24 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 508.435.5534

August 2008

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Saturday

ESL's Salute to Broadway Musical Theater Workshop 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ ESL Studio August 1 - 8*

All Hopkinton Veterans are invited to attend the Senior Center Veteran's Breakfast 9:00 am @ the Senior Center*

Hopkinton Rod & Gun Club hosts a Seafood Bake @ 1:00 pm, Adults-$35.00*

The scouts will be collecting donated recyclable cans & bottles 7:30 am - 3:00 pm @ the Hopkinton Recycling Center*

Hopkinton Parks & Recreation presents Summer Concerts on the Common - Hopkinton Community Summer Concert Band, Classical

3rd Annual RJ's Run to Benefit the Children's Hospital-Boston, Registration 9:00 am - 11:00 am*

Hopkinton Veteran's Celebration Committee Sunday Taps Vigil 7:00 pm @ Mt. Auburn Cemetery*

5ESL invites you to join the members of the cast and crew of Grease 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Friendly's Restaurant in Milford*

ESL presents Rocky Horror picture show 8:00 pm @ ESL Studio*

Destination, Mystery 8:30 am @ First Congregational Church*

Hopkinton Parks & Recreation presents Summer Concerts on the Common - Inside Job, Rock & Roll

LMPA sponsors the Lake Maspenock Family Swim & Paddle Day 10:00 am @ Sandy Beach*

ESL's Back to the 50's Middle School Musical Theater Workshop 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ ESL Studio August 11 -22*

ESL's Comedy for Television 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm @ ESL Studio August 11 - 15*

ESL's Musical Theater for Little Ones 9:30 am - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm @ ESL Theater August 11 - 14*

Senior Centers annual Jewelry Sale 6:00 - 8:00*

Senior Centers annual Jewelry Sale 9:00 - 4:00*

Hopkinton High School Alumni Association Meeting 7:00 pm @ Fire Station Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, all alumni are welcome, we need your ideas!

ESL presents Grease 7:30 pm @ Hopedale High School*

ESL presents Grease 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm @ Hopedale High School*

Hopkinton Parks & Recreation will be showing Happy Feet on the Town Common @ dusk*

Hopkinton Parks & Recreation presents Summer Concerts on the Common - Help, All Beatles 5:00 pm

ESL presents Grease 2:00 pm @ Hopedale High School*

Bay State Trail Riders Association Inc. presents Fun With Games Day 9:00 am @ Carriage Hill Farm*

Dr. Cooper holds a Podiatry Clinic @ the Senior Center*

Congregational B'nai Shalom in Westborough is hosting an Open House for prospective members from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm*

A Day to Celebrate Charlie Featherstone 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ Ashland Fish & Game*

Hopkinton Parks & Recreation presents Summer Concerts on the Common - Double Play, Classic hits & dance music

Middle School Orientation @ 9:00 am*

Recycle with the Lions Club 9:00 am - 2:00 pm @ Colella's Supermarket

August 1-8 ESL's Salute to Broadway Musical Theater Workshop 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ ESL Studio. Ages 7 - 10. This workshop will help students develop acting skill in the areas of singing, speaking, vocal projection, memorization, and character development in a fun and supportive environment. More information is available at www.enterstagelefttheater.com or by calling 508-435-2114.

August 1 All Hopkinton veterans are invited to attend the monthly Senior Center Veteran’s Breakfast at 9:00 free of charge. One of your fellow vets has made a contribution to cover the cost of the meal that will consist of SOS as well as traditional civilian fare. The breakfast provides an opportunity to get together with your fellow vets in a relaxed atmosphere.

August 2 The scouts have secured the recycling shack for Saturday, August 2nd to collect donated recyclable cans and bottles. The scouts will be at the shack from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Hopkinton Recycling Center located at 430 Wood Street, Hopkinton MA. Every cent collected by the scouts will be used to buy 'needed' school supplies (i.e. 'needed' is defined as those items listed on the Needed School Supply list posted on the Project Just Because website www.projectjustbecause.org). Any questions about the supplies needed, to request supplies or to donate monies/offer other forms of support, those interested should contact Project Just Because directly at pjb@comcast.net.

August 2 Hopkinton Rod & Gun Club hosts a Seafood Bake @ 1:00 pm, Adults-$35.00. $15.00 (no lobster or steamers). $8.00 kids under 12. 5yrs and under free. All day: hot dogs, burgers, chowder, clam fritters and fried fish. Mussels in wine sauce at 1:00 pm. Steamers served at 3:00 pm. Lobsters, chicken and corn served at 5:00 pm. For tickets call 508-435-4148 or visit the club. Deadline to purchase tickets is 7/30.

August 3 To honor the memory of their son R.J., who was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident on July 22, 2006 at the age of 21, the Penney Family will host the 3rd Annual RJ’s Run motorcycle run. The event will be held on August 3, 2008. Registration for RJ’s Run will be held from 9 to 11 AM at the Woodville Rod and Gun Club, 252 Wood Street—Route 135, in the Woodville section of Hopkinton. Riders will leave the Rod and Gun Club promptly at 11 AM and return to the Rod and Gun Club for a barbecue following the 50-mile ride. The cost is $30 for a rider and guest, $20 for a single rider, and $10 for walk-ins for the barbeque only. All proceeds will be donated to Children’s Hospital-Boston in RJ’s memory. According to RJ’s father, Rick, “We’re thrilled to do this benefit for Children’s Hospital in RJ’s memory. The wonderful doctors and nurses at Children’s are the reason why our oldest child, Michelle, now age 31 and a wife and mother of two children, is here today. Michelle was born three months premature weighing only one pound, 14 ounces. Sadly, Michelle’s twin sister, Amy, did not survive.” For more information about RJ’s Run or to register for the run contact Kathy or Rick Penney at 508.435-5571 or email them at info@rjsrun.com. Please visit the website which has been set up for the run — www.rjsrun.com — for updates of RJ’s Run details. All motorcyclists and Children’s Hospital supporters are welcome!

August 3 Please join the Hopkinton Veteran’s Celebration Committee as we join thousands of communities across America for a remembrance ceremony at Mt. Auburn Cemetery/GAR Memorial in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The Committee is hosting a “Sunday Taps Vigil” starting at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony will consist of a short tribute to American soldiers, veterans and their families and is expected to last 15 minutes. The ceremony will include the sounding of the 24 hauntingly beautiful notes of “Taps”. “Taps” traditionally serves two important purposes. At military outposts around the world it is played in the evening to signal the time for quiet, rest and reflection after a day of duty. It is also mandated by the Department of Defense to be sounded live by a bugler, if possible, at the funeral of each and every American veteran as a final tribute to that individual veteran’s honorable time of service to his or her country. An average of over 1,600 American veterans are laid to rest each day. Hopkinton has held this ceremony, on the first Sunday of each month, since it was initiated in March 2004 by the national non-profit organization Bugles Across America. Since the ceremony was first proposed, over 1,500 communities across America, as well as in Canada and several other countries, now participate.

August 5 Join members of the cast and crew of the hit family-friendly musical, Grease from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Friendly’s Restaurant in Milford, MA. Bring your family and friends and help Enter Stage Left Theater earn important fundraising dollars while you help yourself to some great food. Enter Stage Left Theater (ESL) is a non-profit, community theater group headquartered on Main Street in Hopkinton, and is proud to present its latest production, Grease. The cast of this ever popular musical are highly talented performers who come from the Milford, Hopkinton and surrounding communities. Sandy, Danny, Rizzo and Frenchie will be ready to take your orders and scoop up your favorite ice cream flavors. Grease will open on Friday, August 15th and run through Sunday, August, 17th at Hopedale High School. To order tickets and for more information on show times see ESL’s website www.enterstagelefttheater.com.

August 7-9 ESL presents Rocky Horror picture show 8:00 pm @ ESL Studio. Produced, directed, and performed by our returning college students. You have seen it in the movies, come experience Rocky on Stage! Adult Content - Ages 16 and up. All tickets: $12. Costumes Welcome!

August 9 Do you feel like you need to GETAWAY??? If so, we have the day for you!! Please join other women on Saturday, August 9^th at 8:30am at the First Congregational Church of Hopkinton for coffee and pastries. At 9:00 am you will board a motor coach for a mystery location. This day will include a hot luncheon and lots of great memories and an exciting adventure. You will meet new friends and not have to make any decisions! Cost is $75 per person. If this is something you might be interested in, please contact Kathy Laflash @ kalaflash@comcast.net for more info. All are welcome to attend.

August 10 Defy the Weeds: Join LMPA for the Lake Maspenock Family Swim and Paddle Day Sponsored by the Lake Maspenock Preservation Association, Rain Date, August 17. Participants should be at Sandy Beach by 10:00 a.m. with kayaks or canoes. Parking is limited so it is best to walk or paddle to the beach. The Swimming and Paddling event begins at 11 a.m. Participants from the Lake Maspenock community – wearing flippers or swim fins if desirable – will swim a 300-yard course off Sandy Beach and then hop in their kayaks and canoes to paddle clockwise around the northern perimeter of Lake Maspenock, finishing back at Sandy Beach. This is a FUN and not a competitive event. Teams of two – one swimmer and one paddler – are welcome. Please come out and cheer everybody on -- we hope to have a good showing of lake residents! It is important that swimmers have open water experience and be able to swim 300 yards safely without assistance. A liability waiver form needs to be filled out and submitted to LMPA representatives before the race begins. Parents must sign for all participants under the age of 18. We advise parents or adult friends who are strong swimmers to swim alongside those who are 16 years old and younger. If you would like to sign the waiver in advance please visit www.lmpa.org for a copy. We need volunteers with boats and/or with water-rescue experience to help us. Please contact mtyler@bu.edu or call Meg at 508-625-1344. For a map of the swim-and-paddle race course and for more information please visit www.lmpa.org.

August 11-22 ESL's Back to the 50's Middle School Musical Theater Workshop 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ ESL Studio. This workshop will helps students develop their skills in singing, acting, and character development and will conclude with a short show for family and friends. More information is available at www.enterstagelefttheater.com or by calling 508-435-2114.

August 11-15 ESL's Musical Theater for Little Ones 9:30 am - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm @ ESL Theater. Ages 3-4 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Ages 5-6 1:00 - 2:30 pm. This class is an introduction to the performing arts through drama, music and dance concepts where children can stretch their imaginations through role-playing and creative drama More information is available at www.enterstagelefttheater.com or by calling 508-435-2114.

August 11-15 ESL's Back to the 50's Middle School Musical Theater Workshop 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ ESL Studio. Grades 7 - 12. Participants will create a 30-minute TV show, complete with spoof commercials. More information is available at www.enterstagelefttheater.com or by calling 508-435-2114.

August 13,14 Senior Centers annual Jewelry Sale Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 & Friday 9:00 - 4:00. We promise to have a wide variety of vintage and new jewelry including some quality items that would make great gifts, and lots of cheap bangles and beads that children would love. As always, we depend upon and appreciate your donations of no longer used jewelry as well as your patronage to make this a success.

August 15-17 Our very talented high school and college students bring us back to the beginning of the rock and roll era. Grease is the word! August 15 & 16 @ 7:30 pm and August 16 & 17 @ 2:00 pm. Hopedale High School, 25 Adin Street, Hopedale. Tickets: $15 adults/$12 students & seniors.

August 16 Hopkinton Parks and Recreation will be showing Happy Feet on the Town Common at dusk. This “Drive In” style PG movie will be shown on a 13’ x 17’ screen with a 2000 watt audio system. This is a free event. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. There will be popcorn and snacks for sale. If inclement weather, there will be no movie and no other date is scheduled.

