WCCA Birthday Wishes Donation Drive

November 16, 2018, All Day

The Weston Community Children’s Association (WCCA) is hosting a donation drive to benefit Birthday Wishes, a Newton-based non-profit organization that provides birthday parties for homeless children and teens. The organization serves more than 185 shelters and transitional living facilities throughout Mass. as well as greater New England and Long Island, bringing joy to thousands of homeless children each year.
Birthday Wishes currently has a particular need for the following items:
•Cake mix, frosting, and disposable baking pans
•Wooden puzzles for toddlers
•Journals and diaries for teen boys and girls
•Soccer balls, basketballs, and footballs

Please note that all items must be NEW. Birthday Wishes is unable to accept even gently used items. You can now shop Amazon to donate from the comfort of your home! Search for Birthday Wishes under “Find a List or Registry” at Amazon.com.

The Interlude: A Musical Coffee Break

November 16, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Reading Room

Stop by for a relaxing morning in the cozy reading room at the Library. Soft music, puzzles, and light refreshments now through March.

WPD Shredding Event

November 16, 2018, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Weston Police Department has arranged for a commercial shredding service to come to the station so residents can safely destroy their sensitive documents.

WHS Theater Company: Dark of the Moon

November 16, 2018, 7:00 PM @ Auditorium

A dark folktale from the Appalachian region, by authors Howard Richardson and William Berney. The play takes place in a rural town in the Appalachian valley in 1930. It is the story of the beautiful Barbara Allen and the witch-boy, John, with whom she falls in love. The Witch culture and the Townsfolk culture are forever at odds, with a long history of deep seeded resentment and prejudice. The love between Barbara and John exasperates this, and through their love story thrives for a time, it ultimately ends in tragedy. Please be advised that this play contains images of implied personal violence and adult subject matter and is not suitable for audience members under the age of 14.

Footloose: The Musical!

November 16, 2018, 8:00 PM @ Casey Theater

A collaboration between Lasell College and Regis College, based on the 1984 movie. See regiscollege.edu/fac

Case House Open House

November 17, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

This is a great opportunity to see the building up close and learn more about the historic restoration and code-compliance requirements for this building that houses School Administration and the Facilities Department. The project is seeking construction funds. The project web page can be found at Weston.org/CaseHouse.

Pre-Thanksgiving Sale at Land's Sake Farm

November 17, 2018, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Land's Sake Farm

Our very last Farmstand event of the season, visit us to stock up on all the storage veggies you need for the holidays and winter months. We’ll also have a variety of local products for sale, such as pickles, preserves, and treats both sweet and savory, and our friends from Moody’s Delicatessen and Provisions will be at the farm with their food truck. Plus, NEW this year you can also pre-order Thanksgiving Gift Baskets full of sweets and treats from our farm and local vendors! Pre-order your gift basket online at https://landssake.org/farm-stand/ by November 9th and then pick it up at the farm stand during the Pre-Thanksgiving Sale on November 17th.

League of Women Voters Coffee: Town Center Improvement Project

November 17, 2018, 11:00 AM @ Lower level meeting room

Bring your questions and learn more about the improvement plans for the Town Center. Construction funds for the master plan and burying the utilities are being requested at Special Town Meeting. The project page can be found at Weston.org/TownCenter

Read to a Dog! at the Library

November 17, 2018, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM @ Storytime Room

Why read to a dog? Because a dog is friendly and fuzzy and loves the attention of being read to! Gain confidence in your reading aloud skills and enjoy the company of one of Maggie our fabulous reading buddy, and her trainer, Katie. The program is in the Storytelling Room--when reading, only the reader, Maggie and Katie are in the room. Parents and siblings must remain outside, but can check on their reader's progress through the window on the door. Readers just gaining confidence don't need an audience. Turns are for fifteen minutes, but you can set the time to thirteen minutes so everyone in the family can go in at the end to meet Maggie and take photos. Maggie is a certified Therapy Dog

Footloose: The Musical!

November 17, 2018, 2:00 PM @ Casey Theater

A collaboration between Lasell College and Regis College, based on the 1984 movie. See regiscollege.edu/fac

WHS Theater Company: Dark of the Moon

November 17, 2018, 3:00 PM @ Auditorium

A dark folktale from the Appalachian region, by authors Howard Richardson and William Berney. The play takes place in a rural town in the Appalachian valley in 1930. It is the story of the beautiful Barbara Allen and the witch-boy, John, with whom she falls in love. The Witch culture and the Townsfolk culture are forever at odds, with a long history of deep seeded resentment and prejudice. The love between Barbara and John exasperates this, and through their love story thrives for a time, it ultimately ends in tragedy. Please be advised that this play contains images of implied personal violence and adult subject matter and is not suitable for audience members under the age of 14.

