Art & Cultural Events List

THEATRE@FIRST PRESENTS
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HENRY
​THE 4TH

Summer Shakespeare heats up in Somerville
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Theatre@First's Henry the 4th combines two of Shakespeare's greatest history plays—and a feisty female Falstaff--into one thrilling night of theatre at Unity Somerville on August 21-30.

After seizing the English throne, King Henry IV rebuilds the kingdom and despairs over his heir's dissipated life in the London slums. Prince Hal spends his time carousing with the bawdy Joan Falstaff and her gang of thieves and misfits, but he is far more than the scoundrel he seems. When the king's former allies rebel against him, Hal plans to redeem himself in his father's eyes. By facing Hotspur, the rebel leader, Hal at last has a chance to prove himself!

Starring Melissa Ehlers as Dame Joan Falstaff, the cast of talented local actors features exciting newcomers and familiar Theatre@First faces including Mike Haddad as King Henry, Jared Hite as Prince Hal, Ari Herbstman as the rebel Hotspur, Renée Johnson as Mistress Quickly and Andrea Aptecker as Lady Northumberland.

Director Shelley MacAskill continues to explore the gender and scope of Henry IV after adapting and directing an all-female one-act version for
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Festival@First: Shaken-Up Shakespeare in 2010. She has worked with Theatre@First since 2007 as producer, designer, or crew for numerous productions.

Since its founding in 2003, Theatre@First has become Somerville’s community theatre, filling a vital niche in the thriving Davis Square arts scene and drawing on the talents and support of local individuals and organizations.

For tickets and more information about
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Henry the 4th and Theatre@First, visit
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theatreatfirst.org.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
​​8pm evening shows:
Thursday August 21
Friday
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August 22
Saturday
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August 23
Wednesday
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August 27
Thursday August 28
Friday
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August 29

4pm matinee show:
Saturday August 30

PERFORMANCE SPACE
Unity Somerville
6 William St, Somerville
unitysomerville.org

TICKETS: $15 for adults
$12 for students/seniors.
Group discounts available.
theatreatfirst.org
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Celebrate the start of Fall, and the creative community at the Cambridge Art Association and the New School of Music with a day of festivities on Sunday, September 21! There will be a variety of engaging activities, including art demos, music making and more at 25 Lowell Street.

Open House: 2-5pm
NSM Concert: 3-4pm in the Concert Gallery
Post Concert Reception: 4-5pm in the Kathryn Schultz Gallery

LUNCH & LEARN

Wednesday, October 29, 12-1pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Mark Hopkins, photographer and CAA Artist Member presents "Good Graffiti: A Sampling Spanish Street Art"

Friday, November 14, 12-1pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery
Clara Lieu, RISD Professor and author of "Learn, Create, and Teach: A Guide to Building a Creative Life" and columnist for the Huffington Post's "Ask the Art Professor" discusses aher book, and how you can build a creative life.

$20 for CAA Artist Members and Friend Members; $25 for not yet members

Includes sandwiches and refreshments!

Click here for online registration or call 617-876-0246

THIRD THURSDAY

September:
Making Books with Kathy Lobo

Thursday, September 18, 7-9pm
at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery

Come and spend two hours exploring book structures with CAA member Kathy Lobo. Some structures will explore how to transform a piece of paper (maybe bring a "reject" print or drawing) into a book, or to create a sculptural book of collaged images/components. A variety of book structures will be shared and taught. You will go home with some mini "sample" books that will hopefully serve to inspire you to continue making books and later to participate in a Cambridge Art Association book show - Books Abound - scheduled for March 2015.

Limited to 16 participants.

September Third Thursday is $10 for Cambridge Art Association Artist and Friend Members; $15 for not-yet-members

October & November:
Social Media for Artists, presented by CCTV

Click here to register or call 617-876-0246

CLASSES

Intro to Digital Painting with Betty Glick

6 weeks - October 9-November
(class meets from 10am - 1pm each Wednesday)

This is an exciting drawing and painting class using an iPad and the painting app "Procreate". Digital painting has found its way into the processes of many contemporary painters, including David Hockney and Amy Sillman. The unique features of the digital medium permit any type of expression or style, allow us to manipulate opacity and color and to distort and import images.

Fees: $200 for CAA Artist and Friend Members; $225 for not-yet members
Click here to register or call 617-876-0246
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Creative Collaboration with Maud Morgan Arts
Working with Master Printers
October 25 & 26
November 22& 23

9am-4pm each day
Fee: $200/day + $25/ day materials fee
Visit Maud Morgan Arts to register today. Space is limited.
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Sunday Open Studio - Drawing with a Model
Every Sunday at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery

Fee: $15 drop-in fee

Find more information on our Workshops page


EXHIBITION OPENINGS

70th Fall Salon
Friday, September 12, 5:30-7:30pm in both galleries
Award presentation at 7pm at University Place Gallery

Members Prize Show - juried by Al Miner (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Friday, October 10, 6-8pm at University Place Gallery

Time Travelers
Small Group Show featuring work by Stephen Martin, Conny Goelz-Schmitt and Lorraine Sullivan
Thursday, October 2, 6-8pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery

Motion Envisioned
Small Group Show featuring work by Beatriz Grayson, Robert Hesse, and Ruth Lieberherr
Saturday, November 15 3-5pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery

Platinum
Friday, December 5, 6-8pm, in both galleries

Find out more on our website

SUPPORT CAA

Celebrate 70 years of the Cambridge Art Association by donating $7, $70, $700 or $7,000 today! Every dollar counts as we continue our work to support and promote the visual arts in Cambridge - and beyond.

Dig Boston featured Winter at the Nave Gallery Annex in Davis Square.

http://digboston.com/boston-arts-theater/2014/07/ice-on-the-sill-the-music-of-brown-bird-inspires-art-show/

The exhibit is on view until August 16.

Gallery hours
Thursday: 6-8
Friday: 6-8
Saturday 1-5
Or by appointment (contact info@navegallery.org)

Directions

http://navegallery.org/wp/visit-nave-annex/

The Space in Between: Art, Green Space and the Public Realm

Evelyn Rosenthal
Editor + Publishing Consultant
evelynrosenthal@gmail.com
h 617-623-6409
c 617-835-2538

Art, Green Space and the Public Realm: 4 Speakers Featured at 2nd Symposium on Thursday, July 31


The Space in Between: Art, Green Space and the Public Realm
The second of three neighborhood-organized symposia features four speakers to share ideas that reimagine the public realm in Union Square.

