Newton Youth Players: Newton Youth Players is delighted to announce the registration schedule for the Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 shows. The new location will be the War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall!
Fall 2013: West Side Story - registration begins March 15 at 6am
Winter 2014: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown - registration begins April 1 at 6am
Spring 2014: Oliver! - registration begins May 1 at 6am
Please visit www.newtonyouthplayers.com for more information.
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Summer Overnight Music Camp: DARTS Pre-Applications Now Available
Information and pre-applications for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's popular summer overnight camp, DARTS (Days in the Arts) 2013 are now available from the music & visual art teachers at your child's school. All students currently in grades 5, 6, & 7 who have never attended DARTS are eligible to participate in Newton's designated time frame, Week 6, July 29-August 2, 2013.
The pre-application deadline is 4:00PM on Friday, March 15th. Fifteen (15) students will be selected by lottery to represent Newton at DARTS along with students from Boston, Beverly, Lanesborough, Sheffield, and Berkshire Hills. The cost to attend DARTS remains $500 for week jam-packed with arts instruction and arts excursions during the week.
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Community Farm Spring & Summer Programs: Newton Community Farm is pleased to announce our 2013 spring and summer education programs for youth and families!
Children and families, join us for vacation week programs and other classes during the spring. If you are looking for summer programs for your children (pre-school through grade 9), check out our popular offerings including Farm Sprouts, Little Diggers, Farmer in Training, and Socially Aware Young (SAY) Farmers. For high school students interested in farming and working outdoors, consider serving as a volunteer intern with our Farm Manager. Adults and older teens, join us to learn about gardening, cooking, or raising chickens!
For more information about all of these programs, visit our website athttp://newtoncommunityfarm.org/education/ or download our 2013 Spring Education Brochure and 2013 Summer Programs flyer. We hope to see you on the farm!
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Watertown Children's Theatre Announcements:
February 25 Spring Registration Opens
March 7 Spring Early Bird Deadline
March 15-17 The Pajama Game performances
March 21 Summer Early Bird Deadline
WCT Sheet Music Drive:
Do you have vocal sheet music you are no longer using?
Consider donating your old vocal sheet music or music books to WCT's Music Library!
Drop off any donations between 2 pm and 5 pm Tuesday - Friday.
Thanks for continuing to help us grow!
WCT Wish List:
As WCT continues to grow, there are some items that we'd love to have for our shop and office. If you have any of these items that you are not using, and you would like to donate them, please contact us!
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1 18-volt cordless drill
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1 socket set and ratchet handle
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2 sets of Loc-bins
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15-20 bin clips for Loc-bins
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1 small heat gun
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c-clamps, squeeze clamps, pipe clamps
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laptop with working graphics card
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folding easels
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25 or 50 ft tape measure
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large box fan
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portable sewing machine
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Flute Concert: Magic Flutes Concert at the Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Newton
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 11am
Magic Flutes is an ensemble of young flutists from Newton, Mass who study flute and ensemble performance with longtime Waban resident, Deborah Charness. On March 9, 2013 at 11am, they will present their 4th annual concert at Waban Library Center located at 1608 Beacon Street in Newton. For this performance, they will be joined by flutists Lynne Krayer-Luke, and Mindy Scharlin. Magic Flutes is named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Opera of the same name. Magic Flutes has performed at such venues as the Cartoon Festival in Symphony Hall, Boston, The Newton Free Library, Cabot Park Village, Russell's Garden Center, and Whole Foods Market. Coffee is provided by Starbucks of Waban Square, and refreshments by Whole Foods Market. Suggested donation is $5 per person, or $10 per family. All proceeds benefit the Waban Library Center (WLC). The WLC is staffed completely by volunteers and funded solely by private donations.
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Spiral Foundation Programs:
Don't miss the opportunity to join our exciting Spiral Foundation 2013 Symposium: Early Identification of SPD and Related Difficulties on March 22 - 23, 2013. We have something for everyone! Early Bird Rates End Friday March 1, 2013.
Interested in the identification of sensory integration and related problems in early childhood? Want information on cutting edge research and clinical applications as it applies to young children with SPD?
This is the course for you! Our lineup of expert and nationally known speakers will cover topics on mother-child interactions, effects of institutionalization, relationship of colic to sensory integration, infant cognition, early motor skill markers of autism, influence of prematurity on sensory processing and much, much more. Speakers include:
* Dr. Ed Tronick, developer of the still-face paradigm
* Dr. Karen Adolph, expert in development of motor affordances
* Dr. Margaret Bauman, autism expert
* Dr. David Lewkowicz, expert on infant cognition
For a complete list of speakers and topics, click here.
Do you work with young children, infants or toddlers? Then join us for our Pre-Conference Institute: Tools for Tots: Sensory Strategies for Toddlers and Preschoolers™ with world-wide known occupational therapist, Diana A. Henry, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA on Thursday, March 21.
Learn practical and fun treatment activities for sensory processing, self-regulation and motor skills that are suitable for implementing in home, school or clinic. This presentation is ideal for therapists, teachers and parents. For more information on the pre-conference course, click here.
Interested in research in the area of sensory integration? Want to know what is happening in SI and how you might be able to contribute? Interested in learning more about how to conduct research for evidence-based practice in sensory integration?
As a FREE event with your conference registration, you are invited to attend our post-conference open research forum on Sunday morning, March 24, 2013, from 8:30 to 12:00.
* Listen to researchers in sensory integration present their research projects and learn how they have implemented studies in a variety of settings and topics.
* Network with leading and novice researchers in sensory integration. Find out how you can contribute or learn more about evidence-based practice.
* Contribute to a discussion on the state of sensory integration research, discuss what is needed to move the field forward and support sensory integration!
Lastly, for fun, check out our vendors and join us for our wine and cheese open house Friday evening at the new state of the art facility, OTA The Koomar Center in Newton, MA! Help us celebrate with music, food and tours!
The symposium is just around the corner. You won't want to miss it!! Register soon to take advantage of early bird rates! For more information and registration click here!