Entertainment

Final Justice & Faith Movie Screening and Discussion This Weekend

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The following announcement was provided by the Church of the Good Shepherd:

“Mission: Joy– Finding Happiness in Troubled Times,” will be screened on Sunday, November 13 at 2 p.m. at the Watertown library. 

“Mission: Joy” is a portrait of the remarkable friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on their last visit before the Archbishop’s death. Although they both lived through extreme hardship, the film depicts how the two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates continued to live with joy and model it for others. The Watertown Free Public Library is located at 123 Main Street. The film series will be held in the Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room, which is wheelchair accessible.  

“Mission: Joy” is the final film in the fall series on Justice & Faith sponsored by the Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown’s Episcopal parish.For more information, contact Beth at bethzwick02472@gmail.com.

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Public Arts Committee Seeks Pieces for Sculpture Walk

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee:

The Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee (PACC) is excited to Watertown’s first Community Sculpture Walk. The Community Sculpture Walk will exhibit public sculptures to enhance use of green space in Watertown, encourage public interaction with contemporary art, and create an annual exhibition opportunity for artists at all career stages working in a variety of mediums. 

The Sculpture Walk follows the Community Path from the Watertown Free Public Library Parking lot to Waverley Avenue. There are eight planned sites along the path for sculptures. In 2023, four sculptures will be selected, with four more selected in 2024, to fill all eight sites along the walk. Sculptures will be on loan from selected artists for two years.

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Watertown Actress Stars in Tony-Winning Play “Torch Song”

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Janis Hudson will appear in “The Good Deli” at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza. The following announcement was provided by Moonbox Productions:

Watertown actor, Janis Greim Hudson, stars in Moonbox Productions upcoming production of Harvey Fierstein’s Tony-Award-winning play Torch Song, directed by Allison Olivia Choat. Torch Song opens Dec. 2 and runs through Dec. 23 at the BCA Calderwood Pavilion – Roberts Theater.

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Winter Wonderland Dance Mini Sessions at Watertown Studio

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The following announcement was provided by Move & Groove Watertown:

The weather outside is frightful…so come join our Winter Wonderland Mini-Session! We will bring the blizzard into the studio and stay warm all at the same time! During this mini-session, kids will create holiday cheer through Jazz and Musical Theater dance styles, wintery songs and create their very own sparkly snowflakes! At the end of this 6 week session, dancers will receive a special holiday sparkle to wear during their final performance for families! Spots are limited so make sure you sign up for our snowy Winter Wonderland today!

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Watertown Public Arts & Culture Committee Seeks 2 Young Members

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The following information was provided by the City of Watertown:

The city of Watertown’s new Public Art & Culture Committee needs two new young members. We’re looking for people between the age of 16 and 21 to help us develop new projects for the city. If you know anyone that might enjoy participating please forward this information. We meet monthly at City Hall or on Zoom. Visit our page on the city’s website to learn more.

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Watertown Putting Together Veterans Day Tribute, See How You Can Contribute

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Veterans Services Office:

Everyone knows a Veteran. Whether it’s your son, daughter, cousin, friend, or neighbor: everyone knows a Veteran. This year, Watertown Veterans’ Services is partnering with The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts to publicly display everyone’s support for the Veteran in your life. Between Nov. 2 and Nov.

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Exhibit at Watertown Gallery Features Art Made with Found Items

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The works of Martha Chason-Sokol and Joe Caruso will be shown at Storefront Art Projects’ exhibit called “Found Meaning.” Storefront Art Projects provided the following information about its upcoming show, called “Found Meaning”:

Dining room chairs, a discarded faucet, a metal dish rack, cd holders, old pants, old sandals, plastic shopping bags, white paper, blue tape, gray and black electrical tape, pantyhose, styrofoam, suction cups, leather, gauze, ping pong balls, wire, tin cans, yarn, acrylic paint, glue, thread, and cotton balls. 

These are but a few ingredients of the artwork in FOUND MEANING with Martha Chason-Sokol and Joe Caruso at Storefront Art Projects. 

Come visit and see how their dark but defiantly bright and surprising art is more than the sum of its parts! 

Through Halloween and the dark days of fall, Martha Chason-Sokol and Joe Caruso, present an array of colorful, monstrous, and humorous paintings and sculpture at Storefront Art Projects. Martha and Joe are kindred spirits who have never shown together before. Martha works with household items, tape, and packing materials in a wry commentary on our current values and priorities. Joe makes sculpture with clay and found materials and raucously bright paintings.

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New Rep Theatre Seeking Artists Residencies Applications

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The following information was provided by New Repertory Theatre:

New Repertory Theatre’s Pipeline Project has extended the deadline for accepting submissions for its next round of artists residencies to October 31, 2022. The Pipeline Project invests directly in local performing artists, writers, and performance makers, providing concrete and tangible pathways to production at the professional level.  

New Rep’s inaugural generation of Pipeline Project Residents was selected by invitation and are now in development pathways to world premieres. This second generation of the Pipeline Project will be selected through an open submission process. Some examples of eligible projects and people, though we are not limited to the scope listed, below:

Playwrights and writers who are developing new work for performance Directors seeking to revitalize classics, or take a new look at overlooked material Directors devising new material, or adapting pre-existing material Solo Artists, seeking time, space, and/or collaborators including but not limited to Directors, Choreographers, and Composers Performance artists creating work to be performed for an audience Musicians and Composers expanding their work into a theatrical medium: Concept Albums, Immersive Concerts, Storytelling/Narrative infused concerts Dancers, Choreographers and Mover-Makers collaborating with other dancers/performers

New Rep is actively seeking works that lack access in the New England area, including new musicals, works by or about the Indigenous experience, works by or featuring disabled performers, solo works, and interactive/site specific works. The New Rep team will work with the selected artists in residence to create developmental support frameworks and a schedule for development. Such support can be composed of: dramaturgy, research, seeking out collaborators, table reads/staged readings, feedback from artistic staff, rehearsal space, prop/material acquisition, and more. Financial justice is a key value of the Pipeline Project and New Rep’s relaunch process.