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Chamber music festival concerts start tonight at St. Mark’s

July 28, 2010 02:52:17 PM
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The fifth annual St. Mark’s International Chamber Music Festival kicks off its concert series tonight with a performance starting at 7:00 pm. The concert will feature performances by master teachers who hail from Boston, New York, and Moscow, along with students from throughout the Metrowest area.

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‘Sound of Music’ opens tomorrow at Trottier

July 7, 2010 02:20:25 PM
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The Metrowest Family Theater’s production of “The Sound of Music” opens tomorrow night at Trottier and runs through the weekend. The show features over 50 actors from area communities, including four kids from Southborough — Lexi Ryan, Amanda Christy, Megan Christy, and Karleigh Kebartas.

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‘Grown Ups’ opens today – will you see it?

June 25, 2010 11:45:56 AM
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Above: Adam Sandler and Chris Rock filming in Southborough last year.
The Massachusetts-filmed ‘Grown Ups’ is not getting particularly good reviews, but that may not matter to many Southborough fans. I mean, how often do you get to see our hometown on the big screen? The question is, will those opening clips of Pilgrim Church make

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Local theater company to present “The Sound of Music” at Trottier

June 24, 2010 04:16:52 PM
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Above: Southborough cast members of the Metrowest Family Theater’s production of The Sound of Music, from left to right: Lexi Ryan, Megan Christy, Karleigh Kebartas, and Amanda Christy. (Contributed photo)
The Metrowest Family Theater will put on a production of “The Sound of Music” at Trottier Middle School on July 8-11. The show features over 50

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Reminder: Inter-borough band concert tomorrow at Trottier

June 24, 2010 02:17:17 PM

The Inter-Borough Band — a 55-piece community band made up of residents from Southborough and surrounding town with ages that range from 18 to 80 — will perform at Trottier on Friday at 7:30 pm.
The show will feature a mix of swing, patriotic music, and music from movies like The Incredibles and Braveheart.  Admission

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DPW wants your ideas for Southborough ‘eco-art’

June 23, 2010 12:29:56 PM
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Usually the Southborough Department of Public Works deals with tree stumps by sending them through the chipper, but for one tree stump, they have something different in mind, something a bit more artistic.

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Inter-borough Community Band concerts next week

June 18, 2010 09:33:49 AM
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You have two chances next week to catch a performance by the Inter-borough Community Band, an ensemble made up of musicians of all ages from various surrounding towns.

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Get a sneak peek of “Grown Ups”

June 17, 2010 04:27:20 PM
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Adam Sandler’s film “Grown Ups” opens next Friday, June 25. But if you want a sneak peak of Southborough on the big screen, there will be a special preview of the movie on Thursday, June 24, at the Regal Cinemas at Fenway located at 201 Brookline Avenue in Boston.

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Final Steeple Coffeehouse show of the season on Saturday night

June 11, 2010 05:04:01 PM
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A double bill will close out the Steeple Coffeehouse season on Saturday night, with musicians Joe Crookston and Jake Armerding gracing the stage.

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Algonquin drama class tackles school violence

June 2, 2010 04:23:23 PM
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Southborough resident Margaret Doyle sent in photos of an important one-act play recently performed at Algonquin. Here’s the write-up.

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Thursday is Pops Night at Algonquin

June 1, 2010 02:21:06 PM

Thursday is the annual Pops Night concert at Algonquin, always a favorite of mine because you get to listen to good music while munching on snacks. What’s better than that?

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Woodward shows off ‘The Nature of Southborough’

May 25, 2010 04:12:33 PM
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There’s some new art adorning the walls at Woodward. Third-grader Ben Vroman says it looks “awesome.” Classmate Ryan Murphy says it’s “sweet.” But as two of the artists who helped created the pieces, they may be just a little bit biased.

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Algonquin to present ‘Waiting for Lefty’

May 20, 2010 02:41:05 PM

The Algonquin production of Waiting for Lefty opened at the school last night. Performances continue through Saturday in the Small Performance Theater at Algonquin.

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Open mike event raises $1,000 for Dennis Wrenn scholarship fund

May 13, 2010 03:01:06 PM
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The Northboro-Southborough Music Association passed along this update on the open mike event held last week in honor of Dennis Wrenn.

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