“Divas with a Twist” Benefit Concert, Sept. 21

You’re invited to a performance by Divas with a Twist to benefit Athletes Unlimited (formerly Newton Special Athletes), Newton’s theatre program for teens and adults with disabilities.

Divas with a Twist includes some of the hottest female voices in the Boston area sing Pop, Funk, Jazz, Rock & Broadway. The five-person ensemble includes a Boston Pops Idol Winner and Grammy-nominated musicians.

Saturday, Sept. 21, 8:00 – 9:00pm
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Tickets: $20 at the door

Reserve your tickets in advance by calling (617) 796-1527
Refreshments will be served

Sponsored by Newton Parks and Recreation Dept.

 

DIVAS WITH a TWIST

The City of Newton welcomes Divas With a Twist to the Newton Cultural Center at City Hall on Saturday September 21st for an 8:00 pm show.  The concert is a benefit for The Spotlighters, the City of Newton’s theatre program for teens and adults with disabilities.  The Divas are among the hottest female voices in the Boston area that sing pop, funk, jazz, rock and Broadway.

The ensemble includes Kristen Huberdeau, the director and founder of The Spotlighters, a Boston Pops Idol winner and Grammy nominated musicians.  The Spotlighters are part of Newton’s Athletes Unlimited program, which is one of the largest community-based therapeutic recreation programs for people with disabilities in the area.

Tickets are $20.00 and include light refreshments.  To reserve your seats, call (617) 796-1527. For additional information http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/54281

PMC KIDS RIDE FOR NEWTON-NEEDHAM-BROOKLINE

The PMC Kids Ride will be held on Sunday, September 29th at 180 Wells Avenue in Newton. Donations go to the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. There will be five different riding courses including: 1 mile office park loop, 10 mile road ride, 20 mile teen ride, toddler ride and a virtual ride. Rides start at 8:45am. There will be kids activities, a fire truck, raffles and more. Post-ride party is from 11am-12pm.

To learn more about the event, register to ride or to volunteer, please go to kids.pmc.org/newton.  Any questions, please contact Michele Rosenthal (michelerosenthal@verizon.net) or Cindy Lam-Yee (cindy.yee@verizon.net).

Centre Street Food Pantry

The Centre Street Food Pantry had a busy summer and is gearing up for the fall. As you do the same for your families, please consider donating school snack items, healthy breakfast foods, and soups for the families on their list. Thank you.

For information about donating or in general, please visit the website, http://www.centrestfoodpantry.org/ or call 617-340-9554.

Newton Boys and Girls Club events

  • On Tuesday, September 17th, Whole Foods Market in Newtonville will be donating 5% of the TOTAL sales from the day to the Club. Last year’s 5% Day raised $6,554! You are encouraged to shop as you normally would, knowing that you will be supporting our local youth!

Whole Foods Market, 647 Washington Street, Newtonville

  • Please join the annual Club dinner and celebrate the Club and Club kids. Be entertained by performances and displays, meet friends of the Club and enjoy dinner! Please RSVP by Monday, September 16th to Diane Marangoly at: 617-630-2066 or dmarangoly@newtonbgc.com . Food and beverages generously donated by: Whole Foods.

Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 19th
Dinner 6:00 pm; Meeting 7:00 pm
Club Gymnasium, 675 Watertown Street, Newton

Keys for Kids

KEYS FOR KIDS piano lessons.  Small groups organized by age (4-11).  Outstanding methodology, experienced, certified instructor, proven  success. Keys for Kids goes beyond ordinary piano lessons: it teaches  well-rounded musicianship. Private lessons available too.

Free Demo Class Sept.17th.  Please contact: Marina.Gorny@post.harvard.edu or visit
www.NewtonKidsLoveMusic.com  or call 617-527-4942.

Top Banana Education Foundation

Top Banana is an after-school and weekend organization that focuses on the development of brain-based learning curricula in Math, Handwriting, English and Information Technology classes! Math classes for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade, Handwriting classes for students in 3rd grade, English classes for students in 4th and 5th grade and new this year, Information Technology* is for students in 7th and 8th grade!

* Top Banana’s new Information Technology & Computer Science class is a rigorous yet fun program where students are taught the principles and ideas behind computers and the gadgets they use everyday! The topics include computer components, operating systems, networks & communications, how the internet is structured, algorithms, programming structures, basic data structures and more. In addition, students will take time to master spreadsheets in Excel to organize scientific and financial data and manipulate it using formulas. This unique and exciting class for 7th and 8th graders will be offered on Sundays from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

 

To learn more please visit the website: http://www.topbananaeducation.org or call (617) 795-1557.

SAFETY, AWARENESS & PHYSICAL SKILLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

Temple Emanuel in conjunction with the City of Newton is offering a two hour class for girls 11-13. The class will be taught by Newton and Boston police on Sunday September 29th from 4-6 pm. There is limited space so if you have a child interested please sign up right away by emailing joannekazarian@gmail.com.

The class will take place at Temple Emanuel in the Benjamin Vestry. Workout clothes should be worn and water bottles are an excellent idea!

There is a $30.00 fee for the class.

Academic Tutor

Next Level Up Tutoring has been serving Newton’s families and their students since 2009. We provide quality in-home academic tutoring by professional, compassionate and committed tutors with stellar references. We can tutor children from all grade levels within every subject, including some foreign languages. Next Level Up specializes in working with students on writing skills, math skills, and organizational skills. For more information please contact us at (781) 540-1123 or info@nextleveluptutoring.com. You will receive a quick response. Next Level Up – helping students reach their PEAK potential.