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Family Art Together: Upcycled Art

Sunday, June 2, 2013
1:00-4:00 PM
New Art Center
61 Washington Park, Newtonville

The New Art Center would like to invite you and your family to spend some quality together while making art and meeting people.

This program allows children and parents/caretakers to learn, create, and most importantly, have fun together. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
All activities are recommended for children ages 6 and up.

Registration is encouraged, drop-ins also welcome. read more »

Concert: Joe Reid Trio

Sunday June 2, 2013
2:00-4:00 PM
Newton Free Library
330 Homer Street, Newton Centre
Druker Auditorium

Join The Joe Reid Trio for a delightful Sunday afternoon of jazz music.

Monday Bike Ride with Bike Newton

Every Monday beginning May 2013
5:45 PM (rides begin at 6:00 PM sharp)
Begin and end at Newton Free Library
330 Homer Street, Newton Centre

Join Bike Newton for a Monday bike ride!

These are "No Rider Left Behind" rides; Anyone may ride as long as their bikes are in good working order, and they are confident they can handle a leisurely 7- to 10-mile ride. 

Children must be with an adult, all riders must wear helmets, and everyone must adhere to safety rules of the road. We will go to scenic points in and around Newton. read more »

Program History of Local Synagogues

Monday, June 3, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Newton Free Library
330 Homer Street, Newton Centre
Druker Auditorium

Professor, Ellen Smith, Director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University, will give a lecture on the history of local synagogues.

Tuesday Drop-In Playgroup

For moms, dads, grandparents, nannies, and toddlers ages three and under. Great space and tiny tot toys.

Every Tuesday during the school year
10:00-11:30 AM
Lower Falls Community Center
545 Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls

Drop-in fee: $3.00 for adults. Toddlers are free.
To sign up, please call Bonnie at 617-796-1510.

See also the weekly Monday Drop-in Playgroup in Newton Centre.

Indoor Farmers' Market

Newton Parks & Recreation is sponsoring an indoor farmers' market.  More than 20 vendors are on hand weekly, offering a variety of goods from fresh produce to soups, meats, bread and desserts, artisanal cheese, maple syrup, fresh pasta, jams & jellies, and local wine!

Tuesdays, 2012-2013
1:30-6:00 PM
Hyde Community Center
90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands

For more info, contact Parks and Rec: 617-796-1500.

Monday Drop-In Playgroup

For moms, dads, grandparents, nannies, and toddlers ages three and under. Great space and tiny tot toys.

Every Monday during the school year
10:00-11:30 AM
Nahanton Park
455 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre

Drop-in fee: $3.00 for adults. Toddlers are free.
To sign up, please call Bonnie at 617-796-1510.

See also the weekly Tuesday Drop-In Playgroup in Newton Lower Falls.

Author Talk Dan Shaughnessy

Tuesday June 4, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Newton Free Library
330 Homer Street, Newton Centre
Druker Auditorium

Join award winning Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy for a talk on the book he coauthored, Francona: the Red Sox Years.

The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.

Meet Author Jami Attenberg

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
7:00 PM
Newtonville Books
10 Langley Road, Newton Centre

With pitch-perfect prose, huge compassion, and sly humor, Jami Attenberg has given us an epic story of marriage, family, and obsession. The Middlesteins explores the hopes and heartbreaks of new and old love, the yearnings of Midwestern America, and our devastating, fascinating preoccupation with food.

Free. Co-sponsored by the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Boston Jewish Book Fair. 

Fine Art Framing and Display

Thursday, June 6, 2013
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
New Art Center
61 Washington Park, Newtonville

Presented By: Alex Jacobson

Have you ever gone into a frame shop and been totally overwhelmed?

This workshop will examine all aspects of the frame including moulding, glazing, matting, and mounting, learning your options in language you can understand.

Designed for the artist or collector on a budget, this workshop will also cover cutting mats and glazing by hand. Finally, we will discuss the relationship between the frame and the art, learning to match the frame to the message.

All materials will be provided. read more »

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