The Board of Directors of Union Square Main Streets announced this week that Mimi Graney is resigning as Executive Director to start a new enterprise. She’ll remain in the role through the end of the year to facilitate the transition to new leadership. 
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Ian McLagan, will be performing at Johnny D’s on October 22.
By Blake Maddux
As a member of the band Small Faces, Ian McLagan played keyboards on 11 songs that made the top 40 in the United Kingdom between 1966 and 1969. Only one of these tunes, 1968’s Itchycoo Park, enjoyed similar success in the United States. It would land in the UK top 10 for a second time upon its reissue in 1975.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
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The Somerville High School auditorium is ready to go. It was ruined by hurricane Sandy but now it’s back better than ever. As you can see in the photo, they even uncovered and restored the original ornate “S” crest above the stage and boy is it beautiful.
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— Photos by Claudia Ferro
The Ryan Harrington Foundation generously awarded a check for $2500 to Somerville Pop Warner Football last week. The Foundation supports youth organizations throughout Somerville.
James Weinberg has fully embraced the challenge of deconstructing Goya.
By Mariya Manzhos
Somerville graphic artist James Weinberg spent nearly 20 hours examining The Parasol, a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. After a while, the details of the image started blurring together. “The dog’s paw started looking like the face,” laughs Weinberg. His task was to convert an elaborate masterpiece into a paint-by-numbers mural to be installed in Copley Square on October 18 and 19. With the help of a stepladder and an array of paints, the public will be invited to join collectively in coloring the mural over the weekend.
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— Photos by Claudia Ferro
The HONK! festival shared its tradition of unique expression at East Somerville Community School’s El Sistema program last Friday.
Fri., Sat., Sun., October 17-19, 720 Broadway, Somerville, MA
$1 from every half moon sold and all raffle proceeds will be donated to the Somerville Auxiliary Police Sean Collier Memorial Scholarship Fund helping Somerville High School Seniors who are pursuing a career in law enforcement. They will be selling individual custom made half moons with Sean’s Somerville Police badge number 310 on them. $1 from every moon sold will be donated to the SAPD Sean Collier Memorial Scholarship fund. Last year they were able to raise over $6,000 for the fund and the goal is to go past that this year.
By Donald Norton
There was a Lobster Bake last Saturday at King Solomon’s Masonic Lodge, 125 Highland Ave. Over 50 brethren and visitors attended and feasted on fresh lobster, seafood chowder and much more. It was great fun for all who attended. Pictured left to right is Bro. Christopher Pedersen, Wor. Phil Privitera and Bro. Bobby Potaris. Even though it rained, the turnout was excellent and Wor. Phil Privitera, a local attorney, was one of the guests. He is currently the Worshipful Master of Mystic Valley Lodge in Arlington and brought his family over to join in festivities. This coming Saturday at King Solomon’s Lodge is Masonic Open House Day at 125 Highland Avenue (rear). The Lodge will be open for public tours and questions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
By Jim Clark
Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit in conjunction with the Somerville Police Department Criminal Investigative Division conducted a narcotic/anti-crime interdiction surveillance within the Assembly Square Market Place and Assembly Row area last week.
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By Joseph A. Curtatone
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Last week, I attended the annual Climate Change Teach-In at UMass Lowell to talk about how Somerville is leading the way in battling global warming. After I called upon Somerville in my inaugural address in January to set a citywide goal to reduce our net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, the organizers wanted to hear what we were doing to reach that goal. And, why set such a high goal, even though we don’t necessarily have a defined path toward achieving that goal?
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