Historic Milk Row Cemetery.

Tuesday, May 13, 6 – 8 p.m., docents, dressed in period clothing, open this historic cemetery founded in 1804 by Samuel Tufts. Barbara Mangum, Objects Conservator and President of Historic Somerville, Inc., will lead an informative tour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Meet at the front gate at 439 Somerville Ave. Rain or shine. Other public openings June-October TBD.

In late April the flames in the fireplace in the back of the Bloc 11 Cafe in Union Square no longer burn. But poet Afaa Michael Weaver’s flame is very much in view. He joined me at my usual table near the fireplace, a makeshift office with a comfortable disarray of students’ essays, newspapers, and the discarded skins of whitefish on my plate that once adorned my morning bagel. It has been a while since we had a chance to talk as he has been in a whirlwind of activity as of late.

I ran into the poet Jim Dunn at the Mass. Poetry Festival recently. I asked him for a poem for the LYRICAL and he happily complied. In his featured work Jim goes into a subject he knows intimately: “Poetic Justice.”

Arrests:
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Salvador Castro-Ramos, 19, of 17 Autumn St., April 28, 12:17 p.m., arrested at 91 Highland Ave. on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Three juveniles, April 28, 5:13 p.m., arrested at 95 Wheatland St. on charges of trespassing and felony daytime breaking and entering.

Christoph Boyd, 42, of 36 Parker St., Attleboro, April 29, 9:05 a.m., arrested at 709 McGrath Hwy. on warrant charges of uninsured motor vehicle or trailer, unregistered motor vehicle, and number plate violation.

Join the Somerville Council on Aging Teen empowerment and Artist Emily Bhargava for East Somerville peace quilt project. Help  create a peace quilt to welcome guests to the cross street center.

Free workshops on the following dates:

Wednesday, May 7 from 12-1 p.m., Cross Street Center, 165 Broadway.

Thursday, July 17 at 6 p.m. for the East Somerville Main Streets Block Party.

Wednesday, July 23 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Project wrap-up at Cross Street Center, 165 Broadway.

For more information, contact Janine at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300

VENTURA, Robert A. Sr, 78 – Of Chelmsford formerly of Somerville May 1, 2014. Beloved husband of Lucille (Armstrong). Loving father of Randy R. and his wife Mirisa of Melrose and Rodney R. and his wife Betty-Jo of Leominster. Loving brother of Jean Barry and her husband Don of Somerville. Cherished Papa of Owen, Maeghan and Joshua Ventura. Relatives and friends invited. Calling hours to be held at the George L. Doherty 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq) Somerville, Tuesday 4-8pm. A Funeral Home Service will be held on Wednesday morning at 11:30 followed by interment at the MA Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, MA at 2pm.

The community is invited to a public meeting to provide feedback on a report that details how the city conducted its accessibility Self-Evaluation for streets and sidewalks, and the system used to develop the curb ramp schedule and reconstruction priorities for sidewalks.

Somerville Full Circle High School recently participated in the Eco-Carpentry Challenge with The Furniture Trust. As part of the challenge, students from throughout Massachusetts were tasked with creating new products using gently used furniture donated by local corporations. The Furniture Trust delivered a suite of used office furniture, to each school, and in an effort to inspire creativity, allowed students free reign to develop their own projects. During an event on Thursday, April 10, students showcased their finished projects that ranged from a potting bench with tool storage and seat to a game room with modern gaming chair and dartboard. Projects were judged during the event by a distinguished panel of industry experts in four categories. The students from Somerville Full Circle High School built a two-seater couch and a racecar bed for a toddler.

Feedback at two public hearings in May will help finalize criteria used to determine CPA funding priorities for affordable housing, open space, recreation and historic preservation

Want to help determine how the City of Somerville should spend at least $1.5 million on affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation projects? The Somerville Community Preservation Committee will gather public feedback at two public hearings in May that will assist in finalizing the criteria the Committee uses to determine which projects are recommended for funding through the Community Preservation Act (CPA).

Lo-fi art fest takes over Somerville, Massachusetts
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Wheel of Fortune — Shero.

This June the second annual Somerville Toy Camera Festival (STCF) will take place at five locations throughout Somerville, making it among the largest toy camera festivals in the world. Showcasing the work of local, national and international photographers, the STCF highlights the talents and creativity of artists using low tech tools to create high art images.