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WEEKEND FUN: Merry Mingle, Lego Building, Holiday Makers Market, Concert, “Christmas Carol” Performance

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This is a packed Watertown weekend with winter and holiday events. On Saturday afternoon there will be an art sale at the Mosesian Center for the Arts with a wide variety of arts including ceramics, paintings, ornaments and jewelry. It’s great for shopping locally and supporting our artists. Saturday evening at Gore Place there will be a dramatic reading by Johnny Kinsman of A Christmas Carol including musical accompaniment by Justin Ouellet and Ann Moss, both local musicians. On Sunday there is a hands-on intergenerational Lego building activity at the Jewish Community Day School, it’s a challenge to build the world’s tallest Chanukiah! Later Sunday afternoon at the library, you can go relax after all the holiday activities with a winter concert given by the Vivace Music School Faculty. No need to leave Watertown this weekend to find some holiday cheer!

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Merry Mingle Returns to the Commander’s Mansion with Holiday Characters, Train Rides & a Tree Lighting

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The following announcement was provided by the City of Watertown:

Please join us for The Merry Mingle on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 from 4-8 p.m. at the Commander’s Mansion! Enjoy festive outdoor activities including a toy chest drive with Watertown Veterans’ Services benefiting the Whooley Foundation, meet-and-greets with holiday characters, train rides, artificial snowball fight with Watertown Recreation, and the Christmas tree lighting at 7:30 p.m., and more! Guests can also visit the reception tent for games and musical performances, including the WPS All City Chorus and Orchestra. Inside the mansion, guests can create River of Light lantern-making with the Public Arts and Culture Committee, listen to seasonal storytime with the Watertown Free Public Library, and visit Winter Holidays Around the World vignettes on the second floor.

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WEEKEND FUN: South Asian Theater Festival, Llamas, High School Play, Poet Laureate, Singer at Pub

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This weekend is full of theater, with the Mosesian Center for the Arts hosting a three-day South Asian theater festival, and Watertown High School presenting Little Women. On Friday, Massachusetts’ inaugural Poet Laureate will be appearing at Atrium School. Kids can see a flock of llamas on Saturday, while Johnny Malone will be playing at Conley’s on Saturday. OFF-KENDRIK | SOUTH ASIAN-AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVALFriday to Sunday, Nov. 21 to 23, various timesMosesian Center for the Arts

Off-Kendrik is organizing the fourth SAATh theater festival on November 21-23rd at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown.

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Mosesian Center for the Arts Welcomes Boston Dance Theater as Company-in-Residence

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Boston Dance Theater joins the Mosesian Center for the Arts as a company-in-residence. (Photo by Sean Pfeiffer)

Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts will welcome a new company-in-residence, with the addition of Boston Dance Theater. See more information in the announcement from the MCA, below. The Mosesian Center for the Arts is proud to announce that Boston Dance Theater has joined the organization as a Company-in-Residence, marking an exciting expansion of Mosesian Arts’ vision of being a home for artists, educators, and creative programming throughout Greater Boston. The residency brings one of the region’s most acclaimed contemporary dance companies into ongoing collaboration with Mosesian Arts’ multidisciplinary campus, strengthening shared values around artistic innovation, community access, and lifelong creative learning.

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Grammy-Nominated Vocalist Performing in Next Chords and Cocktails at the Mosesian Center

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts continues its newly relaunched jazz series, Chords and Cocktails, with an unforgettable evening of music and community. On Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Boston Blow Up takes the stage featuring Grammy-nominated vocalist Donna McElroy. This concert promises electrifying performances by world-class artists in a setting that’s as inviting as it is inspiring. Boston Blow Up celebrates Boston’s rich jazz legacy with a powerhouse lineup of Berklee faculty, alumni, and New England’s finest players.

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Watertown Author Launching New Historical Mystery at MCA

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Jonathan Bockian

Watertown author Jonathan Bockian announced he will launch his new historical mystery novel What Was Forbidden: a Venice Ghetto mystery, in discussion with Pia Owens, author of the “Let’s Have It Out” newsletter, on Sunday, November 2, 2-4 p.m., at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is encouraged at the webpage linked here. What Was Forbidden is based on a true event in the Ghetto of Venice in 1672. A is brother is murdered, a truth is buried.

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Mosesian Center for the Arts Launches Artist-in-Residence Program

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The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:

The Mosesian Center for the Arts is thrilled to launch our new Artist-in-Residence Program! Designed to support emerging and mid-career artists across all disciplines – visual, performing, music, literary, and interdisciplinary – selected artists will receive 24-hour studio access, professional development opportunities, and the chance to share their work through public programs and a culminating exhibition. Please find attached a press release about our Artist-in-Residence program, now accepting applications through November 16. We’d appreciate your help sharing this opportunity with local artists and creative communities. Please feel free to reach out with questions or any ideas to collaborate further!

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WEEKEND FUN: Halloween Fun, Two Plays Hit the Stage, Artists Open Studios

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Halloween celebrations are in full swing this weekend. The Commander’s Mansion will host the second annual Wicked Watertown on Saturday, and enjoy some fall fun at Gore Place on Sunday. It’s a weekend of theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, with two classic plays hitting the stage — one put on by the Watertown Children’s Theatre and the other by the Actors’ Shakespeare Project. Take an inside look at artists studios on Saturday and Sunday during the Turtle Studios Open Studios. While the event is just over the river in Newton, several Watertown artists create their works at the studios.