Directly from the Newton Cultural Alliance…

The Stroll features one-night only sales, music, cold weather goodies, a community sing-a-long, dance, visual art exhibits and sale, dining and more!  Join your friends and neighbors for this exciting evening. Make it a new family tradition!

Ready for the holidays? The Newton Cultural Alliance’s Arts Stroll & Shop is making holiday shopping and spirit easy for you. On Thursday, December 8, enjoy extended retail shopping hours in Newton Centre while you are entertained by NCA performers and artists!

UPDATE:  The music/art activities are centered at the Newton Senior Center, at the corner of Walnut and Highland, and also at the New Art Center, at 61 Washington Park.  No doubt we all would’ve found them anyway….

Newtonville is getting its very own village day!

Check this out, straight from the Mayor’s office:

Newtonville celebrates Autumn and Halloween with free music, art, entertainment, face painting and tasty treats for kids and adults.  Watch windows being painted as part of the annual Halloween Window Painting Contest.  Visit Newtonville stores on Walnut Street and Washington Street for treats and special discounts.  Collect 13 Spooky Stamps to be entered into free raffle for items donated by Newtonville businesses.  Some of the many items generously donated:  gift basket from Starbucks, makeup palette from Co Bella Salon, pizza from Newtonville Pizza and gift certificates from the New Art Center, Great Harvest, Newtonville Books, and many more. Come catch the Spirit of Newtonville and have a spooktacular time!

The Clarks Companies Foundation hosts its annual yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 156 Oak Street in Newton Upper Falls

The sale includes from furniture, books, kitchenware, appliances, and a lot of discounted Clarks shoes. The company expects well over 3,000 new pairs of shoes to be for sale at the event.

The yard sale benefits a non-profit charity created to pay tribute to Bill Bianchini, former senior vice president of product development, who died at age 55. The Foundation uses the funds to support an annual college scholarship program aimed at young people in the
Great Boston community in need of financial assistance.

The term economic development is heard in wide range of public discussions about managing and planning for municipal services.  But what does economic development mean?

The League of Women Voters of Newton is sponsoring a presentation and discussion on the definition of this term, its implications for municipal finance and quality of life, and how it relates to other community goals.

The presentation will be given by Chris Steele, a Newton resident and board member of Newton Villages. Chris, a consultant specializing in corporate site selection and economic development, is an occasional visiting professor of regional economic development at UMass Boston and UMass Dartmouth.

The presentation and discussion will be held at 7:30pm on Thursday, Sept. 15, in Room 222 at City Hall. For more information, please contact the League at info@lwvnewton.org or 617-383-4598.

The St. Mary of Carmen Society is holding its 76th annual festival with food, carnival rides, and musical performances  July 13 – 17 in Nonantum. The festival runs 6-10pm Wednesday through Friday, 5-11pm Saturday, and 4-11pm Sunday.

Since 1935, the Society has provided financial and other support to families and organizations in Newton. More information is available on its website.

Residents and business owners in Nonantum, Newton’s historically Italian neighborhood known as “The Lake,” are invited to meet with Mayor Setti Warren Thursday night for a “village coffee” discussion. The gathering will be held a 7pm at Pellegrini Field House, 11 Hawthorn Street.

Thursday’s event is part of a series of meetings held by the mayor. Earlier his year, he’s met with residents and business owners in Auburndale, West Newton, Newtonville and Newton Corner. Read an earlier post.