Treat your toddler to a special concert at the library on Thursday. Southborough resident Dave Garden will perform songs to engage the little ones starting at 11:00 am. The toddler and I took a class with Dave last fall and he had us all singing and dancing. It should be a good time on Thursday. Read the full article → from Children’s concert at the library on Thursday
Southborough Arts & Entertainment
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Tomasso taking part in Restaurant Week
Tomasso Trattoria is offering a special menu at a special price as part of Restaurant Week Boston, which despite the name, isn’t limited to Boston and last more than a week. From now until Friday, March 27, you can get a 3-course meal for $33.09. (I can only guess that 9 cents is important.) Check Read the full article → from Tomasso taking part in Restaurant Week
4 things to do this weekend
Exhibit opening at the Arts Center – Friday The latest exhibit at the Arts Center opens on Friday night with a reception from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Collage: Process and Product runs through April 10. If you can’t make it to the opening reception, you can view the exhibit on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 Read the full article → from 4 things to do this weekend
Adam Sandler coming to Southborough?
That’s the rumor according to the Boston Herald: Site snoops from Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison buddy-movie comedy allegedly called “Lakeside,” starring Sandler, David Spade and Kevin James, have been making the rounds in Wellesley, Essex, Southboro, Wareham and also at the Franklin Park Zoo. Word is, filming on the project, which reportedly also stars Rob Read the full article → from Adam Sandler coming to Southborough?
New exhibit opening at the Arts Center
A new exhibit called Collage: Process and Product opens this weekend at the Arts Center. An opening reception will be held on Friday night from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Here’s how the Arts Center describes the show: This exhibit explores the rich and unique art medium of collage. Collage includes pasted papers, altered books, mixed Read the full article → from New exhibit opening at the Arts Center
Algonquin music showcase happening on Thursday
Members of the newly-formed Algonquin Acoustics club and others will participate in the Algonquin Music Showcase on Thursday night. About 20 groups and individuals were chosen to perform both instrumental and vocal selections. Admission is $5.00 with proceeds going to the Murphy Sisters scholarship fund. The show starts at 7:00 pm. (Photo by oneilkwangwanh) Read the full article → from Algonquin music showcase happening on Thursday
Arts Center classes start Tuesday
A new session of classes at the Southborough Arts Center starts up this week. There are kids’ programs in clay, drawing and cartooning, painting, and pottery, as well as classes for parents and toddlers and Girl Scout workshops. For the adults, there is a pottery class along with single-day workshops in collage, digital photography, and Read the full article → from Arts Center classes start Tuesday
Rotary talent show Friday night
There’s still time to get tickets for the annual Southborough Rotary Talent Show happening on Friday night at Trottier. Purchase advance tickets for $10 tomorrow morning in the Trottier lobby between 7:30 and 8:30 am. Or buy them at the door for $15. Organizer and Trottier teacher Pamela Lunder tells me the show will feature Read the full article → from Rotary talent show Friday night
It’s not too late to buy your Fire Ball tickets
The folks organizing the Southborough Fire Ball — an event to raise money for a new aerial ladder truck — are putting the finishing touches on their plans this week. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing. It will happen this Saturday night at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlborough. And it’s not too late to Read the full article → from It’s not too late to buy your Fire Ball tickets
3 things to do this weekend
Photo by chocolate monster mel Buffalo Soldier presentation – Saturday The Buffalo Soldier exhibit at the Southborough Historical Museum continues this weekend. Guest speaker Benny White representing the Massachusetts 54th Regiment will attend in period costume to deliver an hourly “fireside chat.” The exhibit is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The museum is Read the full article → from 3 things to do this weekend
Comedy show tonight at Trottier
In need of a laugh? How about some comedy at Trottier? “A Night of Comedy and Improv Smack Down” with comedian Tom Franck and the Algonquin Improvisation Group takes place tonight at Trottier. It’s a fundraising benefit for the Algonquin wrestling team. Franck grew up in Framingham, but now works out of LA. You can Read the full article → from Comedy show tonight at Trottier
A look at the Algonquin Seniors art exhibit
I stopped by the Arts Center last weekend to check out their first exhibit of the year. The show features the work of Algonquin seniors and includes drawing, painting, photography, and collage pieces. Here’s a peak, but to see for yourself, stop by the Arts Center from 1:00 to 4:00 on either Saturday or Sunday. Read the full article → from A look at the Algonquin Seniors art exhibit
Fire Ball tickets on sale Saturday
If you haven’t purchased tickets for the Southborough Fire Ball yet, you’re running out of time. The Fire Ball is a fundraiser for the purchase of a new aerial ladder truck for the fire department, and 150 of your neighbors have already bought their tickets. The good news is you’ll have an opportunity to pick Read the full article → from Fire Ball tickets on sale Saturday
The man behind the Buffalo Soldier exhibit
“I was there when the Army was segregated, and I was there when the Army was integrated. The second was definitely better.” Southborough resident Pete DePina spent ten years in the Army in the 1950’s. Decades later he started a collection of Buffalo Soldiers memorabilia that now fills the Southborough Historical Museum, and then some. Read the full article → from The man behind the Buffalo Soldier exhibit