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Get a CLUE: Wellesley Theatre Project live streaming mystery Nov. 13 & 14

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Clue, Wellesley Theatre ProjectIt’s a dark and stormy (virtual) night, as Wellesley Theatre Project (WTP) presents Clue streaming live through ShowShare on November 13th and 14th at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online now at http://wellesleytheatreproject.org.

You’ve been invited to a very unusual, virtual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist..

Clue features a talented cast of thirteen students between the ages of eleven and sixteen. Cast members reside in Wellesley as well as neighboring communities including Natick, Needham, Newton, Cambridge and Wayland.

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Wellesley Business Buzz: Nominate influential business people of color; August Interiors making move; kidney care coming; Orangetheory’s back; Anything’s Possible for LINX

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Wellesley Sunset SaleOur roundup of the latest Wellesley, Mass., business news:

Nominate influential business people of color in the ‘burbs

The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber this fall will publish a list of the 50 Most Influential Business People of Color, and is seeking nominations until Sept. 4.

“Our goal is to showcase the individuals and employers who are making a positive contribution to the economic and social fabric of our west suburban businesses and nonprofits,” according to the pitch.

To qualify, nominees must work and/or sit on a board of a business or nonprofit that is physically located in Newton, Needham, Watertown, Waltham, Wellesley, Natick or Framingham.

August Interiors making its move

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Appropriately enough, August Interiors is moving from 568 Washington St., in Wellesley to a much roomier spot at 320 Washington St., to start the month of August.
New signage has been approved and should be installed over the next 2 weeks for the first floor space. It is not a retail establishment, but a design studio to run their business and meet with clients.

Deborah Berger, a longtime Wellesley resident, and business partner Lauren Hamilton launched August Interiors last year as an expansion of Maven Design, which Berger started in 2007, and in conjunction with Hamilton’s Montage Studio in Boston (Montage continues to operate out of the Montage Boston furniture store on Arlington Street).

Berger and Hamilton work together on all projects. “We focus on interiors that embrace liveable sophistication and a lighthearted elegance,” Berger says.

Business is strong and getting stronger, says Berger, when asked about whether people might be thinking more about interior design while stuck in their homes during the pandemic. She cites “a growing appreciation for the comfort and safety of home.”

Kidney care coming to Wellesley

Fresenius Kidney Care will be leasing 8,000 sq. ft. at 981 Worcester Street in Wellesley to provide outpatient kidney care, dialysis and office operations. Newmark Knight Frank negotiated the leasing deal with CEA Group.

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Orangetheory to reopen

Orangetheory Fitness in Wellesley Square has announced plans to reopen on Monday, Aug. 3. The gym is promising to go above and beyond required. Patrons are encouraged to use the app to book classes and contact the manager if you have any questions: [email protected]

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LINX Theater’s upcoming season theme: ‘Anything’s Possible!’

LINX, Wellesley, Fall 2020The upcoming LINX Theater season will explore the theme “Anything’s Possible!” as a way to create a sense of optimism and exploration in the students, ages 3 – grade 12. The season will open with an Anything’s Possible Festival in late fall to give students an early performance opportunity. What will students perform after only a few months of class? Anything’s possible! For a Broadway Theater class, their performance might look like a musical review. A Recreational Theater class may present a one-act play. The show itself will be much less important than the experience of finding chemistry among classmates and exploring performance options.

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Wellesley schools news: Middle School celebrates Year of the Rat; Addams Family coming to Dana Hall

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Our summary of the latest Wellesley schools news.

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Middle School celebrates Chinese New Year

The 10th annual Wellesley Middle School Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by teacher Min Zhou and her Mandarin language students drew hundreds of attendees for some Year of the Rat fun.

With support from the Middle School PTO and Parent Chinese New Year celebration committee led by Lily Cho, attendees were treated to traditional entertainment, including a lion dance, Guzheng music performance by Amanda Wang, and a yo-yo display by D. Zhang. Dumplings and lo mein were among the menu items, and games including chopstick races and Jianzi (hackysack). Calligraphy, brush painting and trivia were also on the agenda.

