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Disc Golf Tournament 6/8

Posted on May 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Disc Golf Tournament 6/8

A Day at the Beach:
Disc Golf Tournament
Saturday – June 8th, 2013
1 PM to 5 PM
Hospital Hill Fields
44 Hospital Road | Medfield, MA

On June 8th, kids and adults of all ages will gather to play Frisbee Disc Golf and
enjoy the outdoors. Fun, games and frisbeethrowing clinics will also be part of this charitable event. Proceeds go to Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) to support educational initiatives for substance abuse and prevention in the
community.

Special prizes will be awarded for best Hawaiian shirt. Bring your tropical vibes
and beach attire. Kan Jam, Cornhole, beach volleyball, and other summertime sand classics will be enjoyed by all. Come to enjoy music, food, and fun!
Don’t forget to bring your Agame for the tournament; top finishers will
receive prizes from Noon Hill Grill, Blue Moon, Donut Express, Zebra’s, and
other sponsors. There will be tournament Tshirts for sale at the event.

What is Disc Golf?
Played much like traditional golf, Disc Golf involves throwing a Frisbee disc instead of a ball and clubs.  The goal is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws. Players start from a tee area and throw their Frisbee disc to a “hole” (an elevated metal basket). Players try to navigate the 9 hole course in the fewest amount of throws as possible while enjoying the challenge of negotiating the environment they are surrounded by.

Players will register in teams of up to 4 members. Tee times on the course will be assigned and the schedule emailed to participants, with time preference priority given to preregistrants.

Parking is easy and free.

Register online at http://lesteronline.net/discgolf/
Registration price is:
● $10 for students & kids
● $20 for adults
Your donation for the Albert B. Lester Memorial Disc Golf Tournament goes to support initiatives for
substance abuse prevention in the community.
For more information call Ben Lester @ 5082458088,
ablester@colby.edu
Registration Form Albert
B. Lester Memorial Disc Golf Tournament (“A Day at the Beach”)
NOTE: Registration is online at http://lesteronline.net/discgolf/. Please only use this form if
you are having trouble with the online form!
Team Name: _______________________________________
Preferred Tee Time (between 1:00 and 4:00): ___________
Payment Method (circle): Dropoff
Mail Day of Tournament
Team Captain: _____________________________________ Student/child Adult
Team Member #2: ___________________________________ Student/child Adult
Team Member #3: ___________________________________ Student/child Adult
Team Member #4: ___________________________________ Student/child Adult
Contact’s Email: ___________________________________________________
Contact’s Phone: ___________________________________________________
Please include $10 for each kid/student and $20 for each adult in cash or check.
Total Enclosed Contribution: $___________
Make check payable to: Medfield Foundation MCAP.
Your donation goes to support initiatives for substance abuse prevention in the community.
Thank you!
Mail to: Ben Lester, 28 Hartford St, Medfield MA 02052
Additional players may be matched if team contains less than a foursome.
This form available online at http://lesteronline.net/discgolf/

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Jazz at Dwight-Derby House 6/6

Posted on May 17, 2013 | 1 comment

Press release from Jo Ellen Collins, Secretary, Friends of the Dwight-Derby House –

Second of Dwight-Derby House Kitchen Concert Series

Features Medfield’s Jazz Trumpeter Tom Duprey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Medfield, MA–On Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm, The Friends of the Dwight-Derby House will host the second of its Kitchen Concert Series featuring Medfield’s stellar trumpeter Tom Duprey and accomplished jazz guitarist David Hawthorne of Cambridge.

The event, held at the Dwight-Derby House at 7 Frairy Street in Medfield, is a “First Thursdays” event and will help to raise funds for the next phase of restoration of the house: installation of a working kitchen.

Tickets for this fun and intimate evening of jazz are $25 per person and will be sold at the door. Ticket price includes everything but the kitchen sink: beer and wine tasting provided by Palumbo Liquors, delicious finger food furnished by Basil Restaurant and razor-sharp and energetic trumpet and jazz guitar by the innovative and talented Tom and David, who are core members of James Merenda’s TickleJuice, who’s first CD will be released this summer. Tom and David frequently collaborate, but are accomplished musicians in their own right.

Tom has performed for Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis, Robert Goulet, Tommy Tune, Herb Reed and The Platters, as well as various other artists.  Since 1982 he has performed in a variety of musical theatre productions in regional, college and downtown Boston theatres as well as in regional orchestras, jazz, R&B, solo, chamber and other freelance gigs. As an educator, Tom teaches trumpet at his private studio and is band director for Dover-Sherborn middle school and elementary brass instructor for Medfield Public Schools.

David Hawthorne has performed over the years in Boston, New York, Munich, Flagstaff, and many other cities and locales. He has led and participated in many clinics, and his compositions include works for orchestra, string quartet, jazz big band, and his own small bands.

Get ready to tap your feet and be amazed. Join us for good food, good music and a good time.

