Past Events

Come join us for an evening of beautiful music with three up and coming female stars -- Lindsay Foote (folk/roots/pop), Rachel Sumner (vocalist/guitarist), and Jobi Riccio (Americana/country).

Come join us in March in Copley Place to learn how your personal style - your clothes and accessories - can move you forward or hold you back. 

Twice a year, WCAB's Authors on Stage invites you to fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books.

Do you have what it takes to spell B-I-N-G-O? Meet up at Turtle Swamp Brewery in JP for their monthly QUINGO (queer bingo!) contest.

Come join us for a movie! Movie times are posted about a week in advance; we will update this page once we select a movie and showtime for March 26th.

The 2020 Boston Marathon will be a very special event for the city and the sport, and we are continuing the tradition of volunteering at the event!

Join local alums and current students for a bagel brunch and hamantaschen making in the newly renovated Jewish Life Lounge in Billings!

Please join the Friends of Wellesley College Library for a lecture by Professor Nancy Siegel, professor of art history and culinary history at Towson University.

Come join us for Portrait of a Lady on Fire, a visually stunning and sumptuous drama set in 1760 France.

Join WCAB for dinner at the Lulu at 6pm and then attend this facinating talk. Our WCAB Fall Kick-Off Meeting featured Wellesley Computer Science Professor Mustafaraj who promoted this event!

Let's launch a new Boston-area book club. We'll gather at my home to discuss a recent novel by a fellow alumna, my friend and '93 classmate Bina Shah's Before She Sleeps.

Come exercise your creative side with WCAB at Microsoft's Makerspace: The Garage!

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

WCAB Career Exchange - Banish Burnout: Become “Stress Smart” with Dr. Kristina Hallett ’84

The WCAB Career Exchange is a new forum launching for the exchange of ideas, information, leads and contacts around alumnae careers.

We're taking a beer-break this month! Join the usual Wellesley "Winesday" group at Night Shift Brewing on February 19th for some delicious beers on tap.

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

WCAB Volunteering will kick off the year at Cradles to Crayons in Brighton! 

Volunteer with other alumnae at Community Servings! Alumnae will be helping out in the kitchen on Saturday, February 22 from 1pm-3:30pm.

Please join us for dinner and we will toast our New Year's resolutions -- or drown them, whichever feels more empowering.

Enjoy the Seaport’s Snowport Winter Village by ice skating on a 3,000 square feet rink in the heart of the Seaport. 

Don't miss your chance to see the new Global Flora!

Many of you may remember fondly our Made with Love event, brainchild of our beloved Past WCAB President Bridget O'Connor Garsh.  Bridget has kindly agreed to host this event once again! 

Join your Wellesley sisters at Legal Seafood in Framingham.

Join Boston Friends of Art for a private docent tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's "Women Take the Floor," a reinstallation of the third floor of the Art of the Americas Wing in celebration of the centennial of women's suffrage.

Did you know that the Boston Public Library's McKim Building is a National Historic Landmark? This one-hour private tour will feature the work of architect Charles Follen McKim and the murals of John Singer Sargent, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and Edwin Austin Abbey.

Get together with Wellesley friends old and new at Wellesley Alum Pride Alliance's Friendsgiving Potluck!

Come explore the seven-gallery ""takeover"" of art by women at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Aiming to shine a light on talented women artists, the entire third floor of MFA's Art of Americas Wing showcases ~200 artworks made by women over the last 100 years.

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

Our holiday edition Winesday event will be a great way to celebrate the end of the year! We'll have wine, hors d'oeuvres and other non-alcoholic beverages for everyone.

Join WCAB for our annual party to celebrate the season!

The Downtown Lunch Group meets each month at Parker's Restaurant, Omni Parker House Hotel for food, fun and networking! Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area.

Home for the holidays, folks: Our December dinner will be in Wellesley, at Alta Strada. Please join us even if you are feeling frazzled by too much or too little holiday spirit, because dinner with Wellesley women is always festive.

Bring the whole family for a trip to the Stone Zoo to see all your favorite zoo animals -- together with thousands of twinkling lights to mark the holiday season!

Join us at Rebel Rebel on November 20th for a Wellesley "Winesday" Takeover: we'll meet periodically on Wednesdays, find each other in Wellesley gear, and try a wine bar or cocktail bar on a weeknight.

Join us for this special gathering to showcase the work of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, now celebrating its tenth year at Wellesley College.