August 17 Bay State Trail Riders Association Inc. presents Fun With Games Day 9:00 am @ Carriage Hill Farm in Hopkinton. Class Descriptions and Order. 1. Costume Class - This class is for all riders and divisions!!! 2. Snake race-Lead Line - all riders/leaders will snake their. 3. Egg and Spoon-Lead Line - Rider will be given a teaspoon and one egg. You must keep the egg balanced on the spoon without touching it while obeying the ring stewards commands. The last rider with an egg in their spoon wins. 4. Sit A Buck - Individual/bareback riding. Rider must keep a dollar under their thigh while ring steward calls out commands Last one to retain the buck wins. No Chaps permitted. 5. Egg & Spoon - Rider will be given a teaspoon and one egg. You must keep the egg on the balanced on the spoon without touching it while obeying the ring stewards commands The last rider with an egg in their spoon wins. 6. Tire Race - Rider will ride down to end of ring, dismount step into tire tube and pull it up over the head and back down, remount and return to start. Fastest time wins. 7. Tearing Out - A team of two riders will hold a strip of crepe paper (24 long) between them and obey commands given by the ring steward. The last pair to still have hold of their intact paper wins. 8. Musical Mount - Just like musical chairs but on horseback Except you must dismount on the off side when the music stops & remount on the near side when it starts. Last rider to hit the ground will be disqualified until only one rider is left to win. 9. Boots in the Bucket - Rider goes to the end of ring, grabs a boot from the rail, and rides down the long side and deposits boot in pail. Boot must land and stay in the pail to count Fastest time wins. 10. Flip Flop Class - A team of two riders will ride down together to the end of the ring, wait in the box for 5 seconds, dismount, remount on the other riders horse/pony, wait 5 seconds and ride back together to the start. Fastest time wins. Must cross the finish line together.

August 18 Dr. Cooper will hold the next Podiatry Clinic August 18. The cost is $30.00 and appointments must be made by contacting the Senior Center. Transportation is available. 508-497-9730.

August 21 Congregational B'nai Shalom in Westborough will host an Open House for prospective members from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Attendees will receive a tour of the facility, and will meet the Rabbi, staff and members to learn about the Temples many programs and activities. The Reform congregational has more than 400 households from divers backgrounds who live in some 25 towns in the Boroughs and surround area. For more information, click on the Temple's website at www.cbnaishalom.org.

August 23 A Day to Celebrate Charlie Featherstone 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ Ashland Fish & Game, Ponderosa Road, Ashland. Tickets only $10.00 each. Proceeds to benefit Reagan and Tom Featherstone College Fund. Contributions will be accepted. Tickets may be pre-purchased at the Hopkinton Town Hall Building Dept., 3rd Floor.

August 28 Middle School Orientation @ 9:00 am. Last year was the inaugural Hopkinton Middle School orientation using IGNITE principles, where 8th grade students act as role models and mentors to the incoming 6th grade students, giving them their perspective and sharing their similar experiences. A letter has gone out to parents with some suggestions and specifics of the morning's activities. 9-9:15 Students and parents in the auditorium together. 9:15-10:00 Students into the Brown Gym for the opening exercises of the IGNITE orientation led by Bill Howard. 10:00-10:15 Students prepare to go to classrooms with their 8th grade IGNITE leaders for small group games and orientation information. 10:15-11:15 Students in 36 classrooms (groups of 8-10) and taking guided tours (these will be fun because the 8th graders will be coming up with themes that could include costumes for their groups). 11:15-11:30 Back to the Brown Gym for the closing of the IGNITE orientation. The students-only orientation will take place in the Brown Gymnasium led by the eighth grade IGNITE Leaders, Mr. Bill Howard and Mr. Evren Gunduz from 9AM – 11:30AM. The parent orientation will take place in the Middle School auditorium led by Mr. Geoff Bruno and Mr. Keith Verra from 9AM- 10:30 AM.