

Building community, one story at a time.

Show 6
27th September, 2024
The sixth We Are Waltham show occurred on September 27th, again in the Charles River Museum, again a sold out show! Six tellers whose lives intersected with Waltham in varying ways shared their stories. Happening as far away as Cameroon and as close as the Charles River Museum itself, alternately astonishing, somber, and breathtaking, these stories will make you think about your connection to Waltham anew. This show's raffle featured a historical raised relief map of Waltham, created by Chandreyee herself.
Partially funded by a grant from the Waltham Cultural Council

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About the show from creator, Chandreyee Lahiri
Hear Chandreyee Lahiri, show creator, talk about how and why she created this show and her goals. More about her at www.chandreyeelahiri.com
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Divine Mebune Nkwelle
Divine Nkwelle hails from the South West region of Cameroon and is the youngest of four. He has worked in organizations across the world dedicated to conflict resolution, human rights and peace, and is currently pursuing his second master’s degree at Brandeis University in the same area.
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Jenn Rose
Jennifer Rose has been a breezer since 1977 and works in the field of downtown revitalization, a career she accidentally discovered when working to save the Grover Cronin facade. Not by accident, she is a poet and creative non-fiction writer and is now at work on a contemporary version of Jane Austen's Persuasion.

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Drew Thurman
Drew is the co-owner of Common Good Co., a coffee shop and coworking space on Moody St that helps spotlight local non-profits and give back to the community. Drew has been a proud resident of Waltham since 2018, now living in Banks Square with his wife Breanna, and two girls, Annie and Dottie.
Raine Newman
Raine graduated from Waltham High in 1975, has spent his life pursuing art as a painter, photographer and creator of stained glass. He is an avid trash-picker and founder of a campaign called WalthamBeautiful.com through which he plants sunflowers everywhere.
Yasmin Azad
Born in Sri Lanka, Yasmin moved to the US in her twenties, raised three children and retired from a 25 year career as a mental health counselor. Her memoir, Stay, Daughter, plumbs her experiences of growing up in a close-knit, Muslim society (www.staydaughter.com).
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Alison Shea
Originally a New Yorker, Alison has happily adopted Waltham as her city and is raising 4 humans and a labradoodle here while teaching, hiking and supporting the local farm. She has a storied and varied professional past that you should ask her about.
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Wrap-up
'Thanks' to close out the evening and important information about forthcoming shows.