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I have seen Lloyd Schwartz in various venues over the years. I read with him once, and had the occasion to talk to him a few times. Of course, I knew of his many accomplishments, his poetry, his body of work, his Pulitzer-Prize winning music criticism, his Elizabeth Bishop scholarship, etc.
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Tim Suermondt is the author of four full-length collections of poems: Trying To Help The Elephant Man Dance (The Backwaters Press, 2007), Just Beautiful (New York Quarterly Books, 2010), Election Night And The Five Satins (Glass Lyre Press, 2016) and The World Doesn’t Know You published by Pinyon Publishing in late 2017. His fifth book, Josephine Baker Swimming Pool, was released by MadHat Press in January 2019. He has poems published in Poetry, The Georgia Review, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Blackbird, Bellevue Literary Review, North Dakota Quarterly, december magazine, Plume Poetry Journal, Southern Humanities Review and Stand Magazine (England), among others. He is a book reviewer for Cervena Barva Press and a poetry reviewer for Bellevue Literary Review. He lives in Cambridge with his wife, the poet Pui Ying Wong.
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Help the City re-live Paul Revere’s historic ride from Boston through Somerville and onto Lexington and Concord. Adults and students, middle school and high school, are needed to help plan and execute the City’s annual Patriots Day event, a Colonial Fair at Foss Park on Monday, April 15th, which for many is also a holiday, beginning of Spring Vacation Week, and Boston Marathon Monday. Fair occurs from 10-11:30am with set-up & clean-up support helpful.
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~ Photos by Claudia Ferro
The Somerville High School Carpentry class, led by teachers Mario Sousa and Robert day, are turning out some fine crafters. The Construction Technology department is the gateway to one of the highest paid, in demand, occupations in the United States today.
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Somerville Public Schools students and art educators recently earned recognition for their outstanding artwork.
A trio of Somerville High School students earned several honors at the Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, sponsored by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts and the Boston Globe. Student entries were judged on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
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An exhibit featuring the works of the late Magnus Johnstone, Larger Works & More, will be on display at the Nave Gallery, 55 Powder House Blvd., Somerville, from March 9 to 17.
The Sunday, March 10, reception will be preceded by a 1:30 p.m. panel discussion about Johnstone’s life in Boston from the 70s – 90s, hosted by friends Mark Flynn, Margaret Bailey Rosenbaum, Michael Shores and Chris Guttmacher. The panel will also explore Johnstone’s associations with the Punkt/Data Gallery, Skunk Piss Magazine and Gallery East.
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City offices will be closed Monday, February 18, for Presidents Day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay all week. Meters and resident parking permit enforcement will not be in effect on Monday.
Have you ever hired a publicist and been disappointed in their performance? Did you get ripped off? Did they make promises they couldn’t keep? And then blame it on you and your product, nonprofit, or company? Or have you simply looked into getting a publicist, and been blown away by how much they charge for campaigns? If any of this applies, and if you are looking for real tips on how to get exposure, then this workshop is for you.
Presenters Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas are the editors of DigBoston and co-founders of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. With more than 40 years of combined media experience between them, they have written for national and local outlets, from the Boston Phoenix to Esquire, BuzzFeed, and In These Times.
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Wenzday Jane is the founder and owner of Metro Pedal Power.
By JT Thompson
Wenzday Jane is the founder and owner of Metro Pedal Power, a cargo bike service based in Somerville focused on delivering food from local farms throughout the Boston area. She speaks with the calm self-confidence of someone who has faced and overcome major challenges.
“Our mission is reducing pollution, reducing dependence on oil. The vision is to build more resilient communities, to give the community a feeling of empowerment.”
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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone
Taking a closer look at notable city data—and interesting numbers.
800,000 gallons: When the Somerville Avenue Utility and Streetscape Improvements Project is complete there will be a box culvert under Union Square that can hold up to 800,000 gallons of stormwater. That will go a long way in helping to alleviate flooding in Union Square and taking pressure off our sewer system. Completing this work is going to involve some major excavation work in the square and an accompanying six-month detour.
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