November 2017 - Page 7 of 11 - Hometown Weekly Archive

Kira Seamon presenting ‘Stained Glass Sky’

Innovative photographer Kira Seamon will display her eye-catching photos of fall foliage trees in the Dover Library throughout the month of December. "Stained Glass Sky" showcases stunning autumn trees in a unique fashion ranging from the delicate to the dramatic. The installment is set to go up on December 1 at 2 p.m., with an...

Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 9th annual Festival of Trees will take place from Friday, November 24 through Sunday, December 10, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival will showcase decorated trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of Trees, in the Hunnewell Building,...

The Dover Foundation will be performing a cabaret on Friday, November 17, in Kraft Hall at the Dover Church at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door on the 17th, and are $20, $10 for students. Dinner is included and there will be a cash bar serving wine, beer, and both sparkling and flat...

Westwood Library hosts Halloween morning fun

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Last week, the Westwood Public Library invited children of all ages to join them for a Halloween morning celebration. With sing-alongs, a story time, a parade, and party, the youngest trick-or-treaters and their caregivers flocked to the library to join in on the fun. [caption id="attachment_22699" align="alignright" width="400"]

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Halloween costumes are certainly not only for trick-or-treating children. The wise seniors of Westwood’s Council on Aging know that, and proved that people of any age can join in on the celebration of costumes and candy at their annual Halloween party. [caption id="attachment_22694" align="alignright" width="400"]

Hawks shut out Rockets, head to South Finals

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor When the MIAA Division I South Sectional football playoff bracket was released two weeks ago, two things were apparent: a heavy Catholic Conference presence, and local powerhouses Xaverian and Brockton being in the same region. No. 2 Needham (6-3) took care of No. 7 Brockton (3-5) 23-20 in...

Once again this year, GV & Y Insurance Agency, in conjunction with Service Master by Gilmore Brothers, will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots until December 5. New unwrapped toys can be dropped of at GV & Y Insurance, located at 555 High Street in Westwood, during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to...

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The Westwood Woman's Club (TWWC) featured the Westwood Media Center (WMC) at its first meeting with Melinda Garfield, Executive Director and Maggie McGinnis, Production Coordinator, in attendance as guest speakers. The TV team shared their background, experience and mission at the newly-named Westwood cable station. They also announced recent projects they have launched,...

Annual Acatober concert thrills audiences

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Photos by Lisa Moore[/caption]Wellesley High School kicked off the concert season on October 20 with Acatober, its annual a cappella concert. Over 300 WHS students participated in the two evening performances as members of...

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy On Thursday, November 2, Wellesley spellers congregated at the Sprague School gym to compete and raise funds at the 28th annual Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) Spelling Bee. The bee raised over $60,000 in funds that will directly benefit education in Wellesley. The winning word for the championship round, after seven tantalizing...

Johnston, Raiders battle Rockets in playoffs

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Kayla Johnston (3) moves the ball up the field for Wellesley midway through the second...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As they gazed outside of the windows, the fantastic colors of fall popped against the steady traffic zooming by. The crafts at hand were brought back to the children’s attention as their caregivers helped them to create an autumn wreath and leaf rubbings. Every other week, Communities United, Inc. welcomes...

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That infamous demon barber, Sweeney Todd, will soon be wreaking his havoc on Rice Street. With book by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this dark and witty tale is rife with love, murder and revenge. Awarded eight Tony Awards for its Broadway premiere, including Best Musical, “Sweeney Todd” is...

Choral Society kicking off anniversary season

In December of 1947 several Wellesley church choirs and other individuals organized a Festival of Christmas Music. The Festival was a great success and the group kept right on singing. Seventy years later, the group, called the Wellesley Choral Society since 1966, is alive and well and constitutes the oldest secular, non-religious musical group in...

The Wellesley Garden Study Group, jointly with the Wellesley Garden Club, will host an ikebana demonstration with Tomoko Tanaka. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 15, at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley. Coffee will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed...

Over 200 guests joined the Sisters of Charity (Halifax) and Board Members of the Elizabeth Seton Residence at the Wellesley Country Club to celebrate their annual Meet the Need dinner. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception followed by dinner and were entertained by all time favorites, The Winiker Jazz Trio and pianist, Sunny Lee. The guest of...

Wellesley Symphony to perform Russian music

Rimsky-Korsakov’s immortal “Scheherazade” and Tchaikovsky’s glorious “Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra,” with Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist Owen Young, headline the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra’s program on Sunday, November 19. Celebrating the Wonderful World of Wellesley and led by Maestro Max Hobart, the 3 p.m. concert is preceded at 2:15 by a talk by Leslie Holmes. The...

By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Imagine the smell of a city during wartime. Now imagine you’re barely 20 at the onset of America’s participation in World War II, and find yourself on the other side of the world in a city that doesn’t look like home, smell like home, or taste like home. This was Aristides “Ernie” Tselikis...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Last season’s Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (14-2-2) took to the field to defend their title on Saturday afternoon at home against North Attleboro in the first round of Division I South Sectional playoffs. In part thanks to a two-goal first-half by Nicole Griffin, the No. 3...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While we all love the taste of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, there’s much more to Girl Scouts than the cookies. For the Girl Scouts who remain dedicated to the program, they learn courage, confidence, and character to benefit our world and those in it. As she goes for...

Monthly Archives: November 2017

Kira Seamon presenting ‘Stained Glass Sky’

Elm Bank hosting Festival of Trees

Dover Foundation putting on cabaret

Westwood Library hosts Halloween morning fun

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Seniors enjoy a COA Halloween treat

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Hawks shut out Rockets, head to South Finals

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GV & Y collecting for Toys for Tots

Westwood Woman’s Club hosts WMC

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Annual Acatober concert thrills audiences

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Wellesley spellers raise funds for WEF

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Johnston, Raiders battle Rockets in playoffs

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Library playgroup creates autumn art

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‘Sweeney Todd’ coming to WHS

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Choral Society kicking off anniversary season

Tanaka to give ikebana demonstration

Meet the Need dinner a success

Wellesley Symphony to perform Russian music

No worries for fix-it man Tselikis

Griffin, Porkers roll in round one

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Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold

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