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FW: Community Budget Forums Postponed
by Ruth Ryals 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

And of course, snow emergency notice will follow! From: City Councillor Marjorie Decker [mailto:cmatson@cambridgema.gov] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:10 PM To: rryals(a)comcast.net Subject: Community Budget Forums Postponed Community Budget Forums hosted by City Councillor Marjorie Decker postponed and rescheduled. Hello, The Community Budget Forums for this week (Wednesday Feb 2 and Thursday Feb 3) have been postponed and rescheduled due to expected poor weather conditions and difficult parking conditions. The Forum will now be held on Saturday February 12th from 10am-12 noon in the Lecture Hall at the Cambridge Public Library 449 Broadway. The other meeting date has not changed. Next week's forum on Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 a the Mayor Russell Youth and Community Center, Community Room, 2nd Floor, 680 Huron Avenue from 6:30-8:30 pm will take place as scheduled. Please RSVP to Catherine Matson-Grosser at <mailto:cmatson@cambridgema.gov> cmatson(a)cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4276 Thank you. Marjorie Decker City Councillor Forward email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=bu5jwaeab&m=1103829990017&ea= rryals%40comcast.net&a=1104359540188> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001i7QXCy7a6Fh8_Kr9Ou5EUg%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_Basic_206> This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net by cmatson(a)cambridgema.gov | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001i7QXCy7a6Fh8_Kr9Ou5EUg%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001i7QXCy7a6Fh8_Kr9Ou5EUg%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> T | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp> . City Councillor | 795 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | MA | 02139 <http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=bu5jwaeab&t=1104359540188.0.1103829990017.146 &ts=S0589&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif>

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FW: You're Invited to a Community Budget Forum
by Ruth Ryals 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

fyi From: City Councillor Marjorie Decker [mailto:cmatson@cambridgema.gov] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:45 AM To: rryals(a)comcast.net Subject: You're Invited to a Community Budget Forum City Councillor Marjorie Decker Chair of the Finance Committee invites you to a Community Budget Forum A series of Budget Forums for the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget are being hosted by City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker, Chair of the Finance Committee. As the City Manager begins the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Process, Cambridge residents are encouraged to attend and provide feedback on budget priorities and to learn more about the City Budget. Individuals are invited to attend ONE of the following forums, which are scheduled from 6:30-8:30 p.m. -Wednesday, February 2, 2011, Main Library Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway -Thursday, February 3, 2011, O'Connell Branch Library, 48 Sixth Street -Wednesday, February 9, 2011, Mayor Russell Youth & Community Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Community Room (2nd Floor) - Rescheduled from January 26th Please RSVP to Catherine Matson-Grosser at cmatson(a)cambridgema.gov or (617)-349-4276 Forward email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=bu5jwaeab&m=1103829990017&ea= rryals%40comcast.net&a=1104344266433> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001xlwQRLlFDUErMLsusyoMJw%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_Basic_206> This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net by cmatson(a)cambridgema.gov | Update Profile/Email Address <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001xlwQRLlFDUErMLsusyoMJw%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fXlingpdRqO8anzp3o_56A%3D%3 D&se=001bJ-Jpu5SI8w%3D&t=001xlwQRLlFDUErMLsusyoMJw%3D%3D&llr=bu5jwaeab> T | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp> . City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker | 795 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | MA | 02139 <http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=bu5jwaeab&t=1104344266433.0.1103829990017.146 &ts=S0589&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif>

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FW: AIB INfo
by Ruth Ryals 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

If you want to see the plans for the new AIB/Lesley building and the relocated church! Ruth From: Doncaster, Bill [mailto:wdoncast@lesley.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 4:44 PM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: AIB INfo Hi Ruth.. The whole application (the document you have and more) is all on the City's website at http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cdd/cp/zng/specperm/index.html If you care to share. Best, Bill

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FW: Not sure if you got this or not
by Ruth Ryals 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

