Jul. 9th, 2011

[identity profile] versonic.livejournal.com
I just saw this today, and it starts Monday - so if you're interested, you better RSVP fast!

This July, Cambridge, Mass., residents and visitors will be given a rare opportunity—the chance to see inside nine different archives. The third annual Open Archives Tour will feature tours of private, City, and Harvard University archives on three separate days. This year, the event's theme is Cambridge in the 1860s, and each archive will delve into its collections to display related materials, including rarely seen photographs and new research.

"This is a unique opportunity to see some of the rare items from our collections, see the spaces where our archivists process this material, and talk to the professionals who have a deep and passionate understanding of this history," said Gavin W. Kleespies of the Cambridge Historical Society. Alyssa Pacy of the Cambridge Room at the Public Library added, "Cambridge is a really unusual city in terms of the number of organizations that are collecting and holding archival material, and this is an amazing chance to peek behind the scenes in nine of these institutions."

The following institutions will participate:

Cambridge City Clerk's Office

Cambridge Historical Commission

Cambridge Historical Society

Cambridge Public Library

Harvard University Archives

Houghton Library, Harvard University

Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Schlesinger Library, Harvard University

For additional information, please visit www.cambridgearchives.org

I'm not involved in this event, so I have no further information on it.
[personal profile] ron_newman
The Somerville Arts Council's annual ArtBeat festival is next Friday night and Saturday, July 15-16. Schedules are now online:

Friday night schedule in Seven Hills Park
Saturday schedule -- click on venue or performer names for more detail
9-page PDF description of everything

As in past years, dogtags cost $3 and help support the festival and other Arts Council events and activities.

I'll be at the T-shirt sales table, to the right of the stage, Friday night from 5:30 to 7:30. Stop by and say hi!

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