Thursday, May 16, 2013
Country music singer/songwriter Alya Brown will make her debut at the Grand Ole Opry Friday, May 25.
A lifelong dream is coming true for Wrentham's talented, rising country artist, Ayla Brown, when she will take the stage for her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Friday, May 25 at 7 pm. In the spirit of Memorial Day, Brown will be performing “Pride Of America” and “Hero In Her Hometown,” both new songs off of her latest album, “Heroes and Hometowns.” “When I moved to Nashville two years ago, I went to my first Opry show and was mesmerized during the entire two hours,” Brown said. “To get the opportunity to debut on that stage on Memorial Day weekend is such an honor, and I will never forget this for the rest of my life.” Brown's past shows have included opening for country music super stars like Josh Turner, Darius Rucker, Charlie …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Town Pizza owner Bill Shehata shares his story of coming to America.
Bill Shehata’s immigration to America, and subsequently coming to Town Pizza in Wrentham, was quite a lucky chance, very lucky in fact. “You apply for a lottery and they pick about 55 citizens from around the work,” he said. “My luck definitely got me there.” Shehata said he originally worked in a bus manufacturing plant in Egypt, and upon coming to the U.S., found manufacturing to be in short supply in 1995. “The job I found when I came was cooking pizza,” he said. “I was cooking in pizza places for about five years. They taught me the business.” Shehata said about that time he was looking to open his own business. “The guy before me, he was here 10 years and he wanted to get rid of it,” he said. Now, almost 15 years later, Shehata said …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Oldest daughter of Scott Brown and former contestant of American Idol Ayla Brown sings about her hometown.
Ayla Brown, a former contestant on American Idol and many other projects sings about her hometown of Wrentham in this video.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Wrentham resident will sing during the Discover Orange Bowl Countdown to Kickoff.
Adding to the tradition of one of college football’s premier bowl games, former American Idol finalist, Ayla Brown, will sing “God Bless America” during the Discover Orange Bowl Countdown to Kickoff. Brown joins platinum recording singer-songwriter Jake Owen, who will headline the Discover Halftime Show, while Xenia, participant on NBC’s hit show “The Voice,” will perform the National Anthem at the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl on January 1, 2013 at Sun Life Stadium. Country duo, Florida Georgia Line, will also be the lead act at the Bud Light Game Day Fan Zone. Country music singer/songwriter, Ayla Brown, whose new patriotic single, “Pride of America” releases this week, has opened for such leading country acts like Josh Turner, Darius Rucker…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
In this edition of 5 Things You Need to Know, Ayla Brown performs at the Orpheum in Foxboro tonight, the Wrentham PTO are doing a "cardraiser," and learn what's cooking this weekend.
1. Today's Weather From the National Weather Service 2. Cardraising for Wrentham PTO Looking for a holiday card this year? CardRaising.com allows users to make a card and give a donation to the cause of their choice. The Wrentham PTO have set up a cause this year and 30% of sales made will go to the local PTO. Head over to www.cardraising.com and choose Wrentham Elementary as the cause. 3. Ayla Brown at the Orpheum in Foxboro Cowboy Spirit Films will be hosting the premiere of the feature film, "Cowboy Spirit," which will include a meet and greet with the starring cast. This event is open to the public and will be held at the Orpheum Theatre. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and starring actresses, Ayla Brown, will be performing live at 6 p.m…
Friday, November 9, 2012
The movie Cowboy Spirit will premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro on November 29. Alya Brown will perform live before the movie.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
On Thursday, November 29th, 2012, Cowboy Spirit Films will be hosting the premiere of the feature film, Cowboy Spirit which will include a meet and greet with the starring cast. This event is open to the public and will be held at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Produced and filmed locally in and around Boston, this independent film tells the story of Ted Walters, who must draw on the lessons he learned as a kid from his grandfather, a champion rodeo cowboy, as he tries to help a little girl who is battling cancer. Doors will open at 5:00PM and one of the starring actresses, Ayla Brown, will be performing live at 6:00PM. The screening of Cowboy Spirit will begin promptly at 7:00PM. Immediately following the movie, there will…
Monday, August 27, 2012
The former American Idol finalist will be performing at the walk on September 22 in Walpole.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
The Alzheimer’s Association have announced that American Idol finalist Ayla Brown will perform at the 2012 Neponset Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event takes place at Bird Middle School, 625 Washington Street, Walpole, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Ayla’s parents, Senator Scott Brown and wife, Gail Huff, former WCVB Channel 5 news reporter, are serving as honorary chairs. Ayla Brown was a semifinalist on “American Idol” in 2006. She has since played basketball for Boston College and is now working in Nashville as a country artist. With four albums to her credit, she continues to perform locally and nationally. “We are very excited that Ayla and her family have chosen to actively support the Walk to End Alzheimer’s…
Friday, August 24, 2012
Wrentham's Alya Brown will be performing at Republican Convention in Tampa, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Wrentham's Ayla Brown will be performing at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Tuesday, Aug. 28, and singing the national anthem Wednesday, Aug. 29. She is the daugher of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham), who will also be at the convention. Brown debuted her country album, "Country for Good" in January and was the national anthem singer for the Philadephia 76ers last winter. She is graduate of Nobles & Greenough and Boston College where she was a basketball player for both schools. Brown was also on American Idol in 2005. For more information on Brown, go to http://www.aylabrown.com/bio/
anita quinn
8:34 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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