Gore Place Hosting Escape Room Inside the Historic House

Courtesy of Gore PlaceThe historic home at Gore Place will host an escape room on Aug. 24 and 25.

The following announcement came from Gore Place:

On Thursday evening, August 24, and Friday evening, August 25, you and a group of friends can test your knowledge and puzzle-solving skills at our brand-new Escape Room inside the historic house at Gore Place! You will have thirty minutes to crack the code and escape the Oval Room in the 1806 mansion of Christopher and Rebecca Gore.

LETTER: Is it Too Late to Save Adult Medical Rehab Center?

At 51 Water St., just across the river from downtown Watertown, several local services have been available to the Watertown community, including a large adult day care service and, notably, the Community Rehab Care group. (For orientation, 51 Water St. is the area facing Nonantum Road, behind the bus turn-around and near the MBTA lots.)

Learn About Watertown’s Planned Cultural District During the August Walk N Talk

Photo by Anaïs MarkwoodOne of the sculptures on the Community Sculpture Walk. The walk will be one of the stops of the Aug. 10 Walk N Talk. Here, artist James Payne speaks about his sculpture “Opposition.”

The public is invited to join the City of Watertown and the Watertown Business Coalition for a Walk ‘n’ Talk in Watertown Square. This month, the topic will be the planned cultural district in the center of town.