All are welcome, and you can take the 95 bus to get there. For the ones at City Hall, you can also take the 96. I've attended elections inspector and clerk trainings held by Sandy, she's very thorough.

https://patch.com/massachusetts/medford/medford-hosting-voter-education-workshop-series-may
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icechefsupreme

Plant Market

There's a Plant Market at Arts at the Armory this coming Sunday! Copy pasted description from the link:

It's time to turn a new leaf and celebrate with a New Year, New Plant Market! An indoor space for plant enthusiasts, 20+ local artists and small businesses to gather, support local and chat with others who share the same passion.

Free event and open to the public

Location: Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA

Date: Sunday 1/9/2022 from 10AM to 4PM

Parking is available behind the armory and at 2 overflow lots. Public restrooms available, cash bar for drinks and snacks are offered by the facility. No outside food or beverage allowed.

Event happenings:

Anonymous Plant Swap Table - Give a Plant, Take a Plant. No plants with known pests allowed.

Plant Donation Table for the non profit organization Potted Plants for Seniors

...and more!

Time Bank

The local time bank is having an orientation over Zoom tomorrow.

gingicat

Cary Elwes presents a behind-the-scenes look at The Princess Bride.

(Medford Square, not Davis Square, but just a quick hop on the #96 bus.)

https://chevaliertheatre.com/artist/cary-elwes/

Thought it might be of interest.

ron_newman

The City of Somerville is having a Veterans' Memorial Parade this Sunday, November 4, one week before the holiday it is celebrating. This appears to be a "make-up" of the rain-cancelled Memorial Day parade (which had also been scheduled to occur one week before that holiday).

The parade starts at noon at City Hall, running down Highland Avenue, through Davis Square, and up Holland Street to end in Teele Square (not at the Veterans' Cemetery on Clarendon Hill).

ron_newman

Arlington will shoot off fireworks over Spy Pond tonight at 7:45 pm, for Town Night.

Also, Mass Ave in Arlington Center will host Town Day tomorrow from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Enjoy a street party and learn about our neighboring town. If you like Somerville ArtBeat and the Cambridge River Festival, you'll like this too.

More info at this page.

auntycourtney

Somerville Local First proudly presents our annual Holiday Marketplace on Sunday November 26 from 11-5pm in the historic main hall of the Armory, located at 191 Highland Avenue.

This popular makers market returns this year with a list of 40+ amazing vendors ready to make your holiday shopping list obsolete. With jewelry, pet accessories, housewares, textiles, fragrances, leather goods, gifts, and specialty food items available – there is something for everyone!

Check out our Facebook invite for a complete list of vendors: https://www.facebook.com/events/764166223769619/

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Arts at the Armory
Current Music: Patti Labelle

somervilleplanning

Join us for our next round of Davis Square Neighborhood Plan discussions! To fulfill the goal of strengthening Davis Square as a Local Center, we will be showing potential development on sites in the Davis Square core.

These two meetings will build off of one another. The first will show site layouts, height, and potential jobs/housing numbers. The second will refine layouts based on your feedback and start to show design details. Both meetings are an open house format so drop by anytime.

Time
6-8 pm

First Meeting
Wednesday, November 1
First Church UCC
89 College Ave

Second Meeting
Monday, November 13
First Church UCC
89 College Ave

For questions please contact us at [email protected]

Current Location: First Church UCC 89 College Ave

ron_newman

Bernie Sanders is coming to ONCE Lounge, 156 Highland Avenue, next Monday, October 23, at 9:30 am. He will be endorsing progressive candidates for local office in Somerville and Cambridge. RSVP here.

somervilleplanning

Join the Somerville Planning Department for our second Davis Square Neighborhood Plan fall meeting. During the first meeting, participants identified and discussed various topics they wanted to be addressed in the plan, in the second meeting we will focus on three of those topics: Proactive Maintenance of Assets, Arts in the Square, and Housing Affordability. Participants, planners, and experts will brainstorm strategies on how to achieve these shared goals through broad-based collaboration between the city, local non-profits, residents, community partners, and businesses.

Thursday, October 19, 6 pm, in the Baptist Church at 31 College Avenue

To learn more about the Davis Square Neighborhood plan go to https://www.somervillebydesign.com/neighborhood-planning/davis-square/

If you have any questions about the event please contact us at [email protected]

Current Location: Baptist Church, 31 College Avenue

mem_winterhill

Wednesday, Oct 11
6:30-8pm

Paramount Theater - Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111

https://hubweek.org/events/somerville-a-stat-documentary/

Alex Foster. Kevin Sullivan. Sean Curtis. They are all gone. Opioids took them one by one. They had shared a place called Somerville. A new STAT documentary takes an intimate look at a group of friends who grew up together, and who each fell prey to an epidemic.

