Waylandenews Executive Director Kim Reichelt is a member of the Wayland School Committee
Non-Profit Highlight
Golden Tones Chorus
Mission: Golden Tones chorus practices and provides enriching entertainment for senior facilities, schools, and public events. Members, of retirement age, sing and dance to lift spirits and promote health and social engagement for everyone involved.
Method: The chorus performs close to 50 concerts a year, many to disadvantaged audiences and also at community events and schools. This year we will walk and perform in Boston’s Walk for Music on April 30. We will also collaborate with Natick High School’s Advanced Choir for a free intergenerational concert on May 5 in Natick’s Common Street Spiritual Center at 6:30 p.m. as part of Boston’s Art Week Festival.
You can help continue this outreach: support our Walk for Music team with a tax-deductible gift at goldentones.org and come to hear the Golden Tones sing on May 5!
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In the News…
News from the past week
* Stephen Winthrop, Who Has ALS, Elected Chair of ALS Association Board of Trustees. The ALS Association today announced the election of Stephen Winthrop as Chair of The ALS Association Board of Trustees. Stephen was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and joined the Board in 2015. He replaces Doug Butcher, who will remain a member of the Board.
* Wayland resident earns award for outstanding citizenship. The Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee has named Anne Becker, leader of the Wayland chapter of the Neighbor Brigade, as the recipient of the 2017 Lydia Maria Child Award for outstanding citizenship.
* Gilmore honored at TD Garden. Exactly a month after her high school career ended in heartbreaking fashion, Rebecca Gilmore got to go back rinkside and have one final rewarding moment under the lights. But instead of being at Flood Rink in Dedham on her campus at the Noble & Greenough School, the Wayland resident was on Causeway Street on the Garden ice, accepting the John Carlton Memorial Trophy from Bruins general manager Don Sweeney.
* Mosquito spraying starting up in MetroWest. A sign of summer will be sweeping across MetroWest communities soon as mosquito control crews begin their spraying sessions this week from helicopters. Wetland areas in Framingham, Sudbury, Wayland and Weston are set to receive a sprinkling of Bti pellets, a natural bacterium found in soils that serves as a pesticide for mosquitoes and other related aquatic flies, according to officials.
* Wayland Town Administrator announces Mainstone Farm conservation. Nan Balmer, Wayland Town Administrator, and Lisa Vernegaard, executive director of Sudbury Valley Trustees, announced that conservation of Mainstone Farm was completed. A Conservation Restriction was recorded that permanently protects 208 acres of the farm’s pastures and forest. A second CR protects an additional 10-acre area of the farm, within which one single family home may be built in the future.
* Wayland Resident Presents Play On Reincarnation And Abortion To Packed House. Wayland Resident and Brandeis University Resident Scholar in the Women’s Studies Research Center (WSRC), recently had her inter-generational play about reincarnation and abortion presented at Brandeis University to a full house.
* Congratulations to Wayland’s marathoners. Marathon times for runners listing Wayland as their hometown. First among Wayland finishers was Marshall Bartlett, who finished in 3:20.53. Anne Johnson was the first woman from Wayland to finish at 3:36.57.
* Exit stage left: Wayland Drama director to retire. he end of any Wayland High School theater production is sad for Richard Weingartner. He may be saying goodbye to seniors, or just realizing the same cast won’t grace the stage again. “You’re always saying ‘goodbye’ at some level to that group of actors,” said Weingartner, who has worked at the school for about three decades and is the drama director.
* Wayland once again named a Best Community for Music. For the 8th year in a row, Wayland was selected as a “Best Community for Music” by NAMM Foundation. Wayland was one of 15 school districts in Massachusetts, and 527 selected nationwide.
How you can help…
5th Annual Eric Chase Memorial Blood Drive, June 10. Leukemia is a blood cancer. During his illness, Eric needed many, many blood products–whole blood, packed red cells & platelets. The past four years were a huge success with enough blood donated to help 1,200 people! Sign Up for a time to Donate Blood online here
Help Create a Safe New Home. Join the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable’s efforts to create safe new homes for survivors of domestic abuse by participating in its annual Shower for Shelters. You can help families transitioning from a shelter to establish a new home by donating new household items. Your donations also help the shelter and transitional housing programs of local domestic violence agencies.
The Shower for Shelters will be held from Monday April 10 through Sunday, April 30. This is the perfect opportunity to make a donation in honor of someone special in your life for Mother’s Day. New unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at the Goodnow Library in Sudbury, the Wayland Public Library or the Lincoln Public Library. Gifts may also be dropped off at the Roundtable’s Libations and Donations free wine tasting event at Sudbury Wine and Spirits, located in Rugged Bear Plaza, 410 Boston Post Road (Rt. 20) in Sudbury, on Friday, April 21 starting at 7pm. Requested items include: twin size sheets and pillowcases, twin summer blankets, twin comforters, bed pillows, crib sheets, bath towels and face cloths, unscented cleaning products and laundry detergent, laundry baskets, kitchen utensils, flatware, dishes, drinking glasses, and small kitchen appliances. Gift cards are also welcome. For a complete list of requested items, please visit the Roundtable website.
