Local links and mailing lists

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

Today there was an interesting talk on the history of the Mystic River at the Somerville Museum. If I hadn't been on the Historic Somerville mailing list, I might not have heard of it. I found out about that once on a walking tour.

It reminded me of a conversation I had with someone at Blue Cloud Gallery recently. We were saying that it seemed like there were a whole bunch of mailing lists, and resources of local stuff to do, talks to hear, historic tours, studios, shows and openings, and possibly neighborhood lists or blogs, that you just don't know about except almost by accident.

I know there are links to some local sites on the DSLJ, but I'm wondering if we could create a discussion of good lists we are currently on, with locally relevant activity stuff, that might not be widely known. Good twitter accounts to know about. Facebook pages to know about. I feel like I'm missing stuff.

Feel free to flog your own blogs/lists/whatever. I'm not on Facebook, maybe everything happens there. Or if this kind of list exists somewhere else point me to it.

(I do wish some of the groups were better or more consistent at outreach via blogs/forums/twitter/etc too.)

Comments

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

I'll start with some resources I read or follow, but I'm sure I'll think of others. They are kinda scattered.

Newsletters I like:

Pat Jehlen mailing list: http://www.patjehlen.org/
Denise Provost mailing list: http://www.deniseprovost.org/
Historic Somerville events: http://historicsomerville.org/2014_calendar_of_upcoming_events (I can't remember how I got on the newsletter, might have been membership)
MyRWA newsletters: http://mysticriver.org/ (By the way, the date for the Herring Run + Paddle is announced http://mysticriver.org/herring-run-paddle/ )
STEP: http://www.somervillestep.org/index.html
Somerville Community Growing Center: http://thegrowingcenter.org/get-involved/contact/
Artisan Asylum newsletters: http://artisansasylum.com/

Blogs I check regularly:

Resistat: http://www.somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/
Somerville by Design: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/
Somerville Voices: http://www.somervillevoices.org/
Ward5Online: http://www.ward5online.com/

Twitter accounts I follow for local news/events:

@311Somerville
@SomervillePD
@SomervilleCity
@SomervilleLib
@SomerbyDesign
@Friends_SPL
@YourSomerville
@VilleJournal
@SomervilleBeat
@MysticMyRWA
@Ward5Online
@ArtsattheArmory
@artscouncil
@SCATV

(I am @mem_somerville on twitter, btw)

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

The archives has a great tumblr: http://somervillearchives.tumblr.com/

Zero current events, but it's fun to see how the city used to look.

[ron_newman]

I get a huge amount of local information from the Somerville Arts Council mailing list (a Yahoo group). Messages to this list publicize exhibits, events, and performances in Somerville, as well as exhibits and performances by Somerville artists in venues outside Somerville. I highly recommend this list.

[somervillebeat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for including the Somerville Beat's Twitter account on your list! I also publish a weekend events listing post every Friday morning with things that are happening that Friday, Saturday and Sunday: http://somervillebeat.com/

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

If you're not on our , you can also get Theatre@First news via our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/theatreatfirst). We also try to post here about our mainstage shows, staged readings (there's one this Thursday, 8pm at Unity), auditions, and special events. (http://www.theatreatfirst.org/mailinglist.shtml)

[courtney o'keefe (from livejournal.com)]

Porter Square Neighbors Association: http://portersquare.net/node/37

[10engines.livejournal.com]

Great point - and thanks for including Friends of the Library (@Friends_SPL) - I recognize you from your twitter banter. We also put out a monthly-ish newsletter - one may sign up here http://eepurl.com/oqn6H Cheers! James