Tomorrow night, Thursday October 21 at 6:30 pm, the Middle School and High School Choirs will be making beautiful music at a new outdoor venue, the Field School amphitheatre–and the weather looks perfect for it! Not only will we have low 60s but at 6:34 pm, we have moonrise! So you’ll be listening to these wonderful singing groups under the
Read moreThe Massachusetts Cultural Council has extended the deadline to submit grants for local arts- and culture-related events, talks, performances, installations, etc. from October 15 to November 1, 2021. And in case you’re one of those folks who waits until the last possible second, note that it is November 1 at 11:59 pm. Go, night owls! I am a morning owl.
Read moreSee? That’s the way to write a title, no? My AP English teacher would be so proud. She scared me, let me tell you, but made me a better writer for sure. In any case, the truth of the matter is that the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History at Regis College has a lot of cool (and creepy
Read moreWhen the Owls moved from Illinois to New Jersey to Brazil to Miami to Brazil again and then Weston, we definitely had a changeover in our art. Tropical prints don’t so much cut it here, nor Maine landscapes in São Paulo, and so we moved our art there and then back, and some probably is still stuck in the Brazilian
Read moreAfter a summer hiatus (hibernation?). the second season of Through the Lens of Art and Innovation: Building Bridges at the Weston Art & Innovation Center starts tomorrow. This season, the series has an expanded title to include “innovation.” Last year’s series was focused on art…though arguably there is a little bit of both in each. According to the website, the AIC is
Read moreIf you’ve driven past the Weston Public Library this summer, you will have noticed the big white tent out front and occasionally a smattering of tables and chairs. It was exactly this scene that encouraged the Owl to swoop in and see what is going on. And in a bonus coup, she got to hang out in this outdoor shady
Read moreJoin other Westonians and maybe some out-of-towners (it could happen…) for a First Parish outdoor movie night this Thursday at 7:30 pm. This week’s choice is The Greatest Showman, a captivating film about P.T. Barnum and his magical adventures on the way to creating the greatest show on Earth. Also, Hugh Jackman. Hello. While the movie starts at 7:30 PM,
Read moreDeep into summer vacation, one of the Owlets has told me that I am not allowed to talk or even THINK about anything fall or winter holiday until after September 1 (school start). While I concur with his perspective and will unfriend any person who puts a mum in their yard before October 1 (true story), the following event has
Read moreYesterday, the board of the Friends of the Weston Public Library announced that the donation bin in the library lobby is once again available for “gently used hard and soft cover books, CDs, and DVDs,” which should all be “without mold, stains or ripped covers.” The Friends will sort the books, CDs and DVDs collected in the bin for the
Read moreDid you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. Since the Owl has migrated to the west coast temporarily, the following post has been guest-written by the Weston Drama Workshop intern, Emily Holzman. +++ Over the last year and a half, live theatre has
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