COMMUNITY EVENTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS Bentley College is offering a free public information session on the current financial crisis, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 5 to 7 p.m., at Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center, 175 Forest St. The panel features professors. Question & answer session with audience participation to follow. Information: 781-891-2100; www.bentley.edu.
GREEN HOMES The 8th annual Newton Solar/Green Homes Tour is Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, featuring four homes and a Newton community solar energy project. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Newton Community Service Center, 492 Waltham St., to carpool to the sites. Refreshments provided, bring cup. Cost is $15, $18 at the door. Information/register: www.greendecade.org; 617-965-1995.
FINANCING MassDevelopment's Financing Alternatives for NonProfit Organizations, conducted by Bonnie Sullivan, senior vice president, MassDevelopment, is Tuesday, Oct. 7, 8:45 to 11 a.m., at the Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, 84 South St., Waltham. Learn about bond financing, loans and guarantees, and specialized lending programs. Free. Registration: 781-894-4700, Ext. 120; pgibbons@walthamchamber.com.
FALL FESTIVAL Saint Jude Parish's Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Cornelia Warren Field, Waverley Oaks Road and Beaver Street. The event will feature Barnyard Bingo, food, amusements, hot air balloon rides, apple pie contest and other attractions. Information/deed: 781-899-3644.
SOUP, CHILI & CHOWDER The West Suburban YMCA will host its 2nd annual Soup, Chili, & Chowder Cook-Off on Sunday, Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St., Watertown. The public is invited to taste test and judge. Raffle, silent auction, and fun activities for kids. Tickets are $10, children are $5, and families are $25, at the YMCA, 276 Church St., and at the door. Information: 617-244-6050, Ext. 3099; annemariec@westsuburbanymca.org.
HOME ENERGY Waltham Homeowners who would like to participate in a Home Energy audit should attend the Wednesday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m., meeting at Waltham Government Center, 119 School St. The home energy audit will be offered at a reduced cost of $200 and determines where heat is escaping. Pre-register: Recycling Department; 781-314 -3391; ezubrowski@city.waltham.ma.us.
SPELLING BEE The Waltham Partnership for Youth Inc. presents its third annual Community Spelling Bee on Thursday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m., at McDevitt Middle School, 75 Church St. Teams of three adults will compete for the best spellers in the city. Cost is $300 per team. Entry deadline is Oct. 9.
Registration/information: www.partnership.walthamhighschool.org; 781-314-3031; partnershipforyouth@city.waltham.ma.us.
FARMERS' MARKET The Waltham Farmers' Market, in the Sovereign Bank parking lot, 1 Moody St., is held rain or shine, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., through Nov. 1. Nine free one-hour concerts at 11 a.m., with the Triveni School of Dance performing classical Indian dances Sept. 27. Eric Royer's one-man bluegrass band performs Oct. 4 (Oct. 11 rain date). Information: 781-894-0357; 781-899-6230; www.waltham-community.org/FarmersMarket.html.
NEWTON FARMERS' MARKET The Newton Farmers' Market runs Fridays, 1:30 to 6 p.m., at the American Legion Post 440, 295 California St.; and Tuesdays, 1:30 to 6 p.m., at Cold Spring Park, 1200 Beacon St. On sale will be fruits, vegetables, turkey pies, beef, fresh fish, goat cheese, cider, jams and jellies, breads, pies, cookies, ice cream, plants and flowers. Special events are featured each week. The farmer's market will be open through the end of October. Information: 617-796-1525.
SALES/FAIRS/FUNDRAISERS
AUTISM Walk Now for Autism is having a yard sale fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 30 Maple St. (rain date Oct. 5). Information: 781-894-1935.
BOUNCE-A-THON Greater Waltham Arc (GWARC) will hold its 2nd annual Bounce-a-thon on Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at McDevitt Middle School, 75 Church St. Anyone can participate or pledge. Information: 781-899-1344, Ext. 4145; hbarberio@gwarc.org.
YARD SALE The Cat Connection Yard sale is Saturday, Oct. 4 (rain date Oct. 5), 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at 258 Dale St. Information: 781-899-4610; info@thecatconnection.org.
RUMMAGE SALE Trinity Church (formerly First Congregational Church), 730 Main St., is holding its Fall Rummage Sale on Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to noon. Information: 781-891-7710.
BOOK SALE The 2008 Friends of the Waltham Public Library annual Book Sale is Saturday, Sept. 20 to Saturday, Oct. 4, during regular Library hours at the library, 735 Main St. Information: 781-314-3425.
MAKING STRIDES Join the American Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer at its 16th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5-mile walk Sunday, Oct. 5, at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell. Registration and rolling start 8 to 10 a.m. Information: www.cancer.org/stridesonline; 1-800-ACS-2345.
CHEF'S COLLABORATIVE As part of the monthly local and sustainable dinner program at Lumiere, 1293 Washington St., Newton, that helps to benefit the Chef's Collaborative, on Monday, Sept. 8, Chef Michael Leviton is preparing a meal with shellfish from Ingrid Bengis of Stonington, Maine, where Lumiere has been getting its shellfish for just over six years. Dinner is $85 per person. Reservations: 617-244-9199.
