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NEWTON’S VOICE
OCTOBER 18-31, 2016
Vote early, many voting now By Alexander Culafi
The Voice Early Voting is making its way to Newton – and all of Massachusetts – for the first time this year, starting on October 24th and continuing through November 4th. It is estimated that 600,000 American voters have already cast their ballots all over the nation as the The Voice is delivered to its 400 distribution locations. Early voting makes the effort, or the responsibility, or the joy – whatever it is – much simpler for folks who find Election Day voting a hassle. Many votes were cast, about 500,000, before the Donald Trump groping imbroglio, which has dramatically altered the election scenario as we come down to the end of this presidential year cycle. Prior to this year, the only way a voter registered in the state could vote before Election Day was via an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots have been a bone of contention for years among those who worked in aggressive campaigns, as every effort was made in past years to collect absentee ballots from the elderly and infirm in order to get ahead early. “Early voting is a little different in that you don’t need an excuse,” City Clerk David Olson said in an interview. “Anybody can come in.”
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Photo | Rick Ashley This Rick Ashley photograph of painted images on the exterior wall of a Newton business place has the appearance of an art work. If you know where this is, please let us know.
Zoning debate rages on at Washington Place By Alexander Culafi
The Voice At the corner of Washington and Walnut Street, real estate development company Mark Development is planning to use an almost three acre block of land to create Washington Place, a series of four-story buildings consisting of 40,000 square feet of commercial space and 171 residential units above. Because of the sheer size and scale of the project, Washington Place, otherwise known as the Orr Block, needs a special zoning permit. In other words, Mark Development can still make a large structure with current zoning restrictions, but in order to make a structure this large, there will need to be some rezoning. Some Newton residents want this. Many Newton residents and city hall types really don’t. Those favoring development and rezoning
talk about the opportunities associated with new housing – especially since 25% of the units (originally 15%) are going to be devoted to affordable housing in a city where many feel they have been priced out from living here. Some local business owners talk about how good development will be for small businesses getting significant new traffic. Among those in opposition is Neighbors for a Better Newtonville, an organization who wants to “preserve and strengthen the best of what our village offers, while encouraging such change as will enhance and invigorate it,” according to their website. Opposing arguments often involve protecting Newton’s status as a city that doesn’t feel like a city. It feels home-y, and the villages feel like villages. With this development, many fear that this sense of community will be taken away. Beyond a sense of community, many fear increased traffic, not enough parking, and potential tax issues associated with this development.
I attended the latest public hearing – the fourth of its kind – at Newton City Hall on the evening of October 6. Ward 7 Councilor at Large Mark Laredo stood at the front of the auditorium, joined by around a dozen members of local government. In the audience, I counted about 80 people
total, consisting of representatives of Mark Development (including CEO Robert Korff), as well as local residents, business members, and former members of city government. Generally,
discussion
remained
civil.
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Editorial
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From the publisher DYLAN RULES LONG AFTER THE REVOLUTION
The Newton Voice THE NEWTON VOICE PUBLISHER AND PRESIDENT Joshua Resnek jresnek@voicestaff.net
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Joseph Resnek joeresnek@voicestaff.net
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Joshua Resnek
BOB
Dylan has won the Nobel Prize – and a payment of more than $900,000 that goes with it.
Millennials have little to no idea who Bob Dylan is, let alone what he was when Baby Boomers were coming of age in a society being rocked by a social revolution, a faraway war, and a series of assassinations of our best and brightest. Generation X folks come a bit closer to understanding Dylan’s greatness as a songwriter/performer/conscience of the nation – of the world. Some of his creations – “The Times They are a-Changin’”, “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “Like a Rolling Stone” – hit most of us listening to his music as we were coming of age, as though our lives were changing before our eyes.
Alexander Culafi aculafi@voicestaff.net
The song, “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,” stands out for a generation as Dylan’s boldest bit of genius about life on Earth at that time – when nations were threatening one another with nuclear annihilation, and they meant it.
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Massachusetts is not Colorado. The Legislature won’t say yes even if the voters say yes. Such is the story of our lives during this year of uncertainty.
A SICKENINGLY HYPOCRITICAL MORALITY PLAY
I don’t care for her. I don’t care for her party. Neither party speaks for me or does what ought to be done. I don’t care for Bill Clinton, the former president. I don’t know where he gets the gumption to tour the nation and to speak in public given his past sexual escapades. He is a true degenerate.
Sheila Barth sbarth@voicestaff.net
Norwood, MA.
The pro-marijuana vote will be to no avail.
know about you, but I want change in the political system, change Hillary Clinton and her party and supporters are constitutionally unable to achieve.
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Massachusetts voters have, in the past, approved a referendum to lower the state sales tax – and by a very wide margin, to no avail.
I DON’T
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But wait, just because the referendum passes does not mean the legislature will allow it – and the governor said he does not approve of it.
After all, Dylan is an important part of all our lives.
Rick Ashley rashley@voicestaff.net
Trevor Andreozzi tandreozzi@voicestaff.net
Compared with alcohol, well, marijuana’s cost to society doesn’t come close to the havoc and the tragedy and sorrow of those whose lives have been devastated by alcohol abuse.
There is no doubt that thousands growing up in Newton during the social revolution, and still living here now, or wherever they live, took notice of this award.
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October 18-31, 2016
EARLY VOTING
PLEASE
pay close attention to our early voting bit.
We no longer have to pay attention to Election Day as the only day a vote can be cast in the upcoming presidential election. This is good news, as the point of representative democracy is that all of us registered to vote should get out and vote. Newton always has a strong turnout in national election years, and we expect this year’s numbers will be even stronger. Newton’s voters are largely liberals and Democrats. They will not be filing into the voting booths across the city to cast a vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton. Well, there will be some votes cast for Donald Trump. Although I am the worst political handicapper in the United States, I’d bet that Clinton beats Trump in Newton by the widest margin in many, many elections.
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
SUFFICE
it to say, and to predict, that the referendum for the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts is likely to pass by a wide margin on Election Day. Newton is very likely to jump on this bandwagon. What do we lose if marijuana is legalized? Not much – especially since anyone wishing to smoke marijuana, as most of the younger generation tend to do (as well as many of the older folks who grew up getting stoned), can find it literally everywhere in every community in this state and throughout the nation. What the state would gain, if the measure passes and the legislature puts it into law, is a great deal of added tax revenue, and a court system much less clogged with virtually meaningless arrests for marijuana offenses of every kind. A new industry will grow and prosper. From my lifelong point of view, marijuana is largely harmless – although some peoples’ lives have been ruined by marijuana.
Donald Trump isn’t the guy to be leading the charge either. In so many ways, he is vulgar and vile, grossly, entertainingly materialistic and rich, with predatory media savvy and chauvinistic leanings we haven’t seen expressed so embarrassingly in public during our lifetimes. Morally and sexually, I no longer see any difference between Trump and the former president. Which leads me to believe that Trump could be president, because Clinton was president. That one president making love in the Oval Office and getting himself impeached is just as good as another president making love or groping women in the Oval Office and ending up impeached. Because if Trump were elected president, there is not a hint of doubt he would end up being impeached and tossed from office. In this respect, we can rely on the do-nothing Congress to save us from a nasty man. The language thing is infuriating to me, and should be to you. Sexual assault is another matter, of course. I was in my car with my daughter and two friends, all 15, and they were listening to a hip hop song that went something like this: “F… your B… N… M… F...” and on and on and on.” I turned it off. I shouted to the kids: “You’re not listening to this in my car.” They called me an idiot. Then I turned to NPR and tried to listen to a debate about people who use the F word or the N word, how it can almost be construed as a crime or a civil rights violation. Think about how millions of our kids are listening to hip hop, singing its words, watching the movies and hearing those sounds and words again, with the actors playing out scenes that are so realistic that our kids come to believe this is the way life is. We are bathing in, drowning in hypocrisy and moral subjectivism. This election is a farce, like everything we have come to believe about America being the greatest country on the face of the earth, only to find it isn’t necessarily true.
Joshua Resnek
The Newton Voice
October 18-31, 4-18, 2016 2016
Vote early, many voting often
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continued from page 1 The following is a list of early voting dates and times through Election Day, via a press release from the City Clerk’s office:
Newton City Hall – 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Monday, October 24 – Thursday, October 27, 2016.................................. 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Friday, October 28, 2016.......................................................................... 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, October 29, 2016........................................................................... Noon to 5:00 pm Sunday, October 30, 2016............................................................................. Noon to 5:00 pm Monday, October 31 – Thursday, November 3, 2016................................ 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Friday, November 4, 2016......................................................................... 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Newton North High School – 457 Walnut Street Saturday October 29 & Sunday, October 30, 2016........................................ Noon to 5:00 pm Newton South High School – 140 Brandeis Road Saturday October 29 & Sunday, October 30, 2016........................................ Noon to 5:00 pm Coleman House – 677 Winchester Street Monday, October 24, 2016........................................................................ 1:00pm to 4:00 pm Lasell Village – 120 Seminary Avenue (limited parking) Tuesday, October 25, 2016...........................................................................10:00 am to Noon Falls at Cordingly Dam – 2300 Washington Street Tuesday, October 25, 2016....................................................................... 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Golda Meir House –160 Stanton Avenue (limited parking) Friday, October 28, 2016............................................................................ :00 pm to 4:00 pm Evans Park – 430 Centre Street Wednesday, November 2, 2016.......................................................................9:00 am to Noon
Note that once a vote has been cast early, that voter can no longer vote on Election Day, November 8. Interestingly enough, Olson, who may be one of the major proponents for early voting in the city as City Clerk, is voting absentee this year.
“I live in Easton,” he told me. “I actually started working for the city at the city’s history museum – the Jackson Homestead. From there, when this position of City Clerk opened up, I applied for it, and was fortunate enough to be selected as the candidate for the position.”
Zoning debate rages on at washington place continued from page 1 Following introductions, Mark Development gave new updates for the project. They offered ways to bring the structures down from five floors to four, made 10% of the units middle income affordable (in addition to the 15% already made lower income affordable), offered new public areas, and added spaces for bikes and Zipcars to be more energy and traffic efficient. I could tell these were positive changes, but their presentation occasionally came across as though they were trying to sell these units to the community like a realtor showing off an apartment to a prospective buyer. In addition, Ward 6 Councilor at Large Greg Schwartz, who was at the meeting and is currently assigned to land use, told me something else. There was also this moment from Mark Development Principal Damian Chaviano: “In an effort to try to escape a last minute negotiation, what we tried to do here is put our best foot forward and avoid eleventh hour discussions. One of the areas we think is a significant eyesore is Washington Terrace,” he said. “We have control of this location here – it’s a multi-family home with a nail salon on the lower level. What we’d like to propose tonight is taking that space and doing something that we think is very unique with it, by making it a public park.”
