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Armenian Museum’s New Exhibition Explores Issues of Dislocation & Cultural Identity

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“Beirut Memory Project #56” (Digital Collage, 2018- 2021), Ara Oshagan features an individual looking out from among the bookshelves of a library that opens entirely onto a war-ravaged boulevard in Beirut. The following announcement was provided by the Armenian Museum of America

Using a variety of mediums from photography to film to collage, Ara Oshagan weaves geographies and spaces that consider the impact of borders on our personal collective history and the disruption of dislocation. Ara is a photographer and installation artist based in Los Angeles who has exhibited worldwide. Curated by Ryann Casey. The Armenian Museum of America (AMofA) recently announced the opening of its next contemporary art exhibition, “Ara Oshagan: Disrupted, Borders.” The show follows the AMofA’s blockbuster exhibit, “On the Edge: Los Angeles Art 1970s-1990s from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection,” which received rave reviews and was viewed by thousands of visitors. “Disrupted, Borders” at AMofA is an expanded version of what was previously exhibited at Stockton University Art Gallery in New Jersey, and the show is being curated by Ryann Casey.

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Festa Italiana Taking Place June 10 in Waltham

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The following announcement was provided by Festa Italiana:

Come One, Come All

Cheers everyone! The much-acclaimed Festa Italiana, an Italian style festival, is returning to the (Waltham Common):

610 Main St. Waltham, MA 02452.Saturday, June 10, 2023(10 am – 5m )(Rain date June 11th). Come and enjoy a fun-filled day of live entertainment; music; dancing; food; crafts; children’s amusements; games and activities; culture; etc. The event aims to please everyone, young and old.  

It is hosted by The Italian American Alliance; www.theitalianamericanalliance.com; and it is a celebration intended to promote the ITALIAN culture and heritage.

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Watertown Resident Took to the Boston Calling Stage Saturday

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Noah Kahan performed at Boston Calling on Saturday. His music is inspired by his home state of Vermont, but now resides in Watertown. (Photo courtesy of NoahKahan.com)

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan took the biggest stage at the premier music festival in New England — Boston Calling — on Saturday night. He grew up in a small town in Vermont, but the 26-year-old now calls Watertown home. Kahan’s meteoric rise was aided by a viral song about his home state, “Stick Season.”

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Commander’s Mansion Hosting Disco Themed Age 21+ Pride Celebration

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(NOTE: On June 5, the organizers announced the event has been cancelled)

We are bringing the disco here to Watertown! Grab your platform dancing shoes and your sequins for the first annual Love Out Loud: Studio 440 pride a 21+ celebration at the Commander’s Mansion on June 10, 2023, from 8 PM to Midnight Studio 440 will include …

Step & Repeat: Brought to you by Belmont Printing Co. and Natalie Nigito Photography! Entertainment: No disco would be complete without the Queen of Disco herself, Lakia Mondale, performing and emceeing for the night! Dancing: Get ready to boogie down with DJ Milli representing DJ El Sid!

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Small Saves Cartoon: Wanted – Second Goalie

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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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Watertown Faire on the Square Exhibitor Applications Available

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The 2023 Faire on the Square will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Saltonstall Park. Exhibitors can sign up now. Exhibitor Booth Fees and Application

Exhibitor Booth Fees & Information

Exhibitor Booth Fees

Watertown Zip Code

Non-profit Organizations $50

Businesses $100

Non-Watertown Zip Codes

Non-profit Organizations $75

Businesses $150

What’s Included When You Rent Your Booth! A 10’x10′ surface space on the lawn.

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9 Artists From Near and Far Featured at Watertown Gallery’s Exhibit

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The following information was provided by Storefront Art Projects:

Storefront Art Projects’ current exhibit is Stick People, a group show featuring the works of nine artists. For Stick People, Rebecca Doughty gathered together nine artists whose work makes use of trees in all their forms. A wide variety of materials are used, from ink or charcoal on paper, to video, to discarded wooden pallets, lumber scraps, manufactured popsicle sticks and toothpicks, to fallen sticks gathered from the forest floor. Trees are represented or transformed. Stick People includes invited artists from Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan and Ireland. WHERE: 83 Spring St., Watertown

WHEN: May 13 – June 24

Opening reception: Saturday, May 20, 1-4 pm

We hope you can visit

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A Hidden Gem Training Ballet Dancers Right in Watertown Square

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Maya ShwayderAlexandra Koltun, co-founder of Koltun Ballet in Watertown, instructs dancers in the level 7 class at the recent open house at the studio in Watertown. High above Watertown Square on a rainy Saturday, pink tights, skirts and hair in tight buns abounded at the Koltun Ballet Boston open house. Low levels of mild chaos permeated the proceedings as adults milled about in front of the coffee table avoiding abandoned street shoes, little kids curled up in parents’ laps, and older students weaved their way through the crowd, preparing for their next class. Presiding over all of the leotard-clad tumult are Alexandra Koltun and Alex Lapshin, the founders of the school, which just recently won their fourth Youth America Grand Prix award for Outstanding School in the past six years. For the last 20 years, YAGP has been one of the most prestigious international annual ballet competitions and scholarship programs that sees more than 10,000 dancers compete.