Union Square Neighbors (USN) in collaboration with Union Square Main Streets (USMS) will hold the second of three neighborhood-organized events entitled The Space in Between: Art, Green Space and the Public Realm, on Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. USN and USMS have asked members of the creative community in Somerville and around greater Boston to talk about projects that make public spaces delightful for all. Four speakers will give short 8-minute presentations about built work or work in progress followed by a small group discussion. This week’s speakers include:

Rob Trumbour, founder of Art Forming, a Boston-based collective of artists, educators and design professionals who are rooted in the conception, fabrication, and installation of multi-sensory public art and architecture intended to foster individual contemplation and open public dialog.

Jason Turgeon,a resident of Roxbury’s Fort Hill neighborhood and the producer of the free Greenway arts festival Figment. Jason is also a national expert on energy efficient sewage treatment, anaerobic digestion, and
the complexities of modern waste management.

Shauna Gillies-Smith, Founding Principal of Ground, a landscape design practice with a focus on artful landscapes and a specialization in urban projects and large-scale green roofs.

Peter Rose, Principal at Peter Rose + Partners, an internationally-recognized, award-winning architecture and urban design firm. The scale of his projects has varied from large urban design projects, such as the Old Port of Montreal Waterfront Master Plan, to smaller renovations and additions.

The first “Space in Between” symposium on July 24 drew approximately 30 people who live and work in Union Square. Participants generated diverse ideas on art and green space that help identify Union Square
and facilitate people’s participation in the space. Ideas included a discussion on the unexpected surprises, imagery, and functional infrastructure that give Union Square its character. Ideas for the future included pop-up installations, pocket gardens and rooms, human scale and auditory projects, and use of paths and alleys to create spaces that allow for interaction, participation, and interpretation.

USN and USMS welcome everyone to attend. The presentations and ideas generated in the symposia will be documented and available online through both USN and USMS websites as a resource for City planning efforts and the US2 master developer team.

The events will be held in Union Square at:
CrossFit Somerville
35 Prospect Street
Somerville, MA 02143

Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:30pm-9:00pm

Speaker and Volunteer Opportunities:
For speaker and volunteer opportunities, please
contact Shu Talun at usnsomerville@gmail.com

About Union Square Neighbors:
Union Square Neighbors (USN) is a grassroots, independent neighborhood association dedicated to helping residents and stakeholders of Union Square shape the future of their community. Our vision is for a healthier, greener, and more vibrant Union Square that includes buildings and places that reflect the inventive, unique, and historic character that people loveabout our neighborhood. We seek to help inform and engage neighbors
in these issues, and to advocate to protect what make Union Square such a great place to live today while helping to bring an even better tomorrow.

About Union Square Main Streets: Union Square Main Streets creates a vibrant neighborhood by enhancing the Union Square business district and surrounding neighborhoods through active community collaboration. By highlighting the artistic and ethnic strengths of the neighborhood we seek to drive commercial and economic development. We celebrate food — local and international, our own eclectic creative sensibilities, and the dense, unique fabric of our New England square that blossomed before there was such a thing as smart growth.

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CONTACT:
Shu Talun,
Organizer
Union Square Neighbors
usnsomerville@gmail.com
773-322-8729

Hello-
(See below for your complementary PhotoShop training consultation, as well as the limited time offer to learn how you can benefit from drum scanning of film and original art.)

I would like to invite you to view my photography and printing services at First Friday Open Studios, this Friday, August 1st, from 5-9 pm, at 450 Harrison Ave., Studio 227, Boston, MA.

For the next 2 months, I am proud and excited to also host the photography of Stephen Lewontin, a photographer, engineer, painter, and former photojournalist who lives and works in the Boston area. I have worked closely with Steve preparing the photos for this exhibit, beginning with drum scanning his vintage slides and negatives and consulting on photo selection. I edited the images to emphasize and clarify his vision, reviewed the proofs with him, and did the final prints and framing. Those of you who have been in my studio over the last year will have seen proofs of his dramatic photos from Chile, Central America and around the world!

Upcoming Union Square International Market Tours!

As part of our ArtsUnion project, the Somerville Arts Council gives tours of Union Square international food markets. Join us and learn where to find ingredients like Nepalese timur (a fragrant spice used in pickles), squid ink pasta and Haitian akasan (a cornmeal drink). Beyond discovering the culinary exotica available in Union Square, we’ll learn about the history of these stores and how their clientele represents the cultural community of Somerville. Each tour visits three markets and we’ll point out others along the way. Featured markets include: Casa de Carne, Well Foods Plus Halal Market, La Internacional, Little India, New Bombay Market, Pao de Acucar & Brazilian Buffet and the Reliable Market. Without leaving Union Square, we’ll visit Brazil, Korea, India, Nepal, Guatemala and Haiti!
Remaining 2014 Market Tour Dates:

Wednesday, July 30th, 6:30pm-8pm
Thursday, August 7th, 6:30pm-8pm
Tuesday, August 12th, 6:30pm-8pm
Tuesday, August 26th, 6:30pm-8pm
Saturday, Sept. 13th, 1-2:30pm
Cost: Totally FREE!

How to sign up: send an email to artsuniontour@gmail.com letting us know what date and how many people you'd like to sign up!

Is anyone doing a project/s incorporating keys and need some?

I have around 100 keys (house key) size, and around 100 of the smaller cabinet size keys, weighing a couple of pounds.

If anyone could use these for a project, just email me at: jmadeson@berklee.edu

Or if no one wants them and has ideas on how to best recycle, also let me know.

Open House for Prospective Members!

Are you currently homeschooling? Interested in homeschooling? Looking for an alternative option for next year? If so, come by our open house next weekend to check out the Center for Semiconducted Learning, our year-round homeschooling center for kids who are looking for alternatives to school.

Open House @ Center for Semiconducted Learning
Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville MA
Saturday August 2, 12-2 pm.

CSCL is a year-round immersive program for kids who want to make, build, play, and engage with a variety of traditional academic subjects in non-traditional ways. We run a community space with lots of tools, resources and projects, designed to meet a range of homeschooling needs. We'd love to meet you and your family!

