Around Town

Youth Coalition Hosting Forum on the Well-Being of Watertown Youth

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The Watertown Youth Coalition will host its 2018 Town Hall Meeting on “The Well-Being of Watertown Youth” on April 11, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library. 

The WYC provided the following information. How well are Watertown youth doing with regard to their health and well-being? COME JOIN US for a presentation and discussion of the most recent Watertown Youth Risk Behavior Survey results. Hear the perspectives of youth and other experts in the field, and contribute to the discussion about how to sustain and increase what’s positive for youth and families in Watertown. Light refreshments will be served.

Entertainment

Mosesian Center Hosting Rock & Roll Celebration with Art Show, Gala

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts will host Art & Soul, with a gala featuring an acclaimed Rock & Roll historian, a concert and a BBQ dinner to go along with an art exhibit featuring portraits of rock musicians. Gala
On Thursday, April 12th, The Mosesian Center for the Arts will honor Peter Guralnick, Rock ‘n’ Roll historian extraordinaire and acclaimed author, known for his prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and his most recent biography, Sam Phillips: The Man who invented Rock ’n’ Roll. The evening’s Rock ‘n’ Roll celebration – Art & Soul, a fundraiser for the Mosesian Center for the Arts (MCA) kicks off with a Memphis-style BBQ dinner followed by a spirited conversation with Guralnick and storied writer, and editor Mark Feeney, followed by a Rock ‘n’ Soul Revue featuring Giant Kings with Special Guests Barrence Whitfield, Dennis Brennan, Andrea Gillis, and Jesse Dee! Giant Kings are Chris Cote, Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Marty Ballou, Andy Plaisted, Paul Ahstrand, and Mark Earley

For more information about the gala click here: http://www.mosesianarts.org/index.php/shows/mosesian-live/2018-mosesian-award-gala
Exhibit
On view March 22 through May 18, 2018 during regular business hours and during evening and weekend theater events. Opening reception March 23, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (free and open to the public). Coinciding with our Annual Mosesian Award Gala that will honor Rock ‘n Roll historian, acclaimed author and prolific storyteller Peter Guralnick, the Art & Soul exhibition features professional and emerging contemporary art, as well as fan art, that is inspired by, pays tribute to or otherwise celebrates musicians, bands and music culture.

Around Town

First Baptist Church Announces Schedule of Services for Holy Week

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First Baptist Church of Belmont announced its schedule of services during Holy Week. 

The church, located at 128 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA 02478, will hold services for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. Order of Services for Holy Week

Palm Sunday, March 25 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
The worship service will include a Palm Sunday pageant
Light refreshments following the service. Maundy Thursday, March 29 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Tenebrae Service with Holy Communion

Good Friday, March 30, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 1, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Obituaries

OBIT: Peter Hennrikus, 57, Avid Golfer, Loved Sailing in the Caribbean

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A visitation for Peter John Hennrikus will be held on Thursday March 22, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in Watertown. Mr. Hennrikus, a son of Pauline Theresa (Purcell) Hennrikus and the late James Edward Hennrikus passed away Sunday morning in Watertown after a two-year battle with cancer. Peter was 57. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1979, where he was the co-captain of the high school basketball team. He worked for C&K Components in Newton, MA for many years.

Government

LETTER: Resident Responds to State Senator’s Op-ed on Automated Traffic Enforcement

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{The following is a response to an Op-ed written by State Sen. Will Brownsberger that was published on Watertown News on March 19, 2018. Read the Op-ed here.}
As someone who works with technology on a daily basis, I appreciate Brownsberger’s effort to convince us that cameras and computer programs can help us. But his message confuses me. He hints that municipalities would use this tool transparently and conservatively, yet also tells us that this method will be a lucrative way of securing revenue from citizenry; the machines will “easily pay for themselves”. He further perplexes us when in one line he says the barriers are “not technological” but then admits “no currently [sic] mechanism” that can ascertain the actual perpetrator.

Charity

Night of Comedy Raising Money for Right Turn Addiction Treatment Center

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An upcoming Night of Comedy will raise money for Right Turn, a Watertown-based addiction treatment center that uses the arts and creative expression in its therapy. 

The event features 10 comics and will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 8 p.m. at Right Turn, 440 Arsenal St., Watertown. The suggested donation is $10. The recipients of the proceeds from the Comics for Recovery, “A Night of Comedy,” will help Right Turn with its mission to be a “Creative Place for Recovery,” organizers said. Some of the performers are:

The show organizer, Jack Lynch, who has toured nationally and played the major venues, such as The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, The Improv in Miami Beach, The Punchline in Atlanta, Georgia, the Comedy Works in Montreal, Canada, as well as many colleges up and down the East Coast. In these shows, Jack draws from his own 34 years in recovery.

Snow Emergency

UPDATED: Snow Emergency Declared in Watertown for Wednesday’s Snow Storm

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{Updated March 20 at 4:40 p.m. – The previous version of the story incorrectly said trash will not be collected}

With another storm looming, the Department of Public Works has declared a snow emergency in Watertown. Vehicles will not be allowed to be parked on public streets, and could be towed. See more the announcement below:

A winter weather event is predicted with high winds and 6 to 10 inches of snow accumulation. The Superintendent of Public Works has declared a snow emergency effective 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 and will remain in effect until further notice. There will be no delay in trash pickup.

Charity

Upstage Lung Cancer Fundraiser Features the Music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter

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Upstage Lung Cancer (ULC), in its fifth year partnering with the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, presents I Got Rhythm: In Love with Gershwin and Cole Porter, on Thursday, April 5, 7:30 pm at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. All concert proceeds will benefit the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute’s (ALCMI) Genomics of Young Lung Cancer study and research for improved early detection of lung cancer. International jazz and cabaret recording artists The Follen Angels take center stage for a spectacular evening of entertainment in I Got Rhythm, featuring the beloved songs by two of the 20th century’s most treasured composers – George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Hosted by WBZ’s celebrity radio personality Jordan Rich, this inspirational night of live music strikes a chord to raise awareness of the changing face of lung cancer. The evening features special guest ensemble The Unisons, an all-male contemporary a cappella group from Northeastern University, known for performing up-tempo contemporary tunes in venues on campus all the way to Boston’s Symphony Hall.