The WCAB Career Exchange is a new forum launching in Fall 2019 for the exchange of ideas, information, leads and contacts around alumnae careers. The events will feature a speaker on a career-related topic.

Join us at UpperWest for a Wellesley "Winesday" Takeover: we'll meet periodically on Wednesdays, find each other in Wellesley gear, and try a wine bar or cocktail bar on a weeknight.

Wellesley alums Hye-John Chung '96 (Senior Vice President, Bank of America), Jennifer Levi '85 (Transgender Rights Project Director, GLAD), and Elie Smith '14 (Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton), in a panel moderated by WAPA President Malinda Lo '96, will discuss their experiences with being LGBTQ+ in the workplace.

Join Wellesley Alum Pride Alliance (WAPA) on Sunday, October 20th to cheer on the Wellesley crew team as they race at the 55th annual Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR).

Shana Tova/Happy New Year from Wellesley Jewish Alumnae. Local Boston area members of WJA are invited to a Sukkot bagel brunch in the campus sukkah.

Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia Parker Come view the beautiful photography of Wellesley alum Olivia Parker at this first exhibition to present a comprehensive overview of her extensive career exploring the relationships between vision, knowledge and the natural world. 

Recognizing outstanding achievement and distinction in fields of endeavor, the Alumnae Achievement Awards have been proudly presented by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association (WCAA) for 50 years.

Join the Wellesley Centers for Women for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Jean Kilbourne’s groundbreaking film “Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women.” Light refreshments will be served at 4:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 5:00 p.m. 

Join WCAB for an engaging evening of music at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by renown Finnish conductor Susanna Malkki. 

Join us for a movie night to conclude WCAB Day! ""Spooky"" movie selection to come and we’ll announce the final time (aiming for the 8:30 range!) once showtimes are released.

After all the activities from today, meeting up at Earls is the perfect dinner! Assembly Row has easy, free parking options and is accessible via the T.

Come learn about the Taza Chocolate Story! During our visit, we'll learn about the growth and harvesting of cacao, Taza's Direct Trade sourcing methods and their unique stone ground chocolate making process.

Come help celebrate WCAB day by joining Wellesley friends for a potluck brunch at the home of Tracy Boehme! Bring a dish to share. Tracy will provide some “extras” and beverages.

Come and share the infectious and fun music of the uber-talented Boston based group called Visiting Wine at More Than Words in Boston's South End!

Calling all Frederick Law Olmstead fans! Did you know that Olmstead, America's first and foremost landscape architect, designed the grounds for our own Wellesley College?

Please join the Metrowest Dinner Group (which alternates dinner and brunch) for our September dinner, at The Cottage Restaurant in Wellesley (www.cottagewellesley.com) on Tuesday, September 24th. It's back to school season, after all, so home to the College we will go (yet we don't necessarily want to eat in the dorms....). 

Get your Fall weekend off to a great start by meeting up with your sister alums for brunch at Helen's, a small casual breakfast/brunch spot in Concord Center. 

Please join us for the November Metrowest Dinner Group at Green Papaya in Waltham. 

Join other families for a morning of art and yoga!

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

The Esplanade: Past, Present and Future Understanding the rich history of the Esplanade, and those who worked throughout the decades to make this linear park a reality, will deepen one’s appreciation and value of our landmarked park today. 

Gather Wellesley alums and friends around great and eclectic music offerings at our magnificent public library!

Love a good bookstore? Volunteer with fellow alums to sort and package books at the More Than Words bookstore in Waltham on Saturday, June 29th, 11am-1pm.

Join the Wellesley College Friends of Art for a private tour of the Institute of Contemporary Art. The tour will include the exhibition Less Is a Bore: Maximalist Art & Design.

A symposium is being held in honor of Professor Filomina Stead's retirement on Friday, April 26th at Collins Cinema on campus.

Join the WCAB and Wellesley Alum Pride Alliance as we march for the first time in the Boston Pride Parade on June 9th! Bring your families, your friends, and especially yourselves to march with pride! 

Join us on June 11th at the Boston Pops to celebrate remarkable women! First, Wellesley's own Astronaut, Pamela Melroy '83 will be joining the orchestra to narrate a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and in the second half singer and actress Jane Lynch (Glee, Mrs. Maisel) sings her favorites from the American Songbook with comedy thrown in.