More details over at the page, and a registration button.

somervilleplanning

Monday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.

Tufts Administration Building (TAB), 167 Holland Street, Senior Center, 2nd Floor

Join the City Planning Department for a special update and discussion on the Davis Square Neighborhood Plan. We’re excited to present this meeting with the help of a facilitator who specializes in a meeting format designed to give participants control of the discussion topics. First, city staff will offer an update on the plan started in 2013/14 as well as a look at next steps. Then, to address outstanding topics and ensure that any new ideas and goals are identified, our facilitator will use the Round Robin meeting format, which asks participants to bring up topics for small-group discussions. In short, participants will set the agenda for the night and also shape topics for the next meeting.

At the second meeting in this series on October 19 (at the Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave. 6-8 p.m.), we’ll take a deeper dive into the community-selected topics and identify action steps to address the goals and needs related to each. City staff will bring in resources and experts on the topic areas selected in the first meeting to serve as a resource during discussions.

Whether your concerns are open space, traffic, parking, streetscape, bicycle infrastructure, housing or more, we hope you’ll join us.

Unfortunately we cannot monitor this page, so if have any questions or need any more information, please contact us at [email protected]

For more information about Davis Square Neighborhood Planning visit https://www.somervillebydesign.com/neighborhood-planning/davis-square/

mem_winterhill

Friends just pointed me to this nerd comedy event coming up at the Armory. I am a fan of new ways to reach out on science topics in fun ways, and this sounds good to me.

Saturday, September 30 at 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT. Ticketing info over at facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/events/116424495686654/

Come hang out with Boston Skeptics and enjoy a night of comedy between science friends.

"You know how Larry the Cable Guy's act pretty much consists of him yelling "Git 'er done!" every five minutes or so? Scientist-turned-comic Tim Lee's material is the diametric opposite. Lee, who got his PhD before realizing where his true talents lay, blends science talk (complete with PowerPoint presentations) with comedy. The hilarious result is like what would happen if you crossed your high-school chem teacher with George Carlin"
- The Boston Phoenix

mem_winterhill

At the Climate Commission meeting last night, we got an update on the heat pumps program that's running now. If you have been thinking about ways to reduce your carbon footprint, you really ought to take a look at these new and high-tech super efficient devices. Or if you know your heating equipment is getting up there in age, you should at least come and learn about these. And they can do heating as well as cooling. In my house, it looks like I'll be able to reduce my natural gas heating a lot and rely on my solar for much of my heating and cooling.

I've been resisting air conditioning over the years for a variety of reasons, but this new style of heating and cooling tech I can have both, with much less environmental impact (and noise). Also right now there are big rebates and low interest loans. It's hard to know how much longer good programs like this will run in our current political environment, you know?

So this event will give you the backstory on the tech. https://www.somervillema.gov/events/2017/10/04/heat-pumps-101

Wed Oct 4 2017 - 6:30pm

LOCATION
West Somerville Community School Cafeteria
177 Powderhouse Blvd.
Somerville, MA 02144

3rdragon

From the ResiStat newsletter:

Styrofoam Recycling
If you've been saving up your expanded polystyrene (known to most people as Styrofoam) for the next recycling day, it's just around the corner. On Sat., Sept. 9, bring your Styrofoam to the Department of Public Works, 1 Franey Rd., from 9 a.m. to noon for recycling. On the City's website you can learn more about what's accepted and other details.

It's also a hazardous waste disposal day.

This only happens twice a year, and there's often very little publicity about it. (Sorry I wasn't organized enough to post this sooner.)

ron_newman

Friday 9/8: Boston Bike Party, Cambridge/Somerville edition. Meet at Alewife station at 7 pm, start rolling at 7:30, eventually ends up at Assembly Row.

Saturday 9/9: Walking tour and celebration of the Somerville Community Preservation Act, starting in East Somerville at 12:30 pm, continuing through Union Square, ending at the Prospect Hill Tower at 2:30 pm.

Saturday 9/9 (with some activities on Friday and Sunday): Assembly Row Riverfest, including fireworks over the Mystic River Saturday night.

Friday-Sunday, 9/8-10: Greek Food and Music Festival at Dormition Church, 29 Central Street.

Friday-Sunday, 9/8-10: Italian Festival of the Healing Saints Cosmas and Damian, on Warren Street at the Cambridge-Somerville line, near Twin City Plaza.

Sunday 9/10: Rock & Roll Yard Sale in Union Square.

Sunday 9/10: Cambridge Caribbean Carnival, parade followed by festival in Kendall Square.