RSVP HERE: CSCL Open House + Family Day

"Meet and Greet" Homeschooling Series

Starting in August 2014, we're offering a series of free community workshops to parents and families who are considering homeschooling / alternative education to network and build relationships with other homeschoolers in the Somerville area. Each workshop will highlight some topic in alternative education, with a short presentation and time and shared discussion.

MEET AND GREET: WHAT IS UNSCHOOLING?
Thursday August 7, 6-8 pm @ Parts and Crafts

Our first workshop will feature Kelly Taylor, who will be sharing her experiences in unschooling her oldest kid, as well as homeschooling parents who've opted to go this route with their kids. What is unschooling? How do you define it? How has it worked for you? Free and open to the public.

MEET AND GREET: HOW TO WRITE YOUR HOMESCHOOLING PLAN.
Thursday August 21, 6-8 pm @ Parts and Crafts

For parents who are planning to start homeschooling in the fall and want help writing up their plan for the local school board. We'll have some samples of different kinds of plans -- fully fleshed out, super skeletal -- and will hear from some parents on their experiences getting their plans authorized by the local school committee.

MEET AND GREET: HOW TO PICK A MATH CURRICULUM.
Thursday September 25, 6-8 pm @ Parts and Crafts

How much math to you want to be doing? Do you want to be doing math at all to start out? If yes, what curricula do you pick from? (there are so many!) We don't have the answers, but we do have a reasonable amount of experience helping kids transition from in-school to self-directed math work. In this workshop we'll introduce a couple of options we use at Parts and Crafts, share our experiences on the pros and cons of each, and hear from some homeschooling families on what's worked for them.

CSCL is currently enrolling for Fall 2014!

If you're interested in coming by for a visit, email contact@partsandcrafts to set up a time in August! Visiting hours are 3-5:30 (i.e. after camp hours) -- please call ahead and we'll arrange for a staff member to give you a tour and talk a bit about how the program works. Day visits are possible but need to be arranged in advance.

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www.partsandcrafts.org

AUGUST PROGRAMS offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation and the Cambridge Water Department

Saturday, August 2 – Wildflower Identification using Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

Saturdays, August 2 and 9 - Volunteer Adventures at Fresh Pond with Ranger Jean

Monday, August 4 – Tour of the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility

Monday, August 4 – Fresh Pond Monarch Watch: Pod-a-Palooza!

Thursday, August 7 – Fresh Pond Monarch Watch: Caterpillar Check-up & Release Preparation

Every Thursday in August – Wake-Up and Weed!

Friday, August 8 – Experience Fresh Pond through Nature Journaling

Sunday August 10 – Preparing to Honk!

Monday, August 11 – Community Weed-out: The Grateful Dead-Head

Monday, August 18 – Fresh Pond Monarch Watch: Pod Patrol

Saturday, August 23 – Fresh Pond Monarch Watch: Butterfly Release Ceremony

Monday, August 25 – Composting 101

Complete descriptions with registration and meeting place information are posted on the Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation website at:

http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/upcomingprograms.htm

If you wish to attend a program, please sign up using the registration information included in the description for that program.

You can scroll down the webpage for links to other information:

· Cambridge Water Department volunteer opportunities and other 2014 programs.

· Grow Native Massachusetts Website

· Cambridge Recycling Website

I am delighted to report my painting Change, Ballston Beach has been selected for the New England Collective V Juried Show at Galatea Fine Art. Here are the particulars...

Galatea Fine Art
460 Harrison Ave., Boston MA
August 1–30, 2014
Gallery Hours: Wed.–Fri. noon–6pm, Sat. & Sun. noon–5pm

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday Aug. 1, 6–8pm

Galatea Fine Art is among the group of galleries in SoWa on Harrison Ave and the opening reception will be part of the First Fridays festivities. I'd love to see you there!

To view more of my paintings: www.janesherrill.com

Upcoming...
Please watch for an interview with yours truly coming soon in the online literary magazine, Wilderness House Literary Review. Last I heard the interview would be in the Sept. issue.

Hope you are having a wonderful summer!

WMBR is looking for designs to use on fundraising swag.

WMBR is a college/community radio station affiliated with MIT. We are a local, non-commercial station, broadcasting at 88.1fm, and online at

http://wmbr.org

We are 100% volunteer, with no paid staff. This is rare - even among other local college and public stations. Our only sources of income are listener donations and a small stipend from MIT.

Each November, we host a week-long fundraising drive to replenish our capital budget and keep the station on air for another year. Typically, we offer various wmbr-branded premiums to donors -- t-shirts, bumper stickers, and the like -- as our way of saying thanks and for them to wear in support of the station.

Each year we choose different designs for these premiums, which is where you come in! We are reaching out to the local artist community for logos or other images. While we can't provide cash payment, any designers whose images we use will receive publicity via on-air mentions and on our website, as well as ample samples of their work on the actual premiums. In addition, you'll be helping out one of the premiere radio stations in the region.

If you're interested in helping us out, please respond by Friday, August 22. Reply to us at

premiums@wmbr.org

with a jpeg or link to your proposed design. Rough drafts are welcome if accompanied by examples of other finished work.

You can see examples of previously used artwork here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43949&id=22335947090

(you don't need to have a facebook account to view these)

We've had a great response when we've reached out to this community in previous years. Thanks for your consideration and please feel free to pass this along to anyone you feel might be interested!

~Jon Bernhardt and the rest of the WMBR fundraising crew

I am looking for volunteer artists to street-paint squares measuring 4' x 6' during Artbeat (http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/2014) on Saturday, July 19th starting at 9am. These squares have been sponsored by individuals to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through donations made to the Pan Mass Challenge, which raises money for life-saving cancer research through an annual bike-a-thon.

During the Street Painting Festival Fundraiser, street painters will transform sections of DAVIS SQUARE using chalk-pastels on pavement to create vibrant and colorful, large scale images.


I am looking for interested individuals/artists design and chalk-paint the square with a hatch-themed image. The sponsors' name will be showcased at the top and artists are encouraged to sign their work. This is an interactive experience with the spectators of your artwork.

If interested please contact me directly at hbresler@gmail.com or (805) 458-2649. I can provide more information and confirm your participation via phone call or email and allocate your square in the festival.

