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The play “Hush Hush” will be at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. It’s the summer solstice this weekend, and the weather has turned into summer heat so fast! Enjoy Greek food, music, dance and more during the Grecian Festival. Mt. Auburn Cemetery has a full day of events to celebrate the solstice.
The 2024 Watertown Grecian Festival will take place at the Taxiarchae-Archangels Greek Orthodox Church on June 21-23. This year’s festival marks 50 years. The event features food, music, dancing, church tours, souvenirs and more. Hours (rain or shine)
Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday noon to 8 p.m.
See more information on the Watertown Grecian Festival Facebook page.
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The following announcement was provided by Storefront Art Projects:
A Book Launch POP-UP June 20-22
Join us Friday, June 21, from 6-8 p.m. for the official book-launch for Eric Giroux’s novel Zodiac Pets!
Author reading at 7 p.m.
Book sale and seltzer throughout. In his follow-up to the award-winning Ring On Deli, Eric returns to the hard-luck hamlet of Pennacook, Massachusetts, where misfit Wendy Zhou confronts dark forces aiming to buy the town and plunk a giant dome over it. Also showing: paintings by Jasmine Chen
Gallery Hours: this Thursday and Saturday 1 – 4 p.m. AND this Friday, June 21, from 6-8 p.m.
The gallery is located at 83 Spring St., Watertown. Find out more at storefrontartprojects.com
The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:
Join us at the 2024 Summer Concert Series at Saltonstall Park, located at 149 Main Street next door to City Hall. June 26: Non-Conformists
July 3: HYE Fusion
July 10: Southern Rail
July 17: Squeezebox Stompers
July 24: Fun with Ukulele – bring your uke or borrow one! July 31: 90-Mile Portage
August 7: Phil and the Flying Leap
August 14: The Love Dogs and The Puppeteers Cooperative
August 21: The Sandy Ridge Boys
August 28: The Fatal Flaw
Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the concerts! See more information.
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.”
It’s mid-June and there’s a lot going on this weekend in town June 19 isn’t on the weekend, but the celebration of Juneteenth is! If you are a gardener, there’s a way to share your plants that have multiplied, and at the same time receive more for free at the Plant and Seed Swap at the library. If you are celebrating Father’s Day, you can take your dad to a whiskey tasting at Arsenal Yards or to a celebration of Mediterranean food and music at the Armenian Cultural and Education Center. For the younger set a performance of Fiddler on the Roof by the Watertown Children’s Theater is sure to bring lots of smiles.
WATERTOWN’S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONSunday, June 16, 2-4 p.m.114 Riverside St.This will be the fourth annual Juneteenth celebration in Watertown. There will be music, crafts, a dance party, and a kids’ book reading.
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.”
Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown Dam near Watertown Square slows the flow of the Charles River. This is the time of year for counting herring at the Watertown Dam, and they always need volunteers to do that! (Sign up here!) The Charles River Watershed Association has created a new festival to celebrate these special local fish. There’s fun to be had and much to learn about the fish, the dam, and the river.
Pro wrestling will be coming to Watertown on Saturday night,. If you would rather work on your step count while exploring beautiful Mt.