The New Art Center will hold its Faculty Holiday Show & Sale on Saturday December 3, 10am-5pm at 61 Washington Park, Newtonville. Meet and see the artwork of 35 New Art Center Faculty working in a variety of media, from ceramics, to painting, to jewelry, fiber arts and more. Browse and shop for original artwork just in time for the holidays and learn more about the New Art Center’s Winter Art Classes! Admission is FREE but donations to support the New Art Center are appreciated. Snow date is Sunday, December 4. For more information, call 617-964-3424 or visit www.newartcenter.org.
Category Archives: Community Notes
Kids’ Karate — Holiday Special
Free Trial Class, Free Uniform for those who enroll.
Girls and boys, entry ages first thru fifth grades. Saturday, December 17, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Cost per 7-Week Session is $79. Students may continue as long as they would like, White Belt thru Black Belt. Renting beautiful space at Trinity High School in Newton since 2002. (Formerly at Newton Y for 20 years.) For more information, please leave message at (617) 527-8052, or see kids-karate.org
Newton Villages Summit with Mayor Warren, Dec. 4
You’re invited to join Mayor Setti Warren and your neighbors for a conversation about improving the quality of life in Newton’s thirteen villages:
Sunday, December 4, from 1:00 to 4:00pm in the Newton North High School cafeteria.
Find out what’s happening in your village and others. Share ideas about the improvements you would like to see. Identify ways for residents, businesses and City Hall to work together. Questons, RSVPs: contact Sarah Ecker in the Mayor’s Office at secker@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1106.
Newton Youth Players registering for “The Sound of Music” (Summer)
Registration is now open for the Summer 2012 Newton Youth Players’ adaptation of “The Sound of Music,” which starred Julie Andrews in the title role. Open to students entering grades 2-6 next fall. Rehearsals run June 25 – July 18 at the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada St., Newtonville. Performance is July 17 at 6:00pm. Sponsored by the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs, Directed by Melissa Bernstein. On-line registration at NewtonYouthPlayers.com or call 617-796-1540.
Theatre Ink: “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.
Community Forum: Unclogging Newton’s (Transportation) Arteries
Getting From Here to There: How Do We Balance Economic Growth With a Sustainable Transportation Future?
Come find out some answers at a public forum: The Future of Transportation in Newton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 7:00 pm, in the Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton Centre.
Participants include: Stephanie Pollack, Chair of Newton’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) and Professor at Northeastern University; Eric Bourassa, Transportation Manager for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council; Jacqueline Y. Douglas, Executive Director of LivableStreets, an advocacy group that seeks to balance public transit, walking, and biking with automobiles; and Candace Havens, Director of Planning and Development, City of Newton.
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Newton and other local organizations. For more information, www.lwvnewton.org, 617-383-4598, info@lwvnewton.org. This program is free and open to the public.
Newton Fine Art & Craft Show
Newton Fine Art & Craft Show
Saturday, November 19: 10am – 5pm
Sunday, November 20: 11am – 5pm
The popular juried art & craft show and sale returns just in time for holiday shopping. Browse through the array of colorful textiles, glass, jewelry, pottery, paintings, photographs and wooden pieces created by selected artisans from New England. You are almost certain to find that special holiday gift. Participate in the Raffle, with original pieces donated by the crafters and you may win something for yourself! Free admission. Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville. 617-527-8283
Child Assault Prevention (CAP)
The Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program in Newton is looking for committed and dedicated child advocates to present its personal safety curriculum in local elementary schools.
Join up with current and experienced volunteer Prevention Specialists to teach children to recognize and respond to verbal, physical and sexual assault and abuse. Potential volunteers are community members who believe that children have the right to information, skills and the support of adults. We offer a flexible schedule to volunteers who enjoy teamwork and can make a yearlong commitment of three or four mornings a month.
To make it easier for people with busy schedules to train we have decided to divide the training into two parts. Part 1 is scheduled for T. Jan. 3,
(8:45 a.m. to noon), Th. Jan. 5, (8:45 a.m. to noon) and Sun. Jan. 8th (8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Part 1 of the training will prepare trainees to present one of the three facilitations and participate in all of the role plays. Part 2, on Review Time will be scheduled for late January, based on the trainees’ availability.
For information or to set up an interview call Gail Sommer, 617-969-5906, x143 or email, gsommer@ncscweb.org. Newton CAP is a program of Newton Community Service Center. Visit our webpage at www.ncscweb.org for a description of the program and of the volunteer Prevention Specialist position.
Educational Health Forum
Talking With Kids About Healthy Lifestyles
Physical Activity ~ Nutrition ~ Healthy Weight
Massachusetts State House
Great Hall
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
9:00AM – Noon
Presented by Partners HealthCare Community Health and Words Can Work
Space is limited. RSVP for this free event with your name and organization to info@wordscanwork.com. Students are welcome to attend. Registered representatives of schools/organizations attending this event will receive a Words Can Work: Kids and Healthy Lifestyles DVD and packet of Healthy Lifestyle Tip Cards.
Continental breakfast served from 9:00 to 9:30. Program starts promptly at 9:30.
The Transformation of Newton North High School
“It’s gone … but you can still see it here” The Transformation of Newton North High School. Photography by Sharon Schindler
Noted Newton Photographer Sharon Schindler has compiled photos of both the old and the new Newton North High Schools for this exhibit and in a coffee table book. Join us for a reception at the New Art Center on December 7 from 6- 8:30 pm.
December 7 to December 14 – Photography Exhibition of the Old Newton North High School, by Sharon Schindler at the New Art Center.
New Art Center – Opening reception Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 6:00 pm – 8:30pm
61 Washington Park, Newtonville
www.NewArtCenter.org
617-964-3424
www.SharonSchindlerPhotography.com