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Southbound Train will perform in the last Watertown Summer Concert of the year. After being rained out on their original concert date, Southbound Train will perform in Watertown on Wednesday evening. The concert will be the final one in the 2020 Saltonstall Park Concert Series. The concert will be held on Sept. 30 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Saltonstall Park.
Watertown Senior Center
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department:
The Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center has been offering fitness, art and discussion programs via ZOOM! Please call the Senior Center at (617) 972-6490 for program information and ZOOM access. Mondays
10:00 AM, Art Class with Dawn Scaltreto
12:30 PM, Chair Yoga with Diane
Tuesdays
12:30 PM, Tai Chi and Meditation with Marie
2:00 PM, Line Dancing with Bradley
Tuesday, 9/13 at 9:30 AM, Zoom Travel to Armenia
Tuesday, 10/27 at 10:00 AM, Public Safety Coffee Hour
Wednesdays
11:00 AM, Exercise with Joanna
Wednesday, 10/7 at 10:00 AM, Annual MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT Presentation
Wednesday, 10/7 at 2:00 PM, American Music Experience: From Abolition to Civil Rights, Part 1
Wednesday, 10/14, 9:30 AM, Book Club
Wednesday, 10/21, 10:00 AM, Readers Advisory Group
Wednesday, 10/21, American Music Experience: From Abolition to Civil Rights, Part 2
Thursdays
9:00 AM, Pilates
10:30 AM, Conversation with Tom; Senior Center member Tom Lewis leads this informal discussion group. Current events and issues pertaining to aging well are discussed. Thursday, 10/15, 1:30 PM, Walk at Common Street Cemetery
Thursday, 10/22, 2:00 PM, Tree Talk with Carol Smith BerneyFridays
12:00 PM, Seated Strength and Balance with Pearl.
New Repertory Theatre announces its virtual Multicultural Mosaic: AnAnnual BIPOC Fundraiser on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7:00pm. This fundraiser will consist of a variety of performances by BIPOC artists, with all raised funds dedicated to supporting a ticket underwriting program, BIPOC self-care affinity spaces, salaries and fees for BIPOC artists, and the advancement of race equity initiatives for all New Rep interns, staff, boardmembers, artists, and volunteers. Tickets are $68/each, and are now on sale. More information about Multicultural Mosaic: An Annual BIPOC Fundraiser can be found at https://www.newrep.org/events/multicultural-mosaic/. About Multicultural Mosaic: An Annual BIPOC FundraiserIn addition to the variety of live performances, guests will also enjoy:
Celebrating director Benny Sato Ambush as the first recipient of the Johnny Lee Davenport Artistic Achievement AwardMixing and sipping a cocktail, expertly guided by New Rep’s virtual bartenderParticipating in Interactive Theatre TriviaBidding at a silent auctionAn opportunity to contribute to New Rep’s New Traditions Fund – a restricted fund dedicated to supporting New Rep’s race equity initiatives
“2020 has been so challenging in countless ways,” shares New Rep Artistic Director, Michael J. Bobbitt.
Cartoon by James Demarco
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.”
The Watertown Educators Association supports the School Committee and Superintendent Deanne Galdston in their decision to begin the school year with a robust remote learning plan and a strategic return to in-person learning using sensible health and safety protocols. Educators are dismayed by Commissioner Jeff Riley and Governor Charlie Baker’s threatening directive to recklessly force students and educators back into school buildings. How the school year unfolds is a local decision arrived at democratically, and stakeholders in the community have made clear that beginning with remote learning is the best way to meet the needs of students while preventing the spread of COVID-19 to our students, our school staff, and the community. https://www.watertownmanews.com/2020/09/22/watertown-among-districts-encouraged-by-state-to-return-to-in-person-learning/
Educators want nothing more than to be back in classrooms with their students. However, the risk of COVID-19 makes that impossible, and is particularly concerning in Watertown where school buildings present health and safety issues to address before a physical return makes sense.
The following information was provided by Watertown Cable:
Watertown residents of all ages are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Corporations remote workshops, which will take place during the months of October, November, and December. These workshops will be available in two formats: Live webinar and Q&A. For the live webinar format, a WCA-TV instructor will teach a two hour workshop via Zoom. The deadline to sign up for these workshops is the Friday prior to the scheduled Zoom webinar. For the Q&A format, attendees will be sent an instructional video to watch in preparation for a one hour Q&A session via Zoom that will take place at a later date.
Watertown Recreation’s adult tennis and pickleball programs begin this week, and there is still space available. The Recreation Department provided the following descriptions:
Tennis
The fall tennis program participants will have the opportunity to sharpen many tennis skills including forehand, backhand, serving, and scoring. Players will also have the opportunity to compete in singles match play. All participants are encouraged to bring their own tennis racquet. For those without equipment, racquets will be provided.
The following information was provided by MassDOT:
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing an upcoming virtual Public Information Meeting for MassDOT’s Statewide Exit Renumbering Project on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This project is converting all existing exit numbers on freeways to a milepost-based numbering system, per Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements. The public meeting will cover information about the project, the construction schedule, and the project team will be there to answer questions. The meeting link is available through registration at this site. Construction is scheduled to begin on this project in mid-October of this year and is anticipated to end in the Summer of 2021.