Entertainment

Watertown Gallery Participating in YardArt 2022, Donating Part of Sales to Ukraine

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The following information was provided by Storefront ArtProjects:

Celebrate Spring, Celebrate Community! Yardart is an annual Watertown event sponsored by the Mosesian Arts Center with town-wide home, porch and gallery participation. 

Storefront ArtProjects is showcasing its own ebullient and joyful mix of homegrown and visiting talent in fiber, collage, sculpture, printmaking and painting by 9 adults and 9 children. And 25% of all sales will be donated to help Ukraine. People cross the street to peer in the storefront windows! 

Yardart 2022 at Storefront Art Projects

March 4 -26

83 Spring St., Watertown

Find out more about YardArt, and see the map of participating homes by clicking here.

Obituaries

OBIT: Marie Brueggeman, 71, Animal Lover, Cherished Time With Grandsons

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Marie Janet Brueggeman

A Funeral Service for Marie Janet Brueggeman will be celebrated on Saturday March 12, 2022, at 12 Noon, in the MacDonald Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home. A daughter of the late Edward & Barbara (Walton) Beaunoyer, Marie passed away Friday afternoon. She was 71. She was the loving mother of James J. “JJ” Brueggeman & his wife Susanne of Watertown. Beloved grandmother of William & Timothy Brueggeman.

Around Town

Community Preservation Committee Will Hear About Proposed Projects

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Designs for the proposed improvements to Irving Park. The project will be presented to the Community Preservation Committee. The City of Watertown sent out the following information:

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is evaluating project applications for Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding and applicants are presenting their projects to the Committee in the areas of outdoor recreation and community housing. 

The Irving Park improvements will be presented on March 16, and the next day the affordable housing for people with special needs on Nichols Avenue will come before the CPC. View the Irving Park project application and proposed design. Join the presentation on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 7PM.

Entertainment

Watertown Man Pens Book on History of Popeye Cartoons

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Watertown’s Fred Grandinetti recently published a book on Popeye the Sailor. Watertown resident and popular culture historian Fred M. Grandinetti announced that he has written a new book on Popeye the Sailor. Grandinetti has shared his love of Popeye and other classic cartoons on Drawing With Fred, which can be seen on Watertown Cable. The book, however, required additional research. “It took me 3 years to write and I had to re-watch 220 cartoons on YouTube,” Grandinetti told Watertown News.

Entertainment

A Pair of Small Saves Cartoons, Including a Famous Goalie Mask

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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal–then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”

Around Town

Rabies Clinic Available for Watertown Residents

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The City of Watertown provided the following information:

There is a Watertown/Belmont Rabies Clinic on Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Beech Street Center Community Room at 266 Beech St. in Belmont. The Rabies Clinic is open to residents of Watertown and Belmont. Proof of Residency Required. Cost: $10.00. Please bring your pet’s last rabies certificate with you.

Around Town

Watertown Senior Center Trips and Events for Week of March 7

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Watertown Senior CenterThe Watertown Senior Center is ready for St. Patrick’s Day. The following information was provided by the Watertown Senior Center:

Watertown Senior Center Programs for Week of March 7, 2022. Some programs are offered on Zoom and some are in-person at the Senior Center. Please call us at 617-972-6490 to pre-register for all in-person programs to reserve your spot.