Sticking around for Memorial Day? Come meet with other Wellesley alums for brunch at In a Pickle, on Moody Street in Waltham, featuring traditional breakfast/brunch options as well as a number of signature dishes (the latter of which appear able to keep the cardiologists and dentists among us in business for years). 

Hazy, hot, and humid might be in sight, but that does not need to interfere with dinner with your Wellesley community. Please join us at the iconic Wayside Inn in Sudbury, where we can be steeped in history while sipping a cold drink and enjoying the company of Wellesley women over dinner.

Feed your soul and share a couple hours on this Thursday afternoon in June (weather permitting) to explore this treasure of Boston.

Come join us for our Annual Meeting where we'll enjoy some refreshments, elect our slate of officers for the 2019-2020 academic year, and hear Wellesley's own Julie Norem, Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, speak about The Imposter Phenomenon. 

Have fun volunteering alongside fellow alums to sort and package donations for kids in need at the Cradles to Crayons warehouse, fondly known as "The Giving Factory."

You are invited to join an open discussion at the home of Quiana Agbai '02 in Hyde Park. Quiana is a member of the Wellesley Racial Justice Initiative and will be facilitating the discussion exploring the most pressing issues of our time: where do I fit in the “story of race” personally, socially and politically? 

“Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris” explores the celebrity culture of Lautrec’s time and the artist’s fascination with the personal lives of les stars as well as the roles that they played.

Spring has sprung, and it's time to celebrate YOU-our loyal members!

Come for a special visit to the Fuller Craft Museum where acclaimed woodworker Donna Dodson ’90 will give an artist’s talk about her “Zodiac” exhibition.

Join fellow alums in Back Bay to socialize, have a bite to eat and then watch a TED talk (or two). 

From religious commissioned art and Academy hierarchies to Impressionism, there were seismic changes in European art. We will choose examples of paintings and sculptures from the 12th through the 20th Century to give you a sense of how these movements impacted artists, techniques and history.

We are excited to invite recent alumnae (classes 2009 – 2018) back to campus for an evening of rich conversation around topics related to self-care.

For this month's happy hour we'll meet at the Prudential Center and try Earls Kitchen and Bar.

Come and listen to the super-talented Berklee college students perform their original songs themed on social change. This is sure to be a feel good night of inspired music!

Come on a private Wellesley College Alum tour hosted by fellow Alum and Currier Museum Trustee, Peg Gaillard.

Think applying to college is the same today as it was when you were applying to Wellesley? Think again!

Please join the Friends of Wellesley College Library for a lecture by Professor Anthony T. Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University.

The Wellesley Jewish Alumnae Association is hosting our next Shabbat Across the Miles, an event where alums around the world get together for Shabbat on the same day. The idea is to host events that build connections among alumnae who live near each other.

Join Friends of Art for a private tour of Intemperate Zone, a new installation at the Boston Sculptor's Gallery, with sculptor Nancy Selvage '67. 

Let's get in a skate on Frog Pond before the rink closes for the season! Hopefully the weather will cooperate (rain date on Thursday 3/7/19).

Wellesley welcomes award-winning journalist and best-selling author Jane Mayer to campus on March 19, 2019, to deliver this year’s Wilson Lecture. This annual event brings internationally prominent speakers to campus to explore the issues of the day. Mayer will speak on the topic “Fake News and Alternative Facts: The War on Truth,” before answering questions from the audience.

Join us for a reading from "Black Leopard, Red Wolf", followed by a discussion with the author, Marlon James.

Boston Baroque patrons Lia Poorvu ’56, Susan Maycock ’65, Anne-Marie Souliere ’69, and Executive Director Jennifer Hughes ’06 are delighted to invite Wellesley alumnae and friends to the organization’s performances of Handel’s sublime oratorio, Jephtha, at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.

WCAB organizes monthly dinners with the goal of connecting alumnae in the Boston area! Please join us for a meal and some lovely conversation, potential networking, or a great opportunity to reminisce about the good-old Wellesley days! 

Aeronaut Brewery in Somerville is hosting an event called "DateMyFriend.ppt". This is a fun and live event where comedians and locals pitch their favorite single friend to the crowd!

Do you want to be more, do more and have more?&nbsp; Come join Stephanie Hessler &rsquo;84, <em>Thinking Into Results</em> Consultant, at The Arlington 250 Stuart Street in Boston, for a dynamic and interactive workshop to help you identify habitual thought patterns and limiting beliefs that are holding you back.