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Although no one outright acknowledged it during the meeting, this statement, in one fell swoop, made it sound like they were calling a multi-family home an eyesore before pleasantly offering to turn this home, and a local business, into a park – into the product of a large development. Talk about the meaning of quid pro quo! It would have probably been good to say that the salon isn’t in that location anymore – which I had to find out myself. Regardless of reality, it’s a really bad look. In addition, Ward 6 Councilor at Large Greg Schwartz, who was at the meeting and is currently assigned to land use, had another perspective. “While it’s always really nice to have public space, does that not compound the problem of the loss of some of these affordable units that are currently there,” he told me. “I don’t know how many housing units are in that building, but it sounded like there are a number of them. They’re already creating a deficit by getting rid of the other housing units that are already on the site.” One of the big issues people have with this development is that it would be taking naturally affordable units already on site and taking them away from the community. Sure, they might not be as inherently nice
to look at as these new units, but it’s still affordable housing that these developers are taking away in the name of progress. Laredo then turned to residents for questions and statements. Of the 18 people I counted who approached the stand, the final tally I got was 8 individuals for the rezoning, and 10 against, making for an almost even tally. Even still, the fact that the opposing side had more comments could be handed to the fact that they are so much more organized. That’s good for them, but it also means the proponents of the special permits had almost as many endorsements at the meeting without much formal organization whatsoever. The arguments went roughly as expected. Those against the rezoning were worried about the implications of development on the community, be it in regards to traffic getting worse, pollution, and the sense of community remaining intact. One commenter was worried about Newtonville “turning into Somerville.” “Newton is not a high rise city,” one resident said. The proposed five story development is not exactly what would be called a high rise anywhere. “Are you going to protect my investment?” another asked the city. On the other side, there were arguments about how good this would be for local business, and how Mark Development is giving them an opportunity to be grateful for. In addition, proponents argued for how the affordable housing was giving past residents a chance to move back into the community they have been priced out of. “We want the opportunity to come home,” a resident said. “Open your arms, open your hearts, and welcome us back to the place we want to be – more than anybody else.” I can see why this is so heated. On one side, there must be a compromise that will allow the needs and rights of the developers, and the good residents and business people of Newton, to be met in a satisfactory way, short of changing Newtonville’s fabric in ways that can’t be taken back. On the other side, special permits are, within reason, made specifically for situations like this. And as stated, regardless of whether those benefits are worth it, there are benefits to Washington Place existing in a format sufficiently profitable to those at Mark Development, as long as the end result is consistent with what the neighborhood can live with. The next meeting at Newton City Hall will be on November 1.
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Photo Essay
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THE COMEDOR
restaurant in Newton Centre is charming and intimate, with Chilean treats cooked to perfection. A discriminating crowd applauds the great work of the restaurant’s owners, the husband-and-wife chef duo of Jakob and Fernanda White, who met while studying at Boston University. They live in Newton. They work in Newton. They love Newton. The bar is fabulous. The desserts are extraordinary, and the regular bill of fare, Chilean small plates (tapas), are served in a wonderfully inviting space with a view of the open kitchen from the chef’s bar. Our photographer Jared Charney visited Comedor recently. His photographs make you wish you were there – and in fact, you should try out Comedor.
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New opportunity for teens to Israel Teen travel to Israel got a lot more affordable with Lappin Foundation’s recent announcement that 30 spots in its 2017 Youth to Israel Adventure (Y2I) are available to teens, currently in 10th or 11th grade, who have Myra and Robert Kraft Passport to Israel accounts, and who are not planning to go to Israel with their camp, temple, school or youth group. The cost of the trip is fully subsidized, except for $250 for trip insurance and tips. The two-week trip to Israel will take place from July 2-16, 2017. The idea came to Robert I. Lappin, President of Lappin Foundation, as a way to increase teen travel to Israel. Rather than pass on an Israel experience and have teens not use their Passport to Israel funds, Lappin’s feeling was to provide an Israel experience that is affordable and appealing to this group. “The partnership was successfully piloted in 2016 with four Passport to Israel teens experiencing a lifechanging Israel experience in 2016 Y2I,” explained Lappin. Y2I has had a long and illustrious history since its inception in 1970. It has grown to be the most successful community teen Israel experience in the country, attracting approximately 60% of the identified pool of teens, as compared to 10% nationally,
sans Orthodox. Key to its success is the full subsidy for the two-week trip. Pre and post-trip Israel programming for teens and parents, with an intense focus on Israel advocacy training, make Y2I an unparalleled teen engagement program. Lappin believes the teen Israel experience is the most effective and efficient way to educate, train and inspire Jewish teens to be Israel advocates by serving as “boots on the ground” on college campuses, preparing them to counter the growing BDS movement. “Y2I nurtures proud Jewish teens who love Israel and who feel a deep connection to our Family,” said Lappin. “Partnering with CJP’s Myra and Robert Kraft Passport to Israel program makes it possible to provide this lifechanging experience for Jewish teens in the greater Boston area,” he added. For more information about 2017 Y2I, eligible Passport to Israel teens and parents are invited to visit the Lappin Foundation table at the Israel Programs Fair at Temple Emanuel in Newton on Sunday, November 6, 4-6 p.m., or attend the 2017 Y2I informational meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel in Newton. Please RSVP to Sharon Wyner at 978-565-4450, or email swyner@lappinfoundation.org.
Bob Dylan awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish Academy said the 75-year-old iconic songwriter was chosen for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” comparing his lifetime work to ancient Greek poets. Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, took his stage name from the poet Dylan Thomas. He was born and raised in a Jewish family in Minnesota, converted to Christianity in the late 1970s, and later returned to his Jewish roots, though claiming no religious affiliation.
(JNS.org) Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday, becoming the first songwriter ever to win the award.
Award-winning Boston photographer Darlene DeVita showcases her “camera series,” and “portraits” of her cameras, using the photo-transfer process, now through October 5, James Library and Center for the Arts, 24 West St., Norwell.
In a biographical note with the announcement, the Swedish Academy emphasized Dylan’s versatility as an artist, and that he “recorded a large number of albums revolving around topics such as the social
conditions of man, religion, politics and love.” Songs including “Blowin’ in the wind,” “The times they are a-changin,” and “Like a rolling stone” are just a few of Dylan’s legendary tunes that were largely influential on popular music and American culture, especially during periods of social unrest. “Dylan has the status of an icon,” the Swedish Academy said. “His influence on contemporary music is profound, and he is the object of a steady stream of secondary literature.” The Nobel Prize comes with an award of $927,740. Dylan is the first American to win the prize since the novelist, Toni Morrison, did in 1993.
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Parkinson’s Class - Cycle - Adults Start Date: 09/12/2016, End Date: 11/07/2016, Time: 11:00 AM-11:45 AM (Ages: 22+ yrs) Weekly swimming class adapted to the needs of adults with physical challenges. Taught by a certified Adapted Aquatics instructor, the class offers exercise and socialization to swimmers and non - swimmers in an accessible and supportive environment. L’Chaim(To Life) Fun, Fitness and Community - 31+yrs Start Date: 09/13/2016, End Date: 12/13/2016, Time: 7:00 PM-9:00 PM his is a social group for adults where group members decide their own leisure time actvities with the assistance from an advisor. Particpants pay for outside activities. Instructor: Trudy Bauer Personal Strength & Flexibility (Adv) - Adults Start Date: 09/14/2016, End Date: 12/14/2016, Time: 6:00 AM-7:00 AM (Beginner and Advanced Levels) A 60-minute class led by a personal trainer focusing on strength training and flexibility. Learn proper form for various exercises and why each exercise is important to your overall conditioning. Class includes strength training for upper and lower body, core work for abdominals, flexibility and stretching. Intermediate Tennis - Adults Start Date: 09/14/2016, End Date: 10/19/2016, Time: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM This class is designed for individuals who have previous playing experience and are looking to improve in the fundamental areas of the game. Instruction in stroke technique will be tailored to individual and group abilities. Players will receive instruction and drilling that will help develop a skill set for more advanced play in singles and doubles. Parkinson’s Class - Chair Yoga and Meditation Start Date: 09/14/2016, End Date: 11/09/2016, Time: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Traditional yoga poses modified so that they can be done in a chair (or standing while using a chair for balance) and accessible for those who may have limited mobility. As you focus on your body’s experience, you’ll increase balance, harmony and self-discovery. Taught by certified Kripalu yoga instructor. To register, call 617-667-1276 Tennis - Ages 7-9 yrs Thursdays 12 - 1pm – September 22 - December 15 Designed for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other physical limitations. this class follows the “Body Awareness” approach of Pathways Yoga. Gentle restorative excercises are used to help relieve pain and anxiety, optimizing the participant’s physical, psychological, and spiritual well - being. The class is designed for participants to either stay in a chair or use a mat. Men’s Pilates - Adults Start Date: 09/15/2016, End Date: 12/15/2016, Time: 8:30 AM-9:20 AM The integrative component of Pilates can be especially beneficial for men whose workouts often emphasize a part-by-part approach to muscular development. Increasing flexibility is a goal that this class addresses in a way that is relevant for men working toward functional fitness. Bonnie Lerner Engineering FUNdamentals: Mine, Craft, Build Sundays 3 - 4:30pm – September 18 - December 11 (Ages: 9 - 11 yrs) Bring Minecraft to life using LEGO. Build a motorized walking Creeper, a terrifying Ghast, and a motorized Minecart. This project - based class combines the basic format of engineering - themed programs based on the world of Minecraft. Students will explore real - world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture while building their favorite Minecraft objects.
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BOSTON ENTERTAINMENT AND BEYOND ABIGAIL
‘Tis the season for Horror-ween. Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s gripping, supernatural play, that begs the question of what may have happened 10 years after the Witchcraft hysteria era. His 90-minute, one-act tale focuses on accuser Abigail Williams, and is performed Wednesday-Sunday nights and select Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday matinees, through November 6, in the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. Tickets, $26$70. Call 978-654-4678 or visit mrt.org.
BALTIMORE
New Repertory Theatre and Voston Cetner for American Performance present a special performance of Kirsten Greenidge’s “Baltimore,” Friday, October 21, 8 p.m., Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. $10-$20. Call 617-933-8600 or visit bostontheatrescene.com.
