What's Going on in Needham and Wellesley: Medical Awards and Wine Tasting

Here are just a few of the announcements Needham and Wellesley readers shared this week on Patch: 

Wellesley resident receives top honor from Massachusetts Medical Society - Wellesley resident Richard M. Schwartzstein, M.D., the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Harvard Medical School, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2013 recipient of the Grant V. Rodkey Award.

Needham Bank Supports the Needham Women’s Club's Needham Grand Wine Tasting - Needham Bank is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Needham Grand Wine Tasting.   The Needham Women's Club's (NWC) Needham Grand Wine Tasting offers residents of Needham and the surrounding towns the opportunity to sample more than 80 different wines from all over the world.

Wellesley Resident Barbara Tarlin to headline On Golden Pond - An aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, spends each summer at their cottage on a lake called Golden Pond. They are visited by daughter Chelsea, who is somewhat estranged from her curmudgeon of a father. Chelsea introduces them to her new fiancé, Bill, and asks the Thayer’s to permit Bill's young son Billy to stay with them while she and Bill have some time to themselves.

Save the Date for Pansy Day! - The pansies are here!  Spring has been chilly and reluctant, but once the pansies arrive, the snow is finished.  …We promise!   Pansies are Needham’s Official Flower, and April is Pansy Month. The Historical Society’s Pansy Festival will take place on Saturday, April 6th from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm

Roche Bros. Recipe Contest gives winner a "Souper" weekend in Boston. Enter by March 31st! - Think your soup has what it takes? Enter your soup recipe in the Roche Bros. “It’s Soup to you!” Recipe Contest. Roche Bros. will feature the winning recipe in their new fresh soup lineup and the winner gets a “Souper” Boston weekend