Wellesley Historical Society has 2 walks scheduled this fall

September 19, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Historical Society Walking Tours for Fall 2017

A WALK THROUGH WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Saturday, September 23, at 9:00 a.m. (Rain date is Sunday, September 24.)

The Historical Society will offer “A Walk through Wellesley College” on Saturday, September 23. The two-mile, 90-minute tour will visit several parts of the campus and include stops inside the Houghton Memorial Chapel and Great Hall in Tower Court. Interested participants should plan to meet at 9:00 a.m. at the pedestrian walkway entrance to the college at the corner of Weston Road and Central Street.

THE RISE AND FALL OF INDUSTRY IN THE LOWER FALLS

Saturday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m.

This 90-minute tour will begin at the Charles River behind Starbucks at 2322 Washington Street in Newton. We’ll explore and discuss industry in the Lower Falls from the 17th century through the 20th century. Participants should expect to walk about one mile.

All tours are free for members of the Wellesley Historical Society and $5 per person for non-members.

For more information, call (781) 235-6690, or email [email protected]

Wellesley workshop to focus on helping kids understand racial & cultural diversity

September 19, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Diversity event

Rivers Symphony Auditions in progress for 2017 – 2018 season

September 19, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

The Rivers Symphony Orchestra is currently holding auditions for flute, bassoon, and all string players. Rehearsals take place on Monday nights from 7:30 – 9:30pm during the academic year at The Rivers School Conservatory, 333 Winter Street, Weston, MA. Currently in its 21st season, the orchestra performs four concerts each season in Boston, Weston, and Needham. Please contact conductor David Tierney at [email protected] for more information or to arrange an audition.

Wellesley College Davis Museum events — Fall opening; sand mandala construction

September 18, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Join the Davis on Tuesday, September 19, 6pm – 9pm to celebrate the opening of its fall 2017 exhibitions—including six special installations that bring spectacular energy and creative visual innovation to the Wellesley College campus. Welcome visiting artist Eddie Martinez in debuting his major solo exhibition, Ants at a Picknic, and enjoy a first look at Hrair Sarkissian: Horizon, Martin Luther: Protest In Print, Life on Paper: Contemporary Prints from South Africa, Soong Mayling: Paintings, and David Teng Olsen: Smoked My Head on Yes Waters.

Wellesley College, visiting Buddhists — Over the course of three weeks, visiting monks from the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, New York will construct a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala at The Davis Museum at Wellesley College. Photo credit: Wellesley College.

The public is invited to an opening ceremony on Wednesday, September 20 at 11am at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College of a richly complex Medicine Buddha Mandala, a form imbued with powerful healing properties.

Over the course of three weeks, visiting monks from the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, New York will construct a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala amidst the mandala paintings of artist Eddie Martinez. The Medicine Buddha Mandala is considered the mind or palace of the Medicine Buddha, also known as the healing Buddha. Tibetan Buddhists believe that those suffering from mental or physical afflictions can potentially be healed by seeing this mandala because the visual impression goes deep into the subconscious.

After the opening ceremony, the mandala will be open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays, 11am – 1pm, and 2pm – 5pm daily until October 11.

Wellesley painting demo

September 18, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

artist Sally Meding coming to Wellesley — Sally Meding’s “Bad Hair Day” (watercolor, 15×22)

The Wellesley Society of Artists is hosting an evening with Sally Meding, who will share her creative process in a painting demonstration called “Realism through Abstraction.”

This event take place at the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, with a reception and WSA Fall show awards presentation beginng at 6:30pm, followed by Meding’s demo at 7pm. The reception and demo are free of charge and open to the public.
Those attending are urged to bring a non-perishable food item for the WSA Food Drive for the Wellesley Food Pantry.

Meding, a native of London, obtained a PhD in Freiburg, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1990. She is a signature member of the New England and Southwestern Watercolor Societies, as well as the WSA. Meding creates mostly semi-abstract works in watercolor on paper. In her artwork she playfully uses color and shape in a game of contrasts, particularly pitting warm against cool, bright against dull, and light against dark. She has a studio in Natick, and teaches watercolor at all levels in the MetroWest area.

To view WSA members’ art, visit the WSA Fall Show at the Wellesley Community Center, beginning September 14.