The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions
MassBay Community College Open House in Wellesley
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.
- 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
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.
Wellesley MLK breakfast shines spotlight on Native Americans
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
Hazmat event on MassBay’s Wellesley campus resolved
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.
