More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.
Isiah Thomas, the great Detroit Pistons basketball point guard from the 1980s and 1990s, made an appearance at Roche Bros., in Wellesley this weekend.
Not to be confused with recent Boston Celtics player Isaiah Thomas, Isiah Thomas swung by Linden Square on Saturday to promote some champagne with which he’s affiilated.
The kind beverage you might like to drink when reliving Larry Bird’s most famous steal, at the end of Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference championship, off of a Thomas pass.
There are lots of opportunities around Wellesley to get into the holiday spirit:
If you’re seeking a little holiday spirit and a touch of glitter and magic, check out Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 10th annual Festival of Trees through December 9 at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley. The festival showcases over 65 Christmas trees in the Hunnewell Building and features Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection.
The Wellesley Free Library has lots of fun activities going on all through the holidays. Below are just a few, but you can find the whole line-up here.
Gingerbread House Decorating — Wellesley Free Library
Monday, December 10
4pm – 5pm; 5:30pm – 6:30pm; 7pm – 8pm, (sign-up required),
Kids 4 – 14 years old
Sankta Lucia Story and Craft — Wellesley Free Library
Thursday, December 13, 4pm – 5pm (registration required starting Dec. 6)
Celebrating the festival of Sankta Lucia, a Swedish and Norwegian cultural holiday where they mark the historical shortest day of the year with songs, food, and one chosen girl dressed like Lucia, in a white robe and a wreath of candles in her hair. We will listen to the music, read a story, make paper candle wreaths, and eat pepparkakor (ginger cookies).
Kids ages 5-10
WHERE: Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
WHEN: December 16, 2018, 10 am
Our worship service will be enlivened and enhanced by a presentation of Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest. Our Chancel Choir and soloists will be accompanied by a chamber ensemble and conducted by Director of Music John
Finney.
American composer Conrad Susa (1935-2013) created this delightful collection of traditional Spanish, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Catalonian carols (all popular in the American Southwest), arranging the accompaniment for harp, marimba, and classical guitar to create a magical texture over which the carol melodies sparkle and dance.
The carols, which will be sung in the original languages (Spanish and Catalan), include the Spanish lullaby “A la Nanita Nana” and the immensely popular Puerto Rican carol “Allegría”.
Soloists will be Laurie Stewart Otten, soprano; Shannon Lebrón, mezzo-soprano; Christian Figueroa, tenor; and Stephen Lebrón, baritone. The service will also include an anthem by our Children’s Choir, conducted by Kirsten Oberoi.
WHERE: 2 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02482
WHEN: Sunday, December 16, 7pm – 8pm
Reservations required, call 781-283-2700
Sing and Swing – Happy Holidays with Deb Hudgins — Wellesley Free Library
Monday, December 17, 10:30am – 11:15am, drop-in program for pre-schoolers and their caregivers
Giant Snowpeople Craft — Wellesley Free Library
Wednesday, December 26 – Saturday, December 29
Drop in from 1:30 – 4:30 on any day Dec. 26 – 29 to construct Super-Sized
Snowpeople (up to 4 feet; tall).
Good for families with children of all ages.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) invited Wellesley green teamers to the state house this past week to receive a Leading by Example Award for the town’s numerous clean energy and sustainability efforts. These include initiatives in food recovery, rooftop solar, LED streetlight retrofit, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and more.
Wellesley was one of 8 award recipients, which also included state agencies, communities and schools.
SPONSORED POST: The classic book series, Junie B. Jones comes to life for six performances December 7 – 9 in Wellesley. Presented at Babson’s Sorenson Center auditorium, Wellesley Theatre Project‘s (WTP) production of Junie B. Jones, Jr. is high-energy fun for the whole family. The musical follows Junie as she navigates her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store including best friends, new friends, and trouble reading the blackboard in Mr. Scary’s class. Add in a friendly cafeteria lady, an intense kickball tournament, and a “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal,” and it is clear that first grade has never been more exciting!
Friday, December 7, 5pm & 8pm
Saturday, December 8, 2pm & 5pm
Sunday, December 9, 2pm & 5pm
WHERE: All performances at The Sorenson Center at Babson College, 19 Babson College Dr., Wellesley, 02482
TICKETS: $15 for adults; $10 for students and seniors when purchased online in advance at http://wellesleytheatreproject.org
OR get tickets at the door for $18 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.
Registration is open for WTP’s Winter/Spring sessions and Summer Camps. Winter/spring enrollment includes weekly classes in theatre, acting, musical theatre dance, tap, improvisation, musical theatre, and private voice lessons. WTP will produce two spring musicals: The Little Mermaid, Jr. (Grades 2-12) and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Audition Only – Grades 7-12, enrollment is contingent on casting). For more information about enrollment and auditions click here.
Summer sessions include three production camp intensives and multiple one-week Theatre Arts camps for Pre K- 12th grade. The 2019 WTP Summer production camps are: A Year With Frog and Toad, KIDS! (Grades 2-8), Mary Poppins (Grades 2-12), and Bright Star (Grades 8-12). At the end of each camp performances will be presented to the public.