Entertainment

Auditions for the Christmas Revels Chorus Coming Soon

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Auditions for the Christmas Revels chorus will take place in Watertown this April. The holidays are several months away, but auditions for The Christmas Revels will take place soon in Watertown. Revels provided the following information:

Audition for The Christmas Revels! Announcing Volunteer Chorus Auditions for the 2019 Christmas Revels: An American Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Directed by Patrick Swanson; Megan Henderson, music director

WHEN: Sunday, April 7 &  Monday, April 8, 2019 (4-6 p.m. children) (7-9:30 p.m. adults)

WHERE: Belmont-Watertown UMC (formerly Grace Vision Church), 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA

Revels seeks a diverse and talented volunteer chorus of adults and children (ages 7-12) to join our family for 18 performances of The Christmas Revels at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, December 13-29, 2019.

Charity

Watertown Boys & Girls Club Auction Coming Up, Auction Items Being Accepted

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The Watertown Boys & Girls Club Auction will raise money for scholarships to
send kids to camp this summer. The following information was provided by the Watertown Boys & Girls Club:

Watertown Boys & Girls Club will host BE GREAT AND CELEBRATE, their annual Spring Auction this benefit the Club on Friday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m.

This yearly event raises critical funds for the organization, including over $14,000 for summer camp scholarships. The event will be held at the Sons of Italy and will include performances by Club members, a raffle, silent and live auction, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails (cash bar) and a DJ. Tickets can be purchased online from the homepage of the Watertown Boys & Girls website, http://www.watertownbgc.org/

Those interested in donating an auction item or sponsoring the event are encouraged to reach out to the Club’s Director of Development & Marketing Communications, Jen Bray at jbray@watertownbgc.org.

Environment

Find Out About Trees and Climate Change at Program in Watertown

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The following information was provided by the event organizers:

Is planting trees in city streets and backyards a good way to help manage the damaging effects of climate change? The answer is an emphatic “Yes!,” according to organizers of “Trees and Climate Change in Watertown,” a free informational program that will be held on Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-12 noon, at the Watertown Public Library. Sponsored by the Watertown Environment and Energy Efficiency Committee and co-sponsored by Trees for Watertown and Watertown Faces Climate Change, this community event will focus on the important role trees play in keeping a city healthy, and how citizens and Watertown can work together to improve Watertown’s urban forest. Topics will include:

How trees reduce the effects of heat and severe weather and protect our health and environmentWhat trees to plant: tree species that will do best in our changing climateThe state of Watertown’s urban forest, and city plans for its growth and careAdvice on tree-planting and care, including how to get help in organizing a neighborhood tree-planting party, how to join the Citizens Pruning Corps, and how to request a new street tree to be planted by Watertown

Speakers will include:

Chris Hayward, Watertown’s Forestry Supervisor and Tree WardenJennifer Hushaw Shakun, Applied Forestry Scientist at Manomet: “Our Urban Forests in a Warming World”David Meshoulam and teen participants from Trees for Watertown’s Teens for Trees ProgramLibby Shaw, President of Trees for Watertown

There will also be information tables where community members can connect with a variety of groups working on enhancing, protecting and enjoying Watertown’s natural environment. This program will take place in the Watertown Savings Bank Room, Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St, Watertown.

Arts

Four Artists Featured in Watertown Exhibit of Works Inspired by Text

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The following information was provided by Room 83 Spring:

Room 83 Spring is pleased to present Tell It Slant with David Curcio, Monique Johannet, Adrienne Sloane, and Antoinette Winters. Text is the catalyst in common, distilled through individual approaches in drawing, fiber, sculpture, and painting, Curcio, Johannet, Sloane, and Winters mine a history of text-based inspiration from illuminated manuscripts and folk samplers to pop culture posters, protest signs and advertising and share a kinship with contemporary artists Ed Ruscha, Barbara Krueger, Mel Bochner, and Corita Kent. The show runs until April 20, 2019, at Room 83 Spring, located at 83 Spring St. in Watertown. The gallery is open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment.

Around Town

Watertown Residents Can Join Solar Discount Program

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Watertown residents can participate in a program offering discounts on home solar systems.

Organizers sent out the following information:

From March 1, 2019, to July 31, 2019, Neighborhood Solar joins Watertown Faces Climate Change, a 350 node and a working group of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, Belmont goes Solar, Mothers Out Front, GreenCambridge, and 350-Cambridge, in offering the communities of Watertown, Belmont, and Cambridge a solar group purchase discount program. An all-volunteer program, Neighborhood Solar offers residents, businesses, and non-profits in Watertown, Belmont, and Cambridge a 20 percent discount on solar photovoltaics and a 14 percent discount on solar hot water. Its installers are SunBug Solar, a seven year-running Angie’s List Super Service Award winner, and New England Solar Hot Water. The offer is designed to take advantage of Massachusetts’ new SMART solar incentive program (photovoltaics), the Mass CEC rebates and Alternative Energy Certificates (solar hot water), the last year of the 30 percent federal tax credit, combined with the best solar prices and the best solar quality and craftsmanship. All evaluations and proposals are free.

Around Town

Member of Watertown Scout Troop 30 Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

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Pictured from left are Sons of Liberty District Commissioner John Boll, Troop 30 Assistant Scoutmaster
Ian Clark, Eagle Scout Luke Black, and district advancement committee members Jonathan Groves and Sarat Aramandla. BSA Troop 30 provided the following information:

Luke Black, a member of the Watertown BSA troop and resident of Allston, has earned the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, a designation only 4 percent of Boy Scouts earn. Black, a Boy Scout from Allston, is the first Eagle Scout from BSA Troop 30 in a number of years. He achieved the Eagle Scout rank in February, after a board of review held by the BSA Sons of Liberty District. “I’m very proud and happy for Luke, reaching this highest rank scouting.” said Scoutmaster Chris Derocher.

Around Town

Performers Wanted for 8th Annual Watertown MusicFest

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A young cellist plays a duet during the Watertown MusicFest. The Friends of Watertown Music provided the following information:

Call to Performers! Friends of Watertown Music seeks musicians to perform at its 8th Annual Watertown MusicFest. 

Do you have a band? Enjoy performing solo? Are you looking for a place to play?