Come celebrate the arts and help the Pan Mass Challenge and Dana Farber Institute while painting the streets of Somerville!

Lots of cool shows coming up this Summer and Fall, including some great fundraisers and benefits.

Part of my evolving mission as a performer and small business (staff of 1) is to help raise "spirits, funds, and awareness for non-profits, charities and progressive social causes."

The working title of this new idea is:

Tingle! More than Entertainment

http://www.jimmytingle.com/contactbookingfundraisers/

Our Mission is Your Mission

If you're looking to do a fundraiser -- no matter how big or small -- we may be able to help on a "sliding scale basis."

This year we have helped meet or exceed fundraising goals for several organizations, including Mount Auborn Hospital, Fenway Health, Mass Homeless Coalition, Boston Harbor Association, Women's Bar Association, Cambridge Community Services, and many more.

Just fill out the booking form and we'll get back to you ASAP.

Hope to see you soon, and in the words of Steve Jobs in his legendary commencement address at Stanford University, "stay hungry, stay foolish."

Hungry? Foolish? I'm already there. Yesterday I biked 10 miles and swam for 30 minutes, then ate like a horse and gained 3 pounds. Hungry, foolish, it's me!




Upcoming Shows
20 Jul 2014 "There's a Comedian in the Church" - Fundraiser for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Wellfleet, MA Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall Buy ticket
21 Jul 2014 "Making Comic Sense" Nantucket, MA Bennett Hall - The Theater Workshop of Nantucket Buy ticket
23 Jul 2014 "Making Comic Sense" - Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore Gala Fundraiser Truro, MA Payomet Performing Arts Center Buy ticket
27 Jul 2014 36th Annual Possible Dreams Auction for Martha's Vineyard Community Services Edgartown, MA Winnetu Oceanside Resort on Martha's Vineyard Buy ticket
02 Aug 2014 2014 Summer Cocktails and Auction Event to Benefit Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, MA The Grange Hall Buy ticket
16 Aug 2014 "Making Comic Sense" - An Evening of Comedy, Commentary, and Conversation Truro, MA Payomet Performing Arts Center Buy ticket
06 Sep 2014 "Making Comic Sense" Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall Buy ticket
13 Sep 2014 "Making Comic Sense" Fundraiser for Weymouth Democratic Town Committee Weymouth, MA Weymouth Elks Club Buy ticket
20 Sep 2014 "Making Comic Sense" - Fundraiser for the Chelmsford Center for the Arts Chelmsford, MA Chelmsford Center for the Arts Buy ticket
27 Sep 2014 "Making Comic Sense" - An Evening of Comedy, Commentary, and Conversation Natick, MA The Center for Arts in Natick Buy ticket

We are currently accepting submissions from artists of all media in the first five years of their career who are not enrolled full-time in an academic program. The artist-in-residence will be awarded a 132 square foot studio with a shared lobby space, and will have the opportunity to live rent-free in a single bedroom cottage within walking distance of The Umbrella. Application fee.

Details:

http://www.emersonumbrella.org/resident-artists/call-for-artists

Come to SCATV tonight at 7pm for the next Potluck & Lecture Series with Arlington International Film Festival.

This is co-organized by our colleagues at Arlington Community Media, Inc..

617-628-8826

Come mingle and network with other media & film geeks. Tour the HD studios at Somerville Community Access TV and get to know others in the industry.

Learn how you can utilize SCATV as a media and film resource and get involved at a widely popular state of the art multi-media center.

Our guest speakers are the organizers of the Arlington International Film Festival. They will share with us some insiders tips about organizing this very popular festival, the challenges & successes, and they will also screen some of previous festival’s film submissions!

The event’s layout:

7:00pm-7:30pm: Mingle and network with other peers in the industry while indulging in tasty refreshments and people’s special dishes!
7:30pm-8:30pm: Hear from our presenters about AIFF along with film screenings and a Q & A.
8:30pm-9:00pm: Close out the night with any additional mingling and networking.

Please RSVP to this event. We hope to see many of you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1421512128112654/?ref


Best,
Erica Jones

I need to get this giant gallery display table out of our gallery and would love to find it a good home. If you want it, I can deliver it on Monday morning.

It’s roughly 14 feet long x4 feet wide, very, very heavy, and has a plexi hood. It’s really well built (we got it from the GSD at Harvard). It needs a new coat of paint.

E-mail if you’re interested.

Jeremy Gaucher
Public Art Administrator
Cambridge Arts Council
344 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617/349-4388
Fax: 617/349-4669

E-mail: jgaucher@cambridgema.gov

Web: www.cambridgeartscouncil.org

Saturday, August 2, 10-6 PM & Sunday, August 3, 10-5 PM
The 19th Annual Arts Affair returns to Marina Bay
Corporate Park, 500 Victory Rd., Quincy MA
Rain or Shine

Every first week-end in August, The Arts Affair is hosted at Marina Bay. The Corporate Park lobby and cafeteria is transformed into a sprawling 6,000 sq. ft. art gallery, displaying hundreds of original oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media, photography, and sculpture. Arts Affair Judge’s select prize winners in six categories.

The two day exhibition showcases Boston and South Shore independent and art association members that includes Braintree, Brockton Council on Aging, Canton, Hull Artists Studio Connection, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Massasoit Community College, Milton Art Museum, Needham, Newburyport, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, South Boston, South Shore Art Center, West Roxbury, and Weymouth Art Associations.

All artwork is for sale, reasonably priced. Free parking, free admission, art demonstrations, and raffles. Awards presentation Saturday, 2:00 PM in the cafeteria.

Come and enjoy what has become one the most prestigious annual exhibitions South of Boston.
For more information visit www.artsaffair.org

In conjunction with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the Somerville, Medford and Cambridge Arts Councils will commission multiple artists to design an integrated art program for the Green Line Extension stations.

