Gore Place Tour the historic mansion at Gore Place on Friday and Saturday.
This is a weekend for learning more history of our town. At Gore Place, which is partly in Waltham, partly in Watertown, you can tour the historic home of Christopher and Rebecca Gore. He served as an ambassador, governor of Massachusetts, and US Senator in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. If you prefer to be outside on a summer’s day, tour the trees on the Gore Estate or tour Mount Auburn Cemetery. Feeling crafty? Check out the creative patching workshop at the library. There’s an intensive yoga workshop at Artemis Yoga for four days of going deep into your practice. And though some people may not think of giving blood as fun exactly, the blood drive at Hibernian Hall is important for the well being of all of us. Let’s pitch in to keep us all having fun.
MANSION TOUR OF GORE PLACE or TREE TOUR OF GORE PLACE
Friday and Saturday Aug. 2 and 3 (tree tour only on the 3rd), 10 a.m.
52 Gore St.
Tour of the 1806 Gore Mansion on Friday and Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome! Take a tour of the beautiful 1806 home of Christopher and Rebecca Gore, New England’s most fascinating historic house. You’ll see private rooms and public spaces and hear stories of the people who lived and worked at one of the grandest estates in early America. Free to Gore Place members, $16 general admissions, $11 ages 6-16.
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CREATIVE PATCHING WORKSHOP at Watertown Free Public Library
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2:30-4 p.m.
Lucia Mastrangelo Room, 2nd floor
Creative Patching will focus on how to repair holes, tears, and stains in clothing using fabric patches and hand embroidery techniques. Participants will learn about tools and materials for patching, and how to combine fabric patches with simple hand embroidery stitches to create eye-catching visible mends. Leave class with a sampler of techniques that you can refer back to when tackling your own mends at home. Suitable for beginners with little or no sewing experience.
Jessamy Shay Kilcollins is a textile artist, mender, and fashion designer whose work focuses on sustainability and handcraft processes visible mending and upcycled slow fashion.
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TAPESTRY OF IYENGAR YOGA: Weaving the Threads of Practice and Teaching
Sunday to Wednesday August 4-7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for workshops, 1:30 – 4 p.m. for teachers lab
Artemis Yoga, 645 Mt. Auburn St.
Discover the intricate beauty of Iyengar Yoga through our immersive August workshop series led by Jarvis Chen and special guest teacher, Patricia Walden. On each day of this four-day program, Jarvis Chen will teach a general class for students with 1 year of Iyengar Yoga experience where teachers will have the opportunity to observe, assist and or participate. The morning classes are open to all (not just teachers). In the afternoon, Patricia will work with teachers on observation, adjustment, and instruction based on the morning classes.
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DISCOVER MT. AUBURN CEMETERY, a walking tour
Saturday Aug. 3, 1-2:30 p.m.
580 Mt. Auburn St.
Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes. Here the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture combine with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and inspiration. This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here. Registration required.
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St.
The Watertown AOH (Ancient Order of Hibernians) is hosting a blood drive at Hibernian Hall. To register in advance, click here and enter the three letters, “AOH” to schedule an appointment.