All gifts collected are donated to clients of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step, and Voices Against Violence. Event flyer online here
Friends of the Wayland Public Library Book and Bake Sale-April 28-30
The Friends of the Wayland Public Library will sponsor their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 29, 10am-4pm and Sunday, April 30, 12-4pm. There will also be a preview for members of the Friends on Friday, April 28, 5-8pm. Memberships will be available at the sale on Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. Sale items include delicious baked goods and thousands of quality books in good condition for children and adults. All proceeds go to support Library programs and services. The sale will be held in the Large Hearing Room in the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road. For more information, contact Anne Heller at (508) 358-4515.
BAKERS NEEDED!The Friends of the Wayland Library are looking for bakers to contribute confections to the upcoming book sale. Baked goods attract sweet lovers of all ages to the sale and add substantially to the bottom line. The sale will be held on April 28-30, 2017. If you’re interested, please contact Anne Heller at (508) 358-4515.
Save A Dog’s 17th Annual Dog Walk: Paws in the Park 2017, Sunday, May 7th, 2017, 10:00am – 3:00pm (Rain or Shine) at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury. Come join us and many other dog lovers for a day filled with family and canine fun while helping us raise money for homeless dogs! We are thrilled to have Paws in the Park at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn. Some of the activities that will be running throughout the day include an Agility Try-out ring, A Parade of Adoptable Dogs, Doggie Games, face painting for the kids, a silent auction, food, exhibitors, and more.
Registration begins at 10:00am. Group Walk: 11:00am – 12:00pm. Admission: $10 per adult, $5 for Children ages 5-12, free for Children under 5. (admission is waived if you have raised a comparable amount in pledges).
Florence Adler 5k Walk/Run will be held on May 13. Walk/Run begins at Wayland Middle School at 11am. Sponsored by the Boston Parent Council. For early registration, submit completed registration form by May 4 (address on form), or register at Wayland Middle School on race day. Race map is online here. Registration Form is online here.
Host Families Needed. Have you met Sid from India or Nora from Switzerland? They are the 2 AFS students currently attending Wayland High School. Now you also can have the opportunity to host a foreign exchange student through AFSUSA. Each year more than 2300 students from 90 countries come to the US to study in our high schools and live with host families. By hosting an AFS exchange student, you will begin to see the world differently. Profiles of available students who have been selected to come to our area are available on the afsusa.org website. Maybe you would like to learn more about culture in Pakistan or want to open your home to a student in South America or the Far East. Please take a few minutes to look at the student profiles. Any family interested in opening their homes to a study abroad student for the 2017-2018 school year should email Jody Pongratz or call 508-650-1153. AFS is an international leader in student exchange for the past 65 years.
Habitat for Humanity Metrowest/Greater Worcester partners with MathWorks to support veterans. Operation Playhouse, an initiative of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest Greater Worcester in support of veteran families, will be onsite in Natick where groups of 10 – 12 volunteers will build, design and decorate six children’s playhouses, which will then be donated to local military/veteran families on the same day. Event flyer online here. All proceeds raised through this event are used to support Habitat’s local affordable home builds currently ongoing in Holliston and Northborough and the Critical Home repair program throughout the region. For complete details, click here.
CAPA Bottle and Can Drive, Wayland High School, Town Pool Parking Lot Saturday, May 6, 10am-2pm. Time to donate your refundable bottles and cans – Please start saving them if you haven’t already! The CAPA Bottle and Can Drive is coming! This is a fun and high-spirited event and volunteers are always appreciated for their service! The Bottle and Can Drive is a significant fund-raiser for the Wayland High School visual and performing arts programs and CAPA needs your refundable cans and bottles more than ever! High School student volunteers will receive community service hours to use toward their graduation requirements. Email CAPAfor more information on how to volunteer. Please help us to support the Arts in our schools!
Wayland Public Schools Foundation to host Spring Fling, April 29 at Weston Golf Club. This is WPSF’s annual all schools fundraising event. Enjoy cocktails and delicious food and dance to the beat of Kiss 108 DJ Rich DiMare. Saturday, April 29, 7-11pm at Weston Golf Club, 275 Meadowbrook Rd, Weston. Tickets ($75/person) are available online here. No demic and cash bar only (no ATM on premises).
WHS Late Night 2017 – Fundraising Effort Underway. We are almost half-way to our goal! “Late Night,” a 20 year-long Wayland AFTER-Prom tradition, is entirely funded by tax-deductible contributions from our community. Each year, WHS parents and community businesses come together to create this fun, safe, alcohol and drug-free chaperoned party. Donations are NEEDED NOW to plan and secure entertainment, activities, food and favors. Contributions can be made online atwww.waylandpto.org/high-school-pto/ or by mailing checks payable to Wayland PTO to Deb Stubeda, 17 White Road, Wayland, MA 01778 or by checks payable to “Wayland PTO” using the form on this page. Let’s keep our kids safe on Prom Night and let this be the ONLY Party in Town! Many local businesses are supporting Late Night. For a complete list, click here.
