What's going on in Watertown this week

Turkey shoot, Nov. 21

AOH Division 14 will hold its annual turkey shoot Friday, Nov. 21, at 151 Watertown St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a cash bar. Proceeds benefit the Sonny Whooley Fund, helping local families in need during the holiday season.

Watertown Savings announces customer choice awards

Watertown Savings Bank CEO Ron Dean announces that the bank will distribute $75,000 in customer choice awards in 2015. The program, in its 19th year, has distributed more than $800,000 to more than 100 local nonprofit organizations.

Anyone with a Watertown Savings Bank account can vote. Every customer gets one vote. WSB customers vote for their favorite local, nonprofit organization. Every qualified nonprofit that earns at least 1 percent of the total votes received is awarded funds. Funds are distributed according to the voting results. To qualify, the organization must serve the local community in some way and have 501c(3) status. Religious and political organizations are ineligible. Charitable organizations within a church community are eligible.

The deadline to vote is Wednesday, Dec. 31. Those without access to a computer can pick up paper ballots at any WSB branch location. This year’s top vote getter will receive $5,000. Funds will be distributed at an awards ceremony in March. For more information, call 617-928-2336.

Growing Places open house, Nov. 22

Growing Places Preschool will be having an open house for new enrollment on November 22 from 10-12. We are located at 30 Common Street in Watertown, with parking available in the Marshall Street parking lot off of Mt. Auburn Street. We are a NAEYC accredited preschool that enrolls starting at 15 months with flexible scheduling. Please come out and meet our teachers and director and learn more about our programming!

Blood Drive, Nov. 26

The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood to help ensure sufficient blood supplies are available for patients this holiday season. A blood drive will be held Wednesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arsenal Mall, 485 Arsenal St.

Eligible donors with all types are needed, especially those with 0 negative, A negative and B negative. As extra encouragement to donate blood during the busiest time of November for many people, presenting blood donors from Nov. 26 to 30 will receive a limited edition Red Cross potholder stuffed with celebrity chef recipes, while supplies last. Thanksgiving recipes are courtesy of Mario Batali, Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Guarnaschelli and Mike Isabella.

To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor app at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.

Art Foragers show

Room 83 Spring is hosting Art FORAGERS, a show of wood, paper, doll parts, mushrooms and comestibles — found, carved, repurposed, painted and photographed — through Dec. 20 at 83 Spring St.

Artists John Christian Anderson, Polly Becker, Rachel Folsom, Tanya Harsch, Peter Madden and Tom Ulrich forage for materials or for subject matter. They discover, rescue and repurpose, and make us take a closer look at what we see.

Room 83 Spring is open Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., and by appointment. For more information, go to www.room83spring.com.

Men’s Club dinner, Dec. 1

On Monday, Dec. 1, Chris Nishan Garabedian, president, CEO and member of the board of directors of Sarepta Therapeutics, will be at the dinner meeting of St. James Armenian Church Men’s Club. The topic will be “The Age of Genetic-Based Medicine is Here, From Muscular Dystrophy to Ebola.”

Garabedian has been a member of the board of directors of Sarepta Therapeutics since June 2010 and president and chief executive officer since January 2011. He served as vice president of Corporate Strategy for Celgene Corporation, a publicly traded integrated global biopharmaceutical company, from July 2007 to December 2010, where he was responsible for assessing potential business development transactions.

From November 2005 to June 2007, he served as an independent consultant to early-stage biopharmaceutical companies. From 1997 to 1998 and from 1999 to November 2005, he worked at Gilead Sciences Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, where he served in a number of global leadership roles, including as vice president of Corporate Development, vice president of Marketing, and vice president of Medical Affairs. While at Gilead Sciences, his responsibilities included managing corporate development initiatives, including portfolio review and planning, mergers and acquisitions and in-licensing activities, and leading four global product launches. He also held various commercial roles at COR Therapeutics Inc. from 1998 to 1999 and at Abbott Laboratories from 1994 to 1997.

He started his biopharmaceutical career as a consultant with Migliara/Kaplan Associates from 1991 to 1994. He received his B.S. in marketing from the University of Maryland.

The social hour starts with Mezza at 6:15 p.m., followed by a Kheyma and losh kebab dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $14. The dinner meeting will be at the St. James Armenian Church, Charles Mosesian Cultural and Youth Center, Keljik Hall, 465 Mount Auburn St. All are welcome.

Christmas Time production, Dec. 5

The Nilan family of Watertown — mother Lisa and twins Marisa and Michael — will be featured in Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston’s “ChristmasTime,” alongside other regional performers from Watertown, from Dec. 5 to 14 at the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham.

Additional Watertown residents appearing on stage include Cathy Chavier, Paige King, Lucy Romano, Tixie Romano and Anna Zarkadas.

“ChristmasTime”will run Fridays, Dec. 5 and 12, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 6 and 13, at noon and 4 p.m.; and Sundays, Dec. 7 and 14, at noon and 4 p.m. Tickets start at $35 to $63 for adults. Senior, youth and group discounts are available. Children under 5 are not permitted in the theater.

For tickets or more information, visit www.reaglemusictheatre.com, call 781-891-5600, or visit the theater box office.

Mad Dog Wrestling, Dec. 2

Watertown Youth Wrestling has joined Mad Dog Wrestling Club. The winter session begins Tuesday, Dec. 2. Practices are held Tuesdays and Thursdays; grades K-4 meet from 6 to 7 p.m. and grades 5 to 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Practices are held at the Fessenden School, 450 Crafts St., Newton. For more information, visit www.maddogwrestlingclub.org.

Perkins concert, Dec. 9

As Perkins School for the Blind celebrates its 185th year, students will lift their voices in seasonal song Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Both concerts take place in Dwight Hall, Howe Building on the Perkins campus, 175 North Beacon St.

Traditional and contemporary music from various cultures round out the hour-long holiday program complete with hand bells and a Lowell Mason nativity carol composed in 1829, the year Perkins opened as the nation’s first school for the blind.