Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 30

1. Newton Historical Commission. The Newton Historical Commission will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in room 202 at . This is a rescheduled meeting after the commission did not have a quorum at the Aug. 21 meeting. The commission will consider requests to demolish residences at 27 Considine Road, 25 Sheffield Road, 17 Rosalie Road, 54‐56 Elm St., 416 Newtonville Ave., and 1081 Washington St.

2. Open houses, welcome days. Several Newton elementary schools will open their doors early today to welcome in new parents and students for meet-and-greets and open houses. will hold a "welcome time" at 10 a.m., will hold an open house starting at 11:30 a.m., will hold a Kindergarten open house starting at 2 p.m. and will hold a visiting hour at 1:30 p.m. For more details, check out the elementary schools' websites. 

3. Auditions. The  at  for its upcoming production of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters. Auditions will be held from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The theatre group is looking for men and women ages 20 to 50. Actors should prepare a monologue approximately two minutes long, preferably not from the show. There is a possibility the audition will include cold readings from the script and a short interview. Interested actors can email ncpauditions@gmail.com for an audition appointment time.

4. Did you miss the news? A  in Massachusetts and the WNV threat level in Newton has been raised to "high." Make sure you follow the right steps to stay safe against West Nile Virus. 

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