Around Town

Mount Auburn Cemetery Invites Community to Celebrate Opening of New Gates on Grove Street

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Mount Auburn Cemetery will celebrate the opening of new pedestrian gates on Grove Street. Last year gates opened on Mt. Auburn Street. The following announcement was provided by Mount Auburn Cemetery:

Mount Auburn Cemetery will celebrate the opening of two new walk-in entrances along Grove Street in Watertown, marking the next phase of an ongoing effort to make the nation’s first rural  cemetery more welcoming and accessible to the public, including nearby Watertown and Cambridge communities. Following last year’s milestone installation of Mount Auburn’s first pedestrian entrances in its nearly 200-year history along Mount Auburn Street—opposite Belmont Street, Aberdeen Avenue, Brattle Street, and Coolidge Avenue—the Cemetery now features seven total pedestrian entrances for visitors to experience its historic 175-acre landscape.

Around Town

Donohue’s Hosting 20th Turkey Trot 5K, Registration Open

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The 20th Turkey Trot 5K run and walk is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 starting at 8:30 a.m. Register now for a discounted entry fee. See details about the Thanksgiving tradition below. All runners are entered into our post-race raffle, which includes over 50 six-packs of beer and bottles of wine! Free long sleeve shirt for first 1,300 entrants Free pre/post-race breakfast opens at 7:30am 5K Race starts at 8:30 a.m. Free Kids Fun Run starts at 8:35 a.m. Enjoy music and beer at Donohue’s after-party!

Entertainment

Cambridge Symphony Orchestra Presents 40th Annual Free “Holiday Welcome” at Perkins School for the Blind

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The following announcement was provided by the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra:

On Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will return to the Howe Building at the Perkins School for the Blind (175 N. Beacon St., Watertown) for its 40th annual “Holiday Welcome” concert — a beloved free event open to all. This year’s program features a festive selection of holiday favorites, designed to delight audiences of all ages and to set the tone for the 2025-26 season. The concert underscores CSO’s commitment to community engagement, accessibility, and bringing live orchestral music to broader audiences. Click here for tickets. “We are honored to mark four decades of our Holiday Welcome tradition at Perkins,” said Music Director Cynthia Woods.

Entertainment

Small Saves Learns How to Celebrate in This Week’s Comic

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”

Entertainment

Grammy-Nominated Vocalist Performing in Next Chords and Cocktails at the Mosesian Center

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts continues its newly relaunched jazz series, Chords and Cocktails, with an unforgettable evening of music and community. On Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Boston Blow Up takes the stage featuring Grammy-nominated vocalist Donna McElroy. This concert promises electrifying performances by world-class artists in a setting that’s as inviting as it is inspiring. Boston Blow Up celebrates Boston’s rich jazz legacy with a powerhouse lineup of Berklee faculty, alumni, and New England’s finest players.

Charity

LETTER: Food Pantry Thanks Community for Its Support; Even With SNAP Restored the Need is Not Over

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It has been a whirlwind of a month at the Watertown Food Pantry, as we faced one of the greatest obstacles in feeding our clients that we have encountered. We’ve been through COVID, the fall of our ceiling, and, at this moment, the emergent loss of our space, but the loss of life-saving SNAP benefits for our clients was devastating, personal, and emotional to all of our volunteers who care so much for our clients. And yet, they showed up, handed out as much as they could, with sympathy, empathy, and love to all who came through our doors. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude goes out to all these unsung hero’s, without whom, we could not do what we do. And to our Watertown Community — you always come through for us!  Thank you for all your donations of food! Thank you for all your monetary donations! Thank you for your words of support!

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Nominations Wanted for the 2026 Unity Award

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Charlie BreitroseA closeup of the section of the Kingian Nonviolence Mural featuring Martin Luther King. The following announcement was provided by the World in Watertown:

Presented by World in Watertown, the UNITY AWARD is given each year at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast to recognize individuals or groups who are making significant contributions to civic life in Watertown. Who in Watertown is putting Dr. King’s vision into action? Nominate them for the Unity Award! Perhaps your hero is an individual, or a group who have worked hard to make our community more welcoming and inclusive, who demonstrate a commitment to the foundational principles of racial, social, and economic justice, and who strive to achieve fair and equal treatment for all who live or work in Watertown?

Entertainment

Watertown Resident Starring in Weston Friendly Society’s Production of “She Loves Me”

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Watertown’s Kat O’Connor will star in “She Loves Me.” (Photo by Bridget Sullivan / Weston Friendly Society)

The following announcement was provided by the Weston Friendly Society:

Watertown resident Kat O’Connor will take the stage Nov. 22-29 in Weston Friendly Society’s production of “She Loves Me,” the holiday-set romantic comedy that Deadline calls the best Broadway musical you’ve never heard of. Well before direct messages on social media and dating apps, two shop clerks in a 1930s European parfumerie, Georg (played by Robert Orzalli of Boston) and Amalia (Dana Sullivan of Newton) separately respond to a “lonely hearts” ad in the newspaper. Often at odds at work, they are unaware that they are each other’s unlikely anonymous admirer.