A New Play…All About Somerville!

[ron_newman]

[I received this post as a moderator of Somerville Voices and decided that people here would also be interested in it. I am a bit surprised that the play will be performed at First Church, since I thought it no longer had a usable stage.]

An elected official is accused of sexually assaulting teen-aged boys in his home while his wife is at work. Warring restaurant owners may come face to face in court as tempers flare. A young girl realizes “cutting,” is not the answer. And a mayor tries to hold it all together, as racism, teeming hatred and long buried secrets, boil beneath the surface of gentrification, threatening to erupt at any moment. Where? Somerville, Massachuestts, of course. The city that has it all!

Come see the play all your friends will be talking about:
WELCOME TO SOMERVILLE: Permit Parking Only

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19-20, 7:00pm. First Church Somerville UCC, 89 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144. All seats- $15.00. Who knows, you may see someone you know.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.playsbyshea.com

Fireworks Alert, Friday & Saturday: Arlington Town Night and RiverFest

[ron_newman]

The town of Arlington will shoot off fireworks at dusk tonight (Friday, 9/24) over Spy Pond as part of Town Night festivities. (Also, Mass. Ave. in Arlington Center will be closed for Town Day from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday -- an event well worth visiting.)

Saturday night (9/25) at 7:45, Federal Realty and the city of Somerville will launch fireworks over the Mystic River at Assembly Square to cap off RiverFest. Go check it out after you've had enough Fluff in Union Square.

Tufts Community Day - Sunday, Sept. 26th

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

In case you didn't see the mailing or the posters, Tufts will hold their annual Community Day on Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm, mostly on the Academic Quad. Free lunch provided and plenty of kids' activities. Tufts student groups will be performing all day (including the Beelzebubs of TV fame).

Here's a schedule of the events for the day: http://cday.tufts.edu/Program_Board.pdf

Flipbook Workshop @ sprout @ 7PM on Wed. Sept. 29

[shduff.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!

Next Wednesday, there's going to be a flipbook making workshop @ sprout @ 7PM. It will be led by Jonah Elgart and Meagan O'Brien, two very talented animators. Everyone will get a chance to play around with this animation technique, meet some interesting people, and bring home their own flip book. A $10-15 donation is appreciated, but all are welcome.

If you are interested in animation more broadly, this is also acting like a teaser workshop for a longer animation program being run by sprout in collaboration with SCATV. You can read a little more about that program here!

Please email with any questions!
-shaunalynn

Halloween animatronics (and more!) at Artisan's Asylum

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A hacker, an artist and a roboticist walked into a bar . . . wait, no, wrong story - they decided to team up to teach a class in animatronics, and you can register for it here.

Our October classes are live on Eventbrite, and include our standard MIG and TIG welding, introductory sewing, electronics, and wood working classes, as well as:

- Millinery, where you can learn to make a hat.
- Soldering, from basic through-hole to advanced surface mount.
- Jewelry making: wire work, knot work, bead stringing, & wire rings.
- Circuit board design using Eagle CAD
- Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
- Single Color Screen Printing
- Marketing and Self-Promotion for Artists
- Knitting 101, just in time to make a scarf before winter hits
- Leather Mask Making
- Intermediate Sewing: Altering clothing to make Halloween costumes

We have several one-time Halloween classes lined up for later in the month, too, which will be announced as the details are finalized.

Medford History Bike Tour - tomorrow 9/25

[ron_newman]

The Medford Historical Society is planning another historic bike tour of that city.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Starts at 10:00 AM, Whole Foods Market parking lot.
2151 Mystic Valley Parkway (Route 16 just north of Boston Ave), Medford, MA

Join a group of avid cyclists and historians for the second annual historical bike tour of Medford. This year we will focus on Medford’s rum and ship-building industries and explore some of the city’s hidden corners by bike. The tour will begin at Whole Foods Market in Medford, they will donate water and fruit bars at the start. It will last 8 miles (about 2 hours), and we will finish with a rum tasting and snacks.

Some stops on the Bike Tour will include: Mystic Riverbend Park , Forest Street Post Office, Isaac Royall House, and Historic Ship Street.

Helmets are required, all cycling levels welcome. Suggested donation of $5.00 will support future Medford Historical Society programming.

Information:
Kyna Hamill
Chair, Programming Committee
Medford Historical Society
kynahamill@yahoo.com