'This Old House' Personality Coming to Hamilton

Hamilton seniors are invited to next week’s Open House featuring guest speaker Kevin O’Connor of PBS’ “This Old House.”

O’Connor will be talk about his experiences and answer attendees questions.

The event includes refreshments and will take place Wednesday. Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hamilton Council on Aging.

Seniors are also invited to make a lunch reservation for daily lunch served at the Senior Center at noon.

For information, contact Mary Beth Lawton at 978-468-5595.

Below is information about O’Connor and “This Old House” from a COA press release.

Kevin O’Connor became host of “This Old House” in 2003, taking over the show that had been running since its inception in 1979. Originally planned as a one-time 13-episode series on Boston’s PBS station WGBH, the show has grown into a nationally shown program with spin-offs such as The New Yankee Workshop hosted by Norm Abram, a magazine and for-profit websites. The show has won 17 Emmy awards and been nominated for 82!

Photo: Kevin O’Connor submitted by the Hamilton COA