Community Calendar

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

NOCHE DE LOTERÍA
Mexican Bingo Night!
As a part of our exhibit Nosotros: A Celebration of Latin & Hispanic Culture, test your luck with Mexico’s beloved game of chance! Enjoy exciting prizes, traditional Bingo cards, Mexican snacks, and both Spanish and English calling by Caller Mayela! $5 at the door per person, 40 participants max.

¡Buena suerte! Good luck!

Nosotros: A Celebration of Latin & Hispanic Culture is a vibrant group exhibition honoring the rich diversity, heritage, and creative expression of Latin and Hispanic artists. “Nosotros”, meaning “we” or “us” in Spanish, highlights the collective strength of artists whose voices and stories are all deeply rooted in their traditions, while also showcasing the individuality and unique perspectives that lie within a culture. Featured Artists: Alberto Cavazos, Catalina McKay, Gabrielle McKay, Terese Newman, Estela Ramos

IMPORTANT DATES & PROGRAMS:

Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 20th from 5–7pm. Meet the artists and get your first look at the exhibition. Free to attend, light refreshments will be served!

Artist Talk with Estela Ramos and Alberto Cavazos: Sunday, September 21st at 2pm. Free to attend.

Artist Presentation by Terese Newman: Sunday, September 28th at 2pm. Free to attend.

Mariachi Performance and Food Trucks @ The Birdcage: Saturday, October 4, 4–6pm. Details to come!

Mexican Pocket Shrine Workshop: Saturday, October 18th, 2–4pm. REGISTER NOW.

Noche de Loteria: Saturday, October 25th, 4–6pm. $5 per person at the door. LEARN MORE.

Movie Night: Saturday, November 1st at 7pm. Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos with an old-fashioned movie night featuring Coco! Coco is an animated film about family, tradition, and the beauty of Mexican culture. Free to attend.

We’re all a little mad here. Mad the brutal disease which hides within and takes many forms, blanketed under the name ‘cancer’ has taken another from us. This year we haunt in his memory, celebrating his love of Halloween and all he has contributed to Fitzy’s Fright Fest.

We’ve learned the hard way there is something scarier than the words “it’s cancer” - that paired with words like “rare” and “aggressive”. An absolute nightmare of warped reality; an unseen, insane twist to normal. So this year our haunt reflects that energy by taking a trip down the rabbit hole. We will again be collecting donations, with all proceeds going directly to help cover the cost of treatment.

Weaving through two wooded acres, we are a family run, family-friendly haunted attraction. Fitzy’s has been featured on NH Chronicle, listed at the top of WMUR-TV Viewer’s Choice Best Haunted Houses and called “Legendary” by New England Haunts Podcast. The 2025 haunt will be our last.

Located at 37 Maple Avenue in Newton, Fitzy’s Fright Fest is free and open to the public. This year we will operate from 6-9 p.m. on Sat., October 25 and Sun., October 26.

Please keep safety in mind by driving slowly through our neighborhood, and be respectful of our neighbors by only parking on the same side of the road as the haunt. As an outdoor haunt, Fitzy’s Fright Fest is weather dependent - updated information will be posted on our Facebook page (Fitzysfrightfest).

Celebrate the anniversary of Yiddish: A Global Culture with a full day of free events for all ages. Visit our website soon for the full schedule of activities.

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Each service includes an uplifting talk that touches on real-life experiences—like relationships, resilience, and personal growth—offering down-to-earth reflections to help you navigate life with clarity, compassion, and a sense of connection.

The healing portion of the service begins with a peaceful, guided meditation accompanied by live harp music, creating a calm and supportive space. Those who wish may then receive gentle, hands-on energy healing from certified Spiritualist healers while seated.

The service concludes with a demonstration of mediumship from the podium, where the medium shares messages from loved ones in spirit. These brief, heartfelt messages are intended to provide evidence of the continuity of life and offer comfort, healing, and connection.

“New Songs for an Old Poet” is a series of four concerts that will span the remainder of 2025. Organized by long-time Valley vocalist Peter W. Shea, who is also the principal performer, the series presents a very wide variety of songs, all of them musical settings of the great nineteenth-century German-Jewish poet Heinrich Heine, whose verses have been set to music more than any other poet. All are works that Peter has in some way helped to bring into the world, either by suggestion, commission, or premiere, as part of his thirty-year project on Heine and the music he continues to inspire. All but one of the sixty-plus songs have been composed since the turn of this century, with two-thirds of the composers being from New England.

This concert, “Heinrich Heine, Far and Near,” features sixteen songs by thirteen composers who hail from as far away as Germany and as close at hand as the Pioneer Valley. The songs range in style from cabaret to classical, in mood from witty to tragic, and in tonality from Baroque to twelve-tone. Nearly all display some aspect of Heine’s characteristic irony, and several will be sung in English translation. Peter will be joined by mezzo-soprano and guitarist Justina Golden, pianist and guitarist Clifton J. Noble, Jr., and soprano Junko Watanabe.

Nosotros: A Celebration of Latin & Hispanic Culture is a vibrant group exhibition honoring the rich diversity, heritage, and creative expression of Latin and Hispanic artists. “Nosotros”, meaning “we” or “us” in Spanish, highlights the collective strength of artists whose voices and stories are all deeply rooted in their traditions, while also showcasing the individuality and unique perspectives that lie within a culture. Featured Artists: Alberto Cavazos, Catalina McKay, Gabrielle McKay, Terese Newman, Estela Ramos

IMPORTANT DATES & PROGRAMS:

Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 20th from 5–7pm. Meet the artists and get your first look at the exhibition. Free to attend, light refreshments will be served!

Artist Talk with Estela Ramos and Alberto Cavazos: Sunday, September 21st at 2pm. Free to attend.

Artist Presentation by Terese Newman: Sunday, September 28th at 2pm. Free to attend.

Mariachi Performance and Food Trucks @ The Birdcage: Saturday, October 4, 4–6pm. Details to come!

Mexican Pocket Shrine Workshop: Saturday, October 18th, 2–4pm. REGISTER NOW.

Noche de Loteria: Saturday, October 25th, 4–6pm. $5 per person at the door. LEARN MORE.

Movie Night: Saturday, November 1st at 7pm. Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos with an old-fashioned movie night featuring Coco! Coco is an animated film about family, tradition, and the beauty of Mexican culture. Free to attend.

We’re all a little mad here. Mad the brutal disease which hides within and takes many forms, blanketed under the name ‘cancer’ has taken another from us. This year we haunt in his memory, celebrating his love of Halloween and all he has contributed to Fitzy’s Fright Fest.

We’ve learned the hard way there is something scarier than the words “it’s cancer” - that paired with words like “rare” and “aggressive”. An absolute nightmare of warped reality; an unseen, insane twist to normal. So this year our haunt reflects that energy by taking a trip down the rabbit hole. We will again be collecting donations, with all proceeds going directly to help cover the cost of treatment.

Weaving through two wooded acres, we are a family run, family-friendly haunted attraction. Fitzy’s has been featured on NH Chronicle, listed at the top of WMUR-TV Viewer’s Choice Best Haunted Houses and called “Legendary” by New England Haunts Podcast. The 2025 haunt will be our last.

Located at 37 Maple Avenue in Newton, Fitzy’s Fright Fest is free and open to the public. This year we will operate from 6-9 p.m. on Sat., October 25 and Sun., October 26.

Please keep safety in mind by driving slowly through our neighborhood, and be respectful of our neighbors by only parking on the same side of the road as the haunt. As an outdoor haunt, Fitzy’s Fright Fest is weather dependent - updated information will be posted on our Facebook page (Fitzysfrightfest).