Most retirement communities have an activities director. At Newbury Court, we take it to a much higher level. We have a program director who has her Ph.D. in American History and worked at the Smithsonian. She develops top-caliber cultural and performing arts programming—lectures, classes, musical and theatrical performances and outings—worthy of PBS.

Our program director is able to draw on the rich cultural resources of Boston and New England. The musicians and artists who perform and show their work here are trained and affiliated with such prestigious institutions as the New England Conservatory, the Berklee School of Music, the Longy School of Music, the Copley Society, the Guild of Boston Artists, and even the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

And she collaborates with residents to explore new ideas and experiences.

At Newbury Court, hands-on programs and classes are led by professional artists and musicians. Professional woodworkers, photographers and ceramicists. Scientists, professors and residents accomplished in their fields of expertise.

While we’re home to many talented artists, musicians, writers, historians and organizers—we also have many residents who never knew they had a creative side—until they gave it a try.