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A Funeral Mass will be held in the Church of St. Patrick, Watertown on Monday, April 10, 2016 at 9 a.m. for Thomas F. “Tubba” Maloney. Tom was the son of the late Thomas F. Maloney and Sarah L. (Doyle) Maloney. He passed away Tuesday evening in Concord after a period of declining health. Thomas was 82.
If you’ve been frustrated by all the clutter in your home or office, then check out the event at the Watertown Library with a professional orgainzer. Clear the Clutter and Create More Space: Getting Rid of the Stuff to Get On with Your Life
APRIL 10, 6:30-8 p.m.
Lucia Mastrangelo Meeting Room
Watertown Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown MA, 02472
Your Hosts: The Belmont Watertown Group, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty
Featured Speaker: Wendy Buglio, Certified Professional Organizer, Living Peace
Are you tired of walking into your house and feeling immediately overwhelmed? Do you wish you could “get organized” and stop tripping over all your stuff? Do you want to downsize and simplify once and for all? If you’ve had these thoughts, and then felt frozen and frustrated because you didn’t know how to get started or what to do next, then you’ll want to join us!
Congresswoman Katherine Clark will hold a forum about the impact of opioids on families.
The event, called The Traumatic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Families, will be held on Tuesday, April 11 from 6-8 p.m. at McLean Hospital’s Piece Hall, 115 Mill St. in Belmont. Members of the community, including those who have been affected by the opioid epidemic, care advocates, and care providers, are invited to share concerns, stories, and ideas about the epidemic’s impact on our communities. Expert panelists include: Aimee Manzoni-D’Arpino, Co-chair, Addiction Policy Forum Family Committee, Hilary Smith Connery, MD, PhD, Clinical Director, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, and Matthew A. Robinson, Ph.D., staff psychologist within the Law Enforcement, Active Duty, Emergency Responder (LEADER) Depression, Anxiety, & Stress Outpatient Program at McLean Hospital and instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. To RSVP for the free event, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-forum-the-traumatic-impact-of-the-opioid-epidemic-on-families-tickets-32735655226
Fiddler Lisa Ornstein, who delighted audiences in last year’s Acadian Christmas Revels returns in May for a concert of traditional Québécois music with Le Bruit Court Dans La Ville featuring herself, guitarist André Marchand and singer/accordionist Normand Miron, all former members of the legendary traditional music group, La Bottine Souriante.
Called “a trio of artists who helped define traditional Québécois music for their generation” by SING OUT! Magazine, Lisa, André and Normand will be joined by Franco-American singer and tradition bearer Josée Vachon, whose beautiful voice and guitar playing captivated last year’s Christmas Revels audiences night in and night out. Please join us for this exciting evening of music, song and spirit! Grace Vision Church is handicap accessible. The concert will consist of two 45 minute sets with a single intermission.
Tickets: $20 (General Admission)
For Tickets and Information please visit www.revels.org
About Le Brut Court Dans La Ville:
The joy of Le Bruit Court Dans La Ville is in the music these three craft together. — SING OUT!
Mental Illness support group: NAMI Family Support Group is a free, structured, confidential peer-led support group for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness.
A support group will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 7:30-9 p.m. at Newton Wellesley Hospital’s main building at 2014 Washington Street in Newton, on the second floor of the Bowles Conference Center. This is organized by the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI).
First Baptist Church of Belmont invites residents to attend their Easter Week Services. The church is located at 129 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA 02478 and will hold the following services:
Palm Sunday Service 10 a.m.
Palm processional – gather at 9:45 a.m.
Maundy Thursday Service 6 p.m.
Good Friday Service 2-3 p.m.
Easter Sunday Service 10 a.m.
The Watertown Mall invites the public to come to the enchanted village and see the Easter Bunny for yourself! Photographs with the Easter Bunny will be available at the Watertown Mall’s Easter Village, located near Carter’s. The Easter Bunny arrives Thursday, April 6th 2017 at 11 am! Hours of operation are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. The Easter Bunny Village will be open on the following dates: April 6-15.
The Halalisa Singers present Music Down in My Soul: Songs of hope and spirit from around the world, on Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. at Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, and on Sunday, April 9, 3 p.m., First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St. The world music choral ensemble is led by Artistic Director Mary Cunningham, accompanied by Trevor Berens, piano and Bertram Lehmann, percussion.
Music Down in My Soul features heartfelt, joyful selections to inspire hopefulness, strength in action and togetherness for both the audience and singers. Focusing on music with lyrics including ‘We keep our dreams alive, together we survive’, the program brims with positive spirit and inspirational messages. This soulful mix of spirituals, gospel, and contemporary choral music spans 300 years of courage and resistance from the Americas, Yemen, China, Tanzania, and South Africa, sung in Mandarin, Spanish, Hebrew, Swahili and Zulu. These are songs of praise bursting with positive energy, dynamic contrasts, captivating solos, exciting percussion, and a wide range of layered vocal textures.