Sunday 9/10: Somerville Dog Festival at Trum Field.

mem_winterhill

Via the city: http://www.somervillema.gov/events/2017/09/09/5th-anniversary-celebration-community-preservation-act

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Highlights:

The walking tour will kick off at 12:30 p.m. with the groundbreaking for a CPA-funded affordable housing project at 163 Glen St. This former American Legion Post is being transformed to eight affordable homeownership units and three market rate homeownership units by the Somerville Community Corporation.

[snip]

The Desperate Measures Street Band will then lead a procession from the Community Growing Center to Prospect Hill Park to start the community celebration, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. CPA funds were used to stabilize the Prospect Hill Tower and are making a redesign of the park possible. The celebration will feature music, lawn games, and refreshments.

PS: I'll be there with my Powder House outfit on. And I heard there would be cake (no, really, that's not why I'm going...).

mem_winterhill

I'm sensing a new civic engagement period underway--which I hope will persist. But it may be instructive to hear about previous periods of this as well.

Via Mike Connolly on twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeConnollyMA/status/885681479883395072

http://www.cambridgeday.com/2017/07/13/radical-gathers-activists-from-60s-today-to-look-at-the-history-and-future-of-protest/

TL,DR + Event details: Historians, 60s activists, current activists will speak to activism in our area and in their eras. "There’s one more treat in store: In addition to panel discussions, there will be a free custom ice cream flavor from Toscanini’s made in honor of the 1960s." I have no idea what 60s ice cream is.

July 29
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
lecture hall of the Cambridge Main Library
449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge

ron_newman

Because of threatened rain tomorrow night, the Friday night part of ArtBeat, in Seven Hills Park, will instead take place Saturday night, after the regularly scheduled Saturday daytime ArtBeat events.

Full information here: http://somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/2017

ron_newman

Yes, it's that time again. Broadway between Ball and Magoun Squares will be closed to traffic this Thursday, June 29, for a street party starting at 6:30 pm followed by fireworks at 9:15 pm. Before the fireworks, enjoy outdoor performances by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, local Disco-Funk band Booty Vortex, and the Somerville Sunsetters.

Full details, including other street closures and parking restrictions, here.

(Thank you

josephineave, who introduced this Subject line way back in 2008.)

josephineave

Details of the event:

http://tuft.su/TuftsOutdoorMovie2017

We invite members of the Medford/Somerville community to an Outdoor Movie Night at Tufts University on Friday, June 16, 2017. The event will be hosted by Tufts University's Office of Government & Community Relations.

We will be showing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017 version) on the Residential Quad. Arrive early to grab a space on the lawn and get some free popcorn. The movie starts at sundown, approximately 8:24pm.

Link includes parking and rain site info.

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gingicat - Voters' Workshop in Medford
icechefsupreme - Plant Market + Time Bank
gingicat - the other farmboy
ron_newman - Veterans' Day Parade (a week early) this Sunday, November 4
ron_newman - Arlington Town Night fireworks tonight, Town Day tomorrow
auntycourtney - Somerville Local First Holiday Marketplace
somervilleplanning - Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meeting
ron_newman - Bernie Sanders at ONCE Lounge, Monday morning 10/23
somervilleplanning - Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meeting
mem_winterhill - Runnin’: A Circle of Friends. An American Epidemic. | Free documentary showing
somervilleplanning - Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meetings
mem_winterhill - Scientist Turned Comedian, Sept 30 at the Armory
mem_winterhill - Heat Pumps 101, Wed Oct 4 2017 - 6:30pm
3rdragon - Somerville Styrofoam Recycling Today, 9-12
ron_newman - Lots of festivals this weekend
mem_winterhill - 5th Anniversary Celebration of Community Preservation Act
mem_winterhill - ‘Radical’ gathers activists from ’60s, today to look at the history and future of protest
ron_newman - No ArtBeat Friday night. All performances moved to Saturday night
ron_newman - Somerville, Where the 4th of July is Celebrated in June
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Time Bank

the other farmboy

Veterans' Day Parade (a week early) this Sunday, November 4

Arlington Town Night fireworks tonight, Town Day tomorrow

Somerville Local First Holiday Marketplace

Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meeting

Bernie Sanders at ONCE Lounge, Monday morning 10/23

Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meeting

Runnin’: A Circle of Friends. An American Epidemic. | Free documentary showing

Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meetings

Scientist Turned Comedian, Sept 30 at the Armory

Heat Pumps 101, Wed Oct 4 2017 - 6:30pm

Somerville Styrofoam Recycling Today, 9-12

Lots of festivals this weekend

5th Anniversary Celebration of Community Preservation Act

‘Radical’ gathers activists from ’60s, today to look at the history and future of protest

No ArtBeat Friday night. All performances moved to Saturday night

Somerville, Where the 4th of July is Celebrated in June

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