Tuesday, May 31, 2011
CALL FOR PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS - June 10, 2011
VINCE DROSER TRIBUTE AT PEABODY SQUARE/DORCHESTER IN BOSTON, MA. This project is open to artists residing in New England. Trinity Financial invites artists to forward qualifications for a sculptural tribute to Vince A. Droser to be permanently installed in Peabody Square, Dorchester. The work to be commissioned is envisioned to be an "art installation with a surprise". The committee would like to honor Vince's spirit by allowing the project to also function as a location for annual community/culinary celebrations. Budget: $150,000 - $200,000.
Contact/details:
Ricardo D Barreto
UrbanArts
Boston, Massachusetts
617.879-7970
http://www.massart.edu/About_MassArt/Urban_Arts_Institute/Opportunities.html
ricardo.barreto@massart.edu
Contact/details:
Ricardo D Barreto
UrbanArts
Boston, Massachusetts
617.879-7970
http://www.massart.edu/About_MassArt/Urban_Arts_Institute/Opportunities.html
ricardo.barreto@massart.edu
Monday, May 30, 2011
FRESH POND RESERVATION PROGRAMS - June 2011
These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult
RESERVATION RAMBLE Fridays
9 – 10 am
Fresh Pond Kids: Bring your parents and friends and join us for a leisurely walk to meet plants and animals living in the reservation. Meet at the Water Dept front door. Bring your own snacks. Rain cancels.
To get on the email list, contact Deb 617.349.6489 fpr@cambridgema.gov
A TOUR OF THE WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY
Monday, June 6, 6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water, and piped to our homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building.
NESTING BIRD WALK
Sunday, June 12, 7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (street end of Neville Place driveway) Woods, tangled underbrush, open meadows, and easy access to water make Fresh Pond Reservation a desirable place for birds to raise their young. Our best shot for seeing their nests is now, before the leaves are fully open. We may also have the opportunity to see birds building their nests. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. Beginners are welcome.
A FRESH POND RESERVATION WALKABOUT
Monday, June 13, 6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour of Fresh Pond Reservation’s conservation and recreation areas. He also will use maps and diagrams to help illustrate the goals for these major restoration projects.
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
Sunday, June 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place 650 Concord Avenue
Boot Boutwell leads a celebration of the summer solstice, the day when the midday sun reaches it’s highest point in the sky. The summer solstice, which occurs this year on June 21st, marks the longest day (and shortest night) of the year. We will celebrate the season with solstice history and lore, poetry, songs, a solstice story, and a short ceremony to welcome in the solstice. We will also take a walk to enjoy the beauty of nature and, weather permitting, to watch the sun set. The program will end with refreshments. Pre-registration is required; limit 25 people.
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Monday, June 20, 6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Join New England Wildflower Society botanists and Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards in learning about the plant communities found at Fresh Pond Reservation. This hands-on workshop will include native and invasive plant identification, training on invasive weed removal, and information on how you can help out at Fresh Pond. Future Monday workshops: July 25 and August 8.
SUMMER SOLSTICE BIRD WALK
Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Street end of Neville Place driveway
650 Concord Avenue
If you can’t bear to get up at dawn to look at birds, this walk is for you. Just as people take advantage of the longest days of the year to continue their outdoor activities, so do birds. They need the extra hours of daylight to forage for food for their hungry babies. Beginning birders are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
INTRODUCTION TO LICHENS
Saturday, June 25, 1 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place 650 Concord Avenue Elizabeth Kneiper, a naturalist with a special interest in lichens, will introduce us to the biology and ecology of some of the plant world’s most interesting composite organisms -lichens. After the talk, Elizabeth will guide us on a walk around Fresh Pond to see if we can find, identify, and observe some of the local lichen species.
OUR URBAN ECOSYSTEM
Sundays: June 26, July 24, August 28, 1 to 3 pm
Location given on registration
Join Chief Ranger Jean Rogers for a 3-part series about our local ecology. We’ll use hands-on activities, observation, data collection, and journaling to discover interactions and relationships among living and non-living elements of our urban ecosystem. All that’s required are an open mind, a willingness to go beyond naming and defining things, and a commitment to attend all three sessions. Limited to 15 adults. For more information and to register, contact jrogers@CambridgeMA.GOV. Confirmation and program outline will be available to registrants one week before the start.
Please register for each event that you plan to attend. Important information on parking will be given to you when you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
For a complete listing of Cambridge Water Department Summer 2011 Programs:
http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/cwdprograms2011.htm
2. STEWARDSHIP INVITATION
Hi Friends,
This summer, as we have done for the past several years, volunteers will be removing invasive weeds from the Kingsley Park Bioswale, a native plants area at the base of the Kingsley Park hillside that the Friends group 'adopted' in 2008.
We welcome the participation of anyone, member or non-member, who would like to come weed with us. We will provide gloves and tools.
Elizabeth Wylde and Betsy Meyer will lead weeding sessions there from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesdays, June 15, 29, July 13, 20, 27 until the bioswale is once again free of burdock, mugwort, and a handful of other intruders.
If you would like to participate only in the Kingsley Bioswale weeding, please email Elizabeth by return email at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
In addition you are invited to participate in the Cambridge Water Department's Fresh Pond Stewardship Program, which conducts weeding sessions in other restored areas of the Reservation. Our help there can have a considerable impact on the onslaught of invasive weeds that threaten to overgrow the native plants for which the city has invested a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. The Volunteer Stewards program meets on Monday nights from 5:30 – 7:30 pm and on Thursday mornings from 10 am – 12 pm. We’ll also lead Weekend Weedouts on Sundays from 1 – 4 pm on the following dates:
June 5: black swallow-wort dig
July 10: black swallow-wort pod pull and Cambridge Pod Patrol campaign kickoff
August 7: mugwort
September 11: oriental bittersweet
October 16: buckthorn
November 6: buckthorn
All volunteer steward programs meet at the volunteer trailer in the Water Department parking lot. Tools and training provided. To join us, email Deb at fpr@CambridgeMA.GOV or call 617.349.6489
RESERVATION RAMBLE Fridays
9 – 10 am
Fresh Pond Kids: Bring your parents and friends and join us for a leisurely walk to meet plants and animals living in the reservation. Meet at the Water Dept front door. Bring your own snacks. Rain cancels.
To get on the email list, contact Deb 617.349.6489 fpr@cambridgema.gov
A TOUR OF THE WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY
Monday, June 6, 6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water, and piped to our homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building.
NESTING BIRD WALK
Sunday, June 12, 7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (street end of Neville Place driveway) Woods, tangled underbrush, open meadows, and easy access to water make Fresh Pond Reservation a desirable place for birds to raise their young. Our best shot for seeing their nests is now, before the leaves are fully open. We may also have the opportunity to see birds building their nests. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. Beginners are welcome.
A FRESH POND RESERVATION WALKABOUT
Monday, June 13, 6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour of Fresh Pond Reservation’s conservation and recreation areas. He also will use maps and diagrams to help illustrate the goals for these major restoration projects.
CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
Sunday, June 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place 650 Concord Avenue
Boot Boutwell leads a celebration of the summer solstice, the day when the midday sun reaches it’s highest point in the sky. The summer solstice, which occurs this year on June 21st, marks the longest day (and shortest night) of the year. We will celebrate the season with solstice history and lore, poetry, songs, a solstice story, and a short ceremony to welcome in the solstice. We will also take a walk to enjoy the beauty of nature and, weather permitting, to watch the sun set. The program will end with refreshments. Pre-registration is required; limit 25 people.
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Monday, June 20, 6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Join New England Wildflower Society botanists and Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards in learning about the plant communities found at Fresh Pond Reservation. This hands-on workshop will include native and invasive plant identification, training on invasive weed removal, and information on how you can help out at Fresh Pond. Future Monday workshops: July 25 and August 8.
SUMMER SOLSTICE BIRD WALK
Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Street end of Neville Place driveway
650 Concord Avenue
If you can’t bear to get up at dawn to look at birds, this walk is for you. Just as people take advantage of the longest days of the year to continue their outdoor activities, so do birds. They need the extra hours of daylight to forage for food for their hungry babies. Beginning birders are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
INTRODUCTION TO LICHENS
Saturday, June 25, 1 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place 650 Concord Avenue Elizabeth Kneiper, a naturalist with a special interest in lichens, will introduce us to the biology and ecology of some of the plant world’s most interesting composite organisms -lichens. After the talk, Elizabeth will guide us on a walk around Fresh Pond to see if we can find, identify, and observe some of the local lichen species.
OUR URBAN ECOSYSTEM
Sundays: June 26, July 24, August 28, 1 to 3 pm
Location given on registration
Join Chief Ranger Jean Rogers for a 3-part series about our local ecology. We’ll use hands-on activities, observation, data collection, and journaling to discover interactions and relationships among living and non-living elements of our urban ecosystem. All that’s required are an open mind, a willingness to go beyond naming and defining things, and a commitment to attend all three sessions. Limited to 15 adults. For more information and to register, contact jrogers@CambridgeMA.GOV. Confirmation and program outline will be available to registrants one week before the start.
Please register for each event that you plan to attend. Important information on parking will be given to you when you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
For a complete listing of Cambridge Water Department Summer 2011 Programs:
http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/cwdprograms2011.htm
2. STEWARDSHIP INVITATION
Hi Friends,
This summer, as we have done for the past several years, volunteers will be removing invasive weeds from the Kingsley Park Bioswale, a native plants area at the base of the Kingsley Park hillside that the Friends group 'adopted' in 2008.
We welcome the participation of anyone, member or non-member, who would like to come weed with us. We will provide gloves and tools.
Elizabeth Wylde and Betsy Meyer will lead weeding sessions there from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesdays, June 15, 29, July 13, 20, 27 until the bioswale is once again free of burdock, mugwort, and a handful of other intruders.
If you would like to participate only in the Kingsley Bioswale weeding, please email Elizabeth by return email at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
In addition you are invited to participate in the Cambridge Water Department's Fresh Pond Stewardship Program, which conducts weeding sessions in other restored areas of the Reservation. Our help there can have a considerable impact on the onslaught of invasive weeds that threaten to overgrow the native plants for which the city has invested a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. The Volunteer Stewards program meets on Monday nights from 5:30 – 7:30 pm and on Thursday mornings from 10 am – 12 pm. We’ll also lead Weekend Weedouts on Sundays from 1 – 4 pm on the following dates:
June 5: black swallow-wort dig
July 10: black swallow-wort pod pull and Cambridge Pod Patrol campaign kickoff
August 7: mugwort
September 11: oriental bittersweet
October 16: buckthorn
November 6: buckthorn
All volunteer steward programs meet at the volunteer trailer in the Water Department parking lot. Tools and training provided. To join us, email Deb at fpr@CambridgeMA.GOV or call 617.349.6489
Monday, May 23, 2011
The Peace Drum Project End-of-Year Celebration - June 3, 2011
The Peace Drum Project
Peace Drum Green
Invites you to join us for our
End-of-Year Celebration
Our Reception, Awards Ceremony &
Exhibit Preview
on
Friday June 3, 2011
From 5:00 - 7:00PM
at
AAMARP Studios
76 Atherton Street (3rd floor)
Jamaica Plain, MA
See our drums, hear our stories, &
meet the participants and others who have
made the project possible this year.
Light refreshments will be served
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Community Creations Exhibit
(including work by Peace Drum Teens) will be open from
6-8 PM at AAMARP Studios (4th Floor)
For more information call Cooperative Artists Institute at 617-524-6378
Cooperative Artists Institute
Cooperative Artists Institute
The Peace Drum Project is an initiative of the Cooperative Artists Institute
which has a 40-year track record of using the arts to create positive change in Boston. In 2009, over 15,000 children and adults took part in CAI's community-building multicultural art programs, and many others visited our website.
For more information, or to make a donation, call Susan Porter at
(617) 524-6378 or mail to: 311 Forest Hills St, Jamaica Plain MA 02130-3605.
Peace Drum Green
Invites you to join us for our
End-of-Year Celebration
Our Reception, Awards Ceremony &
Exhibit Preview
on
Friday June 3, 2011
From 5:00 - 7:00PM
at
AAMARP Studios
76 Atherton Street (3rd floor)
Jamaica Plain, MA
See our drums, hear our stories, &
meet the participants and others who have
made the project possible this year.
Light refreshments will be served
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Community Creations Exhibit
(including work by Peace Drum Teens) will be open from
6-8 PM at AAMARP Studios (4th Floor)
For more information call Cooperative Artists Institute at 617-524-6378
Cooperative Artists Institute
Cooperative Artists Institute
The Peace Drum Project is an initiative of the Cooperative Artists Institute
which has a 40-year track record of using the arts to create positive change in Boston. In 2009, over 15,000 children and adults took part in CAI's community-building multicultural art programs, and many others visited our website.
For more information, or to make a donation, call Susan Porter at
(617) 524-6378 or mail to: 311 Forest Hills St, Jamaica Plain MA 02130-3605.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
SOMERVILLE BLUE CLOUD GALLERY EXHIBITION - May 21 through June 18, 2011
May 21 through June 18: JANICE SCHUPAK will be BLUE CLOUD GALLERY'S FEATURED ARTIST
Working with colored pencil and ink on paper, Janice breaks down nature motifs into blocks of solid color and enhances the forms with black outline, evoking stained glass or patchwork. The beauty she creates from her visual world lies in its patterns and colors. Because of her low vision, many things that she sees start out as abstract images before she identifies them as objects. From the wealth of shapes in the natural world, she chooses an object for its potential as an abstract design. Janice will play with a repeated motif, varying it slightly each time. Trees are a recurring theme. For Janice, it is the feeling of completing a musical phrase, knowing the right balance between color and pattern. Colors, shapes and patterns speak to her and she delights in their voices.
Janice is showing her original artwork at Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway in Ball Square from May 21 to June 18. We invite you to come take a look! (Her jewel-toned cards are always available for sale.)
Working with colored pencil and ink on paper, Janice breaks down nature motifs into blocks of solid color and enhances the forms with black outline, evoking stained glass or patchwork. The beauty she creates from her visual world lies in its patterns and colors. Because of her low vision, many things that she sees start out as abstract images before she identifies them as objects. From the wealth of shapes in the natural world, she chooses an object for its potential as an abstract design. Janice will play with a repeated motif, varying it slightly each time. Trees are a recurring theme. For Janice, it is the feeling of completing a musical phrase, knowing the right balance between color and pattern. Colors, shapes and patterns speak to her and she delights in their voices.
Janice is showing her original artwork at Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway in Ball Square from May 21 to June 18. We invite you to come take a look! (Her jewel-toned cards are always available for sale.)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
SOMERVILLE ARTIST "DRESS CODE" EXHIBITION - May 15 - July 2, 2011
Somerville Artist, Danielle Festa showing at Voltage Coffee and Art
Voltage Coffee and Art
295 3rd St. Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA
“Dress Code" a solo show by Danielle Festa
OPENING RECEPTION: May 20, 2011, 7-10 PM
ON VIEW: May 15, 2011 — July 2, 2011
CONTACT: for hi-res photos for the press and interviews, please contact Danielle Festa via email at Danielle@DanielleFesta.com. See more work at www.DanielleFesta.com.
See the work of conceptual realist, Danielle Festa showing at Voltage Art & Coffee. Her unique method of integrating fabrics into oil paintings tinker with your perceptions. Based on real moments in the lives of her subjects, she works to call attention to the importance we put on clothing. Experience the independent choices, the religious mandates and the social constructs of what we wear.
Voltage Coffee and Art
295 3rd St. Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA
“Dress Code" a solo show by Danielle Festa
OPENING RECEPTION: May 20, 2011, 7-10 PM
ON VIEW: May 15, 2011 — July 2, 2011
CONTACT: for hi-res photos for the press and interviews, please contact Danielle Festa via email at Danielle@DanielleFesta.com. See more work at www.DanielleFesta.com.
See the work of conceptual realist, Danielle Festa showing at Voltage Art & Coffee. Her unique method of integrating fabrics into oil paintings tinker with your perceptions. Based on real moments in the lives of her subjects, she works to call attention to the importance we put on clothing. Experience the independent choices, the religious mandates and the social constructs of what we wear.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Somerville PorchFest, Saturday, May 21, 2011, 12-6pm
Perhaps you’ve sat on your porch and overheard a neighbor strumming guitar on another porch? Well Porchfest takes this idea and multiplies it by 75. On May 21st, musicians and bands throughout Somerville will celebrate and utilize an underused public venue: The porch. Over 75 acts—ranging from bollywood funk, cosmic americana, killer blues, Moroccan, Balkan, gospel, American space rock and clawhammer banjo—will serenade passersby from porches throughout Somerville.
A big thanks to Nancy Goodman & Chris Mancini for all the coordination and developing the maps.
For schedule and map:
http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/11_porchfest.htm
Rachel Strutt
Program Manager
Somerville Arts Council
50 Evergreen Ave.
Somerville, MA 02145
617/625-6600, x2985
fax: 617/666-4325
www.somervilleartscouncil.org
A big thanks to Nancy Goodman & Chris Mancini for all the coordination and developing the maps.
For schedule and map:
http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/11_porchfest.htm
Rachel Strutt
Program Manager
Somerville Arts Council
50 Evergreen Ave.
Somerville, MA 02145
617/625-6600, x2985
fax: 617/666-4325
www.somervilleartscouncil.org
Thursday, May 12, 2011
MAY PROGRAMS AT FRESH POND RESERVATION
These programs are free and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
TOUR OF THE WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY
Monday, May 2
6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water, and piped to our local homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building. This tour is part of the Cambridge Science Festival (April 30-May 8) and National Drinking Water Week (May 2-7).
FRESH POND DAY
Saturday, May 7
10 am to 2 pm
Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come celebrate Fresh Pond Day, a great way to learn about all that is special about the largest open space in Cambridge. The day will feature activities around the Reservation for participants of all ages, with games, live music, tours, demonstrations, and information tables. Transportation to the Reservation will be provided from various locations around the city. For more information, check the City of Cambridge website: http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cwd/
FRESH POND DAY GARLIC MUSTARD WEEDOUT
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Water Purification Facility lawn
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come help clear the reservation of this invasive weed that spreads rapidly and
degrades the habitat for other plants and animals. Groups will leave from the Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation information table hourly beginning at 10:30.
FRESH POND DAY WOODLAND RESTORATION PROJECT VISIT
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Directions at FFPR information table
Fresh Pond’s Woodland Restoration Project has been planted primarily with species that historically (when European settlers arrived) were native to what is now Middlesex County. There is a circular path to walk on and, during Fresh Pond Day, the plants will be labeled. This is a good place to learn about native plants that you might want to use in your own garden. No dogs, please!
FRESH POND DAY MINI NATURE WALKS: LET NATURE BE YOUR TEACHER*
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 2 pm
Neville Place patio
650 Concord Avenue
Take a thirty minute miniwalk and discover what it is like to look at birds through binoculars, identify trees by their leaves, study life under a log, and take part in other hands-on nature-related activities. Schedules will be posted at the Friends group table at the Water Purification Facility and at Neville Place. *Title thanks to Chet Raymo.
FRESH POND DAY STORYBOOK READING FOR CHILDREN
11 am and 1 pm
Neville Place patio
650 Concord Avenue
Children love a good story and there’s no better subject than the wonders of nature! Kids can hear two books read today: at 11 am it’s "The Stories Trees Tell" by Susan Coolidge (for ages 3 to 8) and at 1 pm it’s "Living Sunlight” by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm (for ages 6 and over).
BIRDING BY EAR
Sunday, May 8
7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (meet at street end of driveway)
This is the season when birds are at the peak of their singing, both for attracting mates and defending their territories. During this walk we will focus on listening as a way of identifying and locating birds. Birders of all experience levels are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Monday, May 9
6 to 7:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
Randi Mail, Cambridge recycling director, will talk with us about ways we can live more sustainably including composting indoors and out, wise recycling, and getting rid of stuff without throwing it away. This should be an enjoyable and informative evening, with time for discussion and questions.
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Monday, May 16
6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Join New England Wildflower Society botanists and Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards in learning about the plant communities found at Fresh Pond Reservation. This hands-on workshop will include native and invasive plant identification, training on invasive weed removal, and information on how can help out at Fresh Pond. Future Monday workshops: May 16, June 20, July 25, and August 15.
MIGRATORY BIRD WALK
Saturday, May 21
7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (meet at street end of driveway)
Migratory birds such as Baltimore orioles, yellow warblers and warbling vireos come to Fresh Pond to nest and raise their young. Other species, including waterfowl and many songbirds, use it as a resting place while heading farther north. Now is the time to see them all. Beginners are welcome! If you don’t have binoculars you may borrow a pair from us.
OUR CHANGING CLIMATE
Sunday, May 22
1 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
“Building a Citizen's Movement to Address the Greatest Challenge of our Time - Our Changing Climate - and in the Process Building Community” is the title of a talk by Ileana Jones, a retired science teacher and a member of The Climate Project and the Citizens Climate Lobby. She will use slides to illustrate her talk and you will have an opportunity to take action on this most vital issue by participating in the Million Letter March. Please bring either your laptop or pen and paper.
AN EVENING WALK IN THE UPPER CAMBRIDGE WATERSHED
Monday, May 23
6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour of Cambridge-owned land in the upper Cambridge watershed. We will car pool from the Purification Facility parking lot, leaving promptly at 6. Long pants and sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. Registration is required! Future Upper Watershed Walk: September 26
Please register for each event that you plan to attend. Important information on parking will be given to you when you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
For a complete listing of Cambridge Water Department Summer 2011 Programs:
http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/cwdprograms2011.htm
These programs are free and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
TOUR OF THE WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY
Monday, May 2
6 to 7:30 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water, and piped to our local homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building. This tour is part of the Cambridge Science Festival (April 30-May 8) and National Drinking Water Week (May 2-7).
FRESH POND DAY
Saturday, May 7
10 am to 2 pm
Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come celebrate Fresh Pond Day, a great way to learn about all that is special about the largest open space in Cambridge. The day will feature activities around the Reservation for participants of all ages, with games, live music, tours, demonstrations, and information tables. Transportation to the Reservation will be provided from various locations around the city. For more information, check the City of Cambridge website: http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cwd/
FRESH POND DAY GARLIC MUSTARD WEEDOUT
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Water Purification Facility lawn
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Come help clear the reservation of this invasive weed that spreads rapidly and
degrades the habitat for other plants and animals. Groups will leave from the Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation information table hourly beginning at 10:30.
FRESH POND DAY WOODLAND RESTORATION PROJECT VISIT
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Directions at FFPR information table
Fresh Pond’s Woodland Restoration Project has been planted primarily with species that historically (when European settlers arrived) were native to what is now Middlesex County. There is a circular path to walk on and, during Fresh Pond Day, the plants will be labeled. This is a good place to learn about native plants that you might want to use in your own garden. No dogs, please!
FRESH POND DAY MINI NATURE WALKS: LET NATURE BE YOUR TEACHER*
Saturday, May 7
10:30 am to 2 pm
Neville Place patio
650 Concord Avenue
Take a thirty minute miniwalk and discover what it is like to look at birds through binoculars, identify trees by their leaves, study life under a log, and take part in other hands-on nature-related activities. Schedules will be posted at the Friends group table at the Water Purification Facility and at Neville Place. *Title thanks to Chet Raymo.