View the Request for Qualifications

View the MBTA's Architecturally Integrated Art Policy/Program

All RFQ submissions must be made using our Online Submission Process

Current Procurement Schedule:

July 29, 2014, 5:30 PM - Prequalification/information session
August 6, 2014 - Due date for questions on the RFQ
August 15, 2014, 11:59 PM - Application deadline
August-September 2014 - Application review and finalists notified
September 2014 - Community dialogues/neighborhood forums
September 2014 - Artists selection finalized
September-December 2014 - Artist engagement and design process
TBD - Execution and installation

I'm looking for volunteer artists to street-paint squares measuring 4' x 6' during Artbeat (http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/2014) on Saturday, July 19th starting at 9am. These squares have been sponsored by individuals to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through donations made to the Pan Mass Challenge, which raises money for life-saving cancer research through an annual bike-a-thon.

During the Street Painting Festival Fundraiser, street painters will transform sections of DAVIS SQUARE using chalk-pastels on pavement to create vibrant and colorful, large scale images.

I am looking for interested individuals/artists design and chalk-paint the square with a hatch-themed image. The sponsors' name will be showcased at the top and artists are highly encouraged to sign their work.

If interested please contact me directly at hbresler@gmail.com or (805) 458-2649. I can provide more information and confirm your participation via phone call or email and allocate your square in the festival.

Come celebrate the arts and help the Pan Mass Challenge and Dana Farber Institute while painting the streets of Somerville!

Thank you for your time,
Helen Bresler
https://www.facebook.com/events/743648492354231/?fref=ts

Enjoy local cooking with a night out in Somerville…

Enter to win the raffle

“THIS IS MY SQUARE”

SCATV is curious what your favorite spots are in Somerville and we invite you to submit a picture of your favorite place, restaurant, statue, tiny museum, or hidden gem in one of Somerville’s Squares! Winners will be entered into a drawing for dinner for two at La Brasa Somerville and two Somerville Theatre tickets (a huge high five to those two fine Somerville establishments for donating those gift certificates!). The winner will be announced on SCATV Ch. 3 during Somerville Neighborhood News at 7pm (which also airs online at www.scatvsomerville.org/watch). All pictures submitted will also be edited into a slideshow video that will broadcast on Ch. 3 daily til the end of August.

Deadline: July 25th & winner to be announced on Somerville Neighborhood News on July 29th at 7pm on SCATV Ch. 3 or online!

http://www.formpl.us/form/0ByjcU90WsC4leG5sbUxPXzd2VDA/

Join us July 17 at 7 pm when Boston University historian Linda Heywood discusses the book Prince Among Slaves, the true story of Abdul-Rahman, a Muslim prince kidnapped and sold into slavery in antebellum Mississippi.
A chance encounter with a physician who had known Abdul-Rahman's father
in Africa led to a national campaign for Abdul-Rahman's emancipation. After being freed Abdul became a celebrity speaker on the abolitionist circuit. His literacy in Arabic and his royal origins challenged contemporary stereotypes about Africans.

Linda Heywood is Professor of African-American Studies and History at Boston University. She is theco-author of Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles and the Foundation of America. She served as a consultant for the Smithsonian Institution exhibit African Voices and the PBS series African American Lives.

This program is made possible by a Muslim Journeys grant awarded to the Library by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. We are grateful for their generosity!

ENTITIES: MIXED MEDIA and PAINTINGS by Nancy Wood will be on exhibit at the SCATV Gallery from July 8 – 30, 2014. Her work reflects her background in and passion for the sciences and mathematics. Nancy Wood easily combines traditional painting techniques with technology to create intricate images that seem move on her canvases. The sources of her artistic inspiration include Eastern Art, Chaos Theory and Geometry.

Nancy Wood’s interview with Janet Cormier, ART AT SCATV Host and Gallery Curator, can be seen on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM on Channel 3 or online at www.scatvsomerville.org/art-gallery. The SCATV Gallery is located at 90 Union Square, Somerville, MA. The SCATV Gallery is open during SCATV hours of operation: Monday – Thursday Noon to 10:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and closed Sunday and Holidays.

Somerville artists interested in appearing as guest on ART AT SCATV and exhibitor in the SCATV Gallery should contact Janet Cormier, Program Host and Gallery Curator or Wendy Blom, Executive Director of SCATV at (617) 628 – 8826.

Historic Somerville ( a local non-profit) and the City of Somerville's Historic Preservation Commission are looking for additional volunteers to open up the 1804 Milk Row Cemetery to the public for a couple of times during the seasonal months, August through November (weather permitting). The very compact Cemetery is located on the periphery of Union Square , on Somerville Ave. next to Demoulas Market Basket.

The goal is to enable folks to come inside the normally locked gates (due to the fragility of the site) and answer questions or lead short tours. The Docent Program times are one Sunday afternoon (1-4PM) and one weekday evening (6-8pm during daylight hours) per month. The tour duty of each volunteer is less than this as it is spread out over the entire volunteer group. Volunteers are given public information brochures to distribute about the Cemetery, and will initially learn about the history of the site via an informative DVD as well as training by other docents. Docents are encouraged to wear clothing (which may be supplied by HS) appropriate to the time period of the Cemetery, late 18th or 19th century. Two volunteers act as docents at each opening of the cemetery and should be 18 years old or older. Prior experience is not required, but volunteers should have a strong interest in Somerville history and be sociable.

If you are interested, please submit your contact information to admin@historicsomerville.org along with a brief statement of why you would like to become a docent and any background experience you have in this area. Please include your dates of availability for Sunday afternoons or a weekday eve. from August through November to the best of your knowledge. Thank you!

Panopticon Gallery will be hosting an intimate artist talk with Michael Donnor on Saturday, July 19th at Noon. He will be discussing the work in his current solo exhibition, Michael Donnor: Paper Truths.

Read Elin Spring's review of the show on her blog, What Will You Remember.

Here is the great exhibition statement written by Dan Estabrook:

"Michael Donnor doesn’t believe in objectivity, and according to quantum physics, neither does the rest of the universe. We can know the position or the momentum of a subatomic particle, but not both, and its state can be changed simply by how and when we observe it. So how do we know the world from the world we see? In many ways, the photograph has always been the perfect expression of this question. Photography has been a known fiction ever since William Henry Fox Talbot staged a shot of his own library out on the lawn (better light out there, you see.) And yet photographs are still used for evidence in court, as proof in the newspaper. Are they the Truth, or are they a Lie? Or, in some quantum-like state, could they be both?