Run for LoveLane, June 11.Run or walk to benefit the children at Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program at the 10th annual Susan McDaniel Run for Lovelane. Scheduled for Sunday, June 11th, join this well managed, professionally timed course challenging enough for the elite runners and welcoming and enjoyable for families and walkers. The race begins and ends on the Weston Town Green and your kids will love the ½ mile Fun Run and the Toddler Dash before the main event. Complete details online here.
Dignity Matters Supplies Feminine Hygiene Products To Women In Need. It’s a need few think about when deciding how they can help. This organization, based and founded in Wayland, recognized the need and they’re doing something about it. Dignity Matters, as posted on its website, is a nonprofit organization that supplies feminine hygiene products and underwear to women who are homeless or otherwise in need, in order to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity.
Wayland Community Fund. The Wayland Community Fund provides financial assistance to Wayland residents. The organization provides help with overdue rent, utility payments, food, medical expenses, children’s needs, and many other items. During the past nineteen years the WCF has provided more than $500,000 to people in Wayland. The WCF receives no public funding and is staffed by five volunteers. One hundred percent of every dollar goes directly to helping Wayland people in need. If you know someone who needs financial help ask them to call the WCF recorded line at 508-358- 3624 More information is available on the Wayland Community Fund page on the Town of Wayland website.
The Town is looking for volunteers to fill board vacancies. The Town of Wayland is looking for volunteers. The list of open positions is posted on the Town’s website
The application process is easy. Citizens interested in filling vacancies on various boards and committees can express their interest by sending an email to
or a letter to the Board of Selectmen, Town of Wayland, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778. Please include a statement of interest and provide information on your education and experience (professional or volunteer) relevant to the position you seek. You are also encouraged to attend a meeting or to contact the chair of the board or committee in which you are interested. Information on meeting dates and contact information for the chair are generally provided on the board and committee pages on the town’s website. Selectmen will interview candidates as part of the regular Selectmen’s meeting at the Town Building. You will be contacted to schedule an interview. Please note that, in order to be considered for appointment, you must be a registered voter in the Town of Wayland.
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 Calendarto confirm meeting times, locations and agenda. There can be updates from when we capture the schedule below.
Monday, April 24
* Board of Selectmen, 6:45pm. Agenda includes: Executive Session, Veterans’ display in Town Building lobby, letter from Raytheon re: environmental issues at Town Center, discussion with Wastewater Management District Commission, update on River’s Edge agreement
* Personnel Board, 7pm. Agenda includes: background checks for new employees, YAC proposal to restructure Youth & Family Services, drugg free worksplace and standards of conduct, review of Annual Town Meeting, Executive Session
* Recreation Commission, 7pm. Agenda includes: discussion of high school athletic facility master plan
* Cultural Council, 7pm. Agenda includes: planning for community survey, discussion of Town Hall gallery space
* Finance Committee, 7pm. Agenda includes: review of final budget, discussion regarding reserve fund transfer policy, ATM recap, rethinking form of Warrant, WRAP Committee report
* School Committee, 7pm. Agenda includes: Executive Session, High School master plan for athletic fields, 5th Grade class sizes, school bus parking, “Using Data Wisely” ACE report, school start times, superintendent evaluation
* Board of Assessors, 76:15pm. Agenda includes: Treasurer/Collector request to abate uncollectible personal property and excise tax, FY17 legal expenses, Director update
* Wastewater Management District Commission, 7:30pm. Agenda includes: update on transfer of land and design flow from Wayland Meadows to Conservation Commission and BOS, joint meeting with BOS (re: Article 19 2016 ATM)
Tuesday, April 25
* Design Review Board, 6:45pm. Agenda includes: 311 Boston Post Rd Wayland Shopping Cneter Building improvements and renovations.
* Board of Public Works, 7pm. Agenda includes: water abatement request (47 Rice Rd), water rate discussion, DPW management oversight for WWMDC functions
* Zoning Board of Appeals, 7pm. Agenda includes: appeal of permit for 150 Main St, 5 Sycamore Rd (2nd story addition), 5 Crest Rd (demolishion/reconstruction on non-conforming lot)
Vokes Players Announce Their Production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by John Barrett. Performances will be held at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre, Route 20 in Wayland from May 4 through May 20, Thursday-Saturday evenings at 8pm with a 2pm matinee on Saturdays, May 13th & May 20th. For tickets and information call 508-358-4034, or order online via the Vokes website. Ticket prices are $18 for Thursday evenings; $19 for Saturday matinees; $22 for Friday & Saturday evenings. For more details on the production, click here.
Poetry at the Library:
Poetry Workshop, The group meets two Thursdays a month to work on writing poetry. Beginning and advanced poets welcome. The next two meetings are scheduled for Thursdays, April 20 and May 4, from 2:00-4:00pm.
