A special thanks to Chloe for organizing and MC’ing “LGBT-themed Trivia Night” at the Newton Free Library. The age range spanned across many generations with Gen Z’s taking 1st & 2nd place, leaving the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers in the dust, nevertheless, great fun was had by all! The event was co-sponsored by Newton’s Dept. of Older Adult Services […]
Pride Month is here and LGBTQ+ Newton was in full form … Flag raising at Newton City Hall, tabling at Waltham Pride & tabling at the Newton Celebration of Queer Culture Festival! It takes a village for sure! Volunteers greeted folks at the LGBTQ+ Newton booth and donations from supporters provided the funds for candy & Pride merch. There was […]
Pizza lovers united for our first “Pizza Party” at a member’s home in Newton. Eager to get to know each other better, attendees jumped right into chat circles, enjoying a wonderful time socializing over veggie, sausage, cheese, and other various topped pizza, salad, watermelon, and desserts! A special thanks to our host, Terry, for sponsoring this fabulous event.
LGBTQ+ Newton dinner and concert outing at The Lobster Pool restaurant, followed by the concert performance, American lesbian singer-songwriter Deirdre McCalla and Joe Jencks live concert, both in Rockport, MA. Great fun!
The seeds to what we now know as LGBTQ+ Newton were planted mid-December 2024 when six of us met for a friendly get-to-know you dinner/meetup that quickly turned into a brainstorming session of how to’s … the energy was palpable (so was the base from the live band playing that night). We paid the bill, bought quarts of ice cream […]