Community briefs 8/18

WALTHAM YMCA, Open House
The Waltham YMCA, 725 Lexington St., is hosting an Open House on Saturday, Aug. 23, noon to 3 The staff will be present to give tours and answer any questions about membership and our plethora of programs. Healthy snacks and the opportunity to win a free three-month membership will be available for participants. Free guest passes will be available for open house participants and their families to try the facility for the day. Experience the outdoor and indoor pool, gym and fitness center which has brand new free weights. Adults are invited to participate in a sample Zumba aerobics class at 1 p.m.
For more information, contact Jennifer Weller at 781-894-5295, Ext. 105, or jweller@ymcaboston.org.

NEWS TRIBUNE, Delivery route available
The News Tribune will have a youth delivery route becoming available in the next couple of weeks. The streets include Endicott Street, Park Street, Riverview Avenue and Rumford Avenue. Papers need to be delivered by 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The News Tribune will drop the papers at the carrier's home and provide the necessary supplies to complete the route.
For information, call Lenny Costa at 508-634-7540 or lcosta@cnc.com.

`ROMEO AND JULIET', At Gore Place
Gore Place, 52 Gore St., the historic Governor Gore estate in Waltham, will be the site of a series of performances of William Shakespeare's classic ``Romeo and Juliet,'' by the Lonesome Coyote Theater Company. The play will be performed outdoors without costumes or sets but will include original music. Performances will be Aug. 21-24, 7 p.m. (Sunday at 4 p.m.) Admission is free. Bring your own blanket or chairs.
The Lonesome Coyote Theater Company is a new group of professional and up-and-coming Boston actors who get together in the summer to stage productions of Shakespeare that are simple, accessible, and free.
To check on weather cancellations, call 978-314-6403. For more information, call 781-894-2798 or visit www.goreplace.org.

CONCERTS ON THE COMMON, Reynolds Band
The Waltham Arts Council Concerts on the Common Series runs Tuesdays, July 8-Aug. 26, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring chairs or a blanket. There will be a refreshment stand. The next show is Aug. 19 with Irish music with The Reynolds Band (rain date Aug. 21).
For more information, call 781-893-ARTS, e-mail concerts@walthamarts.org or visit www.walthamarts.org.

RAW NEW ENGLAND, `The Future of Food'
``The Future of Food,'' a film by Deborah Koons Garcia, followed by a presentation by the filmmaker, will highlight the next Waltham Raw New England potluck dinner Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5 to 9 p.m., at UMass Waltham Center, 240 Beaver St. Cost is $5, $10 for non-members. With unprecedented clarity, Garcia examines the disturbing issues surrounding the rapidly increasing corporate domination of our food supply. Chosen by the Oscar Screening Committee as one of the best documentaries of 2004, this is the first major film to cover the rise of unlabelled, genetic engineered foods, and the complex implications of untested crops on the environment and on the consumers.
Send checks made out to Waltham Raw New England Community, c/o Lisa Hart, 21 Williams Road, North Reading, MA 01864. Include your telephone number and e-mail address. For more information, contact Lisa at 978-664-0159 or hart.lisa@gamil.com, or Betsy Bragg at 781-899-6664.

EPOCH, Book club meeting
EPOCH Assisted Living at Boylston Place, 615 Heath St., will host a book club meeting Friday, Aug. 22, 11:15 a.m. The book club is free and open to the public. Book reviewer Gail Rice will discuss ``1185 Park Avenue,'' by Anne Roiphe, a poignant memoir of the novelist's childhood. Roiphe reveals what it was like to grow up rich and Jewish in New York in the 1940s and 50s. Lurking behind the mah-jongg games and fancy cocktail parties was a family that was falling apart at the seams.
Reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, call 617-244-6400.

ATRIUM MALL, Friendship Festival
The Atrium Mall, 300 Boylston St., invites children to join in their Friendship Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The celebration will take place in the mall's new children's PlaySpace. Children will be able to participate in arts and crafts while playing with old friends and making some new ones. Children will receive goodie bags to take home.
For more information, call Atrium Mall Guest Services at 617-527-1400.

NEWTON FREE LIBRARY, Author talk
Don't Bite Your Tongue, How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children, an author talk with Dr. Ruth Nemzoff, will take place Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. Nemzoff shows that relationships between parents and their adult children can be endlessly rewarding. A book signing will follow.
For information on this free event, call the library at 617-796-1360.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Vacation Bible Week
Vacation Bible School week, Aug. 18-22, at Corpus Christi-St. Bernard Parish, welcomes all children entering grades 1-3 in September to its SonWorld Adventure Park, VBS. Daily activities and games 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $75.
For more information or to register, contact Maureen Connell at 617-244-0608 or mconnell@ccsbparish.org. Registration form available at www.ccsbparish.org.

EPOCH, Enchanted Evening of music
As part of its third summer concert series, EPOCH Assisted Living at Boylston Place, 615 Heath St., Newton, will hold an Enchanted Evening of music, featuring vocalist Arlene Centamore Ruisi and pianist Richard DeMone, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
For more information or to RSVP, call 617-244-6400.