The Swellesley Report

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Film screening at Wellesley Free Library, “The Doctrine of Discovery”

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Doctrine of Discovery, WellesleyJoin the Wellesley Free Library and World of Wellesley for a community viewing and discussion of Sheldon Wolfchild and Steven Newcomb’s film The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code.

This film sheds light on how documents written during the fifteenth century influenced doctrines of “ultimate dominion” that are used against native nations to this day. The film is 60 minutes long, FREE, and open to the public.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 18
TIME: 7pm
LOCATION: Main Library, Wakelin Room
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7th annual Senior Art Show at Wellesley Free Library

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7th Annual Senior Art Show is on display at the Wellesley Free Library for the month of June. The work of more than fifty local artists working in multiple mediums will be on display through June 28 in Wakelin Room and the lobby of the main library. The exhibition is a collaboration with the Council on Aging, Waterstone of Wellesley and the Wellesley Free Library. There will be a reception on June 12, 7pm – 8:30pm at the library, where some artists will discuss their artwork and share techniques and inspiration. If you plan to attend the reception, please contact Deborah Gordon, receptionist at Waterstone by phone at 781-235-1614 or email [email protected].

Wellesley Library Senior Art Show
Waban Arches, by Kathy Trumbull. Acrylic painting.
Wellesley Library Senior Art Show
Autumnal Musings, by David Dunner. Acrylic painting on canvas.
Wellesley Library Senior Art Show
Autumn Walk, by Dottie Laughlin. Oil painting.

Art by students at Saint John School will be displayed in the Children’s Room and the glass cases at the entry to the Children’s Room during the month of June.

More art news

Ocean’s Fury, by Michelle Jung.

The work of Michelle Jong, nationally recognized for her large-scale works of contemporary realism featuring atmospheric seascapes and coastal settings, will be on display through June 8 at Page Waterman, Gallery & Framing in Wellesley Square at 592A Washington St. A special painting demonstration by Jung on Saturday, June 8, 3pm to 6 pm brings the event to a conclusion. Get all the details here.

Davis Museum at Wellesley College

You have until Sunday, June 9 to walk the galleries of the Davis Museum. After that, the museum will be closed, for the most part, through September 13.
The exceptions are during the Thursday Summer Film Festival dates, and on Free Fun Friday on August 8. More information here.
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Talk: The Golden Age of Piracy

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Local historian and author Eric Jay Dolin will discuss his latest book on piracy on the Atlantic Coast in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.  His talk will include such well-known pirates as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and will discuss the American colonists’ attitudes toward them.

The talk, co-hosted by the Wellesley Historical Society and Wellesley Free Library, will take place at the main library branch on Thursday, May 16 at 7pm.

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