Newton Area Weekend Events: Check Out What's Happening

Newton MA

05 August, 2021

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NEWTON, MA — Hoping to spend a night out with friends? Your Newton Patch community calendar is a great way to stay in the loop on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Check out what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Want to add your own event? Whether you're planning a festival, a barbecue, or an awards ceremony, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend in and near Newton: Belly Dance with Andromeda When: Thursday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Miss Maria's School of Dance What: Come join our dance party on Mondays and Thursday nights! Enjoy the ancient art of Belly Dance, starting with a soothing body warm up and moving into breaking down movement and choreography. Performance opportunities for those interested! Or come to just learn and have fun wit... Learn More Embroidery 101 - Create a Stitch Sampler (Zoom) When: Thursday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Thursday and August 5 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMEveryone's embroidering for the summer! Join us in this session for embroidery beginners where we'll create a stitch sampler to learn and practice this craft. Once you have these basic stitches d... Learn More That's Entertainment: Norumbega Park's History of Fun (Virtual) When: Thursday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Thursday, August 5 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMLearn about popular American entertainment by following Norumbega Park from its start as a "trolley park" at the end of the Commonwealth Avenue streetcar line, and through its heyday as an escape for... Learn More Engineering Club - Newton Free Library When: Thursday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Thursday, August 5 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMBe a problem solver! Take on a new engineering challenge each month. Get creative, think outside the box, and hang out with other like-minded kids. Members can bring project ideas and we'll vote ... Learn More ELL - Book Group on Zoom - Newton Free Library When: Thursday, August 5th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Thursday, August 5 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PMThe ELL Book Discussion Group is a free class on Zoom for adult intermediate to advanced English learners. The book is To [censored] a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOngoing Thursday evening sessions ... Learn More Featured Event: ACTTC Presents: Still Life With Iris When: Friday, August 6th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 214 Concord St What: A Common Thread Theatre Company presents the award-winning family-friendly play: STILL LIFE WITH IRIS by Steven Dietz. "Still Life with Iris is a fantastical adventure which centers on a little girl's search for the simplest of things: home. Iris lives with her mom in the lan... Learn More Featured Event: ACTTC Presents: Still Life With Iris (Rachel Baril) Tech Time - Newton Free Library When: Friday, August 6th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Friday, August 6 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AMHave technology questions? Sign up for a one-on-one technology help session. Sessions are scheduled for 30 minutes and are held in person in Study Room 2E on the 2nd floor of the library.These te... Learn More ELL - Even More Talk About Food! - Newton Free Library When: Friday, August 6th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Friday, August 6 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AMEven More Talk About Food! is a free class for adult learners who have a basic knowledge of reading, writing and understanding English. Explore cultural traditions around food and why it is much ... Learn More ELL - 20th and 21st Century Women: Changing Cultures and Breaking Barriers When: Friday, August 6th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Virtual What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Friday, August 6 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PMELL Twentieth Century Women: Bridging Cultures/Breaking Barriers is a free conversation group on Zoom for high intermediate to advanced adult English learners. In this third series of 20th and 21s... Learn More Tween/Teen PowerPoint Party! - Newton Free Library When: Friday, August 6th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Friday, August 6 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PMDo you have a fandom you can't stop talking about? Need to share with your peers? Join us to share your newest passion via a PowerPoint! You will have to create a short presentation to share with t... Learn More National S'mores Day In-Person Celebration! When: Friday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Camp Cedar Hill What: It's National S'mores Day, and to celebrate, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts would like to invite you to join us to celebrate these tasty campfire treats. We'll do some s'more themed activities, learn campfire safety and make some s'mores. Open and free to ALL! This event... Learn More Featured Event: Free Family Mini Photo Sessions When: Saturday, August 7th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 611 Assembly Row, Somerville, MA 021455 What: We're a small, female-run company of 22 team members whose mission is to make professional photography more accessible to the community while providing stability and opportunity for freelance photographers. All of our 30 minute mini sessions are free to book and take place out... Learn More Featured Event: Free Family Mini Photo Sessions (Rachel Wasserman) Featured Event: Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts When: Saturday, August 7th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Lexington, MA - on web What: Estate Planning Law Office of Joel Bernstein MA Wills & Trusts TAKE THE COURSE 5 Day Email Course, focus on MA Law.  You register, then we send you a series of emails slated to double your understanding in just minutes each day. It starts the day after you register. COURSE... Learn More Featured Event: Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts When: Saturday, August 7th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Lexington, MA - on web What: Estate Planning Law Office of Joel Bernstein MA Wills & Trusts TAKE THE COURSE 5 Day Email Course, focus on MA Law.  