Poetry Reading, Sunday, April 30, 2:30-4:30pm. All are welcome to an informal afternoon of poetry, where members of the Wayland Poetry Workshop will present their Twenty-first Annual Reading of original poems. The featured reader is Arlene Weiland of Wayland. Refreshments will be served.
English Conversation Group, Do you know someone who is learning basic English? This group is ideal for people who want to practice their English and learn about American culture. The Library’s English conversation group meets two Fridays each month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The next session will be held on Friday, May 12 in The Raytheon Room.
Wayland Little League Annual Parade and Picnic
May 6 at 10am. Come by and watch our Little League baseball and softball players march in the annual Wayland Little League parade followed by the fun-filled family picnic. The parade starts at the Middle School at 10am and ends at Cochituate field. Following a brief presentation of the Maxine Gordon Award, everyone is welcome to enjoy the food and fun activities planned including a bouncy obstacle course, speed pitch, face painting and more. Rain date is May 7.
Aerial Application to Control Mosquito Larvae, 2017.The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae over large wetlands in Wayland. Areas currently being evaluated include Pod Meadow and wetlands near Claypit Hill Rd., Deer Run, Forty Acre Dr., and Plain Rd. The application will take place between April 19 and April 27. The Bti will be applied in a granular formulation by a helicopter flying low directly over the wetlands. For more details, click here.
Football Officiating Class. Are you ready for some football? Ever thought of donning the black and white stripes and becoming a football official? It’s the next best thing to playing the game! To become trained and ready to go in the fall, you must attend four weekly classes that begin Thursday May 18, 2017 at 7pm at the Ashland VFW. Email Edward Roos to reserve a place. Men and women welcome! Details online here.
Wayland, Lincoln and Sudbury were accepted into the Solarize Mass program! It was made official on April 19. Next, we plan to select and announce our Installer(s) for Solar PV and Solar Hot Water in June, at which point the six-month sign-up period will begin. If you haven’t yet, please fill in our survey (online here). If you are a candidate for solar, leave your email address in the comment box at the end of the survey, or email SolarizeWayland@gmail.com. Then you’ll be among the first to be contacted when we’re ready to go. More information online here.
Upcoming from Transition Wayland:
* Transition Wayland Meeting, Tuesday, April 25, 7:30pm.at Peace Lutheran Church (107 Concord Road). Curious about where all these ideas come from? Meet the Transition Wayland core group, celebrate successes, discuss running projects, and brainstorm what others causes we can take on. Walk in to meet this incredible dynamic group of people, share your ideas!
* Nothing Wasted Workshop, Thursday, April 27, 7:30pm at First Parish Wayland (50 Cochituate Road), Sun Room. Molly Faulkner (First Parish Wayland Green Sanctuary) and Kaat vander Straeten (Transition Wayland) will present an exciting array of ways to fight climate change, keep the town beautiful, build community, grow healthier food, get the kids involved, and even “draw down” carbon from the atmosphere by doing better with our trash, recycling, and food “waste” – a misnomer if ever there was one! We’ll design the Nothing Wasted program, with field trips to Casella, Wayland’s one-stream recycling processor, to the City Soil’s Boston Compost Site, and to a facility that recycles (entire) houses. Kaat will also introduce her Living Soil Course and you’ll be able to sign up.
* Wayland Walks Outdoors in Spring, Wednesday, May 3, 10:20-11:45am at Carol Getchell Nature Trail, Framingham. Enrich your connection to the natural world and calm your spirit through a series a three walks, Outdoors in Spring: Mindfulness and Meditation on the Trail, presented by the One Earth Collaborative and Wayland Walks. Join Rabbi Katy Allen, One Earth Collaborative Facilitator, for a series of springtime walks with reflective activities and guided meditations on the Carol Getchell Nature Trail, Framingham, and at Pod Meadow Conservation Area, Wayland. You may attend a single session or the series. Bring bug repellent, notebook and pen, water bottle, and something to sit on (optional). Suggested donation: $8-15. More information online here.
Spotlight on Annual Town Meeting Next steps for the big winners and losers. This week’s Buzz is a recap of the major warrant articles from April’s Town Meeting. Which were winners and which were losers. Join the Buzzstarting April 23rd, as co-hosts Susan Wagner and Ken Isaacson review and report on the outcomes, and what the proponents plan to do next.
The Buzz airs on Sundays and Tuesdays, at 10am and 6pm on your public cable channel (Comcast Ch. 8; Verizon Ch. 37). And online, on demand anytime at our website: WayCAM.tv/buzz
* Mindfulness for Preschoolers, Wednesday, April 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sheryl White of BabyKneads will lead children in engaging activities that will help them be more aware of and in the present moment. Caregivers can use these techniques at home to improve their child’s concentration and relationships with others. These techniques also help reduce stress. For children ages 2.5 and up with a caregiver.
* Sing-along with Jeannie Mack, Jeannie Mack will perform all kinds of fun, bounce-around, sing-along songs geared for young children. Plenty of opportunity for audience participation! For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with caregiver. Next session is Thursday, May 4, 10:30-11:15am
* Storytime with a Dog! Thursday, May 11, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Children will listen to dog stories and have a special canine visitor! Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed, and her owner Helen will join us. For ages 3 and up.