Donnor’s artwork is happy to leave this question unanswered, by letting his drawings and interventions into his own photographs guide our understanding – and misunderstanding – of the pictures. They are little fictions based on facts, and make a universe of their own. Still, it is important to know that these are, in the end, photographs: in every image, something has happened that will likely not happen the same way again. We see it in the momentary patterns of stars or birds, in the phase of the moon. Even his ephemeral chalk drawings have their moment, too. All it would take to erase them is one strong gust of wind, or a hundred years of time. And to the universe, really, what’s the difference?"

Michael Donnor has exhibited both locally and nationally and his work is in numerous private collections. Donnor's photographs are available through Panopticon Gallery. For more information about Michael Donnor, or to acquire original photographs, please contact: jason@panopticongallery.com.

Union Square Fixer Fair Call for Fixers

August 16 from 3PM to 7PM Union Square, Somerville

The Fixer Fair is an event devoted to fixing, repairing, maintaining and making new. Attendees will be encouraged to bring items to fix and a willingness to learn how to repair instead of replace and recycle.

We are seeking participants, volunteers, workshop leaders and vendors whose work educates, encourages and employs repair.

You can:

Volunteer to work in the general repair tent, helping attendees diagnose problems with anything they bring in, and helping them use tools and materials to try and fix it.

Run a workshop or demonstration that shows how to take something apart, put something together, fix something or maintain it.

Promote your repair business by doing on-site repairs on common household items.

Run an educational workshop for kids using old or recycled items to help demonstrate making, fixing, upcycling and fabrication skills.

Sell upcycled or repaired things.

Help sign people up to start the Somerville Tool Library

Something else related to the theme!

Email

dinagjertsen@gmail.com

to get involved or check out Union Square Fixer Fair
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Our ArtsUnion summer/fall series begins this weekend.

Sunday, July 13 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Union Square Plaza
For the love of art and craft!

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This select market of local artists, artisans and craftspeople features handmade jewelry, ceramics, fine art, textiles, paper goods, handspun yarn, and more! You can also experience the creative process of our exhibitors who will be doing live demonstrations and interactive DIY crafts. While you shop or create you will also enjoy performances from Somerville area musicians playing throughout the afternoon.
Boston Handmade is a group of artists and craftspeople that support each other and independent, local businesses creating one-of-a-kind, limited edition, handmade works in small studio environments. Shopping locally and buying handmade goods means you are supporting local small businesses and strengthening your hometown economy while building a stronger and more vibrant community. Be a local Handmade Hero, and say hello to Boston Handmade.

For more details on vendors and the craft fair go to http://www.bostonhandmade.org/

http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artsunion/2014/handmade

For more info on the ArtsUnion series go to: http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artsunion/2014

A Recital of Violin, Piano, and Bulgarian Music

Featuring Jane Park (vioiln), Charles Lin (violin),
Patrick Yacono (piano), and Ralph Iverson (gadulka)

Program will include:
Bach for solo violin, two mvmts from Sonata in G minor
Bach Double Concerto for Two Violins, 1st mvmt
Vivaldi Double Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Traditional Bulgarian Music by Ralph Iverson
A couple short Scarlatti Piano pieces by Patrick Yacono

Concert details:
Concert will last about one hour, short reception to follow.
This will be fairly informal, so children (and parents) are welcome!

For further info, email Jane Park at hyounju@gmail.com

Free admission!

THIRD LIFE STUDIO, 33 Union Square, Somerville, MA
(Almost at the heart of Union Square, on the segment of
Somerville Ave. coming into Union Square from Porter Square--
in between G&T Tailoring and Elegant Furniture, three doors away from
Somerville Grooves, and across Somerville Ave. from the new East Boston
Savings Bank at the head of Bow Street)
For detailed directions and parking information:
http://www.thirdlifestudio.com/directions.html

Do not use Mapquest or Google Maps--you might get lost!

HOT SPOT could be the long hot days of summer, volcanoes, fires, stress, sex, or a response to global warming. Visit Brickbottom Gallery and see what interpretations the artists have come up with! Work includes painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media.

Artists include: Sherry Autor, Lois Blood Bennett, Patsea Cobb, Robin Dawkins, Daniela Des Lauriiers, Chris Engles, Phyllis Ewen, Ari Forrester, Shannon Forrester, Jen Fries, Wally Gilbert, Louis Gippetti, Kate Harmon, Elissa Katler, Jerry Lainoff, Pauline Lim, Lisa Lunskaya Gordon, Cyn Maurice, Chris Mesarch, Jessica Meuse, Debra Olin, Piotr Parda, Ted Prato, Dan Rocha, Anne Sommers Welch.

Exhibition Dates: July 10 - August 16, 2014, Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, noon - 5pm, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, www.brickbottom.com, brickbottomgallery@rcn.com. This is a Brickbottom Artists' Association Members' Exhibition.

Opening Reception
Thursday, July 10
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nave Gallery, Teele Square
155 Powder House Blvd, Somerville


Gallery hours: Saturday & Sunday,1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Opening reception
July 17, 2014, 6-8 p.m.

Links
http://navegallery.org/wp/winter/
https://www.facebook.com/events/690970930974360/690970934307693

“Ice on the sill
and the snow
they haunt me still”
—Brown Bird

Of all the seasons, winter is the one most left up for interpretation. Some shudder at the blasts that burn, snap, nip, and sting; the howls of flurries in the dead of night; winds whisking air to swirls; the fury of things at rest. Others consider contemplation in a perfect storm, rumination in a calm coat of snow, the composition of hushed aches and quiet sorrows in inert lands. In 'Winter,' the Nave Gallery explores the degrees of the frost season—the frenzy of ice, the serenity and glow of colors confined, the luminosity within the floe, the severity of a flash of diamonds, the freeze that lights fire to our cheeks, the sound of every footstep packing in a heavy heart, the rime that makes us shiver and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Artists
Elizabeth Alexander, Christina Balch, Jeff Bartell, Sarah Bilotta, Sarah Cecil, Laura Fischman, Sharon Freed, Beth Galston, Blake Hiltunen, Brian Kaplan, Anne Lilly, Chris Maliga, Lindsay Metivier, Laura Miner, Cary Rapaport, Zak Alexander Rose, Sophia Sobers, Sarah Wentworth, Timothy Wilson, Nancy Wisti Grayson

Music
In gratitude to Dave Lamb, to all the beauty he graced upon this earth, to the craft and wisdom he left in his wake, songs by Brown Bird (www.brownbird.net) will play throughout the duration of this exhibit. 'Winter' is dedicated to him.