The American Identity tour will cover a range of objects in the Art of the Americas Wing. We will explore the ways in which American artists created or built on innovative ways of making art and creating unique expressions which forged individal and national identities.

The 2019 Boston Marathon will be a very special event for the city and the sport, and we are continuing the tradition of volunteering at the event!

Please join us in enjoying the weekend with Saturday breakfast/brunch with the Metrowest Dinner Group (though we'll do breakfast/brunch in January and February, as we're all alittle more energetic in the daytime during these cold months, and commuter traffic on a dark snowy/icy night is not fun).

Please join the Metrowest Dinner Group (though we’re having brunch this month, as we all have more energy in the daytime during these winter months and driving on icy roads at night is not fun) at Zaftig’s in Natick, next to Dress Barn.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Hi, I'm Peg Gaillard, '86, and I'd like to host up to a dozen fellow alums for a light & casual supper and a movie in the common room at my apartment building in Back Bay!

Join us on a monthly "happy hour" tour; we'll explore some of the many restaurant/bars in the Greater Boston Area.

Please join us! Centrally located in downtown Waltham, MA in the Alchemy at the corner of Moody and Pine Street, Brewer's Tap & Table serves "elevated new-American pub fare, paired with locally sourced craft beer from a selection of 48 rotating taps."

Please join us for the November meeting of the Metrowest Dinner Group. It's election month, and you can participate in government by enjoying the same chowder recipe as served at several Presidential inaugurations.

Please join your sister alums and take a break from holiday running-around, and sit down for breakfast, brunch, or lunch at The Toast Office, a casual diner in Westwood, MA.

Spend an evening with your new and old friends from Wellesley!  WCAB organizes monthly dinners with the goal of connecting alumnae in the Boston area.

The American Association of University Women, WCAB, SPARK Boston, the Boston Smith College Club, and the Seven Sisters Alumni Network are inviting women across Boston to come together for a free salary negotiation workshop on December 10th at MassChallenge.

On Saturday November 10th Wellesley alumna and acclaimed author Jasmine Guillory (‘97) will present at Oberon Theater to discuss her newest novel,

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Explore the best of New England's fruit orchards, accompanying farm, and farm store.

Enjoy drinks with Wellesley College Friends of Art as we take a first look at Donna Dodson's newest series, "Match of the Matriarchs," at the Boston Sculptor's Gallery.

This special evening is an opportunity to share your career experience with current student-athletes and network with fellow alums. Join us on campus for a joint event presented by PERA, the WCAA and Career Education that includes dinner, structured and informal networking activities and dessert!

Get outdoors before it gets cold again and remove invasive plant species that are threatening the health of our woodlands with The Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

Metrowest Dinner Group kicks off with its first dinner of the year at The Local in Wellesley.

Spend a fall Sunday evening with your new and old friends from Wellesley in Chinatown. Come join us for great food and fascinating conversation topics.

WCAB organizes monthly dinners with the goal of connecting alumnae in the Boston area! Please join us for a meal and some lovely conversation, potential networking, or a great opportunity to reminisce about the good-old Wellesley days!

Fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books, and help support the Wellesley College Library. WCAB Authors on Stage presents these outstanding authors

Join us for everyone's favorite weekend meal! The networking brunch is the perfect setting to have conversations about your career goals, aspirations, and challenges - or just to socialize with fellow alums.

Here is your opportunity to mix and mingle with fellow alums -- come see what WCAB is all about. This event will include networking with light refreshments, a presentation from a leading feminist biographer, and a short WCAB general meeting.

Book club this past year struggled to find both hosts and attendees, and generally attendance has been declining.  Therefore, September's meeting(s) will be dedicated to a discussion of how book club should organize itself for the upcoming year. 

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join the Wellesley College Friends of Art at the Davis for a private tour of the Institute of Contemporary Art. The tour will include the exhibitions "We Wanted A Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85" and "Caitlin Keogh: Blank Melody".

From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere is a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. 

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

“In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I’m letting my guard down.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened

Come back to Wellesley to play golf or to learn golf as part of Wellesley College's monthly Alumnae Golf Events. 

Come back to Wellesley to play golf or to learn golf as part of Wellesley College's monthly Alumnae Golf Events.

Come back to Wellesley to play golf or to learn golf as part of Wellesley College's monthly Alumnae Golf Events.  

Want to get to know the WCAB? Please join our annual spring meeting, which is open to all Wellesley alumnae.

