Events This Spring and Our Sponsors

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Where do we go from here during the

Covid-19 emergency?

Greetings!

To ensure everyone's health and safety and in keeping with the guidelines of the CDC , we have cancelled all events scheduled through June. If possible, we will try to reschedule the Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts for the fall. It's hoped that we'll be able to resume in-person events this summer including free concerts and the July 4th fireworks.

We are working on ways we can continue to provide arts & culture to our community without in-person events. Please visit Newton Arts Calendar and the Newton Cultural Alliance events calendar for a growing number of virtual tours and performances. It is important that we keep the arts in our lives and that we stay connected to get us through this difficult time.

We hope that you will support our wonderful and amazing sponsors as they cope with disrupted business. Our heartfelt gratitude also goes out to all the hard working and dedicated city workers and health care providers.

Looking forward to seeing and celebrating with you again once this virus subsides. You'll also have a chance to meet Newton Community Pride's first Executive Director, Blair Lesser Sullivan.

Newton Community Pride

EVENT UPDATES

The following Newton Community Pride Events have been cancelled:

NewtonSERVES (April 26)

Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts (May and June)

Kids FunFest (May 9 and 10)

Though previously cancelled, Newton Open Studios is now online! Browse the NOS website for paintings, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, wearable art, photography and more--all at your fingertips.

BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT

It is officially spring and residents of Newton can enjoy the flowering bulbs that were planted by Newton Community Pride volunteers last fall in the Newton Center Green next to the parking lot at Langley and Beacon Streets.

This is the time of year when Pride works on preparing for the summer flowers. Most of the work begins in late April and continues through the summer. This garden is one of the few to be honored by the All-American Selection Committee.

For many years, about a dozen volunteers have nurtured and maintained the plants from seedlings to beautiful flowers. They need your help. If you’d like to learn gardening from experts whether you have a green or brown thumb, please volunteer by sending an email to contactus@newtoncommunitypride.org or call Howard Sholkin, 617 513-1183.

Plans for the garden depend on developments with COVID-19, but if all goes well help is needed by late April.

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Please continue to support our local sponsors with gift cards, take out orders and appreciation of their businesses

The Village Bank

Auburndale walk-up, Wayland drive-through and ATMs open

In person by appointment only

Newton-Wellesley Hospital Our heroes!

Davio's Online gift cards available

Honda Village Service and repairs open

Showcase Cinemas Chestnut Hill Online gift cards available

Wegmans Please thank your cashiers, stockers and baggers; they are also hiring

Nixon Insurance Offering remote service

Cabot's Open for take out, online gift certificates and merchandise

Johnny's Luncheonette Open for take out, in person gift certificates

The Street Chestnut Hill Online retail and food take out options

Cambridge Savings Bank Drive up and ATMs open, in person by appointment

Learning Express Phone orders for local and UPS delivery

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These other Newton restaurants are open for take-out and/or delivery

Newton Community Pride

Newton City Hall

1000 Commonwealth Avenue Room 203

Newton, MA 02459

617-796-1540