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Since the Goodwill in Davis Square is no longer accepting/selling toys, here's a good outlet for your old kid stuff:
"Even at a used-clothing outlet, the cost of clothing a family of four can be devastating for transitioning families. And the vast majority of homeless families are single-parent families — primarily mothers with small or grade-school children.
At the Children's Clothing Exchange, they trade for what they need — an eight-year old's winter coat for a ten-year old's summer outfit. Good quality for good quality. We take toys, too. If you don't have good clothes, you can trade your time, volunteering. Shopping at the Children's Clothing Exchange
Some are surprised that our barter system works with transitioning people at all. But we're never surprised at how much a person who's had so little is willing to give back. It's simple: the participants fill each other's needs, year after year.
We're located at:
Roosevelt Towers Housing Complex 391 Evereteze Way Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: (617) 576-0039
Hours: 10-4 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. (Saturday hours discontinued due to lack of funding) "
We pass by this tennis court quite often and it looks like the families are having a lot of fun-- at $3 a lesson INCLUDING use of the equipment, it's a steal!
"The Somerville Recreation Department announced today that, beginning Tuesday, September 16th, it will offer the United States Tennis Association's Quickstart tennis format for the fall season. Using smaller courts, rackets and foam balls, the Quickstart format allows young children to experience success on the court. The program will be held at Kelley Playground (corner of Summer & Craigie St.) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The five and six year-old age group will meet from 3:15pm-4:00pm, seven and eight year-olds from 4:00pm- 5:00pm and eight and nine year-olds from 5:00pm – 6:00pm. The program will begin on Tuesday, September 16 and run through Thursday, October 23rd.
The cost of the program is $25.00 for returning players with a racket and $40.00 for new players needing a racket.
The Recreation Department is accepting registrations from 8:30am – 4:30pm. The registration form can also be accessed online on the City's website, www.somerville.gov. Forms should be submitted, with payment, to Somerville Recreation, 19 Walnut Street, Somerville, MA 02143.
For more information, contact Karen Harrington at 617-625-6600 ext 2993. "
Our very own Agassiz parent Jennifer Kimball will be performing this Wednesday evening, July 16 at the Lizard Lounge. As many know already, she's a fantastic musician with a lovely voice and poignant songs, backed up by a godly band of professionals. We can't say enough good things about her performance... just go and see for yourself.
Time: 7:30 doors/21+ Cost: free
Her performance will be followed at 9:30 by a new residency - THE GIANT KINGS featuring Duke Levine with Chris Cote, Kevin Barry, Marty Ballou, Andy Plaistead, Mark Early, and Paul Alhstrand $5 9:30 show 21+
The Lizard Lounge is an intimate venue with good food (pub dinners available) and a loyal, enthusiastic clientele. It's located between Harvard and Porter Squares.
JOIN THE CIRCUS THIS SUMMER!
Somerville families don't have to run away to join the OPENAIR Circus. The Circus is offering its 23d year of summer circus workshops for children, teens, and adults. Classes will run June 24th through July 24th. Performances will be August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.under the big top at Nunziato Field near Union Square in Somerville. Come join us and learn skills from stilting and juggling to miming and commedia dell-arte, from unicycling and devil sticks to stage combat and hip hop dance. This year, artists from the Extraterrestrial Circus Experiment from Ohio (see http://www.myspace.com/circusexperiment) will be in residence. Each class meets for an hour a week, at 4:30, 5:30 or 6:30. Tuesdays are at Nunziato Field, near Union Square, Wednesdays are at Foss Park, and Thursdays are at Nathan Tufts Park at Powderhouse Circle (all in Somerville). Registration is just $20/child or $30/family and includes up to 9 courses per student. In person registration in Wednesday June 18th, 5 – 7 pm at SCAT in Union Sq. Somerville, at each of the first days of classes or online at www.openaircircus.org. For more information, see the website or call 617-947-1191.
For those of us who are raising small buccaneers...
The wonderful Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society will be performing three FREE sing-a-long concerts of great sea-farin' fare, both old and new. One is right here in Somerville (July 12th at the equally fabulous growing center on Vinal Ave) and one on wonderful GEORGE'S ISLAND. If you haven't been there, pack yourself a lunch, take some flashlights, and get yourself down to Long Wharf (Aquarium T stop on the Blue Line) and take the ferry over to the Island. Explore the 19th century fort, scramble on the beach, and listen to the kid-friendly airs of the Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society--a day well spent.
Saturday, June 21 and Friday, July 4th
11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. free concerts in Fort Warren on George's Island in the Boston Harbor
Sing-along chanteys, Irish jigs, and melodies rich in New England history including a new song about the ghost of George's Island, The Lady in Black
http://islandalliance.org/summerevents_family.asp
ferry info (adults $14, kids $8)
The Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln is a great favorite with children. The youngsters dart through the 35 acres of green and woodlands, dotted with contemporary American art sculptures, always excited to see the next surprise. Many of the sculptures are interactive, and almost all of them are sturdy, allowing children to enjoy the art without constant parental repression. The museum also has several child-friendly activities inside, and we enjoy browsing through their museum shop which has many unusual and clever items.
