Friends of the Arts

Hamilton-Wenham Friends of the Arts invites you to support the arts in the HWRSD by purchasing a seat in the Margaret D. Ferrini Dramatics Center. Our current sale is running through December 31st. Sales will open again in the spring. visit hwfota.org/seat

More winter music fun! The middle school music program is coming up Tuesday December 17th @ 7p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Lots of music and art coming up! Please come and enjoy our High School music and arts program Thursday December 12th at the high school.

You’re invited to the Harvest Concert! Tuesday Nov 26 @7pm

Save the date! The High school Musical coming Nov 8th and 9th. Presale ticket link coming soon. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Stop by and say Hi! We will be at The Community House volunteer fair Sat 21st 10-1

Reminder! Join us tonight in the High school conference room at 6:30!

Calling all elementary school singers! Join the BCW chorus. Thursday mornings at Buker! Be on the look out for registration forms coming soon. 🎶

Join us for our first meeting of the year!

Hamilton Wenham Friends of the Arts is in need of a treasurer! Duties include issuing grant payments to the school district and managing the bookkeeping. Three Director Meetings this school year. Our current treasurer will train you! To inquire, email [email protected]

Congrats to Julia Bial, HWRHS rising senior, & Taylor Aptt, HWRHS rising junior, awarded full tuition grants to attend Montserrat’s 3 week Pre-College program this summer. Funding made possible through FOTA's partnership with the Katherine Bradford Foundation and @MontCollegeArt.

Cutler’s String Jam group was featured on WCVB’s Wake Up Call this morning! They’ll be playing at the Strummin Up to Boston event this Sunday in Newton. 🎶 m.youtube.com/watch?si=Ni0tJ…

We are so proud of our 2024 HW FOTA Scholarship Recipients: Eugene Ahn who will attend Bucknell University, Jake Bassinger who will attend New York University, and Luke Lasquade who will attend Berklee College of Music. We wish you luck this fall! Congratulations to all of you!

Check out the entire race day photo gallery on our website at hwfota.org/melody-miles

Fun facts as we close our our Melody Miles fundraiser. 293 registrants -- 100 were 12 y.o. or younger! Oldest runner was 77 & the youngest was 6! Raised over 12.5k in sponsorships from 34 local businesses, and expect net revenue to be around 16.5k. Big thanks for your support!

We did it! Melody Miles was a HUGE success! Thanks to our sponsors, runners, musicians & volunteers. We are going to take a few days off, recharge our batteries & do some calculations, but we will be in touch soon to fill you in on the details. (Photos thanks to @TraceyWestgate)

Come celebrate another fantastic year! Mix and mingle with FOTA Members, and learn more about what we do. This is a great way to see what we're all about! Guests- just bring yourselves! Questions? Want to RSVP? Tracey Westgate, FOTA President, email at [email protected]

Wondering where you are walking/running 3 days from now? Start at Winthrop School, right down Bay Rd, right on Bridge St, right up Miles River Rd & turn around and head back! There may be construction on Bay Rd due to paving. Please watch your footing, & avoid uneven surfaces!

IT'S GO TIME!!!! Melody Miles is just 4 days away and we know you want all the deets about registration and tshirt pick up!!! Check it out on Instagram: instagram.com/p/C7PcR-eOHgK/…

Thankful to have many supporters who have chosen to partner with us to support the arts in HW. Big #melodymiles thank yous to: Art Supply Wholesale, Five Sons Pizza, The General Store, New England Running Company, Pure Pastry, Timeless Interiors, and Tracey Westgate Photography.