Film Awards
Sunday March 21 - 16th Annual Chlotrudis Awards ceremony, 5pm, Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge MA. Public is invited to celebrate with Chlotrudis members, friends and notables of Boston’s film community to honor the best of 2009 indie, doc and international film. Also in attendance will be actress Beth Grant (DONNIE DARKO, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN), who will receive the Career So Far Award.Previous honorees Ellen Page, Kerry Washington & Philip Seymour Hoffman have all discovered the fun of Boston’s night of alternative Oscars! Tickets $20, available online for purchase at www.brattlefilm. org.

For a list of the film nominations and categories, visit:
http://chlotrudis. org/awards/ current/index. html

A press release is here:
http://www.chlotrud is.org/content/ tickets-sale- 16th-annual- chlotrudis- awards

Take a look around the site!

On Tuesday, March 16th (St. Patrick’s Day EVE) three bands will join forces at The Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain to raise money to fight Elder Hunger through the Meals on Wheels programs of Dedham and Jamaica Plain.

All proceeds raised by ticket sales will be divided evenly between the Dedham and Jamaica Plain Meals on Wheels programs. The Midway Cafe is donating the space at no cost, and the bands are volunteering their time to help stamp out Elder Hunger. In addition to raising money for Meals on Wheels, we will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Dedham Food Bank. Everyone who donates an item will be entered into a drawing for prizes. You must be present to win.

Performing Bands
Boys of the Town: A traditional Irish trio of guitar, fiddle, whistle and flute, Boys of the Town has been entertaining audiences in the Worcester area for the past several years.
Maguire, Fitzpatrick & Frey: This event marks the debut of Maguire, FitzPatrick & Frey, a tradition-music focused trio that thrives on acoustic instruments and gentle harmonies.
The UnHoly Mackerels: Formed in 2005 (as “The PCI Compliants”), The UnHoly Mackerels are a cover band based in Dedham (and features yours truly on guitar and vocals).

Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 the day of the show. Purchase tickets here.

Click here for more information

Friday March 19, 2010

6:30

Free!

Join us for services followed by a potluck, dairy/vegetarian Shabbat dinner. Services at Havurat Shalom are egalitarian, lay-led and usually involve a lot of singing. The potluck is truly pot luck - no arranging of the dishes in advance. The meal is a good time to meet people and we welcome newcomers.

Havurat Shalom
113 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144

for more info
call: 617-623-3376 (voice)
go to: http://www.thehav.org/
or email: info@thehav.org

The 1st floor of Havurat Shalom is wheelchair accessible, including the prayer room, dining room, living room, and bathroom. For the health of those with allergies and chemical sensitivities, we request that you not wear perfume, aftershave, or cologne to Havurat Shalom.

christ on a stick. does anyone know where, online or otherwise, i can get some accurate road closing information? i checked boston.com and smartraveler and no dice.

right now, i know that pleasant st in watertown is closed because the charles has taken it over. also parts of soldier's field road. i want to get home tonight at some point (brookline). and advice would be appreciated.

EDIT: WE CAN BE OUR OWN ACCURATE KEEPERS OF ROAD FUCKEDUPNESS INFORMATION.

Please post here if you've had any experience with closed roads due to the wonderfully inclement weather we've had these past few days.

This is a long shot but we're looking for a lost iPhone, lost Sunday night, possibly between Morrison Ave (Lexington Park area) and Magoun Square (Richardson/Lowell Streets).  Most likely at either of those locations, rather than in between them.

Thanks

Hello, I'll be going abroad next year, at least for one year. I would like to rent my Somerville single family while I am away. Since it is always tricky to rely on friends etc (mixing business and friendship can be trouble), I would like to use a property management company for this. Does anyone have any experience with any such companies in Somerville/Boston? Any other ideas? Thanks for any tips.

LK

I'm selling off some office furniture to make way for a baby room.

1. Elfa Desk and Storage system which we used for our 2 laptops, printer, and ample office storage. It's Elfa so you can find just about any use for it. http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/fuo/1643895594.html

2. Two-drawer wooden filing cabinet from staples: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/fuo/1643904825.html

3. Two office chairs: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/fuo/1643912368.html

All pricing is open to negotiation.

RIP Kevin Armitage


Thank you for that night at Flann's. You played U2 for us all night as we drank and danced, already hyped up for the show the next night.. you even dropped the videoscreen and put on the concert DVD for us.

