Temple B'nai Brith Open House Weekend: September 20th and 21st

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As Jewish holiday season rolls around and the school year starts, some people might be looking for
Jewish connections this time of year.  Here's an announcement for an open house at Temple B'nai Brith on Winter Hill
in Somerville.

Looking for a vibrant, egalitarian, and welcoming Jewish community?
Temple B'nai Brith is an independent Jewish congregation serving
Somerville and surrounding communities for over 100 years. We offer
regular Shabbat and alternative worship services, High Holiday
services, and other Jewish holiday services; non-members are welcome!

We will hold an open house weekend on Saturday, September 20th
(10:00am-1:00pm) and Sunday, 21st (11:00am-1:00pm).

On September 20th, you can meet members, visit our Shabbat services,
and attend a special kiddush afterwards. On September 21st, you can
meet congregants, enjoy a light brunch, join the Children's School for
its short concluding service at 11:45, and meet our school staff. TBB
is located at 201 Central St, in Somerville, just off Broadway in
Winter Hill.

Full disclosure:   I'm a member of TBB, and I'm on the board of directors and a co-chair of the Membership Committee.
I've been a member of TBB since sometime after I moved to Somerville, and really like the place!  I'll be at the open house, and otherwise can occasionally be found at Shabbat services, other holiday services, or various programs that catch my interest.
Feel free to ask me more about Temple B'nai Brith!

edit: oh yeah, www.templebnaibrith.org is our website.

soundproofing

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Hey everyone,
 Does anyone know how to soundproof a wall/ reduce the noise level? My roommate and I just moved and now share a very thin wall between our bedrooms. To top it off there is also an extra door that leads from one bedroom to the other. Is there any way to put something up to reduce the noise without damaging the wall or caulking the door shut? Is egg crate foam the easiest/ most effective solution?

Cyanotype with Karen Molloy-This Saturday

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Date: Saturday, September 6 (Rain/no-sun date: Sunday September 7)
Time: 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. (includes a short break for lunch)
Members: $45 plus $10 materials fee
Non-Members: $55 plus $10 materials fee

Materials include: chemistry, paper,contact printing setup, and an info/resource handout to take home.

Class size: Limited to 8 people

Learn the vintage photographic printing method of cyanotype (sometimes called "sun printing"). Cyanotype, one of the oldest hand-applied photo-printing methods, can be easily used to create wonderful Prussian blue color images, by simply exposing a sensitized print to sunlight.

More information/registration at www.willoughbybaltic.com or email info AT willoughbybaltic DOT com

Willoughby and Baltic
195g Elm Street
Davis Square

Lesley Continuing Education Seminars and Workshops

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Hello, Everybody!

I work in the Office of Continuing Education at Lesley and would like to promote our fall offerings. Here are links to our online catalog and if anyone is interested, our registration form.

The categories for our seminars are found in the left hand margin of our online catalog site: Arts Offerings, Writing Offerings, Professional Development Offerings, and Thematic Explorations. Examples of specific seminars offered this fall, among others, include Mastering Adobe Photoshop, The Contemporary Poetic Voice, Intro to Photography: Finding Your Creative Vision, Intermediate Watercolor, Career Decision Making Workshop: Obstacles and Strategies, and our Mid-Winter Travel Study Course in Tepoztlan, Mexico.

I'd also like to ask for suggestions on other places to leave our catalog. So far, the following businesses have agreed to have our catalog available for customers: Hodgkins' Spa (Ray's), Dave's Fresh Pasta, Mr. Crepe, Magpie, Anna's Taqueria, Diesel, Downtown Wine and Spirits, Magpie, Porter Square Books, Spark, Shaw's and McIntyre and Moore's.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to post in response or to call our office and speak to me at (617) 349-8609.

Thank you!

- Olivia

Local Roots Food and Music Festival!

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Hi folks!

Groundwork Somerville is hosting our second annual Local Roots Food and Music Festival on Saturday, September 27th, 5-10pm at the Community Growing Center (22 Vinal Ave, Union Square)!

Featuring: WhiteShoeBrownShoe, Avi & Celia, The Rex Complex (MUSIC!); RedBones BBQ (FOOD!) and a GREAT Raffle!

This wonderful outdoors event will benefit Groundwork Somerville, a local non-profit that hosts such programs as the Green Team (high school jobs), the Growing Healthy Gardens (schoolyard gardens) and the Garden Youth Crew (middle school internships).  Please come, have fun, dance and eat great food!

Suggested donation of $30 -- Come and Bring Friends!!!

Sincerely,

Jen Lawrence
Executive Director
Groundwork Somerville

Honk Fest?

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Has anyone heard anything about Honk Fest this year? I'm hoping it's coming back to Davis. Last year rocked!

bike basket

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hello everyone,

i was wondering if anyone can recommend a place to get a bike basket (the kind that hooks onto one of those little racks on the back wheel of a bicycle), or if anyone has one they would like to sell for cheaper than the $100 they charge at ace wheel works. i'll probably buy it from them but i'd like to see if i can find it for cheaper first.

thanks!