Entertainment

World Cup Watch Parties Planned at Armenian Cultural & Educational Center

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Four watch parties on three days will be hosted in Watertown by the Armenian Cultural & Educational Center. The ACEC, located at 47 Nichols Ave., will host watch parties for two quarterfinal games on Saturday, July 11 (5 p.m. and 9 p.m.), the third place match on Sunday, July 18 at 5 p.m., and the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m.

Games will be shown on big-screen TVs with comfortable seating. Tickets cost $5 per match and include food and drink. Proceeds benefit the ACEC Charitable Fund. Register by clicking here.

Real Estate

Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses on Friday and Tuesday

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A pair of open houses will take place over an extended Independence Day weekend. 110 Coolidge Hill Road APT 2, $885,000, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 1,749 sq. ft. Townhouse, Open house: Friday, July 3 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

31-33 Quimby St., $1,150,000, 6 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,388 sq. 2 Family, Open house: Tuesday, July 7 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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Around Town

Watertown Woman Creates Historic Boston Book from Her Huge Postcard Collection

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With a collection of tens of thousands of historic post cards, Watertown’s Kathryn Alpert had a wealth of choices for her new book “Lost & Found: Historic Boston in Post Cards.” Watertown News spoke with Alpert about the creation of her book. Alpert worked in public relations for years, and was able to get a piece about one of her biggest clients, Tweeter, on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in the 1990s. Then she started a greeting card company in the early 2000s. She is also a member of the Ephemera Society, which focuses on historic items, mostly paper items.

Her 206-page softcover book contains more than two-hundred colorful vintage postcards of historic Boston.

Entertainment

Area Independence Day Celebrations, and MBTA Schedules for July 3 & 4

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Fireworks

Boston will have plenty to do to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence, and buses, subways, and the commuter rail will operate on altered schedules. The MBTA released information about the schedule changes. Watertown hosted a light show on July 1, and the big 250th event will take place on July 18. The celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Watertown, the first treaty signed by the newly independent United States will take place at the at the Mosesian Center for the Arts from 2-5 p.m. Members or the Massachusett, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet tribes will join the celebration, with drumming, indigenous crafts, a documentary, artwork, military salutes and a reading from the Treaty. See more by clicking here.

Entertainment

WEEKEND FUN: South Asian Music, World Cup Watch, Art at the Armenian Museum, Crafts for Kids, Sewing Machine Group

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The Fourth of July weekend has some activities, including a concert featuring South Asian music on Sunday, get out of the heat and see some art Friday or Sunday, or watch the World Cup all weekend. The Watertown Library will be the venue for kids crafts on Friday, and a sewing machine group meets on Sunday. SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC: Apna-Sa SOUNDS OF BELONGINGSunday, July 5, 2 p.m. Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St. Apna-Sa – Sounds of Belonging is a thematic South Asian concert series presented under the banner of Sarang: Colors of South Asian Music, celebrating the cultural heritage of South Asia. Curated by Indian classical violinist Pranav Swaroop Bettagere, the event features collaborations among talented artists from the Greater Boston area, representing diverse South Asian traditions and influences.

Schools

Special Education: Director of Student Services to Step Down, Plans to Improve Program Discussed

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Watertown’s Director of Student Services will be stepping down before the beginning of school in September. The announcement came after parents of students in the special education program aired their complaints at the second straight School Committee meeting. A group of more than 100 parents also signed a petition requesting that the School Committee take a vote of no confidence for the Director of Student Services, who oversees the special education program. At the meeting on July 22, members of the School Committee requested that the Watertown School administration make special education its priority. Some committee members also asked for the creation of a subcommittee to focus on special education so that they can hear directly from parents, students and others.

Weather

UPDATED: Temps to Hit 100 in Watertown This Week, See How to Stay Cool

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(UPDATED July 2, 8:55 a.m.: The library will be open until 7 p.m. Friday.)

With temperatures forecast to reach 100 degrees this week, the City of Watertown has compiled a list of places to keep cool during the heatwave. The National Weather Center has issued an Extreme Heat Warning from July 1 at 10 a.m. to July 4 at 8 p.m. As of Tuesday at 11 a.m., the forecast highs are 95 degrees on Wednesday, 100 degrees on Thursday and Friday, and 95 degrees on Saturday, which is Independence Day. With high humidity expected, the high “feels like” temperature will be over 100 degrees from Wednesday to Friday, topping out at 109 degrees on Thursday. The City of Watertown put together information during the heatwave at watertown-ma.gov/warm-weather-updates. The City provided the following information:

Watertown is expecting very hot temperatures this week with high humidity.