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The future of treating major depression By Alexander Culafi

The Voice About 50% of patients suffering from major depressive disorder will either not respond to antidepressants or can’t tolerate the drugs due to side effect. I can say firsthand that I know a number of individuals close to me who suffer from episodes of depression (if not formally being diagnosed with MDD), and their success stories range wildly. I know people who have found great success in therapy and medication, but I also know a few of those crippled by MDD, who go from drug to drug and sometimes even gain drug dependence without effectively treating the depression. Because of these experiences, and because I myself am someone who cares about mental health and goes to therapy from time to time (I don’t suffer from depression, but I think therapy is good for just about everyone), I was intrigued when I got tipped off to Deep TMS. Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is an FDA-cleared treatment by Israelicompany Brainsway in which a helmet is

placed over a patient’s head, and “brief magnetic fields – at an amplitude similar to that used in an MRI – are generated – that briefly stimulate the targeted brain area,” according to a Brainsway press release. It adds, “the therapy is highly convenient, requiring only 20-minute daily sessions over a course of 4 to 5 weeks; after each session, patients can return home independently and carry out normal routines.” It’s hard to look at some magnet helmet and not get skeptical. I know I was – I know I am, but it has been recognized as effective enough to be covered by a number of insurance plans and Medicare. Brainsway estimates that 200 million Americans are already covered for it. About 100 outpatient facilities around the U.S. utilize it now. I found a study in World Psychiatry utilizing 212 MDD outpatients to test out Deep TMS, and the results actually back the official company line up – something I did not fully expect.

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Resignation rumors persistent Schools Superintendent Fleishman under fire for withholdin

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By Alexander Culafi and Joshua Resnek

The Voice The drumbeat for action is growing louder and those seeking transparency from Newton School Superintendent David Fleishman for his failure to properly oversee the reporting of anti-Semitic incidents are a bit like Indians on horseback circling Fleishman’s wagon train, in this case, the school department headquarters. Although those familiar with the private workings inside the school department insisted that resignation rumors are flying about, no one wished to be attributed to such a statement. Fleishman is insisting that protecting private school department personnel details is more important than revealing the redacted details of the report. The report, which Mayor Setti Warren has read in its entirety, itemizes by name and action the school department’s failure to follow required protocol when several of its employees – Fleishman included - failed to report certain anti-Semitic incidents at the

FA Day School several months ago. Attorney General Maura Healey said there is nothing in the unredacted report that affects employees’ rights vis a vis their personnel records. Fleishman did not return a call to the Voice. The Tab alleges it has waited for longer than six months for an unredacted copy of the report. Eyebrows have been raised about this imbroglio. Among those who pay close attention to school department policy there has been shock and surprise to learn that Brian Turner, former principal of the Day School, where the incidents occurred, was removed from heading the Day school following his involvement in the controversy – ie, the failure to report the anti-Semitic incidents as required.

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FLEISHMAN’S FAILURE TO RESPOND; THE BROOKLINE VOICE THE NEWTON VOICE PUBLISHER AND PRESIDENT Joshua Resnek jresnek@voicestaff.net

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Mayor’s reluctance to order release of report; Former principle rewardedfor failure; All questionable signs worthy of answers. Whether or not Superintendent of Schools David Fleishman resigns or is forced out of his position, or even if he remains, does not change the record that he failed to report antiSemitic incidents as required by the law. Then he ordered an investigation into the events in question and commissioned the publication of a report detailing the incidents and all the characters employed by him who had anything to do with the lack of a responsible response. Then he transferred the principle of the JA Day Middle School from his position rather than discipline him, and then gave him a nice appointment at the school department headquarters on Walnut Street at $140,000 a year, which is a bit like former Cardinal Law being removed from his position by the Pope after failing and being jumped up to a nice position in the Vatican as a reward. The report, which the superintendent released – a heavily redacted version of the report, looking somewhat like those early UFO reports the government released – were utterly useless to read and revealed nothing. “Can’t release it,” Fleishman has said over and over. “Confidential information about employees is included and I am bound by the law not to print such information about my employees.” Oh really. Newton parents of school children and taxpayers and voters are being told that protecting the privacy of those school department members who fail at their jobs and are disciplined or investigated is more important than parents, taxpayers and voters learning the truth about arguably important failures inside the school department.

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT Newton residents by and large met the inauguration of Donald Trump as president predictably. Most residents and voters here expressed continued dismay over the situation, which was exacerbated by the inauguration. It is impossible to know how the Trump presidency will play out. After all, administrations come and administrations go, and we never know what is going to happen until it spills all over us. History has a way of evening everything out. Among those of you who think about inaugurations or speeches as seminal moments or defining statements were all disappointed in Trump’s populist message. Many pundits said the speech should have been about reconciliation – as though a speech preaching reconciliation, as former President Obama made twice, leads to reconciliation. It doesn’t. They didn’t. We remained hopelessly divided for 8 years with President Obama despite (or because of) his brilliant speeches. We remain divided as President Trump gets underway. Newton voters, however, are not divided. They are unanimously against whatever this administration has to offer – and so it will be for the next 4 years. Newton voters revile the new president. They don’t believe America will be made great again. They insist we are entering a frightening period and heading down a road leading us all on a journey into the heart of darkness.

Mayor Warren, who is considering a run for governor, should go down to the school department, stride into Fleishman’s office and bang his fist down on Fleishman’s desk and say: “Release the entire report and do it now.” For Warren, this would be a profile in courage and the kind of thing governors and gubernatorial candidates do in order to be considered real leaders. In the absence of this, we order that Fleishman release the unredacted version of the report. Why? Because doing such a thing is what leadership and transparency are about. Not doing so is a crime against the people of Newton.

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BARRY SHRAGE AND NEIL WALLACH Nothing has changed about our insistence that Barry Shrage, CEO of the billion dollar Combined Jewish Philanthropies, who is driven around town by a chauffeur, should return the $1.3 million retirement bonus he received from the CJP Board led by its chair, Neil Wallach. That reward for allegedly being underpaid, is an embarrassment. Shrage knows this. Wallach, also.

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We want to again ask that the real Mr. Wallach, the architect of Shrage’s retirement bonus (he isn’t retiring), among other perks like paying off Shrage’s home loan and on and on, resign from his Board chair position for doing so.

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He was handed an administrative position at school department headquarters at $140,000 a year.

“I know nothing about what you’re talking about,” Albright told The Voice.

The curious want to know: was this a reward, a punishment or both or something the city’s school department simply cannot afford? A full rehash of all of this – including a timeline of the incidents, the failure to report anti-Semitic incidents, the transfer of the principal from the Day School to school department headquarters, appears in a Newton Tab report appearing in this week’s newspaper and on-line on its Patch site. The Newton Voice interviewed three Newton School Committee members who refused to comment on the issue. They additionally said, as Superintendent Fleishman has insisted, they would not comment because to do so would break the law and privacy issues surrounding the personnel records of school department employees. Fleishman told the TAB he has to protect the rights of 2000 school department employees. Attorney General Healey’s assertions makes the case that releasing the unredacted report will not adversely affect the personnel named in the report. Yet she didn’t go so far as to demand that it be released in its unexpurgated form. Three school committee members – Ward 1’s Ellen Gibson, Ward 2’s Margaret Albright and Ward 5’s Steven Siegel, when first contacted before the TAB report was published, insisted there was nothing to alleged rumors that Fleishman was resigning or that he would be asked to

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“Not that I’m aware of,” said Siegel. “I haven’t heard much blowback,” he added. Gibson also expressed surprise. “I’d be very sad if the rumors are true,” she said. When the TAB report was published, The Voice called back all three school committee members for comments based on assertions made in the TAB report. Two didn’t call back. Only Albright responded. She had a bit of a new tune on the matter. “I don’t comment on personnel issues,” she insisted. Fleishman has had a checkered career as Newton’s school superintendent after being hand picked for the job in 2010. He has suffered a plagiarism incident – he plagiarized a speech given at graduation that had been given previously by former Governor Deval Patrick. Fleishman was made to pay a fine for plagiarizing the speech.