LASZLO GARDONY TRIO
The Hungarian-born,Boston-based pianist-arranger-composer performs with bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel, Saturday, October 29, 8 p.m, at Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. $20; students, seniors, $19; members, $17;children under 12, $10. 508-405-2787.
MEMORIAL
Kelly Galvin directs Livian Yeh’s touching play, “Memorial,” continues through October 23:Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Tickets, $30; Boston University faculty/staff, $25; seniors, $25; students with valid ID, $10. Call 978-811-4111 or visit bostonplaywrights.org.
TIGER STYLE
Huntington Theatre Company presents Mike Lew’s
new comedy play, “Tiger Style,”through November 13, Boston Center for the Arts Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. Performances: Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2,8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.; Oct. 23, 2,7 p.m. Check for additional, related community events. Tickets start at $25; senior, subscriber, BU community, 35-below, student and military discounts. Visit huntingtontheatre. org or call 617-266-0800.
TAL ZILBER
Hadassah Northeast presents the acclaimed Israeli pianist, performing at the 2016 Keepers of the Gate Reception and Concert, Sunday, October 30, 5-7 p.m., NewBridge on the Charles Community Center, 5000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham. Carol Goodman Kaufman, national chair of Youth Aliyah, will deliver a Hadassah update. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. RSVP, handassah.org/events/keepers2016, information, hne@hadassah.org.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company presents Kate Hamill’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel,”Sense and Sensibility,” through Oct. 30, Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Roxbury.Showtimes, Oct. 21,22,29, at 8 p.m.; Oct. 23,30, 2 p.m.; Oct. 19,27, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, pay-what-you-can, admission all other shows, $25; seniors, children under 12 years old, $10. Call 815325-8526 or contact alyce@maidenphoenix.org.
DRACULA
He’s here, among us, that charming blood-sucking master of murder and evil, through Oct. 30, performed by the Company Theatre Center for Performing Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. Call 781-871-2787 or visit companytheatre.com.
A GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
The national tour of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical, “A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder,” appears through Oct. 23 at Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Wednedsay, Oct. 19, at 7
p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 6:30 p.m.; matinees, Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Visit citicenter.org or call 866-348-9738.
GOOD
New Repertory Theatre presents CP Taylor’s political drama, through October 30, Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. Visit newrep.org.
THE FALL RIVER AXE MURDERS
Imaginary Beasts recreates events leading up to the Borden family’s ax murders, in Angela Carter’s 80-minute. One-act play, “The Fall River Axe Murders,” now through October 22, Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Black Box Theater, 539 Washington St., Boston. Performances, Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 4 p.m., Thursday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m., October 22, at 4 p.m. $24, senior, student discounts. bostontheatrescene.com.
REVOLT, SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN
Company One Theatre presents the New England premiere of Alice Birch’s play, directed by Company One’s artistic director, Summer L. Williams, October 21-Nov. 19, Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre, 539 Washington St., Boston. Tickets, $25-$38.pay-what-youwant, Oct. 21,23,30.Contact info@companyone.org.
GLOWBERON
Oberon presents monthly shows, Glowberon and the Afterglow Festival, through March 9, 2017, featuring solo performances and cabaret.
MAN IN SNOW
Gloucester Stage Company presents the world premiere of renowned playwright Israel Horovitz’s newest work, “Man in Snow,” through Oct. 23, Wednesday –Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, 2 p.m., 267 East Main St., Gloucester. $28-$38; discounts for seniors and patrons 25 and under. Visit gloucesterstage.com.
HAMLET
Actors’ Shakespeare Project performs Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy, “Hamlet,” starring Omar Robin-
son, MariannaBassham and Richard Snee, through Nov. 6, Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Back Bay, Boston. Check for schedule and related events.$30-$50; student rush, $15. Visit Actorsshakespeareproject.org.
WEST SIDE STORY
This beloved award-winning musical about doomed young lovers takes center stage at Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre Nov. 1-20: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday,Saturday, 8 p.m.; matinees, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 2 p.m. Kids 18-under, 50 percent discount on all evening performances. Stidemts. 50 percent off, Friday Nov. 18, 8 p.m. 62 Dunham Road, Beverly. Call 978-232-7200, or visit nsmt.org.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
Come to The Cabot, see and meet extraordinary performer Michael Feinstein, Saturday, Oct. 29, 286 Cabot St., Beverly. There’s a Privateer Rum Reception, 7 p.m., in the theater’s Cabot Street Bar, appearances by Feinstein and Joyce Kulhawik, Amanda Carr and special guests, with concert at 8 p.m., featuring Feinstein’s “The American Songbook,” and the Amanda Carr Trio.
MALA
ArtsEmerson announces the world premiere of playwright-actress Melinda Lopez’s “Mala,”a reflection of love,loss and family, in which she appears, Oct. 27-Nov. 20, Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, Emerson/Paramount Center, Boston, 559 Washington St., Boston. $60.Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays,8p.m.; Saturdays, 2,8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. only. Visit artsemerson.org or call 617-8248400.
K2
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Theatre in the Rough presents a staged reading of “K2,” Saturday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m., BabsonArts, Sorenson Center for the Arts, Wellesley. $20; VIP reception tickets, $60.
GOREFEST XIV
ImprovBoston presents more camp, more pain, in their
October 18-31, 2016 Gorefest XIV: The Campain, its annual blood-soaked original Halloween musical show, October 27 through November 6. Recommended for ages 16+. $25; students at the door, $20. improvboston.com/gorefest. com.
RED ROOM CONCERTS
Headlining the Red Room at Cafe 939 are Tessa Violet, Dodie Clark, Rusty Clanton, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.; Berklee Original Bands Showase, Oct. 20, 7 p.m.; Allison Iraheta and Halo Circus, My Silent Bravery, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.; Olivia Swann, Jonny Glenn, NC and Kinsman, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. (free); Halloween Cabaret, Oct. 25, 8 p.m., (free); Sean McConnell Derik Hultquist, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.; Bron Don, Riva Saputo, STIG, Oct. 28, 8 p.m.; Cass McCombs, Delicate Steve, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. (sold out), 939 Boylston St., Boston.
EAMERALDA’S ENCHAUNTED EVENING
Riverside Theatre Works resident ghost Esmeralda will scare up some spooky fun for ages 7-17, Oct. 21, 7-10 p.m. 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park. Advance tickets, $10; cash at the door, $15. rtwboston.org.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Tickets for Riverside Theatre Works’ production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” are selling fast, at the Performing Arts Center, appearing Oct. 28-Nov. 6, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park. Visit rtwboston.org or call 866-811-4111..
PLANET OF WARRIOR-BUNNIES
The Unreliable Narrator Theater Group presents the sci-fi adventure comedy, Oct. 21-29, at Arlington Center for the Arts, 41 Foster St., Arlington. Performances are Oct. 21.22,27-29, at 8 p.m., Oct. 22, ar 2 p.m. Ticket, 415; students, seniors, $12. Visit unreliable-narrator. com or call 800-838-3006.
YU R [STAR]
Oberon presents Finkle’s mini series, through November 6, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. Visit Cluboberon.com.
AFTER ORLANDO
The Wilbury Group, in association with Theatre Action in Response to the Pulse Nightclub Shooting, (TAPS) at Brown University, presents a staged reading of “After Orlando,” Tuesday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., at the university’s Granoff Center for the Arts Studio One, in Providence, RI. The event is free. Donations collected at the door to support Youth Pride RI. Visit thewilburygroup.org/ after-orlando.
LIVE NATION CONCERTS
Headlining in Boston venues and beyond are: The Orb, Oct. 19, Brighton Music Hall; JAM”N 94.5 presents YG, Oct. 19, House of Blues, Boston; Yelawolf, Oct. 19, Paradise Rock Club; 92.5 The River presents Joseph, Oct. 20, Brighton Music Hall; Lindsey Stirling, Oct. 20, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre; Bob Moses, Oct. 20, Paradise Rock Club; Phantogram, Oct. 21, House of Blues Boston; Yonder Mountain String Band, Oct. 21, Paradise Rock Club; The Nth Power, Oct. 21, Brighton Music Hall; Local Natives, Oct. 22, House of Blues Boston’ Pentatonix, Nov. 9, TD Garden; Dave
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CASTING CATASTROPHES
MARGARET EDSON’S WIT
Peter Mill and Katie A. Clark host annual fall follies, “Casting Catastrophes: A Moonbox Cabaret,” Oct. 26, 8 p.m., Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. There’s also a special silent auction. Tickets, $100. 617-547-8300.
MUSIC OF LENNON AND MCCARTNEY Worcester Chorus sings the music of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney, Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m., at Wamsworks, 6 Institute Road, Worcester. Adults, $40; college students, $17.50; youths, $7.50. Fees also. Visit musicworcester.org or call 508-7543231.
JANE BUNNETT Multiple Juno Award winner Jane Bunnett, featuring Maqueque, all-female Cuban sextet, releases “Oddara,” on their Canadian and North American tour, which includes an appearance at The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, Nov. 1. Also appearing Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. is Matt Savage, performing his Piano Voyages CD Release with special guest Erena Terakubo, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. are The Slide Bothers; Stanley Sagov and Remembering the Future Jazz Band, Oct. 22, 7:30,10 p.m. Call 617-661-5000, or visit regattabar.com.
SCULLERS Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter, Rumer Willis, presenting her Over the Love Tour, October 19; followed by Catherine Russell, presenting her new CD, Harlem on my Mind, October 20; The Legend Lives On!, with Michael Allman Charles Neville, Jeff Pitchell and Claudette King, Oct. 22; Peter Cincotti, Oct. 27; Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Oct. 28,29, snf Brian Culbertson, Oct. 30. Doubletree Suites by Hilton, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Contact info@scullersjazz. com.
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE Boston Conservatory’s ensemble features American works by composers Perle, Kolb, Schwantner and Rorem, October 22, 8 p.m. 132 Ipswich St., Boston. Free. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events.
THE GARDEN Oberon presents this mini series by the Nichole Canuso Dance Company, October 20-30, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. $35. Cluboberon.com.
DAVID RAMIREZ Join Ramirez and his Bootleg Tour’s live album recording, spend an evening with Ramirez, and get a download with your ticket, Thursday, October 20, 8 p.m. at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. Non-members, $20;members, $18. Passim.org.
THE TOBIN ART WALL
A child isn’t supposed to die before the parent does, laments main character David Kipling, in Israel Horovitz’s play, “Man in Snow”. Horovitz eloquently, dramatically, and allegorically explores this theme in his latest play, profoundly affecting Gloucester Stage Company theatergoers. The play won the 2000 Sony Radio Academy Award, then appeared on stage in Italy, with Horovitz’s theater company, Compagnia Horovitz- Paciotto, evoking emotional reactions in theatergoers there. Since then, Horovitz completed a full-length stage adaptation of the original radio play, making its world premiere performance in Gloucester through October 23, This superlative cast then travels to New York City to perform there. The plot is based on a tragic, authentic news story that occurred while Horovitz was in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1997, involving a man trapped in his cabin, during an avalanche, buried under 30 feet of snow. The man spent his last few minutes of life, talking to his wife on his mobile phone, saying goodbye. The image haunted Horovitz, prompting him to write this expanded stage adaptation, (which he also directs in Gloucester). “Man in Snow’s heart-rending, fictitious twist holds theatergoers spellbound. Portraying David Kipling, Will Lyman is troubled, tormented by visitations of his deceased, dearly beloved son, Joey, Francisco Solorzano), who was killed in a motorcycle crash. Even at base camp on Mt. McKinley, David communicates with spectral images of Joey, who allays his father’s fear of dying and boosts David’s hopes of being together in the afterlife. “I’m in the light. I’m not frightened at all,” Joey says. David also experiences flashbacks with Franny, Joey, and daughter Emily (Ashley Risteen). Carrying out the authentic theme of Horovitz’s story, David calls his wife, Franny (Sandra Shipley), to hear her voice. But there’s a more important reason. David also shares his loss and grief with former longtime climbing companion, elderly Mr. Takayama (Ron Nakahara), who’s visiting Mt. McKinley to fulfill his deceased wife’s final request. An icy-white set, eerie lighting representing the Aurora Borealis and supernatural auras and more captivate, symbolically beaming the play’s message of renewal, forgiveness, remorse, inconsolable grief, and hope for redemption.
STAKES IS HIGH: A SHARED EVENING OF DANCE
James Morrow/The Movement and the Jacksonville Dance Theatre perform October 21,22, at 8 p.m., at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. $25; BDA members, $20; students, seniors, military, $15. events@dancecomplex.org.
MASTER AND MARGARITA
The play, also known as “The Devil Comes to Moscow,” Mikhail Bulgakov’s surrealistic satire of Stalinist oppression, is performed in an adapted, 90-minute version that includes puppetry magic, live music and a masquerade ball, October 20-22, 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; October 21, 2 p.m.; October 29, midnight, at Salem State University’s Callan Studio Theatre, 352 Lafayette St., Salem. Tickets, $15, students, seniors, $10. Visit salemstatetickets.com.
ASIAN AMERICANS ON STAGE AND SCREEN
Running in correlation with Lyric Stage Company’s production of “Warrior Class,” there’s a Boston Asian American Film Festival free panel discussion, Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m., free. Visit baaff.org.
PAPER LANTERNS
The Japan Society of Boston and Boston Museum of Fine Arts present “Paper Lanterns,” a film screening with director Barry Frechette and the production team, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m., at the Museum of Fine Arts. There will be a post-film Q&A with Frechette. Visit JapanSocietyBoston.org.
CIRQUE OF THE DEAD
The Boston Circus Guild presents its annual extravaganza of circus spectacle and gruesome acts, October 21-29, Club Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. $30-$50. Cluboberon.com.
WARRIOR CLASS
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents Kenneth Lin’s incisive new play, ideal for this political season, October 21-November 13, with an all-star Boston cast, 140 Clarendon St., Boston: Wednesdays,Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8p.m.; Saturdays, 3,8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m., also October 26 and November 9, at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Seniors, $10 discount; student rush, $10; group rates. Free related events. lyricstage.com.
MILI BERMEJO AND DAN GREENSPAN
BOSTON, MA. — September 20, 2016 — Hub Theatre Company of Boston presents Wit by Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret Edson, November 4-19 (Press performance is November 5, 2016, at 8 pm) at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm. All performances are “PayWhat-You-Can”. For this production, donations of children’s books will be collected at each performance and distributed to local charities. For tickets and information visit, hubtheatreboston.org. (Direct ticket link: hubtheatreboston.ticketleap.com)
Husband-wife duo, vocalist Mili Bermejo and bassist Dan Greenspan celebrate the release of their new album, “Arte del Duo,” Wednesday, October 19, 7:30 p.m., at Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown,and Sunday, October 23, 3 p.m., at Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge. $20; Arsenal members, students, $15; At Lilypad, $15, students, $10. Arsenalarts.org, lilypadinman.com.
NEC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Guillermo Klein, renowned Argentinean pianist, big band leader and composer, will perform and lead the orchestra, Thursday, October 20, 7:30 p.m., in a free concert, Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. That day, he will also conduct a master class at 1 p.m. in Brown Hall. 617-585-1122.
BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
The concert features an all-Russian program with masterworks to contemporary music, October 20, 7:30 p.m. and October 23, 3 p.m., at Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge, also October 22, 8 p.m., New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Bostonphil.org.
SHAKESPEARE ROMANTIC COMEDIES
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs present Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, “The Taming of the Shrew,” October 20-23: October 20-22, 7:30 p.m., matinees, October 22,23, 2 p.m., and “The Winter’s Tale,” November 3-6: November 3-5, 7:30 p..; matinees, November 5,6, 2 p.m., Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Downtown Providence, RI. $12; seniors, $8; students, $6. trinityrep.com.
DIEGO EL CIGALA
Three-time Grammy Award winner-musician from Madrid, Spain, Cigala, performs Friday, October 21, 8 p.m., Berkle Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $30, $42, $50, $69. WorldMusic.org.
BALLET X
The group makes its Boston debut October 21, and October 22,8 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston. $40. October 22, sold out. WorldMusic.org.
ART GARFUNKEL
Spectacle Management presents An Evening with Art Garfunkel, Friday, October 21, 8 p.m., Cary Hall, Lecington. $69-$89. Carylexington.com.
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical, October 21-November 26, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Speakeasystage.com.
STRICTLY SINATRA DANCE PARTY
Ron Della Chiesa’s Sinatra Tribute Dance, featuring Michael Dutra and the Strictly Sinatra Band, pay tribute to old Blue Eyes, the Rat Pack, and more, Friday, October 21,8 p.m., Raffael’s at the South Shore Country Club, Hingham. Special guest vocalist, Luann Dutra.
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ing Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. and October 30, at 3 p.m.,Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. $28-$98. Handelandhaydn.org.
MARGARET EDSON’S WIT
VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY
The internationally acclaimed Jerusalem-based company performs Saturday, October 29, 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 30, 3 p.m., Shubert Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 617-482-6661.
JAZZ COMPOSERS ALLIANCE ORCHESTRA
The 20-piece orchestra performs new music for a jazz orchestra by resident composers David Harris, Darrell Katz, Mimi Rabson and Bob Pilkington, and guest composer Mark Harvey, Tuesday, November 1, 8 p.m., the Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. Donations, $10; students, seniors, $8. Jazzcomposersalliance.org.
FROM THE GROUND UP
BOSTON, MA. — September 20, 2016 — Hub Theatre Company of Boston presents Wit by Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret Edson November 4-19 (Press performance is November 5, 2016, at 8 pm) at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm. All performances are “Pay-What-YouCan”. For this production, donations of children’s books will be collected at each performance and distributed to local charities. For tickets and information visit, hubtheatreboston.org. (Direct ticket link hubtheatreboston.ticketleap.com)
MEL BROOKS
The iconic comedian comes to the Wang Theatre, with “Back in the Saddle,” which includes a showing of his outrageously comedic film, “Blazing Saddles,” and a post-viewing discussion and Q&A, giving an inside look at his career, Saturday, October 22, 2 p.m., Citi Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. $99, $125. info @ jartsboston.org.
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Boston Conservatory’s ensemble features American works by composers Perle, Kolb, Schwantner and Rorem, October 22, 8 p.m. 132 Ipswich St., Boston. Free. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events.
BOSTON CAMERATA
The group opens its new season with “City of Fools: Medieval Songs of Rule and Misrule,”exploring justice and corruption through ancient minstrel songs, October 22, 8 p.m., First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston. $25-$55; student, group discounts. Bostoncamerata.org.
CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO
The group celebrates its 25th performance anniversary, returning to Shalin Liu Performance Center, Main Street, Rockport, Sunday, October 23, 5 p.m. $19-$36. Rockportmusic.org.
FRAN LEBOWITZ
Join the author-cultural satirist and her interview with WGBH’s Jared Bowen, Monday, October 24, 7:30 p.m., Arsenal Center for the Arts, Charles Mosesian Theatre, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. VIP reception, meet-andgreet session with Lebowitz, 6 p.m., at Branch Line Restaurant. $50; VIP tickets, $100. Newrep.org.
PALESTINIANS, LIVE!
Palestinians living internationally tell their own stories, in English, Sunday, October 23,5:30,8 p.m. Club Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. $13. Cluboberon.com.
FOREIGNER
The legendary rock group performs October 24, 7:30 p.m., Citi Performing Arts Center, Shubert Theatre, Tremont St., Boston. $48,$58,$73,$93. Citicenter.org.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
The national touring company performs this 2015 multi-award winner musical, October 25-November 6, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Tremont St., Boston.AmericaninParisBroadway.com.
The six-piece band performs Thursday, October 27, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, Boston. Bpc. berklee.edu.
BENNY SHARONI
The renowned tenor saxophonist performs with his quintet in concert, Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m., Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. $25. Scullersjazz.com.
GRAND HARMONIE
The self-directed period music ensemble presents “Gods and Mortals,” an all-Mozart program, with solo violinist Cynthia Roberts, November 6, 3 p.m., United Parish, 210 Harvard St., Brookline. $15-$35. Grandharmonie.org.
BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS
The project presents an Iraq-US collaboration in theater, poetry, art and music, Friday, November 4, 8 p.m., Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. There’s a free exhibit on display at Midway Studios, 15 Channel St., Boston, through October 30. The project is a collaboration of Fort Point Theater Channel, the Merrill Family Foundation, the Joiner Institute for the study of War and Social Consequences at UMass-Boston, the University of Basra, the Center for Arabic Culture, playwright Amir Al-Azraki and the Oduseus Project. Free.
REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE
The group holds its record release party for “I Want That Sound!”, with opening act, Soggy Po’ Boys, and guest vocalist Charles Coe and other surprise guests, Friday, November 4, 9 p.m., at ONCE Ballroom, 156 Highland Ave., Somerville. Doors open 8 p.m. Advance tickets, $10; at the door, $15. ONCESomerville.com.
BOSTON CONSERVATORY CHAMBER SERIES
Faculty members perform music by Bailey Holland, Bartok and Poulenc, November 4, 8 p.m., in Seully Hall, 8 Fenway, Boston. Free. Bostonconservatory. berklee.edu/events.
TISH HINOJOSA
The Austin, Texas singer-songwriter performs November 7, 8 p.m., at Club Passim. Members, $23; non-members, $25. 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. passim.org, 617-492-7679.
BOSTON CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA
The orchestra performs works by Muhly, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, November 6, 2 p.m., with pre-concert lecture at 1 p.m. Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222.
GARY LUCAS’ FLEISCHEREI
Guitar wizard Gary Lucas’ live music pairs with 35 mm prints of original Max Fleischer cartoons, and vocalist Tama Korn, Thursday, November 10, 6:30 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. $35. Jartsboston.org.
LOUISE NEVELSON: LIGHT AND SHADOW
Hear the story of how a Yiddish-speaking girl from Maine became one of the most important artists in the 20th century, Sunday, November 13, 2 p.m., Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston. $15; $49 including book. Jartsboston.org.
ANNA WEBBER
The New York-based composer, saxophonist and flutist performs with the SIMPLE Trio, celebrating the release of their new recording, “Binary”. Also featured is accordionist Ted Reichman, Saturday, November 5, 7:30 p.m., The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. $10. Lilypadinman.com.
CHUCHO VALDES JOE LOVANO QUINTET
Pianist Valdes and saxophonist Lovano make beautiful music together, Sunday, November 6, 7 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-4826661, info @ celebrityseries.org
TOMATITO
Jose Fernandez Torres, aka Tomatito, flamenco guitarist, performs Sunday, October 30, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $58, $48, $38, $30. WorldMusic.org.
UNCANNY VALLEY
SHAKESPEARE IN SONG
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, Friday, November 4, 7:30 p.m., Follen Community Church, 755 Mass. Ave., Lexington, and Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m., Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Cambridge, with Broadway hit songs and more. $25; students, seniors, $20. 617-254-1125.
TAPAS
THE LAMPLIGHTER SESSIONS
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston presents the one-and-only legendary vocal pop band, the Diamonds, Sunday. November 6, 2 p.m., 617 Lexington St., Waltham. Reaglemusictheatre.com, 781-891-5600.
THE DIAMONDS
ARLO GUTHRIE
The Running Down the Road tour comes to the Somerville Theatre,Somerville, Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m. Somervilletheatre.com, 617-625-5700.
IAN BOSTRIDGE
LE CORSAIRE
The renowned tenor is accompanied by pianist Thomas Ades, Friday, October 28, 8 p.m. at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Celebrityseries.org/bostridgeades/index.htm.
DWEEZIL ZAPPA’S CEASE AND DESIST TOUR
Conductor Richard Egarr leads the society in perform-
Boston Ballet opens its new season with the North American premiere of Ivan Liska’s “Le Corsaire,” October 27-November 6 , Boston Opera House, Washington St., Boston. Bostonballet.org.
IMOGEN COOPER
The renowned pianist performs Saturday, November 5, 8 p.m., New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-482-6661, info@ celebrityseries.org.
HOW SOFT THE LINING
KLANGVERWALTUNG ORCHESTRA
Club Passim presents Peter Mulvey’s Lamplighter Sessions, featuring musicians David Goodrich, Chris Smither, Los Lamplighters, Kris Delmhorst, RadiOSwan, Laura Cortests and the Dance Cards, Thank God for Science, the Crumbling Beauties and Mulvey, October 26-31, Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, $25; members, $23. Passim.org.
SOL GABETTA
Argentine cello star Sol Gabetta performs with French pianist Bertrand Chamayou, Wednesday, November 2, 8p.m., Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Seating limited. Info @ celebrityseries.org.
Bad Habit Productions presents the world premiere of Boston-area playwright Kirsten Greenidge, November 5-20, Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Performances, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. previews, November 5, at 8 p.m, November 6, 7p.m. Advance tickets, $21; day of show, $28. 617-933-8600.
Bridge Repertory Theater presents “Tapas,” “The Marvelous Party,” a formal cocktail party and evening of music,mixing, mingling, inspired by Noel Coward, Friday, November 4, featuring Bridge Reppers and guest artists, Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge. connect @ bridgerep.org.
The Munich-based award-winning orchestra and Chorgemeinschaft Newbeuren Chorus perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and Bach’s “Magnificat” Wednesday, October 26, 8 p.m. Symphony Hall, Boston. Tickets start at $35. Bso.org.
Boston Conservatory’s Fall Dance Concert features new works by choreographers Sidra Bell, Omar Carrum and Claudia LaVista, Stephanie Martinez and Tommie-Waheed Evans, November 3-5, at 8 p.m.; November 5,6, at 2 p.m. Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
It was a million dollar night that brought Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis together in Memphis for an impromptu jam session, which is recreated in this Tony Award-winning musical appearing through November 6 at Ogunquit Playhouse, Main St., Route 1N, Ogunquit, Maine. Tickets start at $47. Ogunquitplayhouse.org, 207-646-5511.
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY
By Sheila Barth As scientists grapple with infusing computers, robotics, and other technological devices to improve and protect human quality of life, in his play, “Uncanny Valley,” Thomas Gibbons questions what would happen if robots were injected with human DNA, organs and other life-sustaining characteristics. He says his play also tackles “many metaphysical implications: the valley between life and death, the valley between the creator and the created, the valley between parents and children. I’ve come to realize that this play is very much about parents and children.” But it’s even more than that. Would the robots assume more human traits, intelligence and skills? Would they enable the human recipient to live much longer, with improved quality of life? Who would qualify for this scientific program? Would only the very wealthy, because they can afford it? Would these human robots become doppelgangers, golem? What happens to younger people if their “robotic” elders don’t die off? What happens to the world if “uncanny valley” residents fulfill their destiny and live for about 200 years? Would global population explode? Would the economy be unfathomable? Could this really happen? “Uncanny Valley,” set 40 years in the future, may not provide answers, but provokes all of these questions, dramatically and poignantly, at Stoneham Theatre, starring Boston award-winning favorites Nancy E. Carroll, (who lives in Rockport), and Massachusetts native Lewis D. Wheeler. Wheeler portrays a robot in the making, and finished product, while Carroll portrays Claire, his mentor, a neuroscientist in the life extension laboratory. Their chemistry is dynamic. During this Halloween season, Gibbons’ quest for answers about the growth of artificial intelligence vs. humanity becomes more intense, more realistic, and more scary to think about. One-act, 90-minute, dramatic sci-fi play, by Thomas Gibbons, appearing through October 23, at Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays and Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m. Tickets, $45-$50; seniors, $40-$45; students with valid IDs, $20, other discounts. stonehamtheatre.org, 781-279-2200.
October 18-31, 2016
ESTAMPAS PORTENAS TANGO COMPANY
Dancer-choreographer Carolina Soler, founder of the company, presents the Boston premiere of its new production, Friday, November 4, 8 p.m, Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $58, $48, $38, $30. WorldMusic.org.
JOSHUA BELL
The renowned “Man With the Violin” performs with young pianist Alessio Bax, Saturday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., Mechanics Hall, Worcester. Musicworcester.org.
JOHN COLTRANE MEMORIAL COLTRANE
Eric Jackson hosts the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble performance, “An Evening of Ballads and Blues,” Saturday, October 29,7:30 p.m., Blackman Auditorium, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. $30; students, seniors, $25; VIP, $40. Mytickets.northeastern.edu, 617-373-4700.
INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
There’s free admission Saturday and Sunday, during the October 28-30 annual book fair at Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston. Check bostonbookfair.com for several special events. Opening night, Friday, 5-9 p.m., $20; Saturday, 12-7 p.m., Sunday, 12-5 p.m., free.
The Newton Voice Friday, 6-7:30 p.m., Saturday, 5:30-7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes. Advance registration required. $10; Audubon members, $9. Visit massaudubon.org/ipswichriver or call 978-887-0875.
PHANTOM GOURMET AND KOWLOON FOR KIDS
The two have combined to feature an Asian buffet, entertainment by WildFire and Vinyl Groove Bands, and a special performance from Saugus’ IMPROV and THE SACHIMES, raffles and an auction, October 27, 6-12 p.m. Call 781-233-0077.
FRUITLANDS HALLOWEEN TREATS
Come to the Fruitlands Family Learning Center, October 29 and 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., decorate a spooky mask, and bring a goodie bag. Treats await in the museum buildings. Children visiting in costume are admitted to the museum free. $14; seniors, students, $12; children ages 5-13, $6, members and children under 5, free. 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Mass. Visit Fruitlandsorg.
HAUNTED HILLSIDE
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY
spooky tales await on Fruitlands candle-lit paths, October 30, 6-9 p.m. There’s hot cider and popcorn, too! Members, $10, child, $3; non-members, $15; child, $5. 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Mass. Visit Fruitlandsorg.
FAMILY FUN
The melodic, harmonious sisters perform November 5, 3 p.m., ($10/$12), Club Passim’s family show, and will perform an adult show at 7 p.m. 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. passim.org, 617-492-7679.
EXPLORE RASHI SCHOOL
MAIMONIDES SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL EVENING
Conductor Richard Egarr leads the society in Beethoven’s “Eroica,” Symphony and Mendelssohn’s”Italian” Symphony, October 28,at 7:30 p.m., and October 30, at 3 p.m., Symphony Hall, 301Mass. Ave., Boston. $28$98. 617-266-3605, handelandhaydn.org.
The independent Reform Boston-area school for children in grades K-8 holds information sessions Sunday, November 20, and January 8, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.;and small group tours, Thursday, October 20, and December 15, 10 a.m. rashi.org, 617-969-4444.
HARVEST TO TABLE: A POP-UP SUKKOT CELEBRATION
NERISSA AND KATRYNA NIELDS
The co-ed modern Orthodox day school for early childhood through grade 12 holds its informational evening for grades K-5, Tuesday, November 1, 7-9 p.m., 2 Clark Road, Brookline. RSVP or more information, call 617-232-4452,Ext. 409, visit maimonides.org or contact admissions@maimonides.org.
