WorldFest 2013!

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:16pm

Tour the world in your own backyard!  WorldFest is returning to Downtown Woburn on Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 2-5 PM. Visitors can enjoy artwork, crafts, activities, cultural displays, and of course food from around the world. Entertaining the crowd this year will be Eastern Star Children’s Choir, the Bunker Hill Bag Pipe Band, the Merry Minstrels, Cuban musician Coco Torres, Japanese Drummers from Odaiko New England, Brazilian Dancers, Ku’s Taekwondo Academy, Fan Dancers from the Korean School of New England, the Woburn Memorial High School A Cappella Singers, and Nadia Sophia with Middle Eastern Belly Dancing.

Children’s activities and performances will delight the little ones. Kids of all ages can try their luck at a piñata, learn Polynesian poi, practice their martial arts skills with Rising Storm Training Academy, take a soccer clinic, and learn origami while getting passport stamps that will earn them a free treat from Hot Breads of Woburn. Bring your family and enjoy an afternoon of culture! 

WorldFest will take place on the Woburn Public Library Lawn at 45 Pleasant Street. The rain location will be the Senior Center in Woburn on 144 School Street. 

Free parking for the afternoon may be found in the Library Field lot behind the library, or in the City Hall parking lot across Pleasant Street. There is also a municipal lot behind the Bowladrome in Woburn Center.

To see the schedule of performances, click here.

To see the schedule of children's activities, click here.

This year’s WorldFest is being planned by members of the YMCA International Learning Center’s Leadership Team, in partnership with Social Capital, Inc. For more information, please call 781.935.2244 or email cmclaughlin@socialcapitalinc.org. 

Proudly sponsored by: One World Boston, a Cummings Foundation affiliate, Woburn Cultural Council, and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

WorldFest 2013 Performance Schedule

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:15pm

Wondering who will be entertaining crowds this year at WorldFest? Below is the schedule of performances for the day:

2:00 pm- Bunker Hill Pipe Band
2:20 pm- Natiely Oliveira Teles and Antonio de Souza, Brazilian Forro
2:35 pm- Eastern Star Children’s Choir
2:55 pm- Odaiko New England, Japanese Taiko Drumming
3:15 pm- Nadia Sophia, Middle Eastern Belly Dance
3:25 pm- Woburn Memorial High School A Cappella Group
3:40 pm- Ku’s Taekwondo Academy, Martial Arts and Board Breaking
4:00 pm- Coco Torres, Buena Vista Social Club Music from Cuba
4:30 pm- Korean School of New England, Buchaechum Fan Dance
4:45 pm- Merry Minstrels, Traditional Celtic Music and Dance

2:00 pm Bunker
Hill Pipe Band
2:20 pm Natiely
Oliveira Teles and Antonio de Souza, Brazilian Forro
2:35 pm Eastern
Star Children’s Choir
2:55 pm Odaiko
New England, Japanese Taiko Drumming
3:15 pm Nadia
Sophia, Middle Eastern Belly Dance
3:25 pm Woburn
Memorial High School A Cappella Group
3:40 pm Ku’s
Taekwondo Academy, Martial Arts and Board Breaking
4:00 pm Coco
Torres, Buena Vista Social Club Music from Cuba
4:30 pm Korean
School of New England, Buchaechum Fan Dance
4:45 pm Merry
Minstrels, Traditional Celtic Music and Dance

WorldFest 2013 Children's Activities Schedule

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:15pm

This year's WorldFest celebration will include tons of free activities! Kids of all ages can try their luck at a piñata, learn Polynesian poi, practice their martial arts skills, take a soccer clinic, and learn origami, while getting passport stamps that will earn them a free treat from Hot Breads of Woburn!  

Below is a schedule of activities for the day:

2:00-2:30 pm- Bubble Blowing with the Woburn Public Library
2:30-3:00 pm- Martial Arts with Rising Storm Training Academy      
3:00-3:30 pm- Piñata with Stacey Betty                      
3:30-4:00 pm- International Yard Games with the North Suburban YMCA
4:00-4:30 pm- Polynesian Poi with Nadia Sophia       
4:30-5:00 pm- Mini Soccer Clinic                                       
 
Ongoing activities: International Photo Booth, Passport Walk Thru, Flag Face Painting, Origami

Register for 19th Annual R. Wade Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 5:53pm

The Rotary Club of Woburn will put on its 19th Annual R. Wade Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit local charities supported by the Rotary Club of Woburn. R. Wade Johnson was an active member of the Woburn Rotary for 40 years.

Save the date! This tournament will take place on Monday, July 15th, 2013 at the Andover Country Club in Andover, MA.

Register as soon as possible because Tee Times will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis!

To fill out a registration form, see the attachment below.

8th Touch-a-Truck Event

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 5:51pm

Bring the kids down to West Cummings Park on Washington St. in Woburn on Sunday, May 19th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm for Touch-a-Truck!

This free community event includes the opportunity to come into contact with more than 60 fire, police, construction and military vehicles. There will also be public safety demonstrations, including the "Jaws of Life." The children will get the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a helicopter and watch it as it lands and takes off!

This event will take place rain or shine. For more information about this event, please click here or see the flyer attached below. 

Free Kids Safety Fair

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 5:51pm

Tokyo Joe's Karate Studio is holding a free Kids Safety Fair on Sunday, May 19th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Spence Farm (41 Wyman St.) in Woburn. 

There will be a special presentation for kids of all ages including Lil Iguana Stranger Awareness Program, Kids Self Defense classes presented by the National Security Alliance, and free registration in the Rapid Child Rescue data base. 

The Tokyo Joe's Demonstration Team will be performing two shows, and the Woburn Police and Fire Departments will be on hand. There will also be games and prizes!

For more information, call (781) 933-2008 or see the flyer attached below.

Volunteer Opportunity of the Week!

Submitted by Candice McLaughlin on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:18pm

Take advantage of this beautiful spring weather by getting outside and volunteering at a local community garden! 

The North Suburban YMCA is looking for volunteers on Friday, May 17th anytime between 8:30AM-6:00PM to help plant and finish prepping garden boxes at their community garden!
Volunteers may stay as long as they would like. Whole Foods Market in Woburn will also be stopping by to help out.

SCI and the YMCA teamed up last summer during National Volunteer Week to kick start the "Giving Garden," but volunteers are still needed to help maintain it throughout the summer. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Annie Medonis at amedonis@ymcaboston.org.

Another option for volunteers looking to help out at a community garden is at the Woburn Food Pantry's community garden plot! Last year, the Council of Social Concern hosted it and tons of volunteers came out to help make it a smashing success. Now, they are looking for new helpers this year to tend to the garden!

Volunteers can help out with planting, weeding, watering and harvesting the garden. If you are interested in volunteering at the community garden, please contact the garden coordinator Clarinda Massengill at (978) 761-0795 or cm1665@comcast.net.

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