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Wellesley getting real: Miss Fit reality TV show on the way

By bbrown | Published: September 15, 2011

UPDATE: Katie Boyd’s reality show will be called Wicked Fit and debuts Oct. 23 Camera crews have started popping up in Wellesley to shoot a new Style Network reality TV series at least tentatively called Miss Fit based on the reality of Katie Elizabeth Boyd and her women’s fitness business on Rte. 9 in Wellesley. [...]

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Magic, Little Women this weekend in Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: September 15, 2011

Activities this weekend in Wellesley include: *Peter the Magician will highlight Funtastic Saturday at the Linden Square courtyard from 2-5pm. Decorate your own magic wand and make an edible one, too. Face painting and other fun as well.     *The Wellesley Players will give a sneak preview of their October show, Little Women, the [...]

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Scenes from Morses Pond movie

By bbrown | Published: August 15, 2011

The Wellesley Recreation Department sent along these pictures from last Thursday night’s showing of “Finding Nemo” on the beach under a full moon and nice weather. The department reports that 250 people showed for the movie and s’mores, and that the success of the event means the department will do something similar next year.  

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Wellesley outdoor movie smackdown: Nemo vs Bieber

By bbrown | Published: August 11, 2011

The fish vs. the dish. Nemo vs. screamo. Fish in my Hair (song from Finding Nemo soundtrack) vs. the Haircut. Don’t make me go on. Make your choice. The Wellesley Recreation Department shows Finding Nemo at Morses Pond tonight at 750pm. Linden Square‘s courtyard hosts a showing at 8pm of Justin Bieber, Never Say Never.

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Wellesleyites make it into lacrosse movie

By bbrown | Published: August 11, 2011

Crooked Arrows, the lacrosse movie whose producers last month hunted for talent in Wellesley and surrounding communities, will feature a handful of young Wellesleyites, according to an update on the film in the Boston Globe.  Among those selected were Mary Louise Dixon and Blake Dietrick, accomplished Wellesley High athletes.

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Wellesley Channel seeks nerdy game show contestants

By bbrown | Published: July 27, 2011

From WCAC-TV, Wellesley Cable Access Corp.: Are you a Scrabble superstar? A math maven? Do you think you could out-word and out-calculate your opponents to win some prizes? Come apply for a new WCAC-TV game show. “Word Nerd Plus” is the new show from the producer of “Wellesley Password” and “Where In Wellesley?” We are [...]

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Bieber coming to Wellesley — on the big screen

By bbrown | Published: June 14, 2011

Get ready to shriek. Pop singer Justin Bieber will grace Wellesley with his presence in movie form Friday night, June 17 at 830pm, as Linden Square kicks off its summer series of outdoor flicks in its new courtyard. Bring chairs and blankets, and free popcorn will be on tap. Other movies slated this summer: June [...]

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Chelsea Handler mania hits Wellesley

By dcb | Published: May 10, 2011

Chelsea Lately fans were lined up along Central Street in Wellesley today to get books signed by the comedian, who was appearing at Wellesley Books. Plenty of media was there as well. Even Blue Ginger’s Ming Tsai, an author himself, was there to meet Handler, or maybe to swap books. In a tweet earlier in [...]

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Comedian Chelsea Handler coming to Wellesley on Tuesday

By bbrown | Published: May 7, 2011

Comedian, star of the E! show “Chelsea Lately” and fellow blogger Chelsea Handler will be in Wellesley Tuesday to hawk and sign her book, Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me. Handler will be at Wellesley Books at 82 Central St., from 5-6:30. To get a ticket to attend, you’ll need to buy a copy of [...]

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Do any Wellesley PTOs have the right stuff for reality TV?

By bbrown | Published: March 18, 2011

We got an unusual inquiry this week: A casting producer with an outfit in New York City  is developing a television series documenting the dynamics that exist within PTOs and parent groups. They’re looking for “the most passionate PTO/parent group in the country to follow over the course of a few months, showcasing the hard [...]

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Wellesley High grad wins video contest with updated Romeo & Juliet

By bbrown | Published: July 10, 2010

Congrats to 2007 Wellesley High School grad and current Emerson College student Phil Hamilton on his victory in the Jawbone Funny Video contest, which netted him a $10K prize.

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From Wellesley: The next Oprah?

By bbrown | Published: July 1, 2010

Wellesley’s most upbeat blogger, Renee Gold, takes a shot at TV stardom, subbing a video entry in Oprah Winfrey’s Your Own Show contest. Take a peek and cast your vote.

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Circus Smirkus looking for new “Wellesley” location

By bbrown | Published: March 1, 2010

Circus Smirkus, which annually has been treating fans in Wellesley and surrounding communities to its kid-performed shows in recent summers at Elm Bank Reservation, is looking for a different spot this summer “due to difficulties beyond our control.” Circus Smirkus is eyeing the Hosmer School in Watertown or Gore Place in Waltham. Vote here if [...]

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Kenneth Branagh sightings in Wellesley?

By bbrown | Published: January 12, 2010

Kenneth Branagh, the Northern Irish actor best known for his roles in various movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays such as Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing, has become the topic of some buzz in Wellesley, with a couple of purported sightings. Anyone know if he might be in town? As far as we can [...]

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UPDATE: Posponed — Wellesley welcomes Willy Wonka to Warren Park

By bbrown | Published: July 20, 2009

The Recreation Dept. has postponed the outdoor movie until next Tuesday, July 28, due to rainy conditions. Wwwwwhew. The free outdoor movie is slated for Tuesday night, July 21 at Warren Park outside the Rec Department building at about 8:15pm.

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