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Fwd: [Porter square] New Vulnerable Road Users Law
by raryals 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Young Kim <ycknorris(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 7:56 AM Subject: [Porter square] New Vulnerable Road Users Law To: Siddiqui, Sumbul <ssiddiqui(a)cambridgema.gov>, Huang, Yi-An < yhuang(a)cambridgema.gov> Cc: Mallon, Alanna <amallon(a)cambridgema.gov>, Azeem, Burhan < bazeem(a)cambridgema.gov>, Carlone, Dennis <dcarlone(a)cambridgema.gov>, McGovern, Marc <mmcgovern(a)cambridgema.gov>, Nolan, Patricia < pnolan(a)cambridgema.gov>, Simmons, Denise <dsimmons(a)cambridgema.gov>, Toner, Paul <ptoner(a)cambridgema.gov>, Zondervan, Quinton < qzondervan(a)cambridgema.gov>, City Clerk <cityclerk(a)cambridgema.gov> Dear Mayor and City Manager, I received the notice below along with my auto registration renewal notice. Please let the community know about this new law and please have the Police enforce the law, on warning basis until people get used to the new law. Thank your consideration, Respectfully yours, Young Kim [image: Vulnerable Road Users Law.jpg] -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id \

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Wow! What now?
by raryals 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/07/24/memo-somerville-planners-cuts-lab-u… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Important meetings in Somerville next week
by raryals 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/07/28/attend-somerville-meetings-from-jul… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Important meetings next week
by raryals 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/07/28/attend-cambridge-meetings-from-july… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Family Movie Nights 8/2 and 8 Free!
by Comcast 26 Jul '23

26 Jul '23

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: Cambridge Arts <cambridgearts(a)cambridgema.gov> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 12:55 PM Subject: Family Movie Nights 8/2 and 8 Free! [https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=a23195db-0803-483a-84b5-a2ea51368ab2&a=113078…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/c78f5cf5-aea5-48d7-aa09-d8cc5…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/b2172475-80d1-464b-9bf8-2b698…] Join us for Family Movie Nights! Free! Summer In The City:<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P4LWjP8rY182KOBv5ForoTQAW4KeRJBT7vBRTeSq_w9…> • Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 8:15 p.m. at Harvard Square, on Palmer Street, off Church Street, in partnership with the Harvard Square Business Association. * Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m. at Inman Square, at East Cambridge Savings Bank parking lot, 1310 Cambridge St., in partnership with East Cambridge Business Association and East Cambridge Savings Bank. [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/ccb7055d-e11a-462f-8bd2-f64d1…] About Cambridge Arts Cambridge Arts<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P4LWjP8rY182KOBv5ForoTQAW4KeRJBT7vBRTeSq_w9…> is the River Festival, Open Studios, Gallery 344, Sidewalk Poetry, Summer In The City, Community Supported Art, grants to artists, street performers, more than 280 works of contemporary public art in every neighborhood of the city, and a conservation program to preserve them for the future. We are the Cambridge Arts Council, a City agency that funds, promotes, and presents high-quality, community based arts programs for the benefit of artists, residents, and visitors in Cambridge. Active since 1974, Cambridge Arts is one of the most dynamic local arts agencies in the country. Cambridge Arts exists to ensure that the arts remain vital for people living, working and visiting Cambridge. Cambridge Arts is located on the Indigenous homelands of the Massachusett, Nipmuc, Pawtucket, and Wampanoag peoples. We are guests on this land. We honor the people who were here before colonization, are here now, and will be here in the future. In our work as a cultural organization, we are committed to doing whatever we can to dismantle harmful structures built from violent colonialism. Our work seeks to expand the visibility of and celebrate the histories, cultures, and stories of indigenous peoples, who are of this place. Cambridge Arts embraces a vision that welcomes and supports everyone. Believing that a multiplicity of perspectives is essential to a strong society, we are committed, both in our policies and practices, to building participation in and awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts and all cultures. In our ongoing work to address cultural and historical inequities, we strive to be a community anchor that reflects the entire Cambridge community and expands access, opportunities, and inclusion in every form of creative expression. We value diverse voices and people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic situations, religions, citizenship statuses, and family configurations. The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We will provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request. For information contact Cambridge Arts: cambridgearts(a)cambridgema.gov<mailto:cambridgearts@cambridgema.gov>, 617-349-4380 or TTY: 617-492-0235. [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/4464955f-2e80-4dec-844c-8238a…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/834a7418-1b11-4500-85e6-54858…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/7ea8f320-b680-4329-bbd6-1e115…] [https://files.constantcontact.com/94d05d74701/1db1e7e2-7f10-4bcb-b81b-11f12…] [Facebook] ‌ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P4LWjP8rY182KOBv5ForoTQAW4KeRJBT7vBRTeSq_w9…> [Twitter] ‌ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P4LWjP8rY182KOBv5ForoTQAW4KeRJBT7vBRTeSq_w9…> www.CambridgeMA.gov/Arts<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P4LWjP8rY182KOBv5ForoTQAW4KeRJBT7vBRTeSq_w9…>

