. As many Owl readers know, a number of Westonian groups help out Afghan refugees, one of which is based out of St. Peter’s Church. You can read about that group, which started in October 2021, in this Owl post from February 2022. Most recently, the group received a tremendous response to their Valentine’s day beauty supplies drive for Afghan
Read more. On Thursday, April 20 from 7-8 pm, come to the Weston Public Library Community Room to learn more about Abraham Lincoln and his leadership through a time of great challenge. How did he lead the country through separatism and attempted secession? How would he meet the challenges of today, and what exactly would he think of social media? (okay,
Read more. If you haven’t been over to the Weston Public Library events page, it’s time to head over. Here’s the link; go check it out and then come back. Or not. So much good stuff I would totally hang out there all day long if life were a bit different. The Owl 100% believes that we have the best public
Read more. The Art Committee at First Parish Church in Weston welcomes award-winning artist and Newton resident, Lynda Goldberg, to the Rines Gallery for a spring exhibit celebrating the joy and wonder of the natural world. A reception with the artist will be held on Sunday, April 2, at 11:30 am at First Parish Church in Weston, 349 Boston Post Road.
Read more. Commonly known to the Owl as the Mother Ship, Wellesley College’s amazing Botanic Gardens and its “Global Flora” are open to the public this Saturday, March 25 from 10 am-2 pm. You can see other open dates and times on the flyer above. Global Flora is housed in the new net-zero Conservatory at the college which opened just before
Read more. The Weston Public Library presents the second part of its three-workshop series on Graphic Novel drawing and writing. In this workshop, offered Monday, March 27 from 5-7 pm, kids in grades 4-9 will learn the basics of how to draw cartoon figures doing almost anything and get practice using a brush, ink and felt-tip pens to create finished comic
Read more. I have found my people and they are Shakespeare people, and that there is a phrase that I would never imagine coming out of the Owl. In general, I feel stabby when I have to read Shakespeare, and it seems that two actors feel the same. When I read marketing material that says there will be “universal themes of
Read more. The Weston Council on Aging presents Women in World Jazz on Friday, March 31 at 7 pm at the Weston Community Center, 20 Alphabet Lane. You can bring the entire family to boogie down, or sit quietly in your chair or anything in between. This is a judgement-free zone, though never ever a cell-phone-camera-free zone so prepare for tik-tok stardom.
Read more. Here’s an easy one for your Friday. Click here to head to the Weston Art & Innovation Center survey where you can answer questions about what you like and want from the beautiful old library space that is now the Art & Innovation Center. I filled out my survey this morning and it took less than five minutes. Never
Read more. Please note that the Weston Public Library is closed today due to weather. Also, note that the e-library is always open at https://www.westonlibrary.org/eLibrary. This week, a wonderful event at the Weston Public Library is all about quilts. I love quilts. I do not have the patience to make one, but we have a couple of family quilts that are
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