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Tickets Available for the 2025 Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place

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Photo from Gore Place

Tickets are now available for Gore Place’s annual Sheepshearing Festival. See more info about the event and opportunities to volunteer in the announcement from Gore Place below. Get Ready for Another Unbaahhlievable Sheepshearing Festival! Mark your calendars and save the date: our Annual Sheepshearing Festival will be held on April 26, 2025! Advance tickets are available NOW! Since 1987, this annual event has entertained guests with music, 100+ craft and fiber artists, demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, and historic re-enactors on the beautiful grounds of this historic, 50-acre estate. The Festival will also feature hands-on activities for children and adults, and food vendors onsite. See Our Sheepshearing Festival Webpage to Stay In-the-Know About This Year’s Event!

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Local Art Gallery Hosting Show During YardArt 2025

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Watertown gallery Storefront Art Projects is participating in YardArt 2025, the community-wide celebration of creativity and fun in front yards, porches, and windows around town. The exhibition called Dancing in the Dark, Resistance, Persistence and the Pursuit of Happiness runs through April 5-26. See details in the announcement from Storefront Art Projects below. YardArt 2025 with: Paul Angiolillo, Cat Bennett, Donna Calleja, Marieju Dawe, Dianne Jenkins, Mauryn Kkira, Michelle Lougee, Hakim Raquib, Maggie Stern, Charles Suggs and Ellen Wineberg 

April 5-26

Reception Saturday, April 5, 1-4 p.m.

It’s YardArt month in Watertown. They can’t cancel spring!

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Call for Local Artists to Be Part of the 2025 Watertown Arts Market

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Arts Market Committee:

The Watertown Business Coalition is excited to announce the fifth annual Watertown Arts Market will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 12:00 – 5:00pm at Arsenal Park. This celebratory event brings together an abundance of artists, arts and cultural organizations, and arts- and culture-related businesses based in or serving Watertown. More information is available at www.watertownartsmarket.com. 

Calling All Local Artists

We would love to have you join us for this event! Local artists of all media, nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and arts and culture businesses are invited to host a table at the Watertown Arts Market from 12:00 – 5:00pm on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The Watertown Arts Market is committed to including a diverse range of arts and culture offerings across mediums and cultures.

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Watertown Woman Pens First Novel at Age 83, Based on Her Humanitarian Work in Africa

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A former political science professor who started an humanitarian organization working in Africa, has written her debut novel at age 83. Watertown’s Judy Dushku will have multiple events for her book, “Is This the Way Home?” The book is described in the Zoom event announcement as “a powerful fictional account of one woman and her family, offering a window into the struggles of thousands: war, abduction, marginalization, and the challenge of raising children born in the bush. Through her writing, she hopes to raise awareness of these survivors and inspire readers to seek their own paths to healing.” After 47-year career as a professor of comparative politics at Suffolk University, focusing on African politics and women’s studies, Dusku continued her work in Gulu, Uganda.

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Small Saves Makes Vacation Plans 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.”

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Turtle Studios Participating in Newton Open Studios & Art Sale

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The following information was provided by Turtle Studios:

Turtle Studios will participate for the third consecutive year in the Newton Open Studios art exhibition and sale on the weekend of April 5 & 6, 2025, at 213 California Street, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Turtle Studios has a dynamic and eclectic mix of members, including several Watertown residents, whose art pursuits enrich their lives and community, who share the joy of artmaking in a supportive community that values the creative process, experimentation, and self-expression,” and will be joined by a handful of guest artists who will also display and sell. The Turtle Studios site will showcase 15 artists selling paintings, prints, textiles, jewelry, book arts, collages, and more. 

Newton Open Studios is free, open to the public, and family-friendly. Gourmet gift baskets will be raffled off, with proceeds benefiting Turtle Studios, a non-profit 501(c)(3), and its Scholarship Fund. Vendors handle their sales, and typically accept cash or credit through Venmo, Square or PayPal. 

Art celebrates diversity, tells our stories, and deepens our world understanding. Support local artists and share the gift of art!

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WEEKEND FUN: Arshile Gorky Movie, Snow White PJ Party, Playoff Hockey, Middle School Musical

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This weekend has something for fans of musicals, Disney, hockey, art, and people who want to get creative. Friday afternoon, Hatch Makerspace is open for people who want to try their hands at vinyl cutting, 3D design and more. Young actors at Watertown Middle School will go on stage three times with a musical version of Mary Poppins. On Saturday night, Watertown’s semipro hockey team will try to clinch the championship. Learn about Armenian artist and former resident Arshile Gorky on Friday night.

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Mosesian Center Celebrating 20 Years, Tickets & Sponsorships Available

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts will hold a celebration of its 20th anniversary. See details in the announcement from the MCA below. On Thursday, May 22, 2025 we will gather for an evening of celebration that honors our past and secures vital funds for our future. Tickets and sponsorships are available today! The evening’s program will highlight the impact of MCA over the past 20 years interspersed with entertaining performances that feature the depth and breadth of our programming. We’ll also honor Roberta Miller for her visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to the organization and thank her for returning as Interim Executive Director, pro bono.