Coverage of recreational activities for Southborough. Focus on events in town. Additional features on events related to residents or local organizations.
Local yoga instructor Annie Sobel has been coming to the Southborough Senior Center every Thursday for a while now to lead a small group of participants in an after-work yoga session. The group is looking to add a few more members to keep it going. Read the full article → from Yoga class for all offered at the Senior Center
The Algonquin basketball program will offer a skills camp at the high school over February vacation for boys and girls in grades 5 through 8. The camp will be run by varsity head coaches Brian Doherty and Ron Jones with help from the varsity boys and girls players. Read the full article → from Youth basketball camp offered at Algonquin over February vacation (UPDATED)
The Southborough Open Land Foundation, along with Eastern Mountain Sports, is sponsoring a snowshoe clinic at the Beals Preserve in Southborough on Saturday, January 26 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Read the full article → from SOLF and EMS to offer snowshoe clinic at Beals Preserve – Saturday, January 26
The winter months can be a challenge for families with young children, what with all the stuck-inside-stir-craziness. The Southborough Recreation Department hopes to help. Starting next week, they open their upstairs space at the old South Union School twice a week to little ones who need a place to play. Read the full article → from New kids play space at South Union School opens on Tuesday with a musical event
Mother Nature has not cooperated enough to get the community skating rink at Woodward up and running, but there will still be opportunities to skate over the Christmas break as the rink at St. Mark’s opens to the public. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s open for public skating over the holiday break
Santa Claus will make his usual flashy arrival in Southborough on Saturday, December 9, when he lands via helicopter on St. Mark’s field (weather permitting). From there he’ll head over to the Community House to hear the wish lists of all the good little boys and girls. The Jolly One arrives at noon, and will be at the Community House until 3:00 pm. Read the full article → from Reminder: Santa comes to Southborough on Saturday
Does you child dream of being on stage? If so, check out the upcoming acting and audition classes offered by Southborough Recreation through a partnership with Boston Casting Media Performance. Classes for kids and teens start in January. Read the full article → from Get in the act: Southborough Recreation offers acting class for kids and teens
It’s another busy weekend in Southborough. Here’s what is on tap. Read the full article → from What to do in (and around) Southborough this weekend
The Friends of Southborough Recreation asked me to pass along their thanks to all the participants, volunteers, and sponsors who helped make this year’s Gobble Wobble road race a success. Read the full article → from Friends say thank you for Gobble Wobble support (plus more PHOTOS!)
Kids need to shop for the holidays too, and each year Southborough Boy Scouts offer them a safe and fun environment to do just that. The annual Troop 92 Kids Shop will be held this year on Saturday, December 1, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Woodward School (28 Cordaville Road). Read the full article → from Let your kids shop for holiday gifts at the Annual Troop 92 Kids Shop – Saturday, December 1
Santa usually makes his annual visit to Southborough on the first Saturday in December. As you might imagine, the Jolly One is a busy man this time of year, and due to a scheduling conflict, he’ll be visiting us a bit later than normal this year. Read the full article → from Mark your calendar: Santa arrives in Southborough on Saturday, December 15
If you’re interested in signing your child up for skating lessons or the after-school ski/snowboard program, you have until Friday to do so. Read the full article → from Register for ski and skate programs by Friday, November 30
More than 1,000 runners finished the Gobble Wobble on a beautiful Thanksgiving morning last week. Read the full article → from PHOTOS and results from this year’s Gobble Wobble
The holiday season is always a busy – and fun – one in Southborough. To help with your planning, I’ve put together a list of all the holiday events I know about. Read the full article → from A preview of holiday happenings in Southborough