Everyone even received a red envelope filled with treats on their way out.

(Photos courtesy of Alicia Talanian)

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POSTPONED: Screening of If Only, film about prescription drug dangers

The Wellesley High School PTSO and Wellesley Youth Commission will present a screening of If Only, a film that demonstrates the dangers of prescription drug misuse and abuse. Put out by The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and Millennium Health, the film follows the story of two teenage boys who experiment with and become addicted to drugs. The screening will take place on Tues., March 17, 7pm, at the Katherine L. Babson Jr. Auditorium at Wellesley High School.

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Dana Hall presenting The Addams Family musical in March

The Dana Hall Middle School presents its spring musical, The Addams Family, on Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 5, at 2 p.m., in Bardwell Auditorium. The performances are free and open to the public.

The Addams Family [email protected] musical keeps the spirit of the original Broadway show intact while making changes to songs and scenes for younger actors.

Bardwell Auditorium is located on the Dana Hall campus at 37 Cameron Street. Please note that Bardwell is not wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call (781) 235-3010 ext. 2731 or visit www.danahall.org.

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Wellesley POPs Cabaret fun and fundraiser at TCAN, Feb. 7

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Cabaret, TCANWellesley Parents of Performing Students (POPS) invites the community to POPS Cabaret. Be part of a magical evening supporting performing arts in our community on Fri., Feb. 7, 2020 at 7pm at The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) at 14 Summer St., Natick. At this benefit event, Wellesley Public Schools parents and supporters of performing arts education will join together in an evening of celebration and community to benefit the K-12 educational program.

Expect a fun evening of show-stopping entertainment by 10 selected student performing groups from Wellesley High School and Wellesley Middle School, a delicious strolling dinner catered by Bakers’ Best, and fabulous silent and live auctions.
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Wellesley viewing of PBS documentary Race: The Power of an Illusion

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Please join World of Wellesley in partnership with the Wellesley Community Center for a film showing of Race: The Power of an Illusion, followed by a community conversation. Everyone is welcome. The 2004 PBS documentary shows how US history was impacted by the creation of the idea of race, and how the concept of race affects every aspect of society today.

DATES: January 16, 23, and 30, 2020 (come to Part 1, Part 2, or all three)
TIME: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
LOCATION: Wellesley Community Center

Check out the preview or read more about the series.

January 16, Part 1: The Difference Between Us

Episode one in this three-part series follows a dozen students, including African American athletes and Asian American string players, who sequence and compare their own DNA. The results surprise them — and us — when they discover their closest genetic matches are as likely to be with people from other “races” as their own. Much of this episode is devoted to understanding why. Looking at skin color differences, disease, human evolution, even genetic traits, we learn there’s not one characteristic, one trait, or even a single gene that distinguishes all members of one “race” from another. One by one, our myths about race —including “natural” superiority and inferiority—are taken apart.

January 23, Part 2: The Story We Tell

January 30, Part 3: The House We Live In

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It’s not the end of the world, or is it? — Wellesley Repertory Theater to present “boom”

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Wellesley Repertory Theatre, the award-winning professional theatre company in residence on the Wellesley College campus since 1998, will bring playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s boom to the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre at Wellesley College on  January 16 — February 9, 2020.

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With its upcoming performances of boom, Wellesley Repertory Theatre will help audiences explore our modern times through the post-apocalyptic romp’s peculiar lens. Pictured above (L-R), Nicholas Yenson, Stephanie Clayman and Chloe Nosan rehearse a scene. Photo Credit: Micah Fong

The three-person show hilariously explores the relationship between the two survivors of a global catastrophe and what it means about our modern world

At an evolutionary museum far in the future, a curator tells the story of two present-day people on a first date interrupted by a comet hitting the Earth, with globally catastrophic repercussions. This couple soon finds themselves as the last two people on the planet; the fate of humanity suddenly lands on their shoulders as they realize they could be the new Adam and Eve. Spanning billions of years, boom riotously looks at the depths of humanity – what we want from one another, how we take care of each other, and how our stories become important.

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