The Southborough Library is starting up a Genealogy Club next month. Fun! Here are the details. Interested in researching your FAMILY TREE? The Southborough Public Library is putting together a Genealogy Club, starting in the fall. The Genealogy Club will be for people of all skill levels. We’ll invite speakers to teach us about family Read the full article → from Find your roots at the Southborough Library
Events
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Fall/winter recreation schedule posted
Check out the programming offered by the Recreation Department in their fall/winter brochure (.pdf). There are classes for kids pre-K through the teen years, as well as for adults. The brochure also has details on special events like the mxed doubles tennis tournament in September and the Heritage Day road race. You can register now Read the full article → from Fall/winter recreation schedule posted
Register for the Falconi Family Golf Tournament
The annual Falconi Family Golf Tournament will be held this year on Monday, September 21 at Juniper Hill in Northborough. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Council on Aging. You can sign up by calling the Senior Center at 508-229-4453 or by visiting the new Senior Center website. Other ways to help the cause Read the full article → from Register for the Falconi Family Golf Tournament
St. Mark’s alum a ‘Top Chef’
I’m a huge fan of Top Chef on Bravo TV. Season 6 started Wednesday night, and this time there’s a contestant with local ties to root for. Cheftestant Ashley Merriman graduated from St. Mark’s in 1994. She went on to Hamilton College and then the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. Most recently she Read the full article → from St. Mark’s alum a ‘Top Chef’
Save the date: Southborough Heritage Day 2009
While focus is still on the town’s upcoming Summer Nights festival, Heritage Day is not far behind. Here are some dates and times to mark in your calendar. Sunday, October 11 Annual Heritage Day Road Race — The race is in the morning. I’ll pass along registration info once it’s available. Pumpkin drop-off, 4:00 – 6:30 Read the full article → from Save the date: Southborough Heritage Day 2009
Sign up for fall children’s classes at the Arts Center
The Southborough Arts Center has posted its fall class schedule for children. In addition to visual arts classes like pottery, drawing, and painting, the Arts Center is offering for the first time a series on creative movement. The program, called Free Dance, will teach children “how to move their body in the energy of ballet, Read the full article → from Sign up for fall children’s classes at the Arts Center
Ready to volley
Kids practice their skills with instructor Pat Richardson at the Richardson Tennis courts by Neary. (Photo courtesy of the Southborough Recreation Department) Read the full article → from Ready to volley
It’s an end of summer celebration at Summer Nights
Sometimes when things don’t go according to plan, it’s a blessing in disguise. The organizers of Southborough’s annual Summer Nights celebration might agree. Last year the event was supposed to take place in June, but rain caused it to be rescheduled to late August. Residents seemed to like the change. “Last year people really seemed Read the full article → from It’s an end of summer celebration at Summer Nights
‘Grown Ups’ take 2
It wasn’t quite the production it was the first time around, but the movie was back in town yesterday. Word is they needed more footage of extras walking into Pilgrim Church. No road closures, no crowds, no stars. Just a quiet day on the set. In other ‘Grown Ups’ news, the cast spent some time Read the full article → from ‘Grown Ups’ take 2
Open auditions for the Assabet Valley Mastersingers
The Assabet Valley Mastersigners, a choral group with members from Southborough, Northborough, Marlborough, Hudson, Shrewsbury, Westborough and surrounding communities, will hold open auditions in a few weeks. The group performs three concerts each year — one in November, one in March, and one in May. They also hold a Messiah sing-along in December. The group was Read the full article → from Open auditions for the Assabet Valley Mastersingers
Southborough photographer exhibits at Red Barn Coffee
If you’re stopping by Red Barn to pick up a nice iced coffee this summer, be sure to take a few minutes to look at the walls. There you’ll find a collection of photographs by Southborough resident William Short. The subject of the photographs is the landscape of Iceland. Short has a passion for Viking-age Read the full article → from Southborough photographer exhibits at Red Barn Coffee
Made in the shade at Woodward
During some scorching Southborough summers, I’ve been know to zig zag across the street while out on a walk to find the shadiest route possible. Needless to say, I haven’t had to do that much this summer. But on those few days this summer when shade has been desirable, the kids playing at Woodward have Read the full article → from Made in the shade at Woodward
Reminder: Library end of summer party tomorrow
The library’s end of summer Outer Space Party will be held tomorrow at the Southborough Arts Center (map). The event starts at 11:00 am and features games, crafts, and food. It’s open to kids of all ages. The party caps of a summer of reading events, all with a space theme. The celebration had to Read the full article → from Reminder: Library end of summer party tomorrow
Beading workshop offered at the library
The Southborough Library will hold a Beading Workshop on Tuesday, August 25, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the library. Pat Ellis will teach basic beading techniques and some wire wrapping for ages 14 and up. There will be an $8.00 fee for materials, and payments are to be made to the Friends of the Read the full article → from Beading workshop offered at the library