January 2018 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Microphone and speaker
by Ruth Ryals 28 Jan '18

28 Jan '18

> Hi, > > Margaret Levin and I are running the Democratic Caucus on Feb 4th at Graham and Parks. Does anyone have a microphone and speaker to use to talk to the audience of potential delegates/ others? > Karaoke machine? Also, please come and see the sausage made! > > Thanks! > Ruth >

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Fwd: Members Sought for Cambridge Climate Protection Action Committee
by Ruth Ryals 26 Jan '18

26 Jan '18

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> > Date: January 26, 2018 at 11:00:13 AM EST > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Subject: Members Sought for Cambridge Climate Protection Action Committee > > For Immediate Release > City of Cambridge Public Information Office > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > 617-349-4339, itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov > > Members Sought for Cambridge Climate Protection Action Committee > > Cambridge, MA, January 26, 2018 -- Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is seeking new members for the Climate Protection Action Committee (CPAC). Appointees will fill a limited number of vacancies on the committee. > > The committee, which consists of residents and representatives of the universities, the business community, and community organizations, advises the City on climate change policy and implementation related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for the unavoidable impacts. > > Cambridge has been working on climate change action since 1999. The City has an overall goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions at the community scale by 2050. The City is in the process of developing a Climate Action Plan which will set new climate protection goals and objectives for adoption by the City Council. In addition, a Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience Plan is also being developed. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change will require concerted action by the entire community, and the committee is an important element of the effort to develop policies and programs to help residents, businesses, institutions, and organizations incorporate energy efficiency, renewable energy, resilience, and other measures into their homes and work places. The Committee acts a sounding board for City staff, makes recommendations to the City Manager, convenes community discussions about climate change, and is responsible for reviewing progress on the implementation of the Net Zero Action Plan. For more information about climate protection in Cambridge, visit cambridgema.gov/climate. > > The committee generally meets on the second Thursday of the month, from 6-8 p.m., at Cambridge City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway. Any Cambridge resident or representative of a business, institution, or organization based in Cambridge who would like to work to address climate change is welcome to apply. Members are appointed by the City Manager, generally to a three year term. > > The deadline for submitting an application for the Climate Protection Action Committee is February 26, 2018. Applications can be submitted to City Manager Louis A. DePasquale using the city’s online application system at cambridgema.gov/apply. A cover letter describing your interest, resume, or applicable experience can be submitted during the online application process. Paper applications are available in the City Manager’s Office at Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. > > -###- > > > This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net > City of Cambridge, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Executive Office, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States > Unsubscribe >

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FW: CORRECTION: FREE LUCAD Photography Workshop this Sunday at 9:00am
by Ruth Ryals 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

