From DHadley at somervillema.gov Thu Jun 10 15:24:23 2010 From: DHadley at somervillema.gov (Daniel Hadley) Date: Thu Jun 10 11:38:21 2010 Subject: [Ward3resistat] ResiStat Video/Meeting Evaluation, City Budget Survey, Green Line and Visioning Open House Reminder, SomerFun, Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB069D8D04@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hi all - Please see the below citywide announcements and events. SPRING RESISTAT MEETING VIDEO : Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's ResiStat program. We have one remaining meeting, in Davis Square on Monday the 14th (map ), but we wanted to send this video of the previous meetings in time for the upcoming budget hearings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiV9MZ-sPjM We hope you found the meetings worthwhile. SPRING RESISTAT MEETING EVALUATION SURVEY: ResiStat wants your feedback on this season's series of community meetings. We will use your feedback to make the ResiStat program more useful and enjoyable for you as members of the Somerville community. If you take a few minutes to fill out this brief survey, your input will be greatly appreciated, and may influence future plans for ResiStat: http://Spring10ResiStatEval.speedsurvey.com City Budget priority SURVEY: Faced with closing an $8.1 million budget gap for the upcoming fiscal year, the City of Somerville is seeking suggestions and feedback from residents on how it can save money, generate additional revenues and generally make municipal government more efficient. Please help the City to identify our budget priorities and, while you're at it, provide us your contact information so that we may follow up on your suggestions. The survey can be found online at: http://FY11Budget.speedsurvey.com Somerville Students rock, 6/11, 7:00PM, Comerville high school (81 Highland ave.): Mayor Curtatone and Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi invite all community members to attend the annual "Somerville Students Rock!" The concert will feature music by Somerville students in grades 7 through 12, including singing, band, and individual performances. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Youth Arts Coordinator Jimmy Del Ponte at 617-625-6600 ext. 2616, or see the news detail on the City's website here: http://www.somervillema.gov/NewsDetail.cfm?instance_id=1624 REMINDER! GREEN LINE STATION AREA PLANNING OPEN HOUSE, SAT 6/12, 10:00AM-3:00PM, ARGENZIANO SCHOOL (290 WASHINGTON ST.): The City of Somerville and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation are hosting an Open House on Green Line station-area planning and the City-Wide planning process. Join us to discuss ideas about land use around the new transit stations. This meeting will also include a presentation of the Somerville Vision Statement and unveiling of draft Goals for the City-Wide Plan. For more information on the City's Comprehensive Planning Process please see: www.somervillema.gov/comprehensiveplan. For more information on the Green Line Extension please see: www.mass.gov/greenlineextension. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Keith Craig at kcraig@somervillema.gov. SOMERFUN FESTIVAL, SAT. 6/12 (Rain date Sunday 6/13), 3:00-7:00PM, UNION Square Plaza: The first annual SomerFun: A Romp for Independents will be hosted by Somerville Local First. This free event will take place in Union Square Plaza and feature independent businesses like JP Licks and the new Flatbread Pizza along with community groups in an open air market. Local youth groups will perform music, play games and dance on stage. There will also be face-painting for the kids, an art installation, a neighborhood wide scavenger hunt and Union Square's great local restaurants serving food and drink. For more information, please see Somerville Local First's Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/SomervilleLocalFirst Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival, 6/19-6/27, Locations across Somerville: The brain child of Mayor Joe Curtatone, who played trumpet in the Somerville High School Jazz Band, The Somerville Jazz and Blues Festival is kicking off on Saturday, June19th with a free outdoor concert at Powder House Park from 12-8pm. The Somerville High School Jazz Ensemble will get the crowd going with sounds ranging from American Jazz to Big Band. They will be followed by Professor Harp, Brendan Hogan & Band, Evan Marien Trio, The Ben Powell Quartet, Eric Hofbauer and the Infrared Band, Peter Parcek 3, and the Camelia Latin Jazz Sextet. Throughout the rest of the week, area venues will showcase some incredible talent. For a full schedule of the festival, please see: http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/10_joesBluesfest.htm CORRECTION: Last week's ResiStat e-mail incorrectly indicated that the SomerGreen Festival would be taking place after the Spring-Clean up. Instead of SomerGreen, after the clean up participants are invited to attend a barbecue at Trum Field on Broadway. Additionally, Solar Day will be taking place at the Growing Center at 22 Vinal Avenue (next door to Nunziato field), which the public is also welcome to attend. Solar Day is sponsored by the Boston Area Solar Energy Association. Thanks! ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic engagement via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: Unsubscribe from ResiStat mailing lists: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Blog.html View or submit a Community Calendar item: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Calendar.html Daniel Hadley ResiStat Coordinator City of Somerville 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 W: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/ward3resistat/attachments/20100610/fc2d38a1/attachment-0001.html