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Ben(?) playing banjo at Monument Square this morning
Ben playing banjo at Monument Square in JP
Dates for the Garage Sale at Curtis Hall
I spoke with the Garage Sale organizer last Saturday. She said they’re happening on Saturday every other week through November 1st, from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. So dates are:
- Aug. 23rd
- Sept. 6th & 20th
- Oct. 4th & 18th
- Nov. 1st
Fire at 47 Walden St. Jamaica Plain
Some pictures I just downloaded from my camera of the June 17th fire on Walden St. in JP.
Curtis Hall Community Center Schedule for July-Aug 2008
Here is a PDF file of the Curtis Hall Community Center Schedule for July-Aug 2008. So many people have been looking for it, and I couldn’t find it online, so I picked up a schedule from the hall, scanned it, and posted it here for you. It includes swimming pool hours and other schedule information for events such as:
- Adult Lap Swim
- Aqua Aerobics
- Pool Closed
- Agassiz Summer Program
- English High Summer Program
- Agassiz Summer Program
- Open Swim
- Pool Closed
- Family Swim
- Adult Lap Swim
Aftermath of the fire on Dane Street, Jamaica Plain
Pictures taken at 6 AM today.
The fire started inside the right column when workers used a propane torch to remove its paint.
Where the fire spread from the column up into the roof.
A police cruiser in the driveway.
Collapsed roof on the right.
Water bottles left by the BFD
Damage throughout the house.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
I came across Thing 1 and Thing 2 running in the Commons last Saturday. Does anyone know what event this was?
And two ladies with matching blue shorts.
How to get there from here
My family and I had a lot of fun visiting NYC yesterday.
Events on Saturday, May 31st
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Stony Brook neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Stony Brook Orange Line T station.
Train passes through MIT building
In addition to great bike-paths, the MIT campus provides generous right-of way for freight trains. My son and I watched this CSX engine 6241 pull a load of shredded scrap metal and refrigeration cars through the campus last weekend. A few cars, including a police cruiser, ignored the flashing Railroad Crossing lights and bell. I wish I’d had my video camera for that one.
Upcoming Events in June
Thursday, June 5th
JPCentreSouth.org holds the second in a series of four First Thurdays this Thursday, June 5th, from 6-8 PM.
Saturday, June 7th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of Hyde Square, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Hyde Square in front of Bella Luna Restaurant, 403 Centre St.
Saturday, June 14th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Green Street, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, 640 Centre St.
Saturday, June 21st
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Woodbourne neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from St. Andrew Church, corner of Walk Hill and Wachusett Streets.
Saturday, June 28th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Pondside neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St.
Thursday, July 3rd
JPCentreSouth.org holds the third in a series of four First Thurdays this Thursday, July 3rd, from 6-8 PM.
Saturday, July 12th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Sumner Hill neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St.
Saturday, July 19th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Stony Brook neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Stony Brook Orange Line T station.
Saturday, July 26th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of Hyde Square, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Hyde Square in front of Bella Luna Restaurant, 403 Centre St.
Saturday, August 2nd
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Green Street, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, 640 Centre St.
August 7th
JPCentreSouth.org holds the last in a series of four First Thurdays this Thursday, August 7th, from 6-8 PM.
Saturday, August 9th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Woodbourne neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from St. Andrew Church, corner of Walk Hill and Wachusett Streets.
Saturday, August 16th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Pondside neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St.
Saturday, August 23rd
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Sumner Hill neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St.
Saturday, September 6th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of Stony Brook, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Stony Brook Orange Line T station.
Saturday, September 13th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of Hyde Square, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Hyde Square in front of Bella Luna Restaurant, 403 Centre St.
Saturday, September 20tth
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Green Street, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, 640 Centre St.
Saturday, September 27th
JP Historic Society’s historic walking tour of the Woodbourne neighborhood, Free, 11am – noon. Leaves from St. Andrew Church, corner of Walk Hill and Wachusett Streets.
October 26, 2008
Mythical White Squirrel Spotted at Jamaica Pond, Attacks Photog
Warning: This albino monster has blood red eyes, a vicious streak a mile wide, and nasty, big, pointy teeth! If you see it, RUN AWAY!
Squirrel feigns to sniff grass while preparing attack.
Squirrel raises head to signal agression.
Eyes flash red as squirrel launches final attack sequence from base of tree.
END OF PHOTO SESSION 
Artist Tim Murdoch on his work “Who’s That”
Tim forwarded this piece to me about the his installation current showing at the AXIOM gallery.
“Who’s That”
April 2008
Tim Murdoch
“Who’s That” is an interactive installation that will
be installed at the Axiom Gallery as part of a
Collision Collective show titled “Super Artificial”.
The work is a series of 25 spring mounted 9″ mirrors,
arranged on a wall in a pattern that forms a
relationship between the human form and the
architecture of the space. Each mirror contains a
vibrating motor, wired in parallel and attached to a
motion sensor placed somewhere away from the
installation.
The idea for this work came about from the simple
fascination that a reflected image is “slippery” and
seemingly detached from the surface plane of the
mirror. A mirror reflects light and image from it’s
surroundings while at the same time opens a perceptual
hole through the surroundings. Mirrors do the same to
people. When we gaze into a mirror there is a sudden
rush of self-consciousness, a feeling of disconnection
with the image being reflected, or a scramble for the
mind to connect the interior self with the exterior
image. It can be a very isolating moment. When the
presence of another is detected this moment is
disturbed and the image in the mirror changes, becomes
less clear.
When I was working on this piece in my studio there
was a lot of construction activity in my neighborhood.
Lots of jack hammering, cranes lifting and dropping
heavy objects, trucks dumping and bouncing on the
ground, generally lots of vibrations shaking the
building. This happened to be the ideal conditions for
working with springs. The mirrors and other projects
that I’m working on were activated without the use of
motors and sensors. This connected the work in a very
natural way to the environment. I’m hoping that the
trains shaking the floors of Axiom Gallery act on the
mirrors in the same way as the construction equipment
did in my studio.
Ultimately though the piece is about looking. In a
gallery or museum context a viewers experience is
highly mediated. Expectations are governed and framed
by the associations and preconceptions of the Art
experience.
The Hubbard/Lamartine Streets Community garden
Deb and Roger(?) planting peas at the Hubbard/Lamartine Streets Community garden recently.
Construction to begin at Pinebank Mansion site
The JP Gazette reported recently that work to create a memorial for the demolished Pinebank Mansion will likely begin mid-summer. The fencing shown below will be removed, and the site will feature “a stone outline of the former mansion; educational signs; a walking path; and benches. The project is budgeted for about $330,000.”
Inside the Apple Store: glass, space, people, and product
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- The Apple Store: glass tube inside the spiral staircase
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- The Apple Store: people on the spiral staircase
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- The Apple Store: people looking at the MacBook Air, “thinovation”
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- The Apple Store: feet on the frosted glass stairway
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- The Apple Store: more feet on the frosted glass stairway
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- The Apple Store: the spiral glass staircase
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- The Apple Store: the view from above
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- The Apple Store: the third floor, logo
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- The Apple Store: the third floor, logo, and outside
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- The Apple Store: the view from above at the front of the store
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- The Apple Store: silhouettes, logo, downtown Boston
TONIGHT! Small Works Show and Sale at the Milky Way Lounge
As announced by Boston Handmade, the Small Works Show and Sale is happening at the Milky Way Lounge TONIGHT.
Artist Tim Murdoch at the AXIOM Gallery
Artist Tim Murdoch at the AXIOM Gallery, located at the Green Street T-station
