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James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then come home and draw Small Saves — is my ideal definition of a good day.”
Astrig Agopian’s “Like There’s No Tomorrow”
The following announcement was provided by Project Save:
Project Save Photographic Archive, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving the global Armenian experience through photography, announced today its lineup of fall programming, including its first major exhibition in the organization’s gallery and archive space, and two events in its popular “Conversations on Photography” series. French-Armenian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Astrig Agopian’s multimedia exhibition Like There’s No Tomorrow will open at Project Save on Nov. 13, 2025 and run through Jan. 17, 2026. The exhibit focuses on the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region Armenians have inhabited for millennia and whose cultural heritage has endured centuries of upheaval.
Newport Restaurant Group. The following announcement was provided by Bar ‘Cino:
Bar ‘Cino, located at 47 Main Street in Watertown, is pleased to announce that the restaurant will donate $2,496.00 in support of the Centre Street Food Pantry. The donation was raised through a fundraiser that ran from Aug. 17 though Aug. 31 in which 50 percent of all restaurant dessert sales were designated for the Pantry’s “No Child Hungry” program.
The Watertown Free Public Library. (Courtesy of WFPL)
The Watertown Free Public Library approved a new Strategic Plan in the summer of 2025, and the public is invited to look at the finalized plan. See the announcement from the library, below. Read more about the Watertown Free Public Library FY 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, with an update from Library Director Kim Long (Hewitt):
Hello and happy fall! In June, the Library Trustees voted to approve WFPL’s new Strategic Plan for FY26-2030.
December vacation 2025 is longer that most years, and the Watertown Boys & Girls Club will be offering limited daily programs during the school break. See more information provided by the WBGC, below. WBGC is offering a December vacation program that will run across four days on December 22/23/29/30 for kids ages 7-12 during the break to help families keep their kids busy and active during the break. Registration for our program is now open and we’re offering a $10/day discount on the daily fee for all registrations by Nov. 1, 2025.
Grace Chapel Watertown
Grace Chapel will hold a series of parenting workshops at the church in Watertown. See details provided by Grace Chapel, below. Ever feel lost about what to do when your kids pull you in different directions, and wonder if you’re getting this parenting thing right? Parenting is demanding, sometimes exciting, and always a huge responsibility. Before we launch our kids into adulthood, we need a clear North Star, a guiding vision that keeps us steady and focused on what’s most important in your life.
Sophia Suarez-Friedman. Sophia Suarez-Friedman, Wayside Multi Program Director, shared her favorite local spot in Watertown, career advice, and what keeps her rooted to Wayside Multi in the latest Wayside Staff Spotlight. See what she said in the Q&A provided by Wayside. Suarez-Friedman oversees community-based prevention, outreach, resource navigation, and counseling services for Watertown, Waltham, and surrounding communities. In this role, she leads program development, supervises staff, manages grant funding and reporting, and collaborates with city agencies, schools, and community partners to strengthen access to vital resources.
Matt Hanna, the voice behind “Little Local Conversations” podcast, spoke with Michael Bobbitt, the executive director of the Mass Cultural Council; led an arts and culture roundtable; and the administrator of Historic New England which overseas the Browne House. In “Little Local Conversations,” discover the people, places, stories, and ideas of Watertown. Hanna has conversations with various businesses owners, community leaders, creatives, and other interesting folks in Watertown to learn about what they do and get to know a bit about the people behind the work.
Episode 64: Michael Bobbitt (Mass Cultural Council)
Michael Bobbitt
Meet Michael Bobbitt! He’s a Watertown resident and the Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council along with being a distinguished theater artist in many ways himselfIn this conversation we talk about how art saved him in his early years, his early successes from being the “best Hansel” to touring nationally to perform, his time in children’s theater and building Adventure Theatre in the DC area from 15,000 patrons to 100,000 patrons, co-writing musicals with Bob Marley and Jim Davis, and eventually making his way to New Repertory Theater in Watertown and his current role at the Mass Cultural Council.
We dig into topics such as the challenges of arts advocacy in Massachusetts, how and why the arts sector needs to change its beliefs, values and behavior, possible policy changes such as STEM to STEAM, how the arts in Massachusetts are saving healthcare money with the first in the nation arts prescribing program, his thoughts on Watertown arts, how the MCC has redesigned their grant programs to make them more accessible for all artists, and what’s the day-to-day like for an executive director while also juggling his personal artistic projects. Listen to the episode by clicking here.