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• All stories we have posted about the Nate Fujita murder trial are available via this link.  Twitter feeds by reporters in the courtroom are aggregated here.

 

• Earth Day Invite: 'Hugelswale,' Beehives and Solar Power. This is the second in a series of articles contributed by Transition Wayland and the Wayland Green Team inviting residents to an Earth Day weekend with Open Houses all over town. Each week until then, you'll learn about another event at a different location. The second house in this series is at 13 Rice Spring Lane.

 

Neighbor Brigade founder's legacy continues. Wayland resident and young mother Pam Washek found herself sidelined by cancer in 2002, and friends stepped in to fill the gap by pitching in with day-to-day tasks. When her disease went into remission, Washek made it her mission to provide similar help to others, founding the Wayland Angels in 2003. The name has since been changed to Neighbor Brigade, and 30 chapters operate across the state. While Washek lost her battle to cancer recently, her vision for neighbors helping neighbors continues.

 

Wayland High School grads ready to play House of Blues. Anyone in need of some fresh Aer? Two Wayland High School graduates may have "just what you need." The music of their band Aer is made of smooth guitar riffs and catchy tunes. With a bit of reggae, acoustic pop, indie rock and a strong rap component, they have created their own unique sound. Since graduating from Wayland High School in the summer of 2011, David von Mering and Carter Schultz have taken their Fresh Aer Movement (FAM) to sold-out concerts across the country, from Oregon to Arizona, from Illinois to Florida. Their most popular single "Feel I Bring" has over two million views on YouTube.  They played at the House of Blues on Saturday night.

 

• Wayland students in BASE program perform community service. Communities struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, young and old living on the streets of Boston, and elderly residents of Wayland have all been on the receiving end of community service projects recently completed by Wayland children in before-and-after school programs.

 

• New book looks at race at Wayland High School. When Wayland High School social studies teacher Dan Frio retired in 2009 after three decades in town, he wanted to write a book that allowed students to express their experiences and opinions about how their education is being delivered. The book, "Classroom Voices on Education and Race: Students Speak from Inside the Belly of the Beast," presents an eye-opening view of the town of Wayland, its schools, and how young people - white, black, Hispanic, Asian and Jewish - perceive race in their lives.

 

• From Wayland to China: Schools make connections. The Wayland Public Schools began a partnership with the Beijing Jingshan School's Yuanyang Branch this year. Wayland High School welcomed six students and two teachers from the partner school early on the morning of Sept. 21 for a two-month stay.

 

• Longtime Wayland resident aims to reinvent snowboards. Remember the Snurfer, the original snowboard? Longtime Wayland resident Steve Geiger recalled wonderful snowy winters in the backyards and backwoods of Wayland as a teenager, riding the simple plywood boards with friends.

 

• Wayland/Weston Girls' Hockey Well Represented at Weekend All-Star Game. Sporting their maroon and orange jerseys, six girls from the Wayland/Weston girls' hockey team represented their towns proudly in Saturday's Dual County All-Star game at Chelmsford Forum.

 

How you can help...    

Fundraising for Late Night 2013 Underway.  Keep Wayland High School Kids Safe After the Junior Prom! "Late Night" is a 16 year-long Wayland AFTER-Prom tradition. Students are not charged to attend this celebration. Each year WHS parents and community businesses contribute to create this fun, safe, alcohol and drug-free chaperoned party.  Donations are needed NOW to plan and secure entertainment, prizes, food and activities and may be sent via check payable to "Wayland PTO" to: Jennifer Murray, 29 Moore Road, Wayland OR by visiting www.waylandpto.org, click on Wayland High School, to make an online payment. Let's keep our kids safe on Prom Night and let this be the ONLY Party in Town!!  Late Night is entirely funded by tax-deductible contributions from our community. We are more than half-way to our fundraising goal! Thank you to the following local businesses for their support! Complete details, including a full list of sponsors is available online here. 

The Wayland Public Schools Foundation 22nd Annual Team Spelling Bee is Here!  The 2013 Spelling Bee will take place Sunday, March 24th, 12:30-5pm at Wayland High School. The Spelling Bee is the largest fund raising event for the Wayland Public Schools Foundation, welcoming over 400 elementary bee participants, 70+ community volunteers, and over 1200 guests. Registration for the Bee is online here.  Registration is February 4-24 and is $30 per speller.  Late Registration is February 25-March 1 and is $40 per speller. The Bee is open to students in grades 2 through 5. Bee rounds are 20-25 minutes. Specific team times will be announced the week before the bee. Children form teams of three (with all three children in the same grade). Online registration is by individual, but you will need your child's team name and other team members' names to register. Full and partial scholarships are available.  Questions? Email:  waylandspellingbee@gmail.com.  For complete details, click here.

The Robbs Photography offers free February portrait session to benefit charities. Family portrait sessions are FREE during the month of February. Photography can be of children, families, extended families, pets, etc. Formal, informal, color, black and white, anything at all, saving a client up to $300. In addition, The Robbs will donate 25% of the amount of a Value package order (above $50) to the charity or non-profit of the client's choice. Please go to their web site to view many portrait ideas (the Galleries link) and details on the Free February offer (the Special Offers link). The Robbs may be contacted at 508-655-5870 or therobbsphotography@gmail.com

Share your management skills as part of a SOAR 55 Nonprofit Management Consulting Group Program Team Member!  Apply now! Interviewing for SOAR 55 Nonprofit Management Consultant March Training.  SOAR 55 is currently accepting applications from former and current (part-time) executives/professionals with consulting expertise (marketing/development experience a plus) to provide pro bono management and capacity building assistance to nonprofits through the award- winning SOAR 55 Nonprofit Management Consulting Group program, generously funded through the Tufts Health Plan Foundation. Consultants volunteer their time and work in teams of 3 on projects lasting 6-9 months and spend approximately 20 hours a month when on assignment. Qualified candidates will be interviewed and those selected will participate in a comprehensive 58-hour training program over a 12-week period. Ongoing support is provided while on assignment. This is an opportunity to join a group of executive leaders who enjoy working as part of a team and are excited by bringing ideas to solving organizational problems. Use your skills, connect with others in purposeful endeavor and make a difference in your community.  Please email Sharon Levinson or call 617-969-5906, ext. 356. Please visit us at online here.  For complete details, click here.

Wayland Democrats will hold Caucus to Select 2013 Convention Delegates on March 2. Democrats in Wayland will hold a caucus on March 2nd at 2:00 pm at the Wayland Public Safety Building, located at 38 Cochituate Road, to elect delegates to the Massachusetts Democratic Party's 2013 issues convention. All registered Democrats (as of Dec. 31, 2012) in Wayland are eligible and encouraged to participate. Doors open at 1:30 pm. Registration begins at 1:45, and you must be in the caucus sign-up line by 2:15. The caucus is also open to the press. Please contact Michael Gilbreath, Caucus Chair, (or phone 508-942-8095) with any questions. Caucus participants will elect 8 delegates and 3 alternates to the 2013 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Elected delegates will be divided equally between men and women. Those not elected as Delegate or Alternate, who meet the qualifications, and who wish to do so, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled. Following completion of the caucus business, and a short break, a regular meeting of the Wayland Democratic Town Committee will be convened. The 2013 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention will be held on Saturday, July 13th at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, where Wayland delegates will network with other delegates from across the state to discuss and endorse the Party Platform.

• Improving safety, and developing a trail maintenance plan for the existing trail
• Working with DCR to begin removal of tracks and ties
• Planning events on the Wayland trail and visiting other rail trails

Wayland Favorite Poem Project.  During Wayland Reads, we are participating in Robert Pinsky's "Favorite Poem Project." Please submit the title and author of your favorite poem to us by emailing it to waylandreadspoetry@waylandlibrary.org or submit it online via website-waylandlibrary.org. The poems can be anything from a nursery rhyme that your mother sang to you to Ogden Nash to a sonnet by Shakespeare to, as long as it means something to you. We're planning a reading of some of these Favorite Poems at the end of April.

Wayland Reads Poetry!  This year WAYLAND READS will focus on poetry. We will be reading, writing, studying, and listening to poetry. We've also invited distinguished poet Robert Pinsky to kick-off our series with a poetry reading at the Wayland Middle School on the afternoon of Sunday, March 24, at 4pm. Pinsky, a professor at BU, was the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, serving three consecutive terms. His tenure was marked by ambitious efforts to prove the power of poetry as a meaningful and integral part of American life. He appears frequently on television and radio. We have invited many other notable local poets to read their poetry in Wayland during April, including 2012 National Book Award winner David Ferry, Pushcart Prize winners Jill McDonough and David Rivard, and Emerson Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Gail Mazur. If you harbor the notion that poetry is irrelevant or difficult, you need to come hear the edgy, hip, and exciting work that these modern poets produce. Please come in to the library and pick up a "Wayland Reads" pin, as well as a booklet of the "Anchor Poems" that we will be discussing this year. 

Annual High School Community Service Awards.  Do you know high school students who deserve to be honored for their volunteer service?  We are accepting nominations and applications for high school students who live in Wayland and/or attend school in Wayland. This includes Wayland students who attend independent schools as well as Wayland METCO students. High school students are eligible if they have completed 50 or more hours of community service during the time period from April 1, 2012 to April 1, 2013. Information packets and application forms are available online here (or in the High School Guidance Office, the Wayland Library, or Wayland Youth and Family Services).  April 1, 2013 Deadline for all submissions. Please join us at:  The HS Community Service Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7pm, Wayland High School Main Stage. Sponsored by Wayland High School and Wayland Youth and Family Services. Questions: Lynn Dowd, Wayland Youth & Family Services, 508-358-4293.

Police offering Citizen Police Academy.Chief Robert Irving is pleased to announce that the Wayland Police Department will conduct a Citizen Police Academy beginning on March 19th. This eight-week program is designed to teach interested Wayland residents about the various tasks that are performed by Wayland police officers in the community.  In addition to a tour of the Public Safety Building, participants will be exposed to topics such as; powers of arrest, O.U.I. enforcement, motor vehicle law, domestic violence, the court process, detective services and patrol procedures. There will also be a presentation on the history of the Wayland Police Department. As part of the course each student will "ride-along" for part of a shift with a Wayland police officer. There will also be an opportunity to observe and participate in a firearms demonstration. The course is designed to give interested citizens a better understanding of police operations in Wayland and the value of the investment made for public safety.  Space is limited for this course; applications are available at the Wayland Police Department or by emailing the Citizen Police Academy Director, Officer Jennifer Ordway, (or calling 508-358-4721 ext.1938).  The Chief encourages any interested citizen of Wayland, age 18 and over, to consider attending the Wayland Citizen Police Academy. Classes will be held in the training room at the Public Safety Building in the early evening. 

Children's Poetry Workshop with Janet Wong. On Wednesday, April 24, at 7pm renowned children's poet Janet Wong will lead a poetry writing workshop for children ages 7 and up at the library. Check out some of her poetry online at The Poetry Suitcase. For more information about this program, call Children's librarian Pam McCuen at 508-358-2308.

Frank Smith Returns.  Attention Classics scholars! Mr. Smith will start a series of programs entitled "Classical Archaeology: Uncovering the Greco-Roman World" on Tuesday, March 5, 1-3 p.m. The class will meet five Tuesday afternoons: March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2. We will study the role that Classical Archaeology plays in unraveling Greco-Roman mythology and appreciate how it has illuminated the public and daily life of the Classical world. We will cover major archaeological sites from the Bronze Age to the late Roman Empire. There may be special visits from characters from Minoan Knossos to Imperial Rome who will invite us into their homes and cities. Class notes and site diagrams will be made available, as will selections from "The Mute Stones Speak" (Paul McKendrick). We will also read "The King Must Die" (Mary Renault) and "Pompeii" (Robert Harris), and it is recommended that these two books be obtained before the first class meeting. Sign up at the circulation desk.

Conroy Office Hours.  Representative Tom Conroy will hold office hours in the library's Raytheon Room on Friday, March 15, from 2-2:30 p.m.

Information Session on the Home Selling Process.  So you haven't sold a home lately? Need a review of what is required? Joanne Berry, Senior Associate at Hammond Residential Real Estate, and real estate attorney Amy Reich Weil, Partner at Kertzman and Weil and Adjunct Professor at Babson College, will present a program at the Library on Tuesday, March 19, 7-9pm on the process and procedures involved with the sale of single family homes and condominiums, from pre-listing activities to transaction management and closing preparation. Topics will include: Title 5 Certification, Lead Paint Law, environmental issues, inspections, financing, and recent changes in the law. A question and answer period will follow. Location: Raytheon Room 

Mental Toughness Training for Peak Performance courses.  This two-day course is designed to benefit adults-parents-students-athletes-performers: anyone who desires to increase her/his chance for success in school, performance, work, athletics, or home life. Research shows that successful and fulfilled people in any walk of life all have one thing in common - deliberate and practiced mental toughness. Thus, the instructors will provide the same mental toughness techniques that US Olympians, top college and professional athletes, elite performers in music and the arts, and prominent businessmen/women use to maintain peak performance.  Register online at Wayland recreation or call 508-358-3660.

