Entertainment

One Woman Show Comes to Arsenal Center for the Arts Nov. 4 & 5

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One Drop of Love, a multimedia one-woman show exploring the intersections of race, class and gender in search of truth, justice and LOVE comes to the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown November 4 and 5, the center announced. One Drop of Love is written and performed by Massachusetts native Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni. This extraordinary one-woman show produced by Cox DiGiovanni, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, incorporates filmed images, photographs and animation to tell the story of how the notion of ‘race’ came to be in the United States and how it affects our most intimate relationships. A moving memoir, One Drop of Love takes audiences from the 1700s to the present, to cities all over the U.S. and to West and East Africa, where Fanshen and her father spent time in search of their ‘racial’ roots. The ultimate goal of the show is to encourage everyone to discuss ‘race’ and racism openly and critically.

Around Town

Watertown Cultural Council Has Grants for Community-Oriented Projects

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Got an event, activity, or community festival that needs funding? The Watertown Cultural Council (WCC) is preparing to allocate grants for 2016 and is looking for proposals for community-oriented projects in the arts, humanities, and science. Applications are due Oct. 17, 2016. Any organization, school, individual, or group may apply for a WCC grant. These grants support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Watertown.

Entertainment

Unique Interactive Art Exhibit Features Artists from Watertown, Colombia

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Come to the Watertown Art Association’s first program of the 2016-17 season on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. for an exciting and engaging multi-media event! Ruth Henry, art activist and musician, along with three visiting artists and curators from Colombia – Adriana Rios, Laura Tobon and Ixia Gonzalez – will present and interactive program unlike anything we have done before! The Innovation Space at the Arsenal Project (formerly Arsenal Mall), 485 Arsenal St., near the Old Navy entrance, will be transformed into an interactive Open Studio. MassPartners of the Americas is a non-profit program that connects artists from North, South and Central America together to create dynamic exchanges.

Entertainment

Four Watertown Artists Decorate Pianos for Art Installation Around Boston

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Four Watertown artists have original creations that will be displayed around Boston in the Play Me, I’m Yours art installation featuring 60 pianos decorated by 60 artists. Ruth K. Henry, Ryan Edwards, Olivia Natale and Dawn Evans Scaltero took part in the exhibition. In addition, the head piano tech for the project is Michael Wilson of Watertown. Sixty pianos decorated by 60 local artists and community groups are now available in public outdoor spaces in every Boston neighborhood and select Cambridge locations for the public to play and enjoy Sept. 23 to Oct. 10, 2016.

Arts

2 Watertown Galleries Hosting Openings for New Exhibits

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ROOM 83 Spring and Drive-By Projects, the two  Spring St. galleries  in Watertown have receptions on Saturday, Sept. 17. ROOM 83 Spring hosts Facsimile
Guest curator John Anderson has assembled a group of artists who make sly and playful facsimiles of things in the world. A show of objects that make us look twice and see something for the first time.

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Free Family Fun Days Coming to the Arsenal Center for the Arts this Fall

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The Arsenal Center for the Arts kicks off another season of Free Family Fun this fall! Children of all ages and abilities are invited to join us on the third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to experiment with paint, paper, collage, performance, movement, and more! 2016-2017 Free Family Fun Dates:

September 17

October 15

November 19

January 21

February 18

March 18

Free Family Fun is part of the Arsenal Center’s Open Doors program – providing free and reduced cost programming and activities that encourage patrons of all ages to experience the arts, use their imaginations and to express themselves in the creation of their own masterpiece in a variety of mediums.  Different projects and games will be offered each month. This program is made possible through the generous support of The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation, Moses Kimball Fund, and the Highland Street Foundation. For more information, visit www.arsenalarts.org or call 617-923-0100.

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3 Watertown Artists Chosen to Turn Pianos into Public Street Art in Boston

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Three Watertown artists are among the 60 local artists have been selected to participate in Play Me, I’m Yours, Luke Jerram’s popular public art installation that will make a return visit to Boston this fall, courtesy of Celebrity Series of Boston, organizers announced. 

From Sept. 23 to Oct. 10, 2016, Street Pianos Boston will feature 60 pianos, decorated by these artists and placed in public outdoor spaces in every Boston neighborhood and select Cambridge locations for the public to play and enjoy.  Each piano will feature a simple invitation: “Play Me, I’m Yours.”

Artists of all backgrounds, artistic abilities and experience in different mediums were encouraged to apply through a public application process. Watertown residents, Ruth K Henry, Ryan Edwards, and Dawn Evans Scaltreto, that have been selected as artists for Street Pianos Boston. Ruth K. Henry is a Watertown resident whose art stems from her love of color, texture, music, and justice. Henry has worked on many community arts projects and was inspired when she came across Street Pianos Boston in 2013.

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Watertown Mural Receives Award at State House

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{Originally posted on the Watertown News Facebook page on Feb. 11, 2014}

By Charlie Breitrose

The mural of scenes around Watertown painted over the summer will be recognized at the State House Tuesday afternoon. The work, “Spirit of Watertown,” was created by Watertown High School students who worked with artist Gregg Bernstein. It is 207 feet long and went on a formerly graffiti covered wall on the path between Whites and Waverley avenues. The Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded the mural a Gold Star Award.