Carnaval@SomerStreets & FossFest 2012!

[scarletcarsen.livejournal.com]

The FossFest stage returns as part of the annual East Somerville/Winter Hill Carnaval@SomerStreets celebration on June 3rd from 12-4pm!

The City of Somerville’s Open Streets Initiative, SomerStreets, is a monthly celebration from June – October of each year, during which the City closes sections of roads to vehicle traffic in favor of walking, running, biking, dancing, and other activities. By partnering with local businesses and organizations, one Sunday each month the city transforms different Somerville neighborhoods into celebrations of active living, community pride, and live entertainment.

Programming for Carnaval@SomerStreets is provided by the City of Somerville, East Somerville Main Streets, The Somerville Arts Council, FossFest, and other community collaborators.

There will be artists, bands, entertainment for all ages for a great family friendly environment. Please spread the word!
http://fossfest.com/

Comments

[ron_newman]

Thanks for posting this!

Carnaval will be not just in Foss Park, but the entire length of Broadway from Temple Street east to Pennsylvania Avenue.

[ron_newman]

An update from Carrie Dancey of East Somerville Main Streets:

Main Streets Stage Line Up
114 Broadway

12:15: MOTION PARADE
1:00: Loma Larga
1:15: Teen Empowerment
1:30: Casa El Salvador
1:50: SOS Step Team
2:00:Dirty Water Brass Band
3:00: Son del Sol


Louie's Stage
193 Broadway

1pm Vegetable Circus
1:45 Rijah Newell~tr
2:00 Miss Strange~hula hoops/poi
2:15 Monkamonk
2:30 Michiko Kurata- Rapanui Dance from Easter Islands
2:35 Salsa Demonstration- Hong Wong
2:45 Laura Blake Belly Dance Demonstration
3:00 Etnia Fusion
3:15 Teatro delle Maschere


FossFest Stage:
Foss Park

The Grownup Noise
Mike Hastings Band
Tumbleweed Company
The Lights Out


Temple Street Stage:

1:00 Sparsha Pun-traditional Nepali folk music
1:15 Klong Glub Ching, Thai traditional music
1:30 Red Tiger Dojo Academy Shotokan karate demonstration
2:00 Somerville Symphony Orkestar
3:00 Folk stories from around Asia- Books of Hope

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

in general, I'd like to see maps of these events (i.e., anything that causes street closings) posted on or pointed to from the city's website, as much in advance of the closing as possible.

as someone lives in Somerville, and who *has* to be at a certain place outside Somerville by midday Sunday, every Sunday (and I don't have the option of non-car transportation since I need a car immediately thereafter), all these Sunday road closings mostly just cause me stress, and I don't enjoy any of them.

[ron_newman]

http://www.somervillema.gov/alerts/carnaval-somerstreets . It's been up for a few weeks.

And some future Sunday street-closing events are listed here.

ETA: Another event to keep in mind is the fireworks display that Somerville puts on the Thursday evening before the Fourth of July. This year, that's June 28. It closes Broadway from Ball Square to Magoun Square, as well as Cedar Street from about the bike path north to Broadway.