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Wellesley College greenhouses get ghostly

By bbrown | Published: January 20, 2012

The Wellesley College Botanical Gardens, in conjunction with the school’s Jewett Gallery, next week will begin hosting an art exhibit among its many plants.  Greenhouse Ghosts features life-sized white silhouettes of threatened, endangered and extinct species, presenting a stark contrast against the colorful plant life. Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan. 26. 4-5:30pm, Botanic Gardens Visitor Center [...]

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Wellesley Summer Theatre’s “Season’s Greetings” delivers post-holiday gift

By dcb | Published: January 6, 2012

Christmas comes but once a year with good reason, as Alan Ayckbourn’s dark comedy, “Season’s Greetings,” put on by The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company, reminds us. Everything about the setting and circumstances seems typically English — relatives are gathered to celebrate Christmas. There is a well-stocked home bar and a nearby pub, which, under ordinary [...]

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Wellesley all aboard Boston Bruins bandwagon

By bbrown | Published: January 6, 2012

I recall last spring looking for evidence of Boston Bruins backers in Wellesley — banners flying from houses, retailers exploiting the Bruins’ success in their store windows, people walking around with black and gold face paint — and didn’t find a whole heck of a lot.  But things changed after the Bruins won the Stanley [...]

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Sneak peek: Wellesley Davis Museum readies for Radcliffe Bailey exhibit

By bbrown | Published: December 15, 2011

Wellesley College’s Davis Museum is ramping up for the northeast premiere of artist Radcliffe Bailey’s exhibit, called Memory as Medicine, running Feb. 15-May 6. A free opening reception will be held from 5-7pm on Feb. 15. Museum director Lisa Fischman says in a statement: “Bailey’s art, informed by a strong social and historical consciousness and [...]

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Former Wellesley Hills Whole Foods gets artsy facelift

By bbrown | Published: December 15, 2011

The Wellesley Community Art Project has struck again, this time at the old Wellesley Hills Whole Foods location. The windows now display a variety of art, including from Wellesley potter Elizabeth Cohen, whose work inspired by botanical and marine life is shown here. Separately, a new art display from those taking lessons via the Wellesley [...]

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Nothing says Merry Christmas like a fire-eating Wellesley High drama teacher

By bbrown | Published: December 13, 2011

Now we know how Wellesley High School drama teacher and play director Stephen Wrobleski gets kids to learn their lines and nail their numbers: He does a little fire eating and fire breathing, as he did for lucky attendees of one Wellesley Christmas party over the weekend (he only showed off fire eating that night). [...]

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Wellesley High “Red Ink” literary magazine resurfaces

By bbrown | Published: December 11, 2011

Wellesley High  School’s literary magazine, Red Ink, disappeared for a bit but has come back strong with a new website showcasing student poetry, prose, photography, film, visual arts and music. (More from WHS’s The Bradford, which says  a print version of Red Ink will publish in May as well)

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Umbrella-based art exhibit literally opens up at Wellesley College

By bbrown | Published: December 6, 2011

Eye of the Storm student exhibit opens at Wellesley College’s Jewett Art Gallery:  

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Show us your Wellesley tattoos

By bbrown | Published: November 30, 2011

We came across perhaps the ultimate Wellesley tattoo from Wellesley Underground — a 2008 Wellesley College grad’s ode to the classic lamp posts on campus AND to the inimitable Oscar Wilde (and came across another from a 2007 grad with just the lamp post, below) Which of course leads us to ask: What other Wellesley-themed [...]

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Sneak peek at new Wellesley High School lobby

By bbrown | Published: November 21, 2011

A little birdie, and not the metal eagle weathervane that once soared above the tower on the old Wellesley High School and is now shown below, caught a glimpse of a stunning new logo and other aspects of the new Wellesley High School lobby. The new building is opening to students in February and will [...]

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Wellesley inflitrates Weston’s production of The Music Man

By bbrown | Published: November 20, 2011

Look for Wellesley actors, including Mary and Megan Kaye, a slew of Perry family members, plus WHS Drama teacher Stephen Wrobleski, appearing in the upcoming production of The Music Man by The Weston Friendly Society. Performances are as follows: Saturday, November 26th at 2:00 & 7:30 PM Sunday, November 27th at 2:00 PM Friday, December [...]

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Wellesley Community Art Project takes to the Web

By bbrown | Published: November 16, 2011

The Wellesley Community Art Project, which has been brightening up empty storefronts in Wellesley Square, is now promoting its efforts via a blog. Community artists, retail property owners and the town of Wellesley are joining forces on this project, which is highlighting art from Wellesley College students and others at spaces formerly occupied by Rugged [...]

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Wellesley Society of Artists’ works on display all November

By bbrown | Published: October 18, 2011

Members of the Wellesley Society of Artists (WSA) will put their works on display at Wellesley Free Library all November in the lobby and Wakelin Room (shown here is work from last year’s exhibit). On Thursday, Nov. 17 the Society will have a reception and present awards for the library juried exhibit from 7-9pm.  Following [...]

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No ifs, ands or butts: Time to enter Wellesley Phone Book Cover Contest

By bbrown | Published: October 14, 2011

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club has announced its annual open call for artists who have captured the beauty of Wellesley through their artwork to compete to have their work showcased on the cover of the Wellesley Phone Book. (Artsy photo…artsy photo…hmmm, we must have taken at least 1 this year in town. Ah, yes, [...]

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Tickets on sale for Wellesley Performing Arts Showcase

By bbrown | Published: October 7, 2011

Tickets have gone on sale for the Performing Arts Showcase taking place the Saturday after Thanksgiving at Wellesley High School as part of the Turn Out the Lights festivities celebrating the end of the old school. A star-studded line-up of Wellesley High graduates has been assembled, with new performers being added seemingly daily. It will [...]

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