Five Things: Nominate Somerville's Best, and Spark Your Artistic Side
Five things to know today.
1) Nominate businesses for readers choice
Here are some categories that still need nominations for the best-of-Somerville contest we'll be running later this summer.
- Best Family Restaurant
- Best Hot Dog
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Music Bar/Venue
- Best Kids Store
- Best Bargain Shopping
- Best Nail Salon
- Best Pet Shop
Click on the links above and leave comments to nominate your favorites.
2) Keeping creative
Sustain your artistic impulses with a workshop series called "Finding Your Artistic Process." It takes place at Third Life Studio in Union Square beginning on July 12. If you want to sign up, read more here.
3) Free wine and beer tastings
Sample different wines and beers at Ball Square Fine Wines & Liquors starting at 4:30 p.m.
4) DJ Night at Orleans
Head to Orleans, which also has an outdoor patio, for some music and libations. Every Friday is DJ night at Orleans.
5) Weather and Red Sox
The Red Sox, tied for last place in the American League East, at 7.5 games back, begin a four-game series against the first-place Yankees at Fenway Park tonight. It's the last series before the All-Star break. The game begins at 7:10 p.m. Today will be sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.