From: Oscar Palacio <opalacio=lesley.edu(a)mail211.atl171.mcdlv.net> on behalf of Oscar Palacio <opalacio(a)lesley.edu> Reply-To: Oscar Palacio <opalacio(a)lesley.edu> Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 6:29 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Subject: CORRECTION: FREE LUCAD Photography Workshop this Sunday at 9:00am Free and open to all high school students interested in learning about photography using an 8" x 10" field camera. Worksohp materials provided by the Photography Department at Lesley University. View this email in your browser Free LUCAD Photography Workshop Lesley University Lunder Arts Center 1801 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 BFA Photo Facebook Page BFA Photo Instagram Feed BFA Photo Website MAKING 8" x 10" PAPER NEGATIVES with faculty Oscar Palacio and Brian Unwin SUNDAY January 28, 2018 9:00-12:00am Open Registration 8:30am REGISTER ONLINE Free and Open to All High School Students This free workshop is designed for high school students interested in our Photography program. It introduces students to the basics of studio portraiture, using commercial strobes, and making 8” x 10" paper negatives with a large format camera. Students will come to our new building in Cambridge and experience our state of the art studio facilities and darkrooms. During the workshop, students will have the opportunity to look through the ground glass of a field camera, get a feel for the way people photographed before the digital age, and create paper negatives as they make portraits. High school students will also be introduced to our darkroom facilities where they will process the paper negatives they created in the studio, and make prints to take home. Lesley University will provide all materials for the workshop. For more information about this free workshop for high school students, and the Photography program, please contact: Oscar Palacio Associate Professor BFA Photography Program Lesley University College of Art and Design Email: opalacio(a)lesley.edu Website: oscarpalacio.net Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Lesley University, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to this list because of your interest in the BFA Photography program at Lesley University College of Art and Design (LUCAD), formerly known as the Art Institute of Boston (AIB). Our mailing address is:Lesley UniversityCollege of Art and Design, BFA Photography Program 29 Everett St. Cambridge, MA 02138 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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Fwd: New City Law Regulates Short Term Rentals
by Ruth Ryals 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> > Date: January 24, 2018 at 10:56:55 AM EST > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Subject: New City Law Regulates Short Term Rentals > > For Immediate Release > City of Cambridge > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > 617-349-4339, itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov > > New City Law Regulates Short Term Rentals > Registration with Inspectional Services Required by April 1, 2018 > > Cambridge, MA, January 24, 2018 -- The Cambridge City Council adopted a Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance (#1397) which goes in effect on April 1, 2018 and regulates the rental of property for transient housing (stays up to 30 days). Cambridge residents who meet eligibility requirements and wish to use their residential property for short-term rental must register with the city’s Inspectional Services Department by April 1, 2018. > > Platforms such Airbnb®, Home Away™, and others have made the short-term rental of bedrooms or whole dwelling units a popular travel accommodation option, particularly in urban areas where hotel prices can be very high. > > Research shows that Cambridge has hundreds of short-term rental units available. Just like other types of lodging houses and hotels, short-term rentals will also be required to comply with building code, life safety regulations, and health and hygiene standards. In order to qualify for a short-term rental certificate, the respective dwelling unit or bedroom must also be inspected by a city inspector. Additionally, the operator of a short-term rental must live in, or adjacent to the unit, as described in the new ordinance. > > The city’s Inspectional Services will host informal drop-in sessions where residents can ask questions about the new Ordinance, eligibility requirements, the process of obtaining a Certificate of Registration, or check on the specific conditions of their dwelling unit. > > The drop-in sessions will be held in the Lombardi Building, Basement Conference Room, 831 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge on the following dates: > > Tuesday, Feb. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. > Tuesday, Feb. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. > Tuesday, Mar. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. > Tuesday, Mar. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. > > For more information, visit CambridgeMA.gov/Shorttermrental. > > -###- > > > > > > > This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net > City of Cambridge, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Executive Office, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States > Unsubscribe >

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FW: People Music Network Winter Gathering Jan.26-28
by Ruth Ryals 21 Jan '18

21 Jan '18

Dear Neighbors, I want especially to let you know about the Friday Concert January 26 at the Unitarian Church in Cambridge. There is more information below. A concert flyer and a weekend flyer are attached. Sol Y Canto, our wonderful neighbors from across the track, are performing Friday. Anyone who wants to can sing in the chorus Friday night (just 3 songs) by arriving at 5:15. And get a big discount on the concert cost. Ask Molly or Dan Lynn Watt if you have questions. The People's Music Network Winter Gathering is coming to town. This is the first time in 10 years that this gathering is being held in Boston. From the PMN Web Site: "The People’s Music Network is a diverse community of singers, artists, activists and allies that cultivates music and cultural work as catalysts for a just and peaceful world." "We use music and culture to promote progressive ideas and values. We’re committed to working with and supporting grassroots and community organizations, to explore and present the diversity of people’s culture. We learn from our communities and each other and we have fun doing it!" A gala Winter Gathering Concert featuring Charlie King and Rich Burkhardt, Regie Gibson, Sol y Canto and others, plus a chance to sing with a chorus led by Nick Page will be held at the Unitarian Church in Harvard Square on January 26th at 7:30. The Winter Gathering continues for two more days at the Pierce School in Brookline, with workshops by Regie Gibson, artists in residence Charlie King and Rich Burkhardt, and a workshop by Dan and Molly Lynn Watt on Saturday afternoon, and many more. If you have friends who might be interested please forward this message to your them. For Full Information and to register: https://peoplesmusic.org/Winter-Gathering We hope to see you there. Dan & Molly dwatt40(a)comcast.net

