The Recession Stand, a new hot dog stand at 169 Boston Road, has been getting its fair share of press recently thanks in part to its clever name. Here’s a recent video about the vendor from NECN. So has anyone given the place a try? Read the full article → from Cheap eats: The Recession Stand
Southborough Arts & Entertainment
Coverage of arts and entertainment related to Southborough. Focus on events in town. Additional features on events featuring residents or related to local organizations.
Southborough puppeteer gets national recognition
Southborough’s very own puppeteer Deborah Costine recently received a national award for her one-woman (and many puppet) production called A Woodland Cinderella. The Citation for Excellence in Puppetry, awarded by national puppetry organization UNIMA-USA, recognizes shows that “touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall.” “Deborah kept her audience thoroughly engrossed with her Read the full article → from Southborough puppeteer gets national recognition
Sign up now for August art camps
The Southborough Arts Center is offering two weeks of art classes for children this summer. You can sign your kids up for either a one-day class or a four-day program in anything from pottery to painting to cartooning to kite-making. Classes start August 17 and are open to kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Registration Read the full article → from Sign up now for August art camps
Summer concert series at St. Mark’s starts Friday
As part of their fourth annual Summer Music Festival, St. Mark’s will host a free concert series starting Friday and featuring performances by both students and faculty. All concerts take place in the Class of 1945 Hall in the Performing Arts Center (map) and are open to the public. Here’s the schedule (via Wicked Local Read the full article → from Summer concert series at St. Mark’s starts Friday
Tallying up the movie money
The Hollywood lights are but a distant memory, but one thing remains: the money. Town Administrator Jean Kitchen said the movie company has paid in full for their time in town. The town took in a total of just over $30,000 for the shoot, including use of the Town House and Senior Center parking lots. Read the full article → from Tallying up the movie money
Southborough kids enjoy extraterrestrial magic show
I took the wee one to the Southborough Library last Friday to check out the Planets Magic Show by Debbie O’Carroll. The place was packed despite the fact that it was one of the few dry mornings that week. I snapped these shots of the show. In this scene Debbie was playing an earthy Earth. Read the full article → from Southborough kids enjoy extraterrestrial magic show
Where the ‘Grown Ups’ cast is this week
The cast and crew of ‘Grown Ups’ took over the famous Woodman’s clam shack in Essex this week. Woodman’s shut down for a few days to accommodate filming — the first time they’ve been closed in the month of June since the restaurant opened in 1914. Here’s a photo of the shoot from Gloucester resident and Read the full article → from Where the ‘Grown Ups’ cast is this week
Summer Nights a go thanks to local sponsors
This is a year when towns across Metrowest are cutting back on Fourth of July and other summer festivals due to lack of funds. But in Southborough, the support of local businesses and organizations means the sixth annual Summer Nights festival will go on as planned, fireworks and all. “We knew that it would be Read the full article → from Summer Nights a go thanks to local sponsors
6 things to do in Southborough this weekend
No need to leave town this weekend, because there’s plenty to do within our very own borders. Here are six suggestions. 1. Get stuff cheap First Community Church will hold its Spring Yard Sale on Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. First Community is located at 137 Southville Rd (map). 2. Follow the volley Read the full article → from 6 things to do in Southborough this weekend
For those of you who miss the movie
In a recent My Southborough poll, 51% of you said you were happy the movie has left town and that life has returned to normal, while 34% of you said you miss having that bit of Hollywood in town. So, for the 34% who just can’t get enough — and you know who you are — here Read the full article → from For those of you who miss the movie
Author and historian Donna McDaniel at the Southborough Library
Southborough’s own Donna McDaniel will discuss her new book Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice at the library on Tuesday night. The book explores race relations and religion in the United States. McDaniel has lived in Southborough for 37 years, and was the first woman elected Read the full article → from Author and historian Donna McDaniel at the Southborough Library
Curious what the ‘Grown Ups’ set in Essex looks like?
After they wrapped up filming in Southborough, the cast and crew of the Adam Sandler comedy ‘Grown Ups’ moved on to Essex. A My Southborough reader sent me a link to the Good Morning Gloucester blog where you’ll find pictures of the Essex set. Check out these links: Set Location For Adam Sandler Movie Grown Read the full article → from Curious what the ‘Grown Ups’ set in Essex looks like?
Following the ‘Grown Ups’
The movie may be gone, but you can still keep tabs on the filming thanks to David Spade. Spade offers occasional Twitter updates like this one from today: shooting first day at the lake house, everyone warned me how hot and gross Boston would be. Meanwhile, it’s 48 degrees and raining. boo hoo (@davidspade) The Read the full article → from Following the ‘Grown Ups’
Men in trees
Scenes from the movie shoot this week, including one of a paparazzo stalking his prey. Read the full article → from Men in trees