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
All That Jazz Dance Studio, the proud winner of the Newton Tab Readers Choice Awards for Best Children’s Dance Studio in Newton since 2011, is still accepting registration for the 2017-2018 school year.
All That Jazz specializes in building self-esteem and creating a warm, supportive and nurturing environment for all children as they learn the art of dance. The director, Miss Deb Lifson Vogel is a Newton native and currently has children in the Newton Public Schools.
Please call today to find out more information or to register: 617-641-0784, missdeb@allthatjazznewton.com or visit www.allthatjazznewton.com.
Nurturing the Body, Mind, and Heart for ages 4-12. This class will offer children a fun filled yoga and meditation practice. At all levels this practice will invite children to experience their body in a joyful, safe, and positive way.
Children will develop a practice that engages the body through asana, movement through poses, balance, strength, and flexibility. Partner and group activities, movement, and games will encourage awareness of the body, cooperation and support for one another. Breath work, short meditations, and Savasana will invite children to relax and experience a sense of calm and connection. Confidence, self esteem, a strong mind/body connection, and a sense of freedom and joy are just a few of the many benefits of a yoga and meditation practice.
Tuesdays, beginning September 26th
Ages 4-6, 1:15 – 2:00 pm
Ages 7-9, 2:15 – 3:00 pm
Ages 10-12, 3:15 – 4:00 pm
Classes are taught by Michelle Bissanti. For more information and to register visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-meditation-for-children-nurturing-body-mind-heart-ages-4-12-tickets-37724372614
The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice
796 Beacon Street, Newton Centre
Kids love learning yoga. From stretching in poses to relaxing with soft bolsters, kids simply enjoy how yoga makes them feel. This class teaches the fundamentals of yoga in a fun and engaging class that is both active and calm. Students will enjoy strengthening muscles, building flexibility and challenging themselves with new skills both individually and as a group. Classes teach a sense of breath awareness and offer ways for students to calm themselves and relax. Children will notice how being quiet makes them feel more confident and resilient.
Led by Tracy Affonso, an experienced yoga instructor and former Bowen Elementary School educator, this program will welcome kids and their caregivers in a fun physical practice infused with a sense of calming energy. Strengthen your body. Build confidence. Have fun! Register at: http://www.artemisyoga.com/classes/kids-teen-classes/
Wednesday afternoons, starts September 13th
Grade K-2 (ages 5-7) – 3:45 – 4:30 pm
Grade 3-5 (ages 8-10) – 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Artemis Yoga, Watertown
Specifically geared for busy middle schoolers, this class will become your welcome respite and a space to learn how yoga can both build strength of body and mind in a supportive, fun environment. You’ll develop healthy strategies to use your breath and mind to calm nerves and quiet active minds. This class will safely test your agility while becoming stronger, more flexible and toned. Class will end with a relaxation period that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
For students in Grades 5-8. Strengthen your body. Build confidence. Have fun! Register at: http://www.artemisyoga.com/classes/kids-teen-classes/
Tuesdays – 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Starts September 12th
Artemis Yoga in Watertown
Specifically geared for busy high school teens, this class will become your welcome respite and a space to learn how yoga can both build strength of body and mind in a supportive, fun environment. You’ll develop healthy strategies to use your breath and mind to calm nerves and quiet active minds. This class will safely test your agility while becoming stronger, more flexible and toned. Class will end with a relaxation period that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
For students in Grade 9-12. Strengthen your body. Build confidence. Have fun! Register at: http://www.artemisyoga.com/classes/kids-teen-classes/
Tuesdays: 5:15 – 6:15 pm
Starts September 12th
Artemis Yoga in Watertown
Mayor’s Summer Reading Ice Cream Celebration
Join Mayor Warren in celebrating the accomplishments of our summer readers at a special ice cream celebration courtesy of Cabot’s! Mayor Warren will congratulate all readers. There will be an interactive concert for kids of all ages from 3:00-4:00 pm by Roger Tincknell, Songs for a Better World Family Concert and temporary henna tattoos for tweens and teens by Noureen Design 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Festivities will be held at the Homer Street Entrance of the Newton Free Library (or in Druker Auditorum in case of rain) and will include activities for children, tweens, teens and adults, so bring the whole family.
September 9th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Writing College Essays that Make a Difference
Get some great strategies for writing a college application essay that can make the difference between a “Yes” and a “Maybe.” You’ll look at case studies of successful essays, and students will have the opportunity for Dr. Schwartz to assess their essays. Adam Schwartz taught writing at Harvard and Wellesley for twenty-five years. His service on the Board of Admissions at Wellesley College has provided him with an insider’s knowledge of the college application process. His stories have been published in The New Yorker and he is an award-winning novelist.
For teens and families. Please register online: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=NEWTON&curID=294702.
Please email teens@newtonfreelibrary.net with your essay as an attachment by September 10 if you want Dr. Schwartz to look over it.
September 13th, 7:00 pm
Team Hope Walk
Our Newton Reads selection this year is Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova, which tells the story of the O’Brien family. Joe O’Brien is a Boston cop who finds out he has Huntington’s Disease and that each of his four children have a 50/50 chance of inheriting the disease.
There is currently no cure for this disease. Walk with us, as part of our Newton Reads program, to support the mission of Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) to improve the lives of everyone with Huntington’s disease . Join and/or donate to the Newton Free Library Team effort. If you’d like to walk, just register as part of our team online. Donations are not required. Check-in will be between 9:00 – 10:00 am at the Tewksbury Hospital Saunders Building, 365 East St, Tewksbury
September 16th, 10:00 am
Register now for Newton Kindergarten Soccer. The fall program is for those children currently in kindergarten in 2017-2018. The games will be at Oak Hill Middle School beginning in September. To be eligible, children must live or attend school in Newton, including private schools. The registration deadline is August 31st.
To find out more or to register, please visit our website: http://kindergartensoccer.org/.
Note that Lincoln-Eliot and Burr families generally participate in Garden City Soccer, and that Memorial Spaulding usually has its own program.
Newton Kindergarten Soccer, run by the Zervas PTO, is an introduction to soccer with a focus on making friends, learning teamwork, and developing confidence. Each spring, over 200 incoming kindergarteners throughout Newton play in the league. Players are grouped with other children who either live in the same neighborhood or who attend the same school for kindergarten, so that incoming kindergartners can meet future classmates.
On September 6th, Newton Cares will be climbing Wilson Mountain as part of the Climb to Conquer Suicide which benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Please consider joining the team and climbing for this worthy cause! Registration fee of $25.00 includes a T-shirt and sticker. To register, visit the Newton Cares webpage: http://newtonma.gov/newtoncares.
See flyer here: Climb to Conquer Suicide
Summer kids yoga with Tracy Affonso is being held on Thursdays at 4:30 pm at Artemis Yoga in Watertown. Tracy is a former NPS teacher who is a popular kids’ yoga and mindfulness instructor.
Drop-in (as your schedule permits) if you are looking for something after camp or in the late afternoon. Classes will run for the next 8 weeks. Ages: 5 to 12. Sign up for all classes or just a few, please register online by clicking here.
Thursdays, July 6th to August 24th, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
639 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown