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Coming up on the Watertown Patch calendar: 17th Annual Festival of Trees

Greetings Watertown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which three Watertown High stars just committed to play college sports?
Also on today's calendar: 17th Annual Festival of Trees and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Watertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Winds gusting past 40 mph, temps: high: 48, low: 22.
- Monday: Sunny and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three Watertown High Athletes Sign Letters of Intent to Play Sports at College Level (watertownmanews.com) — Three standout Watertown High School seniors have officially committed to continue their athletic careers in college, highlighting the strength of local soccer and field hockey programs. Gavin Foley will play soccer at Brandeis, while Sophia Setouhi heads to UMass-Lowell and Ava Lamacchia to Bentley for field hockey after helping the Raiders to multiple state titles.
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📸 Around Watertown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown
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★ Featured events ★
- 17th Annual Festival of Trees
Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
10:00 am - Come enjoy our Unrehearsed Christmas Pageant, Dec. 21, 10AM
Eliot Church of Newton UCC, 474 Centre St, Newton
10:00 am - Candelight Christmas Eve Service, 7PM
Eliot Church of Newton UCC, 474 Centre St, Newton
7:00 pm - Dive In Commonwealth Virtual Information Session
Virtual,
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
Thursday January 8
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Other local events
- Meditations and Carols for the Solstice
St. Anne's Chapel , 20 Claremont Ave , Arlington
7:30 pm - Read to a Dog
Watertown Free Public Library , 123 Main St , Watertown
2:00 pm - Stars in the Morning: A Winter Solstice Celebration
Church of the Good Shepherd , 9 Russell Ave , Watertown
7:30 pm - Christmas Eve Candelight Service, 7pm
Eliot Church of Newton UCC, 474 Centre St, Newton, MA, 02458
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Somerville Winter Farmers Market
Arts at the Armory , 191 Highland Ave #1c , Somerville
9:30 am - Waltham Room Open Hours
Waltham Room , 735 Main Street , Waltham
10:00 am - Sip & Sculpt | Brookline, MA
Far Out Ice Cream , 419 Harvard St , Brookline
10:00 am - Family Craft Morning
Inside, Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
10:00 am - Somerville Peking Opera Recital
Auditorium , 79 Highland Ave , Somerville
1:00 pm - The Food Group: Bodega Bakes
Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
2:00 pm - Sing & Play with Newton Folk Music
Newton Free Lbry , 330 Homer St , Newton
2:30 pm - Junk Journaling
Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
3:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Controversial AI cameras helped locate the Brown University shooting suspect (nbcboston.com)
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Newton
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