Palestinians cross the Kalandia checkpoint on their way into Jerusalem June 10, 2016.

10 ‘humiliating’ minutes at an Israeli checkpoint By Stephen Flatow/JNS.org Hearing complaints about Israeli checkpoints that supposedly restrict the movement of Arabs in Judea and Samaria, filmmaker Ami Horowitz of Fox News decided to see for himself. He hired a Palestinian driver and experienced what it’s like for Palestinians crossing at the checkpoints that separate Israel from Palestinian Authority-controlled areas for the purpose of preventing weapons smuggling. Horowitz asked three different Palestinians at the Kalandia checkpoint how long it takes them to get through on a typical day, and all three said, “10 minutes.” Therein lies the trade-off when it comes to Israeli checkpoints, writes JNS. org columnist Stephen M. Flatow: a 10-minute delay for Palestinians versus hundreds of possible terror attacks against Israel each year.

He has been slow to respond to antiSemitic incidents which caused Mayor Setti Warren to hold a citywide racism seminar at Newton City Hall which devolved into an extraordinarily unruly meeting when antiSemitism wasn’t discussed and the large crowd that came out grew angry. Fleishman has also been less than transparent about how Middle Eastern history, politics and religion is taught in the public schools – all these issues have later appeared in reports published in the Boston Globe.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Israeli Knesset Jan. 16, 2017. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘Hostile’ Israeli media quick to indict Netanyahu in corruption probes, experts say By Alex Traiman/JNS.org Two separate investigations into the conduct of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have dominated headlines in the Israeli media during the past several weeks. While Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has yet to announce whether any indictments are forthcoming and many details of the cases remain unknown, many Israeli journalists and members of the political opposition are piecing together initial details to reach what experts are warning could be prematurely negative conclusions on the prime minister’s conduct. Dr. Jonathan Spyer, director of the Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs at Israel’s Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya university, said it should come as no surprise that many journalists are “hostile” to Netanyahu. “For those that think this is an obituary for Netanyahu, that obituary has been written many times,” said Mitchell Barak, an Israeli pollster and public opinion expert.

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations.

Haley, Trump’s pick for UN envoy, slams world body for ‘long history of anti-Israel bias’ JNS.org South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations, harshly criticized the world body over its “long history of anti-Israel bias” in testimony Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Haley was also highly critical of President Barack Obama’s decision to refuse to veto last month’s U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel for its settlement policy, which she called a “terrible mistake.” She pledged to reject future U.N. measures that unfairly target the Jewish state.

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The future of treating major depression

Continued from page 1 “The present randomized and placebocontrolled trial demonstrates that DTMS is an effective and tolerable treatment for patients with MDD who have not successfully responded to treatment with antidepressant medications in the current episode.” The study went even further, and said that, “clinically significant improvement was seen in even the higher treatment-resistant patients.” I got ahold of Dr. Keith Ablow, one of the country’s leading psychiatrists, to tell me about the effectiveness of Deep TMS on depression. He uses Deep TMS in his own practice, which he operates out of both Newburyport and Manhattan. Here’s what he had to say about it: Are there any side effects whatsoever? The side effects are very mild, and include things like a temporary headache. There are no known serious side effects of TMS. When you look at TMS versus being on two or three different medicines many people end up on, those can cause sexual dysfunction, weight gain, insomnia. There are many potential problems with them. Is this helmet just for those with MDD? What about people who are just sad sometimes? What about people who might have symptoms of depression but have never been formally diagnosed with it?

affecting millions of millions of Americans that is called depression. It is also true that when they studied the machine on people who are given to periods of despondency, but wouldn’t qualify for depression, they also improved. But the company is not at liberty to market the machine for that purpose. Doctors could, but rarely do. How long do the positive effects of this treatment last after the therapy has completed? The good news is that after a series of – on average – 30 short visits, each of about 30 minutes in length, many people have their depressions resolve, and they do not return. The average person only has a single depression in his or her life, and that depression may last months. You cross your fingers and hope, you know, maybe we’ll be able to get through this with one course of treatment – of Deep TMS. It is also the case for Deep TMS that even if you’ve not benefited from multiple medications, and your depression is deeply rooted and has not been resolved, 50% of those people come out of their depressions using magnetic pulses. That’s amazing, and it may not return. If it does, you can come in for additional sessions. It doesn’t work for everyone. I have to say, my expectations were high, that this would help people, but they’ve been exceeded.

The Brainsway Deep TMS machine is FDA approved for actual major depression. So the illness, which is sadly all too common,

What’s the success rate?

Dr. Keith Ablow is an extraordinary man and a classic psychiatrist. He is an explorer attempting to gain entry into the recesses of our minds in the hope and with the ambition of helping us out with whatever it is that is ailing us mentally.

to taking clients in person, he also treats people from all over the world and all across the country via video chatting services like Skype.

In my anecdotal experience, I would say that about three-quarters of people who use

TMS benefit greatly. The data shows, and the data is limited to treatment-resistant depression, and in that population, it’s still 50 percent of patients who respond favorably, and whose depressions remit.

are so limited.

What are your hopes for Deep TMS?

like obsessive-compulsive disorder, for

My hopes for Deep TMS would be that more people learn that it exists, because it still blows me away that I tell people about it and they say, “I’ve never heard of it.” And they may be people who suffered with depression for a decade. The word has to get out that there is a healing technique that is this effective with side effects that

smoking cessation, for weight-loss, and

tremendously well-tolerated. There are many people who are not novices in their use of antidepressants,” Dr. Ablow told me. “If someone is willing to tell me his or her life story over a video conference, and if someone is in a state that makes it permissible for me to prescribe medicine to them in that state, I have no problem doing so. It’s an open question whether sitting in my office offers a tremendous advantage versus on my desk on a computer screen.”

and depression,” he tells me.

Secondly, my hope is that as they continue testing it, that the FDA will end up approving it for other conditions,

other indications, because then insurance companies will reimburse for that. And that will allow more people to access the machine for that purpose without having to pay out of pocket.

Dr. Keith Ablow: Paving the way to better treatment

In addition to psychiatry, he also has claims to fame as an award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, with nearly a dozen non-fiction books to his name, as well as a half-dozen fictional. He has written hundreds of articles for various publications, he almost ran for John Kerry’s U.S. Senate seat, and he’s made appearances on Fox News, Dr. Oz, and The Howard Stern Show, which is where I know him from. But what surprised me most is what he’s doing in his own practice out of Newburyport and Manhattan. In addition

“The mental healthcare field is in disarray,” he said. “Finding a clinician who will harness the best possible medications to use and the best possible advances, as well as someone who is able to think with you about your life, is not so common anymore. And so people find me from London, Paris, China, a patient in Russia, and also I’d say now in 35 states that want to make sure they get a comprehensive approach.” That raised an immediate question: would he be willing to prescribe medicine for someone he hasn’t met in person? “On occasion I will prescribe medicine to people I have met only on video conference, because many of these medicines are

He went on to talk about the nature of video chat. “I personally believe there are some nuances to sitting physically with someone that are very valuable. On the other hand, when you’re Skyping with someone, generally people who use a video chat – unless you’re a television professional who has done it ad-nauseam – you tend to look directly in the monitor – into the camera – the whole time. So in a way, the eye-to-eye contact is intensified. Because the person’s face, literally, is 18-inches from me.” Dr. Ablow admits that he is unaware of any studies done to show whether people reveal things more in person or video chat with a psychiatrist, but he adds that he has effectively treated patients using only video chat. One of his other services is Hiatus 1, an extremely personalized treatment program where you can stay at a small home for an extended period of time for more focused treatment. Ablow says people have stayed anywhere from a week to three months. From the website: “Hiatus 1 offers one person at a time the opportunity to reside in the small, elegant home on the grounds of his Newburyport, Massachusetts office. This sets the stage for multiple meetings with Dr. Ablow each day and a tailored program of medication management, life story analysis, nutritional counseling, and state-of-theart technologies, like ketamine infusion therapy.” Ketamine infusion therapy raises an immediate eyebrow due to its reputation as a party drug, but when utilized via IV, it has been known to help curb symptoms of depression and even suicidal thoughts. “Dramatically positive effects on anxiety