Picnicking is allowed on the green and shaded picnic lawn, though because of the large and hungry yellowjacket population, it's wise to avoid perfumes, bring mesh covers for your food, or set out a decoy plate of food to lure the pests away from your family (an open jar of vinegar will also repel hornets and yellowjackets.)
For kids over 6, check out their Eye Wonder family programs!
Every June, the DeCordova also celebrates its Annual Art in the Park Festival and Art Sale-- "a unique family event that combines performances, art activities, food concessions, and the area's largest outdoor art exhibition and sale featuring over 100 of New England’s finest artists and artisans. This is a day not to be missed!" We've gone in the past and enjoyed ourselves.
Photo above is by Ilan Averbuch, Skirts and Pants (after Duchamp), 2000, Lent by the Artist; featured at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Pond swimming is easy for small children because the water is tepid and sweet (if sometimes faintly redolent of baby pee-pee in popular swimming areas), and there are few waves and no jellyfish.
Walden Pond State Reservation is open year-round for day use only. The daily parking fee is $5.00 per vehicle. Parking is only permitted in the main lot across from the pond. Hours vary though out the season. Visitors are welcome to swim, hike, fish, use canoes and boats (electric motors only), cross-country ski, snowshoe. Visitors are also welcome to picnic, however; picnic tables and pavilion facilities are not available.
In an effort to balance public recreation with protection of our resources, the Department of Conservation and Recreation has established a ‘people capacity’ of 1000 visitors at the park to ensure a positive visitor experience and to maintain the integrity of the resources. To avoid disappointment, please call ahead to receive an update on current visitor capacity status. There are no trash barrels on the beach. Please carry out what you carry in.
The following are prohibited:
* Dogs/pets * Fires/grills * Camping * Bikes on trails * Alcoholic beverages * Gasoline engines * Wind powered sail craft * Hunting * Metal detectors * Novelty inflation devices * Parking on the streets
More inland ponds in MA are listed here: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/recreate/inlandSwim.htm
Please let us know if you know more local ponds!
| Mount Auburn Postpartum Support Group |
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The Midwives at Mount Auburn invite you to our NEW DROP-IN POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUP Help your infant make some friends! (and make some for you, too!)
WHEN: Mondays 2pm - 3:30pm (Except when Cambridge schools are closed due to weather or Monday holidays)
WHERE: Vineyard Church Meeting Rooms, 2nd Floor 15 Notre Dame Avenue, Cambridge, 1 block south of Rindge Ave., between Middlesex and Sargent Sts. (Please park along the sanctuary or on street if you have a Cambridge permit.) "FOLLOW THE PINK RATTLES"
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: Midwife facilitator, lactation consultant available most days, free 10 - 15 minute massages donated by massage therapists most days, baby scale, guest speakers include physical therapist, infant massage teachers, yoga teachers and laughter club leaders
OPEN to ALL NEW PARENTS and non-crawling INFANTS regardless of place of birth or OB care provider!
For more info please contact us at: arlmidwife @ yahoo.com
Free outdoor movies in Somerville! Visit our playground map for directions.
City’s Annual Outdoor Movie Series Kicks off Thursday, July 10th in Davis Square; Movies Shown Thursday Evenings Through August
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced the return of the city’s annual SomerMovie Fest. The 2008 SomerMovie Fest features a series of nine movies, shown at parks throughout the city during July and August. The series kicks off Thursday evening, July 10th in Seven Hills Park, Davis Square, with a screening of The Lost Boys.
Movies will be shown outdoors on Thursday evenings beginning at dusk (approximately 8pm). Movies will be shown in Seven Hills Park, Prospect Hill Park, Foss Park, and Hodgkins Park (see schedule below). In the event of inclement weather, movie screenings will be canceled.
The full schedule for the summer is as follows:
July 10 The Lost Boys Seven Hills Park
July 17 Mean Girls Seven Hills Park
July 24 Bee Movie Seven Hills Park
July 31 Citizen Kane Seven Hills Park
August 7 Spiderman 3 Conway Park
August 14 Hairspray Foss Park
August 21 We Are Marshall Prospect Hill Park
August 28 Enchanted Hodgkins Park
September 4 Viewer’s Choice Seven Hills Park
During each screening, audience members may vote for one of four films to be selected for the Viewer’s Choice showing, on Thursday, September 4th. Additionally, residents may cast their vote on the city’s website, www.somervillema.gov, beginning Thursday, July 10th. This year’s Viewer’s Choice selections are: Finding Nemo, Notorious!, The Bourne Identity, and Finding Neverland.
The 2008 SomerMovie Fest is organized by the City of Somerville’s Communications Department, and sponsored by Comcast. In addition, Davis Square’s own Kick*SS Cupcakes will sponsor this year’s series.
For same-day updates on showings or more information about show times or locations, please contact the city’s constituent service center by dialing 311, check City Cable channel 13/16, or log onto www.somervillema.gov, and click the “Summertime in Somerville” logo.
Dance classes for children and adults
Classes offered are here: http://www.arlingtondanceplace.com/classes/
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