I swear I'm not as big a nerd as this makes me sound.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Okay, kids. I'm new to the area and wondering what there is to do in Somerville/Cambridge for the post-liberal arts set. Book groups, poetry readings, etc? Generally cool ways to meet people? Much thanks!

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[cthulhia]

macintyre and moore books, next to diesel, on elm st.

and, get on the somerville arts council mailing list (yahoo/egroup) and especially look for anything posted by one Douglas Holder.

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[moireach.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thank you!

[jadelennox]

Shmooze in the Diesel and express interest in other people's reading matter. It works.

Invite people to a get together in the Diesel or the Someday to talk about your obscure academia topic of choice. cnoocy, for example, speaks Latin with folks.

Follow the MIT community; cool fun theatre &c.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful, thanks. :)

[jadelennox]

Sure. :) Once I was hanging out in the Diesel with a friend talking about a NEMLA paper we're working on and mocking overwritten papers. Several hours later I walked back in and a man looked up and said "are you the teleology girl?" We had a long and interesting conversation about teleology. It was great.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know you from fandom. That's creepy-yet-cool.

[jadelennox]

I had the same reaction when I saw your post. It was all "wait! fandom person! in Davis Square!"

Welcome to the neighborhood.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you. :) And that's a great Diesel story; I don't think I've ever seen someone in there *not* reading something interesting.

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Harvard Bookstore hosts readings and events pretty frequently--they've got a mailing list. And the new Porter Square Books (Porter Books?) in the Porter Square mall seems to be following suit.

And (shameless plug) definitely check out Theatre@First (http://www.TheatreAtFirst.org)'s production of T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral this weekend.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Woo, I was in HB today and picked up a calendar. And I saw your posts on Murder in the Cathedral and was thinking of going! Glad I haven't missed it.

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the neighborhood! :)

I see you like Garden State from you user info so be sure to see it in the Somerville Theater right down in Davis Square. :)

I'm sorry I'm not much help, I still struggle with the what to do/how to meet people thing around here!

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And hee, yeah, every time I go by the theater I have to stop myself from going to see Garden State *again*. Zach Braff is so my boyfriend.

You take lovely pictures, btw. :)

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

Zach Braff is many a person's boyfriend! *le sigh*
Do you read his blog?

I know how you feel. I know it's there and sometime this week I'm going to make it down there to see it yet again!

Thank you so much!

[la-ti-da.livejournal.com]

there's a ton of artsy venues to check out. i just moved recently too, so i haven't been yet but on my list of things to check out:
lizard lounge
cantab lounge
amazon slam
johnny d's
jimmy tingle's (seeing howard zinn there tonight)
brattle theater
...

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Oooh, a good list to have, thank you!