Curators
Jenn Harrington and Susan Berstler

Notes
'Winter' is a companion project to the Nave Gallery Annex's inaugural exhibit—PICNIC—held in January 2013.
http://navegallery.org/wp/picnic/
http://navegallery.org/wp/curators-notes-picnic/

Gallery information
Nave Gallery Annex | www.navegallery.org
53 Chester Street, Somerville, MA 02144
July 17–August 16, 2014 / Thursday 6-8; Friday 6-8; Saturday 1-5; or by appointment

Somerville Arts Council Fellowship winner Nicole Duennebier has installed

"HATCH" the series of large scale Dioramas in Davis Sq. Inside-OUT gallery (the CVS windows).

Natural phenomenon—dermoid cysts, fungus, invasive flora/fauna—and her love of candied, old-master, opulence have a constant presence in her work. Nicole’s attention to detail is evident and continues to explore the fact that nature itself, or anything living really, never totally allows you to have a perfectly idealized experience. Inspired by this year’s ArtBeat theme, she uses the same principles found in her painting style to create a series of large scale dioramas, entitled “HATCH”. This series features dynamic collection of eight contributing artists which is seamlessly integrated into Duennebier’s macabre aesthetic.

TONIGHT (WED) July 9 at 7pm
Join Nicole and the other contributing artists at the Inside-OUT Gallery (Davis Square CVS window) for a small reception/meet and greet to view these lovely works.


Contributing Artists:

Meghan Howland,
Susan Richards Hallstein,
Derek Smith Luke,
Christina Balch,
Corinne Reid,
Erin Bisceglia,
Denise Karabinus,
and Caitlin Duennebier.

About the Artist and Curator

Nicole Duennebier was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1983. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts at Maine College of Art with a major in painting. Her BFA thesis work was most influenced by research about the coastal ecosystems of Maine. In 2006, she was awarded the Monhegan Island Artists Residency. On the island she continued her work with sea life. Duennebier saw a natural connection between the darkness and intricacy of undersea regions and the aesthetic of 16th century Dutch still-life painting. In 2008 she moved to Boston. She is currently exhibiting with the 13FOREST gallery in Arlington, Massachusetts.

http://www.nicoleduennebier.com

About the Inside-Out Gallery
Initiated in 2009, The Inside-Out Gallery is located in the CVS Window in Davis Square, a unique space that allows the public to view an eclectic array of works from artists and local organizations each month. The mission of the Somerville Arts Council is to cultivate and celebrate the creative expressions of the Somerville community. Through innovative collaborations and quality programming we work to make the arts an integral part of life reflective of our diverse city.

Heather Balchunas
Office Manager
Somerville Arts Council
www.somervilleartscouncil.org
617.625.6600 ext. 2985

Please plan to attend these two forums:
An Arts and Zoning workshop
You may have heard that the City’s Planning Department is reexamining zoning for entire City. Why should this concern the arts community? Zoning is key as to how the City determines what type of use and redevelopment is done in various neighborhoods in a City.
The Planning Department has created a series of workshops to address various topics relating to zoning. On Thursday, July 10th a specific session on Zoning and the Arts and Creative Economy will be held.
Please come out. While the workshop session starts at 4 p.m. it continues until 7:30 and from my understanding the information is not being delivered in a sequential format, i.e. if you can’t arrive until 6:30 you will not miss anything.
All sessions will be held at 50 Middlesex Ave., behind Style Caf頩n the Public Storage building at Assembly Square
General information can be found here: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/category/zoning/
Specific information on the series can be found here: http://www.somervillema.gov/news/city-seeking-community-input-proposed-zoning-ordinance-through-public-workshops

A Create the Vote forum
Over the next five months, the Somerville Arts Council is partnering with MASSCreative and the Create the Vote Coalition to ensure that a thriving arts, culture, and creative sector is part of the discussion and debate during the 2014 gubernatorial election.
I want to personally invite you to join the statewide creative community in showing the candidates that arts matter in this election.
Please join us Tuesday, July 15 for Create the Vote Candidates’ Forum on Arts, Culture, and Creativity at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester.
And be sure to indicate if you want to ride on the chartered bus; we’ll leave in the late afternoon and return early evening. Details in the RSVP link below.
RSVP to attend the Create the Vote Forum
And if you want a ride to Worcester on the bus; register here as well.

https://docs.google.com/a/mass-creative.org/forms/d/1lRo31iwpPwDeGn9cG21sxNotNyR-vr_Ltc5DLXhEfJ8/viewform?c=0&w=1

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
7-9PM
Tufts Administration Building, 167 Holland St., Somerville, MA 02144
Second floor, wheelchair accessible

Art Scarpa, Founder and current Vice President of the Cactus and Succulent Society of Mass. will present "Art's Traveling Cactus and Succulent Plant Show" at the July meeting of the Somerville Garden Club. Art will showcase dozens of cacti and succulents ranging from the rare and bizarre to the familiar and easy to grow. He will discuss growing succulents indoors and out, including hardy succulents, dish gardens, and container gardens that can be left outdoors. Art has spent many years volunteering with the Mass. Horticultural Society and in 2013 received a medal for excellence in growing succulents.

The Somerville Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of every month. All meetings are free and the public is invited to attend. Get to know the friendly local gardeners of the Somerville Garden Club and expand your gardening knowledge. For additional information, visit www.somervillegardenclub.org.

Call for Somerville Artists! Join us in making a papier mâché elephant for ArtBeat. Supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council.

We will have two sessions- this Thursday, July 10th from 4 PM-7:30 PM, and next Thursday, July 17th from 4 PM- 7:30 PM. Spend a whole session with us or just drop in!

Outside the Lines Studio
70 Colby St.
Medford, MA 02155

www.outsidethelinesstudio.org
If you have questions, please contact Diana @ Diana.Rice@Rhd.org

As part of our ArtsUnion project, the Somerville Arts Council gives tours of Union Square international food markets. Join us and learn where to find ingredients like Nepalese timur (a fragrant spice used in pickles), squid ink pasta and Haitian akasan (a cornmeal drink). Beyond discovering the culinary exotica available in Union Square, we’ll learn about the history of these stores and how their clientele represents the cultural community of Somerville. Each tour visits three markets and we’ll point out others along the way. Featured markets include: Casa de Carne, Well Foods Plus Halal Market, La Internacional, Little India, New Bombay Market, Pao de Acucar & Brazilian Buffet and the Reliable Market. Without leaving Union Square, we’ll visit Brazil, Korea, India, Nepal, Guatemala and Haiti!