• High School & Adult : Fee: $80 per person, Wednesdays, March 6 & March 13 from 6:30-8:30pm
• Middle School Student with Adult Course:  Fee: $160 for student and parent/adult (fee includes Middle School student accompanied by parent or adult), Dates: Wednesdays, March 20 & March 27 from 6:30-8:30pm.  

Complete details are online here.  You can also visit personalbestmtt.com for more information.

Register your child for Little Dove Early Childhood Center Little Dove. Early Childhood Center accepts children between the ages of 21 months and 3 years. Spots are available for the remainder of this year in the Tuesday/Thursday class. You may also register your child to begin in September of 2013. Parent/Child visits may be scheduled by calling Kathleen Sawyer at 508/358-6225. Little Dove Early Childhood Center has served the children and families of Wayland and the surrounding towns for 15 years.

Senator Ross and Representative Conroy Announce Wayland Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit Seminar.  Senator Richard J. Ross (R-Wrentham) and Representative Thomas P. Conroy (D-Wayland) are pleased to announce an informational seminar on the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit will be held at the Council on Aging in Wayland on February 27, 2013 at 1pm. They will be joined by Brian Lynch of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.  For complete details, click here.

Support group for those who care about someone with Memory Loss.  Please join our Alzheimer's/Dementia support group on Wednesday, February 27, 6-7 pm. Topics will include:  Caring for the Caregiver and joining their journey. Parking available and Refreshments and hor's deuvers served. Please let Christina know if you will be attending (508) 652-6396.  Sunrise Senior Living, 285 Commonwealth Road, Wayland, across from Mel's.

News and Updates from the Council on Aging include:

• Valentine's Day and BROADWAY OF THE 30s, 40s and 50s (February 14)
• Healthcare Proxy Day (February 27)
• Tax assistance
• E-reader Workshop (February 28)
• Wayland on the Move - trips to the Opera, Vicky Lawrence and Mama at the Reagle Theater, JFK Library or Boat Show, Wegman's, day in Boston, Vokes Theater
• Friday Movie Matinees at the COA (A Walk in the Clouds on Feb 8 and Arbitrage on Feb 22)

Winter Story & Mother Goose Times. Most Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Children's Librarian Pam McCuen runs "Mother Goose Time" for babies up to 2.5 years and their parents. It's a storytime for babies and toddlers filled with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement. On Tuesday mornings at 10:30, older preschoolers (2.5 to 5) can come to StoryVine. StoryVine introduces preschoolers to books and reading with engaging stories, songs and activities. Our interactive storytimes encourage language development, socialization and fun. 

Wayland Recreation Department 2013 Seasonal Positions

• WAYLAND TOWN BEACH - Beach Director, Assistant Beach Director, Lifeguards.  Dates: Pre-season weekend starting Memorial Day; Full time operation June 15 -August 18
• BEACH BUDDIES - Teachers, Counselors. Summer Day Program - Ages: 3.5 - 5.5 years. Dates: June 24 - August 9, Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm
• SUMMER ADVENTURE - Director, Assistant Director, Art Specialist-PT, Drama/Nature/Science Specialist, Sr. Counselors, Counselors. Summer Day Program - Entering grades K - 5.  Dates: June 24 - August 9, Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm

For more information, job descriptions, and application for above positions,
Contact -  email Valerie Comeau-Palmer or call 508-358-3663.

Needlework/Handwork Group.  The Library's Nedlework/Handwork group meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Raytheon Room. It's a group for people to work on needlework and handwork projects together. For more information, contact Ann Moses at annmoses@verizon.net or 508-358-7113. Dates for the rest of this year are: Mar. 6, Apr. 3, May 1, and June 5.  