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Come join us at Cambridge Common!
by Ruth Ryals 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/01/19/boston-cambridge-womens-march… Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: REMINDER TOMORROW: January 20 Workshop: Art in the Public Realm
by Ruth Ryals 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Shozawa, Katherine" <kshozawa(a)lesley.edu> > Date: January 19, 2018 at 11:11:35 AM EST > To: communityengagement <communityengagement(a)lesley.edu> > Subject: REMINDER TOMORROW: January 20 Workshop: Art in the Public Realm > > Dear DCAC Friends and Community, > > We hope you will join us for an all-ages workshop in partnership with Boston APP/Lab, featuring independent street art curator Pedro Alonzo. > > We are so pleased to have the opportunity to work with Ron Mallis, Founder and Director of Boston APP/Lab, and Pedro Alonzo – our third year of partnership since he started interfacing with our students via JR’s mural on the Hancock Tower and Sam Durant’s socially interventionist piece The Meeting House in Concord, MA. Pedro most recently presented his work with JR at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tecate https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/the-artist-jr-lifts-a-mexican-chi… as part of our Art + Social Justice Series in November/17. > > Boston APP/Lab Workshop #33: Art in the Public Realm > Saturday, January 20 | 10 a.m. – 12 noon | Lunder Arts Center | Lunder 117 (screening room) > Please RSVP (below). FREE for students. > 1801 Mass Ave, Cambridge (at Roseland Street). > Just one block from Porter Square MBTA and regional rail. Metered street parking and pay lot available behind 1815 Mass Ave at Roseland St. > > Happy new year! We hope to see you soon! > > All best, > > Katherine > > — > Katherine Shozawa > Director of Community Engagement > College of Art and Design > Lesley University > 617.349.8028 / kshozawa(a)lesley.edu > > The Office of Community Engagement is a socially engaged art and design intiative that connects Lesley Art + Design and the Lunder Arts Center to communities in Cambridge, Somerville and Greater Boston. To learn more: http://www.lesley.edu/academics/college-of-art-design/community-engagement > > > > View this email in your browser > > REMINDER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE...AND THOSE WHO HAVEN'T YET...RSVP'D! > _______________ > Announcing BostonAPP/Lab Workshop #33 > ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM: > FORGING, REFLECTING, INFORMING URBAN IDENTITIES > _______________________________ > SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 > 10AM-12NOON > > IN PARTNERSHIP WITH > LESLEY ART + DESIGN/LUNDER ARTS CENTER > 1815 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, MA > > > Pyramid, Jonathan Monk. Photo by Steve Weinik > > RSVP HERE > > The exhibition Open Source, organized by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, exemplifies co-creative principles in action: artists, working with residents of all ages, within distinct communities, producing meaningful artworks that in unison impacted the city as a whole. > > Pedro Alonzo, curator of Open Source, developed the exhibition as a platform to empower artists to activate the public on order to reveal aspects of Philadelphia’s unique urban identify by addressing pertinent issues. Alonzo’s most recent curatorial work includes a large-scale installation by the artist JR at the USA/Mexico border. > > Pedro will discuss his experiences and lessons learned about site and artist selection, and about the challenges in developing art projects that – among other features – provide opportunities for all – adults, kids – to participate. > > With Pedro’s work as background, participants will have the opportunity to develop a site-specific project and explore how that project can incorporate and reflect these critical components: > • location > • determination of a relevant issue > • defining, and then approaching, a community > • creation of a platform for engagement and interaction > > We invite you – and your family! -- to join Pedro and the Lab in brainstorming – and collaborating on – ways to bring the pieces of the puzzle together. > > > Tickets are $10 (children are free). Click HERE to register and purchase your tickets. > It’ll be great to see you and work with you! > > PLEASE NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED! > Ron Mallis, Director > BostonAPP/Lab: Arts in Public Places > > > BostonAPP/Lab is honored to be collaborating with > The Office of Community Engagement, a socially-engaged art+design initiative at > Lesley Art+Design > > To learn more: http://www.lesley.edu/academics/college-of-art-design/community-engagement > > > > > > > BostonAPP/Lab is a 501(c)(3) non-profit > Copyright © 2016 BostonAPP/Lab, all rights reserved. > > Our mailing address is: > info(a)bostonapp.org > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list > > > > > > > > > This email was sent to kshozawa(a)lesley.edu > why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > BostonAPP/Lab · 567 Tremont St · Boston, Ma 02118 · USA > > >

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Pollard Brook condo available to rent during February break
by Jaime Loo 18 Jan '18