COMMUNITY EVENTS CATWALK FOR THE CURE
Join the Jewish Arts Collaborative, Kitchen Kibitz, and Ganei Beantown in a delicious celebration of the fall harvest. Created by Chef Ivan of Branch Line, we’ll experience Sukkot through a three-course meal: salad with etrog dressing, family style herb roast chicken, roast cauliflower, seasonal vegetables, harvest punch, and more. Rabbi Elan Babchuck of Clal-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership will share insight into the holiday as we dine on the patio (à la sukkah), savor the seasonal bounty, and explore the rituals and mysticism of the Sukkot harvest festival. Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Branch Line restaurant, 321 Arsenal St. Watertown. Tickets at jartsboston.org.
BABY BOOT CAMP
The Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton, offers an eight-week Baby Bootcamp Class, Tuesdays, November 1-December 20, 9:15-10 a.m., using resistance bands, weights, stroller, child, for cardio drills, strength training exercises, core work and stretching. All fitness levels welcome. For parents of non-walking babies 3-12 months. $168. Bostonjcc.org/register. Free demo class October 25, 9:15 a.m. RSVP, wellness@jccgb.org.
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
The Theatre Company of Saugus presents Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s dark comedy, basedon the classic 1989 film, October 21,22,28,29, 8 p.m.; October 23,30, 2 p.m., American Legion Theatre, 44 Taylor St., Saugus.$25; seniors, students, $22. Contact TCSaugus@gmail.com.
WAYNE POTASH
Club Passim presents Potash and his interactive show for young audiences, October 22, 10 a.m., 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. Members, $10; non-members, $12. Passim.org.
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
Mass. Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, 87 Perkins Row, Topsfield, turns spooky, with fun-filled, family events, 1-1/2 hours, Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. Rain or shine take a guided family night walk through the forest, aglow with luminaries and carved jack-o-lanterns, enjoy games and activities in the barn, and snack on post-program refreshments.
Breast cancer survivors will walk the catwalk for the cure, Oct. 20, 8 p.m., at Susan G. Komen Southern New England fashion show, in celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at the Innovation and Design Bldg, Boston. The event opens 6:30 p.m., with cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and samplings from several local vendors. Tickets, $150. Visit KomenSouthernNewEngland.org/CatwalkfortheCure.
POLITICAL TOLERANCE
North Shore Community College holds its forum on tolerance, October 27, 6-8:45 p.m. at the Lynn Campus gymnasium, and Friday, October 28, 10:30 a..-12:30 p.m., Danvers campus in DS 119. Free, open to the public. northshore.edu/tolerance.
HEBREW COLLEGE EVENTS
Tablet Magazine’s “Unorthodox” podcast featuring guests former US Representative Barney Frank and retired General James “Tom” Hill discussing religion and the 2016 presidential election takes place Thursday, October 27, 7:30 p.m. $20; and Uncharted Journeys: Women rabbis and the Transformation of Jewish Life: An Evening of Stories and Song, Saturday, October 29, 8 p.m., $10, Hebrew College. hebrewcollege.edu/ upcoming-events.
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ENGAGE FORUM
“60 Minutes” correspondent and best-selling author Lesley Stahl, and Grammy winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins, headline Hebrew SeniorLife’s sell-out signature event, EngAGE 2016 forum, Wednesday, October 26, starting with a cocktail reception at SIP Restaurant, 4:30 p.m.; registration and theater open at Emerson/Paramount Mainstage, and the program, at 6 p.m., For more information, hslengage.org.
GENETIC SCREENING
On Tuesday, November 1,5:30-9:30 p.m., preconception counseling and screening (by saliva sample) will be available to individuals and couples interested in learning information about their reproductive risks, the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton, Cost for health insurance owners, $149. Register at JScreen.org, select Newton JCC, from ‘how did you hear about us’ dropdown menu. Walk-ins welcome. Don’t eat, drink or smoke 30 minutes before screening.
ENGAGING ISRAEL: FOUNDATION FOR A NEW RELATIONSHIP
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., November 1, at Congregation Shirat Hayam, December 6, at Temple Emanu-El. Also, January 3, February 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. Also, check for Temple Emunah’s ongoing programs, EmunahAdEdbrochure.
UNITY MISSION TO NY
Alan R. Teperow leads this adventure to transform the way your view fellow Jews and Judaism, November 20,21, which includes a private coach bus transportation, kosher food, choice hotel and more. Registration, details, synagoguecouncil.org.
ART EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES WOODSYBUG ART EXHIBITION
Boston artist Nicole Beauchaine exhibits her collection of handcrafted customized art guitars in November, at Sister Sorel, 645 Tremont St., Boston’s South End. Launch event is Monday, November 7, 6-8 p.m., with cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Art is for sale. Free.
ANATOLY DVERIN
From Russia With Art Gallery features as its holiday exhibit the Ukrainian-American impressionist and artworks from 15 artists and jewelry designers from Russia, Ukraine, and America, through December 24, 281 Concord Ave., Cambridge. Artist’s opening reception for Dverin, hosted by Olesya and Jerry Koenig, is October 26, 5-8 p.m., featuring live Russian and Ukrainian music and refreshments, Gallery hours Tuesday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. a,m,-7 p.m., excluding November 8 and
Calendar 24. Fromrussiawithart.org.
THE POETICS OF SPACE Atlantic Works Gallery welcomes the public to artists George Shaw and Marjorie Kaye’s exhibition, “The Poetics of Space,” through Oct. 29. at the 80 Border St., East Boston gallery. Third Thursday reception and artists’ talk, Oct. 20, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are Fridays, Saturdays, 2-6 p.m. or by appointment. Winthrop-By-The-Sea Beach Art Winthrop Cultural Council presents Richard Honan’s art exhibition, through Nov. 3, in the Clock Tower Gallery, 45 Pauline St., Winthrop. Gallery hours, Thursdays, 6--8 p.m.; Saturdays, 12-2 p.m. Driftwood Collage workshop, Saturday, Oct. 15, 12-3 p.m. Visit winthropculturalcouncil.org.
X BONNIE WOODS The Gallery at Spencer Lofts presents a solo exhibition by Chelsea/Berlin-based artist, X Bonnie Woods, “Gravity in Black and White,” that’s free and open to the public, through Sunday, Oct. 23. The gallery is open, with the artist appearing there, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22,23; other hours by appointment. 60 Dudley St., Chelsea. Contact info@galleryspencerlofts.com or call 617-466-0403.
GABLES POSTER EXHIBITION Partnering with the National Museum of African American History and Culture in celebration of the Smithsonian Institution’s museum, the House of the Seven Gables features a poster exhibition, “A Place for All People,” through Dec. 2, 115 Derby St., Salem. More information, visit 7Gables.org.
CYBERARTS GALLERY An art show featuring works by Joseph Farbrook, John Craig Freeman, Will Pappenheimer, in collaboration with Zachary Brady, runs through Oct. 30, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain. Free, open to the public. Gallery hours, Friday-Sunday, 12-6 p.m. or by appointment. Visit Bostoncyberarts.org.
PLAY ME, I’M YOURS Boston streets will be adorned with 60 artistically decorated pianos,for all to play, as part of the Boston 2016 Celebrity Series of Boston tour, now through Oct. 20. British artist Luke Jerram created the idea and since then, more than 1,400 pianos have been installed in 50 cities internationally, reaching 8 million people. Check for pianos in Brighton, Fenway-Kenmore, Allston, Cambridge, Back Bay-Beacon Hill, Dorchester-South Boston, Downtown, Chinatown and East Boston, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain-Roxbury, South End, Bay Village and Mission Hill, West End, North End and Charlestown, West Roxbury Hyde Park and Roslindate. Visit celebrityseries.org, #streetpianosboston, or streetpianosboston.org.
RICK ASHLEY SOLO EXHIBIT
PARENTING THROUGH A JEWISH LENS
Registration for fall parenting classes supported by Hebrew College and CJP, is held throughout the Boston area. Classes are offered for parents of children ages 0-10; tweens, ages 10-13, and teen-agers. Parents of all backgrounds welcome; free babysitting for daytime classes; scholarships, discounts offered. Hebrewcollege.edu/parenting, email parenting@hebrewcollege. edu.
COURSE ON JEWISH ART
Swampscott resident-Jewish studies scholar Nicole Levy, through the Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute in Salem, presents a four-part lecture series, “Jewish Art During Times of Change.” The institute is geared towards individuals 50 years old and older, but Levy also welcomes students from the general community. Visit salemstate.edu/explorers or call 978-744-0804.
HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES EVENTS
A 3 p.m. screening of the film, “Denial,” is held October 19, at 3 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, followed by a 7 p.m. special guest lecture with Emory University’s Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, discussing, “History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving,” at 7 p.m., George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. The events are sponsored by Boston University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Boston University Arts Initiative. Bu.edu/jewishstudies/calendar/holocaust-and-geno-
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Marblehead Arts Association features invited photographer Rick Ashley’s solo exhibit of his black and white photography, “Marblehead’s Horrible Parade,” through Nov. 13, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead. Ashley will deliver an artist’s talk, Thursday, November 10, 8:30 p.m., in the Ballroom Gallery. Gallery admission, free, open to the public, Tuesday-Friday, Sunday, 12-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit marbleheadarts.org. Pearl Street Gallery The gallery will hold a sculpture, print and painting show,featuring international printmaker Bob Tomolillo’s An Artist Retrospective show of his works. Pearl Street Gallery, Chelsea.
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The Walk
October 18-31, 2016
Photos | Alexander Culafi
Ten things I saw in Newton
Last Monday, I thought I’d make The Walk at Newton City Hall for this issue. Shake some hands, pass out some papers, and show you what it’s like there. I got on the T to Newton Centre, walked through the Newton Centre area, walked down Homer Street, and ended up at the building. Little did I realize that I accidentally chose to go to City Hall on Columbus Day. What happened? Read on…
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I’ll just let this one speak for itself.
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Okay, almost everything is at City Hall, but I just had to show you this picture on Homer Street. Look how pretty the leaves have gotten!
When I get to the building-slash-fallout shelter, I noticed that the front door was locked. Weird. At this point, I thought there was a chance that the town government just didn’t operate on Mondays anymore and I hadn’t heard about it. If that was the case, you’d be reading a feature on that instead of this article.
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Well, before I considered that, I thought the door was just closed for maintenance or something, so I went through the Newton Food Pantry, and the door was unlocked.
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This was the next thing I saw. This reminds me of being at my elementary school for a basketball game late at night, and seeing this otherwise lively building look all deserted and creepy.
