The United Parish of Auburndale invites you and your family to come to a community holiday sing-along. After your errands are done but before dinner, come and get into the holiday groove by singing your favorite carols and holiday songs.
All are welcome.
United Parish of Auburndale
64 Hancock Street, Auburndale.
Sunday, December 8th, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Theatre Ink presents: BAD SEED by Maxwell Anderson, from William March’s 1954 novel. In a small Southern town Little Rhoda Penmark rules the roost. On the surface she is sweet, charming, loved by her parents, and admired by all her elders. But Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling when one of Rhoda’s schoolmates is mysteriously drowned. Ezra Dulit-Greenberg and Simon Wolfe direct this psychological thriller.
December 11th -14th at 7:30 pm in the Little Theatre, Newton North High School 457 Walnut Street, Nortonville, MA 02460. Tickets $7.00 at theatreink.net . For questions, please email Adam_Brown@Newton.k12.ma.us
For the sixth consecutive year, The Village Bank will partner with the City of Newton Department of Health and Human Services for the annual Holiday Gift Drive, to help brighten the holidays for deserving Newton children.
The Bank and the City are encouraging local residents, businesses and organizations to play an active role in the Holiday Gift Drive through donations of gift certificates and new, unwrapped gifts for children ages newborn to 10.
The Village Bank’s Newton branches in Auburndale, Newtonville, Nonantum, Newton Highlands, Waban and West Newton will serve as Holiday Gift Drive collection sites. Donations will be accepted from November 25 through December 17.
Suggested gifts include age-appropriate books, CDs and DVDs, clothing, games, sporting goods, and toys. The donation of gift certificates purchased from local merchants will also benefit businesses in the community.
According to Kenneth C. Brennan, president and CEO of The Village Bank, last year’s Holiday Gift Drive touched more than 200 local families. “We are always happy to do what we can to help others,” said Brennan, “but it is the overwhelming support of the community that makes this particular campaign so rewarding each year. That really makes all the difference.”
Meghan Kennedy, community social worker for the City of Newton, said that every income-eligible family who applied last year was provided with age- and gender-appropriate gifts for the children in their family, thanks to the generosity of others.
Two gift-laden church bazaars will be held in West Newton Square within a block of one another: at the First Unitarian Society (1326 Washington St.) and Second Church, UCC (60 Highland St.) where the Bazaar opens a half hour early, at 9 am.
Both the Unitarian Fair and the Second Church Bazaar will offer a wide variety of merchandise for holiday shopping, including jewelry, seasonal items, books, toys, small furniture and household goods.There will be homemade sweet treats and decorated wreaths. Both churches will feature a Silent Auction. Hot lunches are available at either site, plan to enjoy a lunch at one of the churches. Free parking is available for all patrons in Second Church’s Highland and Chestnut Street lots.
For more information, please contact either church:
First Unitarian Society of Newton, Second Church in Newton, UCC
December 7th, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Check out the offerings and resources just for teens at the Newton Free Library. More details, info, and resources are available on the teen section of the library website.
Holiday Cards for a Cause
December 3 at 3:00pm
Get creative! Get crafty! Drop by the teen area (2nd floor) where we’ll be making holiday cards to send to those who are staying in the hospital this holiday season.
Knitting and Crochet Club
December 5 at 7:00pm
Are you an expert with knitting or crochet needles, just learning, or want to learn? Join us the first Thursdays of every month. We have crochet hooks and yarn and the know-how to teach the basics. You are welcome to bring your own project, share ideas and conversation. Refreshments will be served. Open to ages 10 and up.
The Julius Quartet, the Honors Quartet in residence at the Boston Conservatory, performs at the WLC:
Mozart Serenade
Bartok Quartet # 4
Beethoven Opus 74
Reception and concert $10.00. All proceeds go to the Waban Library Center. Please RSVP to 617- 244-0700 or wabanlibrary@gmail.com
Sunday, December 15th, 2:00 pm
PLEASE RSVP
1608 Beacon Street, Waban
www.wabanlibrarycenter.org
A discussion, support and activist group open to all Newton mothers of tween/teen daughters who are interested in figuring out how to best empower and support our girls.
December meetings:
Drop-in Peer Support Group – December 12th, 7:30-9:00 pm
· Open to all mothers of tween/teen girls in Newton – drop-ins are welcome!
· Share any concerns related to raising your daughter with a group of other supportive moms
Body Image Discussion Group – December 17th, 7:30-9:00 pm
· Open to all mothers of teen/tween girls in Newton – drop-ins are welcome!
· Get updated information on body image issues effecting teen girls
· Share your own experiences and concerns
· Learn how to help your daughter feel better about her body!
Both meetings at Samadhi, 796 Beacon St, Newton Center (near B Street restaurant). For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Kim Gallaugher momofiggy@hotmail.com or 617-558-0092.
3 trial karate classes in January for $15. Free uniform will be mailed upon registering if you register before Christmas. Girls and boys, entry ages 1st – 5th grades. For more information, please visit kids-karate.org or leave message at (617) 527-8052.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown offers December Vacation Art Workshops for children in grades K-6.
December 27th : Try It! A special one-day workshop in a variety of media with morning and/or afternoon sessions (each with a different focus) and optional supervised lunch. Register: 617-923-0100, ext. 8309
December 30th and December 31st: The Great Artists
Children will look at reproductions of work by famous artists, using them as inspiration to create their own masterpieces in a variety of media. Morning and/or afternoon sessions (each with a different focus) with optional supervised lunch in this two-day workshop.
Register: 617-923-0100, ext. 8309
Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation. Scholarships and Member discounts are available. For class descriptions, visit www.arsenalarts.org/education.
A Step Ahead Basketball is offerings weekly skills classes Saturday’s for boys and girls ages 7-14. In addition theymare holding the 11th annual Holiday Hoops during December vacation.
For more information contact Coach Smith: Coachb@asahoops.com, 617-909-5990 or visit the website at www.asahoops.com .