We are excited to announce our 2022 Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship recipients. The following three exceptionally talented high school students were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship for their pursuit of the arts in higher education. Congratulations to Dilsa, Ryan, and Livi on your high school graduation, and best of luck next year pursuing your artistic passions! 

2022 Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship Recipients are:

• Dilsa Gomes Monteiro, Newton North High School
• Ryan Lee, Newton South High School
• Livia Shyevitch, Newton North High School

Newton Community Pride is proud to support the Harmony Foundation's 48th Annual Theodore D. Mann Newton Mayor's Community Breakfast: "Spring Forward – With Hope" to be held outdoors Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. at UMass Amherst's Mount Ida Campus, on the Shaw Hall Courtyard.

Program highlights will include remarks from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and keynote speaker Douglass Williams, chef-owner of MIDA Newton and James Beard Foundation 2022 nominee for the “Outstanding Chef, America” award. Also featured are reflections by members of the Newton Interfaith Clergy Association and artistic performances by the All-City Troubadours, Singer Olga Lisovskaya, and Vinny "Tata'niki" Iraheta Taino Iukaieke Guainia.

Please register here if you would like to attend this special community event. We are proud to be among the following hosts of this event:  The Foundation for Racial, Ethnic and Religious Harmony (The Harmony Foundation), The Mayor's Office, The Newton Interfaith Clergy Association, The Rotary Club of Newton, and The Newton Public Schools. Lead Sponsor is The Village Bank.

This concert is not to be missed! The Newton Piano Summit offers free community programming and showcases top regional talent noted in their field.  The final performance of the series is this Saturday, May 21, 1-3pm. You are in for a special afternoon with the Helen Sung Trio.  Open to all! For more details, click here.

Newton Piano Summit is a spring 2022 NCP Community Micro Grant recipient. 

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Newton Nomadic Theater

The Newton Nomadic Theater is back with another unique, whimsical, and entertaining production. It's one part scavenger hunt, one part hike, and three parts Juliet with their Hidden Shakespeare Theater, Saturday, June 11 at 1 PM and 3 PM (rain date Sunday, June 12). 

The Newton Nomadic Theater has teamed up with Shakespeare for the Masses, a theater troupe from Martha's Vineyard that presents fast, fun, and wacky adaptations of Shakespeare plays. Tickets are required since the audience is limited to only 50 people,  but this is a free community event and family-friendly. 

More details here about the evening's secret location, how to discover the theater's location, and more!  Follow the clues, find the theater, and enjoy the show!  

Newton Nomadic Theater is a spring 2022 NCP Community Micro Grant recipient. 

News From our Sponsored Organizations

Newton Open Studios 

Spring is here and Newton Open Studios is back celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Local artists, sculptors, and creatives will open up their homes and yards this weekend on May 21 and 22 for you to browse, purchase and enjoy. For more information on artists participating and a map of participating locations, see here. All are welcome and masks are suggested for indoor locations.

Dates: Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 from 11 am to 5 pm.

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Newton PorchFest

Share in the joy of building community by listening to music with your friends and neighbors at Newton PorchFest 2022. Newton PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside on people's front lawns, driveways and front porches. Join this beloved community event on June 4th from 12pm - 6pm in Auburndale, Newton Lower Falls and Waban Center!  

For more information and a schedule of locations and performances, click here. 

Newton PorchFest is also a 2022 NCP Community Micro Grant recipient. 

NCP Could Use Your Help!

From city-wide public art & free music festivals to caring for our award-winning gardens, and supporting great ideas & events with micro grants and operational support, our small nonprofit couldn’t do any of it without YOUR help. As we approach our busy public art and festival seasons, please consider donating to our Spring Annual Appeal today to help us continue to bring arts, culture, beautification, and service to Newton. Here is a highlight video of the past several months of free community programming. With your support, we can do more!

Newton Community Pride is a 501c3 nonprofit. Tax Id # 22-2793743

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Community Survey

Newton Community Pride is planning now for our 2023 community events, public art, and festivals. We would love to hear from you!  Please take a few moments to fill out this short anonymous survey to help NCP offer you the free community programming you want to see more of. 

Click here to take the survey.  Thank you so much for your participation.

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We Are Hiring

Are you a retired CPA or an accounting specialist? Proficient with Quickbooks? Newton Community Pride is currently looking for a part-time bookkeeper to join our team! 4-6 hours a week with in-office and at-home options available. More info here. We would love to hear from you and your interest in joining our impactful nonprofit.

NCP Sponsor Spotlight

Robert Korff, Mark Development

Hi, my name is Robert Korff and I've lived in Newton for over 25 years where I've raised my son and daughter. I'm invested in this wonderful community both personally and professionally. As the Founding Principal and CEO of Mark Development, Inc. of Newton, a local and regional real estate development firm, I spend a lot of time thinking about what attracts businesses and residents to live, work, and stay in the City of Newton. For me, one of the attractions for new residents and businesses that makes Newton so unique and special is organizations like Newton Community Pride which bring music festivals, public art, and free programming to the city.  

Over the years, when my children were younger we enjoyed NCP's free music concerts in Newton Centre, looking at the painted windows during Halloween, and playing on the amusement rides during KidFEST. Now, I appreciate the public art and advocacy Newton Community Pride brings to the city. At Trio in Newtonville, one of our projects, our residents loved playing and hearing music from the black and white piano, painted by local artists Grey and Leslie Held located next to MIDA. This summer we look forward to having a colorfully painted bench as part of their Sit & Let Your Spirit Soar public art project. 

Mark Development is committed to partnering with local nonprofits like NCP to advance and build a strong community with vibrant village centers. I appreciate the community programming sponsored by Newton Community Pride and we are pleased to sponsor their efforts to enhance our city with arts and culture, beautification, and service as a 2022 Gold Sponsor. 

Pictured are Robert Korff with his son Daniel and daughter Amanda.

Kazuko & Bill Oliver

Plaut Mahoney Family

Gavris Family