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Fwd: senet anyone?
by Comcast 26 Jul '23

26 Jul '23

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: Marjorie Hilton <margiehill(a)post.harvard.edu> Ruth, I am giving a talk at History Camp in two weeks and need to find a Senet game (an ancient Egyptian board game). They still are for sale. Is it possible for you to put this out on the list for me? I would be grateful. Margie Hilton -- "Life isn't waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

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Fwd: [Porter square] Red Sox ticks to tonite
by Comcast 26 Jul '23

26 Jul '23

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: 'THOMAS MEEK' via Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 10:05:12 AM Subject: [Porter square] Red Sox ticks to tonite Hi have 4 tix to tonite’s game but my daughter and friend who I was taking can’t make it, and it’s too late to donate them to the Jimmy Fund, so, if you want or know of a charity that could take them, reach out. Tom Sent from something electronic -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/B2F1D43B-0A67-41C4-A499-3302….

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Fwd: So just WHAT IS UP with the Charles RIver Collaboratory?
by Comcast 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

This is really exciting! Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation <info(a)charlesrivermuseum.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:07 PM Subject: So just WHAT IS UP with the Charles RIver Collaboratory? Your questions, answered. View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/charlesrivermuseum/busyseptember-1443349?e=a11b668c27> [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/69750dd5-80b2-ca…] <https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [The Charles River Collaboratory:] Your Questions, Answered The Charles River Collaboratory is one of the most exciting—and important—new developments at the Museum in quite a while. But, as it is a new endeavor and not yet fully open to the public, we thought that, despite what we've shared to date, you might have some lingering questions. Let's try to answer some of them! What IS the Charles River Collaboratory? So... who are these people, and where do they come from? [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/094e1319-df52-bb…] The Charles River Collaboratory is a new public makerspace located at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in downtown Waltham, Massachusetts. It is a grant-funded, collaborative project of the Museum and Boston College led by BC professors, graduate, and undergraduate students. What does the Collaboratory DO? What happens there? What's the game-plan? [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/_compresseds/d84b42b3-f…] The Collaboratory promotes the systematic development of STEM and near-peer mentoring skills in middle school and high school students in a project-based learning environment. What sort of SKILLS & TOOLS does the Collaboratory employ in its work? Oooooh! Toys? Do tell! [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/552732d4-f8fd-d3…] The Collaboratory facility contains computers, 3-D printers, laser cutters and engravers, CNC routers and mills, and other emerging technologies. [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/62e5f716-478e-50…] [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/f2f0bd85-1431-c1…] [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/6b13fc82-e6f0-e0…] A 3D printed articulating fantasy bird. How is this dynamic and impactful endeavor funded? Whoah. That's some mighty cool stuff! How is this happening? The Charles River Collaboratory is funded separately from Charles River Museum operations, primarily through Boston College, by generous grants and support from organizations and entities, including: • The National Science Foundation • A Boston College Schiller Institute RITEA grant • A Lynch School of Education and Human Development Collaborative Fellows grant • A foundation that has requested to remain anonymous [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/346d1ba2-4518-c0…] [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/a4662497-d824-e9…] So, what's NEXT? Looking forward... [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/55475903-82df-92…] In addition to youth-led