Small Saves Loves His New Equipment in This Week’s Comic

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.”

WEEKEND FUN: Longfellow’s Birthday, WHS Musical, Creative Chats, Tequila Tasting & Concert

This weekend I’ve decided to only include activities that are free, and what interesting ones there are! On Friday morning, should you not be working, there is a community chat at the Mosesian Center for creative people of all types this week featuring a singer/songwriter. Catch the Watertown High School Musical this weekend. Friday evening, there is a very unique tasting at Gordon’s Fine Wine. Now is your chance to see what Chica Chida Peanut Butter Agave Spirit tastes like.

Watertown Filmmaker’s Movie on History of Film in Mass. to be Screened with Q&A to Follow

Watertown’s Vatche Arabian teamed with Adam Roffman of Medford to create a movie about a century of filmmaking in Massachusetts. The film will be shown in Somerville, with a Q&A with the filmmakers on March 9. See more information in the announcement from the filmmakers below. Made in Massachusetts, a 3+ hour chronological journey through over 100 years of filmmaking in Massachusetts will screen on Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, Somerville. 

Made In Massachusetts features clips from over 200 movies and television shows shot in the state starting with films from the silent era and going all the way through 2024. Highlighting cities and towns from Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Watertown to Concord, Martha’s Vineyard, Great Barrington, and everywhere in-between.

Gallery’s New Show, “Paint and Poetry,” On Display in March

The following announcement was provided by Storefront Art Projects:

Abstract paintings and preliminary sketches share the walls with poetry this month at Storefront Art Projects. Painters Pam Rajpal and James Kinny and Poet Edison Dupree each work from their heart, soul and guts. In the Poetry School Blog, “Smears & Caresses: The Poetry of Abstract Art”, from July 2020, Peter Hughes wrote: [Abstract art] … makes us look and it makes us think, and it makes us think about our thoughts.” 

Pam Rajpal whose group shows include Concord Art Association, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA and the Boston Drawing Project at Carroll and Sons, says, “Intuitively a conversation begins, and I follow my curiosity … the painting develops … over weeks and sometimes months of improvisation and revision … to speak like poetry — to invite contemplation, evoke feeling, and offer connection.” The visual “history of marks and layers invites the viewer to resist the immediate response of an Instagram feed, and connect to something hand made.”

James Kinny who showed with Nielsen Gallery, Matter & Light Fine Art, and the Drawing Project at Joseph Carroll and Sons says, “My paintings are my effort to quietly present my soul … Image is unimportant; color is not planned in any significant way. My work is akin to poetry rather than prose. I love a dialogue between beauty and discomfort, and I find satisfaction when a painting takes months or even years to find its completion … Archeology fascinates me, whether it’s a Sumerian dig or delving into my own history and finding a passage in one of my paintings that came from my 5-year-old self.”

Edison Dupree grew up in Kinston, North Carolina.

See How Small Saves Describes His Game in This Week’s Cartoon

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.”

WEEKEND FUN: Art Exhibit, Drop in at Hatch, Margaritas, Greek Food & Dance, Yoga

“Is the Price Right” by Juliana Borgiani Geiger is one of the pieces at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Brrrrr. It has been a chilly February. My recommendations for this week are all indoors, though getting out for a brisk walk in the sun is wonderful as well. On Friday, how about catching the last day of an art show at the Mosesian, one that focuses on the ecology of our planet.

Watertown High School Musical, “Anything Goes,” Hits the Mosesian Center Stage

This year’s Watertown High School Musical, “Anything Goes,” will go on stage at the Mosesian Center for the Arts from Feb. 28 to March 2. See the information provided by the school below. Come enjoy an evening of live musical comedy performed by the students of Watertown High School. Anything Goes is a story of laughter and love with a little intrigue to boat (boot!). The show is presented in two acts with a 15-minute intermission.

Cartoon: Small Saves Celebrates Valentine’s Day

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.”