Entertainment

Tickets on Sale for Watertown’s Tipsy Tea Party, A 21+ Event During Pride Month

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The City of Watertown sent out the following information:

Tickets are available to purchase for guests ages 21+ for “A Tipsy Tea Party” on June 23, 2024 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Commander’s Mansion, located at 440 Talcott Avenue! Visit www.WatertownPride.com for more event information and the link to order tickets. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET:

Brunch bites and teaTarot card readingsLive entertainmentGin tastingFree parking

Entertainment Featuring:

Event Emcee Killah Croc

Drag Performance by Hazel Aphrodite

Performance by Jean Sequins

Psychic readings by NJP TAROT

Around Town

City Surveying Residents About Options for Sullivan Playground

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The City of Watertown seeks input about how to improve Sullivan Playground, located at the corner of Mt. Auburn and Arlington streets. The survey includes the type of playground equipment, as well as how people want to use the space. The City sent out the following announcement:

Take the community survey to let us know what you want to see with the Sullivan Playground Renovation! 

Review features, play structures, and design options that matter the most to you! Your voice matters in making the playground the best it could possibly be for you and the community. 

Entertainment

Elton John Tribute, Army Band, Fiddler on the Roof & Much More at the Mosesian Center in June

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts has a wide variety of events this June, from concerts to plays to visual art exhibits, plus a community event and arts classes. The MCA provided the following information:

Earfull at Branch Line | June 11, 18 & 25

This performance series features writers and musicians doing their respective things. Writers read from their new books, or about-to-be books, or right from their crumpled-up notes. Musicians range from harpists to hornblowers, from solo songwriters to full-on rock bands. Join for food & drink on the Branch Line patio, great readings and performances, and time between acts to socialize. 

Fork & Shoe Theatre Co-op presents Café du Cheap Artiste: PRESIDENTS | June 8

Cafe du Cheap Artiste is a performance open mic/cabaret presented in a variety of spaces.

Schools

Sign a Part of the New Watertown High School, Ceremony Will Celebrate Construction Milestone

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An overhead view of what the new Watertown High School will look like. (Courtesy of Watertown Public Schools)

A major milestone will be reached this week in the Watertown High School project when the last beam for the steel structure will be put into place. A topping off ceremony will be held on Wednesday, and the public is invited to come before hand and sign the beam, and to attend the ceremony. The Watertown Public Schools sent out the following information:

Major WHS construction news! A topping off ceremony will be held at 4 pm on Wednesday (6/5/24). 

The public is also invited to sign the ceremonial beam. 

Monday/Tuesday : 2-5 pm (Broadway construction gate)

Wednesday: 3-3:45 pm (Common Street gate). 

Sharpies will be provided

Schools

School Committee Member Rachel Kay Hosting Office Hours at Filippello Park

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Watertown School Committee member Rachel Kay announced she will be available to meet with the public during office hours on Friday, June 7 from 4-5 p.m. She also moved the location of the office hours, see info below. A quick update on Friday’s office hour. I discovered that Filippello Park’s Splash Pad is re-opening at the same time! Thus I’m moving my office hour this week to the picnic tables near the spray park. Look for me sitting with a clipboard (and hopefully enjoying some Ben and Jerry’s!).

Entertainment

New Rep’s Run Ends With Fanfare: Several Nominations & 2 Wins at Theater Awards Ceremony

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Valyn Lyric Turner gives her acceptance speech after winning the Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Small Theater for her role in “A Raisin in the Sun.” (Photo by Nile Scott Studios)

Watertown-based New Repertory Theatre closed its doors in 2023, but the company’s final season earned accolades at the recent Elliot Norton Awards in Boston. The following announcement was provided by Maria Hendricks, one of the former Resident Artists/Co-Artistic Directors at New Rep.

New Repertory Theatre’s final season went out with a bang as its productions were celebrated at the esteemed 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards, held at The Huntington Theater on May 20. As one of the Greater Boston area’s premiere mid-sized regional theater companies for 40 years, it was especially gratifying for the company to receive such meaningful recognition as it ended its run. New Rep received 7 Nominations:

• Outstanding Production, Small Theater – A Raisin in the Sun

• Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Small Theater – Damon Singletary – A Raisin in the Sun

• Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Small Theater – Valyn Lyric Turner – A Raisin in the Sun

• Outstanding Director, Small Theater – Lois Roach – A Raisin in the Sun

• Outstanding Director, Small Theater – Pascale Florestal – Diaspora!

Around Town

Author Shares His Story About Living in Syria, Fleeing His Country

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Author Jamal Saeed shared his story in an event hosted by the Watertown Refugee Support Group (Contributed Photo)

The following piece was provided by the Watertown Citizens Refugee Support Group:

On Tuesday, May 28 at the Watertown Free Public Library, audiences were treated to an inspiring evening with Syrian writer, editor, artist, activist and humanitarian, Jamal Saeed. Saeed spoke about his published memoir, “My Road From Damascus,” which describes fond memories of growing up in Syria, alternating with descriptions of the unimaginable pain he suffered during 12 years of torture in Syrian prisons under the Assad regime. In 2013 he fled with his wife and two sons first to Dubai, and then emigrated to Canada in 2016, where they were embraced and supported by a Canadian writers organization. They are now permanent residents of Kingston, Ontario. Rufaida al Khabbaz reads excerpts from her husband’s memoir.