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The Department of Public Works announced that water has been shut off for some streets on the West End of Watertown on Wednesday. The DPW sent out the following information on its Instagram account:
Please be aware that the Department of Public Works is reporting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 12:30 PM that the water is shut down on Copeland near Highland to address a water break. We’ll provide updates as we get them.
Jami Curley
Jami (Erickson) Curley, age 48 of Watertown, passed away on Thursday January 12, 2023. Beloved wife to Chris Curley. Devoted mother of Colin & Jack Curley. Loving daughter of Janice Erickson & the late James and daughter in law of Karen & Richard Curley. Dear sister of Jon Erickson & sister in law to Cassandra Erickson, Patrick & Sherry Curley, Elizabeth Curley and Mary Plummer & Robert Plummer. She also leaves behind many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews & friends.
Family and friends are welcome to come celebrate Jami’s life by gathering for visiting hours in the Nardone Funeral Home, 373 Main St.
The following information was provided by Gore Place:
On Friday, February 10, Gore Place presents an Austen-tatious Valentine Tour at 8 p.m. Bring along your Mr. Darcy or Miss Bennet, and join us for a Valentine-themed tour of Gore Place, inspired by Jane Austen’s romantic novels. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that this is one of the great New England house tours! Our costumed guides will lead you through the candle-lit rooms of the 1806 Gore mansion, where you’ll marvel at the graceful curve of the Great Stairs, the lovely Oval Withdrawing Room, the Office, the Peacock Parlor, and the Great Hall. Along the way, your guide will use the words of the author Jane Austen to describe life and romance in an early 19th-century country estate. Included in the price of admission is a box of chocolates from Tick-Tock Chocolates of Belmont, Mass, to enjoy after your tour.
The following announcement was provided by Watertown Forward:
Watertown Forward is very excited to present its next City Chat on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Watertown has a once in a life time opportunity to spend $10.5 million on projects that are within the federal guidelines in the ARPA. The City Chat will take place on this coming Sunday, January 22 at 4:30 p.m. It will be a Zoom meeting. Here is the link to the meeting. We promise that you will walk away with important information about the funds, how they can be used, and how your ideas can be considered by the City.
The new “EMBRACE” civil rights monument at the 1965 Freedom Plaza in Boston honors honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King. The following announcement was provided by Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin:
On Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, a small Watertown contingent ventured to Boston Common in humid, drizzly weather to view the unveiling of Boston’s newest monument: Artist Hank Willis Thomas’ bronze sculpture, THE EMBRACE, which honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King. Besides celebrating the Kings’ early connections to Boston, the monument also memorializes 65 Boston civil rights heroes and heroines. Unfortunately the event was never publicly announced as being privately ticketed, so the hundreds of enthusiastic attendees who gathered outside were surprised to discover that the sculpture remained invisible, hidden behind fencing and tents.
The following announcement was provided by Artemis Yoga:
Artemis Yoga is inviting the local community to an Open House on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at their east end location in Watertown. With an afternoon of FREE classes, this is a wonderful opportunity to discover Artemis Yoga, a local independent yoga center that just celebrated its seventh anniversary, having opened its doors at 639 Mt. Auburn St. in 2015.
Liz Padula, founder and owner, shares, “The staff and I are grateful to the Watertown, Belmont, Cambridge and surrounding communities that have supported Artemis Yoga, especially during the pandemic, and we are excited to give back with an afternoon of free classes.
Sarah WintersChildren in the 2022 Summer Stages & Studios program at Mosesian Arts enjoyed coloring by the light of the large arch windows. The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:
It may be January, but Mosesian Center for the Arts is ready for summer!
Enrollment opens on January 17 for Summer Stages & Studios for children and teens in grades K-12. Summer arts education programming at Mosesian Arts fosters an engaging, welcoming, and creative community where students can explore new art forms, focus on specific interests, learn from professional teaching artists, and make connections with other participants in a variety of weekly programs grouped by age and arts discipline.
Mosesian Arts offers a process-based approach to exploring the arts that guides students towards developing both art skills and techniques as well as life skills such as collaboration, creativity, and empathy. The staff are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming space for people of all abilities, ethnicities, economic status, sexual orientations, and gender identity.
A catalog of summer programming is available online at www.mosesianarts.org/education/info. Questions may be directed to education@mosesianarts.org.
In other arts education programming, winter classes in performing and visual arts for all ages are just beginning.
Photo courtesy of the Watertown Free Public LibraryTom Gavin and Charles Brigham in front of Mr. Brigham’s house on Garfield Street
The following article is from the Historical Society of Watertown’s April 2000 newsletter, TheTown Crier. The piece is being republished as part of the series on local history appearing each Saturday on Watertown News. I’m sure many of you Watertown history fans remember the “Echoes” column that Sigrid Reddy Watson wrote for several years for the Watertown TAB/Press beginning in 1997. Her well-written columns have helped to educate the community on several historic aspects of Watertown and is sorely missed by history-buffs and newly interested Watertown history-aficionados alike. The author, Sigrid Reddy Watson.