Please join us to discuss Simon Winchester’s classic about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary—soon to be a major motion picture starring Sean Penn and Mel Gibson.

Join the WCAB and Wellesley Alum Pride Alliance as we march for the first time in the Boston Pride Parade on June 9th!

Feeling nostalgic for witty conversations with your Wellesley siblings over brunch on Sunday? Join us for the Metrowest brunch.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

You are invited to join an open discussion to explore the most pressing issues of our time: where do I fit in the “story of race” personally, socially and politically? Come explore the issues with one another and contribute your ideas to the design of Wellesley Racial Justice Initiative projects - imagining how 35,000 Wellesley women can bring about positive change in our lifetimes.

Come to see Top Girls at the Huntington Theatre, the dazzling and contemporary classic by British playwright, Caryl Churchill.

You are cordially invited to join the town of Wellesley for the dedication of its World War I Memorial Grove on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 3:30 PM as part of Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend (May 19th & May 20th).

Dowd presents a collection of lyric essays wherein musings about New England weather expand, becoming poetic, philosophic forays into literature, art, history, and human nature.

Did you know that 46% of women cite exclusion from informal networks as the single largest impediment to career success -- and that GOLF is the #1 network mentioned?

Join award winning writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams for a reading and a conversation with Professor Elena Creef.

Come join your fellow alums for the best meal of the day! We'll be meeting at Harvest in Harvard Square, which won't disappoint. 

Hymns to Nature is Chinese-born, New Zealand based artist Cao Jun’s first exhibition in the United States.

Our May dinner meeting will be at Seasons 52 in Chestnut Hill. 

In June the last WCAB Metrowest Dinner for this "academic year", will be held at El Basha in Sudbury, a restaurant proudly offering a family's "traditional Lebanese and Middle Eastern dishes".

Please join us to discuss a sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City—for readers of Zadie Smith, Helen Oyeyemi, and Junot Díaz

The Alumnae Class of the Continuing Education/Davis Scholars invites alumnae and students to tour the historic homes and grounds of Emily Dickinson's family estate.

April's WCAB Metrowest dinner will take place at The Oregon Club. Ashland's "Legendary Speakeasy" was founded in 1922 as a rooming house (and speakeasy!). 

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by ;Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

Join the Wellesley College Alumnae Association (WCAA) for Memories Night on March 6, 2018 at 6:30 pm in Tower Court Great Hall.

The three keynotes include two talks and one performance by these extraordinary women leaders:

Join other alumnae for brunch and an opportunity to network.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

We hope you can join us to volunteer at Community Servings. We will get a 30-minute orientation at the start of the shift, which includes an overview of Community Servings and what they do as an agency, as well as a safe food training.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

Please join us to discuss paper, technology and literacy; and how those elements change the world. 

Ambassador, you are go for launch in T- minus 5…4…3…2…. Get ready to blast off with this high-action, high-stakes middle grade adventure that’s perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Peter Lerangis!

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

We'll be working in their warehouse, fondly known as The Giving Factory, inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations that will be distributed to the children served by Cradles to Crayons.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

In this seminar we will discuss the buying process and the selling process and how to navigate them at the same time. 

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme '86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

The 2018 Boston Marathon will be a very special event for the city and the sport, and we are continuing the tradition of volunteering at the event! 

Please join us at the Branch Line restaurant. Branch Line is a rotisserie and wood fire grill located within the Watertown Arsenal.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Celebrate the holiday season and the new year with fellow alums. Light hors d’oeuvres, wine and soda will be served and the evening will include a performance by the Wellesley Widows.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Phyllis McGibbon, Elizabeth Christy Kopf Professor of Art and Faculty Client Lead for the transformation of Pendleton West, will give us an insiders’ tour of this LEED Gold design building.

Celebrate the holiday season with this event featuring the Wellesley College Choir and Chamber Singers

We hope you can join us  to discuss Evicted.

WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION 

We hope you can join us  to discuss A Gentleman in Moscow.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Join us as Professor of Psychology and memory researcher, Maggie Keane, leads what is sure to be a fascinating discussion about Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M.

We hope you can join us  to discuss March.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

Fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books. WCAB Authors on Stage presents these outstanding authors:

Join WCAB and Off The Beaten Path (Co-Founder Lisabeth Bell '03) on a gastronomic adventure of Somerville!

Join Wellesley College Alumnae (North) of Boston for dinner this year!

