{"id":15,"date":"2016-08-16T12:35:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T12:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:44:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bNewtonartscalendar.org is produced by the City of Newton&#8217;s Department of Arts and Culture. The calendar features arts and culture events across Newton. Events submitted by community members and groups are reviewed prior to appearing on the calendar. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with diverse stakeholders, the City of Newton Arts and Culture Department drives the strategic development of a vibrant arts and culture sector that celebrates creative expression, builds community, showcases local artists and arts groups, and supports economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, contact Meryl Kessler, Director of Newton Cultural Development at mkessler@newtonma.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtonma.gov\/government\/arts-and-culture-2457\">Visit our webpage<\/a><\/strong> for up to date information on programs and events we host throughout the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.newtonma.gov\/culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bNewtonartscalendar.org is produced by the City of Newton&#8217;s Department of Arts and Culture. The calendar features arts and culture events [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5200,"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/5200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtonartscalendar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}