The Friends of the Dwight-Derby House is a citizen’s group established to support the active use, restoration, maintenance and preservation of this historic property.  Today, it continues to raise funds through grants, individual and corporate donations, and sale of memorabilia. The donation of time, talent and effort by many local volunteers has also contributed to its restoration.

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Concert at Dwight-Derby House 5/2

Posted on April 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Concert at Dwight-Derby House 5/2

From Friends of the Dwight-Derby House, Inc. –

Dwight-Derby House Kicks off First Thursdays
Kitchen Concert Series

Medfield, MA–On Thursday, May 2, from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm, The Friends of the Dwight-Derby House will be kicking off the summer season with the first of its Kitchen Concert Series featuring Shane Wood and Neil Kruszkowski of the Shane Wood Jazz Trio.

The events, held at the Dwight-Derby House at 7 Frairy Street in Medfield, will be part of “First Thursdays” and will help to raise funds for the next phase of restoration of the house: installation of a working kitchen.

Tickets for this fun and intimate gathering are $25 per person and will be sold at the door. Ticket price includes everything but the kitchen sink: beer and wine tasting provided by Larkin’s Liquors, delicious finger food furnished by The Jeep Grill and superb piano, sax and vocals by the dynamic and talented duo, Shane and Neil, who have been playing jazz gigs for over 20 years.

Join us for good food, good music and a good time.

The Dwight-Derby House will also be open for tours from 4 pm to 7 pm that same day. Come experience colonial history in the heart of Medfield. The house, a National Register of Historic Places property, is a fine example of a mid-century 1700s home resting in a setting that has not been altered much by the ravages of time.

Or simply stop in to pick up unique gifts for the special moms in your life. We carry the best in local and natural products!  Our gifts will help make mom’s day memorable. The gift shoppe will be open from 4 pm to 7 pm.

The Friends of the Dwight-Derby House is a citizen’s group established to support the active use, restoration, maintenance and preservation of this historic property.  Today, it continues to raise funds through grants, individual and corporate donations, and sale of memorabilia. The donation of time, talent and effort by many local volunteers has also contributed to its restoration.

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From Scratch doing dinner Wed – Sat

Posted on April 11, 2013 | Comments Off on From Scratch doing dinner Wed – Sat

Our family’s favorite breakfast place in Medfield, From Scratch,  has started doing dinners.  It is now open until 8 PM on Wednesdays to Saturdays.  Kristen and Deb just gave me the news that the food is great – the Chicken Alfredo reportedly allowed one to taste each of its elements, and was completely finished.  It is great to have a new family dinner option in town.

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MHSAA concert 8/3 – public invited

Posted on July 27, 2012 | Comments Off on MHSAA concert 8/3 – public invited

The Medfield High School Alumni Association asked me to post the following notice –

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Over the years, the Medfield school system has produced a wealth of musical talent! 

You’ll be able to see for yourself at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3 when the Medfield High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) hosts a special alumni performance at the Blake Middle School Auditorium.

Note: This event is open to the public and not just alumni!

About the concert:

— It will honor the late Robert D. Hersee, long-time MHS music coordinator, and dedicate the auditorium plaque honoring him.

— It will feature a two-hour musical revue comprised up of MHS alumni, including some members of the current MHS Band and Jazz Band.

—  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased via this form on the MHSAA Website (or at the door):

http://medfieldhighschoolalumni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MHSAA-reunion-flyer.pdf

— All proceeds go to the MHSAA to support its goals (such as MHS scholarships), and are tax deductible.

Questions on this event- please contact pcdeluca2@gmail.com

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Jazz up your day on Saturday, April 7

Posted on April 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Jazz up your day on Saturday, April 7

Notice of this really creative and fun event, from the Medfield Music Association –

As part of the “Dollars for Duke” campaign to send the Medfield High School Jazz Band to the Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center, May 4 to 6, Jazz Band members will be taking part in “Jazz ‘Round Town” on Saturday, April 7.

Members of the band will be giving public performances at various locations around Medfield on April 7, kicking off with a 9:30 to 11 a.m. performance at Blue Moon. They will also be playing in front of Needham Bank from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and at Lovell’s from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The last performance of the day will be at the Gazebo from Noon to 1:30 p.m. All performances are rain or shine.

In keeping with the campaign theme, Jazz Band members will be using top hats to collect both cash and check donations at each “Jazz ‘Round Town” site. (Checks should be made payable to Medfield Music Association.)

To date, the association’s “Dollars for Duke” campaign has raised more than $3,000 toward its $12,000 goal to cover the Jazz Band’s trip to the Essentially Ellington competition. (The estimated cost of the trip has increased due to the need for an additional day of lodging and travel.)

In addition to the funds raised for Essentially Ellington through the “Dollars for Duke” campaign, a portion of the proceeds from corporate sponsorships for the annual Jazz Night at Medfield High School on May 30 will also help to fund the trip.