“The benefits I’ve seen are pretty impressive, and the data is very strong,” said psychiatrist Kyle Lapidus, MD, in an article on WebMD. He’s doing a lot. The article further states, “there have been a large number of positive studies, though the number of participants in those studies has been small.” All of this is in addition to his services and expertise in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, as well as other services involving Nutraceutical infusions and more. He hopes that people will come to him with the intentions of “finally, comprehensively beating depression or anxiety and getting a handle on your life.” He’s clearly been busy. “Yeah [laughs]! It’s been busy, but the good news is that the practices reflect the best intentions of psychiatry, because there was a time when psychiatry would draw from the disciplines that have the most promise and deliver them all to the patient.” But for a guy like Keith Ablow, who has all of these passions in all of these different fields, it feels like it would be tough to fully specialize. I asked him: where does the heart of his passion lie? “Well, I’m a real lucky guy, because the heart of my passion has many applications and it is this: I care very deeply about stories being authentic. So I’m able to apply that passion that I have in a number of venues. And one of those venues is psychiatry because it happens that when people know their stories more completely, they are healed by understanding what really happened in their lives.” I threw him a slightly loaded follow-up for our final question: What is important to you? He had a simple answer. “The courage to be truthful and loving.” Special thanks to Dr. Keith Ablow for his time. For more information, go to KeithAblow.com.

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Newton South High Crushes Newton North in Top School Rating s By Josh Resnek

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released reveals Shrage’s total take for CJP’s fiscal year 2014-20 15 was $1.9 million plus unrepor ted non-tax able items such as expense account, travel allowance and automobile as well as health insurance. The CJP leadership claims to be struggling to meet the needs of the Jewish communities it services and often complains to Jewish leaders seeking its help that there just isn’t enough money to go around for worthy causes of all kinds.

The CJP Board of Directors made the alleged retirement award to Shrage, 69, in response to him asking for it, according to the Jewish Advocate.

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is Massachusetts can’t Governor Charlie Baker, support,” Baker said who is a Republican. press speaking to the With Election Day nearly in May. “At the same He refuses to openly upon us (heck, time, I do believe support either major- Secretar it’s already happened y Clinton has a huge for some of us), a party candidate. believability lot of questions come problem.” up for November On the other side, 8’s final showdown of I asked Tom “The things (Trump Hillary Clinton and Mountain, Chairm ) said about women For the purpose Donald Trump. an of the Newton and Muslim s of this story, s and religious freedom Republican City I Committee, about , I just The questions are as continued on page endless as they are his involvement in the election. Take 3 unanswerable. a guess. Of course, “Who’s the better candidate “I am the MA/NH Trump Campai to run this country gn ?” is arguably the Director for Jewish Outreach.” most important questio n among many Then there is the Newton is largely unafford others in Newton, able for the middle and you may have Democratic Party. chair of the Newton class and the working already answered for class. yourself many of them. Then again, However, Newton’s higher the most important “I would say most Democrats are utterly A popular median income did website has named question might well Newton not hurt its position in this top be, “Who is the appalled at everything Trump stands among 50 category. America lesser evil of two ’s 50 Best Cities to Live candidates that the for,” said Sean Fitzgibbons. “Hillary In. Also, measuring higher is Certainly American people don’t incredibly qualified than affordab , this comes as no surprise to be president and ility in this tend to trust or to admire?” to residents effort to find the top 50 cities to live Donald Trump would in was access be an unmitigated here who are all, for the most part, well-educated, to outdoor activities, beautifu disaster.” But after that, you l parks and sports upper income, living well might be interested clubs, and the type of amenitie in fine homes, sending in knowing whom For better or worse, s that often set your this Massachusetts their children to top-notch public schools, apart certain commun officials are voting for. already-elected love of Clinton ities from others. able to find wonderful eating is no surprise. Before How well do they even venues while living in In addition, the represent your interests touchin g on this unique election study found many of ? the best cycle, an environment almost free of violent few states get bluer crime, cities are located near major cities, Well, we called up some than our Bay State. among a host of other people, did a bit The last election as this attributes those living of research, and asked. Massach in proximity provides residents with access for was 1984’s Ronald usetts went red other cities others would die for. to good schools and safe Reagan/Walter neighborhoods, while In Newton, Mayor Setti Warren is the Mondale election. Howeve also allowing them r, that was not 247WallSt.com ranked Newton No. 21 to enjoy the amenitie major endorsement a close election; the out available in the of note for Clinton. s only places Mondale of the 50, which included cities nearby larger ones. like Portland, won were Minneso “I fully Support Hillary ta (his home state) Maine, Concord, North Clinton,” he said. and Newton fits Carolina, Norman, this pro forma to perfecti “I find Donald Trump Washington D.C. Oklahoma, and Portland on. abhorrent.” , Oregon Categor . izing cities in the And in a Joining Mayor Warren other direction ? Both of Presiden bit of ancient history, when The website’s research – that is, our the ers worst t senator s, Nixon ran for his second apparently based cities in America to Elizabeth live Warren in 1972, he term their rankings on a list of and Ed Markey, variables, including the in, also done by the same website lost only one state, alongside all our – were and that crime rate, unemplo Flint, Michigan, Birming was Massachusetts. yment growth, educatio ham, Alabama, Fall nal River, Massach attainment, and housing usetts, Detroit, Michiga affordability. n, and Miami, Florida.

At a time when the communities in Greaterorganic Jewish Boston are challenged for money, losing membership because of an aging demographic and closing synagogues because of dwindlin g congregations, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies gave a retirement bonus of $1.3 million to Barry Shrage, its longtime leader, and paid him a total of $1.9 million for a year’s work. The only problem with the retirement bonus – Shrage isn’t retiring. A review of the charity’s tax returns just

congressmen and women in the House of Representatives , and of course, President Barack Obama, has also endorsed Clinton and the Democr atic slate.

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both of them, they both seem ambitious. Very ambitious. For these profiles, I was originally going Setti Warren is not running for mayor in to write these up using select quotes Newton next year. This surroun ded article is not about by context. him. it would be better for Instead, I thought them to make their own cases. I’m not This piece is about the running to be your first two residents/ mayor – they are. citizens to announce their candidacy for make their case We’re going to let them mayor, City Council directly to you, and you, ors Scott Lennon the ever-discrimina ting Newton voter, can and Ruthanne Fuller. They announced decide for yourself whose their candidacy almost early case you immediately after prefer – if either. Warren announced he would not run Let's meet them. again, and from my conversations with

The feeling of his throat tightening, and his tongue and facial muscle s exploding and painful until his skin might pop-kind of like a hot dog being boiled and the meat inside expanding into the memb rane — is terrifying. And then he can’t breath e! ‘What’s even worse now is that if you don’t have $700 bucks, you can’t buy an epi-pe n. Ergo, you can’t save your own life at the moment you need the medicine. Its just too expensive for most people to afford. Its criminal, really,” he said.

