* At Wayland Junior High School, girls took Home Economics while boys took shop.
* Wayland High School had twice as many boys’ sports teams as girls (if we count girls on the rifle team, though they were banned for much of that season).
* Pages of the yearbook dedicated to sports: Boys Sports – 29, Girls Sports – 8 (co-ed sports: 3)
* Several of WHS’ clubs and activities were virtually all male (Math Team, Model Rocketry Club, Chess Team, and Atmosphere Club)
* Nationwide, nearly twice as many male as female graduates went to college.
Our outdoor summer concerts listing contains concerts from Wayland and all neighboring towns. Check it out online here
Mission: For many Americans, the costs and logistical challenges of getting to an abortion provider are primary barriers to access, and it’s only getting harder. We book, coordinate and pay for travel, travel expenses, and child care, serving as a single, trusted point of contact for every step of the journey. Wherever someone needs to get to abortion care in the U.S., we find a way to get them there – through direct support and in collaboration with our network of partners.
Need help in a mental health crisis? Available resources include:
* Mass Mental Health Crisis Line Call toll-free at (877) 382-1609. On the web here
* Advocates 24-hour access number: 800-640-5432 (Office that serves Wayland). On the web here
Wayland News
News in the past week
* Wayland police chief has been on leave for 3 months; no time frame for resolution. Police Chief Sean Gibbons remains on leave and there is no time frame for a resolution as to when or if he will return to the job, acting Town Manager Stephen Crane said. “Hopefully, we will have an update soon,” Crane told the Daily News. “Speaking generally, there are certain matters that take time to get sorted out, and this is one of them.”
Library seeking volunteer coding teachers for Girls Who Code. The Wayland Library Girls Who Code Club is looking for volunteer facilitators for the 2022-2023 academic year. Affiliated with the national Girls Who Code organization (girlswhocode.com) and its mission of closing the gender gap in technology, the Wayland club brings together girls for hands-on learning about code and technology. The Wayland library plans to have two clubs: one for girls in grades 3-5 and one for girls in grades 6 and up. Enthusiasm for working with the girls is required; technical skill is helpful but not necessary, especially if you are willing to learn along with them. If you are interested, or would like to know more, please contact Head of Youth Services, Pam McCuen, at pmccuen@minlib.net
Wayland Community Fund serving Wayland residents temporarily in need of financial assistance. Please call us if you need help!
The Wayland Community Fund (WCF) provides short-term emergency financial assistance to Wayland residents who have lived in Wayland for at least one year. WCF provides funding for basic needs such as utilities, rent, food, medical bills, and other living expenses. Please call us if you need help with your bills, 508-358-3624 or go to the town website for an application.
Join the MRC! New Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers are always needed! We have a great group of volunteers, however, we would love to recruit new members. If you are interested in helping out your community and would like to volunteer please contact the Health Department at Health@wayland.ma.us.
Upcoming Meetings
Meeting Schedule for The Week: See the Town Website’s Calendar online here. Please check the online calendar for the latest updates, as meetings noted below could have been updated (change in date, time or location) since we captured them. Also, some meetings could have been added since we collected the calendar information.
Please check the Town Calendar to confirm meeting times, locations and agenda. There can be updates from when we capture the schedule below.
Note: Links to all remote and hybrid meetings are available via this page
Monday, June 27
* Select Board, 7pm [Remote] Agenda includes: FY22 year line item transfers, Finance Department reorganization, Earthwell Medical Marijunana Dispensary agreement, Town Manager search process, Energy and Climate Committee update
* Finance Committee, 7:30pm [In Person, outside at the Wayland High School stadium] Agenda includes: vote transfers of funds for Town accounts prior to FYE, vote to appoint FinCom representative to Senior Tax Relief Committee
The latest from the Wayland Library (full newsletter online here).
Note: Most events require registration. Please visit the Wayland Library calendar for registration links.