I went last year and had a great time, saw Jeremy Renner. Ruth From: thom3(a)aol.com [mailto:thom3@aol.com] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:33 PM To: rryals(a)comcast.net; pbkroon(a)yahoo.com Subject: Not sure if you got this or not The Boston Society of Film Critics' 4th Annual Awards Event, Sunday, January 30th at the Brattle Theater _____ Last year's guest was Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner, this year it will be Jeff Malmberg who won the BSFC's honor for Best New Filmmaker AND his film, Marwencol, won for Best Documentary. For tickets go to the Brattle's website: http://brattlefilm.org/2011/01/30/boston-society-of-film-critics-annual-awar ds-and-screening/ ...and for more info and a full list of the 2010 winners go to www.thebsfc.org <http://www.thebsfc.org/> . marwencol_poster.jpg

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FW: City of Cambridge snow Emergency declared
by Ruth Ryals 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Does anyone know who's dark blue car is taking up two nicely dug out spaces in front of my house (on Buena Vista Park)? Ruth From: seidel.sam(a)gmail.com [mailto:seidel.sam@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Sam Seidel Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 3:14 PM To: Seidel, Sam Subject: Re: City of Cambridge snow Emergency declared In case you haven't had enough snow yet ... see below. Sam Seidel ======================= On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Clippinger, Sue <sclippinger(a)cambridgema.gov> wrote: Effective Thursday Jan 20th at 11pm there will be a snow emergency in effect in Cambridge. Parking is prohibited on the signed streets.

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Try This--FW: [PSNA] A great idea for community action
by Ruth Ryals 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/jamaica_plain/2011/01/neighbors_bond_pa… From: hla(a)comcast.net [mailto:hla@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:54 PM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: Re: [Neighbors] FW: [PSNA] A great idea for community action Sorry, the page you have requested does not exist at this address. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Ryals" <rryals(a)comcast.net> To: neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:43:00 PM Subject: [Neighbors] FW: [PSNA] A great idea for community action What a great idea! -----Original Message----- From: psna-bounces(a)lists.portersquare.net [mailto:psna-bounces@lists.portersquare.net] On Behalf Of Susan Hunziker Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:02 PM To: psna(a)portersquare.net Subject: [PSNA] A great idea for community action I wish I'd thought of this last week.... http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/jamaica_plain/2011/01/neighbors_bond_par ty_through_c.html?p1=HP_Well_YourTown_links -- In this age, which believes there is a shortcut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. -- Henry Miller _______________________________________________ PSNA mailing list PSNA(a)lists.portersquare.net http://lists.portersquare.net/listinfo.cgi/psna-portersquare.net _______________________________________________ Neighbors mailing list Neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org http://mailman.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/neighbors

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FW: [PSNA] A great idea for community action
by Ruth Ryals 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

What a great idea! -----Original Message----- From: psna-bounces(a)lists.portersquare.net [mailto:psna-bounces@lists.portersquare.net] On Behalf Of Susan Hunziker Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:02 PM To: psna(a)portersquare.net Subject: [PSNA] A great idea for community action I wish I'd thought of this last week.... http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/jamaica_plain/2011/01/neighbors_bond_par ty_through_c.html?p1=HP_Well_YourTown_links -- In this age, which believes there is a shortcut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. -- Henry Miller _______________________________________________ PSNA mailing list PSNA(a)lists.portersquare.net http://lists.portersquare.net/listinfo.cgi/psna-portersquare.net

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FW: Bob Kuttner
by Ruth Ryals 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks, Ruth -----Original Message----- From: Martin Evans [mailto:martin.evans@utoronto.ca] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 10:26 AM To: martingevans(a)gmail.com Subject: Bob Kuttner Dear Colleague: Please join us at a reception featuring author and commentator Robert Kuttner at the home of Paul and Debbie Walker in Cambridge on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 5:30pm. It will be a fun evening of stimulating conversation, good food, fine wine, and convivial companionship. Tickets are $100 per person and will benefit our educational outreach on redistricting reform, campaign finance reform, and open and accountable government. Sponsors will receive a complimentary signed copy of Kuttner's bestselling new book, A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama's Promise, Wall Street's Power, and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future. To purchase tickets, make a donation, or sponsor this event, please click on: www.commoncause.org/ma/kuttner. Common Cause is the leading voice in Massachusetts for change. Last session, we successfully fought for the passage of the most significant ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying reforms in decades, as well as for National Popular Vote, which will reform the Electoral College. We are now in the midst of an aggressive campaign to curb political patronage, to ensure that the 2011 redistricting process is as open and acceptable as possible, and to pass meaningful campaign finance reform. These battles are not only critical to our democracy, but also cannot be won without your help. Your contribution to this event will make a real difference. Every dollar raised will go directly to ensuring that these campaigns have the support they need to succeed. Please click here (www.commoncause.org/ma/kuttner) to attend the January 18 reception or to make a donation. If you'd like to make reservation by phone, or would like more information, please contact us at 617-426-9600. I look forward to introducing you to Robert Kuttner on January 18th! -- Martin G. Evans Board member URL: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/~evans ,,, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American People upon which this nation relies. It is ... the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job. Barack H. Obama The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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FW: BBU Announcement: Gibson Brothers and Spinney Brothers, Lexington, MA 01/15/11
by Ruth Ryals 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

