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Natick Select Board office hours, June 23

June 17, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

The Natick Select Board will hold in-person office hours on Thursday, June 23, 9am-10am, at the Community-Senior Center, 117 E. Central Street. Residents may speak to Select Board member Mike Hickey on a walk-in, first-come/first-serve basis. Residents may ask questions, give input, and share concerns about Town operations, economic development, and other issues.

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Select Board office hours will continue to be held twice per month. On the first Thursday of each month, meetings will be held either at Town Hall or online via Zoom from 6-7pm. On the fourth Thursday, meetings will take place from 9am-10am at the Community-Senior Center. The in-person meetings may be attended on a walk-in, first-come/first-serve basis.

The Select Board has scheduled additional office hours meetings through 2022. Select Board members will rotate through the schedule.

For more information, call the Select Board office at (508) 647-6410.

Select Board office hours schedule through 2022

Natick Select Board office hours

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IMAX back in action in Natick

June 16, 2022 by Duncan Brown Leave a Comment

The IMAX theater in Jordan’s Furniture reopened on May 27, and so Natick Report took it upon itself to check out the larger-than-life screen (76×55 -foot, to be precise).

When buying tickets I was a bit disappointed to see that the only available movie for the weekend was Jurassic World Dominion, the third entry in the popular dinosaur series. I’d seen the first movie years ago, but I had skipped the second one. On top of that, I hadn’t heard very good things about this one, and the sci-fi/adventure flick clocked in at 2h 26min. Hmmm—well, no one said that reporting Natick news would be cushy.

I bought two tickets ($18.50 each), and prepared to go to the theater. Driving to Jordan’s is dramatic in its own right, as it is perched on top of a hill overlooking route 9. After summiting the hill, parking was an easy affair. The entrance to Jordan’s promotes IMAX theater prominently, but once inside I was a bit lost as to where to go. If you were wondering, Jordan’s no longer hands out bead necklaces when you walk in; the Mardi Gras theme has been thoroughly exterminated.

In all likelihood I missed a sign, but I decided to guess which way to go, which resulted in some wandering until I found a helpful employee who pointed me in the right direction. When you first enter the store what you should do is walk straight to the back and then turn right into the leather section. From there, follow signs until you see an escalator.

The escalator gives the proper red-carpet treatment to IMAX movie-goers. The paparazzi mural, famous in its own right, is on both sides as you ascend, cameras flashing, making the entrance feel extra-special.

 

After the excitement of the escalator, the theater entrance is pretty basic: black walls, movie posters, and a snack bar with expensive popcorn. You come in at the back of the theater, with it sloping down from the entrance. The screen is truly big, and the seats are fairly comfortable, but they’re not miniature beds like in the nearby AMC theater.

Immersed in the experience

The movie itself was not very good, but if there was anywhere I would have wanted to see it, it would be in an IMAX theater. It was slightly too loud at some points, but the surround sound and giant screen made the dinosaurs and the action feel immersive.

The audience was a challenge at times. A gaggle of middle schoolers began a full volume conversation about halfway through the movie, and needed shushing from the rest of the crowd before they quieted down.

After the movie ended several audience member attempted to leave the way we had come in, before being herded to a second door on the opposite side of the theater. From there it was a quick exit through some more furniture galleries before heading home.

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Tigers in two: Natick Little League champs

June 15, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Natick Little League Tigers team, No. 1 through the regular season in the majors bracket, stayed that way until the end of the playoffs by topping the Nationals 2 games to none. We just missed the end of the game, but managed to snap a photo of the winners.

Congrats to all of this season’s players.

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Natick (and beyond) summer camp listings—sign up now

June 15, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

SPONSORED CONTENT: Thanks to the LINX Companies, provider of premier summer day camp experiences to the greater Boston area, for their sponsorship of Natick Report’s Summer Camps page.  LINX Camps creates fun, exciting, inspiring experiences for kids and teens through high quality programming in an emotionally safe environment led by extraordinary staff. The LINX Camps team offers attentive customer service and convenience-focused amenities to support the needs of parents and families. REGISTER HERE.

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Local creatives bring Art in the Park event to South Natick

June 14, 2022 by Duncan Brown Leave a Comment

Local artists gathered in Shaw Park in South Natick last Sunday to show off their pieces of work, and even to play a little music. Organized by the Natick Art Association, artists came and set up their tents from 10-3pm, giving people a chance to see just what Natick’s creative community members get up to.

Not to be limited in form, the event included woodwork, jewelry, oil paintings, and music, and while Natick Report has been unable to substantiate the harpist’s claim that she “can play anything on this,” it sure sounded like she could. Twenty-five artists were set to be at the event, and their combined creative powers certainly drew in a crowd. Many of the artists were deep in conversation as I walked around the park, but I got a good look at just about every thing that I could have wanted to see.

 

Shaw Park is located directly across from Bacon Free Library in South Natick, which gave the option to go look out at the dam after admiring the art (which I am frequently reminded is actually the spillway—the dam is the boring part that stops the water, not the part where it all spills over). While parking can be a bit difficult, I found myself a spot with some ease, despite the crowd at the event. If you are feeling heartbroken over having missed Art in the Park, fear not! The Natick Art Association will host another Art in the Park event on September 11.

Young listeners entranced by the music

Filed Under: Art, Bacon Free Library, Entertainment, Outdoors

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