Market Tour Dates:

Saturday, July 12th - 1pm-2:30pm
Wednesday, July 30th - 6:30pm-8pm
Thursday, August 7th, 6:30pm-8pm
Tuesday, August 12th, 6:30pm-8pm
Tuesday, August 26th, 6:30pm-8pm
Saturday, Sept. 13th, 1-2:30pm
Cost: FREE!

How to sign up: send an email to artsuniontour@gmail.com letting us know what date and how many people you'd like to sign up!

Union Square Fixer Fair Call for Fixers

August 16 from 3PM to 7PM Union Square, Somerville

The Fixer Fair is an event devoted to fixing, repairing, maintaining and making new. Attendees will be encouraged to bring items to fix and a willingness to learn how to repair instead of replace and recycle.

We are seeking participants, volunteers, workshop leaders and vendors whose work educates, encourages and employs repair.

You can:

Volunteer to work in the general repair tent, helping attendees diagnose problems with anything they bring in, and helping them use tools and materials to try and fix it.

Run a workshop or demonstration that shows how to take something apart, put something together, fix something or maintain it.

Promote your repair business by doing on-site repairs on common household items.

Run an educational workshop for kids using old or recycled items to help demonstrate making, fixing, upcycling and fabrication skills.

Sell upcycled or repaired things.

Help sign people up to start the Somerville Tool Library

Something else related to the theme!

Email

dinagjertsen@gmail.com

to get involved or check out Union Square Fixer Fair
Union Square Fixer Fair
Fixer Fair is a community event in Union Square Somerville celebrating repair, tinkering and fixing.
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Hello Somerville cultural community. In the spirit of our Independence I want to reiterate two upcoming forums in which you can express you artistic independence---your expression and your concerns to leaders in the City and to the next potential governor.

Please plan to attend these two forums:

An Arts and Zoning workshop

You may have heard that the City’s Planning Department is reexamining zoning for entire City. Why should this concern the arts community? Zoning is key as to how the City determines what type of use and redevelopment is done in various neighborhoods in a City.

The Planning Department has created a series of workshops to address various topics relating to zoning. On Thursday, July 10th a specific session on Zoning and the Arts and Creative Economy will be held.

Please come out. While the workshop session starts at 4 p.m. it continues until 7:30 and from my understanding the information is not being delivered in a sequential format, i.e. if you can’t arrive until 6:30 you will not miss anything.
All sessions will be held at 50 Middlesex Ave., behind Style Café in the Public Storage building at Assembly Square
General information can be found here: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/category/zoning/
Specific information on the series can be found here: http://www.somervillema.gov/news/city-seeking-community-input-proposed-zoning-ordinance-through-public-workshops

A Create the Vote forum
Over the next five months, the Somerville Arts Council is partnering with MASSCreative and the Create the Vote Coalition to ensure that a thriving arts, culture, and creative sector is part of the discussion and debate during the 2014 gubernatorial election.

I want to personally invite you to join the statewide creative community in showing the candidates that arts matter in this election.

Please join us Tuesday, July 15 for Create the Vote Candidates’ Forum on Arts, Culture, and Creativity at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester.

And be sure to indicate if you want to ride on the chartered bus; we’ll leave in the late afternoon and return early evening. Details in the RSVP link below.

RSVP to attend the Create the Vote Forum

Happy Independence Day


Gregory Jenkins
Executive Director
Somerville Arts Council
617.625.6600 ext. 2985
www.somervilleartscouncil.org
City of Somerville
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

JULY PROGRAMS
offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation and the Cambridge Water Department

Saturday, July 5 – Summer Bird Walk
Monday, July 7 – A Tour of the Water Purification Facility – led by CWD Staff
Saturdays in July – Volunteer Adventures at Fresh Pond with Ranger Jean
Sunday, July 13 – Preparing to Honk!

Complete descriptions with registration and meeting place information are posted on the Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation website at:

http://www.friendsoffreshpond.org/upcomingprograms.htm

If you wish to attend a program, please sign up using the registration information included in the description for that program.

You can scroll down the webpage for links to other information:
· Cambridge Water Department volunteer opportunities and other 2014 programs.
· Grow Native Massachusetts Website
· Cambridge Recycling Website

If you no longer wish to receive these announcements, please send us a return e-mail with the message UNSUBSCRIBE

Susan and Elizabeth

Hello arts and cultural community. You may have heard that the City’s Planning Department is reexamining zoning for entire City. Why should this concern the arts community? Zoning is key as to how the City determines what type of use and redevelopment is done in various neighborhoods in a City.

The Planning Department has created a series of workshops to address various topics relating to zoning. On July 10th a specific session on Zoning and the Arts and Creative Economy will be held.

Please come out. While the workshop session starts at 4 p.m. it continues until 7:30 and from my understanding the information is not being delivered in a sequential format, i.e. if you can’t arrive until 6:30 you will not miss anything.

All sessions will be held at 50 Middlesex Ave., behind Style Café in the Public Storage building at Assembly Square

General information can be found here: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/category/zoning/
Specific information on the series can be found here: http://www.somervillema.gov/news/city-seeking-community-input-proposed-zoning-ordinance-through-public-workshops

Dan Bartman from the planning department provided a good overview below.

At the July 10th session on “Zoning for the Arts and Creative Economy” we will be presenting/discussing the buildings types for the fabrication district and the new “creative industries” use category. We need the artist/creative economy community to join us so we can identify hopes for the future and existing problems so that we can problem solve/brainstorm solutions together.

We want to enable Somerville’s artists and creative businesses to thrive but many of the challenges they face on a daily basis remain hidden from plain sight (when considering regulation). We hope to shed light on them at this session.

I hope to see you on Thursday the 10th.

Gregory Jenkins
Executive Director
Somerville Arts Council
617.625.6600 ext. 2985
www.somervilleartscouncil.org
City of Somerville
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone