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WEEKEND FUN: Creative Chats, Easter Egg Hunt, Shakespeare, Recycling Event, Dim Sum

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You can start this weekend early, with a Friday morning Creative Chat at the Mosesian with the artist Cat Bennett. She is a lifelong professional artist who has written a couple of books about how to make art creation a practice in your life. An important Earth Day event on Saturday is the DPW recycling day. It’s time to get rid of your very old tax files or equally old textiles and styrofoam you’ve been collecting. If you arrive before it runs out, there’ll be giving away Black Earth compost. Also, our town tree warden is gifting baby oak trees!

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Actors’ Shakespeare Project Brings Vibrant “Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Watertown

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The cast of Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Photo by Nile Scott Studios. Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes full advantage of the intimate confines of the Mosesian Center of the Arts to provide audience members with a 360 degree experience of music, lights, confetti, and mist to accompany the Bard’s ethereal play. “Midsummer” is the final play in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s 2024-25 season, and the first in its new home. The theater company recently moved to the MCA in Watertown to be the company in residence.

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Two Plays Coming to Watertown in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s 2025-26 Season

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The 2025-26 season for Actors’ Shakespeare Project features three plays, two of which will go on stage at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts. See details in the announcement from the theater company below. Actors’ Shakespeare Project is proud to announce our 2025-26 Season line-up. We hope you’ll join us for three masterpieces of literature that invite audiences and artists to reflect on how narratives shape identity, and how art can dismantle the walls that confine us.These three productions form a tapestry of defiance: Macbeth exposes the mechanics of control. Little Women redefines who gets to tell their story. Gem of the Ocean reclaims marginalized histories.Our current season — wrapping up with A Midsummer Night’s Dream this month — has been one of our biggest and most successful yet, with our momentous move to Watertown ushering in a new era for ASP, and new opportunities on the horizon.The best way to help ASP continue to build on this success is becoming a subscriber today. Subscribers never pay ticket fees, can switch their seats at any time free of charge, and save up to 30% on single ticket prices.

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Watertown Woman Pens First Novel at Age 83, Based on Her Humanitarian Work in Africa

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A former political science professor who started an humanitarian organization working in Africa, has written her debut novel at age 83. Watertown’s Judy Dushku will have multiple events for her book, “Is This the Way Home?” The book is described in the Zoom event announcement as “a powerful fictional account of one woman and her family, offering a window into the struggles of thousands: war, abduction, marginalization, and the challenge of raising children born in the bush. Through her writing, she hopes to raise awareness of these survivors and inspire readers to seek their own paths to healing.” After 47-year career as a professor of comparative politics at Suffolk University, focusing on African politics and women’s studies, Dusku continued her work in Gulu, Uganda.

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WEEKEND FUN: Arshile Gorky Movie, Snow White PJ Party, Playoff Hockey, Middle School Musical

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This weekend has something for fans of musicals, Disney, hockey, art, and people who want to get creative. Friday afternoon, Hatch Makerspace is open for people who want to try their hands at vinyl cutting, 3D design and more. Young actors at Watertown Middle School will go on stage three times with a musical version of Mary Poppins. On Saturday night, Watertown’s semipro hockey team will try to clinch the championship. Learn about Armenian artist and former resident Arshile Gorky on Friday night.

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Mosesian Center Celebrating 20 Years, Tickets & Sponsorships Available

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts will hold a celebration of its 20th anniversary. See details in the announcement from the MCA below. On Thursday, May 22, 2025 we will gather for an evening of celebration that honors our past and secures vital funds for our future. Tickets and sponsorships are available today! The evening’s program will highlight the impact of MCA over the past 20 years interspersed with entertaining performances that feature the depth and breadth of our programming. We’ll also honor Roberta Miller for her visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to the organization and thank her for returning as Interim Executive Director, pro bono.

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WEEKEND FUN: Persian New Year, Armenian & Irish Music, Historical Event, National Tamale Day

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Our bulbs are pushing their way up out of the warming gardens to tell us that spring is here. On Saturday morning, the spring celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, will be at the library for all to enjoy. There is music to go along with the springing of spring, a concert of an Armenian trio at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on Friday, and a folk music concert on Saturday night at the Canadian American Club. On Sunday, it will be time for some history focused learning, with a talk on Watertown’s patriot printer, Benjamin Edes, whose printing press apparently affected the course of the Revolutionary War. After the talk, if you’re feeling hungry, head to the Condesa Restaurant to dig into a plate of steaming tamales for National Tamale Day.

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Mosesian Center for the Arts Searching for New Executive Director

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The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:

The Dororthy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts (MCA) is searching for a new Executive Director. Since September 2024, former Executive Director, Roberta Miller, has been serving in an interim capacity pro bono. The MCA, like most community arts organizations, is still recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Roberta’s return in a pro bono capacity has been essential to the re-stabilization of the organization. Over its 20-year history, the MCA has inspired artists, students, and audiences to create, appreciate, participate in, and grow through the arts. The MCA is the home to the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, open mic nights, improv classes for adults and children, art classes for all ages, a robust visual arts gallery program, and the Watertown Children’s Theater.