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First Parish Church will host a concert featuring longtime favorites Christine Lavin and Don White on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.
Seeing Christine Lavin or Don White is a treat. Seeing Christine Lavin and Don White is an experience. Between the two of them, they more than 40 years of combined experience making music and laughter. Don’t miss them Nov 6 at First Parish Watertown, presented by Tremedal Concerts.
The Watertown Mall has all kinds of fun planned for Halloween, see details below! The Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal Street, Watertown, is hosting several free events this month, according to an announcement from the mall. The 24th Annual Scarecrow Contest kicked off the Autumn Fun on Oct. 16, 2015. Individuals, families, groups, schools, classes, businesses and organizations were invited to enter a scarecrow in the contest.
The Arsenal Project has a lineup of Halloween Fun lined up this weekend.
On Sunday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the Arsenal Project – formerly the Arsenal Mall – will host a Free Family-Friendly Trick or Treat Event! The mall is located at 485 Arsenal St. in Watertown. Kids in costume age 12 years and younger are invited for the store-to-store Trick or Treat.
Come down to the Gore Place to hear some spooky stories just in time for Halloween. On Fridays Oct. 16, 23 and 30, Gore Place will host Frightful Friday Ghost Stories in the 1860 Gore Mansion. The stories will be read at 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
Along with some spooky stories, visitors will get to see the beautiful rooms and furnishings of this wonderful old house. There will be two tours per evening.
The Revels Salon Series returns to the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown with two Welsh-centric presentations including one on Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales with Ben Evett and The Poets’ Theatre
Eclectic in content and social in nature, the 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. A Revels Christmas in Wales – Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
Your evening’s hosts, Revels directors George Emlen and Patrick Swanson, will deconstruct the process of putting this year’s Welsh Christmas Revels together, from early research through actual site visits, music and text selection, script writing, recording, casting, editing and rehearsing. We promise to keep things cracking with lots of images, photographs, and musical illustrations.
The first of the Tremedal Concerts will be held this Saturday at the First Parish Church in Watertown. The proceeds after expenses support Watertown’s sister community in El Salvador – Nueva Esperanza. The concert features Linda Waterfall, a prolific performer, recording artist songwriter who has been performing for going on 40 years. Watertfall performs on a double bill with Oen Kennedy Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. at First Parish Church, 35 Church St. in Watertown.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Watertown native Roberta Miller to its Interim Executive Director Position, according to the announcement from the center. Miller served as a founding board member and co-chair of the six million dollar capital campaign that established the Arsenal Center for the Arts, and was former board President of the Watertown Community Foundation. “Roberta has proven over and over her commitment to the welfare of our community, and she’s done it once again by stepping into the leadership role at the Arsenal Center for the Arts while we conduct our search for the next Executive Director” says Susan Centofanti, Arsenal Center Board President. Roberta Miller was recently honored by the Arsenal Center with the Charles Mosesian Award for her longstanding commitment to Watertown and the Arsenal Center for the Arts. As a former elected Town Councilor, her expertise in organizational development led to her public appointment to the redevelopment authority, which transformed the former U.S. Army superfund site to a commercial and public resource for Watertown and Greater Boston.
St. James Armenian Church’s annual festivities will feature Armenian food, delicacies, and activities for children. The church’s 68th annual bazaar will be held on Oct. 16 and 17 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt.