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“Brady Bunch” Star Susan Olsen Brings Her Love of Fluff to Somerville

Posted on August 8, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

Growing up in the 70s, it is was a ritual on Friday nights all across America to watch back-to-back episodes of The Brady Bunch and The Patridge Family. While the show ran just five seasons from 1969 to 1974, through lots of reruns in syndication, musical specials, made-for-TV movies, and then theatrical parodies and movies, The Brady Bunch, like Marshmallow Fluff, was embraced with a passionate, affectionate nostalgia. No matter when you grew up, both are deemed a beloved piece of childhood and an example of wholesome, timeless Americana.

Cindy Brady (“the one in curls”) was played by Susan Olsen and she’s joins Union Square Main Streets for the 2011 What the Fluff? Festival. A graphic designer, Susan has been long been inspired by Marshmallow Fluff. Her work will be on display before and during the festival at Bloc 11, just a block from the thick of the Fluff Fest action.

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August 6 at the Union Square Farmers Market

Posted on August 3, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

This Saturday the Union Square Farmers Market we’ve got several special guests.

Over in the music tent we’ve got The Agbekor Drum & Dance Society. This group studies and performs music and dance from Ghana, West Africa. The performance at the Market will feature the complex rhythms of the Ewe people from southeastern Ghana. Using the traditional Ewe ensemble of drums, rattles and bells as well as their voices, Society members will excite audiences with the upbeat grooves of this rich tradition.

At the Market Manager’s booth, meet with the team from Lost in Boston of the MIT Media Lab. They’ve installed digital signs in several store windows around Union Square that present public information about when exactly to expect the arrival of buses on each of the MBTA lines serving the neighborhood, as well as info on community events.

Over beside Cook’s (also known as the Pie Lady) check out Artcycle, an artist-made custom bike. At the bike you can pick up info on classes and events at Cambridge Center for Adult Education and its newest program, Community Supported Art. Modeled after CSA farm shares, you buy a “share” in a group of artists, and at the end of the summer each shareholder receives a box full of original art. They’ve sold out this round, but CSArt will return next spring with a fresh crop of artists.

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Tagged Agbekor Drum and Dance Society, art, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, community building, digital signs, events, farmers market, Lost in Boston, music

Arts Events in Union Square this Summer

Posted on June 29, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

Art in the Garden. Mon-Thur, July 5-August 11: The Somerville Arts Council’s summer environmental arts program for youth ages 6-11 years old. Art in the Garden registration. Sliding-scale fee structure; Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave.

Somerville in Shorts, Friday, July 8, 7:30-10pm: Somerville Community Access Television and the Somerville Arts Council present the third ArtsUnion Event, an evening of experimental and animated short films. This year’s screening will be dedicated to Karen Aqua. Free; Union Square Plaza; rain date: July 9.

Intercambio!, Tuesday evenings, starting July 12, 6:15-8pm: Intercambio is a language and culture exchange run by SAC in conjunction with SCALE, which offers ESL classes. If you are interested in practicing your Spanish, Portuguese or other languages with native speakers, contact us for more information: rachel@somervilleartscouncil.org. S.C.A.L.E., 167 Holland Street, Davis Square

ArtsUnion Market Tours: Presented by the Somerville Arts Council, take this free tour of Union Square ethnic food markets and learn where to find Nepalese Timur, Squid ink pasta and Haitian Akasan. Each tour visits three markets. To sign up for a tour, email: artsuniontour@gmail.com. Dates are: Sat., July 9, 2-3:30pm, Thur., Aug. 4, 6-7:30pm, Thur., Sept. 8, 6-7:30pm

Upcoming ArtsUnion festivals presented by the Somerville Arts Council with a variety of different producers….

Boston Handmade Marketplace, Saturday, July 30th, 3-7pm; rain date: July 31

Hungry Tiger Street Festival, Saturday, August 6, 7-10pm; rain date: August 7

Rock & Roll Yard Sale, Sunday, August 21, 11-5pm; rain date: August 28

Contrapose Dance Performance, Saturday, August 13, 4 & 6pm; rain date: Sun., Aug. 14

Brasileiro, Saturday, Sept. 10, 3-7pm; rain date: Sun., Sept. 11th

Squeezebox Slam, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2-5pm; rain date: Sun., Sept. 18

Sixth Annual What the Fluff?! Fest, Saturday, Sept. 24, 3-7pm; rain date: Sun., Sept. 25

ArtsUnion, led by the Somerville Arts Council, is designed to boost the cultural economic development of Union Square, Somerville. ArtsUnion presents numerous events and markets, develops and leads cultural and historical tours, commissions street furniture and public art, and has revised zoning to provide incentives for arts related development in the Square. The Somerville Arts Council and the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development created ArtsUnion. Our 2011 partners include Artisan’s Asylum, ArtSomerville, Massachusetts Alliance for Portuguese Speakers, the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission, Somerville Community Access Television, Somerville Open Studios and Union Square Main Streets. Generous funding for the initiative is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s John and Abigail Adams Program and the City of Somerville.

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Tagged art, ArtsUnion, Community Growing Center, creative economy, events, fun, music, SCAT, Somerville Arts Council

Volynsky Exhibit Opens July 15 at Bloc 11

Posted on June 28, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

Bloc 11 Cafe decorates its walls with the works of local artists. July 15 through September 9 you can see the work of mixed media artist Rebecca Volynsky. Meet the artist an opening reception July 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

Through a diverse collection of work that includes mixed media collage and bookmaking, Rebecca Volynsky addresses the themes of growth, change, and her personal history.

Rebecca Volynsky grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and is currently a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston concentrating in Text and Image Arts.

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