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Youngsters can head to the Watertown Boys & Girls Club for a fun night of Valentine Crafts, Dodgeball & Pizza. Pre-register to save on the price of admission. The Watertown Boys & Girls Club announced it will host “Kids Night Out” on Friday, Feb. 8 from 6-8 p.m.
COST: Pre-registration (until 5 p.m. on Feb. 8): $10 per child, Day of Registration (after 5 p.m. on Feb.
The Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church will host Hearts for Homes: An Evening of Music and Refreshments on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
The event will raise money for the New England Justice for Our Neighbors, a group that supports clinics that provide free and quality legal services to low income immigrants. The suggested donation for the event is $15. Heart for Homes will take place at the Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church, Watertown Campus at 80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown.
The Howe Building at Perkins School for the Blind. Children and their families are invited to participate in Perkins Schools of the Blinds’ Beeping Egg Hunt. Registration is open for the free event which will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Perkins campus at 175 North Beacon StreetWatertown. There are two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Perkins sent out the following information:
At Perkins, we aim to provide superior individualized educational services and engaging activities for students in our community, across the U.S. and around the world. Please join us for a fun-filled, inclusive event!
The following information was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library’s Hatch Makerspace:
Art 150: Intro to Sculpture
In celebration of the WFPL’s 150th birthday, Hatch is running a workshop series titled “Art 150.” Each workshop will focus on a different artistic medium and invites you to reflect, create, and connect through a look at WFPL history and visual expression. All workshop participants will have the opportunity to showcase their artwork at the WFPL’s 150th celebration gala. Upcoming Workshops & Events*
2/4, Laser Cutter 1012/9, Sewing Basics: Double Drawstring Gift Bag2/12, Tools for Makers2/13, 3D Printing 1012/15, Intro to Soldering2/16, Intro to the Sewing Machine2/21, Laser Cutter 1012/21, Art 150: Intro to Sculpture2/22, Duct Tape Network: Green Team!2/22, Arduino 101: For Novices2/25, Vinyl Cutter 101*There will be no Intro to 3D Modeling for Adults or Inkscape 101 this month. Visit Meetup.com to register »
Drop-Ins
Mondays 3-6 p.m., Fiber Arts
Tuesdays 6:30-9 p.m., Electronics for Music
Wednesdays 6:30-9 p.m., Mechatronics
Thursdays 6-9 p.m., Open Code
Hatch is currently seeking fabric yardage and yarn donations for upcoming projects.
Ballroom in Boston will host a special event for Valentine’s Day that will get you and your date dancing. The studio is located just over the Watertown line at 300 Western Ave., Floor 3, in Allston. The studio is owned by Rotary Club of Watertown member and past president Lilia Weisfeldt. The studio provided the following announcement:
This Valentine’s Day add romance, dancing, and fun to your date night by coming to Ballroom in Boston’s FREE Valentine’s Day Open House! No experience required.
Watercolor painter Dawn Evans Scaltreto’s “Orca Odyssey” is an example of her work. She will be in the New England Watercolor Society’s Signature Members Show. The New England Watercolor Society will host its annual Signature Members Show featuring, among others, Watertown artist Dawn Evans Scaltreto. Scaltreto is not only a Signature Member of the Watercolor Society, but is a, past president and current serves as the Society’s recording secretary and awards chair. In addition, she currently serves as president of the Watertown Art Association, is a founding artist member of the of the Mosesian Center for the Arts (formerly the Arsenal Center for the Arts), and she is well known for teaching around Watertown and the area.
The movie More Than A Month will be shown at the Watertown Free Public Library followed by a discussion, as part of the celebration of Black History Month. The screening will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the Watertown Savings Bank Room. The organizers of the event provided the following description:
Can Black history be contained in a single month? Should the U.S. eliminate Black History Month?
Translators Tatul Sonentz-Papazian (left) and Rupen Janbazian have produced the first English version of the Armenian long-form poem “Letters to Yerevan.” Janbazian is the former editor of Watertown-based Armenian Weekly. Watertown’s Hairenik Press recently announced the first-ever publication of the English translation of Andranik Tzarukian’s long-form poem Letter to Yerevan («Թուղթ առ Երեւան» “Tught ar Yerevan”).
The translation was a collaborative effort between the former director of the ARF and First Republic of Armenia Archives and former editor of the Armenian Review Tatul Sonentz-Papazian, and former editor of the Watertown-based Armenian Weekly Rupen Janbazian. It features an in-depth introduction by another former editor of the Armenian Weekly and the volume’s English editor, Vahe Habeshian, as well as six original illustrations by Yerevan-based artist Meruzhan Khachatryan. The Armenian language republication was edited by Yeprem Tokjian of Toronto, Canada.