April Vacation Week: Eager Engineers

Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton, MA, United States

Calling all kid engineers! Spend your spring break completing hands-on design challenges and crafts, each around a different daily theme. Build a boat that can float, design a transit system, construct a working Ferris wheel, invent something totally new, and more! Come to one or more sessions: each day will be different. Tuesday 4/16: Busy...

Free – $6

April Vacation Week: Eager Engineers

Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton, MA, United States

Calling all kid engineers! Spend your spring break completing hands-on design challenges and crafts, each around a different daily theme. Build a boat that can float, design a transit system, construct a working Ferris wheel, invent something totally new, and more! Come to one or more sessions: each day will be different. Tuesday 4/16: Busy...

Free – $6

Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door

The Allen Center 35 Webster Street, Newton, MA, United States

Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door Thursday, April 18th, 6:30 PM Abelardo Morell will speak about his past & recent work, including his new book, The Universe Next Door. “Abelardo Morell reveals the beauty to be found in the balance of opposite or discordant qualities. His work is about perception, looking deeply and truly seeing....

Free

April Vacation Week: Eager Engineers

Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton, MA, United States

Calling all kid engineers! Spend your spring break completing hands-on design challenges and crafts, each around a different daily theme. Build a boat that can float, design a transit system, construct a working Ferris wheel, invent something totally new, and more! Come to one or more sessions: each day will be different. Tuesday 4/16: Busy...

Free – $6

Book Talk: Sixty Blades of Grass

Hyde Community Center 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA

Sixty Blades of Grass, by Elizabeth Millane, is an intriguing and dramatic, yet personal, story about the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Inspired by the author’s own family history, this is a riveting, heartrending novel of danger and betrayal that explores what it takes to lay down one’s life for another in the...

Book Talk: Sixty Blades of Grass

Hyde Community Center 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA

Sixty Blades of Grass, by Elizabeth Millane, is an intriguing and dramatic, yet personal, story about the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Inspired by the author’s own family history, this is a riveting, heartrending novel of danger and betrayal that explores what it takes to lay down one’s life for another in the...

Ballroom Lessons Cha Cha Cha and Rumba

Dance Stream Studio 54 Lincoln Street, Newton, Massachusetts

Join us for six weeks of exciting Cha Cha Cha and the passionate steps of the Rumba, as you dance your way to confidence and style. 6 Weeks Course Thursdays 6:00- 7:00 p.m. April 25 through May 30th Location 54 Lincoln Street This class is held in partnership with Dance Stream Studio in Newton Highlands.

$120.00

Sofia Talvik – Concert at Scandinavian Cultural Center

Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, West Newton, MA, United States

Mark your calendars for an enchanting evening in West Newton! Folk/Americana artist Sofia Talvik is set to perform at the Scandinavian Cultural Center on Thursday, April 25th, 2024. This special concert will be an excellent showcase of Sofia's evocative melodies and rich storytelling, all within a venue that celebrates her Swedish heritage. Born and raised...

$20

Behind the Screen – One Life

West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United States

Join us on April 25th at 8:00 PM for a compelling panel discussion on the film One Life, a poignant biographical drama that chronicles the heroic efforts of Nicholas Winton to save Jewish children during the Holocaust. This event, titled "Behind the Screen: One Life," is set against the backdrop of the film’s rich narrative...

Free

Run of the Charles: Boston’s Premier Paddling Race

The Run of the Charles, Boston’s premier paddling race, returns on Saturday, April 27 and race registration is OPEN NOW! Paddlers from across New England are beginning to register for this famed event. From experts to novices, individuals to corporate relay teams, all are welcome. Kicking off the paddling season, the event is the largest...

Newton Open Studios

All over Newton

Welcome to Newton Open Studios (NOS) 2024, a two-day celebration of artistic talent and immersive art experiences! Join us as we showcase the finest artists in Newton, exhibiting and selling a diverse array of works including paintings, photographs, ceramics, woodwork, crafts, jewelry, wearables, and more across 30 different locations throughout Newton. NOS is dedicated to...

Free

Newton Open Studios

All over Newton

Welcome to Newton Open Studios (NOS) 2024, a two-day celebration of artistic talent and immersive art experiences! Join us as we showcase the finest artists in Newton, exhibiting and selling a diverse array of works including paintings, photographs, ceramics, woodwork, crafts, jewelry, wearables, and more across 30 different locations throughout Newton. NOS is dedicated to...

Free