SUPPLIES FOR TROOPS Waltham VFW Post 2152 and Ladies Auxiliary will be collecting donations to send to our soldiers in Iraq - Master Sgt. Kathrine Ortaga, Sgt. Chris Physic, Spc. Jeremy Bray, Spc. Paul Briggs, Spc. Daniel Fernandez, Maater Sgt. Kathrine Ortaga and 2Lt. Ryan Galluzzo. Items: www.carepackageproject.com. Information: 781-894-9243.
OPERATION SOLDIER Operation American Soldier is collecting items or donations for shipping costs. Soldiers have requested the following items: candy, cookies (small packages), snacks, microwave popcorn, powdered drink singles, socks (crew), T-shirts, toiletries (unscented), feminine products, blank note cards, playing cards, DVDs & CDs. We need help packing boxes, paperwork and more. Information: 617-504-0532.
BOOKS TO SOLDIERS Got Books can send someone who is currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas a care package full of books. To submit the name and address, visit www.GotBooks.com/troops. Got Books provides all books and also handles and pays for all labor and shipping costs. Information: www.GotBooks.com; 978-396-6026.
CLOTHING EXCHANGE The Waltham Clothing Exchange at the Unitarian Church, 50 Church St., is opens for the season, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 781-893-6240.
FAMILIES/CHILDREN/TEENS
COLLEGE FAIR The Education Cooperative announces its annual College Fair at Waltham High School, 617 Lexington St., on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7 to 9 p.m. Representation from more than 170 colleges and universities. Information: www.tec-coop.org/site/col-fairs.html.
GAME DAYS Beginning Sept. 27, Newton History Museum, 527 Washington St., will have card games, board games - including Newtonopoly! - during Saturday Game Days at the Museum. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Free with admission. Information: 617-796-1450.
STREET HOCKEY Waltham Police Athletic League Fall Street Hockey runs Saturdays, Sept. 13-Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to noon, at the MDC Rink, River and Newton streets. Applications are available at the Waltham Police Station, 155 Lexington St., or at the Substation at 11 Carter St. Information: 781-314-3600.
CUB SCOUTS Cub Pack 274 is registering new scouts for 2008-09. Chartered with St. Mary's Parish, with members from the Plympton, MacArthur and Our Lady's schools, meetings are Fridays. Information: 781-209-1725.
WALK AROUND GORE During August guided tours of Gore Place will be available Monday through Friday, 1 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (on the hour). The grounds are open, year-round, from dawn to dusk with the exception of special event days. Information: www.goreplace.org.
THEATER/FILM/PERFORMANCE
`FALSETTOS' ``Falsettos'' plays at Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton, Sept. 12-Oct. 12. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the AIDS Action Committee. Tickets are $20-$27.50. Information: www.turtlelane.org; turtlelanesoup@comcast.net; 617-244-0169.
`ROMEO AND JULIET Hovey Players, Joel's Way, 9 Spring St., presents, ``Romeo and Juliet'' through Oct. 4 at Abbott Memorial Theatre. Cost is $16, $14 for seniors and students. Tickets/information: www.hoveyplayers.com; 781-893-9171.
`REMEMBERING THE 40'S' ``Remembering the 40's,'' the nostalgia-packed, memory revue, now on its Farewell Tour, revisits an era of red, white and blue emotions, recaptures a decade close to the heart of an entire American generation. ``Remembering the 40's'' plays Oct. 4, 1 and 5 p.m., at Waltham High School Robinson Theater, 617 Lexington St. Tickets range from $30-$42, with discounts available. Tickets/information: 781-891-5600; www.reagleplayers.com. World War II vets admitted free.
MUSIC/DANCE
WALTHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Waltham Symphony Orchestra opens the season with a concert of passion and romantic music Saturday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m., at Kennedy Middle School, 655 Lexington St. A meet the conductor reception will follow. Tickets are $20, $15 for students and seniors. Information: www.walthamsymphony.org; 781-642-1050.
OASIS COFFEEHOUSE Popular folk singer-songwriters Rob Laurens and Susan Levine team up for an evening of song Friday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., at The Oasis Coffeehouse, 34 Alder St. Coffee, tea, baked goods, and free Wi-Fi. Admission is $12, $10 students/seniors. RSVP: 781-795-1041; kimdavidson@gmail.com.
NEWTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Newton Symphony Orchestra opens its 2008-09 season featuring Newton resident and renowned pianist Michael Lewin on Sunday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., at Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge St. Tickets are $30 and $25, $10 for children 13 and under, with discounts available. Tickets/information: 617-965-2555; www.newtonsymphony.org.
JAMBOREE The French American Victory Club Jamborees the first and third Sunday of the month, 2 to 6 p.m., at 193 Elm St., Waltham. All amateur performers are accepted. Admission is $5. Information: 781-899-8195; www.favclub.org.
FOUR-HAND PIANO Bonnie Anderson and Waltham resident Donna Gross Javel will perform together as The Four-Hand Piano Duo in a concert at the Museum Art Complex, Duxbury, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 4 p.m. Free. Information: 781-934-6634; www.AnythingPiano.com.
EXHIBITS
ROSE ART Invisible Rays: The Surrealism Legacy, Project for a New American Century, and Drawing on Film, are all on display at Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum, 415 South St. Sept. 26-Dec. 14. The opening reception is Sept. 25, 6 to 8 p.m. Information: www.brandeis.edu/rose.
FOSTER CARE The Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc. is featuring its Heart Gallery at the Arsenal Mall, 485 Arsenal St., Watertown, which is a striking collection of photographs of children in the Massachusetts' foster care system. The exhibit runs through Oct. 20 Information: www.mareinc.org.
WATERCOLORS Plein Air: Near and Far, Watercolors by Arlene Black Mollo is the featured exhibition at The Gallery at Norumbega Point at Weston, 99 Norumebega Road, through Oct. 29. There will be a reception for the artist Sunday, Oct. 5, 2 to 4 p.m. Information: 781-899-5505.
MATERIAL MEDITATION The New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, presents Material Meditation, from Sept. 15-Oct. 26, an exhibit featuring six artists who combine sculpture, drawing, and photography in a collaborative installation. There will be a gallery talk with the artists on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. Information: 617-964-3424; cecimendez@newartcenter.org; visit www.newartcenter.org.
MOUNT IDA The Mount Ida College School of Design Faculty Exhibition is Sept. 9-Oct. 12 at The Gallery, 777 Dedham St. Information: 617-928-4654; kdriscoll@mountida.edu; www.mountida.edu.
BOSTON COLLEGE The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College will host an exclusive exhibition, ``Mystic Masque: Semblance and Reality in Georges Rouault,'' on view through Dec. 7. The exhibition will comprise approximately 240 of Rouault's finest paintings, works on paper and stained glass - many never before displayed in North America. Information: www.bc.edu/artmuseum; 617-552-8100.
MOUNT IDA The following gallery exhibit is scheduled at Mount Ida College, 777 Dedham St., Newton: Sept. 9-Oct. 12, School of Design Faculty of Mount Ida College Exhibition. The exhibit includes the recent work of faculty members from Mount Ida College's School of Design. Works include graphics, textiles, architectural rendering, digital media, traditional and experimental drawing, sculpture, and mixed media installation. Information: 617-928-4500; www.mountida.edu.
MC ESCHER An exhibit of Hungarian-born playwright and photographer MC Escher's unique photo compositions opens at the New TV Art Gallery, 23 Needham St., Friday, Sept. 26, 7 to 9 p.m., running through October. Information: 617-965-7200, Ext. 118.
CLASSES
COMPUTER Skills for Life, a Marist Missionary Sisters sponsored computer training program, is accepting applicants for its Basic Skills Course, Oct. 6-Dec. 11. Each semester implies a 10-week commitment. A $50 refundable deposit is required. Information: 781-891-5736; www.maristskillsforlife.org; maristskillsforlife@yahoo.com.
SENIORS
AARP The Waltham/Watertown/Belmont Chapter 3809 of AARP, an advocacy group for those who are 50 and above, will meet Monday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m., at the Joseph F. Hill American Legion Post 156, 215 Waverley Oaks Road. The speaker will be Peter Azar, new superintendent of Waltham Schools. Members with names A-E are to bring items for refreshment table. Visitors are welcome. Information: 781-893-4655; 781-899-7731.
WORK-OFF The City of Waltham announces that applications are now available for its senior citizen for the 9th annual Senior Property Tax Work-Off Program. Waltham's Treasurer and Collector Office has applications and brochures available located at City Hall, 610 Main St., at www.city.waltham.ma.us or will be mailed if you call 781-314-3250.
GOLDEN TONES The Golden Tones, a MetroWest 60-voice senior citizen chorus, welcomes new members. An annual $25 membership fee includes the cost of all music. Information: 508-358-0111; www.goldentones.org.
HEALTH
BONE MARROW DONOR There is a donor drive for Donovan Sands, an 8-year-old from Holbrook who is suffering from a highly rare, but terminal, disease, Oct. 18, noon to 4 p.m., at Belmont Lions Club, 1 Common St., Belmont. Potential donors have the inside of their cheek swabbed several times with a Q-tip and DNA samples are then sent to a laboratory for testing. Information: 866-875-3324.
PARKINSON'S Jewish Family & Children Services, 1430 Main St., Waltham, is offering an innovative dance class for people living with Parkinson's disease on Mondays, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 6-Nov. 10. The class employs simple movements and gentle stretches adapted to every fitness level. There is a $100 fee (financial aid is available). Information: 781-693-5069; nmazonson@jfcsboston.com.
