Building community, one story at a time.
Show 7
14th November, 2025
The seventh We Are Waltham show happened on September 14th, at the Charles River Museum, with the highest number of seats to date as requests poured in. Six tellers shared their stories about hair in Iran, bio-dad mix-ups and ill-advised news broadcasts. Some stories raised guffaws while others brought out tears. This show's raffle featured a historical raised relief map of Waltham, created by Chandreyee. With this show, the Big WaW went on hiatus for a year, to resume in 2027. Wee WaWs are planned as usual.
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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Monire Jalili
Monire Jalili is an Iranian-born professor at Bentley University who has called Waltham home since 2019. She loves walking through the Stonehurst trails and can talk about math or business systems one minute and the search for belonging the next. Her story is about the different demons she's battled about her hair in an attempt to accept herself.
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Max Krasnow
Max Krasnow came to Waltham in 2013 from southern California and is still here with kids in Waltham High and Kennedy Middle. proud to call Waltham home. Max teaches and advises students in the Harvard Division of Continuing Education. Max's story is set in Southern California, his search for family and the strange twists and turns that took.
John Allen
John Allen has lived in Waltham since 1986, had a full career as an engineer and works now as a writer (mostly about bicycling), cycling instructor and translator, and occasionally works with attorneys in cases involving bicycling. John story shares his bicycling (mis)adventures in greater Boston traffic and how a book changed the way he rides.
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Juju Simmons
JuJu (Lisa) Simmons is a college senior at Emmanuel College, on the autism spectrum and majoring in Biology with a concentration in health science. Juju’s story reveals communication struggles faced by those on the Autism spectrum and shows how she overcame them.
Angel Okumu
Angel Okumu was born in Uganda and moved to the US in 2007 and eventually started a natural skin and hair care line. She is an author, entrepreneur and survivor. Angel’s story is about buying her first new mattress and a glimpse of her journey to get to that point.
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Harold Cox
Harold Cox is a Texas native and Boston University professor who went to Brandeis University in Waltham. He has made audiences laugh and reflect on stages like The Moth, RISK, and Riot Improv, showing that it’s the little things that truly make life interesting. His story starts in the media room of Brandeis University and moves to a radio booth at WBUR where his future becomes clear.
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Wrap-up
'Thanks' to close out the evening and important information about forthcoming shows.
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