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Watertown writer and host of Drawing with Fred, Fred Grandinetti will be signing books at The Comic Stop in Watertown. The book signing will be at The Comic Stop, 134 Main St., Watertown, on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with illustrator David Hudon. The event is part of the store’s annual Halloween event which also features food and Spider-Man. Call The Comic Stop for more information, 617-926-3430.
Join educators from Mass Audubon Habitat for a FREE interactive science series. Learn, see and explore collections from the natural world. The series will consist of three events hosted throughout October, November and December, The Arsenal Project announced.
Events will include:
The Creepy Side of Nature
Oct. 22, 1-3 p.m.
The natural world can be beautiful and peaceful … but some are a little creepy.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts is proud to present another edition of Earfull – a literature and music series of “Writers Reading and Songwriters Singing”
Earfull kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the speakeasy style setting of the Center’s Black Box Theater with readings from critically acclaimed authors Dennis Lehane and James Scott and musical performances by Christian MacNeill and Jesse Dee. The series continues Tuesday, Nov. 15 with authors Tom Perrotta and Lily King and musicians Tanya Donelly and The Needy Sons. And finally, Tuesday, Dec. 13 Earfull welcomes Anita Diamant and Heidi Pitlor with musicians Dietrich Strause and Lula Wiles.
The Watertown Boys & Girls Club will once again be hosting their annual Halloween Carnival. The Halloween Carnival will take place at the Club on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 6-8 p.m. All are welcome! Event includes carnival games, prize barn, ghost walk, best costume contest, and bake sale. Cost is $2 per person with canned good, $5 per person without canned good.
The Revels Salon Series presents Franco-American singer and tradition bearer Josée Vachon and Revels artistic director Patrick Swanson at the historic Commander’s Mansion in Watertown. Eclectic in content and social in nature, the Revels Salon Series offers a place for guests to gather, enjoy wine and cheese, and hear talks about various subjects relating to Revels and our upcoming productions. Salons are held once a month on Friday evenings in October and November at the historic Commander’s Mansion in Watertown. This year’s Salons focus on Acadian and Cajun music and culture as we prepare for this year’s Christmas Revels opening Dec. 9 at Sanders Theatre. Salons include a wine and cheese reception from 7:30-8 p.m. followed by a one-hour interactive presentation from 8-9 p.m. The evening ends with more libations and conversation.
Join the fun! The Watertown Mall is hosting several FREE events this month. Caterpillars
The Watertown Mall hosts The Caterpillar Lab presenting “Caterpillars” on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Come meet hundreds of native New England caterpillars at the Watertown Mall! Engaging educators from The Caterpillar Lab will be here to tell you all about dozens of species you never knew might be hiding in your own backyard or nearby park.
Come to the Watertown Art Association’s first program of the 2016-17 season on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. for an exciting and engaging multi-media event! Ruth Henry, art activist and musician, along with three visiting artists and curators from Colombia – Adriana Rios, Laura Tobon and Ixia Gonzalez – will present and interactive program unlike anything we have done before! The Innovation Space at the Arsenal Project (formerly Arsenal Mall), 485 Arsenal St., near the Old Navy entrance, will be transformed into an interactive Open Studio. MassPartners of the Americas is a non-profit program that connects artists from North, South and Central America together to create dynamic exchanges.
Four Watertown artists have original creations that will be displayed around Boston in the Play Me, I’m Yours art installation featuring 60 pianos decorated by 60 artists. Ruth K. Henry, Ryan Edwards, Olivia Natale and Dawn Evans Scaltero took part in the exhibition. In addition, the head piano tech for the project is Michael Wilson of Watertown. Sixty pianos decorated by 60 local artists and community groups are now available in public outdoor spaces in every Boston neighborhood and select Cambridge locations for the public to play and enjoy Sept. 23 to Oct. 10, 2016.