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Such discussions also Brookline, whose high took place in neighboring school ranked 20th on the list. The matrix used to make was judged by Georg determinations of rankings e Recck, Director of the Math Resource Center at Babso n college. He analyzed the results which came from a consor of places including the tium Massachusetts Depar of Elementary and Second tment some of the high school ary Education and from s themselves. If this was strictly a measu writing and math scores ring of highest reading, on the SATS, neithe Newton’s high school s came close to the r of achieved by Boston levels Latin School, which ranked

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Prior to this year, the only could vote before Election way a voter registered in the state Day was via an absente Absentee ballots have e ballot. been among those who worked a bone of contention for years in aggressi ve campaigns, as every effort was made in past the elderly and infirm years to collect absentee ballots from in order to get ahead early. “Early voting is a little excuse,” City Clerk Daviddifferent in that you don’t need an Olson said in an interview . “Anybody can come in.”

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Newton has suffered 7 deaths and 9 overdoses so far in 2016 as a result of the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation and affecting so many lives here in Massachusetts and in Norfolk County. And it isn’t just opioids. It is heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, fentanyl and another half-doz en drugs that are not only availabl e but and abused that have are bought caused overdoses and death. Twice since Februar y, Newton firefighters have adminis tered Narcan to resident s apparently overdosing on drugs.

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In both case, accordin g to data on hand, the individuals were brought back to consciousness and survived to live another day.

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Early Voting is making its way to Newton – and all Massachusetts – for of the first time this year, starting on October 24th and continuing through November 4th. It is estimated that 600,000 American voters have their ballots already all over the nation as the The Voice is delivere cast its 400 distribution location d to s. Early voting makes the effort, or the respons – whatever it is – much ibility, or the joy simpler for folks who voting a hassle. find Election Day

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In 7 instances through September, 2016, however, the drug users died of overdoses. In 2015, Newton reported 20 overdoses and 5 deaths as a result. For a city of 93,000, these statistic s aren’t shocking. In fact, they are good by comparison to

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Hand to God Described as “Sesame Street meets The Exorcist” by the New Yorker, Hand To God tells the story of an awkward Texas teen named Jason, who spends his afternoons at his local church, practicing for the Christian Puppet Ministry run by his widowed mother. All hell literally breaks loose, however, when Jason’s puppet Tyrone takes on a shocking and dangerously irreverent personality all its own. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play, Hand To God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind. Feb. 4, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617933-8600, bostontheatrescene.com.

BOSTON ENTERTAINMENT AND BEYOND A SMALL DEATH IN A BIG COUNTRY

Salem State University presents a staged reading of Professor Bill Cunningham’s original play, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Callan Studio Theatre, 352 Lafayette St., Salem. Suggested donation, $10 at the door.salemstate.edu/ arts.

SOMETHING ROTTEN

Broadway stars Rob McClure, Adam Pascal and Josh Grisetti headline the Broadway comedy musical hit that has audiences belly-laughing and delivering standing ovations, now through Jan. 29, at the Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. Showtimes: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2,8 p.m.; Sunday, 1,6:30 p.m. Ticketmaster, 800-982-2787, 617-roadwaytoBoston.com.

CLUB D’ELF

Moroccan-dosed dub-jazz collective Club d’Elf releases its epic double album, “Live at Club Helsinki,”Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m., at The Red Room at Cafe 939, featuring guest faculty members DavidTronzo and Randy Roos, 939 Boylston St, Boston. The concert is for all ages. Advance tickets, $15; day of show, $18. Berklee.edu.

INTIMATE EXCHANGES

Two actors portray six roles in Alan Ayckbourn’s twoact,two-hour play “Intimate Exchanges,” presented by the Nora Theatre Company through Feb.12, at Central Square Theater, 450 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Tickets start at $25; senior, student with university ID, under 18 year-old and group discounts. CentralSquareTheatre. org, 617-576-9278,Ext. 1.

ORGAN, VIOLA CONCERT

Organist Henrich Christensen and violist Scott Woolweaver perform the contemporary music of Pinkham, Weaver, Hindemith, Metzler, and Bach, Sunday, Jan. 29, 4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 Pleasant St.,

Newburyport. Suggested donations,$20; seniors, $10; students, children, free. Frsuu.org/jean-wilson-music-series.

THE CABOT

The Fab Four perform Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m.; and comedians Dan Crohn, Paul Gilligan, Artie Januario and Jeff Koen yuk it up, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. at The Cabot, 286 Cabot St., Beverly. thecabot.org.

REALLY!

Company One Theatre and Matter and Fine Light Art present the New England premiere of Jackie Sibblees Drury’s intimate theatrical installation, directed by inimitable Artistic Director Shawn LaCount, now through Feb. 12, at 45-seat Matter and Light Gallery of South Boston. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 7 p.m.; Sundays, 4 p.m.; Feb. 5, 12, 4,7 p.m. $38; students, $15. The theater experience begins in Gallery Kayafas, where guests may enjoy cocktails and the gallery’s photography, then proceed downstairs to the show. 617-292-7110, Brown Paper Tickets via CompanyOne.org.

OBERON

The club’s avant garde performances continue, with The Moth: Topic-Gender, by the Usual Suspect, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, 8 p.m.; Burlesque Against Humanity, Feb. 5 ,8 p.m., Feb. 10, 7:30,10:30 p.m., $15-$30; The Usual Suspects’ “Mortified,” Feb. 11,12, 7:30 p.m., $15;True Lust, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $15-$25; The Story Collider, Feb. 16, 8 p.m., $10-$12; AcousticaElectronica, Feb. 17, 10 p.m., $15-$55; Queen Night at the Donkey Show, Feb. 18, 7:30,10:30 p.m., tickets from $25; A Ride on the Irish Cream,” Feb. 28-March 4, tickets from $25; the long-running Donkey Show, every Saturday, 10:30 p.m., tickets from $25, and also various performers as part of the I.D. Festival. 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. cluboberon. com.

ID FESTIVAL

Oberon presents an I.D. Festival, featuring QTPOC Standup Comedy, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. $20; Our Lady J, “Gospel for the Godless,” Jan. 28, 8 p.m., $25 - $35; NIC Kay,lil BlK, Jan. 29,8 p.m. $15 - $20; A.R.T. of Human Rights, screening of “My Prairie Home,” and discussion with Rae

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Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2017 Spoon, NIC Kay,and others, with moderator Tim McCarthy, Jan.30, 7:30 p.m., free; advance tickets required; THE MOTH: topic, Gender, Jan. 31, 8 p.m., $10; Kit Yan, “Queer Heartache,” Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $20; and Calpernia Addams,in “Testimony,” Feb. 4, 7 p.m., $25.Club Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. 627-547-8300,americanrepertorytheater.org/id-festival.

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DANISH STRING QUARTET

The prestigious group performs Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m., at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. celebrityseries.org.

JESSICA LANG DANCE

The New York-based dance company dedicated to performing work of former dancer Jessica Lang performs Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 28, 8 p.m., at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston. celebrityseries.org.

OREGON FAIL: YOU HAVE DIED OF COMEDY

Boston Improv is resurrecting this throw-back, 90-minute show,completely improvised, set within the world of the 1980’s popular video game, through Friday night, Jan. 27, at 10, at its Cambridge venue. ImprovBoston. com/schedule.

IMPROBOSTON NEW LINEUP

The Cambridge comedy club features filthy fun, The Last Laugh,as its new late-night shows every Saturday at 11:30 p.m., including LaughterRisk, the first Saturday of the night; Late Night Longform, second Saturday; Terrible People, third Saturday, and Over the Line, fourth Saturday. ImprovBoston.com/last-laugh.

BB@HOME SERIES

Boston Ballet has joined hands with world-renowned choreographer William Forsythe and Boston Ballet’s second company, Boston Ballet II, presenting a series of performances, “Haieff Divertimento,” and more, which started Jan. 21,22. A conversation with Forsythe and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen takes place, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., “Focus on Forsythe,” and excerpts from his masterpiece, “Artifact,” in the ballet company’s grand rehearsal studio, 19 Clarendon St., South End, Boston headquarters. Tickets start at $55. bostonballet.org/ bb-at-home, 627-695-6955.

