The Watertown Arts Market is still a couple weeks away, but you can see several artists and listen to live music at the Arts Pop Up on Saturday. The Mosesian Center for the Arts is featuring a pair of art exhibits. The Watertown Children’s Theatre presents an electropop opera on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday, Mount Auburn Cemetery presents a performance of music and theater. Catch a screening of “Hamilton” at the Watertown Library on Sunday.
ARTS POP UP ON MERCHANTS ROW
Saturday, July 25, 3-7 p.m.
Merchants Row (Off Main Street next to the CVS at 27 Main St.)
Stroll through Merchants Row and discover original artwork from talented visual artists, enjoy live acoustic music, shop local, and soak up the energy. Free and open to all, this intimate pop-up experience is the perfect way to spend a summer afternoon exploring, connecting, and supporting the local arts scene!
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2 ART EXHIBITS at MOSESIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Friday-Sunday, July 24-26, Noon-6 p.m.
Mosesian Center Galleries, first and second floors, 321 Arsenal St.
In This Place, presented by the Mosesian Center for the Arts in conjunction with the 250th Anniversary Treaty Day Celebration, commemorates the historic signing of the first treaty between the newly formed United States and the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Nations. The exhibition features work by artists with connections to the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Nations, as well as Indigenous artists with ties to the lands along the river now known as the Charles. While some works respond directly to the 1776 treaty and its legacy, others explore broader themes of Indigenous identity, culture, history, place, and continuity. The exhibition includes a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, illustration, photography, sculpture, mixed media, video, and sound.
We’re thrilled to showcase the work of one of our Artists-in-Residence, Julia Csekö, in Social Fabric. Through textiles, flags, and artwork installations, Csekö explores themes of democracy, belonging, identity, and collective responsibility. Centered around her monumental work DEMOCRACY IS A VERB AND SO IS LOVE, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on civic engagement as an ongoing act of care and shared humanity.
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NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
Friday & Saturday, July 24 & 25 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m.
Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St.
The Watertown Children’s Theater will present the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
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EVY IN THE GARDEN — LIVE MUSIC & THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Friday, July 24, 6-7:30 p.m.
A transformative performance on grief, created by composer, poet, and producer, Carolyn Surrick, accompanied by actress Laurie O’Brien. This spare and stunning new work by Carolyn Surrick is a window into a family’s grief, a poignant reminder of the unending boundaries of love, a vehicle for memory, and a place where words and music meet to make room for the aching heart.
Space is limited, Ticket Required.
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MOVIE SCREENING: HAMILTON
Sunday, July 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Watertown Library, 123 Main St.
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, join us for a screening of “Hamilton” (PG-13). Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
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