Wayland Children and Parents Association Spring Egg Hunt.  Please join the Wayland Children and Parents Association for its annual Spring Egg Hunt. This is a Wayland tradition that simply cannot be missed! Bring your walking to 6-year-olds to the Loker Field on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. and kick off the spring season with the annual egg hunt!  Families will have fun searching for goody-filled eggs, greeting the Bunny, and enjoying light refreshments.  Don't forget a basket or bag to carry home your loot. This event is rain or shine! www.waylandwcpa.org 

Upcoming Events:    

Monday, February 25, Fitting Career Development into your Curriculum, Wayland  Library, 7pm.   As part of the Library's series of programs for special needs individuals and their families, Marci Shaffer, M. Sc., Disability Specialist at Northeastern University will discuss career development in the context of the college experience. Students with hidden and apparent disabilities utilize college career services less than peers with no known disability. College disability services offices can help students develop the essential self-advocacy and self-knowledge skills they will need to create the lives and careers they want for themselves. In the library's Raytheon Room.

Tuesday, February 26, Monthly Grandparents' Coffee and Discussion Group, Wayland Town Building, 10am.   Are you caring for your grandchildren on a regular basis and experiencing both the joys and challenges of this new role?  Are there times when your parenting skills differ from your children's parenting approach?  Are you looking for new activities or resource ideas? This is an opportunity to share ideas and concerns, develop a supportive network of new friendships, and benefit by the guidance of a trained psychologist. There is no charge and registration is not required (but a phone call to the COA is always welcome to assist us with planning and refreshments.)  If you haven't attended one of these groups yet, consider it.  The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month.  The COA is appreciative of this collaboration with Youth and Family Services.  Location: School Committee Board Room, 2nd Floor of Town Building; elevator available by Town Clerk's Office on 1st Floor.  Group Facilitator: Dr. Dossie Kahn.

 

Tuesday, February 26, Author George Harrar, Wayland Library, 7pm.  Long-time Wayland resident George Harrar will be at the library to discuss his last novel, Reunion at Red Paint Bay, as well as his other work. Reunion at Red Paint Bay is Harrar's seventh novel. He holds the unusual distinction of having three novels published within one year for three different audiences: adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Also an accomplished short fiction writer, Harrar won the Carson McCullers Prize from Story Magazine for "The 5:22," which was then selected for Best American Short Stories, 1999. Harrar lives in Wayland with his wife, Linda, a documentary film producer.

Thursday, February 28, "Now Hear This!  The Sound of Science!", a free night of science for children in grades 2-5 with parent, Wayland High School Auditorium, 6:30-7:30pm.  The Wayland Recreation Department will be hosting the first of two Family Science Nights in 2013. The event is open to children in grades 2 - 5 with parent or adult.  Rock out to the science of vibrations, sound, and music. Using a range of dynamic experiments, we'll break the sound barrier, make a fiery sound wave, and silence an alarm clock using nothing at all. Strange instruments will abound, including one that harnesses the power of lightening to make music. This event is being sponsored by the Wayland Cultural Council. No Charge but you must register online by visiting the Wayland Recreation Department's website and clicking 'online registration' or call the Recreation office at 508-358-3660 to register.

  

Friday, March 1, Great Decisions 2013, Wayland Library, 9:15-11:30am.  Egypt: the popular revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 ushered in the promise of radical change. Two years later, what is the state of Egyptian democracy? How will the military and the civilian government balance power?  Location: Raytheon Room.

 

Friday, March 1, Musicians of the Old Post Road presents The Parisian Classical Salon, First Parish of Sudbury, Unitarian Universalist, 8pm.  Co-Presented by the Sudbury Historical Society.  Tickets $30 general admission, $25 seniors and students, $20 Member of the Sudbury Historical Society. Children 7 to 17 admitted free of charge with an accompanying adult. To purchase tickets or for information, call 781.466.6694, or visit www.OldPostRoad.org.  First Parish of Sudbury is located at 327 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA.  Complete show details online here.

