Students from Wellesley Middle School recently shared some of their work with a group of seniors at the Tolles Parsons Center.
The students presented videos they had created for a 6th grade social studies project on comparative world religions. Four student groups explained the guiding questions they formulated, the research they conducted, and the logistics...
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Patching together culture and art
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Blankets evoke a sense of comfort. From infancy, their warmth and softness have soothed us and embodied the idea of safety. For Siddi quilt makers, blankets do more than provide a feeling of coziness - they symbolize a family’s history.
At Wellesley College’s Davis Museum, several African quilts, known as...
Bates/Fiske students take state award
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Fourth grade students of Bates and Fiske Elementary Schools, led by teachers Irene Gruenfeld and Anne Gayner, have been recognized for their project, "Solving Erosion at Morses Pond."
At a State House ceremony, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton honored 32 energy and environmental education programs at Massachusetts schools and nonprofits as...
Upham Elementary holds first Imagineering Day
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
Last week, Upham Elementary School enjoyed its first annual Imagineering Day. This is a day dedicated to children building cardboard creations. While a few other elementary schools have similar programs called "The Day of Play," Upham teachers, staff and parent volunteers put a unique spin on the design of their day.
Weeks...
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The Davis presents fantastical ‘Intermezzi’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Given momentum by the “Sturm und Drang” movement, the arts were thriving in nineteenth century Germany. Friedrich Schiller wrote the play “William Tell,” and German speakers celebrated the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Simultaneously, Ludwig van Beethoven was composing some of his most renowned works.
In the late 1800s,...
A window into an author’s mind
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Margaret “Peg” Arnold was a member of the Wellesley community for nearly 70 years. She moved to Wellesley with her parents in 1924 and served as the head librarian at the Wellesley Free Library for 31 years. She had been thoroughly involved in town meeting, became a director of...
WEF ‘Rocks the Firehouse’
By Rama K. Ramaswamy
When the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) decides to have fun, they "rock the firehouse" and fundraise in the process to sustain the non-profit's mission to foster innovation and excellence in the Wellesley Public Schools.
Shani DeFina and Maria Chase co-chaired Rockin’ the Firehouse, an evening of music to benefit the WEF, which...
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WOW discusses ‘Color of the Law’
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
The World of Wellesley (WOW) and the Wellesley Community Center (WCC) sponsored their third Annual Community Book Discussion on "The Color of the Law - A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein. Weeks prior to the community conversation, which was lead by Rothstein and special...
Wellesley Multicultural Festival expands worldviews
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
They are residents of Wellesley, but citizens of the world. On May 10, elementary school students from all of the town’s public schools took charge to bring the Wellesley Multicultural Festival to the community.
“This is our first ever Wellesley Multicultural Festival,” said Rama Ramaswamy, excitedly.
She had spent the last...
Wellesley Youth In Philanthropy seeks endowment
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
In 1997, the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program was created by the Foundation for Metro West. The program was designed to give students an opportunity to learn about philanthropy and be involved in philanthropic work within their own community. To date, there are 14 established YIP programs that have positively impacted...
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POPS launches instrument donation initiative
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Wellesley Parents of Performing Students (POPS) has just announced a new instrument donation program in collaboration with the Wellesley Public Schools. This community-wide initiative will provide musical instruments to Wellesley students in grades K-12, enabling them to sign up for lessons, play in school ensembles, and develop a passion for the performing arts....
WHS stars in ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Each spring, the WHS Drama Society performs a more intimate production in the little theater affectionately known as the black box. This limited-seating space immerses the audience in the theater experience, as the action of the actors and movements of scenery and props seem all the more overwhelming in the unique,...
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Chorale Society gala concert May 13
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Wellesley Choral Society (WCS) will conclude its 70th Anniversary season with a gala concert and reception on Sunday, May 13, at 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St., Wellesley Hills. The Society chose two works for this special concert.
The first is the world premiere of a...
Elm Bank beckons anew
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For some, the start of spring is the date of the March equinox. Others don’t consider the season to have arrived until the snow melts away and the trees and flowers begin blooming. However, for many, the spring finally springs when the Massachusetts Horticultural Society opens the Gardens at...
Magic show to raise Alzheimer’s funds
Encouraged by the audience response to its magic show of last May in the Wellesley Wonderful Weekend, Boston Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM Ring 122) has decided to do another stage show that will again be raising money for the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, headquartered in Wellesley. However, this time, the stage show...
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WHS Performing Arts season blossoms
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The WHS Spring Performing Arts season has kicked off, showcasing a wide variety of talented students in areas of dance, vocal music, and performing arts.
Wellesley Moving Company, a WHS dance company directed by Janet Sozio, performed its annual Footnotes concert, a collaborative dance concert. This one-night-only show was...
WSO to close season at MassBay
The Wellesley Symphony closes its season on Sunday, May 6, with Brahms’ mighty Symphony No. 1 and the rhapsodic, technically brilliant Glazunov Violin Concerto performed by Wellesley native Julia Glenn. The overture Cortège de Bacchus from Delibes’ opera, "Sylvia," opens the program.
Brahms worked on his his first symphony for over twenty years. Haunted by the...
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Rotarians distribute saplings to students
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Every year, the Rotary Club of Wellesley purchases and bags 500 tree saplings for distribution to Wellesley fourth graders.
Susy Jordon, Wellesley town horticultural technician, hands out the bagged saplings to Wellesley fourth graders for planting. She also teaches a lesson on Arbor Day conservation while handing out the trees.
The Rotary Club of...
WHS to present spring musical
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Wellesley High School is set to present its spring musical, the Tony award-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Adapted from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling children’s novel, “Peter and the Starcatcher” is a highly imaginative prequel to J.M. Barrie’s original Peter Pan story. For children, it is a fresh take on a familiar...
Wellesley to celebrate Rachel Carson
The Wellesley Board of Selectmen have designated May 27, 2018, as Rachel Carson Day to commemorate the birthday of the famous ecologist who launched the modern environmental movement with her book, "Silent Spring," in 1962. In a proclamation released today, the Board of Selectmen call on fellow Wellesley citizens to remember Rachel Carson’s life and...
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