Friday, May 24, 2013
Juried art exhibit this week was part of the ongoing celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Americal Civic Center building.
A number of Wakefield artists were featured in a juried art show at the Americal Civic Center. The show, part of an ongoing celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Civic Center building, came together in the space of only about three months, organizer Cheryl Webb Scott told Wakefield Patch on Thursday. Scott recalled how earlier this spring, a lecture at the civic center highlighted prominent past local artists such as Franklin Poole, a 19th Century Wakefield painter. From there, the idea for a show featuring the town's current artistic talent emerged. "The idea was to show the very best that was available from Wakefield artists," said Scott, adding that she had been excited to see artists submitting other media as well, including …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Americal Civic Center Association will host the Wakefield Fine Art Exhibition at the historic building from Wednesday evening, May 22nd through Thursday, May 23rd.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
John Wall spoke last week on "The Remarkable Cyrus Wakefield." On Wednesday, Barry Stentiford talks about the former Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield.
Last week, John Wall (third from left above) gave his lecture at the Americal Civic Center on "The Remarkable Cyrus Wakefield" as part of an ongoing series commemorating the building's 100th anniversary. Pictured with Wall are: Ann Hadley, Polly Colburn, Cheryl Webb Scott, Joyce Grasso, and Kate Stevens. The lecture series continues this Wednesday, March 20th at 7 p.m. when Barry M. Stentiford speaks on The Richardson Light Guard. Stentiford is author of "The Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Massachusetts: A Town Militia in War and Peace, 1851-1975." Also, John Wall will return on April 24th at 7 p.m. to give the lecture "Our Artist... Franklin Poole," which will also talk about local artists Henry Cheever Pratt, Rufus Porter and …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Wakefield's Americal Civic Center celebrates its centennial. Free lecture series begins Wednesday, February 20th.
The following was provided by the Americal Civic Center Association: The Americal Civic Center Association is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the historic building at 467 Main Street in Wakefield with several events throughout the year, including a free Wakefield Lecture Series, sponsored by the Wakefield Co-operative Bank, that kicks off on Wednesday, February 20th. Local historical aficionado John Wall will be the featured speaker at the series’ first lecture “The Remarkable Cyrus Wakefield,” which will highlight the man for whom the town is named. Cyrus Wakefield, an entrepreneur, settled in South Reading in 1851 and helped weave the fabric the town by bringing his rattan business and generosity to the community. The …
Friday, January 18, 2013
The former state armory, now the Americal Civic Center on Main Street, was dedicated on January 15th, 1913.
Earlier this week, Wakefield's Americal Civic Center marked its 100th anniversary. The former armory building was dedicated back in 1913 and now plays an important role in everything from the town's business community to its events calendar. Looking back a century, the Wakefield Daily Item wrote in its January 16th, 1913 edition that "It may sound like a well-worn and in fact somewhat frayed assertion to remark that Wakefield probably never knew a more brilliant combined military and civic event." The dedication was attended by Massachusetts Governor Eugene Foss and 500 people, including numerous military veterans, officers and public officials. The four surviving charter members of the Richardson Light Guard were also on hand, which was …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
In January, Wakefield's Americal Civic Center marks 100 years since its construction as a National Guard armory. New painting by Elizabeth Lowry will help mark the occasion.
On Wednesday night, directors of the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield unveiled a new portrait of the building, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in January. The painting of the civic center is by Elizabeth Lowry of Wakefield, whose specialties include home and building portraits. The painting was funded with a grant from the Massachusetts Arts Council. Cheryl Webb Scott, a founding board member of the Americal Civic Center, told Wakefield Patch that the unveiling of the painting is a good way to start getting the word out about the 100th anniversary of the building. The "Wakipedia" page for the civic center, run by the Wakefield Library, reports that the name was changed to Americal in 1976 and that the Americal Civic Center …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wakefield HS varsity football enters the playoffs, (and you can catch all the action live on Wakefield Patch) a Chamber of Commerce networking event, a tech talk at the library, and more things to know today.
1. The warmth continues - Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 65 degrees, until late afternoon/evening, when rain is in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service. 2. Playoffs? Playoffs! The Wakefield High School varsity football team will be playing a Div. 2A Playoff Game vs. Marblehead today at 5:15 p.m. at the Manning Bowl in Lynn. The winner heads to the Super Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 3rd. If you can't attend the game yourself, Wakefield Patch will be covering it live through a live blog hosted on the site. We'll have more details on the site later today.If you're away from a computer, it will also broadcast on 104.9. Let's go Warriors! 3. Network in town - Expand your professional network in Wakefield with a …
Friday, November 18, 2011
A craft fair at St. Joseph's Church, a dance for middle schoolers, and more things to know today.
1. No more rain! - Today will be sunny, with a high near 50 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 2. Middle School Dance - There's a community-wide dance tonight for Galvin Middle School and St. Joseph's School students in grades 5-8. The dance, held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Americal Civic Center, costs $7. If you would like to chaperone or have any questions call Janine Cook @ 781-245-1415 or send an email to detwincook@gmail.com. For more information, read here. If your student misses out on this one, there's another one slated for Dec. 2nd. 3. St. Joseph's Craft Fair - Saint Joseph's School is holding its 30th annual craft fair, starting today at 5 p.m. at the church's parish center (173 Albion St.) At the fair, you'll …
Brian Williams
7:54 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
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