BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:374@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T170000 DTSTAMP:20220622T173912Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/family-fun-day-with-tours-of-all en-house-dolan-pond-and-wellington-park/ SUMMARY:Family Fun Day with Tours of Allen House\, Dolan Pond\, and Welling ton Park DESCRIPTION:   \n\nJoin the Newton Cultural Alliance and collaborative pa rtners for the first West Newton Festival Weekend\, June 23–25! to celeb rate arts\, culture\, and history in West Newton all weekend long.  The f estivities will include food\, drink\, live music\, lawn games\, guest lec tures\, historic tours\, contests\, prizes\, &\; more.   Indoor and O utdoor events will be at the beautifully renovated historic Nathaniel Alle n House.  Tickets for prize drawings will be available throughout West Ne wton Festival Weekend at all events.\n\nOn Saturday\, June 25\, 12- 5 pm i s the West Newton Family Fun Day.  Join the Newton Cultural Alliance and their partners for free family friendly activities including lawn games\, live music\, prize drawings\, and guided tours\, Saturday\, June 25 as pa rt of the 2022 West Newton Festival Weekend.  Family Fun Day Historic Tou rs include:\n\n Allen Center: 1:00–4:00pm tours and exhibit An Uncommon Education: The Allen School presented in collaboration with Historic Newt on.\n West Parish Burial Ground: 1:00–2:30pm tours. Registration is ful l. Join us for other Family Fun Day activities!\n Dolan Pond: 1:00pm and 3:00pm tour start times. Meet on the Allen Center lawn.\n Wellington Par k: 2:00pm and 4:00pm tour start times. Meet on the Allen Center lawn.\n\nT he festivities will include food\, drink\, live music\, lawn games\, guest lectures\, historic tours\, contests\, prizes\, &\; more.  Here are d etails on the Dolan Pond and Wellington Park tours:\n\nSaturday\, June 25\ , 1 pm &\; 3 pm\nDolan Pond Mini Nature Tour to Dolan Pond \n\nTake a short and architecturally interesting three block route from the Allen Cen ter to the nature rich Dolan Pond Conservation Area\, featuring accessible trails\, a boardwalk and four vernal ponds\, which is home to nesting woo d ducks\, mallards\, herons\, woodpeckers\, vireos\, orioles\, owls\, turt les\, frogs\, toads\, muskrats\, fox\, and lots more.  We’’ll look fo r ducklings\, listen for birds\, and visit the newly planted pollinator ga rdens. Discover West Newton’s hidden gem for yourself!\n\nSaturday\, Jun e 25\, 2 pm &\; 4 pm\nWellington Park Butterfly Mini Garden Tour\n\nTak e a short 5-minute walk from the Allen Center to the delightful two-acre W ellington Park\, dating back to 1932\, featuring amenities for all ages - beautiful gardens\, open fields\, walking path with benches\, play structu re\, basketball and tennis courts\, a Little Library\, and more.  We’ll visit the Butterfly Gardens and Monarch Waystation there to see many nati ve pollinator plants including three types of milkweed\, on which we’ll look for Monarch eggs and tiny striped caterpillars as well as other polli nators.\n\n \;\n\nPrize Drawings\n\nTickets for prize drawings will be available throughout West Newton Festival Weekend at all of the events.\n \nPrizes Will Include:\n\n Architecture consultation 1 hour with Peter Sa chs\n Artitudes 2 $25 gift certificates\n Blue Ribbon BBQ   2 $25 gift certificates\n Blue Bird Bar $50 gift certificate\n Cherry Tree 2 @$25 g ift certificates\n Comella’s 2 $25 gift certificates\n Corner Cleaners $20 credit\n Dog Scoop $100 grooming gift certificate\n Elements Massag e 1 hr massage $119\n KidCasso Art Kit and gift certificate\n Good Food Farm CSA 1 week share\n Hair By Hanna 1 haircut\, valued at $60\n Henry Bear’s Park 2 @ $25\,  plus Duplo Lego police and helicopter\n Paddy ’s Pub 4 $25\n Paper Mouse $50 gift certificate\n Steinert and Sons 4 half- hour piano lessons\, any ability level\n Sweet Tomatoes W. Newton 1 large plain cheese pizza $20.\n Tips and Toes mani/pedi $50\n Trader Jo e’s $50 gift bag\n West Newton Cinema 3 gift certificates for 2 movie t ickets\, 2 popcorns &\; 2 drinks each ($50 value each)\n Work Out Worl d Fitness Club 3 60-day passes\n Yeti cooler and beach towel\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newtonconservators.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/06/Fun-Day.jpg LOCATION:Allen Center\, 35 Webster Street\, Newton\, 02465\, United States GEO:42.350341;-71.228361 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=35 Webster Street\, Newton\ , 02465\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Allen Center:geo:42.350 341,-71.228361 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR