Forward on Climate (Feb 17th)

[ams16.livejournal.com]

Are you interested in participating in the biggest environmental rally of the year?

Three of us are planning to drive down to Washington DC for the Forward on Climate Rally on Feb. 17th. We plan to drive down very early on Sunday, the 17th, and return to the Boston area late on the 18th.
We are looking for 1 or 2 more people to fill up the Toyota Corolla we will be using.

Thanks!

SOS has more than 400 Registered Artists this year. Is that a good thing?

[rachelmello.livejournal.com]

SOS has more than 400 Registered Artists this year. Is that a good thing?

I think so and here's why:

( In which I opine about the size of SOS... )

After years of being on the other side of this question, personally I've come to decide that having a larger, more comprehensive Somerville Open Studios helps all Somerville artists, individually and collectively. What do you think?

V-Day Feb 9th to help the Somerville Women's Commission Programming

[courtney o'keefe]

The Vagina Monologues elebrates the experiences of women of all ages while acknowledging the many forms and effects of abuse and misinformation perpetrated against them. Playwright Eve Ensler based each segment — some funny, some tragic, all inspiring — on her interviews with women and girls throughout the country and the world.

This production is part of the 15th anniversary of V-Day and the anniversary movement One Billion Rising, and will include personal Why I Am Rising testatements from cast members. This is a Theatre@First Production.

Music for The Vagina Monologues will be provided by Somebody's Mother. Be sure to arrive early to enjoy their whole set!

Please Note: This production includes descriptions and depictions of violence against women, mature language, and explicit sexual material.

Tickets
Purchase tickets online Please note: there is a $1 theatre restoration fee added to each ticket ($12/$15) https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=ec156c7128e32cc4827d5b9768ab055b

Location
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA

Performance Schedule
Saturday February 9 at 3 & 8pm

Getting a CharlieCard in Davis Square

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

Thanks to the T's new CharlieCard distribution policy, there's now a hand-written sign in the Davis T station booth saying CharlieCards are not available.

But they *are* available at Tedeschi's upstairs. http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/sales_locations/?loc=Somerville says 7 am to 7 pm Mon-Sat. Since Tedeschi's is actually open 6 am to midnight 7 days, is that a mistake?

DOT hearing about Beacon Street Reconstruction

[totient]

[crossposted from my personal journal. Upper comment link is accessible to all. Lower link is accessible only to those reading here.]

( a little history )

( the problem )

( a good solution )

Last night was the DOT hearing for the Beacon Street Reconstruction Project. I strongly prefer the alternate proposal but from a cyclists' and overall safety perspective rather than because of the parking. Pat Jehlen encouraged me to prepare some remarks not just because she is also primarily concerned with safety but also because she wants to blow a hole in the cyclists-vs-nimbys narrative.

I got there good and early and sat in a spot that would ensure I could speak at the beginning. We were asked to limit ourselves to 2-3 minutes and the first speaker rambled on about parking for 5 minutes, never really touching on any of the specific problems with the city's proposal. I went next and also took 5 minutes to give all of my remarks, knowing that I was going over but also knowing that there had not been an admonishment to the speakers on time and also that such an admonishment coming after my speech would help the points I was making rather than hurting them (other cogent speakers who went over time were cheered for doing so). Speaking before any of the other cyclists seemed to take the wind out of a lot of "cycle tracks are good so this cycle track is good" speeches, and generally I feel like I set the tone by focusing on safety. I hope it works.

I had to leave after about an hour of comment and there was still quite a line, though some people had had time to get through it twice. As I was leaving several people asked me for copies of the speech, for more information (I had some studies with me), or for my email address. I also made sure that the project folks and the reporter from the Somerville Journal had copies of my remarks. You all should have them too, so ( here they are. )

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