2012 in Wellesley has been a year of beginnings, excitement and sadness. Here’s a recap of the year’s most memorable moments, not in any particular order: *Fresh start for Wellesley Public Schools. While some longtime Wellesley residents were sorry to see the historic old Wellesley High School razed, there have been few complaints about the [...]
The Floorlords, a longtime hip-hop dance crew out of Boston, packed Jewett Auditorium at Wellesley College for a free all-ages show that included a history lesson on the dance style and a slew of headspinning, flips and other dance moves.
Wellesley College’s Newhouse Center for the Humanities is presenting two free dance events in March that should be entertaining. The first, Weathervane, takes place on Saturday, March 3 at 3pm at Tishman Commons in the Wang Campus Center. “This performance will forge new movements and music in conjunction with the idiosyncrasies of this non-traditional performance [...]
Sexting in Suburbia is coming to your home in the form of a new Lifetime movie. The modern cautionary tale is executive produced by Wellesley resident Mark DeAngelis, who also has a cameo as a limo driver. Appearing as the boys in the band in a party scene are Wellesley teens Billy Behman, Matt DeAngelis, Tommy [...]
Linden Square featured Kathy McCrohon Dance Center Nutcracker dancers at its Holiday Celebration this past weekend (shown here). KMDC presents the Nutcracker this coming weekend at the Sorenson Center for the Performing Arts at Babson College. Show times are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 10 and 1 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 11. [...]
Wellesley High School students and alumni put on a great show Saturday night before a packed house at the soon-to-be shuttered school’s auditorium. While 1968 grad Billy Squier generated the most pre-show buzz — and delivered during the show (see video) — it was the wide variety of skills on display from students and alumni [...]
The Boston Globe goes all TMZ and compiles a slideshow of “Famous Celebrities from Wellesley,” from Katharine Lee Bates to Celtics Ray Allen and Danny Ainge and yes, even dredges up the old Steven Tyler rumors. We look forward to their follow-up “Unfamous Celebrities from Wellesley,” and will be very thankful not to make that [...]
