Around Town

Watertown Cable Offering Class on Graphic Design Open to Residents

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Residents of Watertown are invited to sign up for Watertown Cable Access Television’s free class in Graphic Design beginning on May 11. In this workshop, attendees will be instructed on the basic aspects of Adobe Photoshop. Along with learning about the interface itself, students will work with different tools, layers, and filters to create unique graphic designs that can be used in all types of projects. The class will take place on Wednesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 18 at WCA-TV’s station. Both classes will run from 2:30-4 p.m. To register for the class, go to app.mymediacentermanager.com and simply create an account to sign up.

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Wayside Hosting Screening of Documentary Film on Dealing with Mental Illness

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Wayside Parent Partnership and the Department of Mental Health present a free screening of “Pack Up Your Sorrows,” a documentary film about singer/songwriter Meg Hutchinson, which explores the realities of living a healthy life while coping with mental illness. Attendees will have the chance to participate in a live Q&A after the screening with featured singer/songwriter, Meg Hutchinson. Who: Meg Hutchinson, Massachusetts native and nationally touring songwriter, poet and recording artist on Red House Records, living with bipolar. Meg is on the Active Minds Speakers Bureau, as well as, a keynote speaker at universities, conferences and teaching hospitals around the country. What: “Pack Up Your Sorrows and Live Q&A with Meg Hutchinson” hosted by Wayside’s Parent Partnership Program.

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Watertown Man a State Champion in Pokemon Card Game Competition

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After a full day of head-to-head Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) battles, Azul Garcia Griego earned the coveted title of Pokémon State Champion while competing at the 2016 Pokémon State Championships. Held in Bedford, N.H. on March 26, Azul competed in the Masters Division and triumphed in a tournament that brought together hundreds of players from throughout New Hampshire and the region. Along with the title and State Champion trophy, the Watertown-native also earned valuable Championship Points that will count toward a potential invitation to the 2016 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, CA this August. Players that achieve a top Championship Points ranking following the U.S. National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, this July will earn a spot to compete among elite players from more than 30 countries at the Pokémon World Championships. Each year, the Pokémon Organized Play tournament series draws tens of thousands of Pokémon players to compete at various local league events and sanctioned tournaments throughout North America.

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Former CIA Officer to Talk About His Book on Intelligence During the Revolutionary War

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The Historical Society of Watertown welcomes the author of  “Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War” at its annual meeting. The event is free and open to the public. On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 the Historical Society will hold its Annual Members Meeting with Election of Board Members at 7 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library. At 7:15 author Kenneth A. Daigler will discuss his book. Students and enthusiasts of American history are familiar with the Revolutionary War spies Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold, but few studies have closely examined the wider intelligence efforts that enabled the colonies to gain their independence.

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Sign Up for a Free 2 Day Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

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The Wayside Multi-Service Center presents a free 2 day Youth Mental Health First Aid training. The training is an 8 hour course held on Monday May 9th AND Monday May 16th, 2016 from 5-9 p.m. You must attend BOTH evenings. This free training includes:

8 hour training course book
Snacks & Beverages

This training is brought to you by The Wayside Multi- Service Center through The Project AWARE-C grant from SAMSHA

Location:

TBD – Will be in one of the focus communities: Watertown, Waltham, Brookline or Belmont. REGISTRATION:

To register, please email the information below to natasha_pierre@waysideyouth.org if you do not have access to email, call 617-926-3600 x306 or go to http://tinyurl.com/h7b8er9

Arbor Day

See Photos from the Arbor Day Celebration at the Commander’s Mansion

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Watertown’s Commander’s Mansion welcomed Arbor Day a day early with a celebration of nature, some good eats and live entertainment on Thursday. 

Hundreds descended on the historic home in the Arsenal on the Charles complex for the event, where they could grab a bite at the two food trucks – the Chicken & Rice Guys and Gogi On The Block – and learn about nature from some of the groups at the table. Jamaica Plain-based Bee Bandits brought out an empty hive and some bee keeping suits to show people about keeping bees. “We are keeping bees in Watertown here at athenahealth,” said Miles Masci of Bee Bandits. “They are supporters of the environment.” There is one hive on a roof at athenahealth and two more are coming.

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World in Watertown Hosts the Head of the Public Conversations Project

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World in Watertown hosts Public Conversations: Parisa Parsa, Executive Director of Public Conversations Project, will speak to the World in Watertown on Thursday, May 5 at 7:15 p.m. at First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St., Watertown. Public Conversations fosters constructive conversation where there is conflict driven by differences in identity, beliefs, and values. They work locally, nationally, and globally to provide dialogue facilitation, training, consultation, and coaching, addressing the core of many of today’s most complex social problems where a breakdown in relationships leads to mistrust, gridlock, and fractured communities. The public is invited.

Airplane Noise

Group Concerned with Airplane Noise Meeting in Belmont in May

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Boston West Fair Skies (BWFS) will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, May 5 in Belmont, the BWFS Steering Committee announced. Boston West Fair Skies is a group working to reverse the increased airplane noise in our communities that was created by Boston Logan RNAV. The meeting will be held Thursday May 5, 2016  from 7-8:45 p.m. at the Assembly Room in the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave. Belmont, MA 02478

All are welcome! The citizens grassroots organization includes Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Watertown and Winchester – all communities affected by the increased airplane noise due to the implementation of 33L RNAV (using GPS) departures at Boston Logan Airport.