The Southborough News

 210 Southville Road, Southborough, MA 01772 508-328-3966

January 2008

Boy Scout Troop 1 Southborough will be offering Christmas Tree pickup in Southborough on January 5 and January 12, 2008 for $5.00 per tree. If you would like to schedule a pickup, please send an email to troop1trees@gmail.com or call 508-481-8844 and leave a message. Include name, phone number, address and date of pickup on either email or phone message. Requests for pickups will be taken until 8:00 PM the day before pickup. Trees must be placed at the end of the driveway by 9:00 am on the day of pickup. Please place $5.00 per tree in a plastic bag clipped to the top of the tree. Please do not place money in the mailbox.

January 8, 7:30 PM Wolbah Farm, Sudbury. The garden is a unique expression of the imagination which uses living natural material as a medium. Please join Sudbury Valley Trustees and guest speaker John Hanson Mitchell for a discussion of the garden and its relationship to wild nature: from the Italian Renaissance gardens to his own wild garden in Littleton. John is author of The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian gardens and the Invention of Wilderness and editor of Sanctuary for Massachusetts Audubon Society. $5-members; $10-nonmembers. Space is limited and registration required. 978-443-5588.

Northborough/Southborough Public School's Integrated Pre-school Program is inviting neighborhood children who will be three years old by June 15, 2008 for a screening for possible enrollment for the 2008/2009 school year. The screenings will take place Jan. 30 at both the Zeh and Finn schools. To schedule a screening, contact Mary Anne Bryant at (508) 351-7048 ext. 127 before Jan. 4. To receive a program brochure, call (508) 393-4378 and leave your name and address.

The Steeple Coffeehouse is delighted to welcome Aztec Twostep and the Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band on January 12, 2008.  Rex Fowler from Pittsfield, Maine and Neal Shulman of New York City met one "open mike" night at a Boston folk club in the spring of 1971. Each impressed by the other's talents, they joined forces and Aztec Two-Step (named for a line from "A Coney Island of the Mind" by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti) was born.  Just one year later, signed by Elektra Records, Neal and Rex were in Los Angeles putting the final touches on their debut album, Aztec Two-Step. Quickly becoming a staple of FM and college radio the album remained in print for fifteen years and was the foundation for a performing and recording career that continues to the present day. In 1992, Aztec Two-Step was re-released by ERA Records. In the intervening years, Aztec Two-Step recorded six more albums for RCA, Waterhouse, Reflex and Flying Fish Records. The duo's 1986 release, Living in America, was sighted in Billboard Magazine's year end critics poll and received the 1987 Best Folk Album at the New York Music Awards.  There is only 1 pre-requisite to play with BVBB – you have to live in the Blackstone Valley.  Located in the heart of central Ma, exposure to the heavy metal content of the Blackstone river has produced a copious amount of fine bluegrass pickers. Most notably are the Dick brothers from Sutton. Renowned musicians and celebrated recording artists, this brother combo will WOW you with their award winning picking. The Taylor-Nowlan bass/mandolin combo has been together in numerous bands for over 10 years. With their own distinctive style, these two crank out solid rhythm, and like to have a little fun too!  Put these four longtime friends together and you have a group that has excellent musicianship, fine harmonies, high energy and a true love of the music. Breakdowns and Gospel. Fiddle tunes and a Waltz. This is bluegrass! You will not be disappointed!!