ZUMIX HIP-HOP NIGHT

East Boston’s ZUMIX will hold hip hop night – WZMR and HipStory Present: Latrell James and Oompa,” Jan. 27, 8 p.m., at ZUMIX, 260 Sumner St., East Boston. Advance tickets, $12; at the door, $15; free with high school ID. Opening act features some of ZUMIX’s young hip hop artists. wzmrpresents.eventbrite.com.

BILL LAURANCE

The Snarky Puppy Grammy Award-winning pianist performs for all ages, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., at the Red Room at Café 939, 939 Boylston St., Boston. Advance tickets, $15; general admission, standing room only, $18. Cafe939.com, 617-747-6038.

SONG RECITAL: TO THE SEA

Salem State University presents an evening of American composers works inspired by the sea, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.,Recital Hall, 71 Loring Ave., Salem. Free. Salemstate.edu/arts.

BERKLEE CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT

The Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) and Bridge the Gap (BTG) present this 90-minute music program Jan. 31, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. The program includes Chinese folk and pop songs, dance and other performing arts, and Berklee’s popular a cappella group, Pitch Slapped. Advance admission, $8; day of show, $12.berklee.edu/ BPC.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE

Berklee teacher Tom Appleman, alumni Jonathan Hoard and Desmond Scaife Jr. perform songs from Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life,” Feb. 1, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $8/$12. berklee.edu/BPC.

BOB MARLEY’S ENSEMBLE

The Berklee Bob Marley Ensemble performs “Exodus,” with special guest, Vivien Goldman, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.,

Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $8/$12.berklee.edu/BPC.

MLK CELEBRATION

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Berklee Performance Center will hold a discussion and also a performance by India. Arie, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. $8-$12. berklee.edu/BPC.

BOB FRANKE

Opening me and thee coffeehouse’s Folk Legacy Month is acoustic-folk musician Bob Franke, Feb. 3, Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, 298 Mugford St., Marblehead. Opening act is Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt, $20 at the door. meandthee.org.

ICCA NORTHEAST QUARTERFINAL: NIGHT ONE

Top Northeast a cappella groups compete for the International Champions title, Saturday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston, students, $16/$20/$24; adults, $20/$25/$30. berklee.edu/BPC.

DOUBLED OVER

ImprovBoston welcomes comedic duos to perform at its Duo Comedy Fest, Feb. 3 and 10, at 10 p.m., at its Cambridge venue. Duos are invited to submit their acts. ImprovBoston will then choose the best to perform 15-minute acts. The festival also offers a WildCard Super Duo, with one-half of a duo teaming up with another half-duo, forming the WildCard duo. The audience will choose the SuperDuo that night. ImprovBoston.com/ schedule.

WHY DON’T WE/ROUND2CREW

The Red Room at Café 939 features the five singer-songwriters, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., with opening act, Cincinnati-based pop-rap group, Round2Crew, 939Boylston St., Boston. $15; meet and greet, $39; meet and greet and hang out, standing room only, $79. Geared to all ages. Cafe939.com, 617-747-6038.

BRECHT ON BRECHT

As part of New Repertory Theatre’s Prophetic Portrait Series, Artistic Director Jim Petosa directs Bertolt Brecht’s musical collage, a collaboration with Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler, Feb. 4-March 5, Black Box Theatre, Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. Preview performances, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 5,7:30 p.m; performances Feb. 6,9, 5,16,March 1,2, at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 10,11, 17,24, March 3, 8 p.m.; Feb. 12,23, 2,7:30 p.m.;Feb. 18,25,March 4, at 3,8 p.m., Feb. 19,March 5, 2 p.m. $19 - $42, senior, student, group discounts. newrep.org, 617-923-8487.

Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston, $8/$12.

BEANTOWN SWING ORCHESTRA

Rockport Music presents the musical group performing music of the swing era, featuring young vocalists American Idol finalists John Stevens, Siobhan Magnus and Erika Van Pelt, semi-finalist Jen Hirsh, and globally-acclaimed jazz vocalist Laura Brunner, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St., Rockport$15-$20. Rockportmusic.org.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB ORCHESTRA

Winnie Dahlgren, professor of harmony, and Matthew Garrison, Shapeshifter Lab founder, present a concert of Garrison’s music, arranged for a big band sound by Dahlgren, Feb. 9, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston, $8/$12.

JEFF LEBLANC AND HALEY REARDON

The popular songwriter and Cambridge folk performer appear in the Red Room at Café 939, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Advance tickets. $12; standing room only general admission, $15. All ages. 939 Boylston St., Boston. Cafe939.com, 617-747-6038.

TASH SULTANA

The Feb. 14th 8 p.m. show featuring dynamic performer from Melbourne, Australia and opening act Josh Cashman of Gippsland, Australia, appearing at the Red Room at Café 939, Boylston St., Boston, is sold out. Cafe939.com, 617-747-6038.

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

The Druid Theatre Company of Ireland performs Martin McDonagh’s Tony Award-winning phenomenon- subversive thriller play, “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,”Feb. 8-26, an extended run, at Emerson/Paramount Center’s Robert J. Orchard Stage, 559 Washington St., Boston. Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2,8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $20-$80; package, group, student and senior discounts available. artsemerson. org, 617-824-8400.

CATALYSTS

The Dance Complex presents its annual show, “Catalysts!,” featuring artists-in-residence Ryan P.Casey, Lorraine Chapman, Junichi Fukuda, Yosi Karahashi and the

Doppelganger Dance Collective (DDC), with Danielle Davidson and Shura Baryshnikov,continues Jan. 27,28,at 8 p.m., 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. $30, cabaret tables; $24 regular; students, BDA members, military, $18. dancecomplex.org, 617-547-9363.

LIVE NATION CONCERTS

Live Nation has added the following performers to its Jan. line-up: Joe Purdy, Jan. 29, Brighton Music Hall; Deorro, Jan. 30, House of Blues Boston. Also performing are PHOX, Jan. 27, Brighton Music Hall; Greensky Bluegrass, Jan. 27, House of Blues Boston; G. Love and Special Sauce, Jan. 27, Paradise Rock Club; Revocation, Jan. 27, ONCE ballroom; Mogwai Play Atomic, Jan. 27, Berklee Performance Center; John Brown’s Body, Jan. 28, Paradise Rock Club; CRASHfest,featuring Bombino, San Fermin, Salif Keita, Debo Band, andothers, Jan. 28, House of Blues Boston; Cloud Nothings, Jan. 31, Paradise Rock Club; Falling in Revere, Motionless in White & Issues, Jan. 31, House of Blues Boston. livenation.com.

CRASHFEST

Spend an evening immersed in 10 bands’ music performed on three stages, featuring Bombino, San Fermin and NOW Ensemble, Salif Keita, Debo Band, Orkesta Mendoza, Daby Toure, Carrie Rodriguez, LADAMA, Air Congo, and Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band, Saturday, Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m. There’s also global street food, international beer and cocktails and more, House of Blues Boston, 15 Landsdowne St., Boston, Presented by World Music/CRASHarts and Crossroads Presents. $48. Worldmusic.org, crashfest.org, livenation,com-houseofblues.com/boston, 800-745-3000, 617-876-4275..

DANIEL

Boston Camerata presents 800 year-old mystery play, “Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited,” composed in Beauvais, France, which follows the story of Daniel, a visionary, who was taken captive after speaking truth to people in power, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m., Trinity Church, Boston. 25-$55. bostoncamerata.org, 617-262-2092.

SOUTH ASIAN SHOWDOWN 2017

The biggest East Coast Bollywood vs. Fusion competition, featuring 12 teams from all over North America, will be held Saturday, Feb. 4,6 p.m., at John Hancock

HAIR OF THE DOG

CONSPIRARE

Berklee College of Music presents the Grammy Award-winning ensemble performing “Considering Matthew Shepard,” Craig Hella Johnson’s three-part contemporary oratorio, featuring East Boston soprano Sonja Du Toit Tengblad, Feb. 5, Symphony Hall, 301 Ma ss. Ave., Boston. Tickets available online and at the Box Office.