Announcements from Prior Newsletters
1st Annual Wayland “Dad & Me Campout” for Dads with Boys & Girls in Kindergarten to Sixth Grade. Join us for an overnight event packed with fun activities for kids and dads at Wayland High School. Spend time with your sons and daughters enjoying outdoor activities that you’ll remember for years to come. Activities include: Swimming, Sports, BBQ dinner, s’mores by the campfire, an outdoor movie, a Father’s Day breakfast and more!
All pre-registered campers receive a Campout tee shirt.
RAIN or SHINE. Wayland High School Campus | 264 Old Connecticut Path Saturday-Sunday, June 17-18 from noon on Saturday until 11am on Sunday, Father’s Day! $30 per person | Max $100 per family before June 1 Early Bird Family Max: $80, for first 20 families to register! Details and registration online here.
If your child is interested in joining the school band in the fall, here is a chance to experiment with instruments such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn and percussion, violin, cello and viola. Introduce your child to the world of music and actually play band and orchestra instruments. Join us for a fun and informative afternoon. Demonstration is at 2:00pm and then try the instruments. With Mike and Becky Leonard of Leonards Music At Wayland Art Center (Corner of Rte. 27 & W. Plain St. in Cochituate fire station building)
There is no charge but you must register online at waylandrec.com or call 508-358-3660. Seating is limited so be sure to register early.
Town-wide Hydrant Flushing Notice. Townwide Hydrant Flushing began on Monday April 17 and will continue for about six weeks. Fire Hydrant Flushing will be performed at night between the hours of 10pm and 5am, Sunday through Thursday to minimize the impact to our customers. Some customers may experience discolored or “rusty” looking water. The discolored water is caused by naturally occurring iron minerals that disturbed during the flushing process. These non-health threatening minerals may cause staining of laundry and plumbing fixtures. If you have any questions, please contact the DPW office at 508-358-3674.
Barnraising for SENIORS is a ‘People-Helping-People’ Program. The Wayland Council on Aging would like to enroll 24 pre-retirees for “Barnraising for SENIORS – A Retirement Planning Program”. The 4-hour program is free and the organization is a non-profit [501(c)3]. BarnRaising.org was started in Wayland more than ten years ago, and has been featured on the front page of 14 newspapers, NPRs ‘Marketplace’ and on TV. The “Barnraising for SENIORS” retirement planning program is scheduled for Thursday, May 4, from 5:30-9:45pm. The program is open to anyone interested in getting help with their retirement planning – but, you must register by calling the Wayland COA at 508-358-2990. Anyone 50 or older who can’t make the Wayland program is invited to attend the Waltham Senior Center program on Tuesday, April 25, 5:30-9:45pm. Call 781-314-3498 to register for the Waltham program.
Genealogy Program: Introduction to Swedish Genealogy Research, Saturday, May 14, 1:30-4pm. The Massachusetts Society of Genealogists – Middlesex Chapter monthly meeting includes a business meeting starting at 12:30 p.m. At 1:30 p.m. Marilyn O’Brien will present Introduction to Swedish Genealogy Research.
Svaroopa – Yoga for Your Back, Monday, May 15, 11am-12pm at the Library. Learn four simple poses you can do at home to ease back pain, gain flexibility and strength. All you need is a chair! Annette Biongiorno is a Certified Svaroopa Yoga Instructor teaching regular classes at Roots & Wings in Natick. For more information, visit her website
Lyme Disease – Could You Have It and Not Know? Monday, May 15, 7:00-8:30pm at the Library. According to the Center for Disease Control, 300,000 new cases of Lyme Disease are identified each year. Robert Giguere and Doug Priest of Igenex Labs will discuss the complications with current testing methods and offer possibilities for alternatives while providing background to the current understanding of Lyme Disease
Upcoming May Book Discussions for Adults. The library runs several adult book groups, and new members are always welcome. For more information about any of the groups, call the library at 508-358-2311 or visit online here.
* Evening Book Group: Monday, May 8, 7:00-8:30pm Join reference librarian Andy Moore in discussing, Ted Mooney’s, The Same River Twice. When Odile, a French clothing designer, agrees to help smuggle Communist folk art out of the former Soviet Union, she bargains only on cash payment and a few days’ inconvenience. But by the time she returns home and delivers the contraband to Turner, the scheme’s mastermind, her fellow courier has disappeared in transit, her apartment has been ransacked, and she has set in motion events that will endanger everyone she holds dear.
* Author Book Talk: Wednesday, May 10, 7:00-8:30pm. Join us for a book talk with author Kathleen Rowe as she introduces her book, Exploring the Charles River. The book is a wonderful guide for enjoying the famous river’s sparkling vistas crossed by scenic bridges and canopied trees, discovering the rich history of greater Boston, and exploring delightful out-of-the-way places. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
* Clean Eating Cookbook Club, Thursday, May 11, 6:00-7:30pm, Explore clean eating approaches potluck style! Participants will make a recipe from a selected cookbook to share. While enjoying our homemade delights, we’ll discuss the book, its author, and what each has to offer. This month’s book: Heart & Soul in the Kitchen by Jacques Pepin
* Noontime Book Group: Join Sandy Raymond on Friday, May 12, 12-2pm. This month’s book is Euphoria by Lily King .
