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Get Inspired for Watertown’s Annual Townwide Art Project

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YardArt Watertown”PaTRASHia” was one of the pieces made for Watertown’s YardArt. The following announcement was provided by YardArt:

YardArt returns to Watertown this year for the entire month of April. The community-wide event begins Monday, April 1 and lasts through Tuesday, April 30, 2024. A variety of artful and whimsical installations will be displayed on front yards, porches, and storefronts throughout Watertown. Watertown residents, families, organizations, clubs, classes, artists, and businesses are invited to create something of their own–a gizmo, a sculpture, an art project, a lighting arrangement—let your imagination run free!

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Watertown High School Musical, “Working,” Takes the Mosesian Center Stage This Weekend

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For two nights and one afternoon, Watertown High School students will bring Working: A Musical to the stage at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. “This year’s spring musical will take place on March 1st and March 2nd at 7 p.m. and March 3rd at 2 p.m. All shows will take place at the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts at 321 Arsenal Street,” the announcement from the school said. General admission is $10 and Watertown Students are free. 

Working is based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, and paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted. The original production was nominated for six Tony Awards, and features songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more.

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Bestselling Author Appearing at Library, See How to Attend

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Library:

On Thursday, March 21, The Watertown Free Public Library will welcome New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng for a conversation about her novel Our Missing Hearts, the importance of libraries, and the present-day fight for the right to read. This event is free and open to all, with registration opening on March 1. ASL and CART services will be provided, courtesy of the Watertown Commission on Disability. Ng’s visit marks the 16th year of One Book, One Watertown, a community-wide event organized by the Watertown Free Public Library (WFPL). In January, the Library announced Ng’s Our Missing Hearts as the 2024 selection and made extra copies available for patrons.

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Comic: See What Small Saves Picked Up at the Sporting Goods Store

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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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Gore Place Hosting Used Book Sale

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The following announcement was provided by Gore Place:

On Friday, March 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., book lovers can buy gently used books at bargain prices ($2 for paperbacks, $5 for most hardcovers) during the annual Gently Used Books sale. The event will be held in the Mansion at Gore Place in Waltham. You can donate books too! We can accept donated books from March 1 through March 7. No books will be accepted after March 7.

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Edible Watertown Artwork Auction and Closing Reception

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The artwork and writings in Edible Watertown 2023-24 is on display at the Mosesian Center for the Arts and will be auctioned off on March 7. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

The City of Watertown’s Edible Watertown exhibit for 2023-24 will soon be closing, and the artwork will be auctioned off to benefit the program. The City sent out the following information:

Edible Watertown: Edible Plants 2023-24 Auction and Closing Reception

Thursday, March 7, 7-9 p.m.

Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA 02472

Enjoy readings and musing by the artists, refreshments from local eateries, a cash bar, and bidding on original artwork! Proceeds from the auction benefit future Edible Watertown projects. No tickets necessary.

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Seven Artists Who Celebrate Their Birthday Together Cook Up an Exhibit at a Watertown Art Gallery

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Storefront Art Projects announced its latest art exhibit: Icing on the Cake. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17 from  1-4 p.m.

The gallery provided the following information:

Icing on the Cake

Feb. 17 – March 23, 2024. 83 Spring St. Watertown, MA

www.storefrontartprojects.com

Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Saturdays 1 – 4 p.m., and always by appointment 

ICING ON THE CAKE features: Susan Jane Belton, Ali Clift, Laura Evans, Frances Hamilton, Marja Lianko, Ellen Rich, and Heidi Whitman

These 7 artists have been celebrating their birthdays together for over 25 years.

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Watertown Poets Reading from New Collections at Upcoming Event

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A pair of poets from Watertown will be reading from their new collections during an event in Cambridge. Watertown’s DeWitt Henry, who co-founded the literary magazine Ploughshares, will be reading from his new collection, Trim Reckonings: Poems. See more about the collection here: https://pierianspringspress.com/trim-reckonings/

Fellow Watertown resident Andrea Cohen will read from her eighth collection of poems, The Sorrow Apartments. Read more about Cohen and her works at https://www.andreacohen.org/

The reading/signing event is Sunday, March 3 at the Plough and Stars, 912 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. No cover charge.