MAXIM LUBARSKY COLLECTIVE

Maxim Lubarsky leads a trio of piano, drums and bass,with special guests performing on saxophone, voice and percussion, Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston.$8/$12. berklee.edu/BPC.

THE CHECKOUT-LIVE AT BERKLEE: BANDA MAGNA

The collaboration of WGBO Jazz 88.3 FM, NPR Music and Berklee present the Greek-born singer, film scorer and composer, Magna Giannikou, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., at the Red Room of Café 939, 939 Boylston St., Boston. $10, standing room only, all ages. Cafe939.com, 617747-6038.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: SANKOFA

This student-curated,performed,produced concert highlights vital periods in the struggle for liberation and more, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance

The Cabot is exhibiting Andrew Bablo’s Cabot Street Barshow, “Hair of the Dog,” his new bar culture art show, featuring lighted signs coming to downtown Beverly’s The Cabot. Every piece is illuminated, and features Bablo’s satiric touches and surprises. On display through March 17, 286 Cabot St., Beverly.

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Feb. 7, House of Blues, Boston. livenation.com.

THE ATHEIST

Ronan Noone’s stirring play about a crooked, unscrupulous journalist is performed now through Feb. 5: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.;Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., at Boston Playwrights‘ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. $30 with BU discounts offered. bostonplaywrights.org, 866-811-4111.

TRANS SCRIPTS PART 1: THE WOMEN

Jo Bonney directs Paul Lucas‘ new play, taken from interviews of transgender women internationally, through Feb. 5, American Repertory Center Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge: Numerous dates in Jan and Feb. Tickets start at $25. AmericanRepertoryTheater. org, 617-547-8300.

THE MAKING OF A GREAT MOMENT

Hall, 180 Berkeley St., Boston. Miss India Teen New England Shreya Patel Ranganarayan and Saatvik Saatvik Ahlumalia of Boston host the show. Doors open at 5 p.m. $20 - $100, southasianshowdown,com.

DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER MUSIC – HAYDN AND MOZART:: THE GENIUS EFFECT

The popular group performs Part 2:Synergy and Brilliance, Monday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m., at Club Passim,47 Palmer St., Cambridge. passim.org.

TESTAMENT

As part of its Poets Theatre, Gloucester Stage Company presents Director Bob Scanlan’s poetic collage on race in America, Feb. 9-25.poetstheatre.org.

DHAFER YOUSSEF

The Tunisian singer-oud player performs with Aaron Parks, Matt Brewer and Marcus Gilmore, Feb. 10, at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Trinity Repertory Theatre presents a re-imagined version of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic comedy, Feb. 9-March 24, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI. Trinityrep.com.

DEADBEAT

New England’s favorite Grateful Dead tribute six-piece band, featuring former Beverlyite musicians Jason Cohen on keyboard and Gary Barth on rhythm guitar and vocals, performs Feb. 10 at Opus Underground, Washington Street, Salem, and Harlow’s Pub, Peterborough, NH, Feb. 17, at 9:30 p.m., for patrons 21+ years old. deadbeat@bostondeadbeat.com.

GLORIES OF THE ITALIAN BAROQUE

Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky leads a program of Vivaldi and friends, including Locatelli, Brescianello and Durante, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 12, 3 p.m., New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. $23-$92. 617-266-3605, handelandhaydn.org.

MIGUEL ZENON

Acclaimed saxophonist-composer celebrates the release of his newest album, “Tipico,” performing Feb. 10 with his quartet, Feb. 10, Villa Victoria for The Arts, Boston.

BILL STAINES

Me and Thee Coffeehouse welcomes back this legendary performer Feb. 10, 8 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. $20 meandthee.org.

NOAM PIKELNY

On Feb. 11, 8 p.m., the banjo virtuoso performs songs from his “Musical Manifesto,” and features special guest Anais Mitchell, singer-songwriter, Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, as part of his solo tour. The album is being released March 3. 617-482-2595.celebrityseries.org/pikelny.

CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra presents seven talented winners of its Concerto Competition, and “Ballet Ruse,” a commissioned piece by Michael Gandolfi and Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis,” Sunday, Feb. 12, 3 p.m., Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. $15-$30. Bostonphil.org.

EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHATELET DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT

Wellesley Rep. Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson’s play about the 18th century female scientific genius, through Jan. 29. Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Wellesley College. $20, seniors, students, $10. Wellesleyrep.org, 781-283-2000.

THE CHILDREN’S HOUR

The Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theatre features Lillian Hellman’s powerful Depression Era drama through Feb. 12, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI.$44, $52. $33. 401-723-4266, gammtheatre.org.

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Multi-award winning actors Paula Plum, Steven Barkhimer, Erica Spyres and Dan Whelton star in Lyric Stage Company of Boston’s production of Edward Albee’s classic play, through Feb. 12. 140 Clarendon St., Boston. Tickets start at $25, seniors, $10 discount, student rush, $10; group rates. Lyricstage.com.

THE MOUNTAINTOP

Trinity Repertory Company presents Katori Hall’s Olivier Award-winning play, “The Mountaintop,” a re-imagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night, starring Joe Wilson Jr. and Mia Ellis, appearing through Feb. 12, Dowling Theater, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI. Tickets start at $25. trinityrep.com, or call 401-351-4242.

FEBRUARY LIVE NATION LINE-UP

The one and only Miranda Lambert headlines, Feb. 2, Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Feb. 3, Mullins Center; Great Good Fine Ok, Feb. 1, Brighton Music Hall; Steve N’ Seagulls, Feb. 1, ONCE ballroom; J Boog, Feb. 3, Brighton Music Hall; White Lies, Feb. 3, Middle East, Downstairs; Whiskey Myers, Feb. 4, Brighton Music Hall; Dan Layus, Feb. 6, Brighton Music Hall; and Alter Bridge,

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Merrimack Repertory Theatre ushers in the new year with its world premiere, one-act, 90-minute comedy by ATCA/Steinberg award-winning playwright, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, through Jan. 29, showcasing comedians Danny Scheie and Aysan Celik. The two actors portray performers on tour of their play about human history, bringing it to audiences nationally, while riding their bicycles. Nancy L. Donahye Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. $26-$70; senior discount, 10 percent off adult tickets; students, $15; group, military, other discounts also.

MOZART AND HAYDN

Harry Christophers conducts a program of Mozart and Haydn’s music, featuring concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 29, at 3 p.m., Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. $28-$98;student, group discounts. 617-266-3605, handelandhaydn.org.

BETTYE LAVETTE

The award-winning soul queen performs at Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St., Rockport, Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. $29, $40,$46. rockportmusic.org, 978546-7391.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Marblehead Little Theatre’s Emily Grove directs Oscar Wilde’s social satire Jan. 27-Feb. 5, at the 12 School St. Theater in downtown Marblehead. $25; student Sunday matinee tickets only, $15. mltlive.org.

SINATRA TRIBUTE PARTY

Swing, jive and dance to Rico Barr & The Jump ‘n’ Jive Review, with guest vocalist Luann Dutra, Friday, Feb.10, 8 p.m., at the Valentine Dance Sinatra Tribute Dance Party, featuring hit songs of Frank Sinatra, Dan Martin, Louis Prima, Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, Bobby Darin and Harry Connick Jr., Raffael’s at the South Shore Country Club of Hingham. Reservations, 617-633-5100, 781-912-2633.

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Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2017 provBoston.com/training/scholarships.

UNCLE PATS POP-UP BURGER NIGHT

Blackstrap BBQ, 47A Woodside Ave., Winthrop,, offers this event Tuesday, Jan. 31, 5-9 p.m. Reservations suggested. 617-207-1783.

