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Residents Invited to Apply for Watertown Cultural Council Grants

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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:

The Watertown Cultural Council (WCC) invites Watertown residents to apply for Local Cultural Council (LCC) grants. 

The Watertown Cultural Council (WCC) is one of 355 Local Cultural Council Programs and serves Watertown. WCC is part of the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation annually supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences. WCC is funded in large part by the state through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). Watertown individuals, schools, and cultural organizations are eligible to apply for project support from WCC. Since its establishment in 1982, the WCC has distributed over $200,000 and funded over 500 programs that have enriched the lives of tens of thousands of community residents.

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Podcast Spotlights the Creator of the Program that Brings Life Science Lessons Into the High School

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Merle Kummer

The fourth episode of Little Local Conversations podcast spotlighted the work of Merle Kummer, the founder of a unique program that brings together members of life science community with students at Watertown High School. In Little Local Conversations, discover the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown. Creator and Watertown resident Matt Hanna has conversations with various businesses owners, community leaders, creatives, and other interesting folks in Watertown to learn about what they do and get to know a bit about the people behind the work. 

Hanna wrote:

“Meet Merle Kummer! She’s the co-founder and president of CoLAB: High School STEM Collaboration. We talk about her movement from Kendall Square to Watertown to seek a more connected community, how CoLAB came to be and the unique ways it engages high schoolers in the possibilities of STEM work, and she shares a bit about the life science sector here in Watertown.”

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Youngsters Invited to an Intergenerational Story Time

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Brigham HouseChildren can visit Brigham House and listen to a story read by a librarian from the Watertown Library. The following announcement was provided by Watertown Families Together and the Watertown Free Public Library:

This fall we are going to be … READING READY! Young children and their caregivers are invited to our intergenerational event at Brigham House – 341 Mt. Auburn St.

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See the Music Lineup for the 2024 Faire on the Square

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The Faire on the Square is two weeks away, and the day will be filled with musical entertainment. See the lineup provided by the City of Watertown. The line-up of live music is set for the 25th anniversary of the Faire on the Square on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 12-5 p.m. at Saltonstall Park! Here are the following acts and timeline:

12pm Sam Newcomer

1pm Steve Tashjian Ensemble

2pm School of Rock

3pm Chris Cote and Band

4pm Andrea Gillis Band

Visit www.faireonthesquare.com to learn more about the performers and other event details.

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Celebrate the Heroes Behind Watertown’s Core Food Security Efforts

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Event:

On Thursday, October 17, the Watertown Community Foundation will host their annual fundraiser, Celebrate Impact, highlighting the continued urgency of food insecurity in our community and honoring the people behind Watertown’s core food security programs.

Honorees include the Steering Committee of the Watertown Community Fridge, Stephanie Venizelos of the Watertown Farmers’ Market; Kathy Cunningham and Carol Pennington, who each run one of Watertown’s food pantries; Olivia Fields, Kristen Monti, and Sarah Woods of the Watertown Housing Authority; and JD Donohue, owner of Donohue’s Bar and Grill. “Approximately 7,800 Watertown residents, or nearly 1 in 5 of our neighbors, need support to feed their families,” said Jen Nicholson, Watertown Community Foundation Board Member and Event Co-Chair. “Our honorees work and volunteer to put food directly into the hands of people who need it.”

“The Watertown Community Foundation works to connect Watertown residents to reliable sources of healthy food by supporting those local organizations whose mission makes this happen,” said Lauren Coughlin Unsworth, Watertown Community Foundation Board Co- President and Event Co-Chair. “We are delighted to celebrate the impact of our honorees and their organizations in making food available to people who need it.”

“When money can’t cover rent, medical care and food: hunger happens. The COVID pandemic highlighted the ongoing presence and urgency of hunger in the Watertown community.

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Watertown Photographer Exhibiting Pictures from Greece at Library

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The Parthenon on Athen’s Acropolis by Joseph Weiler. Watertown photographer Joseph Weiler announced an exhibition of his photos from Greece will be on display at the Watertown Library in October. Weiler provided the following announcement:

Joseph Flack Weiler’s photography exhibit, “A Winter in Greece, 1970” will be exhibited at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 617-972-6431. Weiler’s exhibit will be shown from October 2 thru 30, 2024. I crossed the stormy Atlantic on a Yugoslavian freighter in November, 1969.