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme ’86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to choose our next books. You are invited to nominate books for this year’s reading list at the end of our survey below

Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear.

Join us for a special docent tour of Expanding Abstraction, which presents a vital yet lesser-known history of abstract painting in New England by showcasing the work of women painters with strong connections to the region.

We hope you can join us to discuss Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.

Join the Metrowest Dinner group at The Avenue in Medfield. Please note: we are meeting in the fourth week to avoid Spring Break conflicts. 

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Hold Me.

Fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books.

It is time to start think about college fairs again! WCAB is looking for lovely volunteers to represent Wellesley College at various high school college fairs this fall throughout the Boston area.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss American Heiress.

Every month we will meet at a different theater in the Boston area to watch a movie. This month we are (most likely) going to see "Hidden Figures!"

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Strong Female Protagonist.

Wellesley's Friends of Art plan to stave off winter's chill by connecting later this month at the Boston Athenaeum. Many of you attended last winter's excellent Athenaeum event, and this one promises to be equally interesting.
Join us!

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss We Love You, Charlie Freeman.

The Metrowest Dinner Group meets monthly at various restaurants during the academic year to allow alumnae a chance to socialize with others. 

We encourage you to become a contributing member of WCAB in our 125th year. Celebrate the holiday season and the new year with fellow alums, light hors d’oeuvres, and drinks at the home of Diane Cataldo ‘75.

Join us as Professor of Psychology, Linda Carli, leads what is sure to be a fascinating discussion about her book with Alice Eagly, Through The Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Hamlet's BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age.

Kick off the holiday season by joining fellow alumnae to sip wine and mingle at the Suzy Newhouse Center on the 2nd floor of Green Hall before heading to Houghton Chapel to enjoy an evening of candlelight, music, readings, and carols.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Between the World and Me.

The Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston cordially invite you to attend the celebration of our Club's 125th Anniversary! 

Fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books. WCAB Authors on Stage presents three outstanding authors this November:

We’re doing something new in the WCAB book club! We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to choose our books for the year.

Please join The Wellesley College Alumnae Club of Boston and the Wellesley Business Leadership Council for a film screening of "She Started It" with Nora Poggi, film director and producer and a panel of Wellesley alumnae entrepreneurs.

Come join us for an afternoon tea picnic and share with each other our experiences as people of color to kick off the Fall season! (This is a reschedule event from the summer.)

Come join us for a summer picnic with ethnic flavors and share our experiences as women of color with each other!

Come join your Wellesley friends (both human and canine) for a relaxing evening of drinks and snacks on the College Club patio at the always popular Canines and Cocktails event.

Join us for an evening of shopping and fiscal responsibility. Learn about saving for college from Janney's accredited financial advisors, then reward yourself for your foresight with exclusive deals at A Gifted Baby's pop-up shop. 

Join other WCAB wine enthusiasts as we welcome back Maia Gosselin of Sip Wine Education to teach us about French Wine in honor of Bastille Day!

Please join us for WCAB's Annual General Membership Spring Meeting. Meet the candidates, vote to elect our new WCAB Board Officers, share your ideas about what would make 2017-18 a terrific year of membership for you and mingle with local alumnae as we celebrate the close of another fantastic academic year! 

In 1899 Jeremy, a young engineer, leaves a small town in Maine to oversee the construction of a railroad across East Africa. In charge of hundreds of Indian laborers, he soon finds himself the reluctant hunter of two lions that are killing his men in almost nightly attacks on their camp.

Jim Olson, Director of Integrated Media, will give us a special tour focusing on the components of this exhibit that his department created. 

Join young alums from the Boston area for a brunch get together for June! Located Newbury Street close to Hynes Convention Center T station.

Join us on the beautiful city-view terrace at Janney Montgomery Scott to discuss Strategies for creating and attaining points in your journey through life, whether saving to buy a home, for special occasions, a rainy day, children, education, or retirement.

Join us for an evening of honest conversations with women who have launched their own food start-ups. Hear their stories about how they came up with the ideas for their companies and gain real lessons learned about all aspects of running a business, including financing, marketing, and building a team.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal ’91.

We (Limin Liang and Lauren Flamer) are organizing the first gathering for Wellesley Alumnae of color in the Boston area. It's the first of what we hope will become regular gatherings for alumnae of color in the area to discuss and broaden our perspectives on career and life experiences at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender.

Join young alums from the Boston area for a brunch get together for May!

