Arts, culture, and entertainment

COMMUNITY

Newton Free Library?
330 Homer St.
Newton, MA 02459
617-796-1360
http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net
Newton Free Library provides an extensive collection of print, non-print and electronic resources, WiFi, comprehensive reference service and a wide array of educational and cultural programs for people of all ages. It has been recognized as one of the top 10 libraries in the U.S. within its population range category by Hennen's American Public Library Ratings.

Newton Pride Committee
225 Nevada St.
Newton, MA 02460
617-796-1540
http://www.newtonpride.org
Since 1989 the Newton pride Committee, a non-profit volunteer organization, has been enriching the cultural life and community in Newton and encourage its citizenry to active participation. The committee functions with the volunteer services of your neighbors and in support and conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Newton Parks and Recreation Department, and other local organizations. The key to the success of the Committee has been the support of our partners from the community, individual volunteers, and our business sponsors.

Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
333 Nahanton St.
Newton, MA 02459
617-558-6522
http://www.lsjcc.org
The Leventhal-Sidman JCC, a branch of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, Inc., is a nonprofit agency dedicated to fostering the continuity of Jewish life. We are committed to serving as a central gathering place for people of all ages and stages of connection with the larger community in which we live.

Set on acres of open space and wooded area, and housed in what was for many years The Working Boys Home, operated by the Archdiocese of Boston, the JCC retains much of the building's original 1890's brickwork and character. Newer construction is strategically designed to make a strong cohesive statement - and to offer our members and guests a comfortable, warm environment both inside and out.

Hyde Community Center
90 Lincoln Street
P.O. Box 610171
Newton Highlands, MA 02461
617-527-4933
http://www.hydecenter.org/
The Newton Highlands Community Development Corporation is a self-supporting, nonprofit organization that initiates, facilitates and sponsors activities designed to foster a vital sense of community in Newton Highlands. The Hyde Community Center serves as a catalyst for community-building - introducing Highlands residents to each other and giving people an opportunity to work together on programs and activities serving the diverse interests of members of the Newton Highlands neighborhood. The Center collaborates with other community-building organizations in the Highlands to offer activities that are located not only at the Center itself, but elsewhere, in Newton and beyond. The Center is more than a building--it is the Heart of the Highlands.

MUSIC

Zamir Chorale of Boston
P.O. Box 590126
Newton MA 02459
866-ZAMIR-20
http://www.zamir.org
The Zamir Chorale of Boston is an educational and musical institution that awakens audiences to the breadth and beauty of Jewish culture. Zamir educates, inspires, and entertains through performances, symposia, recordings, publications, and the commissioning of new musical works.

The Sutherland Pipe Band
Contact Pipe Major Dan Mooney
P.O. Box 479
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
http://www.sutherlandpipeband.org/
The Sutherland Pipe Band was organized in April 1936, making them one of the oldest pipe bands in the country. The Sutherland's goals are to present music of the highest caliber to the public and to achieve the highest competitive standards. The Sutherland Pipe Band is always happy to enroll new members, either pipers or drummers, who share the same goals as the band. The environment is friendly, instructive, and dedicated to promoting the music of the Great Highland Bagpipes. Band practices are held every Thursday at the Parish of the Messiah in Auburndale.

The Boston Artists Ensemble?
85 Hillside Avenue
Newton, MA 02465
617 964 6553
http://www.bostonartistsensemble.org
The Boston Artists Ensemble, founded in 1980, brings chamber music right to where you live. Founded by BSO cellist Jonathan Miller, the BAE cut its teeth playing weekly live chamber performances aired nationally on WGBH radio. These internationally recognized musicians return to Trinity Church in Newton Center; also playing each program at Salem's Peabody-Essex Museum. Each year they present five programs of chamber music. For more information, call or visit the website.

New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts?
P.O. Box 610384
Newton, MA 02461-0384
617-527-9717
http://www.newphil.org
info@newphil.org
The New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts, founded in 1995, is a 75 member non-professional regional orchestra based in Newton and presenting performances in Newton and nearby communities under the motto "Music for All". Its music director is Ronald Knudsen, a Boston Symphony violinist with a distinguished reputation as a performer, conductor and educator. The orchestra advances its mission by presenting programs of classical music for the enjoyment of audiences of all ages and experiences from a variety of urban and suburban communities. At the same time the orchestra strives to provide its non-professional players the opportunity to achieve a high level of ensemble performance not otherwise available. The New Philharmonia orchestra offers a full season of concerts at the First Baptist Church in Newton Centre, and frequent children's concerts and other events at the Newton Cultural Center, where the orchestra is in residence.

