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Wellesley Choral Society readies for A Folk Song Feast

By bbrown | Published: January 24, 2012

The Wellesley Choral Society presents its second concert of the season on Saturday, Jan 28 at 7pm. This mid-winter concert is in the style of a pops/cabaret performance meant to entertain and amuse. This year’s motto is A Folk Song Feast featuring  songs from around the world. They will be presented either in their original, [...]

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Sing for your ice cream or coffee in Wellesley Square

By bbrown | Published: January 20, 2012

J.P. Licks in Wellesley Square has gotten the go-ahead from town officials to host its first Acoustic Open Mic Night on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 7:30PM to 9:30PM. The details: •Acoustic instruments only (no electric guitars) •All ages •Keyboards are okay •Max of 2 to 3 musicians (3 is even tight) •Only hand percussion instruments [...]

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Free piano concert at Dana Hall on Sunday

By bbrown | Published: January 7, 2012

From Dana Hall School of Music: -First Sunday Music Series – Ian Lindsey, Piano -Sunday, January 8, 3pm -Beveridge Hall on the campus of the Dana Hall School Dana Hall School of Music continues its First Sunday Music Series with a concert featuring Ian Lindsey, piano.  Lindsey will be performing an all-Liszt program in commemoration [...]

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Wellesley High students, alumni sparkle at Performing Arts Showcase

By bbrown | Published: November 27, 2011

Wellesley High School students and alumni put on a great show Saturday night before a packed house at the soon-to-be shuttered school’s auditorium. While 1968 grad Billy Squier generated the most pre-show buzz — and delivered during the show (see video) — it was the wide variety of skills on display from students and alumni [...]

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Rocker Billy Squier helps Wellesley High turn out the lights

By bbrown | Published: November 27, 2011

Rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier, a 1968 graduate of Wellesley High School, helped the school turn out the lights Saturday night, playing old hits “In the Dark” and “Everybody Wants You” before a full house at WHS auditorium. Tickets to the event sold out quickly after we noted on Nov. 4 that Squier would [...]

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Wellesley High School jazz musicians to play TCAN

By bbrown | Published: November 12, 2011

The Wellesley High School Rice Street Singers, along with the 1:00 and 2:00 Jazz Bands, will be performing with jazz vocalist Alyssa Jones at The Center for Arts in Natick on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7pm.  All three of these high school groups have won gold medals in state competitions and have all performed at [...]

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Wellesley choirs to perform this coming weekend

By bbrown | Published: November 7, 2011

 

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Billy Squier to rock Wellesley this month

By bbrown | Published: November 4, 2011

Classic rocker Billy Squier, who grew up in Wellesley and graduated from Wellesley High in 1968, has signed on for the Performing Arts Showcase taking place at Wellesley High on Nov. 26 as part of the town’s Turn Out the Lights celebration. Tickets have been selling fast for the event, which will showcase a host [...]

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Wellesley College Fall Frenzy concert: Ellie Goulding

By bbrown | Published: October 18, 2011

Ellie Goulding, a rising singer/songwriter out of the UK, will be belting out tunes at a Fall Frenzy concert at Wellesley College on Nov. 14. The concert is free for Wellesley College students and will cost $10 for off-campus guests (ticket info to come). Goulding has made a name for herself of late for her [...]

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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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Wellesley Players to present Little Women, The Musical in October

By bbrown | Published: September 19, 2011

Little Women The Musical Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre 321 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02472. 781.237.8114 http://www.wellesleyplayers.org.  MBTA: 70/70A bus to School Street. Oct 7 – 8 @ 8pm; Oct 9 @ 2 & 7pm; Oct 14 @ 8pm; Oct 15 @ 2 & 8 pm; Oct 16 @ 2pm.  Tickets $25 General [...]

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Flash mob zaniness erupts at Wellesley College

By bbrown | Published: August 23, 2011

Looks like we might be in for a long 4 years with the new class arriving this week at Wellesley College. Here, they break into a Flash Mob dance to Katy Perry’s Firework:

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Wellesley College fall/winter concert series taking shape

By bbrown | Published: August 5, 2011

Wellesley College’s series of free concerts, from the imposing sounding “A Journey to St. Petersburg: Mother Russia’s Radiant City of Warriors and Poets” to the intriguingly-named Pamela Z, is firming up. The series covers everything from organ music to Jazz and chamber music. Good stuff to stick on the calendar if you wind up looking [...]

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Composers returning to Wellesley College

By bbrown | Published: July 8, 2011

The annual Composers Conference comes to Wellesley College July 24-August 7, and what that means to you, even if you are no musician, is that there will be a  handful of free concerts on tap featuring traditional and contemporary chamber music. Check out the concert schedule here.  

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Nearly swear-free Wellesley hip-hop concert a success

By bbrown | Published: July 1, 2011

Thursday night’s hip hop concert at the Wellesley town green had a distinctly different feel to it than the usual summer concerts. For one thing, the average age of those attending was roughly 50 years younger than that of the usual crowd (not that us oldsters weren’t entirely unrepresented last night). For another, it’s the [...]

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