programming and STEM camps, the Collaboratory will serve as a common space for the community to learn about and how to use emerging technologies. The purpose of the Charles River Collaboratory is to help and support community members who want to learn new skills and technologies in the context of not just improving themselves but using those skills to support the youth leadership and the community as a whole. In service of this vision, the Collaboratory will be the home to community, youth, and family-focused workshops where participants will learn how to use the technological tools and resources in the facility. There will be BC-led community workshops where families can learn emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, how to use 3D printers and laser cutters, and how to design and make a broad range of artworks and practical objects with the Collaboratory’s tools, as well as Museum-led educational programs leveraging the tools and workspace. We also expect to offer unstructured, open-access hours for members of the community to make use of the Collaboratory for their own projects. It is the shared goal of the BC and Museum teams that all Charles River Collaboratory programs and community access remain free of charge. All involved will work hard to make that happen by continuing to write grants, of course, but we also invite community financial support from people like you! [The Charles River Collaboratory:] We hope this gives you a better understanding of the Charles River Collaboratory, its mission, and its potential in the Museum and the Community! Summer Weaving Events are BACK! With instruction from Beth Guertin of A Place to Weave<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/_compresseds/30ac090f-3…] Drop-In Weaving!<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Sat., July 29 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Potholder Weaving<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Wed., August 16 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Woven Magnets<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Wed., August 16 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM All workshops are just $5/participant Does not include Museum Admission See event description for age ranges SPACE IS LIMITED For full details and to purchase tickets, visit HERE<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Our FREE ADMISSION Community Summer Continues! Our Next Two Communities: [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/4a6ad9c0-7c75-71…] [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/adf321fc-2dee-30…] Newton: Aug. 9 - Aug. 12 Sudbury: Aug. 16 - Aug. 19 Waltham: Aug. 23 - Aug. 26 * Watertown: Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 Wayland: Sept. 6 - Sept. 9 Wellesley: Sept. 13 - Sept. 16 Weston: Sept. 20 - Sept. 23 FULL DETAILS HERE<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Tickets for our 2023 Fall 2nd SHIFT season are available NOW!<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [https://mcusercontent.com/d00175d4c54fb80ed4e47dbff/images/8e2eecb2-7c21-35…] <https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> View our full calendar of events HERE!<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> PLEASE SUPPORT the programs and exhibits of the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation Make a Gift<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [Twitter]<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [Facebook]<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [Instagram]<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> [Website]<https://charlesrivermuseum.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d00175d4c54fb…> Copyright © 2023 Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, All rights reserved. You are receiving this message because you opted in at some point in the past. Thank you for being a subscriber! Our mailing address is: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody Street Waltham, MA 02453

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Electrifying Massachusetts!
by raryals 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

https://abodeem.com/homeowners/community-programs/cambridge/ Check it out! -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: The City's plan means our future is uncertain--we need your voice!
by RUTH RYALS 21 Jul '23

