Ah the mother ship. Hey did you know we have recently had two Wildcats go to Wellesley College right down the street? That is cool. One is class of 2023 and one will graduate this June. I’m rather a fan of my alma mater if you haven’t noticed, and one of the best things about being an alum is learning
Read moreI’m not sure any of you have noticed but I am super fond of my alma mater. Not only has it brought me the best friends Gothic dorms and pre-dawn rowing can buy, but Wellesley is always doing cool things. One of the coolest this next month is its website about the eclipse Remember, if you don’t catch this year’s
Read moreWellesley College’s Davis Art Museum is re-opening after being closed for construction during 2023. The Davis (okay, here’s my alum bias going) is one of the best college museums around and hey, there’s a cafe too which is always nice for a museum break. When the Owl attended Wellesley, the Davis was under construction on top of what used to
Read moreWellesley College Athletics will celebrate the 38th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) when the Blue basketball team hosts Salve Regina at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Prior to the game, Wellesley Athletics will host a pregame clinic for girls athletes featuring instruction in multiple sports from 10:30 AM – 12:30
Read moreAbout once a month during the spring and fall semesters, Wellesley students and faculty open the Whitin Observatory at Wellesley College to members of the public. Visitors are invited to take a tour, listen to talks, and (when clear) look through the 6-inch and 12-inch telescopes. There is no parking at the Observatory. Visitors must park in the Davis Parking
Read moreDid I not mention that November 8 is cray-cray on events? Well, here’s one in the morning of November 8 rather than fighting for the coveted 7 pm spot against Bigfoot, Bats and Elderly Parents. And it involves an OWL book and I did not write it. Once a year (except during the pandemic), Wellesley College Alumnae Club of Boston
Read more. On May 25 at 7 pm, please come to the Weston Public Library to hear Dr. Kwan Kew Lai read from and discuss her memoir “The Girl Who Taught Herself to Fly.” Dr. Lai’s background and history are fascinating, and of course this Owl is all about the sister alum of Wellesley College, as well! From the marketing materials:
Read more. On Friday, the story of a wonderful new public art piece was published in the Lowell Sun, a local news source that survives if not thrives in the greater Lowell area since 1878 (!!). Here are the first paragraphs of that story (re-printed by permission) and I encourage you to read the rest at the Lowell Sun site (and
Read more. Once a year (except during the pandemic), Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston (I’m one! Except of Weston which is totally better) offers a program called Authors on Stage, featuring three authors speaking about their newly-released books. I look forward to presenting there when I finally launch my tell-all book about Weston, much in the line of Prince Harry’s Spare,
Read more. As the Owl starts to shut things down for some electronics-free time, check out the following events in Lincoln and Concord next week and consider buying your Concord Garden Tour tickets asap. They are on sale today and go fast–they’re a fundraiser for the Concord Museum. If you are stay-cationing next week, or are working from home with some
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