Highland Jazz Inc
P.O. Box 610037
Newton, MA 02461
Hank Solomon, Managing Director
781-237-1917
http://highlandjazz.org/index.htm
Since 1983, Highland Jazz has presented nearly 200 concerts spanning the range of mainstream acoustic jazz, including classic standards, Bebop, Swing, Latin and Dixieland. As a non-profit organization, their goal is to make jazz enjoyable -- and affordable -- for everyone.
Each concert is a special event, based on themes that highlight the music of a particular composer, jazz style or instrument. Highland Jazz has been an early showcase for musicians who have gone on to national and international acclaim, including vocalist Rebecca Paris, pianist Makoto Ozone and guitarist Gray Sargent.

All Newton Music School
321 Chestnut Street
West Newton, MA 02465
617-27-4553
http://allnewtonmusicschool.com/
For over 97 years the All Newton Music School has served Newton and the Greater Boston area as a valuable cultural resource for all persons interested in lessons, classes and concerts. ANMS provides quality musical instruction on all musical instruments and classes in appreciation, education, musical theatre, and more, for young children, through adults. Alumni include orchestral musicians, soloists and chamber players as well as life-long music advocates.

ARTS

Art Street, Inc
83 Church Street
Newton, MA, 02458
617-244-3171
http://www.sidewalksam.com/
Art Street is an organization of creative performers, artists, musicians, business people, cultural activists and people like you that brings the power of the arts into daily life to celebrate community values. We join with civil agencies, cultural and community organizations, corporations and individual arts enthusiasts to create festivals, cultural events and participatory community programs to bring people together in extraordinary, delightful, creative ways.

THEATER

Publick Theatre
233 Needham St.
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
617-454-1444
http://www.publicktheatre.com/
The Publick remains one of Boston's oldest resident companies, committed to classical roots and to exploring contemporary works- now in both indoor and outdoor theater settings. In 1971 The Publick Theatre's founder and first Artistic Director, Donato Colucci approached the MDC (now the Department of Conservation and Recreation) to support the creation of a classical outdoor theatre in Brighton's Christian Herter Park, emulating New York's Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. The small company that grew from their grassroots effort became The Publick Theatre. The theatre has expanded its repertory, including contemporary plays and also ventured indoors for the first time in more than three decades, performing Noel Coward's "Design for Living" at the Boston Center for the Arts.

Turtle Lane Playhouse
283 Melrose Street
Auburndale, MA 02466
616-244-0169
http://www.turtlelane.org
Established in 1980, Turtle Lane Playhouse is a professional, non-profit theatre, presenting up to five fully-staged musical productions per year. Nominated as a Best of Boston Theatre, the Playhouse features their own sets, costumes, professional actors and live orchestras. The unique and popular Stage Door Pub provides refreshments before, during and after the show. The Playhouse is handicap accessible, has free parking and easy access from 128, the Mass Pike, commuter rail and the T. Senior, student and group discounts are available, as well as a subscriber series.

West Newton Cinema
1296 Washington Street
West Newton, MA
617-964-6060
http://www.westnewtoncinema.com
The West Newton Cinema presents the finest foreign, independent and critically acclaimed films. The theatre was built in 1937 by a successful businessman and real estate developer Ben Rockman who lived in Newton Centre. The original theatre featured an eleven-hundred seat auditorium including a balcony, a ladies' lounge and a mens' smoking room. The design combined elements of art deco and streamlined modern.

HISTORY

The Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead
527 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02458
617-796-1450
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/jackson/default.asp
The Newton History Museum presents permanent and changing exhibits on a variety of historic topics. Discover what life was like for New England's earliest settlers. Learn about the abolition movement in Newton and how the Jackson family used their home as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The museum houses the Newton Historical Society and holds an extensive library and research collection.

American Jewish Historical Society
160 Herrick Rd.
Newton, MA
Michael Feldberg, Ph D. Director of Research
617-559-8880
http://www.ajhsboston.org
The Wyner Center of the American Jewish Historical Society at Hebrew College in Newton, functions as the New England regional headquarters of AJHS, the nation's oldest historical organizations. The Society facility serves as the archival repository for the documentary record of Jewish life in the greater Boston area, and the home of the reference library of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. The Society's extensive holdings include personal papers, organizational record, photographs, reports and other materials for researching the history of the Jewish community of Boston. The Society's Blumenthal Reading Room is located on the first level of the Gann Library of Hebrew College.