 

Saturdays until March 9, The Wayland Winter Farmers' Market, Russell's Garden Center, 10am-2pm. Their season runs weekly on Saturdays and features farm products of vegetables, fresh greens, meat, cheese, eggs, mushrooms, honey, maple syrup, apples, cider, wine, yarn and dried herbs. In addition, specialty foods include baked goods, sauces both sweet and savory, jam, marinades, pickles, salsa, nuts, potato chips, flavored butter, tea, granola, pasta. Join us for gourmet food (seafood chowder, spinach pie, Herb Lyceum entrees, wood-fired pizza) and beverages (Karma Coffee, hot chocolate or root beer) and dessert (gelato). Special Events during the season include: Farm Fiber (yarn) Days (January 19 & February 16) and Farm Cheese Day (March 2). Knife and tool sharpening is available the first two Saturdays of each month. To sign up for our weekly email to find out which vendors will be attending on a given week, please email mallettpeg@gmail.com. The market takes place in the greenhouses of Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road. 508-358-2283 You can follow them on Facebook: 'Wayland Winter Farmers Market'. Click here for complete details.  

 

Sunday, March 3, LWV Civics Bee, Weston Community Center, 2pm. Teams from Sudbury, Wayland and Weston will vie for the League of Women Voters trophy in the fifth annual Civics Bee.  It is free, and the public is encouraged to come cheer for their town. The Civics Bee is sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters in each of the towns, with the Weston League hosting this year's event. The teams of three middle school students, three high school students and three adults from each town will demonstrate their knowledge of federal, state and local government. The Bee's theme this year will be the histories of the three towns since Weston is celebrating its 300th anniversary and Wayland its 375th anniversary, while Sudbury celebrates its 375th anniversary in 2014.  The Weston Community Center is located at 20 Alphabet Lane in Weston.   Wayland contestants are: Middle School: Clara Lagor, Tim Dowling, Alex Briasco-Stewart, Betsy Philip, Simon Clark, and Steven Luo; High School: Michael Gilbert, Kevin Skowronski, Nikhil Mysore, and Alexander Parfenov; and adults: Bill DeJong, Susan Schaeffer, and Steven Zieff. 

Tuesday, March 5, Norwegian Wood / Log Construction, Wayland Library, 7:30pm.  David Hirzel will give a program on the history of Norwegian log construction, which he investigated as a Fulbright student at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim. He extensively studied Norwegian Farm Buildings and Stave Churches dating from 1050 to the 1800s. Using photographs, plans, details and diagrams, he will explain these most beautiful and interesting architectural structures, including siting and construction perspectives. David studied architecture at Washington State University and has worked at Sasaki Associates for over 40 years.

Tuesday, March 5, Parents, It's all about the Love, Loker School Auditorium, 7-8:30pm.  Define values and priorities to find Balance in Family life. Join Dossie Kahn of Wayland Youth and Family Services together with other Parents of school age children for a parenting workshop. When do we want to push, back off, hold firm, be flexible? Most importantly, how are we leading our children through our example? Come join other parents to explore these issues and move toward finding the right balance for your family.  Dr. Kahn is a licensed psychologist. She is Assistant Director of Wayland Youth and Family Services with training and experience treating youths and adults, individuals, couples and families in a range of clinical and community settings.

Wednesday, March 6, "MAKING TRANSITION WORK", Wayland Library, 7pm. Terri McLaughlin, Coordinator of Transition Projects at the Federation for Children with Special Needs, will discuss transition planning. Her talk is entitled "Together, Families and Schools Can Make Transition Work."  (Note: this was originally scheduled for Monday, January 28, and postponed due to weather)

 

Wednesday, March 6, Open Mic Night at the Chat, Dudley Chateau, 8pm.  Come to play, come to listen! From Blue Grass to Jazz, Rock to Irish Traditionals, you never know what you'll hear!  Guitarist, singers, instrumentalists (solo or duo only without advance notice) are encouraged to attend and will have 20 minutes to perform to a very supportive audience! Everyone's musical tastes and abilities will be met with warm applause! Musicians may show up any time that evening and sign up for an available time block (or sign up in advance via e-mail). All are encouraged to come early, and stay late, to enjoy the great food and drink that The Dudley Chateau has to offer, and to hear talented musicians. Vocalists requesting accompaniment may send music in advance to same e-mail - guitar only. Microphones and PA will be set up. All musicians 16+ are welcome to perform. After 9pm all musicians must be 18+. 

 

Friday, March 8, Little Theatre Concert Series, Wayland High School Main Stage, 8pm. Boston Cello Quartet. Free and open to all (no tickets required). Boston Cello Quarter was featured in this article in the Boston Globe.