Boston's lost a legend. Raise a pint...

( Boston Globe obit )

From Petsi Pies:

Pi Day 2010
March 14th (3/14) is Pi Day! 1:59 PM on March 14th is the Pi Minute! To celebrate, we will be distributing free 'minute' pies at 1:59 PM on March 14th.

Also throughout the day we will be issuing a pi challenge. If you can recite 314 digits of the famed mathematical constant you will be awarded a free Pie-Per-Season certificate (that's 4 large pies), and a Petsi Pies t-shirt.

Start practicing:

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078
16406286208998628034825 342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582
231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428
810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454
3266482133936072602491412737245870066063

Looks like this is only valid in their Somerville store, though they don't say. The Somerville location is at: 285 Beacon St next to the little Star Market, and near the pedestrian underpass between Somerville Ave and Beacon. (Phone: 617.661.7437)

Happy Pi Day (and minute) everyone!

Does anyone know off-hand how quickly a city inspector comes to inspect your apartment when you make a formal complaint/request for inspection? Alternatively, are they relatively quick in their ruling? We'd like out of our shithole and as it's getting towards the end of the month, I'm wondering if I should start on the new apartment search.

For those that remember, I posted about the unknown animals (later deemed koalas) living in my walls and ceilings. Well, soon we will have no ceilings to keep the koalas inside. Our ceiling has been leaking upstairs-neighbor-shower-water for 3 months, and now with the monsoon, my boyfriend's office is pretty much a swimming pool with bits of ceiling floating in it. In other fun news, a few weeks ago the dead tree in our front yard finally gave up and crashed two limbs into one of our cars, crushing it.
GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES.

edit: Called the landlord today, he said he will "come by tomorrow and see what [he] can do." Great.

Do you have a round garbage can lid (perhaps from a garbage can blown away in this or the previous storm) that you don't need? The lid to my EarthMachine is missing. Perhaps some troll wanted it for a hat.

Hi everyone. Its been a long time since I've been here or posted anything, mainly because my wife and I moved from Davis to Spring Hill (betw Davis and Union). But we still feel part of Davis!

We are moving to Cambridge next month, and we're selling a ton of stuff. Check out the list of stuff for sale here on my website. If you're interested in anything, feel free get in touch.

Stay dry this weekend!

-- Ben

Sunday March 21 - 16th Annual Chlotrudis Awards ceremony, 5pm, Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge MA. Public is invited to celebrate with Chlotrudis members, friends and notables of Boston’s film community to honor the best of 2009 indie, doc and international film. Also in attendance will be actress Beth Grant (DONNIE DARKO, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN), who will receive the Career So Far Award.Previous honorees Ellen Page, Kerry Washington & Philip Seymour Hoffman have all discovered the fun of Boston’s night of alternative Oscars! Tickets $20, available online for purchase at www.brattlefilm. org.

For a list of the film nominations and categories, visit:
http://chlotrudis. org/awards/ current/index. html

A press release is here:
http://www.chlotrud is.org/content/ tickets-sale- 16th-annual- chlotrudis- awards

Take a look around the site!

For those you came out last night to Noir, thank you and it was great seeing you all!

And for those who left before me, did anyone forget to give me their money toward the bill? I was short. :(

You're invited to

Haiti: What Now?

a sprout spaghetti dinner

sprout spaghetti dinners is a dinner theater series seeking to bring people from the Somerville and Cambridge communities together around good food, good music, and good performance. Each month, we'll find an eclectic group of performers to explore the month's theme through different lenses. In the tradition of dinners hosted by NYC-based theater company Great Small Works, we want to cast new light on common ideas from artistic, musical, and scientific perspectives. You can find information about past dinners at our blog.

The theme for this month's dinner is Haiti: What Now? We want to ask: what should happen next in the rebuilding of Haiti, and how can we best support the reconstruction? It will happen just outside of Davis Square at sprout (339R Summer St.) on Wednesday March 17 with dinner at 7:30pm and performances beginning at 8. A $10 suggested donation will be donated to the Matenwa Community School on La Gonave.

Our performers will include ::

- Michel DeGraff is a linguist focusing on Creole and an Associate Professor at MIT. He will talking about political interests vying for influence in the reconstruction of Haiti; and present images from his recent trip there.

