Sunset concert series opens summer season at Town Beach

**Wednesday, July 8** — The town has posted a road closure and construction notice for Glezen Lane, according to a Town Hall News Flash advisory issued Wednesday afternoon.

**Wednesday, July 8, 5 p.m.** — The Sunset Sessions summer concert series kicked off Wednesday evening at Wayland Town Beach, co-sponsored by Arts Wayland and the Wayland Recreation Department. The first show featured Sway Island, with special guest musicians, and the Wellesley-based band Bigfoot, with the snack bar open for ice cream and refreshments as concertgoers watched the sunset over Lake Cochituate. Wayland Patch also covered the series launch in "Wayland Town Beach Sunset Concert Series Begins," reporting that residents now have another summer music option at Town Beach, per Wayland Patch (patch.com/massachusetts/worcester/wayland-town-beach-sunset-concert-series-begins).

**Wednesday, July 8** — The Wayland Free Public Library flagged that support for older Kindle models is ending, noting that devices from before 2012 will lose the ability to download or borrow new ebooks now that Amazon has wound down support as of May 20, 2026.

**Wednesday, July 8** — According to "New Cafe, Event Space Nears Opening In Wayland," a new cafe, retail shop and event venue from Terrain (a brand from URBN, the parent of Urban Outfitters) is nearing its debut in Wayland Village, expected to open next month, per Wayland Patch (patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/new-cafe-event-space-nears-opening-wayland).

**Coming Sunday, July 12** — The Wayland Museum & Historical Society's "Walk, Wonder, and Discover!" nature-and-history walk, part of its Tracing Liberty series, is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Alpine Field and Castle Hill Trail on Alpine Road.

**Coming Tuesday, July 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m.** — The Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative will host a regional educational program, "Ticks & Mosquitos: How To Stay Safe This Summer," at the Goodnow Public Library, 21 Concord Road, in Sudbury, according to a Wayland town advisory.

**Coming Thursday, July 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m.** — Arts Wayland will hold "Macho Mocha," a coffee-and-connection social gathering for men, at its gallery on Andrew Avenue.

**Coming Friday, July 24 through August 8** — The Vokes Players open their production of "Over the River and Through the Woods," Joe DiPietro's comedy directed by David Berti, featuring Susan Scannell Gilbert, Nolan Dupont Love, Doug Sanders, Bill Novakowski, Deanna Swan and Allison Rollings, at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre on Route 20.

**Coming Monday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.** — Arts Wayland will host The Songwriter's Woodshed at its Andrew Avenue gallery.

**Coming Thursday, July 23 through Sunday, July 26** — The Wayland Museum & Historical Society will bring the Slave Dwelling Project's "Tracing Liberty" program to Wayland, free to attend, with further details to be announced.