FRESH POND DAY STORYBOOK READING FOR CHILDREN
11 am and 1 pm
Neville Place patio
650 Concord Avenue
Children love a good story and there’s no better subject than the wonders of nature! Kids can hear two books read today: at 11 am it’s "The Stories Trees Tell" by Susan Coolidge (for ages 3 to 8) and at 1 pm it’s "Living Sunlight” by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm (for ages 6 and over).
BIRDING BY EAR
Sunday, May 8
7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (meet at street end of driveway)
This is the season when birds are at the peak of their singing, both for attracting mates and defending their territories. During this walk we will focus on listening as a way of identifying and locating birds. Birders of all experience levels are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Monday, May 9
6 to 7:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
Randi Mail, Cambridge recycling director, will talk with us about ways we can live more sustainably including composting indoors and out, wise recycling, and getting rid of stuff without throwing it away. This should be an enjoyable and informative evening, with time for discussion and questions.
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
Monday, May 16
6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Join New England Wildflower Society botanists and Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards in learning about the plant communities found at Fresh Pond Reservation. This hands-on workshop will include native and invasive plant identification, training on invasive weed removal, and information on how can help out at Fresh Pond. Future Monday workshops: May 16, June 20, July 25, and August 15.
MIGRATORY BIRD WALK
Saturday, May 21
7:30 to 9:30 am
650 Concord Avenue (meet at street end of driveway)
Migratory birds such as Baltimore orioles, yellow warblers and warbling vireos come to Fresh Pond to nest and raise their young. Other species, including waterfowl and many songbirds, use it as a resting place while heading farther north. Now is the time to see them all. Beginners are welcome! If you don’t have binoculars you may borrow a pair from us.
OUR CHANGING CLIMATE
Sunday, May 22
1 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
“Building a Citizen's Movement to Address the Greatest Challenge of our Time - Our Changing Climate - and in the Process Building Community” is the title of a talk by Ileana Jones, a retired science teacher and a member of The Climate Project and the Citizens Climate Lobby. She will use slides to illustrate her talk and you will have an opportunity to take action on this most vital issue by participating in the Million Letter March. Please bring either your laptop or pen and paper.
AN EVENING WALK IN THE UPPER CAMBRIDGE WATERSHED
Monday, May 23
6 to 8 pm
Water Purification Facility front door
Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour of Cambridge-owned land in the upper Cambridge watershed. We will car pool from the Purification Facility parking lot, leaving promptly at 6. Long pants and sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. Registration is required! Future Upper Watershed Walk: September 26
Please register for each event that you plan to attend. Important information on parking will be given to you when you register. E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
For a complete listing of Cambridge Water Department Summer 2011 Programs:
http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/cwdprograms2011.htm
Sunday, May 08, 2011
CAMBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL AND ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR - June 5, 2011
The New School of Music (http://www.newschoolofmusic.org/) is having their annual Family Music Festival at Lowell Park (25 Lowell St, Cambridge, next to the school) on Sunday, June 5, and is seeking SOMERVILLE and Cambridge artists/vendors to sell a variety of arts/crafts at the outdoor event.
It’s FREE to participate (no fee). Each artist/vendor gets 4x4 feet of space, but you need to bring your own table/set up. Event is June 5, 12 noon-3pm (set up starts at 11am). If it rains, the event will be moved indoors to the school.
Space is limited. If you are interested in participating, please email Alyssa Lee director@cambridgemusic.org with description of what you plan on showing/selling and samples/website link (all art/crafts should be family friendly).
A flyer for the event is attached.
Please send inquiries to: Alyssa Lee director@cambridgemusic.org
It’s FREE to participate (no fee). Each artist/vendor gets 4x4 feet of space, but you need to bring your own table/set up. Event is June 5, 12 noon-3pm (set up starts at 11am). If it rains, the event will be moved indoors to the school.
Space is limited. If you are interested in participating, please email Alyssa Lee director@cambridgemusic.org with description of what you plan on showing/selling and samples/website link (all art/crafts should be family friendly).
A flyer for the event is attached.
Please send inquiries to: Alyssa Lee director@cambridgemusic.org
Click HERE to view the Premium Art Deadlines List.
