Time to celebrate the end of February! New Art Center is blooming, there’s music by small ensembles, music for Lent, and, if you’re in the mood, a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!
SATURDAY
Newton Community Weekend at the Jackson Homestead & Museum
Historic Newton*
Sat, March 2 – Sun, March 3 from Noon – 5pm | FREE
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum!
SUNDAY
Family Art Together: Paper layered lilies
New Art Center*
Sun, March 3 at 10am-12pm | $10 Register online or call 617.964.3424
Let’s bring color to the winter! Inspired by Monet’s famous water lilies paintings, with vibrant colored tissue paper and 3D techniques create beautiful artwork with lily pads and lily flowers.
Schutz Lenten Cantata
2nd Church in Newton
Sun, March 3 at 10am | FREE
The Second Church in Newton celebrates the liturgical season of Lent with a special performance of a masterpiece by 17th century composer Heinrich Schutz. The Church’s Minister of Music, Andrus Madsen, will conduct the Chancel Choir, vocal soloists, and brass instrumentalists from Newton Baroque in “Musikalische Exequien”. Written for the funeral of a German prince, the work was a favorite of Johannes Brahms, who used it as a model for his own great “German Requiem”. Soloists are Julia Steinbok and Shannon Canavin, sopranos; Shiba Nemat-Nasser, mezzo-soprano; Martin Near, countertenor; Thomas Oesterling and David McSweeney, tenors; Matthew Stansfield and Brett Johnson, baritones. The performance will be the highlight of morning worship
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
JCC Newton
Sun, March 3 at 1pm | $10 – $13
You know you love this book. And you know you’ve had one of those days. Bring your favorite youngsters and relish in the deliciousness of the horrible!
Concert: Revelia Duo
Newton Free Library*
Sun, March 3 at 2pm | FREE
Flutist Vanessa Breault Mulvey and clarinetist Michelle Shoemaker will perform Aria by Jacques Ibert, Chôros No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Lullaby by Jennifer Higdon, Turnabout by Paul Steinberg andAirheads by Gary Schocker.
Spring Ensemble Concert
Suzuki School of Newton*
at Wilson Chapel, Andover Newton Theological School
Sun, March 3 at 4pm | $20 adults, $15 seniors, $50 families
The faculty of Suzuki School of Newton presents solo and chamber performances featuring works in a variety of genres and styles. This family friendly recital includes Schumann Piano Quintet, Beethoven Cello Sonata, Kreisler Dance Espagnole, plus others. All proceeds benefit the James Thornblade Scholarship Fund.