18 Jan '18

FOR RENT: All condos are rented for the month of February. However, I have a one bedroom, plus a pull-out Murphy bed, bathroom and full kitchen available at InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook. With a beautiful view of the Loon Mountain trails and a gas fireplace, this is a wonderful place to spend your February vacation. Pollard Brook is a quarter mile from Loon Mountain, in Lincoln, New Hampshire. They run round-trip bus shuttles to the mountain throughout the day, Amenities include washers and dryers on the first floor, a full-size swimming pool and outside hotub, as well as a fitness room, small game room and activities on site. I would like to rent my condo from Sunday, 2/18/18-2/25/18, Check-in is 4 pm and check-out is 10 am. I am asking for a deeply discounted $750. Please contact me a jaimeloohoo(a)yahoo.com or 617-497-0097. Respond quickly. Leslie Loomis NH Resorts | White Mountains | Pollard Brook | | | | NH Resorts | White Mountains | Pollard Brook InnSeason Resorts InnSeason Resorts Pollard Brook - Located in Lincoln, NH in the White Mountains. Our resort offers year-round fu... | | |

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Tonight: January PSNA meeting follows the city's Porter Square intersection redesign presentation
by Ruth Ryals 18 Jan '18

18 Jan '18

Two meetings for the price of one! Reminder that we have two meetings TONIGHT at Lesley’s University Hall, 1815 Mass Ave! *************************************************************** First this: Porter Square Intersection Safety Improvements* Community Meeting Thursday, January 18, 2018 University Hall Amphitheatre, Lesley University 1815 Massachusetts Avenue Learn more about the City's plans to improve Porter Square: • Project History • Overview of Proposed Design Improvements • Community Feedback & Input Formal Presentation: 6:00pm-6:45pm Community Feedback: 6:45pm-8:00pm Presented by Cambridge Traffic, Parking & Transportation Department, Engineering Manager, Patrick Baxter, PE - pbaxter(a)cambridgema.gov ****************************************************************** Then this: Porter Square Neighbors Association January 18, 2018 8-9PM (new time) Lesley University Hall (new location) 1815 Massachusetts Avenue AGENDA • New Members/Dues • Review of the Porter Square re-design proposal (the presentation we will have just heard) • Review of the 1791 BZA hearing and PSNA’s response • What do we want PSNA to do this year? • Ears to the Ground (Bring your own news about events in and around Porter Square.) Please think about the things you value most about Porter Square, and what the Square lacks. Finally, what are the most important things you think PSNA should achieve (or work toward) this year? Any volunteers to design/administer a simple questionnaire? SurveyMonkey? Ruth Ryals President, PSNA 115 Upland Rd. Cambridge, MA 02140 6170547-6453

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FW: Wards 8 and 10 hold Democratic Caucus Feb. 4, select delegates for June State Convention | Cambridge Day
by Ruth Ryals 18 Jan '18

18 Jan '18

>From Cambridge Day: http://www.cambridgeday.com/2018/01/16/two-democratic-city-wards-caucus-feb… Perhaps you know someone who is interested in attending/running as a delegate? Ruth Two Democratic city wards caucus Feb. 4, select delegates for June state convention >From the Cambridge Democratic Caucus, Jan. 15, 2018: Democrats in Cambridge Wards 8 and 10 will hold caucuses at 2 p.m. Feb 4 at the Graham & Parks School, 44 Linnaean St., Neighborhood 9, to elect delegates to the Democratic State Convention. Voters interested in becoming delegates to the convention or voting at the caucus must be registered as Democrats (same-day registration is available at the caucus). Registration for both caucuses will open an hour before the official starting time, and attendees must be inside or in line to register no later than 15 minutes after the starting time. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women. Youth, minorities and people with disabilities who are not elected as delegates or alternates may apply to be “add on” delegates. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, disability, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is prohibited. The Democratic State Convention will be held June 1-2 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Contact information for Ward 8: Warren Behr, at wbehr(a)comcast.net; for Ward 10: Ruth Ryals, at rryals(a)comcast.net, and Margaret Levin, at levinmargaret7(a)gmail.com. All caucus locations are handicapped-accessible. For disability-related accommodations, contact Democratic City Committee chairman Brian Corr at (617) 254-8331 or Brian(a)BrianCorr.com.

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