Adult Services:
* Planning for Medicare: Countdown to 65 (June 28)
* Writing for the LGBTQ Community (June 30)
* CD Sort-of Giveaway. To gain space (and because they don’t circulate much anymore), we’re heavily cutting our music CD collection, especially classical. Before they get donated to Savers (because they’re also hard to sell), why not come in and pick out some for yourself? There’s no actual charge for them, though the Friends of the Library would greatly appreciate a donation. Just ask for Andy and he’ll bring them out. You’ll get some great music and we’ll know it found a good home
* Animals Around the World: Desert vs. Rainforest (July 21)
For Teens:
* Sun Catcher Mosaic Craft (July 14)
* Camp Crafts for Teens (July 20)
Seeking Volunteer Coding Teachers. The Wayland Library Girls Who Code Club is looking for volunteer facilitators for the 2022-2023 academic year. Affiliated with the national Girls Who Code organization (girlswhocode.com) and its mission of closing the gender gap in technology, the Wayland club brings together girls for hands-on learning about code and technology. The Wayland library plans to have two clubs: one for girls in grades 3-5 and one for girls in grades 6 and up. Enthusiasm for working with the girls is required; technical skill is helpful but not necessary, especially if you are willing to learn along with them. If you are interested, or would like to know more, please contact Head of Youth Services, Pam McCuen at pmccuen@minlib.net
Summer Concert: Southbound Train! On Thursday, June 30, 7 – 8 pm, the Community Concert Series features Southbound Train, a rockin’ country band you won’t want to miss. Join us on the lawn behind Town Building for the fun. Bring a chair, a picnic and a friend! The weekly concert series runs through July 21. Click here to see the schedule of bands. Presented for all ages by the Council on Aging, with thanks to sponsors including The Village Bank, Middlesex Savings Bank, Avenu at Natick & National Development, and Salmon Health & Retirement: Whitney Place, Natick. The concert series is also supported in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. In inclement weather, the concert will be cancelled. Check the COA website for updates. Check the COA website for updates.
Wayland Summer Farmers’ Market The Wayland Summer Farmers’ Market takes place weekly on Wednesdays from 12-4pm, June 29 through October 12 at Russell’s Garden Center in Wayland.
A total of 36 vendors will join us during the season, with up to 22 vendors attending weekly. Invite a friend and join us for local foods shopping and lunch in the shade. Three vegetable farms will attend. Vendors will also bring meat, seafood, eggs, maple syrup, honey, jam, cheese, spices, frozen prepared foods (dumplings, tamales, empanadas, lasagna, pot pies), granola, bread, baked goods, bagels, coffee and nut butter. Look for the bright pink Uncle Joey’s Cannoli truck weekly.
New this season: The Village Bank has generously offered funding to support a $15 weekly SNAP Match benefit for those enrolled in the program. Stay in touch with the latest news on the Farmers’ Market website. To find out who will attend each week, sign up for the market email through the website link.
Outdoor Jewish Learning for Kids Info Session. Learn about a unique program for those seeking an alternative to traditional Hebrew School for their children . Ma’yan Tikvah is now welcoming new registrations for Y’ladim BaTeva: Outdoor Jewish Learning for Kids for the 2022-23 school year. Information sessions will be held on Zoom on Thursday, June 16 and Monday, June 27 at 8:00 PM, with the opportunity to meet Rabbi Katy Allen.
Y’ladim BaTeva has small, mixed-grade, outdoor classes for children in grades K-8 and monthly family programs and Shabbat programs that are primarily outdoors, as well as short weekly online check-ins. This program leads to a bar or bat mitzvah or alternative coming of age ceremony.
More information about Ma’yan Tikvah and the children’s program can be found at www.mayantikvah.org. To register for the information sessions or if you have questions, contact Rabbi Katy Allen at rabbi@mayantikvah.org.
From the COA
New Senior Profile: Tom and Tonya Largy. Check out the latest in the Council on Aging’s series of Senior Profiles: Tom and Tonya Largy. Even if you know them already, you’ll be surprised by what you didn’t know about them! This monthly series is supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging. Photos by Cesar Castillo.
Daytrip to Rockport. On Tuesday, July 12, join the Council on Aging for a daytrip to Rockport, Mass, and enjoy a day by the sea! Depart COA at 9:30am, return by 4:00pm. $20 for transportation only. An annual favorite, join us as we once again return to Rockport after a two-year hiatus. Enjoy a day by the sea. You will have time to shop, have lunch (on your own) and enjoy the salt air. Payment is required upon registration, so stop by to register or mail us a check to hold your spot. Call us with questions, 508-358-2990.
