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Yoga Open House

Try a yoga class during open house week. Please sign up in advance at this link or call 617-393-3590.

K-Grade 2 (age 5-7) – Mondays, 3:45 –4:30 pm
Free class on September 26th, Series:  October  3rd – December 19th, $132

Grades 3-5 (age 8-10) Tuesdays, 3:45 – 4:45 pm
Free class on September 27th, Series: October 4th – December 13th, $132

Middle School, Grades 6-8 (age 11-14)  Tuesdays, 4:45 – 5:45 pm
Free class on September 27th, Series: October 4th – December 13th, $132

Teen, Grades 9-12 (age 14+) Saturdays, 11:00 am – 12 noon
Free class on October 1st, Series: October 8th – December 17th, $120

Artemis Yoga
639 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown

Fall Festival

Come to the Fall Festival at Newton Community Farm. Join an afternoon of fun activities on the farm. There will be live music, a sing-along led by Julia of Music Together at 12:30, pumpkin decorating by Becky, an apple-pie bake off, face painting, live music by the High Strung Strummers and corn hole for your family to enjoy! And new this year, a Newton Community Farm Scavenger Hunt for adults and kids to do together. They are excited to
welcome b. good, offering healthy alternatives to fast food and donating all profits from this event to NCF. Also available, apples from the orchard and delicious treats provided by community bakers.

However you want to enjoy the Fall Festival, it’s a perfect way to welcome the season! Please visit newtoncommunityfarm.org or email admin@newtoncommunityfarm.org for
more information.

September 25th, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
303 Nahanton Street, Newton

Mindful Parenting

Do you ever lose it with your kids and then feel guilty and surprised at how your emotions got the best of you? You are not alone. Join a 4-part Mindful Parenting series that will help parents to:
· Identify ways to respond in more “mindful” ways
· Bring about connection and clarity, and mutual understanding in your family.
· Strengthen relationships with your children
· Confidently create the lives you want for your families

Led by Amy Behrens, M.Ed., a certified parent coach and educator
Series dates are October 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Artemis Yoga, 639 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA
$89 for 4 weeks
Please register online or call 617-393-3590

Fall Tree Tour

Newton Cemetery arborist Robert Reardon will guide a tour showcasing the interesting variety of trees in Newton Cemetery’s arboretum. The tour will take place rain or shine and last approximately 90 minutes. Comfortable walking shoes, water and plenty of questions are recommended.

Meet just inside the main gate in front of the office. Parking is available along the cemetery roads. Free and open to all. For more information, call 617-332-0047 or click here for a printable flyer.

October 15th, 1:00 pm
Newton Cemetery
791 Walnut Street

Historic Newton Walks-Newton Cemetery: An Early Public Park

Did you know that the land that Newton Cemetery occupies now was once used for pharmaceutical and leather factories? Learn about how that industrial land was developed as part of the garden cemetery movement, and why it’s important as a green space today. Follow Katy Hax Holmes of the Newton Department of Planning and Development on a walk through Newton Cemetery, featuring some of the cemetery’s most notable “residents.”

Wear sturdy walking shoes for uneven terrain. Meet in front of the chapel just inside the main gate. Parking is available on cemetery roads. Suggested donation, $10.00

October 16th, 2:00 pm
Newton Cemetery
791 Walnut Street, Newton

UOD Family Book Event

Join Understanding Our Differences for an exciting “Meet the Author” Family Book Event. The guest will be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, who will talk about and sign her award-winning middle grade novel, The War That Saved My Life. The book is a story of triumph against all odds by a girl with a physical disability, set during World War II.

Online registration for this author conversation and book signing is required and is now open at http://UnderstandingOurDifferences.org/book-event/. Admission is free for children and NPS teachers and staff. Requested donation is $10.00 at the door for adults.

Program is 7:00 – 8:00 p.m, book signing follows. Books will be available for purchase at the event. For more information, contact info@UnderstandingOurDifferences.org.

October 18th, 7:00 pm
Newton South High School Auditorium

Adult Knitting Class in Newton Center

Would you like to learn to knit? Do you know the basics but are ready to move beyond a scarf? Or have you finished a couple of projects and are ready to learn some new techniques and become more confident? Register now for an adults-only knitting class taught by an experienced teacher:

In this class, beginners will develop a strong foundation of skills so that they can continue knitting many different types of projects. You’ll learn how to: cast on, knit, purl, create a border, read a pattern, identify and fix common mistakes, and bind off. More experienced knitters can expand their skills to cables, lace, chart reading, and/or socks.

To register, email the instructor at maryannhill82@gmail.com. Payment information, address, and a list of materials needed for the first class will be sent promptly. Click here to learn more.

Cost: $75 for a 5-class Flex Pass (attend when your schedule permits)
Location: Instructor’s home in Newton Centre

Tuesday evenings beginning September 27th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm OR
Wednesday mornings beginning September 28th, 10:00 am – noon

Flute lessons!

An experienced teacher (on the faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge and teaching chamber music at Harvard College), who is also a NSHS parent, has openings in her studio for students of all levels.

First lesson free! Please contact Na’ama Lion at lion@fas.harvard.edu, 617-244-4974 or
617-868-7931 (mobile) for more information or to schedule your free lesson.