You register, then we send you a series of emails slated to double your understanding in just minutes each day. It starts the day after you register. COURSE... Learn More Featured Event: Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki When: Sunday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Watertown Square and MDCR dock What: WATERTOWN CITIZENS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND THE ENVIRONMENT is holding a commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday, August 8 from 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM. at Watertown Square and MDCR Dock. 7:30 PM – Silent Vigil – Watertown Square 8:00 PM – Music... Learn More Sunday Live Blues - Dan Rabinovitz! When: Sunday, August 8th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Union Street Restaurant and Bar What: Trumpeter DAN RABINOVITZ cut his teeth at the Sunday afternoon Blues Jam at the 1369 Jazz Club and by touring with rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef. In the 1990's, while living in Chicago, he performed and recorded with Son Seals and soul legend King Solomon Burke. He has per... Learn More Featured Event: Co-Ed Youth Classes for Ages 6-9 When: Monday, August 9th at 3:03 p.m. Where: 140 Gould St What: Bring your kids to our Co-Ed classes. Ages 6-9 Class Options Mon: 3:30 PMWed: 3:30 PMSat 11:00 AM All classes run for an hour. Price Range: $35-$50 Masks are required. Learn More Featured Event: Co-Ed Youth Classes for Ages 6-9 (Zack Gray) PUDDLESTOMPERS™ Summer Camp: Summer Fiesta! When: Monday, August 9th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Temple Beth Avodah What: It's a party for all the nature we find in the summertime! Join PUDDLESTOMPERS™ experienced Teacher Naturalists as we enjoy all the wonders summer nature has to offer. Each day will explore a different topic within our weekly theme through hands-on exploration, active movement... Learn More Matt Heaton Family Singalong--Live at the Hyde Bandstand When: Monday, August 9th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Monday, August 9 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PMBring the whole family to this fun outdoor concert! Matt Heaton brings an infectious energy to his sing alongs. Peppered with well known classics and a few soon-to-be classics, and performed with... Learn More Belly Dance with Andromeda When: Monday, August 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Miss Maria's School of Dance What: Come join our dance party on Mondays and Thursday nights! Enjoy the ancient art of Belly Dance, starting with a soothing body warm up and moving into breaking down movement and choreography. Performance opportunities for those interested! Or come to just learn and have fun wit... Learn More Typewriter Poetry! - Newton Free Library When: Monday, August 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Monday, August 9 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMGet creative with the monthly Typewriter Poetry group. We'll be getting together to use old-school typewriters and write original poems for library patrons on the spot! Grades 7-12. For more inform... Learn More Pajama Time! - Newton Free Library When: Monday, August 9th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Monday, August 9 from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PMGet ready for bed by listening to these stories and songs that will help you drift off to dreamland. Put on your pajamas, cuddle with a loved one, and bring your favorite stuffed animal friend! Fo... Learn More Back to School – Tips for Separated and Divorced Parents ~ Newton, MA Hub When: Tuesday, August 10th at 12:00 p.m. Where: No-Cost Webinar What: Welcoming the fall session can bring about many emotions with the ending of summer vacation, returning to school, and a structured schedule for balance. In addition, if you are separated or divorced, you may also have many questions related to the start of a new school year an... Learn More [censored] by the Book Club - Newton Free Library When: Tuesday, August 10th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMThis group is currently full. They meet each month to discuss books with a mystery theme. The group is cosponsored by the City of Newton Department of Senior Services. Book selections will be l... Learn More Outdoor Wake-Up Sunshine Storytime (Weather Permitting) When: Tuesday, August 10th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AMJoin us for outdoor storytimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Start your day with stories, songs and rhymes led by a Newton Free Library Children's Library. For children 0-4 and their caregivers. F... Learn More Jackbox Party Games! - Newton Free Library When: Tuesday, August 10th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMCome join us for some quirky trivia and party games over Zoom. Registration is required. Grades 5-12. Learn More Little Lab Coats: Farms! - Newton Free Library When: Tuesday, August 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMJoin us for a virtual session of our popular STEM program where we explore the basic properties of science in an easy and fun way. Get ready for Little Lab Coats: Farms! Find out where the brocco... Learn More The Truth About Chronic Illness (Virtual) When: Tuesday, August 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Virtual What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMJulie Morgenlender, editor of the recently published The Things We Don't Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths, will speak about how we define chronic illnesses, and how they differ and ove... Learn More Featured Event: ELL - Let's Talk on Zoom! - Newton Free Library When: Tuesday, August 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Tuesday, August 10 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMA conversation group on Zoom for adult intermediate English language learners. No registration is necessary. Come when you can!The group meets on 6 Tuesday evenings, beginning on July 13. If you ... Learn More Featured Event: Co-Ed Youth Classes Ages 10-13 When: Wednesday, August 11th at 3:30 a.m. Where: 140 Gould St What: Bring your kids to our Co-Ed classes.Ages 10-13 Class Options:Mon: 5:30 PM Wed: 3:30 PMThu: 3:30 PM & 5:30 PMFri: 4:00 PM & 5:00 PMSat: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM All classes run for an hour.Price Range: $35-$50 Masks are required. Learn More Baby Kneads Baby Sign Program - Newton Free Library When: Wednesday, August 11th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Newton Free Library What: Event listing from Newton Free Library: Wednesday, August 11 from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AMIn this Virtual Introductory Baby Sign Language class, Sheryl White will teach caregivers how to reduce frustration and help give their babies the ability to communicate before he/she can spe... Learn More See all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Newton Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.