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Library hosts blues artists

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter Music lovers filled the Wellesley Library last Tuesday night to listen to guitarist Paul Speidel and Danielle Miraglia play some old-time blues. The performance, sponsored by Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries, brought around 70 members of the community to the Wakelin Room to hear classic blues hits and...
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Senior artists wow community at library

By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter The sixth annual Senior Art Show at the Wellesley Library showcased the work of nearly 50 artists on Wednesday, June 13. The show featured different types of art across several different media including photography, watercolors, and computer-generated digital art. Visitors perused the different pieces of art while being serenaded by piano. Read more

Community relaxes with Summertime Blues concert

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Blues guitarist Paul Speidel returned to the Wellesley Free Library on Thursday, July 27, to continue the second part of his four part music series, Summertime Blues, sponsored by Friends of the Wellesley Free Library. This time, singer and keyboardist Alizon Lissance accompanied Speidel as they played some of...
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Senior Art Show featured at library

All are welcome to visit the 5th Annual Senior Art Show at the Wellesley Main Library during the month of June. The show is created in collaboration between the Wellesley Council on Aging, Waterstone at Wellesley and the Wellesley Free Library, and showcases the work of 50 senior artists across multiple mediums. The exhibit is...
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Wellesley kids design video games

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By Edward Sheehan Hometown Weekly Correspondent On Monday, July 25, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., at the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Library, a “Make Your Own Video Game” class took place for kids ages eight and up. The class was run by instructors from Rhode Island Computer Museum. Using Scratch, a program designed by...
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Vintage circus photos event at WFL

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Last weekend, Wellesley Free Library hosted artist and author Elizabeth Carter Wellington at a reception for her summer photography exhibit in the Wakelin Room, titled “Big Top, 1971,” as a lead-in to her latest novel, “Memoirs of a Circus Girl.” Wellington’s career includes stints as a Spanish professor and college textbook...
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