QUEEN NUR

Firehouse Center for the Arts presents 50-minute Queen Nur- Sweet Potato Pie and Such, geared to children grades K-6, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., Market Square, Newburyport. Firehouse.org.

BABY AND ME CLASS

Bring children ages 6 months to 3 years old to the Jewish Community Center in Marblehead on Fridays from 10:15-11:30 a.m. for fun, baby-focused classes and the chance to meet other parents and caregivers while children play together. Jccns.org.

WINTER PANTO

Imaginary Beasts theater company presents their popular, family-friendly, favorite satiric, silly, topsy-turvy winter panto, “The Princess and the Pea,” through Feb. 4, Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 1,4 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m., Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. $24; children ages 10-under,$12; seniors, students, $15. Group rates, discounts also. Bostontheatrescene.com, 617-933-8600.

PJ LIBRARY SHABBAT SHALOM CIRCLE

Jewish children ages 8-under, including babies, parents, grandparents and friends, are invite to this shalom circle, welcoming Shabbat with stories, songs, friendship and free dinner, Friday, Feb. 3, 5-6 p.m., at Chelsea Jewish Foundation Tanzer Room, 240 Lynnfield St., Peabody. Later shalom circles will be held March 3, May 12, June 9, at alternate sites Temple Ner Tamid and Chelsea Jewish Foundation. The Lappin Foundation, NSJCC, and Temple Ner Tamid program, with support from CJP, is free. Walk-ins welcome. Posher@lappinfoundation.org.

GAMM THEATRE WORKSHOPS

David Rabinow conducts a four-session class, “The Rules for Writing,” Feb. 1-22, Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., second floor studio; Steve Kidd leads seven sessions of All Levels Scene Study, Feb. 1-March 15, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., in the new third floor studio; Boston’s award-winning actress Marianna Bassham teaches six-session Monologue Study, Sundays, Feb. 12-March 26, excluding March 5, 10 a.m.-12 noon, in the third-floor studio; and Rabinow teaches 12-session workshop, Unleash the Young Actor, Grades 2-5, Jan. 23-March 27, Mondays, 4-5:30 p.m.,second floor studio. 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI.

ALL AGES EREV SHABBAT POTLUCK AND SERVICE

By popular demand, a second show has been added to Live Nation’s presentation of comedian Lewis Black’s Rant White and Blue, Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, both at 8 p.m., Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston. $59.75-$79.75. bochcenter.org, 866-3489738.

Congregation Dorshei Tzedek welcomes adults and children of all ages to attend its Shabbat potluck and service, Friday, Feb. 3, 6-7:30 p.m. Please bring a vegetarian/dairy main dish to share with 15-20 people, 60 Highland St., West Newton. Dorsheitzedek.org.

O SOLE TRIO

Eight-week dance classes teaching children ages 4-5 years old new hip hop moves and fun dance combinations are offered Saturdays, through March 18, 1010:45 a.m. at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. The developmentally appropriate class includes hip hop technique and choreography, and freestyle improvisation. $160. Classes are open to the community. Bostonjcc.org/register, 617558-6486, artclasses@jccgb.org.

Stoneham Theatre presents the trio’s concert, “Heart and Sole,” Feb. 10-12, 395 Main St., Stoneham. Stonehamtheatre.org. u/events

FAMILY FUN IMPROVBOSTON

The Boston comedy improvisation theater of Cambridge presents a 10-week laughter school for middle- and high school students, that started Jan. 18 and 19:Youth Laughter School, grades 6-8,Wednesdays, 11a.m.-12:30 p.m.,after School Laughter School, Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m.;grades 9-12, Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m. The group is currently also accepting registration for Feb. and April vacation Comedy Clinics for ages 8-13, and Summer Clinics for ages 8-17. Registration, ImprovBoston,com/ training, scholarships for season starting in March, Im-

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WINTER FESTIVAL 2017

Stoneham Theatre’s Young Company presents its winter festival of plays ,through Feb. 5, including “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr.,” for ages pre-kindergarten-fourth grade; “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” for grades pre-K through seventh; “Mary Poppins,” for third- to seventh-graders; and “Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” eighth-through 12-graders, 395 Main St., Stoneham. $15. Showtimes, matinees,

A DOLL’S HOUSE

Huntington Theatre Company presents Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic dramatic play through Feb. 5, BU Theatre, Avenue of the Arts, select Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; select Sundays, 7 p.m.; matinees, select Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, at 2 p.m. 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. Tickets start at $25; huntingtontheatre.org, 617-266-0800.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

KIDS NEW JEWISH LEARNING PROGRAM

The Hadassah Northeast 2017 Author Tour presents author Caroline Leavitt Monday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.,Temple New Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody, and Feb. 7, 12 p.m., at Hadassah Northeast, 1320 Centre St., Newton Centre. Registration, Hadassah,org/events/hneauthortour,hne@hadassah.org.

Boston Children’s Theatre is offering weekend and weekday classes for children, ages 4-7, 7-10, 9-14, and 1419, in Boston and Beverly. info@bostonchildrenstheatre. org. Experiential skill building classes connecting children to Jewish life starts this month at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. The classes are part of the center’s new Discovery Club program and include Earth Adventurers, Early Astronomers, Spicing it Up, Spectacular Storytellers, and Growing Gardeners for children ages 5-8. Registration is open. bostonjcc.org/discoveryclub, discoveryclub@ jccgb, 617-558-6483.

FANTASTIC BEASTS

Jordan Furniture’s Sunbrella Imax Theatre in Reading and Natick has tickets for the new, spectacular film featuring 4K laser technology. Natick, call 508-844-5170, Reading, 508-844-5171.

JCC ADAPTIVE MUSIC PROGRAM

Children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, ages 6-17, may participate in an educational music and performance-based program, held in partnership with amplif-adaptive music programs for life, through March 22, 4-5 p.m., for children ages 6-12. Children ages 13-17 participate in classes 5-6 p.m.. They will write songs and stage, choreograph and perform a show for family and friends. Open to all. Nine-week course, $315, scholarships available. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St, Newton. inclusion@jccgb.org, 617-558-6507.

BILIY ELLIOT

Wheelock Family Theatre presents multi-award winning three-hour musical, “Billy Elliott, the Musical,” geared to families with children 8+, tweens, teens, and adults, Jan. 27-Feb. 26, 200 Riverway, Boston. Recommended for children 8+ years old and adults. Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday,Sunday, 3 p.m. 617-879-2300, tickets@wheelock,edu, wheelockfamilytheatre.org.

THE AMAZING MAX SHOW

There’s lots of visual magic and audience participation in this fun show, Monday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St.,Newton. The show is part of the JCC Magic Ark Performing Arts Series for Families, a program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For families with children ages 3+ years. $18, JCC members,$15. bostonjcc.org/magiark,617-965-5226,866-811-4111.

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FITNESS CLASS

North Suburban Jewish Community Center and Temple Ner Tamid sponsor Pilates, Sunday mornings, 10:3011:30 a.m., and zumba, Monday nights, 6:15-7:15 p.m., at Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. RSVP to arlyneg@nsjcc.org.

COMMUNITY FLAVORS DINNER

The Wilbury Group will hold a community flavors dinner, Friday, Jan. 27, 5-7 p.m., at the Southside Cultural Center Community Room, supported by the Oasis Restaurant, the Rhode Island Black Storytellers, State Representative Anastasia Williams, and a grant from the Community Innovations Lab.

SHABBAT CHAI

Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley welcomes the community to a kosher dinner, free for first-timers, Fridays, Feb. 3 and 24, 6:30 p.m., followed by a musical Shabbat celebration with musicians of Bashert at 7:30 p.m., 360 Merrimack St., Bldg. 5, third floor, Lawrence.BethIsraelMV.org, RSVP Amy, office@ BethIsraelMV.org.

MEN’S PILATES CLASS

The Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center offers men’s 11-week Pilates classes on Thursdays, through March 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. $231. Classes are open to all. Registration, bostonjcc.org/register. More information, call 617-558-6459, or visit fitness@ jccgb.org.

NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS

Schedule a tour to meet teachers and the school’s director, tour the classrooms and learn about the ELC’s educational philosophy, Bernice B. Godine JCC Early Learning Center, Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton St.,Newton. Operated by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, the school is for children 6 weeks old to 5 years. Leventhal-Sidman JCC Family membership included. 617-558-6420, newton-elc@jccgb.org, bostonjcc.org/earlylearning.

Linden Tree Coffeehouse welcomes singer-songwriter Catie Curtis, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., at Unitarian Universalist Church, 326 Main St.,Wakefield. $20;students 16-under, $10. Reservations recommended. 781-246-2836, LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org.

The spring, six-week parenting classes with Rabbi Michael Ragozin and Rabbi Jillian Cameron come to the JCC of the North Shore starting March 5, held Sundays, 9:30-11 a.m. Free on-site babysitting, scholarship, couple discounts available. $90 per person, couples, $145. Hebrewcollege.edu/parenting, or call Ahava Rosenthal, 617-559-8734.

The JCC is located at 333 Nahanton Street in Newton.

MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUES

classes and support group for people with Parkinson’s

Three leagues in Men’s Basketball are held at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center. Under 35, Over 35 “A” (more competitive) and Over 40 “B.” The Under 35 league plays on Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Over 35 “A” league plays on Wednesday evenings, same time; and the Over 35 “B” league plays on Sunday mornings. 7:30-10:30 a.m. Individual or team sign-ups are allowed. The leagues are open to the entire community.

PARENTING THROUGH A JEWISH LENS SPRING CLASSES

Fruitations is available at Roche Bros., Bros. Marketplace, Gordon's Downtown Crossing, Kappy's Peabody and Whole Foods Market. Find Fruitations behind the bar at Woods Hill Table, RedBird, backbar, Porto Boston, Envoy Hotel. Recipes on our website: Justaddfruitations.com

Photo | Joshua Resnek Beacon Street’s Cafè Fixe seen through the eye of a telephoto lens.

Contact basketball@jccgb.org or 617-558-6464.

PARKINSON’S WELLNESS PROGRAM The nine-week winter session of exercise and movement disease and their caregivers continues at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. (Classes, $90) The support group meets Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., ($45). Registration required. 617667-1276.

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TIFERET SHALOM OPEN HOUSE

ing Feb. 9, $345,and several others, including several ongoing classes., 781-861-0300, templeemunah.org/ learning/adult-education.

JCC MASTERS SWIM PROGRAM

Temple Emanu-El and Congregation Shirat Hyam present rabbis David Meyer and Michael Ragozin leading the Engaging Israel project, where Jews join others from around the world to think about Israel, its meaning in their lives and the enrichment and positive influence of the reality of a Jewish nation. The discussions are held Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m., Feb. 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, May 23, June 6, at alternating synagogues. JCC, Hillel Academy and synagogue members, $36; general community, $50. shirathayam.org/iengage. Check for Temple Emunah’s ongoing programs, EmunahAdEdbrochure.

Peabody Reform Jewish congregation welcomes people of all backgrounds to its open houses located in several areas of the North Shore. For information or to RSVP to a site, e-mail bsimons@templetiferetshalom.org. The Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center at 333 Nahanton St., Newton, holds year-round Masters Swim training program on Sundays, 7:15-8:15 a.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays 6:15-7:15 a.m., geared to adults (age 19+) who want to improve their overall fitness and skills. Included are professional coaching, structured workouts, drills and speed sets. aquatics@jccgb.org.

ALL AGES EREV SHABBAT POTLUCK DINNER, SERVICE

DINNER AND SHOW AT HAMPSHIRE HOUSE

American Classics presents A Novel Idea, a program with a literary theme, featuring singers Jean Danton, Michelle Deluise, Davron Monroe, Benjamin Sears, and pianist Bradford Connor, performing songs from Broadway shows and Hollywood films based on classic novels, short stories and other books, Friday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., Follen Church, Lexington, $20-$25, and Sunday,Feb. 5, at 6 p.m., including a special dinner prepared by chef Markus Rippenberger and served at Boston’s Hampshire House. $77, including tax and gratuity. hampshirehouse.com/special-events.php.

TOMER HEYMANN TRIBUTE

The Boston Jewish Film Festival will hold a tribute event to the famous Israeli director-documentarian Feb. 4,5 at JCC Newton Riemer-Goldstein Theater,. On Feb. 4, the film “The Queen Has No Crown,” is shown at 6:15 p.m. and “Mr. Gaga,” 8:30 p.m. $15; double feature, $25. Following the film is a free, Q&A with Heymann. info@bjff.org.

BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL FREE SCREENING

Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m., there’s a free screening of film “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?” at Boston Public Library, including a free, post-film Q&A with Heymann . info@bjff.org.

TRANSITIONING TO A NEW WEEK

Hebrew College features Rabbi Nehemia Polen and musician Lev Friedman, Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. $10; the Yuval Ron Ensemble and Friends, presenting “In Search of Peace and Wholeness, an Evening of Music and Storytelling, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., free; advance registration required, hebrewcollege.edu/.form/storytelling. More information about events, hebrewcollege.edu/ upcoming-events.

TEMPLE EMUNAH CLASSES

Several classes are offered at the temple, including Dr. David Ariel, analyzing translated passes of works from Maimonides,Thursdays, 7-9:15 p.m., for 10 weeks, start-

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ENTERPRISE CENTER WORKSHOPS The Enterprise Center at Salem State University offers the following workshops: Actively Managing Your Reputation in Today’s On-line World, Jan. 31; Facebook Advertising 101, Feb. 2; Your Business Plan: Soup to Nuts, Feb. 7; Tweet for Success, Feb. 9; Patent Basics, Feb. 14; Grow Your Business with Linked In, Feb. 16, 8:30-10:30 a.m. 121 Loring Ave., Room 106, Salem. 978-542-6343.

JCC CAMPS FAIRS Camp directors from day, overnight, and specialty camps will be on hand Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (JCC), 333 Nahanton St., Newton, to speak with parents about the summer camp programs, from preschool to high school, with transportation from several locations in Greater Boston. Free, everyone welcome. Bostonjcc.org/camp, camping@jccgb.org.

MAKING STORIES FROM YOUR LIFE Renowned Marblehead storyteller Judith Black leads her class of eight participants, “Making Stories from your Life,” Feb. 3-5:in Marblehead, $350, includes Friday night dinner and snacks. Reservations, send $75 check to Black, 33 Prospect St., Marblehead,01934, or storiesalive.com/order-form.

DIVAS AND DESSERT Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation presents this tribute to Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler, featuring vocalist Lisa Yves, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., Lanam Club, 260 North Main St., Andover. Seniors 70+ years old, $12; sponsors, one tickets, Streisand, $54, Midler, $36; general admission, $18.mvjf.org, or call with credit card, 978688-0466.

THE VENICE GHETTO: 500 YEARS OF LIFE The Yiddish Book Center at 1021 West St., Amherst, presents the 2015 documentary, drama and animated film, Feb. 12, 2 p.m. yiddishbookcenter.org/events.

BOSTON PREMIERE EVENT Monday, January 30, 2017 A powerful, new documentary examining how antiSemitism is being made fashionable at many American universities. See the film followed by an interactive panel discussion with Avi Goldwasser, Executive Director and Producer; Dr. Charles Jacobs, President of APT; Andrea Levin, Executive Director of CAMERA; and TatianaRose Becker, CAMERA Campus Coordinator.

Reception 6 pm I $50 per person Wine and hors d'oeuvres I Dietary laws observed

JCC of Greater Boston 333 Nahanton St, Newton

Screening and Panel Discussion 7:00 pm I $10 preregistration required

For more information or to register go to www.CameraBOS.eventbrite.com