Coverage of arts and entertainment related to Southborough. Focus on events in town. Additional features on events featuring residents or related to local organizations.
This weekend is Southborough’s annual Town celebration for Heritage Day. Here’s a roundup of all the details. Read the full article → from Heritage Day weekend – October 11-12, 2015: Everything you need to know
To reach the community, local businesses are offering a whole lot of incentives to stop at their booths. Look for free face painting, caricatures, and much more. Read the full article → from More Heritage Day fun: Free fun activities and giveaways, plus local vendors and food galore
To me, outreach and fundraising by community organizations is the heart of Heritage Day.
Here are the non-profit exhibitors who shared with me reasons you should seek out their booths. I’ll start with the meaningful outreach, then on to the fun and yummy fundraisers. Read the full article → from Community outreach and fundraising at Heritage Day: Matching “Scouting for Food” donations, games, contests, and membership drives
The Southborough Cultural Arts Council is holding a Painting Night. Read the full article → from SCAC free Painting Party – October 22
The Southborough Historical Society asked me to share that they won’t be on the field at Heritage Day this year. Instead, the group will be holding special open hours at the Southborough Historical Museum from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Read the full article → from Southborough Historical Museum: Museum open hours; Friends of Burnett House event
The more I learn about this Sunday’s pre-Heritage Day festival, the more excited I get. I hope you feel the same. Read the full article → from Chestnut Hill Farm festival details and schedule: Sunday, October 11
Two Southborough residents are opening a sewing studio in town. The new business is being launched by working-mom friends Kristen McCarthy and Betsy Flynn Gobron.
To celebrate, they are holding an Open House with free refreshments and activities. Read the full article → from New sewing studio open house – October 14 (Updated)
Pilgrim Church will host the 37th annual Messiah concert this December. Rehearsals for the traditional concert start later this month, and the Messiah Community Chorus has put out a call for for singers to join them. Read the full article → from Singers invited to join Messiah chorus for 37th annual concert
Sunday night is Southborough Rotary Club’s annual Light Up Southborough. For those of you unfamiliar, it’s a display of lit pumpkins that line the stone wall running around the Old Burial Ground. Read the full article → from Get your pumpkins ready: Light Up Southborough is Sunday night
Here are some highlights of events in and around Southborough this week. Read the full article → from Events this week: Jump-starting your business, Legos, Poetry and more (Updated)
This Thursday night, you’ll either want to head to the library or avoid it like a zombie plague. The library will be hosting a Library Zombie Night for fans of the Walking Dead. Read the full article → from Dead Walk at the Library Thursday night
Next weekend is Southborough’s annual Town celebration for Heritage Day. Her’es what to expect. Read the full article → from Heritage Day weekend around the corner – Sunday and Monday, October 11 – 12
Southborough’s Steeple Coffeehouse was set to kick off its 20th season this week. Unfortunately, they were competing with a much bigger anniversary celebration. Read the full article → from Steeple Coffeehouse concert cancelled for this weekend
St. Mark’s School is proud to be celebrating 150 years. They are inviting the community to join them for fireworks and to cheer on athletes.
The invitation comes with a traffic warning. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s Sesquicentennial: Celebration with fireworks(?) and weekend traffic (Updated)