Monday, March 21, 2011
This week brings a half-day for grades PK-8 on Wednesday, two free concerts, a couple of detours (paid for by our taxes) and a free movie tonight at the library.
Happy Spring, Somerville! It’s official. You can put the shovels away. The first day of Spring was Sunday. Celebrate by sending in your photos showing signs of spring to our Spring Has Sprung at Last Photo Project. Just add them directly by going to the gallery and clicking “Add a photo” or email to deniset@patch.com. School News: Half-Day Wednesday and Two Free Family Concerts Parents mark your calendars. K-8 schools have a half-day Wed., Mar. 23. Dismissal for Pre-K students is at 11:30 a.m., with dismissal of grades K-8 at noon. Two free classical family concerts are also coming up this week. On Thurs., Mar. 24 (7-8 p.m.) at the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church the Somerville Public Schools presents “Carnival of the Animals.” On …
Friday, March 18, 2011
TGIF.
Congratulations to David Cooper! The Somerville Schools report that “David Cooper is the recipient of the 2011 MIAA Sportsmanship Award. This award is given annually by the Boston Bruins and the MIAA to one individual from each league in the State, who best exemplifies the highest standards of fair play and sportsmanship in high school hockey. He will receive this prestigious award on Tuesday March 22 at the TD Garden during the Boston Bruins game against the NJ Devils.” Free Craft Fridays at Artisans Asylum For the month of March, Artisans Asylum is opening the doors of its Joy St. workspace on Fridays (6-11 p.m.) to anyone who would like to come and work on a craft project—for free. Those who can pass safety tests, may also make use of …
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Plus, Saint Patrick -- he wasn't even Irish!
Today is Thursday, March 17. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here are five (Irish-inspired) things you need to know today. 1. First, the bad news: St. Patrick – he wasn’t Irish. According to a story told by local writer Jim Morrison, he was born in either Southern Scotland, Western England or maybe even Wales. Some time after he turned 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery by Irish marauders. You can read more about the man who became the patron saint of the Emerald Isle and whose life (and death, to be exact) we honor today on Charlestown.Patch.com. Pretty interesting stuff. 2. Now, good news: There are a number of St. Paddy’s Parties at pubs around town tonight and we’ll have a full list for you in our Patch Picks later today. 3. More good…
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Eat a festive lunch at the High School, order wine for delivery, vote for a local hero and more.
Somerville Schools are closed tomorrow, Mar. 17 Kids, you're in luck. It's a short school week this week and you don't have school tomorrow. No, it's not the luck of the Irish, but rather a day to commemorate the evacuation of British Forces from the Boston area during the Revolutionary War aka: Evacuation Day. Enjoy the day off, it's not celebrated everywhere! Grab an Irish-inspired meal a day early Get in the spirit of St. Patty's Day at the student-run Highlander Cafe. Head to the High School for lunch from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. On the menu: Corned beef, boiled cabbage, potatoes, carrots turnips and beets, plus Irish soda bread and Shamrock sugar cookies. Yum! Click here for more information. It’s Wednesday. Have you voted for Det. …
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Attend a SomerVision Showcase, swim a few laps with the family, mark your calendar for the last day of school and more.
Inform the future of Somerville Join your fellow Somervillians to discuss the future of our City and speak your mind about what's important to your quality of life here. The second SomerVision Showcase event takes place this evening starting at 6:30 p.m. Details here. Feedback from these events will help City officials steer the City's 20-year Comprehensive Plan in the right direction. Read about the first event here. Get in touch with your literary side Join hosts Gloria Mindock and Harris Gardener at the Armory for the First and Last Word Poetry Series at 9:30 p.m. This month's featured poets: Tom Daley, David Surrette, and Dorothy Derifield. Click here for more details. Sing Your Heart Out Head to the Rosebud's back bar and sing your …
Friday, March 11, 2011
Spring forward! Daylight saving time begins early Sunday morning.
It's that time again: Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Lots of people dread the start of daylight saving time, but you have to take the long view: Sure, you'll miss an hour's worth of sleep Sunday morning, but in return you get an extra hour of sunlight from now until November. Mmmm, please pass the riz au djon-djon Ever wondered what your neighbors were cooking up for dinner? In the latest video post to the Somerville Arts Council’s new food blog Nibble, Port-au-Prince native Judith Laguerre takes viewers on a shopping trip to La Internacional grocery store in Union Square and then shows step-by-step how to make the Haitian black rice and mushrooms dish called Riz au …
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Upcoming scholarship deadlines, Thai Tapas Tuesday returns and more.
High School Scholarship Deadlines A heads up for Somerville High seniors and parents: Fri. Mar. 11 is the application deadline for more than two-dozen of the scholarships listed in the Somerville High School Scholarship Booklet. Application procedures can be found here. Or visit the SHS College Readiness site here to browse the list. New Moms Group Have a little one under a year of age? Meet up with other new parents at a free weekly support group at 11:30 a.m. today. Registration is not required. Click here for more information. Sake Sipping Seminar For this month’s edition of Thai Tapas Tuesday, the Passionate Foodie, aka Richard Auffery returns to Ronnarong for a Sake Seminar. Click here fore more details and to learn how to make your…
Monday, March 7, 2011
Celebrate National School Breakfast Week, learn to de-pave, play a round of chess and more.
Start the school day off right Today is the first day of National School Breakfast Week and to celebrate, any elementary school student who eats breakfast at a Somerville public school through Fri. Mar. 11, will be entered to win a prize. What’s in it for you: A free, healthy meal for your little one. What’s in it for them: Showing up a little earlier to school could mean they’ll win a Razor Spark Scooter, or the i-Sport Plug-N-Play game system courtesy of Project Bread. Bring your elementary student in bright and early at 7 a.m. Click here to see what’s on the menu. Mark your calendar: “De-Pave” your way to spring on Wed. Tired of having a concrete jungle for a backyard? Join members of Somerville Climate Action at a meeting of the …
Friday, March 4, 2011
Check out a free family film at the library Saturday, attend a free craft night Friday at Artisans Asylum, and free your mind to come up with cool ideas for this year’s ArtsUnion festival lineup--they’ve put out a call for event producers.
Have a great idea for a public event? The new Union Square Main Streets newsletter is out and it’s filled with useful news including a call to motivated, creative minds to propose events for this year’s Somerville Arts Council's ArtsUnion line-up. If you’ve enjoyed events like the Fluff Festival, the Rock & Roll Yard Sale or Bloom, which brought a field of paper flowers to Prospect Hill last year, and you have an idea of your own that you’d like to volunteer to produce, they want to hear from you. The Arts Council “helps with publicity, provides support and base funding to make the program happen,” says the notice. You bring the great idea and the willpower to make it happen. They suggest you “Check out what happened last year for …
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Find recycled toothbrushes, help plan East Broadway improvements, learn about Somerville’s railroad history and more.
Yes, you can brush your teeth with yogurt cups and then turn your toothbrush into a park bench: Here’s a great tip that came via the Somerville Climate Action e-mail list (which is a great resource for those looking for environmental news and ways to protect the planet): “You can get a new (completely recyclable) toothbrush every three months delivered to your door, along with an envelope to return the old one for recycling.” The toothbrushes are made from recycled yogurt cups and once returned they are recycled into plastic lumber for park benches and such. A subscription costs about $3 per toothbrush. Info here. The tip also pointed out that any toothbrush may be recycled “in the #5 bin at your local Whole Foods.” (Somerville does not …
