Newton Piano Summit kicks off this weekend
1 pm on Saturday, keyboardist and composer Hidemi Akaiwa brings her unique fusion of Japanese Zen principles, jazz, and microtonal contemporary classical music to the stage with her quartet. 2 pm on Saturday, Kevin Harris who has an international reputation for his...
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Newton joins HyperHub bicycle commuter consortium
Yesterday, Boston's Mayor Wu announced in a joint press conference with Elon Musk, that Musk's Boring Company will be drilling the "hypertunnels" for HyperHub - Boston's next generation regional bicycle infrastructure project. Today, Newton's Mayor Ruthanne Fuller...
Senior Center obstacles – everything but the kitchen sink
Last week the Newton Historic Commission voted to oppose the landmarking of the Senior Center building in Newtonville. City Councilors Tarik Lucas and Julia Malakie had nominated the site for landmark status on behalf of constituents that were not happy with the...
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit – theater like you’ve never seen
When I first was told about it, I was dubious. It sounded like a bizarre experiment that would be unwatchable. I've since talked to two of the theater people who's judgements I most trust. Between them they have seen five performances of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit...
That looks like fun
I was out walking today and came across this guy hanging from a rope below a bridge. They were two local teenagers who have been practicing a new sport I think they may have invented. He had his feet in a sling and some kind of ratchet on his chest. He would push...
Antique Mall at Echo Bridge
I live just a block away from the waterfall at Upper Falls and the mill complex there that was built in the 1800's. The actual mill inside is long gone and the buildings have long since been re-purposed for a variety of commercial tenants. One end is largely filled...
Newton Senior Center Sponsored Parkinson’s Support Group Meets the Last Monday of Every Month Live or on ZOOM.
Newton's Senior Center Sponsored Parkinson’s (PD) Support Group was recently reconstituted by our volunteer facilitator Dan Reilly. Our group is growing and we extend a warm welcome to all who have PD, as well as their family members and friends. We currently meet at...
NPS – Is enrollment decline a problem?
Sumukh Tendulkar is a member of the School Council at Newton South Most of us are aware that NPS will have FTE cuts because of budget shortfall, and enrollment decline. People have blamed enrollment decline on falling birth rates (...
Porchfest deadline approaching – Apr 1
Porchfest is coming back this year on Saturday June 4. Its still not too late to volunteer your porch to the festival or to volunteer your band to participate. Deadline for both bands and porches is April 1, so if you're interested in joining the fun, sign up here.