Our friend and neighbor has a spare ticket for the show tonight in Lexington. Is anyone interested in going tonight with the three of us?? Let me know asap! Ruth Ruth A. Ryals 115 Upland Rd. Cambridge, MA 02140 617-547-6453 617-834-4007 cell rryals(a)comcast.net From: bbuannounce-bounces(a)bbu.org [mailto:bbuannounce-bounces@bbu.org] On Behalf Of Katz, Gerry Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:56 AM To: NEBG; BBUAnnounce Subject: BBU Announce: Gibson Brothers and Spinney Brothers, Lexington, MA 01/15/11 The Gibson Brothers and The Spinney Brothers - In Concert on January 15th at the National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA New Year's Greetings from The Boston Bluegrass Union - Close harmony singing, especially that of the brother duet, has been at the heart of bluegrass music since its inception. Hallowed names such as Monroe, Stanley, Delmore, Bullock, Louvin, Lilly, McRenolds, and many more contributed to the genre's distinctive sound. In its simplest form, the sound featured clean, precise singing, with one voice carrying the melody and the other harmonizing a third or fifth above, Instrumentation was a strummed guitar and mandolin playing rhythm on the offbeat. Ira and Charlie Louvin were likely the most commercially successful of these bands and had a profound impact on the history of popular music. Many of the songs they wrote and recorded during the 1940s and 1950s, such as "I Don't Believe You've Ever Met My Baby", and "When I Start Dreaming", became big country hits and part of the repertoires of singers such as Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons two decades later. The brother duet form went on to influence the way popular music was to develop. Ricky Skaggs claims that the Monroe Brothers had "the greatest influence on twentieth-century music". This bold statement starts to hold some water when he goes on to explain: "the Monroe Brothers influenced the Louvin Brothers, the Louvin Brothers influenced the Everly Brothers, the Everly Brothers influenced John Lennon and Paul McCartney..." from World Music, the Rough Guide. Raised in a rural farming community in the unlikely locale of upstate New York, Eric and Leigh Gibson have been performing under The Gibson Brothers banner for nearly two decades, blending classic bluegrass influences with their own contemporary sensibilities and perspectives. Their dynamic, harmonious vocal interplay and irrepressible wit, matched with the instrumental prowess of the brothers (Eric on banjo, Leigh on guitar) and their band (Mike Barber on bass, Clayton Campbell on fiddle, and Berklee-trained Joe Walsh on mandolin), has put them among the most beloved bands in bluegrass today. Their past five albums have all reached the coveted #1 position on the Bluegrass Unlimited charts, and they have received three awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association, including 2010's Song of the Year and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year awards for "Ring the Bell," the title track to their most recent release on Compass Records. They recently began recording a new album, to be released in 2011, joined by such special guests as Ricky Skaggs and Claire Lynch. Quick with a joke and as likely to dust off a Tom Petty tune or a self-penned classic, the Gibson Brothers is a refreshing, energizing band that epitomizes the very best in modern bluegrass. Allan and Rick Spinney (guitar and banjo, respectively), joined by Gary Dalrymple on mandolin and bassist Darryl Hebb, comprise The Spinney Brothers, hailing from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. Over eight albums and eighteen years, they have developed a sound that draws deeply from classic, first-generation bluegrass, yet is greatly informed by their Canadian heritage and the circumstances of their day-to-day lives. Their commitment to original material gives their music a personal edge that both intrigues and carefully expands the boundaries of the music, and their duo singing is powerfully dynamic and tight. The result is resonant, classically-styled bluegrass of the first order, marked by unusual and moving themes drawn from the Spinney Brothers' own unique vantage point. After many years, they've just started to perform full-time, so you can look to see them join the top ranks of bluegrass acts. I hope you'll join the BBU on January 15th for what will be a great evening of music featuring two of the finest "Home Team" bands to emerge from the Northeast in many years. Additional details on the concert and online ticket purchase at www.bbu.org Best, Gerry Here are some video clips for your enjoyment - - The Gibson Brothers talk about their forthcoming album 'Help My Brother' <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0orc4eF3i40> , due out on Compass Records in 2011. Spinney Bros - Gravel in Your Shoes <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzynelL3HwE> Spinney Bros - When the Angels Come for Me <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HE1hSR7J5I> Louvin Brothers I Don <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0J1ihi_zhY&feature=related> 't Believe You've Met My Baby Jim and Jesse <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbseEQtgftg&feature=related> - When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Stanley Brothers, The - How Mountain Gals Can Love <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0Meuug0IA&feature=related> Finally, Tickets for the 26th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival are on sale now. Early Bird ticket discount ends on January 15th. Full lineup and festival details at www.bbu.org

