Watch City Steampunk Festival approved for a satellite celebration

The License Commission approved a one-day entertainment permit for a satellite celebration associated with the Watch City Steampunk Festival to be held at In a Pickle on Moody Street.

Festival organizer Melissa Honig explained that due to the newly imposed four-hour limit for use of the Waltham Common, the festival is seeking other venues for activities after their time on the Common is up. In a Pickle will host a pub singing event from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 9 as a satellite celebration of the Watch City Steampunk Festival. 

The main festival will take place on the Waltham Common from noon to 4 p.m. 

In other action, the commission approved:

• A request by Bentley University for one-day all-alcohol permits for two alumni events, a retirement reception and an event with the Senior Athletic Advisory Committee.
• A request for a one-day beer-and-wine permit for a “Celebration of Life” for artist Carla Munsat at the Robert Treat Paine Estate. The fee for the permit was waived due to the nature of the event.
• A request for an extension-of-premise permit from Shopper’s Cafe Bar & Grille on Moody Street for the Strides for Education 5K on May 3. The 5K will benefit the Waltham Education and Beyond Foundation.
• A request for a one-day beer-and-wine permit for the Waltham Land Trust’s annual Green Space Blues Jam event at the Robert Treat Paine Estate on May 15.
• Three requests for a farmers market special license permit from Aaronap Cellars, Stormalong Cider and 1634 Meadery. All three vendors have been at the Waltham Farmers Market in previous years.
• A request for change of officers/directors from The Chateau Restaurant.
• A request for a transfer of a common victualer license and change of manager from Bonfire Indian Grill, which is going to be turned into a new North Indian restaurant called Singh’s Kitchen. The manager, Harpreet Singh, is the former manager of Singh’s Cafe in Wellesley and came out of retirement to start this new venture.