The Medfield High School Jazz Band is only one of 15 high school bands chosen from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in Essentially Ellington, judged by jazz great Wynton Marsalis.

This is the second major competition for the jazz band in just a matter of months. It also earned a spot in the Charles Mingus High School Competition in New York in February, with senior Paul Wagenseller taking home an outstanding soloist award.

Donation checks for the jazz band can also be mailed to Medfield Music Association, P.O. Box 115, Medfield, MA 02052. “Dollars for Duke” should be noted on the check.

For more information about “Dollars for Duke” and the Medfield Music Association, go to www.medfieldmusicassociation.com.

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Medfield Music Association’s Jazz ‘Round Town on 4/7

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Comments Off on Medfield Music Association’s Jazz ‘Round Town on 4/7

JAZZ ‘ROUND TOWN LINE-UP

— SATURDAY, APRIL 7 —

Chris on tuba

Blue Moon

— 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Lovell’s

— 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gazebo

— 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Needham Bank

— 10 to 11:30 a.m.

NB – “Dollars for Duke” is the Medfield Music Association’s fundraising campaign to help send the Medfield High School Jazz Band to the Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center in May. Estimated trip costs are $12,000. 

Our jazz band is only one of the 15 chosen from the U.S. and Canada to perform in Essentially Ellington, judged by jazz great Wynton Marsalis.

Want to donate to Dollars for Duke to help send the Jazz Band to Lincoln Center?  You can always send a check made payable to the Medfield Music Association to P.O. Box 115, Medfield, MA 02052. Please note on your check: Dollars for Duke.

Swing Dance jazz band

An especially fun upcoming “Dollars for Duke” initiative includes
a  “Jazz ‘Round Town” on Saturday, April 7 (see info. at right)  where you can catch Jazz Band members performing while you’re grabbing coffee, picking up Easter flowers or running errands!


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MYAC holding town wide dance 3/23

Posted on March 15, 2012 | Comments Off on MYAC holding town wide dance 3/23

Hello everyone!

Medfield Youth Action Committee is pleased to formally and officially announce our first Swing Dance Night! The event is on Friday, March 23rd from 7-10pm at the Pfaff center! We will have a swing dance lesson at the beginning and a live performance from the Medfield High School Jazz Band! We will also have apple pie and icecream! Tickets are being sold at Lords for $3 or contact medfieldyac@gmail.com to reserve them.  We also hope to host more dances in the near future and encourage the education of dance in Medfield and build on the success of the first one. Hopefully the next night will be a Latin night with Cha-Cha and Salsa dancing!
As we said in the meeting in February, we have used the planning of this event to help us in understanding how we will construct the manual. That will be our next major project moving forward in addition to planning and running more dances.
To follow up on our youth members- we held a meeting a week after our February one with all of you for students for underclassmen interested in joining.  Of those at the first meeting, we have a solid group of 22 freshman/sophomores that are consistently coming to meetings! Today we taught them how to swing dance, so they will be helping out at this first upcoming dance.
Again, let us know how we can help your organization in town or if you have any ideas of events/changes that you want to see happen! We will also keep everyone informed about our current projects.
Thank you for your support,
MYAC

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Volunteers

Posted on February 13, 2012 | 1 comment

Yesterday afternoon I reviewed the nominations for those suggested for recognition as the Medfield Foundation volunteer of the year.  It was a truly awe inspiring couple of hours reading about the wonderful work that people are doing to make Medfield a better place on such a wide and diverse range of fronts, and I was filled with enthusiasm by their deeds.  We are all beneficiaries of these volunteers’ efforts, either directly, or by their making Medfield generally a better place, and we owe a debt to the stalwart nominators who took time to alert and educate us via the nominations.

I encourage everyone to attend the volunteer recognition event that will take place from 4- 6 PM on Sunday, March 18 at The Center.  The recognition reception is free, open to the public, and last year was an absolutely magical time as the nominators and their nominees recounted in vignette after first person vignette what they had been doing.

You can read about the incredible things that those previously suggested for recognition have done at http://www.medfieldfoundation.org/volunteer.html

The Medfield Foundation is proud that the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation has sponsored the Medfield Foundation volunteer of the year event this year.  Whole Foods Market will again cater the refreshments.

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Medfield Youth Action Committee (MYAC)

Posted on February 2, 2012 | Comments Off on Medfield Youth Action Committee (MYAC)

The Medfield Youth Action Committee (MYAC) held its first large public meeting yesterday with community leaders they invited to join them.  The half dozen Medfield High School students announced that they intend to

  1. do fun events, such as dinners and/or dances to promote the community
  2. promote community volunteering opportunities for students
  3. prepare a manual that will explain how to do an event

MYAC members said their first event will be a community wide dinner dance they hope to hold on March 23 at the Dale Street School.  They hope to have the MHS Jazz Band and/or jazz combos perform.

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