School Age Programs at the Library
* Make Your Own Masterpiece, Wednesdays, April 26 3:00-4:30 p.m. Children are invited to make their own artwork in different media. The pieces will be placed in paper frames and hung throughout the library. Children may attend one, two, or all three workshops. Librarian Elise Katz will lead these workshops. (Wayland Reads event.)
* Book Discussion: Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking, Thursday, April 27, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Join librarian Pam McCuen for a discussion of Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking by Erin Dionne. This is Wayland Reads event.
* Lego Club, Wednesday, May 3, 3:00pm-4:00 pm. Children will make creations out of Legos and share them with members of the club. For ages 5 and up.
* Drop-in Craft: Make a Mother’s Day Card, Monday, May 8, 4-5pm. Make a Mother’s Day card with librarian Jen Smith. For ages 4 and up.
* Book Buddies, Wednesday, May 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m. This parent/child book group is for children in grades K to 2 with a parent/caregiver. April’s book is Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell. We will read the book, enjoy a snack, and make a craft. Copies of the book are available for checkout in the Children’s Room. This program is co-run with the WCPA.
* Parent/Child Book Club, Wednesday, May 10, 7:00 p.m. This book discussion group is for 3rd and 4th graders with a parent. May’s book is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien.This is our last meeting of this school year.
Just for Parents: Preschool Parenting Group, Preschool parents are invited to come together at the Library on Tuesday, May 2, 9:15-10:15am with other parents to talk about the joys and challenges of parenting. Conversation facilitated by Dr. Dossie Kahn from Wayland Youth and Family Services. Infants and toddlers are welcome too! Please RSVP to dkahn@wayland.ma.us
Drug Take-Back Day, April 29 (and note that drop-off is always available at Public Safety Building 24×7). Safely dispose of expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines The Wayland Police Department is conducting a Drug Take Back Day on April 29. Also, remember that you can dispose of old prescription drugs at any time at the Public Safety Building.
Eliminating unused and unwanted medications from your home will help keep your family, your environment and your community safe. Details on proper disposal of drugs and what is approved and not approved at the Police Department drop-off are online here. Event flyer online here.
Great Presenters Series: Juan S. Montes: “Everest: The Challenge of a Dream”, Tuesday, May 2, 7:30-9:pm, at the Wayland Library. Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary goals! Come listen to the fascinating story of Juan’s 1992 climb of Mount Everest from one of its most difficult and unexplored sides, the Kangshung Face. To date, only three expeditions have summited through this route. Juan Montes has led more than 30 expeditions to the Himalayas, Andes, Patagonia, Yosemite, and the Alps.
April’s Art Display in the Library’s Raytheon Room, Students from Wayland High School’s 3D art courses Metals I, Advanced Metals, Ceramics I, and Advanced Ceramics will have photographs of their work displayed in the Raytheon Room during the month of April.
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group co-sponsors panel discussion April 27: Discrimination: Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Racism … What can be done to foster understanding of “the other” and why that understanding is crucial to a democratic society. The Weston-Wayland Interfaith Action Group and The Weston PTO Present WWIAG’s 2017 Peg Kerwin Lecture, Thursday evening, April 27 at The Weston Community Center, 20 Alphabet Lane, Weston. Program occurs: 7:30-9:30pm. Doors open at 7pm, for refreshments.This event ‘free’ and open to all. Parking is available at the Center or nearby at the Weston Library. For more details, on the program and the panelists, click here. Event flyer is online here.
Fake News and You in The New Era, Monday, April 24, 7-9pm at the Library. Join assistant Professor Kyle Moody of Fitchburg State University for a talk on fake news and media consumption in the 21st century-from the history of yellow journalism, to the role that reporters play in media consumption and circulation, along with how news spreads and affects us all in these times.
Bird Walk at Mainstone Farm, May 17, 7-9am. Led by Norman Levey. Location: Mainstone Farm and Hamlen Woods. Price: $10 (free for SVT members). Mainstone Farm’s open spaces and woodlands are teeming with birds! Take a walk with birder Norman Levey and see which resident and migrating birds are singing. Binoculars and bird books encouraged. New birders welcome! (Photo of Baltimore oriole by Craig Smith)
Visit
www.svtweb.org/calendar for the complete schedule and more information. These events are free, and registration is required. Register online or call 978-443-5588 X123.
April’s Database of the Month: Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com offers unparalleled access to genealogical records. Ancestry.com is brought to you by the Town of Wayland and the Wayland Free Public Library. The link for this resource is on the library’s online resources page online here.