WHS Theater Company: Dark of the Moon

November 17, 2018, 7:00 PM @ Auditorium

A dark folktale from the Appalachian region, by authors Howard Richardson and William Berney. The play takes place in a rural town in the Appalachian valley in 1930. It is the story of the beautiful Barbara Allen and the witch-boy, John, with whom she falls in love. The Witch culture and the Townsfolk culture are forever at odds, with a long history of deep seeded resentment and prejudice. The love between Barbara and John exasperates this, and through their love story thrives for a time, it ultimately ends in tragedy. Please be advised that this play contains images of implied personal violence and adult subject matter and is not suitable for audience members under the age of 14.

Footloose: The Musical!

November 17, 2018, 8:00 PM @ Casey Theater

A collaboration between Lasell College and Regis College, based on the 1984 movie. See regiscollege.edu/fac

Affordable Housing Trust's Neighborhood Get-together

November 18, 2018, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Driveway

The Affordable Housing Trust is hosting a Warren Avenue neighborhood get-together. Meet up in the driveway of #72

Footloose: The Musical!

November 18, 2018, 2:00 PM @ Casey Theater

A collaboration between Lasell College and Regis College, based on the 1984 movie. See regiscollege.edu/fac

Concert: Piano with Marvin Wolfthal

November 18, 2018, 3:00 PM @ Community Room

Weston resident Marvin Wolfthal will once again bring his exquisite musicianship and informed piano performance to the Library’s Community Room, presenting works by Alban Berg, Franz Liszt, and Franz Schubert.

Girls Who Code

November 20, 2018, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Community Room

Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in tech, seeks to reverse the decline by teaching 100,000 girls to code by the end of 2018. The Girls Who Code Club is a free after-school program for 6-12th grade girls to use computer science to impact their community. The Club will be hosted at the Weston Public Library with a group of 20 students and will be taught every Tuesday starting October 9th by industry professionals in computer science. If you were unable to attend the Information Session you can sign up for the Girls Who Code Program by calling 781-786-6166 or emailing kbaldwin@minlib.net.

The Interlude: A Musical Coffee Break

November 23, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Reading Room

Stop by for a relaxing morning in the cozy reading room at the Library. Soft music, puzzles, and light refreshments now through March.

Weston Youth Wrestling Registration Open

November 26, 2018, All Day

Wrestling provides a tremendous opportunity for kids to develop character traits of discipline, focus, confidence, and grit. This program, open to grades K-8, will focus on developing the wrestling abilities of each participant as well as their character, all the while having fun. Practice is on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Weston Middle School Wrestling Room (The Pit). Several optional weekend tournaments will also be provided throughout the season. The season begins the week of November 26th. Practice is cancelled December 24th/26th/31st & February 18th/20th. The season ends on March 6th. Please email to address below and include your name, email address, cell phone number, and child's name and grade.

Representative Alice Peisch Office Hour

November 26, 2018, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM @ Selectmen's Meeting Room

Girls Who Code

November 27, 2018, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Community Room

Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in tech, seeks to reverse the decline by teaching 100,000 girls to code by the end of 2018. The Girls Who Code Club is a free after-school program for 6-12th grade girls to use computer science to impact their community. The Club will be hosted at the Weston Public Library with a group of 20 students and will be taught every Tuesday starting October 9th by industry professionals in computer science. If you were unable to attend the Information Session you can sign up for the Girls Who Code Program by calling 781-786-6166 or emailing kbaldwin@minlib.net.

Special Town Meeting

November 27, 2018, 7:00 PM @ Auditorium & Gym

Mindfulness Class for Families

November 28, 2018, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM @ Storytime Room

What is Mindfulness? For kids, it is to have them notice their thoughts, feelings and senses in the moment...to help relax, focus and have fun. Why practice Mindfulness with children? Benefits can include an increase in attention span, focus, and concentration, better relationships with parents and peers, good self esteem and better sleep habits, with less stress, anxiety, and depression. All of these lead to better emotion regulation, self monitoring and self control. In class, the emphasis is on engaging children's senses through activities. Sheryl comes prepared with a bag of sensory props and uses different objects to engage children and help practice how to be more in the present moment. It's the awareness created during the activity that is beneficial, not the activity itself. When the senses are used the mind can't drift off or get lost in thought and the result is MINDFULNESS. Families attending this class can learn techniques to practice Mindfulness at home.

The Interlude: A Musical Coffee Break

November 30, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Reading Room

Stop by for a relaxing morning in the cozy reading room at the Library. Soft music, puzzles, and light refreshments now through March.