Walk the Greenway with Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury and Curator Lucas Cowan.

The brilliant play by comedian, actor and bluegrass musician Steve Martin.

Every month we will meet at a different theater in the Boston area to watch a movie. This month we are going to see "The Boss!" 

To explore Thinking in Play, the Davis will host a game play party in The Game Worlds of Jason Rohrer, featuring a DJ, cash bar, and light refreshments.

Please join us for a unique Concord Guides Walking Tour: Revolution, Renaissance and Renewal. You will see Concord like you have never seen it before.

Doreen Dove is an award-winning expert in the field of Image Consulting who coaches women to use style as a tool to take strategic control of their image and fully engage in the possibilities of their future. 

Join fellow Wellesley Alums and friends as we walk to support the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) and the incredible free services they provide to survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones. 

Join us April 30th at Punch's Alley for a classic Wellesley tradition! Each semester, current students compete in this lively song competition; this year, alums will get the chance to show our talents at our own Alum LipSync!

Join us for a lunch a learn hosted by Janney Montgomery Scott to discuss strategies for creating and attaining points in your journey through life, whether saving to buy a home, for special occasions, a rainy day, children, education, or retirement.

Join us for an evening of thought-provoking and moving folk songs sung by one of the best Lucy Kaplansky. 

he opiate epidemic continues to ravage the U.S. public health and public safety systems, and the sanctity of millions of homes. Whether you aspire to a career in healthcare, research, law, politics, teaching, business, or ministry, you will confront this epidemic.

Please join us for our inaugural Monthly Movie Club! Building off of the fabulous successes of our Book Club and Dinner Group, we wanted to offer another way for alums to connect and socialize.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Three Weeks with my Brother by Nicholas Sparks.

Join the WCAB leadership team for an evening of strategic thinking, planning, and brainstorming plus delicious food and sharing Wellesley memories.

e are mixing it up this month with a potluck dinner at the home of Tina Choi '94 in Wellesley. 

Want to meet potential members of the class of 2020? Join other local alums for our annual admitted students’ reception in Newton.

Join us as Professor of Environmental Studies, Jay Turner, leads what is sure to be a fascinating discussion about Elizabeth Kolbert's Pulitzer Prize winning The Sixth Extinction. Professor Turner is a researcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including public lands, climate change, and science and technology.

“Nothing But Leaf:” Plant Form through Cultural Lenses
Specimens in the Ferguson Greenhouses are theatrically lit in a special nighttime display.

We greatly appreciate all of our WCAB members and want to honor you at a party featuring tea and homemade goodies baked by the WCAB Board. 

We are looking for volunteers to write notes of congratulations to the upcoming First Years.

Join us for a private tour of the Boston Athenæum. Founded in 1807, the Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest and most distinguished independent libraries and cultural institutions in the United States.

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme ’86, a seasoned residential real estate broker. 

Thinking of buying a home soon? Come to this seminar presented by Tracy Boehme ’86, a seasoned residential real estate broker.

Want a date for Valentine's Day? In celebration of friendship and sisterhood, please join fellow WCAB alumnae for a Galentine's Day brunch.

Jumpstart your 2016 New Year's resolutions now!  On Wednesday, January 13th at 12:00pm, join Stephanie Hessler, '84, Thinking Into Results® Consultant for this transformational webinar.  

Join the WCAB leadership team for an evening of strategic thinking, planning, and brainstorming plus delicious food and sharing Wellesley memories.

Join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

Join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

Join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss The Girl in the Road by alumna Monica Byrne ‘03.

Programming will including Bunny Harvey speaking about her exhibition Bunny Harvey: Four Decades.

Please join us for the WCAB annual holiday party on Thursday evening, December 3rd from 6:30 to 9:30pm.

Join fellow alums in enjoying Cambridge Community Chorus's presentation of Beethoven's Mass in C, plus other shorter pieces.

Maia Gosselin, owner and educator at Sip Wine Education, will lead a tasting highlighting wines suited to holiday celebrations. Come join friends as we laugh, and learn, and sip (and swish and sniff!).

<p>Doreen Dove is an award-winning expert in the field of Image Consulting who coaches women to use style as a tool to take strategic control of their image and fully engage in the possibilities of their future.

Join us as Professor of English, Sarah Wall-Randell ‘97, whose Interests include Renaissance literature, book history, and the history and theory of literary genre, leads our discussion about Jane Austen’s last novel, Persuasion. We look forward to bringing together a diverse group of alumnae for this third event in a series of book discussions. 