Fun and Games: Cards and Boards at the COA, Tuesdays from 9:30 am to noon, starting July 12: Fun and Games! Cards and board games in the COA. Bridge, Cribbage, Scrabble….what’s your game of choice? If you enjoy card or board games with friends, join us on Tuesday mornings for fun and games. Reserve a table and bring your own players, or reserve a seat for your game of choice and we’ll match you with others interested in the same game. We’ll provide cards and game boards and serve coffee and cold drinks. You bring the fun! Please call to make a table or a seat reservation by Thursday of the preceding week. Reach us at 508-358-2990 or coa@wayland.ma.us.
Announcements from Prior Newsletters
Coming this Fall: Wayland Junior Broadway.Wayland Junior Broadway is an opportunity for 5th graders at the three elementary schools to participate in an afterschool Musical. The Production Team (Directors, Choreographers, Music Directors, Technicians, etc.) would be older high school students already involved in the Wayland High School Theater Ensemble (WHSTE). The Advisor for Wayland Junior Broadway will be Aidan O’Hara, the Drama Teacher and Director at Wayland High School.
The title for this inaugural year is still TBD, but it will be a recognizable and super fun musical that has a running time of about an hour.
Wayland Junior Broadway will run from mid-September 2022, thru January 2023. Rehearsals (and performances) will be at Wayland High School on Wednesdays, 2-4:15 or 4:30pm (with more rehearsals the weeks during January). Performances will be Friday, January 20, 2023 at 7pm, and Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 5pm.
Wayland Junior Broadway will be a collaborative effort between WHSTE and WSCP (Wayland Schools Community Programs.)
Reserve your spot and register online here. Contact Wayland High School Drama Teacher & Director Aidan O’Hara with any questions Complete details online here
Vokes Players announce auditions for fall production. Auditions for the Vokes Players’ fall production: A mystery directed by Chris Cardoni. Their contract prohibits the Vokes from announcing the actual title until September 1. Auditions to be held Sunday and Monday, July 24 and 25, 7pm at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre (Callbacks if needed: Wednesday July 27) Rehearsals will start August 7 and performances will run from October 28 through November 12 (or possibly a week later). Auditions will consist of readings from the script – Please sign up here for an audition slot. Complete details are online here.
Upcoming Events @ the W Gallery:
* The June Art Exhibit Through July 2. https://artswayland.com/collections/june-art-exhibit It’s almost summertime and the June Exhibit is coming in hot! Please find some time to see the eclectic work of our member artists, most of whom are local, on display at the W Gallery until July 2nd. We are open on Saturdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. This exhibit can also be seen online at https://artswayland.com/collections/june-art-exhibit.
* Dinty Child Concert, Thursday, June 23rd, doors at 7:30. https://artswayland.com/. On Thursday, June 23rd at 8 pm (doors at 7:30) The American Roots Music Series (ARMS) continues to bring the finest in local and regional Americana/Roots musical talent with solo artist, Dinty Child. Dinty Child is a longtime member of the Boston roots/folk scene. A fearless multi-instrumentalist, he can most often be seen with the band Session Americana, as well as the Chandler Travis Philharmonic, the unapologetically loud and grimy Catbirds, as sensitive sideman to any number of singer/songwriters, including Rose Cousins and Kris Delmhorst, and even fronting the twenty piece party band, the Funky White Honkies. It is rare to be able to enjoy hearing Dinty as a solo performer, when his song writing, performing ability, and friendly nature truly shine. More on Dinty can be found at Dintychild.com. This concert is generously funded by The Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund. The $10 cover at the door will directly benefit The W Gallery and its tireless efforts to bring arts to the community.
* Trio Now Jazz Concert, Sunday, June 19 at 2pm. https://artswayland.com/pages/trio-now. The W Gallery is proud to present TRIO NOW. After being the rhythm section for many quartets and quintets over the years in the Boston and New England area, pianist Steve Hunt, bassist Bruce Gertz and drummer Jack Diefendorf broke out on their own to form the jazz group ‘TRIO NOW’. The trio’s exceptional and exciting interplay and musical conversations during theirThis concert is part of the monthly jazz series at the W and is led by Berklee College of Music Professor and Jazz Chair of the W Gallery, Neil Olmstead. Please stay after the concert for a reception honoring the artists featured in our May Exhibit. The reception will take place from 3 pm to 4 pm with delicious refreshments and is free to all! improvisations have thrilled and delighted audiences who love the sound and concept of the jazz piano trio.
