Arlington Town Night Fireworks tonight, Town Day tomorrow

[ron_newman]

This weekend, our neighboring town of Arlington has a fireworks display over Spy Pond on Friday night, followed by a general street party called 'Town Day' on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. The Saturday event takes place on Mass. Ave. between Pleasant and Jason streets in Arlington Center.

If you like Somerville ArtBeat and the Cambridge River Festival, you'll probably enjoy Arlington Town Day too.

Full info is here and here.

Theatre@First Presents Bent - Opening tonight!

[lac.livejournal.com]

Hi all...just wanted to remind everyone that Bent is opening tonight!


BENT
by Martin Sherman
directed by Nick Bennett-Zendzian

The story of Max, a gay con man in 1930's Berlin, Bent is a tale of hope and courage in the face of persecution and the miraculous discovery of love in the most unlikely of places. This stunning production and extraordinary cast bring Bent to Somerville for the first time.

EVENING PERFORMANCES AT 8PM
Friday, September 14
Saturday, September 15
Sunday, September 16
Thursday, September 20
Friday, September 21

MATINEE PERFORMANCE AT 3PM
Saturday, September 22

UNITY SOMERVILLE
6 William St @ College Ave
four blocks from the Davis T
no wheelchair access

TICKETS and RESERVATIONS
$15 for adults - $12 for students/seniors
http://www.theatreatfirst.org/tickets.shtml

Please Note: This production contains extremely strong language and mature content.

Clothing and Coin Drive - Next Wednesday in Union Square

[2ndchancesinc.livejournal.com]

Help Second Chances provide free clothing to more than 300 people in our community this year! Please join us in Union Square next week.

Fall public clothing and coin drive at Somerville Community Growing Center (Union Square, Somerville) on Wednesday, September 19th, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Details and directions »

Facebook event »

I hope to see you there!
-- Andrea

Find us          www.secondchances.org     

Free bookcase/ curb alert

[nyusha81.livejournal.com]

Hi neighbors -
Anyone interested in a bookcase? White, similar to this (older model) http://www.target.com/p/pasadena-5-shelf-bookcase-pure-white/-/A-13716380?reco=Rec
Pick-up near Porter Square, text me if interested: 2177662582

thank you, have a great weekend

Suneri to close this weekend and new store opening

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Hey y'all:

I apologize if this has been posted before, but it looks like Suneri is closing on Sunday the 16th (this Sunday). They're having a "Final Sale" all weekend, and according to their email, merchandise is up to 80% off.

Also, it looks like a new store will be opening in its place in October: whats-nu. You can learn more at www.whats-nu.biz. As a very, very passing glance, it looks like a store front for local artists? Or for an artists' collective? Does anyone have any more info?

OK, just an FYI!!

Meet Under McGrath dance party Saturday night

[folkdancechikn.livejournal.com]

PROJECT MUM
Saturday September 14, 9 pm - 1 am
Under McGrath Highway, at Washington Street (near Union Square), Somerville
Suggested donation $10

http://projectmum.org
http://www.facebook.com/events/364911086912226/

Members of SCUL, Somerville’s friendly chopper bicycle nerd gang, will be collaborating with the Somerville Arts Council and Nave Gallery to present you the 2012 edition of this well-loved outdoor dance party: Meet Under McGrath.

This year's theme will be: SPACE. We welcome costumes and props related to planets, stars, astronauts, rockets, spaceships, robots, aliens and more! Too busy to get all dressed up? Just wear your dancing shoes and come boogie.

SOS and Honk!

[rachelmello.livejournal.com]

Exciting! Somerville Open Studios will be marching in the Honk! Parade, Sunday, October 7.

Get Involved: If you're an SOS artist, or a supporter of SOS, and want to march with us, please contact our SOS-Parade-Marshal, Terry Dovidio at terrydovidio [at] gmail [dot] com right away. We need a few people to take shifts in carrying our banner and our "walking floats" and others to carry orange SOS balloons. Get Involved with New England's largest community of artists!

Save the Date: We're excited to announce our graphic artist for 2013: James Weinberg.
Check out our new Save the Date cards for distribution this fall. Did you know SOS is only 33 weekends away? We have lots of work to do between now and then, and fortunately, also, an awesome community of artists to do it.

Thanks everyone!

Michael's in Porter Square will open on Sunday, October 7 -- or maybe Friday, 10/5?

[ron_newman]

I asked on their Facebook page, and got back this answer:

"The grand opening for the Cambridge store is scheduled for October 7, 2012."

ETA 9/19: But the sign outside the store says it will open on Friday, October 5.

Call for Radio Hosts and DJs!

[dashford.livejournal.com]

Boston Free Radio, your friendly member-run Internet radio station over in Union Square, is having its fall orientation for new radio hosts on Monday, Sept. 17 from 8-10pm.  Anyone who is a Mass. resident is welcome to become a member and host a show -- no experience necessary!  We operate as a service of Somerville Community Access Television -- our studios are in the SCATV building at 90 Union Square.

We encourage all our hosts to create whatever kind of show they like -- there are no FCC regulations so it really is free speech radio!  We provide training to use the station's equipment and software, and we work with hosts to develop ideas for their programs and ways to build listenership.

We're looking for people to do recorded programs as well as live shows in the studio, so even if you can't commit to a live program at a fixed time every week you can still host a show!  Podcasts and other recorded series are welcome.  Come to the orientation on Monday and find out more!

Monday, Sept. 17, 8-10pm
Boston Free Radio
90 Union Square, Somerville
(617) 628-8826
bostonfreeradio.com

Modern Desk, Good Condition

[rachelmello.livejournal.com]

There was a desk.
We don't have it any more.

Here is a desk.
We don't want it any more.

We would love to get some money for it; the glass-slab alone cost over $100 when we bought it 15 years ago. I have no idea what it would cost now. The desk was all fancy and modern and stuff, 15 years ago.

$60 is realistically the most we could hope to get for it if we were patient people. which we are not.
$40 would still be pretty reasonable.
$30 would at least buy us a couple movie tickets and some beer to go with that.
If we still have it by Monday, we'll take $20 for it. This would be a huge shame, since the glass alone is quite a hunk of material.




30" x 30" x 60"; glass top tempered 3/8" glass (very heavy. very sturdy.)
the desk part disassembles neatly, but the slab of glass is a large, heavy, slab of glass.
I have a minivan, though, so if you buy it at the $50 level I'll drive it to your Somerville or North Cambridge home. Otherwise, you can come pick it up just off Willow.

Chair and Godzilla for scale only (not included).


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