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Cannery Row.

Sip some fantastic Bantam cider with fellow alums while hearing tales and experiences from fabulous, local, female food entrepreneurs!

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Orphan Train.

Deborah Cramer, Wellesley ’73, Visiting Scholar MIT, presents her new book (cover story Wellesley Magazine, Winter 2015) in Cambridge!

Join local alumnae for an opportunity to mix and mingle. The Metrowest Dinner Group meets monthly on the second Wednesday for dinners during the academic year. 

Please join the Wellesley Friends of Art at the Davis for a walking tour of Boston's historically and architecturally rich Aberdeen neighborhood, led by our very own&nbsp;<strong>Erin Doherty

Join local alumnae for an opportunity to mix and mingle. The Metrowest Dinner Group meets monthly on the second Wednesday for dinners during the academic year.

Join local alumnae for an opportunity to mix and mingle. The Metrowest Dinner Group meets monthly on the second Wednesday for dinners during the academic year. 

Neiman Marcus Natick cordially invite you to come learn how to start smart investing, while enjoying hors d'oeuvres, beautiful clothes and accessories, and a fabulous view of the Boston skyline!

Join alumnae who work and live in downtown Boston area, who gather monthly for lunch at Parker's Restaurant at the Omni Parker House, two blocks from the Park Street or Government Center T stops.

This event is super casual. We are inviting all local incoming first years, their parents, some current students from the area, and a few local alumnae. We hope you will join us to celebrate!

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Crazy Rich Asians.

Come join the WCAB alumnae to root for the Boston Red Sox as they compete with the Toronto Blue Jays on September 8th at 7:10 PM.

Join local alumnae for an opportunity to mix and mingle. The Metrowest Dinner Group is planning dinners during the academic year.

Includes an overview of different types of financial topics (credit and debt, spending, retirement and investments), and how they relate to your goals and values.

Donna A. Patterson is an assistant professor of Africana Studies at ​Wellesley College. She is the author of Pharmacy in Senegal: Gender, Healing and Entrepreneurship.

The class of 1998 is organizing mini's in early May.

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss Americanah, by this year’s commencement speaker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Join us this month to support Will Sripakdeevong ’13 in her new venture. She will reserve all tables for us and bring in extra chairs if needed! 

Join career consultant Pam Lassiter for a workshop on messaging strategies for your resume.

Fill your morning with engaging presentations by three authors discussing how they came to write their recently published books

Join the club's group of walkers for all or part of a 20-mile course through Greater Boston.

We greatly appreciate all of our WCABmembers and want to honor you at a party featuring tea and homemade goodies baked by the WCAB Board.

Celebrate the End of Exams with the Current Students

Join WAAD (Wellesley Alumnae of African Descent) and other alumnae to enjoy Yanvalou&rsquo;s Spring Concert.

Want to meet potential members of the class of 2019 (yep, 2019)? Join other local alums for our annual admitted students’ reception in Newton.

Join the Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston and Wellesley Friends of Art for a rejuvenating evening of music with the Back Bay Chorale.

Join us for a docent-guided tour of the Glass Flowers collection at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. 

Hear Sergei Rachmaninoff’s stunning a cappella masterpiece in the original Church Slavonic. Often called simply the Vespers, Rachmaninoff considered the piece one of his finest compositions. 

Explore the exciting opportunities for engaging in plant science at Wellesley College.

Join local alumnae for an opportunity to mix and mingle. The Metrowest Dinner Group is planning dinners for the fall, and the December venue will be Karoun. 

The Friends of Art Boston Committee is delighted to invite Wellesley alumnae, family and friends to a special tour of NEW VIEW: 2014 - an exhibition of work by eleven Wellesley College faculty artists.

A special evening with Davis Museum Director Lisa Fischman, Curators Eve Straussman-Pflander and Michael Maizels, and the Davis Museum Student Advisory Committee behind the scenes at the Davis galleries.

Celebrate the holiday season and the new year with fellow alums, light hors d’oeuvres, and drinks at the home of Wellesley alumna Diane Cataldo ‘75. We hope you can join us!

We hope you can join us for light snacks and refreshments to discuss The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.

Novelist Zadie Smith was born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother. She read English at Cambridge, graduating in 1997. Her acclaimed first novel, White Teeth (2000) won a number of awards and prizes, including the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread First Novel Award.