Community Events

Fire Inspector Talk

04 Aug 2025 Come hear Jared Bergner, Fire Inspector for the City of Newton, talk about the Newton Fire Dept and all the things they do besides putting out fires.

Newton Senior Center, 122 E 6th St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Downtown, Talks & Workshops

Guide to Kansas Birds Author Event

09 Aug 2025 Attention Bird Watchers: Pete Janzen and Bob Gress, authors of The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots, Revised & Expanded Edition, will be headed to Faith & Life Bookstore on Saturday, August 9 at 2 pm.

Faith and Life Bookstore, 606 N Main St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Downtown, Talks & Workshops

Astronomy Night at Kauffman Museum

15 Aug 2025 Join Newton Public Library and the Kauffman Museum for a star party! In this event, librarian CJ Day will educate visitors on various deep-sky objects visible in the northern summer sky, teach about the constellations and their lore, and allow visitors to see celestial phenomena like star clusters and nebula through a telescope.

Kauffman Museum, 2801 N Main St, North Newton 67117

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Kids & Family, Library, Talks & Workshops

Soaking up the Rain

16 Aug 2025 Amber Thumann, teacher at the Permaculture Institute as well as the Permaculture Design Course Professor at KU will be back again, this time presenting info about various methods of harvesting rainwater.

Prairy, 601 N Main St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Downtown, Talks & Workshops

Online Genealogy with Your Friends

19 Aug 2025 You and your friends can enjoy working online on a common family tree using Ancestry.com and the Ancestry Family Plan. Presenter Jerry Juhnke will explain how to organize your group, tools that you can use, and keeping costs low with the Ancestry Family Plan.

Newton Public Library, 223 E 7th St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Library, Talks & Workshops

Sashiko Embroidery for Beginners

23 Aug 2025 Join Dena Bisnette and learn the art of Shashiko Embroidery, Saturday, August 23, 1-4 PM. Shashiko is a Japanese technique that originated as a method of mending clothing, but is now considered a form of embroidery. It consists of running stitches – only minimal sewing skills are necessary for this class. Participants will learn to make decorative patches of denim and cotton.

Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E 6th St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Downtown, Talks & Workshops

Shashiko Embroidery for Beginners

23 Aug 2025 Join Dena Bisnette and learn the art of Shashiko Embroidery, Saturday, August 23, 1-4 PM. Shashiko is a Japanese technique that originated as a method of mending clothing, but is now considered a form of embroidery. It consists of running stitches – only minimal sewing skills are necessary for this class. Participants will learn to make decorative patches of denim and cotton.

Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E 6th St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Downtown, Talks & Workshops

The In-Between Moment: 4th Tuesday Photography

26 Aug 2025 On Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., fine-art photographer Dale Strattman will join us at Newton Public Library to give a talk about his latest project, "The In-Between Moment."

Newton Public Library, 223 E 7th St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Library, Talks & Workshops

The Dockum Drug Store Sit-In

28 Aug 2025 Join us for "The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in," presented by Prisca Barnes and made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Newton Public Library, 791 N Pine St, Newton 67114

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Library, Talks & Workshops

Healthy Opportunities for Parenting Effectively (HOPE)

15 Sep 2025 Hope was developed for parents who are no longer together but still experience a high level of conflict that detrimentally affects their co-parenting and their children. The primary goal of HOPE is to reduce the trauma child(ren) experience as a result of separation/divorce by teaching skills that can lead to more effective co-parenting.

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