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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.

Newton Community Ed classes for Middle Schoolers

Registration is now underway for fall classes through Newton Community Education. Offerings for middle school students include:

  • fencing at Bigelow on Tuesdays and Brown on Fridays;
  • archery at Oak Hill on Tuesdays;
  • Bootstrap: Practical Math for Programming Video Games at North on Tuesdays;
  • online news production at South on Tuesdays;
  • yoga at Oak Hill on Wednesdays;
  • Prisoner’s Dilemma and other math games at South on Fridays;
  • babysitting & CPR training at North and South on Fridays.

All classes are for kids from all schools. NCE also offers many family classes, such as It’s Magic!, Glass Fusing, Family Night under the Stars, and more. NCE also runs after-school classes for elementary school kids at schools throughout Newton.

For more information or to register, call 617-559-6999 or visit the NCE website at newtoncommunityed.org. Be sure to check out adult classes too!

Mayoral Debate on September 12th

Watch and participate in the Mayoral Debate live from home on September 12!

Join NewTV and the League of Women Voters of Newton (LWVN) for an evening with the candidates for Mayor on Thursday, September 12th at 7:00 pm.  The debate will be shown live on NewTV’s Government Channel and on the web at www.newtv.org.

Send in your questions!  NewTV and LWVN want to hear from you about the issues and questions you think are important to ask the candidates, both in advance of and during the debate at info@lwvnewton.org and during the live debate at Facebook/NewTV and on Twitter at New_TV.  While the moderators might not be able to ask every question, they will try to cover all the topics and follow-up questions suggested.

Viewers are also welcome in the NewTV conference room during the broadcast at 23 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, and can submit their questions at that time.

This debate is a collaboration between NewTV and the League of Women Voters of Newton.  For more information, please email info@lwvnewton.org.

The Etiquette Academy of New England is enrolling for Fall 2013!

The Etiquette Academy of New England is currently enrolling for Fall 2013! Spots will fill up quickly, so please visit www.TheEtiquetteAcademy.org and enroll today! Topics: Table Manners, Conversations, Presentations, Posture, Friendships and more.

Mind Your Manners: Beyond Please and Thank You (Grades 2-4)
6 Week Class. Fee: $365
Saturdays, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Sept. 21st – Oct.26th Final class to be held at an upscale restaurant

Etiquette for Middle Schoolers (Grades 5-8)
8 Week Class. Fee: $467
Saturdays,  10:00 am-11:30 am
Sept. 21st – Nov 9th Final class to be held at an upscale restaurant

Etiquette for Young Adults (Grades 9-12)
8 Week Class. Fee: $469
Saturdays,  11:30 am-1:00 pm
Sept. 21st – Nov.9th Final class to be held at an upscale restaurantd More

UOD 2nd Annual Fall Family Book Event

Understanding Our Differences is pleased to invite you to the 2nd annual fall family book event featuring Sharon Draper — the two-time Coretta Scott King award-winning author of Out of My Mind.  This NY Times bestselling children’s fiction book is about a brilliant girl with cerebral palsy who longs for a way to speak. Please join us on Mon. Oct. 28th at 7:00 pm at Newton South High School Auditorium for this special conversation and book signing.

Please go to this link to register: http://www.understandingourdifferences.org/mind/

Pre-registration is required. Suggested donation: $10 at the door for adults; children and NPS employees free. Elementary school students and older welcome with an adult. Questions? Email info@UnderstandingOurDifferences.org.