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Literally Waltham: September 2019

Not quitting summer

Summer Breakfast at Leo's
Summer Breakfast at Leo's (Jessica Lucci for Waltham Patch)

I am not ready for raking leaves and buttoning cardigans. Let’s hold on to summer just a bit longer and look back at our August memories.


Emile Stark-Menneg Exhibit at deCordova

National S'mores Day with Girl Scouts at Camp Cedar Hill

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Waltham Chamber of Commerce BBQ

Beyond the Binary Participant Talk at Monique Rancourt Gallery

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Labor Day Event

Concerts on the Waltham Common


I hope Labor Day provides refreshment and a calendar full of blessings. If you see me, please say hello!

Sunday 1: Read a Book Week! Remember to review the book on Amazon and Goodreads when you finish!

Monday 2: Monologue Monday, Arts at the Armory, Somerville, 7PM, $5

Tuesday 3: Author Talk, Madeline Miller, Harvard Book Store, 6 PM

Wednesday 4: Shop at More Than Words for International Day of Charity

Thursday 5: Rachel Barenboim β€œA Bend in the Stars,” Belmont Books, 7-9PM

Friday 6: 2600 Meeting, The Telephone Museum, 289 MoodyStreet, catered by Charcoal Guidos, 6PM

Saturday 7: Charles River Mill Walk, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 10-11AM

Sunday 8: Annual Recovery Fest, sponsored by McLean and Waltham Overcoming Addiction, Waltham Common, 10AM-4PM

Monday 9: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45PM

Tuesday 10: Historic Route 20, Waltham Historical Society, 7PM

Wednesday 11: Potluck Picnic on the Common, sponsored by Waltham Cultural Council, 6-8PM

Thursday 12: Meet the Downtown Candidates, Brelundi, 7:30-9:30AM

Friday 13: An Evening with Filmmaker Jonathan Boschen, Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 8-10PM

Saturday 14: β€œSalvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward, Saturday Morning Book Club, Waltham Public Library, 10-11AM

Sunday 15: Tea Dance, Union Restaurant and Bar, New Bedford, 4-8PM

Monday 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, give β€œThe Time Machine” another glance and plant a tree in honour of your 1989 Aquanet.

Tuesday 17: Waltham Preliminary Election. Read my candidate interviews thus far and VOTE.

BOOK LAUNCH Watch City Trilogy 2: β€œSubton Switch” at The Telephone Museum on Moody Street, 6:30PM

Wednesday 18: H.P Lovecraft 1,485th regular meeting, Ezekiel Bates Lodge, Attleboro, 6-11PM

Thursday 19: β€œGone So Long” by Andre Dubois III, Thursday Book Club, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45PM

Friday 20: Make your own Electricity, The Telephone Museum, 10:30AM-2:30PM

Saturday 21: Compass Rose Steampunk Festival, CT

Sunday 22: Waltham Parade, 10AM-12PM

Monday 23: Initiating Inspiration Book Club, Waltham Public Library, 7:15-8:45

Tuesday 24: Pub Sing, Arts at the Armory, Somerville, 7PM

Wednesday 25: Three Authors Let their Hair Down for Reals, Trident Booksellers, 7PM

Thursday 26: Wicked Waltham Lecture, Waltham Public Library, 6:30PM

Friday 27: Grover Cronin Exhibit, The Waltham Museum, 1-4:30PM

Saturday 28: What Does Electricity Feel Like, The Telephone Museum, Moody St., 10:30AM-2:30PM

Sunday 29: The Boston Cup, Parkman Bandstand, Boston, 9AM

Monday 30: International Podcast Day

Lucci's List: September 2019 Sneak Peek

Non-Fiction: "The History of the Telephone" by Herbert N. Casson

Poetry: "An Exaltation of Shadows Volume 2" by Ashley Grant

Nonfiction: "Loser" by Jerry Spinelli

Science Fiction/Fantasy: "Seven Lives" by Christian Terry

Novellas: "Free-Wrench" by Joseph R. Lallo

Short Stories: "The Circus Infinitus Stories Volume 1" by Ethan Somerville

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