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The Revels seeks a diverse and talented volunteer chorus of adults and children to join our family for 17 performances of the Christmas Revels at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, Dec. 9-27, 2016, according to an announcement from the group. The tryouts will be held at Grace Vision Church, 80 Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown on May 15 and 16, from 4-6 p.m. for children and 7-9 p.m. for adults.
The Karlson and McKenzie morning radio show will honor the One Boston Day by organizing “The Amazing Waste Challenge” in Watertown and challenges listeners to come out to take part.
The WZLX radio show will participate in the clean-up effort at Arsenal Park in Watertown on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
The public and local businesses are invited to meet the Karlson and McKenzie Show personalities and join them in picking up the trash that litters Arsenal Park. The Halfway Café will be providing a free lunch to all participants. In 2015, The Karlson and McKenzie Show and its listeners helped clean up Filippello Park in Watertown.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts hosts its annual Open Arts Day, a Watertown favorite, this year as part of ArtWeek Boston! The Arsenal Center sent out the following announcement:
This family-friendly, free event takes place on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. The drop-in open house features visual and performing arts workshops taught by the skilled arsenalARTS & Watertown Children’s Theatre staff. Participants can experiment with Clay (handbuilding and pottery wheel), Printmaking, Mixed-media and other art activities for the whole family. This year’s event will again feature a very special outdoor Steamroller Printing Project where artists will carve printmaking plates, ink them up, and then roll over them with an industrial steamroller to create Relief print masterpieces!
A fundraiser will be held for Kevin Beaton, whose father-in-law works for the Watertown Department of Public Works.
On April 26, 2015, Kevin Beaton was unexpectedly hospitalized with serious complications from cancer treatments. Having already endured numerous surgeries, additional Chemotherapy treatments, and the loss of his vision, Kevin is still hospitalized and continues to fight every day to get well. Thankfully Kevin is improving but he has a long way to go and still faces many months of additional treatments and rehabilitation. A fundraiser will be held for Kevin at the Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, on April 16, 2016 from 4 p.m. to midnight. Enjoy raffles, a cash bar, refreshments and entertainment.
The Watertown Recreation Department announced it is offering the Pequossette Summer Program to children who are entering grades 1 through 8 in the fall of 2016. The program consists of seven individual weeks from June 27 through August 12, 2016 at the Watertown Middle School at 68 Waverley Avenue in Watertown. The program will operate Monday through Friday from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm, except for Monday, July 4th. We offer an early drop off from 7:30 am to 8:45 am and an extended day program from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The Middle School and Moxley Playground which includes a large field space, playground area, basketball court, tennis court and a multi-purpose court afford the Recreation Department the opportunity to offer a wide range of activities to entertain the children.
A bicycle collection for Bikes Not Bombs will take place on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church Street, Watertown, rain or shine, organizers announced. All types and sizes of bikes will be accepted, as well as bike parts, accessories, tools, and cycling clothing. A voluntary donation of $5 per bike will help defray the cost of finding a new home for your bike. Bikes Not Bombs is a Jamaica Plain based non-profit organization that uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change. It reclaims thousands of used bicycles each year, and creates local and global programs that provide skill development, jobs, and sustainable transportation for youth and adults, both locally and internationally.
So you think you can cook? Now is your chance to prove it at the tryouts for Fox TV’s “MasterChef,” the hit show starring Gordon Ramsey.
An open call will be held in Boston on April 23 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, 1 Ave de Lafayette in Boston. The MasterChef website has the following annoucement:
Come and meet the MasterChef Casting Team for your chance to be on the show! You MUST bring one prepared dish to be served to our food judges. You will be given 3 minutes to plate your dish at the casting call location, but there will NOT be a kitchen to cook or warm your dish up so come prepared!
Each April for the past 31 years, members of the Armenian community along with state legislators and guests have come together at the State House to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, according to State Sen. Will Brownsberger’s office. This year marks the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with the commemoration taking place on Friday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the House Chamber with a program of speakers, music, and honorees. Following the ceremony a reception provided by Ani Catering of Belmont will be held at the Grand Staircase and guests can view a video created especially for this event by filmmaker Roger Hagopian about Armenia and survival of the Armenian nation. The event recognizes the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians between 1915 and 1923 by the Ottoman Turkish government. This is an opportunity for survivors and Armenian-American descendants to demonstrate their commitment to preserving their culture, religion, and language; working for humanitarian projects and awareness; and striving for recognition of the Armenian Genocide.