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First Creative Chats of the Season Features Members of a Chamber Music Ensemble

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The following announcement was provided by Creative Chats:

Join Little Local Conversations and Mosesian Center for the Arts Kick Off New Season of Creative Chats! You’re invited to Creative Chats! The event is a way to gather creative people face-to-face to mingle, hear a featured conversation on the topic of creativity and the creative life, and then engage in the conversation themselves in small groups. September Event Features Guests Jennifer Morsches and Tim Merton of the Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble

Matt Hanna of Little Local Conversations will lead a talk with the co-Artistic Directors of the Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble. They’ll chat about the process of combining local history and classical music along with the question of how to engage different types of audiences, especially with regards to their programming with incarcerated teens.

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Watertown Restaurant Hosting Jazz Performances in September

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Listen to live jazz each Wednesday at Branch Line. Watertown’s Branch Line restaurant will host live jazz each Wednesday night in September. Nick Pepe’s Trio will alternate with John Polit’s Quartet each week during the month. “Come for a meal, dessert or just a drink and enjoy live jazz on Branch Line’s heated, covered patio on Wednesdays in September 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.,” the Branch Line announcement said. Branch Line is located in Arsenal on the Charles at 321 Arsenal St.

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@1775 Concert in Watertown Features Music That Inspired the Founding Fathers

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The following announcement was provided by Sarasa Ensemble:

As part of the semiquincentennial celebration of our nation and the Battles of Lexington and Concord taking place in Eastern Massachusetts in 2025, Sarasa will present a chamber music program for soprano, violin, two cellos, and fortepiano that highlights works which would have been performed around the time of the American Revolution. In celebrating these historic events with our local communities, Sarasa hopes to connect a diverse local audience with music that inspired our Founding Fathers. Sarasa will present “@1775” at three public performances, as well as to incarcerated teens at Massachusetts’ Department of Youth Services facilities, as part of Sarasa’s award-winning Music Unlocked program. Sarasa’s concert program takes its inspiration from the Bach-Abel Concerts in London (inaugurated in 1765, and became a fixture at the Hanover Square Rooms in 1775), Le concert spirituel in Paris (founded in 1725), and the Tonkünstler Societät in Vienna (founded in 1772); all of these organizations brought music to the wider public and for the greater benefit of society as well as its musicians. Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams attended concerts at these benevolent institutions during their diplomatic travels.

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WEEKEND FUN: ABBA Spectacle, Yoga, Plant Swap, Album Release, Italian Dinner

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Your weekend might kick off on Friday evening with a lively show at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, called Gimme Gimme. It is described as a sapphic ABBA disco spectacle, including burlesque, drag and aerial performances. Wake up on Saturday, have a relaxing morning and then head over to Artemis Yoga if you have a handy young person to do yoga play with. Their family yoga hour looks quite fun. Once well stretched out, check out the plant and seed swap on the library patio.

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See Who’s Playing at the 2025 Summer Concert Series; Join the WaterTunes Project

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The City of Watertown provided the following announcement:

The City of Watertown is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of its annual Summer Concert Series at Saltonstall Park (149 Main St.), kicking off on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. This beloved community event promises ten weeks of free, diverse musical performances, taking place every Wednesday throughout July and August from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, immediately following the popular Watertown Farmers Market. This year’s lineup features an exciting array of local and nationally recognized talent, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy:

July 2: Classic Groove – Led by Steve Tashjian, Classic Groove will kick off the series with their versatile repertoire spanning R&B, Top 40, Smooth Jazz, Latin, Country, Swing, Middle Eastern, Show Tunes, Blues, and Motown. Special guest vocalist Concetta will join them. July 9: Lightning Rising – A Watertown-based classic rock band, Lightning Rising will bring the best of 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music with expert musicianship and layered harmonies.

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Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corp Seeks Young Musicians

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Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps

The Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps has educated young people in how to play fife and drum since 1972. The group participates in events around New England, and seeks young musicians to be part of the Fife and Drum Corps. Find out more information about the group in the announcement provided by Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps. The Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps was founded in 1972 in order to pass on New England’s fife and drum tradition to young musicians. The group’s repertoire consists of fife and drum music dating from the American Colonial Period to modern pieces written in the traditional style.

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Register to Perform in, Host Musicians in Watertown Porchfest; Deadline Approaching

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Porchfest:

Watertown Porchfest will return to porches, lawns, and driveways on Saturday, May 17th, 2025, with extended hours from 12-6 p.m.! Last year, Watertown residents and organizations had over 70 locations and hosted over 150 performance groups, bringing music to an estimated audience of 1500 people. Registration for venues (“porches”) and performers will close on April 25th. If you are undecided or for more information, check out the details online at www.watertownporchfest.org. It is free to register and free to attend the event. Porchfest is an afternoon of free music (and other performances) performed outside of people’s homes – on porches, patios, driveways, and lawns. Businesses and organizations are welcome to host too.

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Catch the 12th Annual Watertown MusicFest on April 11

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Watertown MusicFest will be held at Watertown Middle School on April 11, with musicians of different ages and a wide variety of styles. See more in the announcement from the Friends of Watertown Music below. Friends of Watertown Music invites you to our 12th Annual MusicFest this Friday, April 11th. Doors open at 5:15 pm and performances start promptly at 5:30 pm! Come celebrate music with us!