[ March 4, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 5, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 6, 2010; 2:00 pm; 8:00 pm; March 11, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 12, 2010; 8:00 pm; March 13, 2010; 2:00 pm; 8:00 pm; ] The Vokes Players of Wayland will perform Lanford Wilson’s "Book of Days" at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre, Route 20, in Wayland, through March 13. Performances are Thursday to Saturday evenings at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday, March 6 and 13. For tickets and information call 508-358-4034 or order online. Ticket prices are $15 [...]
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[ March 13, 2010; 1:00 pm; 6:00 pm; March 14, 2010; 1:00 pm; ] The Commonwealth Ballet Company of Acton and the Angel Performance Art Company of Weston will join their artistic talents to present the famous Hans Christian Andersen folk tale "The Nightingale" on Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14, at Regis College in Weston. With all the scenes and dancing set in the court of Imperial [...]
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[ March 18, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Author Jacqueline Greene will talk about how historical research fuels her books. Ms. Greene is the author of the new “American Girl” series about a young Jewish immigrant named Rebecca Rubin. The six-book series is set in 1914 New York City when immigrants flooded into America. Ms. Greene has written more than 30 fiction and [...]
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[ March 19, 2010; 9:15 am to 11:30 am. ] GREAT DECISIONS 2010
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
TOPIC: Special Envoys
Special envoys can help bring attention and diplomatic muscle to resolve conflicts and global challenges but they also bring with them their own "special" problems. Will the Obama administration's reliance on special envoys increase the ability of the U.S. to deal with major international issues or complicate [...]
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[ March 19, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The League of Women Voters and the Wayland Historical Society will co-sponsor “Iron-Jawed Angels” a film on women’s suffrage in honor of the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment and the founding of the League. Iron-Jawed Angels, a 2004 HBO movie starring Hilary Swank as Alice Paul, is an acclaimed production of [...]
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[ March 19, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Spring into action with Wayland’s own Midlife Crisis Band for a rockin’ night of dancing to Classic Rock and R&B. Fundraising event will be held at Sandy Burr Country Club, 103 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA on Friday March 19, 2010. Doors open at 8pm.
There will be a cash bar and donations will be collected [...]
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[ March 21, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Three teams, each consisting of three adult members and three each from the High School and Middle School will compete for the trophy, now held by Weston. The Judge for the afternoon will be Richard Albert, Assistant Professor, Boston College Law School and the Moderator will be Zaxaro Bennett, President of the League of [...]
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[ March 22, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"KOLYA"
Czech Republic, 1996
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires, setting off a wild set of circumstances and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate. Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film.
By Jan Sverák
(Czech with English subtitles), 105 minutes, PG-13.
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[ March 25, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Their Story About Underage Drinking Could Save Your Teen’s Life…
Join Chris and Toren Volkmann, best-selling authors of From Binge to Blackout, as they share their riveting story of how they confronted the fear, pain, and denial that threatened to destroy their family. The Volkmanns will offer insight and information about the growing epidemic of teen [...]
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[ March 25, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT), Organization for the Assabet River (OAR) and the Maynard Historical Society for this very unique lecture. Hosted at SVT’s headquarters at 18 Wolbach Road, Sudbury. The lecture is led by Maynard resident David Mark, entitled “History of the Ice Trade on the Assabet River”. For much of the 19th century [...]
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[ March 26, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] In what promises to be a great evening of family entertainment, three popular college a cappella groups—University of Oregon’s On the Rocks, UMASS Dynamics and the Mount Holyoke Diversions—will perform at Wayland Middle School Friday, March 26.
One of the groups, the Mount Holyoke Diversions, features a Wayland High School alumnus and former Muse: Jennifer Walsh [...]
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[ October 1, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. October 8, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. November 12, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. January 7, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. February 4, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. February 18, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. March 4, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. April 1, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. May 6, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Great Presenters Series: This year we have organized a series of programs by local experts. The series started on the evening of October 1 when technology leader John Landry will answer the question “What’s Next in the Tech World?”
It continues on October 8 with Sudbury Valley Trustees' Ron McAdow and Marylynn Gentry. Do you want [...]
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[ April 1, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] THE SHAKERS AND THEIR FURNITURE
Gene Cosloy
Who were the Shakers, what was their philosophy, and how was this reflected in their furniture? How does utopian and efficiency fit in? Who were the master Shaker craftsmen and why could they achieve so much more than their worldly counterparts? What is joinery [...]
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[ April 10, 2010; ] The Wayland PTO presents something new and fresh. Auction "Shmauction" - we welcome you to the first annual Casino Night at Regis College in Weston, on Saturday April 10th. In order to make this event the success we know it can be, we need your help!! We are looking for volunteers-the opportunities are plentiful: solicitation, [...]
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[ April 11, 2010; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The Wayland Schools' GREEN TEAM is hosting an Earth Day Celebration designed to bring the schools and the community together to support our planet. It will be held at the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Rd, Wayland Massachusetts from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Numerous vendors and committees will display their information and detail their missions. Activities [...]
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[ April 11, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] From the anxieties of an imminent attack by Indians in King Philip’s War to the uncertainty of going against the British Regulars at the start of the Revolution, our old settlement of Sudbury/Wayland was touched by war more than we now imagine.
Many shortages of necessities were endured by Wayland townspeople in the War of [...]
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[ April 13, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] "RAISE THE RED LANTERN"
Hong Kong, 1991
Set in 1920's China. Nineteen-year-old Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen, and she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian [...]
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[ April 15, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] SOAR 55 Event
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
"Networking through Community Service: Giving Back, Expanding your Skills and Gaining Experience"
A SOAR 55 workshop for people 55+
Learn how community service and skills-based volunteering can connect you with others, forge a new career path, fill gaps in your resume, and make a difference. Hear from SOAR 55 volunteers who are [...]
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[ April 16, 2010; 9:15 am to 11:30 am. ] TOPIC: Kenya & R2P
Post-election rioting in Kenya in December 2007 brought pressure on Nairobi, from international and regional diplomats, to end tensions and avert bloodshed on a massive scale. What lessons can be learned from the intervention in Kenya? What does it mean for the UN's emerging responsibility to protect doctrine?
Location: Raytheon [...]
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[ May 6, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] ON THE FRINGE OF THE HOLOCAUST
George Brawerman
George grew up in Belgium and spent the war years under German occupation. He will recount some of his experiences as a target of Nazi persecution, with emphasis on what it feels to be in hiding, in constant danger of being caught. He [...]
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[ May 10, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] After a brief business meeting, Nancy Barnard, an independent textile scholar, will talk about the Historical Society’s recently restored samplers. The exhibit will display the Society’s fifteen samplers that range in age from the mid-1700’s into the Twentieth Century and will tell something about the young girls who made them. The Wayland Business Association funded [...]
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[ May 17, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] "BEHIND THE SUN"
(Abril despedaçado)
Brazil, 2001
The Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Two families have been squabbling over the ownership of a piece of land for years. The disagreement eventually turns violent. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. Tonho knows that if he commits this crime, [...]
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