Adult Program and Workshops at the Library:
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The Art of Deception – Robin Starr, Tuesday, April 25, 7:00-8:30pm. Robin Starr is the Director of American & European Works of Art, overseeing a staff of specialists who appraise and catalog prints, paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. She is widely regarded as one of Skinner’s most vibrant and animated auctioneers, bringing an enthusiastic spirit to the podium at Skinner’s American & European Paintings & Prints auctions, held three times annually. Starr’s area of specialization is in American paintings and prints from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
* Wayland Reads Art Talk with Judy Schurgin, Tuesday, May 2, 1:30-3:00pm. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was the vision of the fabled Mrs. Jack. This fabulous museum contains one of the most unusual collections of art in the United States and includes treasures from antiquity to the early twentieth century. Opened in 1903, the building is fashioned after a fifteenth century Venetian palace, with galleries surrounding a courtyard filled with gorgeous plants, flowers and antique sculpture. Join us for the slide/lecture presentation which will focus on the life of this aristocratic, independent and flamboyant woman, as well as her fabulous art collection and the jewel of a museum, which she created. (May 2 is the correct event date which has been changed from April)
Tour of SOWA with Nasser K. Sunday, May 7, at 10:00am, SoWa is the leading art center of Boston, a community of artist studios, galleries, shops, restaurants, entrepreneurs, businesses and residences that believe in crafting quality, one-of-a-kind products and experiences. Once known as a rundown warehouse district, the SoWa Art & Design district has experienced a renaissance, blossoming into a world-renowned retail and artist community in Boston’s South End. Because it is where the character in The Art Forger lives and works, we thought we would explore the neighborhood otherwise known as “South of Washington” during its annual art walk when we can visit artists in their studios. Wayland resident and acclaimed photographer, Nasser K, will serve as our tour guide. This program is made available through WAYLAND READS SERIES of programs. A transportation van will be made available for those who prefer to ride to the event rather than drive. Details are available here from the Council on Aging’s newsletter
3-W Go Higher Program, April 25, 7pm at Wellesley High School.
Wayland, Weston and Wellesley are joining forces again to offer a new program to our families called “Go Higher!” This state-sponsored program will take place at Wellesley High School at 7 pm on April 25th. The “Go Higher!” program brings state college and university students from campuses across the state into high schools for a direct student-to-student exchange about making the transition from high school to college. It will be followed by a small admissions fair that allows families to learn more about new programs, internships and study abroad opportunities available at Massachusetts public colleges and universities. This year’s event will also highlight the new Commonwealth Commitment transfer program as well as the Commonwealth Honors Program and early college opportunities through the Commonwealth Dual Enrollment program. So please join us on April 25 at Wellesley High School!
Needlework/Handwork Group. Our needlework group, which is open to all, will start up again in September. This group, facilitated by Ann Moses, welcomes any adult who quilts, embroiders, knits, or does any type of hand work. It meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am-12pm in Raytheon Room at the library. Members share ideas and resources. We also chat and socialize as we work on new or UFO’s (unfinished projects). It is a relaxed, enjoyable group. If you have any questions please call or email Ann Moses: annbmoses@gmail.com or 508-358-7113. This year’s remaining dates are April 5, and May 3.
Events and Happenings
Below are highlights of the coming week. For all events, view our online calendar.
Monday, April 24, Fake It Until You Make It: Fake News and You in the New Ears, Wayland Library, 7-9pm. Join assistant Professor Kyle Moody of Fitchburg State University for a talk on fake news and media consumption in the 21st century-from the history of yellow journalism, to the role that reporters play in media consumption and circulation, along with how news spreads and affects us all in these times.
Tuesday, April 25, The Art of Deception with Skinner Auctioneer Robin Starr, Wayland Library, 7pm.Robin Starr is the Director of American & European Works of Art, overseeing a staff of specialists who appraise and catalog prints, paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. She is widely regarded as one of Skinner’s most vibrant and animated auctioneers, bringing an enthusiastic spirit to the podium at Skinner’s American & European Paintings & Prints auctions, held three times annually. Starr’s area of specialization is in American paintings and prints from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Doors open at 7:00 pm, for refreshments.This event is free and open to all. Parking is available at the Center or nearby at the Weston Library.
The Program: Discrimination: Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Racism … What can be done to foster understanding of “the other” and why that understanding is crucial to a democratic society. Feel free to visit http://www.wwiag.org/. Event flyer is online here. The Weston Community Center is located at 20 Alphabet Lane, Weston.
Friday-Sunday, April 28-30, Friends of the Wayland Library Book and Bake Sale, Wayland Town Building.The Friends of the Wayland Public Library will sponsor their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, April 30, from 12-4 p.m. There will also be a preview for members of the Friends on Friday, April 28, from 5-8 p.m. Memberships will be available at the sale starting at 4:30 p.m. Sale items include delicious baked goods and thousands of quality books in good condition for children and adults. All proceeds go to support Wayland Library programs and services. The sale will be held in the Large Hearing Room in the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road. Donations of books will be accepted during set-up in the Large Hearing Room on Wednesday, April 26, and Thursday, April 27. Donations of baked goods will be accepted from Friday until the end of the sale on Sunday. Internet book scanning devices are not permitted in the sale area. For more information, contact Anne Heller 508-358-4515.