- The History of the Haitian Revolution is a toy theater performance written and directed by John Bell and performed by Trudi Cohen, Shaunalynn Duffy, Brooke Jarrett, Adam Schutzman, and Michael Romanyshyn. Originally performed as a part of Antiretrovirals and Water Refugees: A Living Newspaper on Haiti, this toy theater spectacle chronicles the history of the Haitian Revolution in miniature (battles, politics, and all), as a conflict of Enlightenment principles and 19th-century globalization.

- Cherie Miot Abbanat is a lecturer in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She will be talking about reconstruction efforts through the lens of an urban planner, exploring the politics of construction and rebuilding processes.

Please send any questions to spaghetti@thesprouts.org or call 617.575.9219.

hope to see you on the 17th!
-shaunalynn duffy and john bell

You're invited to

Haiti: What Now?

a sprout spaghetti dinner

sprout spaghetti dinners is a dinner theater series seeking to bring people from the Somerville and Cambridge communities together around good food, good music, and good performance. Each month, we'll find an eclectic group of performers to explore the month's theme through different lenses. In the tradition of dinners hosted by NYC-based theater company Great Small Works, we want to cast new light on common ideas from artistic, musical, and scientific perspectives. You can find information about past dinners at our blog.

The theme for this month's dinner is Haiti: What Now? We want to ask: what should happen next in the rebuilding of Haiti, and how can we best support the reconstruction? It will happen just outside of Davis Square at sprout (339R Summer St.) on Wednesday March 17 with dinner at 7:30pm and performances beginning at 8. A $10 suggested donation will be donated to the Matenwa Community School on La Gonave.

Our performers will include ::

- Michel DeGraff is a linguist focusing on Creole and an Associate Professor at MIT. He will talking about political interests vying for influence in the reconstruction of Haiti; and present images from his recent trip there.

- The History of the Haitian Revolution is a toy theater performance written and directed by John Bell and performed by Trudi Cohen, Shaunalynn Duffy, Brooke Jarrett, Adam Schutzman, and Michael Romanyshyn. Originally performed as a part of Antiretrovirals and Water Refugees: A Living Newspaper on Haiti, this toy theater spectacle chronicles the history of the Haitian Revolution in miniature (battles, politics, and all), as a conflict of Enlightenment principles and 19th-century globalization.

- Cherie Miot Abbanat is a lecturer in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She will be talking about reconstruction efforts through the lens of an urban planner, exploring the politics of construction and rebuilding processes.

Please send any questions to spaghetti@thesprouts.org or call 617.575.9219.

hope to see you on the 17th!
-shaunalynn duffy and john bell

Winter Hill Reborn started this and then Wicked Local Somerville picked it up, so let's bring it here, too.

What songs do you know that mention Somerville or any particular places in Somerville? Here are three we've found so far:

Somerville, by David Misch, 1973 (lyrics)

Wintertime in Somerville, by Local Radio

( Somerville, by the Pernice Brothers )

(the last time we had this discussion, over three years ago)

Yes b0st0n , I know you hate it when I write something about my health issues. But I am hoping the bit of good will I got for this driving test will help me out now.


So b0st0n , I love my pets, if not for my failing health I would keep them. And yes I knowartementy  I looked pretty healthy when you saw me, but good days like that are few and fair between.

I am moving into an assisted living facility on March 24th. The only pet I can bring with me is my dog, Byron. Leaving my guinea pig, my rabbit, my insane cat, and my 4 cockatiels without a home. I also can't bring my second tv, my couch my computer desk, a futon, four fish tanks and a few other things with me.

So I am giving them away. The animals to good homes, and the rest to people who need them. They will go with their homes, a full bag of replacement litter and food for at least a week. And the request that you send me notes every once in a while and let me know how my babies are doing.

( pet pictures )



I am posting the rest of it on my blog fibro_witch  and might be having a yard give away later in the month.  Not really sure yet what I am going to do.  

Noir meet up tonight! :)

A couple of people will be there after work.

I'll be there around 6p-6:30p. I have decided to wear a hat (pageboy style) instead of my red wig. Hopefully, I will remember to put the b0st0n buttons on it.

Come whenever. If you want to come but you think that you might be showing up much later, we could very well still be there. Feel free to email me at countlibras at yahoo dot com and we can discuss. Do not email me after 4pm - I'll be away from a computer by then.

P.S. Steve, if you're reading, I hope you and the missus will come by!