Entertainment

Meet “Henry David Thoreau” at Free Watertown Library Event

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In celebration of Henry David Thoreau’s 200th birthday, the Watertown Free Public Library will host a free event on Thursday, July 20 from 1-3 p.m. where people can “meet” the man known for his love of nature, opposition to slavery and poetry. 

The library sent out the following information:

Henry David Thoreau is a great American essayist, philosopher, naturalist, abolitionist, tax resister, poet, and historian. His 2-year experiment in living simply yielded the ever-popular ‘Walden,’ and his brilliant and powerful essay ‘Civil Disobedience’ is as relevant today as when he penned it in 1849 (after spending a night in jail for failure to pay the state poll tax). Mr. Thoreau will visit the library to discuss his life, work, and views on the role of man, nature, and governments. He will honor us with a reading of portions of ‘Civil Disobedience.’ We understand he enjoys cake, too, so we’ll provide one. Please stop by to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Thoreau!

Entertainment

The First of Two Free Family Movie Nights Coming This Friday

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The Watertown Police and the Recreation Department will host a pair of free family movie nights – the first one this Friday – with games, activities and food. The Police and Recreation departments sent out the following announcement:

Please join us…

Friday, July 14 (Showing Disney’s Moana)

Friday, August 11 (TBD)

6:30-10 p.m.

Watertown Elementary students, bring your friends and family for a night of fun and excitement! The festivities will be held outside in the park at 552 Main St., behind the Police Station

6:30- 8:00 Games, Face Painting, Popcorn, Pizza and Refreshments

8:00 The Movie will begin! Please park in the front of the police station!

Around Town

Watertown Man Tells the History of His Hometown in His New Book

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A town resident has tried to capture Watertown’s place in the history of the nation and the world in his new book, The World and Watertown. Greg Beach, 28, has worked in education, but also enjoys writing. He wanted to write a book about Watertown history for a number of years, but it was when the Boston Marathon Bombers came to Watertown in 2013, and the following year’s Marathon that really pushed him to make the book a reality. It also spurred in his mind the links Watertown has to history that has touched the nation. “I talk about the (the Watertown Shootout and Manhunt), and also that my experience as a Watertown Middle School student,” Beach said, noting that he went to the school during some major events in American history: the 2000 Presidential Election when he was in sixth grade, the Sept.

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Hal McIntyre Orchestra Plays Tribute to Frank Sinatra at Free Concert Thursday

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The Hal McIntyre Orchestra, led by Watertown’s own Don Pentleton, will perform a tribute to Frank Sinatra during Thursday’s free Watertown Summer Concert. The 14 piece Big Band will play with Steve Marvin vocalist at Saltonstall Park at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 6. While the band is named after the alto saxophonist who played with the Glen Miller Orchestra, after McIntyre passed away his estate asked Pentleton to continue the tradition. Pentleton, a Watertown High School graduate, played drums with the Glen Miller Band, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, and with Skitch Henderson, Ella Fitzgerald and comedians Phyllis Diller, Pat Cooper, Frankie Fontaine, and Georgie Jessel. He now conducts the orchestra.

Arts

Local Band Opens Watertown Concert Series with Family Concert

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The first Watertown Summer Concert features an award winning band for children and adults. 

The Jamberries with Watertown-based musician Ethan Rossiterwill, play on Thursday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Saltonstall Park (next to Town Hall), with a rain location of the Watertown Free Public Library. The concert is free and open to the public. The band is made up of four local dads and has won a Parent Choice Award Winner. They play toe-tapping, family fun music that blends funk, pop, rock, and a flavor of country. “Their shows are filled catchy songs, killer trombone lines, and of course, dancing kids and parents!,” according to the Jamberries website.

Entertainment

Watertown Farmers Market Holding Grand Reopening Celebration

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The Watertown Farmers Market is back and this week organizers will celebrate with a grand reopening featuring music, art and activities, along with the all the vendors. The Farmers Market is held at the Arsenal on the Charles, in front of Panera, on Thursdays from 2-6 p.m.

The Farmers Market sent out the following announcement:

The Watertown Farmers’ Market is in full swing and to celebrate the new season we’re hosting a Grand Reopening Celebration! Come and join the festivities including live music, kids crafts, face painting, giveaways, and of course lots of local food! On your way into the market, be sure to stop by the Market Manager’s tent for free market giveaways (while supplies last) and sign up to be one of 4 lucky winners of $20 in market gift certificates! Join us each week for the very best of fresh, local food, meet the farmers and producers who make it all happen, and visit with good neighbors.

Entertainment

Watertown Greek Church Hosting Festival with Food, Music, Dancing and More

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The Taxiarchae-Archangels Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown will host the annual Greek Festival, June 23-35, featuring Greek cuisine, music, dancing and more. The Greek Church is located at 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown. The lineup includes:

Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. – Greek Music All Day, featuring Orfas Band from 7-11 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. – Greek Music All Day, Featuring Orfas Band 7-11 p.m., Dance performance featuring Sons and Daughters of Alexander the Great 8 p.m. Bar noon-11 p.m.

Sunday 12 p.m.-9 p.m. – Greek Music All Day. Bar noon-9 p.m.

Greek Cuisine: Gyro, Greek Pastries, Loukoumades, Kafenio,

Events: Raffle, Church Tour

Shopping: Book Store, Souvenirs, Candy Store

For more information call 617-924-8182, or go to Facebook.com/watertowngrecianfestival

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Photography Exhibit at Plumbing Museum Features Work of 2 Artists

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The Plumbing Museum announced its latest exhibition, Light Traces, a two-person alternative photography exhibition featuring Jenn Wood and Ian MacLellan, opening on June 22, 2017. The show will display new works created during the artists’ studio residencies at the Manoog Family Artist-in-Residency program launched last year in partnership with J.C. Cannistraro. The show runs from June 22 through August 7, 2017. Inspired by the Plumbing Museum’s collection as well as J.C. Cannistraro fabrication shops and construction sites, the exhibition will showcase pinhole and cyanotype prints as well as digital collage. “The new collection reflects creative possibilities of alternative photography.