21 Jul '23

> For any of you who enjou the performances and activities offered here, please support them. > Please join us August 15th 7pm for a Community Meeting https://artsatthearmory.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b690012934eeed8a… > > > > Dear friends and supporters of Arts at the Armory, > > The Center for Arts at the Armory needs your support. Please join us for an important community meeting on August 15, 2023 at 7pm in the Performance Hall. This meeting is an opportunity for us, the Center for Arts at the Armory, to present ourselves to our community–our mission, leadership, business plan, events, programs, services and successes. We want to educate our community about what our organization does and what the community would lose if our organization dissolves. Ultimately we want you, our community members, to decide for yourselves how you believe you will best be served by the Armory. We will also be presenting ways in which you can engage with this process and make your voice heard. Thank you for your ongoing support and your engagement with our organization at this critical juncture. > > A year into its ownership of the Armory building, the City instituted an Armory Master Planning Process and hired a consultant team, Create Today, based out of New York, to guide this process. With the Master Planning Process now underway for over a year, the City and Create Today recently presented just two models that are being considered for the future of the Armory building. Model 1 proposes "the City as owner and operator” of the Armory building, giving the City full control of the building and its programming. In this model, the Center for Arts at the Armory would be dissolved, and other current Armory tenants would also need to vacate. Model 2 is dubbed “Multiple Tenants,” which proposes the City as the building manager that rents spaces to chosen artists or arts organizations/business, and is similar to how the Armory has existed for nearly 20 years, with with the exception that the City would choose who can occupy the building to fill their chosen arts mandate. While we do not support either model proposed to go forward in the Armory Master Plan Process, the second model at least does not make us obsolete, but still leaves our future in question. Our only hope of survival is the rejection of Model 1--the "City as owner and operator" and we need everyone's support on this. > > The Center for Arts at the Armory is an independent, non-profit organization that resides in a historic Armory building, serving Somerville and the Greater Boston community through arts, cultural and community performances, events, exhibitions, markets, classes and more. The mission of Arts at the Armory is to provide an inclusive and accessible venue that creates opportunities for artists and cultural workers, brings diverse audiences together, enriches and transforms lives, and promotes the creative economy. In addition to the many events that CAA hosts that are produced independently of CAA, CAA has five signature programs: The Spotlight Series, The Performance Opportunity Program (POP), The Somerville Winter Farmers Market, The Feet Keep the Beat Festival and ROOTED Armory Cafe Visual Arts Exhibitions. > > The repurposed Armory opened its doors as a community arts center in 2008, and Arts at the Armory became the anchor tenant in the building, operating the Performance Hall and Cafe. Arts at the Armory hosts 750+ events each year in disciplines including music, dance, theater, literary arts, visual arts, film, circus, comedy and more. Arts at the Armory provides free and accessibly priced venues to performing arts, cultural and community groups of Greater Boston. The Arts at the Armory Performance Hall and Cafe also provide a vast and inspiring panorama of arts and cultural events to audiences throughout the year. Arts at the Armory hosts dozens of markets each year, including our own Somerville Winter Farmers Market, which promote the creative economy, local businesses and community economic development. Both the Cafe and the Hall are available for private rentals. > > The Armory was purchased by Joseph and Nabil Sater, in collaboration with Highland Armory Realty Trust (HART), from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for $2.6 million in April 2004. The Saters brought the building up to code and preserved the historical details, and reopened the building as an arts and community center in 2008, with the Center for Arts at the Armory as the anchor tenant. Due to financial pressures and other factors during the pandemic, some Armory tenants left the building and the building owner sought to rent the Performance Hall to a commercial entity. In May of 2021, the City of Somerville acquired the Armory building by eminent domain to preserve the building for arts uses. > > Stephanie Scherpf, Co-Director / CEO > Jess White, Co-Director / COO > Hathalee Higgs, Board President > Neil Berman, Board Member > Ruth Faris, Board Member > Ivan Abarca, Board Member > Stephond Goler, Board Member > Amanda Klein, Board Member > > > [Facebook] https://artsatthearmory.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b690012934eeed8a… > [Link] https://artsatthearmory.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b690012934eeed8a… > [Website] https://artsatthearmory.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b690012934eeed8a… > > artsatthearmory.org https://artsatthearmory.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b690012934eeed8a… > > Our mailing address is: > The Center for Arts at the Armory > 191 Highland Ave Ste 1C > Somerville, MA 02143-1544 > > > > > > [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm… >

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