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NEWTON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE www.newtonma.gov/cpa Tuesday, 28 February 2012 7 pm, Newton City Hall Room 202 PUBLIC HEARING (Time will be set aside for public comments.) Myrtle Village (12 & 18-30 Curve Street, West Newton) affordable housing proposal, CPA funds requested: $938,063 The CPC will...

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KIDS4PEACE, Benefit Concert Sunday, March 18th, 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Newtons. The West Stockbridge Chamber Players, professional musicians who play with the Boston Symphony, Boston Ballet, and Boston Pops Esplanade, among others, will perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and Borodin Trio in g....

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Kripalu yoga at the Waban Library, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban: Join us for a moderate/vigorous yoga class in the Kripalu style – incorporating varying flow sequences as well as sustaining poses, focusing on breath and concentration – “meditation in motion”. Class size of 8 – 10...

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Do you want to get creative this school vacation? Come and join at Hipstitch and learn how to sew,make your own clothes, Learn how to read a pattern make some cosy pants, hats scarfs or lots of other fun projects! Come for 1/2 day 9-12...

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Do you feel your kids don’t listen to you?  Does every request turn into a battle?  Do you feel all alone with these issues?  Are you ready for a solution?   The free parenting series, PARENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING is enrolling now.  It will be held for...

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Calendar             Unless noted otherwise, all programs take place at the Jackson Homestead and Museum at 527 Washington Street, Newton, MA.   FEBRUARY   Monday, February 13, 7:00 PM NEWTON’S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS – THE 2012 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES “Our United Sentiments”: Boston, Newton, and the...

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Watertown Children’s Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a blend of fairy tale, musical comedy and of course, magic!  WCT’s production features a cast of 4th through 8th graders, along with 1st and 2nd grade Junior Players, including Newton’s own Charlie Booth, Caroline Hoban, Nadia...

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Jackson Homestead and Museum Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds Historic Burying Grounds Preservation Newton Historical Society, Inc. Thursday, February 16, 5:30 – 7:30 PM   “Confronting Our Legacy: Slavery and Anti-Slavery in the North” When Edward Jackson died in 1681, he held “two man servants,” yet...

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5th Grade Science of Weather Unit. I have all the concepts for this unit on ONE post with videos. Use to review for MCAS or for the test  http://ilovenewton.com/5th-grade-science-unit-weather-air-pressure-heat-moisture-wind-mcas/ . I created this after helping my daughter study for this test last year.

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Music before J.S. Bach? Students of all instruments are welcome to join us for Renaissance Camp for a 4-day, February 21-24, 9 am to 3 pm fun filled musical experience! Singers, are welcome, too.    Renaissance Camp will explore this historical period via music with additional enrichment...

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