Anyone know how I can find out which/when streets will be closed for ArtBeat? I looked on the ArtBeat and Parking Office websites, but couldn't find any info. Obviously Holland and Elm are closed, but it would be nice to know exactly when, and to what extent other streets will be blocked. Thanks!

Somerville Arts Council annouces ArtBeat 2009: July 17 & 18.   2009 theme: Somerville...Of the Future What will Somerville look like in ten years? One hundred years? A million years? Will the... Your proposals boldly should go where no one has gone before! CRAFT VENDOR Applications AVAILABLE AT: http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/programs/artbeat/index.html Applications due March 30, 2009.  

Last month, nvidia99999 asked what impact the Madoff investment fraud would have in Somerville . Since people generally don't read new replies to old posts, I'm making this new post to draw people's...Somerville organizations The two organizations named: Youthbuild USA and our own beloved Somerville Arts Council, specifically its Books of Hope program, a creative writing workshop for local teens

Anyone have any fun stories about trolleys getting stuck in the snow or crazy naked people running around in Santa hats? Any photos? Please share!

Yarg, thanks to the weather in Boston likely to cause flight delays or cancellations, and the existing delays and cancellations at the Vegas airport, there's no way I am going to get back to Logan in time...bought one of my time slots explicitly because it was my trolley (I'm looking at you, hauntmeister  ) let me know and I can try to figure out a way to make it up to you when I get back.

Due to other obligations being snow-delayed, I'm going to have to skip the Illuminations tour tomorrow night at the last minute. Since I know it's sold out, I wondered if anyone might want my ticket...having to wait and hope for a seat. You'd have to pick the ticket up in the Davis Square area some time tomorrow- please let me know if interested, and so we can sort when and where out off list

An e-mail from Gregory Jenkins of the Somerville Arts Council: Despite the snow today, Friday, we are going to hold the Illuminations Tour on Saturday, the 20th, as planned. As with many of our events...of seats. Also, on behalf of the staff and board, I want to thank you--the community--for another successful and supportive year of work. I hope everyone has a peaceful holiday season. Thanks, Gre

There is already some info on who will be guiding the tours on the trolleys at various times. To the aim of fostering some IRL LJ connections, I was hoping to additionally find out who participates in... Please, introduce yourself if we're on the same trolley). I figure anyone else who wanted to meet up with fellow davis_square 'ers could post comments here with relevant trolley info..

I just stopped by Blue Cloud Gallery in Ball Square to buy an Illuminations Trolley Tour ticket for a friend. Here's what they have left: 8:45 B with surrealestate - 1 ticket 8:45 C - 1 ticket 9:15 B - about 10 tickets 9:45 C - lots of tickets I don't know who the guides are for 8:45C, 9:15B, or 9:45C. They told me that 8:45A with Tom Champion sold out very quickly.

Since the Illuminations Trolley Tour never visits our part of town, the Somerville Arts Council this year has added a West Somerville Illuminations Walking & Caroling Tour . Tour-goers will walk past...Jester and the Somerville Community Chorus. Meet at 6 pm in front of JP Licks. The tour will take about an hour and will end at the Nave Gallery , where we will feast on art and holiday refreshments