* MXLR Open Mic, June 15th, doors open at 7:30pm. https://artswayland.com/pages/music-exchange-listening-room-open-mic. Grab a ten minute/2 song slot by signing in on the chalkboard at the door. We’ve got a full PA, however we ask that singers bring their own microphones if possible. The gallery also holds a decently tuned grand piano, and our stage is large enough to hold a full band. Light percussion is welcome! The gallery has very comfortable seating, room for safe distancing if desired, great acoustics, and a wonderfully respectful listening audience!
Shop at The Wayland Depot, along the Central Mass Rail Trail, for local, creative, unique gifts, and more. A wide selection of Wayland Booster apparel is also available. You support artists, crafts people, and Wayland charitable organizations when you shop local and small at The Wayland Depot. Do not forget Father’s Day, June 19th. Stop in before we close for the summer on June 18th. We will reopen in September.
Hours are Wednesday – Friday, 12pm – 4pm; Saturday 10am – 4pm. One Cochituate Road, 508-358-5386 thewaylanddepot.com
Outdoor Summer Concert Series, Summer is Here! Beginning June 23, come enjoy our outdoor Summer Concerts on Thursdays from 7 – 8 pm in the Town Building Courtyard. Some of your favorite bands, along with some exciting new ones, will fill the summer evenings with great music. Bring a chair, a picnic, a friend!
* June 23: The Daddios
* June 30: Southbound Train
* July 7: The Deloreans
* July 14: The Black Velvet Band
* July 21: Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band
This is the 11th annual Summer Concert Series sponsored as a community-wide event by the Wayland Council on Aging. We are grateful to our sponsors for their support: Gold: The Village Bank, Middlesex Savings Bank; Silver: Avenu at Natick/National Development; Bronze: Whitney Place, Natick/Salmon Health & Retirement, and the Wayland Cultural Council, supported by the Mass Cultural Council. Concerts will be cancelled if it rains. To check, visit the COA website, or call 508-358-2990.
Our Summer Concerts calendar is online here. We will be adding nearby towns as they announce their summer concerts.
Discovery Museum celebrates its 40th Anniversary,
Special programs and events including free outdoor movie nights, accessible arts performances, a free-admission day, a 21+ party, and more will be held June through October. Most events require advance registration, unless noted otherwise.
The first events are listed below. Click here for a more complete list and more information:
* June 23, 7:30pm | STEM + Movie Nights on the Lawn #1 – Enjoy hands-on pollinator activities and then settle in to watch “A Bug’s Life” on our lawn. Registration not required. Free.
* Jun 24, 4:30-8:00pm | Summer Friday Nights Free begin – Visit with free admission every Friday night through Labor Day. Registration required to visit. Free.
* June 25 & 26, all day | Bessie’s Birthday Weekend – We’ll celebrate our dinosaur mascot’s 40th with STEM explorations, a scavenger hunt, and more. Registration required to visit. Free with admission.
* July 16, 6:30pm | Discovery After Dark, a 21+event – It’s grown-up time at the Museum! Enjoy live Caribbean steelpan music, drinks, food, and FUN. Indoors and outdoors; advance ticket purchase required.
Wayland Cultural Council is seeking your input. The Community Input Survey will offer vital information about how community members wish state-allocated funds to be used. Find the brief survey at http://bit.ly/WaylandCulture2022 or on the Town of Wayland website. If you’d like to know more about the Wayland Cultural Council or wish to communicate directly, you can email wccmembers@wayland.ma.us or find us on Facebook, Instragram and Twitter at @WaylandCulturalCouncil. The Wayland Cultural Council is a town committee appointed by the Select Board and works with the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We’re seeking new members. Let us know if you could be interested.
Office hours with Select Board member Adam Gutbezahl. Select Board Member Adam Gutbezahl invites you to attend his weekly remote, virtual office hours. Please feel free to sign up to ask questions, discuss topics of interest, or simply say hello. Office hours are held on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9pm and Thursday afternoons from 12-2pm. You can reserve an appointment online through Calendly.
Office Hours with Senator Rausch: Senator Rausch has shifted her monthly in-person office hours to remote, virtual office hours held on Fridays. Conversations with the Senator and her staff will take place via phone call or video conference. During these virtual office hours, residents from any part of the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District are welcome to share their questions and opinions on state issues with Senator Rausch and her staff. Any constituent may reserve a 15-minute appointment. Click here to sign up for a slot.
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