Southborough’s Third Annual Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament will be held on June 13 and 14 at the Richardson Tennis Courts by Neary School. If you want to take part, you’ll need to get your registration form in by noon on Wednesday, June 10. The tournament is sponsored by the Southborough Recreation Department. Cost is $20 Read the full article → from Sign up for the mixed doubles tournament
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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
Say goodbye to Hollywood
The movie in Southborough is officially over, and life around town will soon return to normal. The cast and crew finished up filming late last night. I’ve haven’t been down to see the set today, but word is much of the equipment, including light trucks and the trailers at Woodward, have already made their way Read the full article → from Say goodbye to Hollywood
Energy bars to the stars
Earlier in the week you read about Southborough businesses like Falconi Bros. and the Southborough House of Pizza that are profiting from the movie being in town. Here’s a story about another business seeing an upside thanks to a little bit of initiative. Dan O’Rourke, owner of Southborough-based NRG BAR a manufacturer of all-natural energy Read the full article → from Energy bars to the stars
Reminder: Sign up for Webber golf tourney by June 1
Monday, June 1 is the last day to sign up for the Billy Webber Memorial Golf Tournament. The event honors Southborough’s Police Chief William Webber who passed away from pancreatic cancer last November. All proceeds go to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. More info here. Read the full article → from Reminder: Sign up for Webber golf tourney by June 1
Top 5 movie-related Tweets
Southborough’s 15 minutes of fame has extended all the way to the Twittersphere. Here’s my list of the top 5 movie-related Tweets. 5. I’m looking at aerials from Southboro. We’re over the movie shoot. I’m sure our chopper isn’t disrupting a thing. (@JohnWBZ) 4. @adamsandler when are you coming to southboro? are you bringing your Read the full article → from Top 5 movie-related Tweets
A few more star shots
Since the movie shoot has been extended a bit, I decided to stop by yesterday to see what I could see. The crew was filming on the side of the church, so spectators gathered behind the library in back of the old burial ground. It was a cool day, and Adam Sandler trolled about carrying Read the full article → from A few more star shots
Is the movie a boon to town businesses?
That’s a question that has been posed by commenters in the last week. With hundreds of crew members, extras, and fans in town, the potential is certainly there. But is the payoff being realized? The Metrowest Daily News dug into the question a bit and found that for some town business like English Garden Florist, Read the full article → from Is the movie a boon to town businesses?
Movie shoot extended by a day or two
If you haven’t made it down to the movie set to do some gawking yet, you’ll have a few more chances this week. Today was supposed to be the last day of filming in Southborough for the Adam Sandler comedy “Grown Ups,” but apparently things are running behind. Filming will continue tomorrow and possibly into Read the full article → from Movie shoot extended by a day or two
Algonquin students journey to the ‘absurd’
This weekend Algonquin will present Journey to Absurdity, a collection of five absurdist plays. The plays include Anton Chekhov’s “The Marriage Proposal,” Christopher Durang and Wendy Wasserstein’s “Medea,” Samuel Beckett’s “Catastrophe,” Edward Albee’s “The Sandbox,” and Eugene Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano.” Performances will take place in the Algonquin Small Performance Theater. Showtimes are as follows: Read the full article → from Algonquin students journey to the ‘absurd’
The Running of the Cows
I can’t think of a better way to kick off the holiday weekend than with this video. It’s a hoot … or maybe I should say a moo. Earlier this month the folks who take care of our beloved belties moved the cows from their winter home across the street to their pasture at the Read the full article → from The Running of the Cows
I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a movie filming in town
Southborough has had more attention from local media in the last week than we probably had all last year. For those of you who can’t get enough of movie mania, here’s a roundup of the stories. Some you’ve probably seen, some you might not have. Print Extra credit for Holliston funeral home at Southborough movie Read the full article → from I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a movie filming in town
From whence the hearse came
The Metrowest Daily News reports the hearse used in the movie was provided by a funeral home in Holliston: “They wanted to use local people and asked if I wanted to send it up. I said, ‘Not a problem,”‘ Chesmore said. For the latest coverage on the Adam Sandler movie, click here. Read the full article → from From whence the hearse came