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Meanwhile, the basement here reminds me of a church basement. Has that exact same old-fashioned feeling.
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Newton City Hall was built in 1932. What are the odds of this place being haunted?
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Council Chambers on the second floor, from the stands on the third floor. Asked one of the eight employees still working today if City Hall is closed, to which he laughed, and asked whether it was okay for me to be there. “Just don’t touch anything you’re not supposed to, kid,” he said.
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I’d say City Hall is probably my favorite part of Newton I’ve been to. It has this labyrinth-like feeling I really dig, it’s got a built in war memorial that doubles as a museum, and just about all of the staff I’ve met there has been extremely helpful and friendly.
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Decided to take my leave after that. Saw this gem in the Law Department on the way out. The poster says, “The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.”
If you know of any cool spots to walk around and take pictures, contact me at aculafi@voicestaff.net. See you next time!
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Interview
The Newton Voice
October 18-31, 2016
Your Voice:
The Voice (T.V.): Where do you T.V.: Anything recent that you debated go to school?
for?
Mitch: I go to Newton South. T.V.: You told me you’re 17,
Mitch: Well, the current debate topic which
is, “In the United States K-12 public
means you’re almost done. What are
schools, the probable cause standards
college prospects looking like?
ought to apply to standards of students.”
Mitch:
We have a debate tournament coming
I think I have pretty good
prospects. I’m applying to, you know,
up about that very soon.
Ivy Leagues and other similar schools. I
T.V.: What side were you assigned for? Mitch: Well, in public forum debate,
think I have pretty good chances – I hope I do well.
you don’t get assigned to sides. You have
T.V.: What’s your top school right now? to prepare for both sides and be prepared Mitch: Top school? Probably MIT. to debate both. It’s randomly picked at the beginning of the round. T.V.: What are you hoping to do? T.V.: How many hours a week do Mitch: Computer Science. you think you devote to school-related T.V.: You have any dreams? things? Mitch: Not other than just being happy. I find computer science really Mitch: Oh, probably like, 20-30 fun, so that’s where I’m at.
hours.
T.V.: What’s the most important thing T.V.: Do you work on the side? to you right now? Mitch: I have an English tutoring job Mitch: Right now? Making sure that on the side. I have reasonable mental health and that I don’t collapse. It’s a pretty stressful
T.V.: Any other hobbies on the side?
process and I’m making sure that I’m
Mitch: I really enjoy creative writing in
being reasonable when it comes to my
my free time, whenever that is.
time management and everything I’m
T.V.:
doing – writing all my essays and doing all my work for all my collages and making sure I’m healthy.
T.V.:
And you’re referring specifically
to getting into colleges.
Mitch:
Well, on top of that, I am
also on the Newton South Debate Team, which is a lot of work. It’s obviously a ton of fun, but I want to make sure my
Last question. Every time we
do this, we ask you to tell the people of Newton anything you want. Political, social, nice, not nice, whatever. This is your section.
Mitch:
Give
extracurricular
more
activities
funding like
to
debate
team. They are extremely important to the school and should be treated as such.
time management is making sure I’m
Special thanks to Mitch for his time. If
not completely overworking myself and
you’d like to be interviewed by The Voice,
flaming out at the end of the year.
contact me at aculafi@voicestaff.net.
S
ay hello to Mitch Gamburg. I came across Mitch (on the left in the picture) on the Newton Centre green as I walked by there one day. He’s a high school student, talking to a friend on one of his rare days off from studying. Not sure if you could tell, but this kid works hard. Here’s what he had to say.
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Newton School Committee Says No to Question 2 The Newton School Committee came together on October 5 to formally oppose Question 2 on the November 8 ballot, which would lift the cap on Massachusetts charter schools to authorize up to 12 new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools every single year. With one abstention, the school committee voted 5-3 against. In April, the Western New England University Polling Institute found 51% favored lifting the charter cap, to 26% opposition. A more recent poll flipped public opinion entirely, with 45% of registered voters opposing the question and 36% favoring it. Many oppose this question because of
the funding that gets taken away from public schools in order to fund these new charter schools. Even as more schools exist, the funding won’t necessarily rise proportionally to meet those needs.
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On the other hand, many are in favor of lifting the cap because there just isn’t enough space for all the kids who need public schooling. Tens of thousands of children are stuck on waiting lists in order to get into good public schools. In other words, the choice is between giving fewer schools the funding they need, or having more schools with fewer funding that can service more families. Between this question and choosing between Hillary and The Donald, we got a fun November 8 ahead of us, don’t we?
Epipen Manufacturer Mylan Agrees to $465 Million Settlement We all know how important Epipens are to saving lives – we did a story on it here a few weeks back. If you’re like Voice Publisher Josh Resnek, you need one of these auto-injecting epinephrine pens in case you get a severe allergic reaction – oftentimes two pens just in case one doesn’t fire. Well, manufacturer Mylan has agreed to pay $465 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. government over charges that they falsely classified Epipen as
a generic drug in order to pay a lower rebate and overcharge Medicaid for them. In a statement from Mylan on October 7 – immediately following the breaking news – they admit no wrongdoing. As of October 8, an Epipen two-pack costs $735.09 from the Walgreens on Langley Road. At a Brookline CVS I called, $649.99. Of course, that’s without insurance or coupons.
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Two Newton Football Coaches on Leave After Bus Incident Two coaches of the Newton South High School freshman football team have been put on leave pending a school and police investigation into an alleged altercation that took place on a school bus on the evening of October 6th. On the way back from a game against
Acton-Boxborough – that Newton South lost 26-14 – a student called police around 6:30 p.m. to report a coach had assaulted him. Concord Police pulled over the team’s bus soon after. Both the State Police and school district are investigating the incident,
and the two coaches have been put on leave as of the following morning. With the number of people that must have been on that bus, you’d think that the investigation would be conducted and concluded relatively quickly, but I bet it’s harder when it comes to a
sports team. If there was some kind of assault, the kind and scale of assault would be a significant factor, too. It might mean that the coaches were placed on leave and not in handcuffs as soon as the bus was pulled over.
How to Rent a Movie in 2016
A few years back, we reached the end of an era. Blockbuster, the king of video rentals, finally shut its doors in 2013. With the rise of Netflix, Redbox, and digital rentals, there was no longer a place for the store where you can stock up on snacks and media for a rainy day or a weekend indoors (not entirely true – there are about a dozen Blockbuster locations left in the U.S. – but I digress). The thirst for getting media temporarily never changed, only the ways by which we obtain that media.
So as a Newton resident in 2016, what does it mean to rent a movie? How do you do it? A whole bunch of ways, it turns out! YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY Although I hadn’t been to a library for years before writing this piece, it turns out that libraries are still a great way to borrow movies for free. Your local library has a selection far bigger than any Redbox, and all you need to check things out is a library card. You can check out Hoopla as well – a Netflix-like streaming service that you can gain access to through Newton’s public library – needing only your membership. Interestingly enough, some libraries also carry a selection of video games to check out too – really good ones.
REDBOX Often found near your local supermarket and sometimes just on the side of the street, the Redbox is everything you went to
Blockbuster for (minus the movie-sized box of Now & Laters), with far more convenience and zero interaction. You just walk up to a kiosk; pick a movie or video game from the selection, slide your credit card, and then you get charged at a daily rate. You bring it back to any Redbox kiosk when you’re done, and it doesn’t even have to be the same one you rented it from. It’s generally $1.50 per night per DVD, $2.00 per night per Blu-Ray, and $3.00 per night per game. To locate your nearest kiosk, go to Redbox.com. NETFLIX Although many of us know Netflix for the streaming service, you can still rent physical movies from Netflix via dvd.netflix. com. Starting at $4.99 per month, you can select which movies you want online; they ship the movies to your home with a return envelope, and when you’re done, you send the movie back and they send you the next DVD or Blu-Ray on your list. This is also a good time to reiterate something I focused on in the last issue of The Voice – that subscription streaming is a good alternative to ever needing to rent movies again. Between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Now, and Amazon Prime Streaming, you can get unlimited access to a vast library of digital content you can watch instantly for around $10 per month. It’s worth looking into as an option.
PAY-PER-VIEW
It’s not just for UFC! Depending on what cable package you have, you can still rent movies for a few bucks. You can also do this digitally via Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, or through your PlayStation and Xbox game consoles. Prices generally vary depending on how new the movie is, video resolution (AKA DVD standard definition quality or HD), and where you rent it from.
You might pay $3-4 for the old Ghostbusters movies, for instance, and $5-7 for the new one. And there you have it. You might think that streaming video through Netflix is the only way to do things now, but an oldfashioned movie night is still more than possible in 2016. No promises for 2017.
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Roll Call
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October 18-31, 2016
Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call examines the salaries and other benefits received by local state senators and representatives.
$60,032 BASE SALARY The current base salary for legislators is $60,032. Their salary is up for adjustment in January every two years, either up or down, under a 1998 constitutional amendment approved by a better than two-to-one margin by voters. The amendment requires the governor to increase or decrease legislative salaries at the same rate as “increases or decreases in the median household income for the Commonwealth for the preceding two-year period, as ascertained by the governor.”
income but are not required to submit an accounting of how they spend it.
PARKING SPACE Lawmakers are entitled to a parking space inside the Statehouse garage or at the nearby McCormack State Office Building. The first $255 in monthly value of the space is a tax-free benefit under federal and state guidelines that apply to all public and private employees, not just state legislators. Any value of the space above this amount is treated as taxable income. The value of the parking spaces in 2016 was determined by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to be $413 per month. Based on that figure, legislators would be taxed on the excess $158 monthly by the Internal Revenue Service and the state.
HEALTH INSURANCE Legislators are eligible to choose from 11 health insurance plans offered by the state’s Group Insurance Commission, which manages the plans for over 436,000 individuals -- current and retired state and some municipal workers and their dependents. Total monthly full-cost premiums for family plans range from $1,166 to $2,338 with the employee share of the premium ranging from $235 to $661. Individual plans are available from $486 to $999 with the employee share of the premium ranging from $98 to $284. Lawmakers elected on or before July 1, 2003, pay 20 percent of the premium and the state pays 80 percent. Those elected to their first term on or after July 1, 2003,
Legislators received a $306 pay cut for the 2011-2012 legislative session and an $1,100 pay cut for the 2013-2014 one. Their salaries were frozen at $60,032 for the 2015-2016 session. Prior to 2011, legislators’ salaries had been raised every two years since the $46,410 base pay was first raised under the constitutional amendment in 2001. The current $60,032 salary means legislative salaries have been raised $13,622, or 29 percent since the mandated salary adjustment became part of the state constitution.
