Events



	Program for 2007 - 2008 OPEN HOUSE AT THE MELLEN LAW OFFICE Sunday, October 14 Grout-Heard House 2-4 p.m. That little building on the town green, the one you have driven by so many times, will be opening its doors on the afternoon of October 14. Come see the inside-two beautifully-paneled rooms, the lawyer’s high desk and Early American legal artifacts. But first, meet at the Grout-Heard House for talks on the Mellen Law Office history by Curator Lois Davis and Author Evelyn Wolfson. Then browse the Campbell and Draper Rooms for Law Office exhibits, enjoy refreshments and stroll down to the Law Office where exhibits about the users of the last half century will be on display. Hostess is Janet Schmidt LOST (AND FOUND) WAYLAND Sunday, November 18 Wayland Public Library Raytheon Room 2:15 p.m. We once again welcome back Preservation Planner Gretchen Schuler, whose profound knowledge and love for her subject will be displayed in a Powerpoint presentation and discussion of historic resources in Wayland-some lost, and others “found” in their place. All Wayland will be covered, providing fresh insights into Wayland old and new. This program has been rescheduled from last year. Many people have been asking about it. Lois Davis will be hostess. *LEVIATHAN: THE HISTORY OF WHALING IN AMERICA* Tuesday, December 4 Raytheon Room Wayland Public Library 7:30 p.m. In Leviathan, historian Eric Jay Dolin chronicles the epic battle between man and the sea-and, in this case, between man and beast- an often violent struggle that animates the imagination and stirs our emotions. Dolin studied environmental policy and biology at Brown, Yale, and M.I.T. where he received his Ph.D. This program is co-sponsored with the Wayland Public Library. Minnette Harrington will serve as hostess. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Sunday, December 9 Grout-Heard House 2:00-5:00 p.m. Come celebrate the holiday season at our annual Open House. Once again, the Wayland and Woodridge Garden Clubs will transform each of our Grout-Heard House rooms with decorations appropriate to the period. The Girl Scout troops in Town will contribute hand-made ornaments to dazzle our alcove. Live music, the Madrigal Singers and home-baked goodies are among the treats promised by Co-chairs Aida Gennis and Mary Alice Hoes. The Wayland Library and Depot also plan events for that afternoon. Bring family and friends and enjoy a ‘warm’ winter afternoon in Wayland Center. EXHIBIT ON SLAVERY IN COLONIAL WAYLAND January & February, 2008 Wayland Town Building In celebration of Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month, Curator Lois Davis and Jane Sciacca have put together this exhibit made possible by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council. A kick-off gallery talk by Jane Sciacca who has researched this often-neglected chapter of local history will be held January 17 at 7pm in the Town Building exhibit space. FATAL FORECAST: AN INCREDIBLE TALE OF DISASTER AND SURVIVAL AT SEA Thursday, January 24, 2008 Raytheon Room, Wayland Public Library 7:30 p.m. Author Michael Tougias will chronicle how in November, 1980, two fishing vessels, the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever, set out from Cape Cod to catch offshore lobsters at Georges Bank. This story is of particular interest to Wayland citizens as the main character, Ernie Hazard, grew up here in town. One monstrous 90- to 100-foot wave soon capsized the Fair Wind, trapping the crew inside. Waylander Ernie Hazard was tossed overboard and managed to crawl inside a tiny inflatable life raft, only to be repeatedly thrown into the ocean. He fought to endure over fifty hours adrift in the storm tossed seas. This program is co-sponsored with the Wayland Public LIbrary. Mary Alice Hoes will be hostess. THE NAKED QUAKER : TRUE CRIMES AND CONTROVERSIES FROM THE COURTS OF COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND Sunday, March 9, 2008 Raytheon Room, Wayland Public Library 2:30 p.m. What do Naked Quakers have to do with Wayland???? Award- winning author and attorney Diane Rapaport will enlighten us with a spirited talk on her new book by that name. As strange as it may seem, this book does have a Wayland connection as it features colonial Sudbury and the controversy over siting the church at the location of today’s First Parish Church in Wayland. Could we possibly have had naked Quakers here as well? Perish the thought! Pauline DiCesare will host. MUSICIANS OF THE OLD POST ROAD PRESENT: TRANSATLANTIC CROSSINGS Friday, April 11, 2008 First Parish Church Wayland Center 8:00 p.m. The concert will feature fascinating Classical-era chamber works by some of the first composers in the American colonies and states, including John Antes, J.F. Peter, J. Gehot, and J.C. Moller. Also, fine music by Haydn and other European composers known to have received performances in colonial America. The Musicians of the Old Post Road is an award-winning chamber music ensemble specializing in the period instrument performance of music from the Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic periods. Refreshments hosted by Dick Hoyt and Lynn Poisson. ANNUAL MEETING THE SEARS FAMILY ALBUM Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Grout-Heard House 7:30 p.m. After annual meeting reports and elections, members will have a rare glimpse inside the photo album of a well-known Wayland family. The exhibit will feature family photos, pictures of a WWI encampment on Pelham Island and some never-before-seen landscapes-all by Wayland’s famous photographer, Alfred Wayland Cutting, who was a relative. Introducing us to the exhibits will be two of Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears’ great, great, great grandchildren, Leslie Karpp and Edmund Hamilton Sears V. Dawn Davies will be hostess.