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More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.

MassBay to hold Fall Open House in Wellesley

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MassBay Community College will hold its annual Fall Open House on Saturday, November 16, at 9am. President David Podell along with faculty, staff, and students will be on hand to greet and welcome prospective students and their families to the 50 Oakland Street Wellesley Hills campus.

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MassBay will hold an Open House on Saturday, November 16, 9am

The Fall Open House is an opportunity for prospective students to meet and talk with current students, faculty, and staff to learn about the 70 degree and certificate programs offered at MassBay and transfer opportunities. MassBay has organized its 70+ programs into seven broad areas of study called Academies. By choosing an academic major within an Academy, students enjoy orientation activities, academic advising, and activities tailored specifically for a cohort of students who share similar academic interests.

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Wellesley Symphony Orchestra to perform “Classical Masterpieces” on Nov. 17

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Wellesley Symphony OrchestraJoin the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, November 17, at 3pm at MassBay Community College, for its presentation of Classical Masterpieces.

The MassBay orchestra-in-residence will play the following program:

* Prokofiev “Lieutenant Kije Symphonique Suite”
* Schubert Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
* Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor

Ya-Fei Chuang will be featured on piano. She has performed with orchestras throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and in the Celebrity Series in Boston. She performs frequently with the Spectrum Ensemble Berlin (Germany), and has appeared in duo performances with Alban Gerhardt, Kim Kashkashian, and is a frequent partner with Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin.

Pre-concert talk by Leslie Holmes, begins at 2:15 p.m.

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Ya-Fei Chuang will perform on piano
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Wellesley Symphony Orchestra season opener is October 6, 2019

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Wellesley Symphony OrchestraJoin the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, October 6, at 3pm at MassBay Community College, for its 71st Season Opening concert, Centennial Celebration.

The MassBay Community College orchestra-in-residence will play the following program:

* Debussy “Fêtes” from Nocturnes
* Elgar Cello Concerto (1919)
Celebrating the Centennial of Premiere Jonathan Miller, BSO cellist (retired) playing the famous 1700 Goffriller cello used in the first performance 100 years ago
* Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor Pre-concert talk by Leslie Holmes, begins at 2:15 p.m.

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MassBay5K Race/Walk set for Sept. 29

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MassBay Community College and the MassBay Alumni Council will host the 7th annual MassBay 5K Race/Walk on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 9:00AM (registration starts at 8am). Medals will be presented to the top runners and prizes will be raffled off to 5K participants at the race, which takes place on the MassBay campus at 50 Oakland St., in Wellesley.

This year, the MassBay 5K will benefit the Student Hunger Assistance Fund, which was established in response to the increasing awareness of food insecurity among MassBay’s student population.

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Photo courtesy: Liz Cooper/ MassBay Community College.
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MassBay Community College Open House in Wellesley

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MassBay Community College will host its annual Spring Open House on April 27, from 9am to 12pm, at the Wellesley Hills Campus, 50 Oakland St.

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  • Meet current students and faculty
  • Learn more about 70+ Degree and Certificate Programs
  • Learn how you can transfer to a bachelor degree program through MassTransfer, Commonwealth Commitment, or [email protected] – and save money
  • Apply on-the-spot
  • Learn more about Financial Aid and scholarship opportunities
  • If you are a veteran, learn more about how to apply G.I. Bill benefits to your education

For more information or questions, please contact:

Office of Admissions
[email protected]

781-239-2500

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Wellesley Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert on Sunday, March 17

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Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

Celebrate music at the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra‘s annual Family Concert hosted and narrated by Brian Hagar-McKee, Sunday, March 17th at 3pm at MassBay Community College. This concert will feature Young Soloist Competition winner violinist Hannah Ryu (age 17); cellist and Special Achievement Award winner Oan Woo Park (age 11); and the Wellesley Middle School 6th Grade Chorus. John Masko will appear as guest conductor.

Max Hobart, WSO Music Director and Conductor

2:15pm: Instrument petting zoo in the cafeteria
3:00pm: Concert

Easy, free parking.

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Wellesley MLK breakfast shines spotlight on Native Americans

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First of all, it’s not a costume. It’s regalia, and there’s a big difference. Arawak Nation descendant Claudia A. Fox Tree, entered the World of Wellesley Martin Luther King Day, Jr., Breakfast beating a drum. She wore Arawak regalia and spoke her Nation’s language as the crowd of 75 at MassBay Community College listened. When she finished, Fox Tree explained the difference between her actions and those of someone dressed up for Halloween.

 

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“A costume is something someone puts on when they are trying to be someone or something else,” the keynote speaker said. Wearing regalia, a traditional style of indigenous peoples’ attire, has cultural and/or religious significance to the wearer. The point is that when an indigenous person wears regalia, that person is choosing to identify with his or her own culture.

From there the public school special education teacher delivered a talk designed to expand the audience’s ideas about Native Americans. Fox Tree laid on the line Christopher Columbus’ intentions when in 1492 he made first contact with Fox Tree’s tribe and other Native populations on the various Caribbean islands on which he landed. His confidence in his ability to conquer, and his intent to do so, came through in his journal. On his third night

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Hazmat event on MassBay’s Wellesley campus resolved

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Wellesley Fire Chief Rick DeLorie reports a hazmat situation at MassBay Community College in Wellesley on Tuesday morning has been resolved. Some classes were nixed while the situation was being addressed by safety teams.

On Friday, a lab person placed several chemicals in a container and — eureka! — over the weekend they reacted in such a way that the container became distorted.

Upon receiving the call, Deputy Chief Charles DiGiandomenico took charge and determined the need for a State hazmat team to evaluate. Upon the hazmat techs’ arrival it was determined that due to the significant distortion of the small container that its removal or depressurizing would be best handled by the State Police Bomb Squad. That team assisted with reducing the pressure and removing the container from the building; there was never an explosion concern.

“This was clearly an accidental incident,” DeLorie says. The lab re-opened and classes on that floor were held.

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Chemical container before and….

 

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Wellesley screening of Dawnland, October 23 at MassBay

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World of Wellesley will screen a community film viewing of Dawnland on October 23, 2018 at MassBay Community College from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the auditorium.

For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. As recently as the 1970’s, one in four Native children nationwide were living in non-Native foster care, adoptive homes, or boarding schools. Many children experienced devastating emotional and physical harm by adults who mistreated them and tried to erase their cultural identity.

In Dawnland, they share their stories.

Please find more information here

Sponsored by World of Wellesley, Wellesley Friends Meeting, and MassBay Community College.

We as people who reside, work, and engage in Wellesley acknowledge this town is located on the traditional territory of the Wampanoag people.

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