics, swimming, soccer, tennis and basketball. www.CreativeArtsAtPark.org or call 617-274-6065

“Summer at Park”- General camps and specialty sessions for ages 4-15. One and two week sessions June 18-August 17: art, cooking, golf, fishing, field trips, lacrosse, leadership training, nature, science, soccer, swimming, tennis and more. Extended day available. More info: www.parkschool.org/mainsummer or call 617-274-6024.

Newton Family Singers present… If I Had a Song – Celebrating Pete Seeger and Friends

The Newton Family Singers present… If I Had a Song – Celebrating Pete Seeger and Friends, on Sunday, May 6th!

Come enjoy the music of folk icon and legend Pete Seeger and his musical friends and contemporaries, including The Weavers, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie….with a special performance by members of the extended Seeger Family. You’ll find yourself hand-clapping and tune-humming at this fun-for-the-whole-family musical extravaganza celebrating Pete Seeger’s contribution to American folk music. Sunday, May 6, 4pm at the Memorial-Spaulding Elementary School Auditorium, 250 Brookline Street, Newton.

With this concert, the Newton Family Singers welcome award-winning composer, director and musician Chris Eastburn as guest Musical Director. Chris brings over 10 years of experience directing the Family Folk Chorale of Arlington, and an unmatched ability to create powerful, emotional and melodic choral arrangements. This concert will feature the debut performance of an original tribute to Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.

To read the recent Newton Tab article about NFS and this upcoming show, link here!

The Newton Family Singers are Newton’s only intergenerational chorus and band celebrating family, community and American folk music. For more information about NFS or upcoming events, please visit www.newtonfamilysingers.org or email us at newfamilysingers@gmail.com.

Newton Library Events for Teens: Crafts, Bad Movie Night

Teen Craft Program: Celebrate Free Comic Book Day by making comic book duct tape wallets on Saturday, May 5 @ 2:30 pm in Druker Auditorium. Use our donated copies of comic books or bring your own to transform into a wallet using clear duct tape.

Bad Movie Night: Teens age 13 and up – join us for Bad Movie Night @ the library! Watch Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (rated PG13). Eat Popcorn! TXT in YR jokes and they’ll appear on screen! Wednesday, May 23 @ 6:30 pm in Druker Auditorium. Questions? Email Teen Librarian Liz Rowland at lrowland@minlib.net or call 617-796-1380.