Category: Events
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Parking Restrictions on October 25th for “Red Bandana” Road Race
Please be advised that on Saturday October 25th per order of the Newton Police Department the following parking restrictions & road closures will be in effect. This is being done for the Welles Remy Crowther “Red Bandanna” 5K Road Race sponsored by Boston College. TEMPORARILY: CREATE A NO PARKING – TOW ZONE AREA ON COMMONWEALTH AVE…
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BC Fireworks, FanFest & Football Oct 17-18
BC’s Homecoming is scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 17-18. Please be aware that there will be lots of campus activities beginning on Friday, Oct. 17, with a pep rally outside Alumni Stadium, and culminating in a fireworks show on Shea Field at 8:00 PM. On Saturday, BC welcomes Clemson University for a 3:30 PM game. For more details visit…
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Upcoming Events: Waterworks Wednesdays
Erasmus Leavitt’s “Ontario” Model Unveiling Join the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum in welcoming the “Ontario”, a model steam engine designed by Erasmus Leavitt (who also designed our massive Leavitt-Riedler engine). This model is graciously on loan from the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments in Cambridge, MA. When: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Where: Waterworks Museum Time: 7-9 P.M. Cost:…
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Parents Weekend at Boston College, Sept. 26-28
It is BC Parent’s Weekend this weekend. On Friday, September 26, the Boston Pops perform for BC’s largest fundraiser “Pops on the Heights” at 6:00 PM and on Saturday at 12:30 BC Eagles play the Colorado State Rams. Please be aware there may be possible congestion and parking issues the next few days.
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Family Day at the Waterworks Museum on September 28
Family Day at the Waterworks Museum is coming up this Sunday, September 28, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. There with be games, activities, tours and more, and admission is free. For more informaiotn, visit the Waterworks Museum website, or view the flyer in PDF format here.
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Concert at “the Street” in Chestnut Hill, Sept 20th.
“The Street” will host an “American Style Pops Concert” by the New Phillharmonia Orchestra! Saturday, September 20th Noon – 2:30. Click here for more infomation
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Event: Landscape Legacy of Chestnut Hill on July 16
The Massachusetts DCR and the Waterworks museum are hosting a scenic stroll entitled “the Landscape Legacy of Chestnut Hill” on Wednesday, July 16th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Learn more about the design history of the Chestnut Hill Reservior, and learn more about current preservation efforts. For more information, visit the Waterworks museum website or download…
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A Message from Mayor Setti Warren to Chestnut Hill Residents
Dear Resident: I am very sorry for any inconvenience that you experienced during the Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half & Festival this weekend. We were pleased to welcome runners from 47 states to showcase everything that Newton has to offer. However, we recognize that the communication with our residents was insufficient for a race of…
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Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon this weekend, June 6-8
Reminder: this weekend is the Runners World Heartbreak Hill Festival at Boston College. Planned activities include a 5k, 10k and 2 mile dog run on Sat and half marathon on Sunday and will include about 3000 runners. Expect road closures/delays on Comm Ave and parts of Beacon St. For more information visit the event website.
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Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon and Festival coming soon
June 6 – June 8 – Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon and Festival will be held at the Boston College campus, with music, kids’ races, and 5K and 10K races on Saturday, June 7 and a half marathon on Sunday. More details and registration on the runner’s world website.