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Re: [Neighbors] FW: [PSNA] FW: Community Meeting Jan. 12
by Ruth Ryals 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Great! From: christina Tree [mailto:tree.christina@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:03 AM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: Re: [Neighbors] FW: [PSNA] FW: Community Meeting Jan. 12 Hi Ruth, I would like to thank all those who replied to my SOS a while back for a reliable auto mechanic, The quest lead us to Sarris Auto Sales & Service (sarrisauto.com) 626 Arsenal St. in Watertown. They seem exceptionally capable, trustworthy and reasonably-priced. Chris Tree On Jan 11, 2011, at 6:33 PM, Ruth Ryals wrote: From: psna-bounces(a)lists.portersquare.net [mailto:psna-bounces@lists.portersquare.net] On Behalf Of Doncaster, Bill Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:48 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: FW: Lesley Community Meeting Jan. 12 (I'm re-posting this message to PSNA to help get the last-minute word out. --John) Hi Everyone, I think we're all anticipating a whopper of a storm - because of that, we're going to RESCHEDULE Wednesday's Community meeting to THURSDAY, January 13 at 6:30, Amphitheatre, 2nd floor, University Hall. There is no practical way to alert all who were notified of the meeting change (over 2,000 letters were sent) - but we're posting the change on our website, will get signs up at U-Hall entrances. John, Phoebe - can I ask both of you to alert the PSNA & Agassiz email lists? To all others - particularly those within condo associations - any forwarding you can do to alert neighbors of the change would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone, stay safe and we'll hopefully see you on Thursday. Bill (corrected meeting notification below) Dear Neighbors, Plans for the new Art Institute of Boston at Porter Square have progressed, and we are completing our special permit application and anticipate presenting to the Planning Board on January 18. We are very excited about the plans and look forward to sharing them with you. To that end, we invite you to a community meeting to preview the plans on: Due to the predictions of Snow Storm: Rescheduled to THURSDAY, January 13, 6:30 p.m. in the Amphitheater in University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue. Since previous meetings and discussions, plans for the exterior and footprint of the building have changed little-but become much more detailed. Plans now include defining interior placement of classrooms, studios, offices, etc.; a fully designed urban plaza at in front of the facility, with outdoor seating, to serve as a meeting/gather place for students and neighbors; landscaping improvements to the Roseland Street edge of the University Hall parking lot; and more detailed plans for the restoration and preservation of the former North Prospect Church building. We hope you will join us, and the architectural team from Bruner/Cott Architects, for a look at the architectural plans for the new Art Institute of Boston. Sincerely, Bill Doncaster Lesley University <ATT00072.txt>_______________________________________________ Neighbors mailing list Neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org http://mailman.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/neighbors

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