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Jazz Vocalist Gabrielle Goodman Performing in Watertown

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Jazz vocalist Gabrielle Goodman will bring her sultry voice adventurous improvisations to the Arsenal Center for the Arts in February. The JMT/Verve recording will perform as part of the Jazz @ the Arsenal series on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theater. The concert will feature jazz favorites and songs from her new gospel-inflected CD Spiritual Tapestry. Goodman will be joined by Yoron Israel (drums), Ron Reid (bass), Jiri Nedoma (piano) and special guest John Baboian (guitar), director of Jazz @ the Arsenal.

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Musicians Wanted for the 4th Annual Watertown Music Fest

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The fourth annual Music Fest will be held in March, and organizers seek musicians to perform at the event that benefits music in the Watertown Public Schools. Music Fest will be held on Friday, March 6th from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Watertown Middle School. It features an instrument petting zoo (where students can touch and examine musical instruments), have some pizza and baked goods, and of course listen to the musical performances. There will be four stages with musicians playing a variety of styles of music throughout the evening. Event organizers from the Friends of Watertown Music are looking for musicians to perform during the event.

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Mall Hosting Event with Snow-Themed Stories, Songs & Crafts

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The Watertown Family Network will host a “Let it Snow,” an event featuring snow-themed event including stories, songs, crafts and surprises. The event will be held at the Watertown Mall on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m.

The free event for children includes story time, singing and a chance to make some winter crafts. It will take place near Carter’s in the mall at 550 Arsenal Street in Watertown. Watertown Mall is wheelchair accessible and accessible by MBTA Bus routes 70 and 70A. For more information on these and other events, call 617-926-4968 or visit our website at www.watertown-mall.com.

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Exhibit Features Work of Armenian Artist from Watertown

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The Thompson Gallery at CSW announced “Talin Megherian—Kiss the Ground,” the second exhibition in a five-part exhibition series that examines and celebrates contemporary Armenian art, organized to overlap the centennial memorialization of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. The series explores Armenian culture from different vantage points; yet intersect on themes of memory, loss and celebration. The second exhibition in the series focuses on the abstract-narrative paintings of Talin Megherian (Watertown, MA) and her interest in the stories and traditions of the Armenian people, compromised by the atrocities of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Megherian’s work explores collective Armenian memory, the memories of her family and Armenian women in particular, through eclectic and colorful abstractions that are lavishly bejeweled by images of Armenian artifacts, historical events, and literary references. “There are tragic stories from both sides of my family,” said Megherian.

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Arsenal Center Exhibition Features Young Artists

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A new exhibition at the Arsenal Center for the Arts features young artists in a wide variety of mediums.

The show, “30 Under 30” opens this week with 20 new artists and two new categories: digital media and illustration. Art ranges from stark oil paintings (Mark Morin) to short dance videos (Shaun Clarke), quilts examining the grief of lost intimacy (Esther White), children’s quirky book illustrations (Diana Lisanto) and raku-fired “Fragments” of what look like charred remains of a campfire from Paul Hackett’s Land Lasts Longer than People series, according to the Arsenal Center. “Designed to display the work of 30 young artists in Greater Boston and encourage a silent dialogue between them, this exhibit shows the interesting directions young local artists are exploring. The project attracts college seniors, recent graduates and those on the cusp of notoriety with national shows,” the announcement said. The artists in the show are: Andrea Barone, Jeff Bartell, Emily Boucher, Shaun Clarke, Kate Drewniak, Jamaal Eversley, Chloe Feldman Emison, Rose Fristrom, Adric Giles, Suzi Grossman, Julian Guzman, Robin Hackett, Paul Hackett, Elizabeth Hatke, Vanessa Irzyk, Matt Jatkola, Alla Lazebnik, Owen Linders, Diana Lisanto, Haley MacKeil, Sarah May, Marc Morin, Grace Nicklin, Bryan Ramey, Alex Sewell, Cory Shea, Ian Tartasky, Chandra Taylor, Maiya Thorton-Hodge, Esther White.

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Latest New Rep Production Borrows from WikiLeaks, Snowdon Affair

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The first play in the New Rep Black Box Festival tells a story that will be familiar to those who followed the saga of Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks and the NSA. Zayd Dohrn’s “Muckrakers” runs from Jan. 10-Feb 1 in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St. in Watertown. “In the second year of our Next Rep Black Box Festival, we continue to present adventurous, intimate plays that allow audiences to connect to works on a much more personal level,” says Artistic Director, Jim Petosa.

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See What’s Coming to the Watertown Library in January

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The Watertown Free Public Library always has plenty going on besides its collection of books, DVDs and music. This month there are author events, the makerspace opening and more. 

Here are some of the highlights of events at the library in January:
One Book, One Watertown: Time to Read! As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the staff of the Watertown Free Public invites the entire community to join us in reading Chris Bohjalian’s novel, The Sandcastle Girls. This cross-generational saga spans the 20th century and the miles from Aleppo and Der-el-Zor, Syria in 1915 to Boston and New York (and Watertown!) in the present day. Though a fictionalized account, we believe this New York Times Bestseller will serve as an ideal catalyst for conversation and remembrance.

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Come to an Evening of Film, Live Music, Desserts and Community!

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An evening full of activities, including a film about climate change, live music and tasty desserts will be on offer on Sunday, Jan. 11. Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and the Environment will host the event at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St., Watertown from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. there will be a showing of the film “The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism and Community.”

A Potluck Sweet Feast will begin at 7:45 p.m. and following that attendees can enjoy live music provided by Old Time Music, beginning at 8:15 p.m.

See more at watertowncitizens.org or see the group’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/watertowncitizensPJE. For questions email watertowncitizens@gmail.com.