Hatch Makerspace Settling Into New Home in Watertown Square

Watertown Free Public Library officials hope to transform a small storefront in Watertown Square into a place where residents can be creative and learn some new skills. 

The spot on Summer Street, just off Mt. Auburn Street, is the new home of the Hatch Makerspace. For the first couple years of its existence it was located in the Arsenal Mall, but now it is right on the street in the heart of the town. Assistant Library Director Caitlin Browne said in the old location Hatch would get people from all over – Cambridge, Boston as well as Watertown – but the new spot should draw a lot of town residents or those working in town. “We love it.

See Photos from the 2017 Watertown Faire on the Square

Hundreds came out to Saltonstall Park to check out the 2017 Faire on the Square on Saturday. Visitors enjoyed music and performances on two stages, games, food, and activities for children. The Faire also featured local businesses and organizations, and residents could meet the candidates in the upcoming local election. See some of the action from the 18th annual Faire on the Square.

Back to School Celebration With Crafts, Songs, Recipes and More

Celebrate Back to School with the Watertown Family Network at the Watertown Mall on Wednesday, September 20 at 10 a.m.! The Watertown Mall sent out the following announcement:

Join the Watertown Family Network and the Watertown Mall to celebrate going back to school with fun and easy recipe ideas for kids! There will be songs, stories and surprises for kids of all ages. Alongside the Watertown Family Network will be the Watertown Free Public Library, WIC, Parent Child Home Program of Watertown and Chop, Chop magazine to enjoy stories, songs, and crafts for the children, plus lots of handouts and recipes for nutritious meals that are also EASY. A nutritionist from the WIC Program will offer ideas on good food choices for “picky eaters” and be available to answer your questions on nutrition etc.

Mosesian Arts Earfull Series Combines Writers of Literature, Song Writers

The Mosesian Center for the Arts announced the Earfull Fall 2017 Series – three evening events of literature and music with “Writers Reading and Songwriters Singing.”

The Mosesian Center sent out the following information:

Earfull events will take place September 19, October 17, and November 14 in our Black Box Theater, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, and feature world renowned authors and musicians reading and performing some of their latest works. September 19th 

Authors: Michael Patrick MacDonald – All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under 

Ben Mezrich – Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Take of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, Once Upon A Time in Russia

Musicians: Weakened Friends – Listen and Muck and the Mires – Listen

October 17th

Authors: Shari Goldhagen – In Some Other World, Maybe, Family and other accidents, 100 Days of Cake

Julia Glass – Three Junes, And the Dark Sacred Night, The Widower’s Tale, A House Among the Trees

Musicians: Kim Taylor – Listen and Julie Rhodes – Listen

November 14th

Authors: Marianne Leone – Knowing Jesse: A Mother’s Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, Ma Speaks Up: And a First Generation Daughter Talks Back

Claire Messud – The Woman Upstairs, The Emperor’s Children, The Last Life: A Novel

Musicians: Merrie Amsterburg – Listen and Abbie Barrett Band – Listen

The brainchild of Boston Musician and Author Jen Trynin and bookstore connoisseur Tim Huggins, Earfull first launched in the Fall of 2001 with the concept that, given a conducive environment, book people will appreciate being exposed to live music, and rock people will realize how cool it is to hear great authors reading their work aloud! EARFULL aimed to provide that environment, combining prominent author readings with established singer-songwriters in the hopes of broadening the appreciation of and audiences for both. After a brief hiatus from multiple sold-out seasons of the series, the Mosesian Center for the Arts brought the beloved programming back for a second season to a whole new audience. Mosesian Center Members have access to a limited number of pre-sale tickets Friday, August 18 at 12pm, and tickets to the General Public will go on sale Monday, August 21, at 12pm.

Museum of Science Brings ‘Science Magic’ to Watertown Mall

The Watertown Mall welcomes the Museum of Science at a special event where you can learn how science fits into magic tricks. The mall sent out the following announcement:

Have you ever wanted to know how magic tricks really work? This program investigates the science behind the “magic” of several classic magic tricks. You might learn how to snatch a tablecloth without disturbing the items on top,
make a balloon fireproof, and use electromagnetism to defy gravity. The Museum of Science’s “Science Magic!” Traveling Program is coming to the Watertown Mall on Tuesday, August 29 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Free Performance of Hamlet Marks Debut of Renovated Amphitheater by the Charles

Friends of Herter Park welcomes the community to three days of FREE Shakespeare in an idyllic setting, along the Charles River in Allston, at the newly renovated Amphitheatre at Herter Park, the Friends group announced. The group sent out the following announcement:

Brown Box Theatre seeks to use performance as a way to reach new communities, share diverse stories, and spark conversation. “Theatre shouldn’t exist in a bubble,” says Artistic Director Kyler Taustin. “Geography and cost should not exclude people from cultural opportunities.” In keeping with this model, Hamlet will serve as the inaugural production for the newly revitalized Christian Herter Park, marking a significant victory for accessible theatre and creative spaces in the city. Former Producing Director of the Publick Theatre, Susanne Nitter, said
“This is what we’d always hoped for – that the amazing legacy of the arts in this magical place, on this island – would continue.