Critics say the base salary is sufficient and is eligible to be increased every two years.
PER DIEMS Legislators are entitled to collect “per diems” to reimburse them for mileage, meals and lodging expenses for travel from their home to the Statehouse. These reimbursements are not taxable income and range from $10 per day for legislators who reside in the greater Boston area to $82 for Western Massachusetts lawmakers and $100 for those in Nantucket. The Legislature in 2000 doubled these per diems to the current levels.Legislators as of September 30 have collected a total of $148,328 in the 2016 session.
Legislators are issued a 1099 from the state and are required to report the $7,200 as
Legislators also have the option to buy additional life insurance with a value of up to eight times their salary. The entire premium for the optional insurance is paid by legislators.
The HCSA allows legislators to set aside their own funds to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses with before-tax dollars while the DCAP allows them to set aside funds to pay for certain dependent care expenses with before-tax dollars. This participation reduces their federal and state income taxes. The entire premium for long-term disability is paid by legislators.
DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE Legislators are eligible to choose one of two dental/vision insurance plans. Current monthly employee premium costs for family plans range from $15 to $20, while individual plans range from $5 to $6. All lawmakers pay 15 percent of the premium and the state pays 85 percent.
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$7,200 FOR GENERAL EXPENSES Each legislator receives a $7,200 annual general expense allowance. The Legislature in 2000 doubled this allowance from $3,600 to $7,200. This separate, flat rate expense allowance is not based on a lawmaker’s geographic distance from the Statehouse. It is designed to pay for some of the costs of legislators’ district offices and other expenses including contributions to local civic groups and the printing and mailing of newsletters.
Legislators who purchase a health insurance policy from the state are also required to buy the state’s basic $5,000 life insurance policy. This costs employees $1.30 to $1.63 per month, depending on the date of hire. The same 20/80 25/75 formula used for health insurance also applies to this life insurance.
Legislators also have the option to open a Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and to buy long-term disability insurance.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, both Democrats, receive a $35,000 stipend for their service -- boosting their salaries to $95,032. House Minority Leader Bradley Jones and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, both Republicans, receive a $22,500 stipend for their service -- boosting their salaries to $82,532.
Supporters say legislators in these important positions should be appropriately compensated for their many added responsibilities and hard work.
LIFE INSURANCE
LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND HEALTH CARE SPENDING ACCOUNT
EXTRA PAY FOR 101 LEGISLATORS
Over the past several years, the Legislature has increased the total number of legislators who receive annual stipends of $7,500 to $35,000 beyond their annual base salary. The latest figures show that 101, or more than half, of the state’s 200 legislators receive a stipend. Thirty-eight of the 40 senators and 63 of the 160 representatives receive bonus pay for their service in Democratic or Republican leadership positions, as committee chairs or vice chairs and as the ranking Republican on some committees.
pay 25 percent while the state picks up only 75 percent. State and federal privacy regulations protect this information and it is not possible to obtain records about which plans individual legislators have purchased.
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SOME LEGISLATORS PAY LITTLE OR NO FEDERAL TAX ON THEIR LEGISLATIVE SALARY Legislators who live more than 50 miles from the Statehouse are eligible for a special federal tax break. A 1981 federal law allows them to write off a daily expense allowance when filing their federal income tax return. The complicated system determines a daily amount, ostensibly for meals, lodging and other expenses incurred in the course of their jobs, which can be deducted for every “legislative day.” Under the Massachusetts Legislature’s system and schedule, every day of the year qualifies as a legislative day. The Legislature does not formally “prorogue” (end an annual session) until the next annual session begins. This allows legislators to take the deduction for all 365 days regardless of whether the Legislature is actually meeting or not. Legislators do not even have to travel to the Statehouse to qualify for the daily deduction. The amount of the deduction is based on the federal per diem for Massachusetts. It varies from year to year. The daily per diem for legislators for 2016 varies in different parts of the state and is seasonal. It ranges from $162 per day to $366 per day or between $59,130 and $133,590 annually. It is estimated that more than one-third of the state’s 200 legislators qualify for this deduction and are eligible to pay little or no federal income tax on their legislative salaries.
October 18-31, 2016
The Newton Voice
Sports
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Ortiz, farewells, and thuds By David Stanford
For the Voice You can no more blame the Red Sox for David Ortiz’s Mardi Gras-like retirement than you can an Irish pub for St. Patrick’s Day excess. Institutions, like people, have DNA. And the Sox are hard wired to wring every last drop of schmaltz and sentiment from occasions big and small, from ceremonial first pitches to pre-game dedications to retirement bashes. The Sox are a mega-sized version of a workplace in which everyone’s birthday is marked by a cake, a card, and a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday To You.” It’s who they are. It’s harmless, if a bit annoying. And so, there was the great Ortiz, standing on the Fenway diamond in the moments after the Sox had been swept out of the playoffs by the supposedly inferior Cleveland Indians. Another salute. Another goodbye. Another event. Even in embarrassing defeat, the Red Sox weren’t embarrassed. Incredibly, the moment felt triumphant. Big Papi, for The Absolute Final Time. Print the posters, get ‘em signed, and put ‘em on sale to the adoring public. Can you imagine Bill Belichick, after losing his final game as head coach of the Patriots — in the playoffs, no less! — trotting out to midfield at Gillette Stadium for a teary-eyed goodbye? Ah, but that’s unfair to Ortiz. The guy’s a rock star, a three-time World Series winner who delivered more majestic hits than Robert Redford in “The Natural.” No need to recount any of Papi’s particular heroics. Nor should we quibble and hyperventilate over where he precisely fits among Red Sox greats. He’s on the short list. ‘Nuff said. His violent swings and friendly smiles will be missed. Ortiz’s sound bites were genuine, a refreshing alternative to the litany of canned responses (I’m just trying to help my team win) and intentional tedium (We take it one game at a time) routinely served up by players and coaches in all sports.
Ortiz knew when to be a teddy bear and when to be a Kodiak. This was never more evident than in the wake of the Marathon bombing, when he reacted with a perfect mixture of sadness and anger in a brief but memorable address, telling a packed Fenway and the world: “This is our f___ city! And nobody’s going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.” Like so many of his home runs, Ortiz’s expletives were exquisitely timed. Even his decision to announce his retirement before the season began was good for the Red Sox. GM Dave Dombrowski has plenty of time to devise his post-Papi plans, while ownership is saved from a potentially miserable situation in which its signature player overstays his welcome. And, unlike so many sluggers before him, Ortiz bowed out at the tip-top of his profession, rocketing balls to all fields and over fences, driving in runs, hitting in the clutch. Ortiz might have gas left in the tank, but he can sleep soundly knowing he won’t someday cough and sputter to the scrapyard. Unlike the 2016 Red Sox. After sewing up the AL East crown, John Farrell’s club lost five of its final six regular-season games before being swept by old friend Terry Francona and the Tribe. This isn’t to suggest that the Ortiz-Fest had anything significant — or anything at all — to do with Boston’s crash landing. Nah. A far more telling fact is this: The Sox went 2024 in one-run games, the Indians a solid 2821; and, as if by script, two of the three games were tense, one-run affairs — 5-4 in Game 1, 4-3 in Game 3 — that Cleveland managed to win (or Boston managed to lose). Poof. Any dreams we had of seeing the Sox play the Cubs in the World Series ended before you could say, “James Taylor is better than Eddie Vedder.” Of course, you can’t script these things. You can plan celebrations, but you can’t anticipate when the final pitch will be thrown. Too bad these Red Sox didn’t push further into October. After all, they had the perfect man to lead them there in David Ortiz.
Newton’s girls’ soccer team on a winning streak By Lorenzo Recupero
For the Voice The Newton South Lions girls’ soccer team has been cooking in 2016. Using a true team recipe, the Lady Lions are serving up a season that so far doesn’t include a single loss as they maintain a firm grip on first place in the Dual County League (Large). Since the turn of the century, the team has only missed the postseason twice, and last season’s squad posted 14-wins before being bounced in the MIAA Division 1 South sectionals. So it’s safe to say Doug McCarthy, head coach since 1998, and the Lions know how to win. But, according to him, what makes this year’s team more unique is its completeness. “Over the years we’ve had some pretty good teams here,” said McCarthy, “but what makes this team special is our balance. Our younger players compliment our older players, and we have plenty talent so it’s made for pretty good balance.” As a result of their talent and stability they’ve been able to power their way to a 100-3 record with just over a handful of games remaining on the year. Following a 3-3 tie with Westford Academy on October 13, the Lions have notched a total of 48 goals while surrendering just 8 .
Sophomore striker Audrey Lavey (Orange Jersey) fights to keep possession from a Westford Academy defender.
Spearheading the effort at the net for the majority of the season is senior goalkeeper Syd Greene. Her sturdiness in net coupled with senior captain Kaavya Chaparala’s ability to be a game-changer at any position she’s been asked to play is a strength of the team,according to Coach McCarthy. He also admitted that this year’s squad sets itself apart with its ability to score at will, a skill he thought his young core of
freshman Lucy Jenks, Larissa Williams, and sophomore striker Audrey Lavey helped display in the tie game against Westford Academy. Each had a goal in that game. “It was 2-1 at halftime of this game and 3-1 by the 50th minute but those three helped us battle back,” said McCarthy following the Westford game. “I’m proud of the kids for coming back after being down two goals very late in the game. When your’e able to battle back from this it’s good enough,” he said. The young trio’s accounted for more than half of the team’s goals scored. Sophomore Audrey Lavey is atop the list as the team’s leading scorer. In her freshman year Lavey tickled the twine 9 times. It took just four games this season for her to eclipse that total. “This year other teams have focused on her and she has gotten even better because of it,” said McCarthy. Lavey and the Lions will compete to remain undefeated next on 10/15 against Framingham. They will travel back home for a meeting with Lincoln-Sudbury at 4 P.M. on 10/18 before traveling to Cambridge Rindge & Latin on 10/20 for a 4 P.M. contest.
GIRLS’ SOCCER DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE (LARGE) STANDINGS (AS OF 10/14/16) • Newton South — 10-0-3 (4-0-2 league) • Acton-Boxborough — 9-1-2 (3-1-1) • Lincoln-Sudbury — 8-1-3 (2-0-3) • Concord-Carlisle — 4-3-1 (1-2-0) • Westford — 0-3-1 (0-3-1) • Cambridge — 4-4-1 (0-4-1)
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