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Literally Waltham: November 2019

Thankful City

(Jessica Lucci for Waltham Patch)

Before we get to a new month of exciting, free or low-cost events this month, let's share some thankful memories from October.

Knights of Columbus, Our Lady's Church, Pasta Dinner

The Telephone Museum at The Gore Place Century Party

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George C. Longfish at deCordova Museum.

Peter Watchorn on harpsichord playing Bach's "Goldberg Variations" at St. Mary's Chapel (Boston College)

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NOVEMBER 2019

1 Friday: Crossing the Line: In search of Sanctuary, Nave Gallery, 155 Powder House Road Somerville, 6-8PM

2 Saturday: Waltham Mills Open Studios with The Telephone Museum

3 Sunday: Waltham Mills Open Studios with The Telephone Museum

4 Monday: Silent Book Club, Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 6PM

5 Tuesday: ELECTION DAY Read articles on Waltham Patch related to the elections and VOTE!

6 Wednesday: 6th Annual SHOP and SIP social, Waltham Lodge of Elks, 6-9PM

7 Thursday: 2nd Shift Concert:Honeysuckle, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 8PM-9:30PM, $20

8 Friday: Reception for Art and Letters, Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 7PM

9 Saturday: Book Fiend Readers Fest, Norwich Connecticut

10 Sunday: New Poetry & Open Mic sponsored by New England Poetry Club, at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, Somerville, 3PM

11 Monday: Veterans Day,Check out Lucci's List for a Veterans Day reading recommendation.

12 Tuesday: Ceol Corvus: Carriage House Concerts, at Gore Place, 7:30-9PM, $11-$16

13 Wednesday: Mill Talk: From Merchant Princes to Lords of Loom, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 7-8:30PM

14 Thursday: Waltham Local 1st Breakfast with speaker Jessica Lucci, Leo's Place Diner, 8AM

15 Friday: Moonlight Tour, Gore Place, 7:30PM, $10-$17

16 Saturday: Steampunk Party, The Crane Estate, Ipswich, 7PM

17 Sunday: Black and Pink Party, Panera Bread, 1100 Lexington Street, 12PM-2PM, sign holiday cards for local LGBTQ prisoners.

18 Monday: Sci-Fi/Fantasy book club discusses "The Martian" by Andy Weir, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45PM

19 Tuesday: "Required Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library" docent-led discussion, Boston Athenæum, visitors free with admission ($10)Members free

20 Wednesday: Mill Talk: The Back Bay Connection: Waltham and Perpetual Power, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 7-8:30PM

21 Thursday: Book club discusses "The Woman Who Read Too Much" by Bahiyiyh Nakhjavani, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45PM

22 Friday: Screening: Charlie Chaplin's MODERN TIMES, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 7:30-9:30PM, $10-$15

23 Saturday: Turkey-Rama, Our Lady's Church, 5PM

24 Sunday: Fun and Figure Writing, Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 7-9:30PM

25 Monday: Initiating Inspiration book club discusses "Buddha's Brain" by Rick Hanson, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45

26 Tuesday: NaNoWrimo For Grownups, Woburn Public Library, 7-8:30PM

27 Wednesday: 300 Years of the Clough House at Old North Church & Historic Site, 10AM-4PM

28 Thursday: HAPPY THANKSGIVING

29 Friday: The Interlude: A musical Coffee Break, Weston Public Library, 9AM-2PM

30 Saturday: SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

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