Building community, one story at a time.
Wee-WaW: We are Waltham for the Common Good
We are Waltham has joined forces with the Common Good Co cafe to bring small (wee) We are Waltham (WaW) shows - Wee-WaW! - to Waltham
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3 to 4 featured tellers share 5-minute true stories from their lives.
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Local musicians fill short breaks with live music.
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Curated open mic: audience members submit written, true micro-stories for the host to pick from and get a 2-3 minute turn at the mic in the 2nd half of the evening. Entries can be submitted from this website (see link below) or written on paper slips at the cafe. Reminder: true, personal stories, not fiction, poetry, hate or violence. Story selection is at the hosts discretion.
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The cafe will have coffee, mocktails and desserts for purchase.
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Tickets are priced to be affordable ($10-15) and help fund the We are Waltham show. If this is a financial burden please email wearewaltham@gmail.com to request a free ticket. The request will remain private at the time of entry.
Scroll down to see most recent Wee WaW.
Next Wee Waw: 2026 dates TBD
Next Big WaW: November 14th , 2025
Wee-WaWs (mini-shows)
Spring 2025 Wee-WaW
The 5th Wee-WaW on May 22nd, 2025 was memorable. An unseasonable noreaster blew outside dumping buckets of rain but New Englanders proved their mettle with almost perfect attendance creating a full house! The special theme of the night was 'Waltham High School': Tellers Keaton and Oyon represented the Class of 2025, Michael from 2024 and Raine from 1975! Waltham Show Band was also well represented as Keaton and Oyon were members and the director, Ron Vanaria was in the audience. The open mic exceeding all expectations with some excellent stories.
Watch the featured tellers and the intervening chit chat
Click to see photog of the evening taken by Brandeis Fellow, Sahid Mondal
Fall 2026 Wee-WaW
Watch the featured tellers and the intervening chit chat
The 6th Wee-WaW on May 22nd, 2025 was another fun, warm event with a packed house, lots of laughter and people hanging out even as the cafe started closing down. David Melton provided some great live music, the 4 featured tellers were lovely and the open mic was moving, funny and thought provoking in turn. Waltham steps up to new levels every time this event unfolds and shows that we are indeed connected. As always plenty of desserts were consumed, the coffee was piping hot (or cold) and the mocktails were yummy. Stay tuned for more next year.
Spring 2025 Wee-WaW
The 5th Wee-WaW on May 22nd, 2025 was memorable. An unseasonable noreaster blew outside dumping buckets of rain but New Englanders proved their mettle with almost perfect attendance creating a full house! The special theme of the night was 'Waltham High School': Tellers Keaton and Oyon represented the Class of 2025, Michael from 2024 and Raine from 1975! Waltham Show Band was also well represented as Keaton and Oyon were members and the director, Ron Vanaria was in the audience. The open mic exceeding all expectations with some excellent stories.
Watch the featured tellers and the intervening chit chat