Saturday, April 29, Wayland Youth Fishing Derby, Mill Pond, 8-10am.
Organized and sponsored by Carpentry by Tom Antonellis with support from many local businesses
* Open to all Wayland children up to Grade 8.
* No entry fee to fish
* bring your own gear/bait
* pond stocked with many trout and two “special fish”
* coffee, donuts, hot cocoa and more
* raffle for adults and children
* ribbons for all children
Go to waylandfishingderby.com for more information. All proceeds from the concession will be donated to Vernon Cancer Center – Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Sunday, April 30, Favorite Spaces, Memorable Places, Wayland Town Building, 2-4pm. The Historical Society and the Council on Aging solicited photographs of favorite places in Wayland – riverbanks, fields, schoolyards, Russell’s, and many more. These photos, and those who took them, are ready for sharing and conversation. In addition, Jane Sciacca will talk about four special Wayland photographers of the 19th/early 20th centuries and show an extensive selection of their photographs from the Wayland Museum collection. Josiah Johnson Hawes was born at the Noyes-Parris House; John A. heard was born at the Grout-Heard House Museum; Alfred Wayland Cutting lived in the Lydia Maria Child House on Old Sudbury Road; and Wallace Folsom lived at the corner of Bow and Old Sudbury Road. All these houses are still standing today. Come see if your favorite places are represented – either in the past or the present. Then, enjoy the Friends of the Library Book Sale in the large hearing room. Refreshments will be served.
Friday, May 5, intergenerational concert: “Young or Old, Singing Lifts You, Heart and Soul”, Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common St. Natick, 6:30pm.“Young or Old, Singing Lifts You, Heart and Soul,” a collaboration between Golden Tones chorus and Natick High School’s Advanced Choir, welcomes music-lovers to a free, interactive, intergenerational, inspirational concert as part of the ArtWeek Boston festival! “Young or Old, Singing Lifts You, Heart and Soul,” serves as a capstone concert for the Golden Tones chorus’ annual Walk for Music campaign; to support the chorus with a tax-deductible gift or to learn more, visit goldentones.org. This free one-hour concert will be followed by Common Street Spiritual Center’s Old Souls Open Mic at 8:00pm, featuring poetry, music, comedy, dance and other art forms. For more details, click here.
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Help Create a Safe New Home. 
Friends of the Wayland Public Library Book and Bake Sale-April 28-30
Save A Dog’s 17th Annual Dog Walk: Paws in the Park 2017, 
Host Families Needed. 
Habitat for Humanity Metrowest/Greater Worcester partners with MathWorks to support veterans. 
Run for LoveLane, June 11. 
Vokes Players Announce Their Production of Shakespeare’s King Lear
Poetry at the Library:
Wayland Little League Annual Parade and Picnic
Wayland, Lincoln and Sudbury were accepted into the Solarize Mass program!
Spotlight on Annual Town Meeting Next steps for the big winners and losers. 
1st Annual Wayland “Dad & Me Campout” 
Evening Book Group: Monday, May 8, 7:00-8:30pm Join reference librarian Andy Moore in discussing, Ted Mooney’s, 
Book Buddies
Drug Take-Back Day, April 29 (and note that drop-off is always available at Public Safety Building 24×7). 
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group co-sponsors panel discussion April 27: Discrimination: Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Racism … What can be done to foster understanding of “the other” and why that understanding is crucial to a democratic society. 
Bird Walk at Mainstone Farm, May 17, 7-9am. Led by Norman Levey. Location: 
April’s Database of the Month: Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com offers unparalleled access to genealogical records. Ancestry.com is brought to you by the Town of Wayland and the Wayland Free Public Library. The link for this resource is on the library’s online resources page 
Tour of SOWA with Nasser K. Sunday, May 7, at 10:00am, SoWa is the leading art center of Boston, a community of artist studios, galleries, shops, restaurants, entrepreneurs, businesses and residences that believe in crafting quality, one-of-a-kind products and experiences. Once known as a rundown warehouse district, the SoWa Art & Design district has experienced a renaissance, blossoming into a world-renowned retail and artist community in Boston’s South End. Because it is where the character in The Art Forger lives and works, we thought we would explore the neighborhood otherwise known as “South of Washington” during its annual art walk when we can visit artists in their studios. Wayland resident and acclaimed photographer, Nasser K, will serve as our tour guide. This program is made available through WAYLAND READS SERIES of programs. A transportation van will be made available for those who prefer to ride to the event rather than drive. Details are 
3-W Go Higher Program, 
Saturday, April 29, Wayland Youth Fishing Derby, 
Sunday, April 30, Favorite Spaces, Memorable Places, Wayland Town Building, 2-4pm. 
Friday, May 5, intergenerational concert: “Young or Old, Singing Lifts You, Heart and Soul”, Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common St. Natick, 6:30pm. 
