Category Archives: fall 2011

Let it snow!

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 12.19.11

I love love love the holidays. Don’t hate me, but I am the person who can’t wait for the Friday after Thanksgiving, not because of Black Friday shopping deals and steals, but because Oldies 103.3 starts playing holiday music (and … Continue reading →

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Wellesley Patch helps us celebrate the holiday season

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 12.7.11

The Wellesley Patch just wrote this great post about ways to celebrate the holiday season at Wellesley: Here are a few holiday-tinged performances (and more!) taking place in Wellesley: The Chamber Music Society will host a performance Wednesday, Dec. 7 … Continue reading →

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Talking Fiction with the New Yorker

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 12.2.11

Can’t wait to see Deborah Treisman at Wellesley next week! MarketWatch did a great interview with her about the New Yorker’s “Top 20 Under 40” list. It’s posted on Wellesley’s events page.

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Wellesley Patch has a new blogger

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 11.18.11

The always fabulous Anne Yu! Check out her first post here

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A weekend with the bard

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 10.24.11

My cultural activities this past weekend had a lovely symmetry to them; I started and ended my weekend with Shakespeare. Friday night’s date night consisted of going to Actors From The London Stage’s performance of The Tempest. For the record, … Continue reading →

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Wellesley’s South Asian Sampler

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 10.3.11

There was a wonderful article in Thursday’s Globe West section about upcoming South Asian performances: “At Wellesley, a South Asian sampler” Boston Globe – West September 28, 2011 Nancy Shohet West Bringing cultural diversity to its campus is a critical … Continue reading →

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blog I love: Jewett Art Gallery

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.21.11

The Jewett Art Gallery is not only a wonderful place to see great art on campus (thanks to gallery director and studio art member extraordinaire Clara Lieu), I love their blog. Clara always brings great, often local artists, to the … Continue reading →

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book clubbin’

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.15.11

Every year, when the Distinguished Writers Series rolls around, I always wish that I had gotten my stuff together, and read the author’s most recent work before they came to campus. This year, I am determined to get my act … Continue reading →

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Historically Preserved

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.13.11

A fab Wellesley alum friend of mine has spent the summer interning at the National Trust. I’m really glad that she told me about their big event on Saturday. American Express has awarded millions of dollars of grant money over … Continue reading →

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If there is something to desire…

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.12.11

Pavlova’s poetry says it all. A friend of mine told me about a class she took in college. The professor read a poem in Russian, and then asked the class what the poem was about. Despite the fact that no … Continue reading →

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