East 3rd Creative is a full-service web consulting agency in the Boston area devoted to helping businesses and entrepreneurs put their best foot forward.
The Tuck family owned & operated candy and gift shop has been producing fresh made candies & chocolates in Rockport Mass since 1929. Stop by for great gift ideas, fine chocolates, candy, old fashioned fudge, salt water taffy & more. Come to the store or shop online
Somerville Massachusetts is an urban industrial city located northwest of Boston along the divide between the lower Charles and Mystic River watersheds. In its earliest history Somerville served as the grazing lands for the residents and farmers of Charlestown and had only a few scattered permanent settlements. This is a sharp contrast to the Somerville of today which is comprised of 4.1 square miles and has a total population of over 77,400 people making it the most densely populated community in New England!
Somerville was established as a town in 1842 and its population grew in leaps and bounds from that time forward. Many of the new settlers worked in the brick yards producing as many as 1.3 million bricks a year by hand or 5.5 million with a new press. At its highest point in production the town was turning out 24 million bricks being made in 12 brick yards in the city.
By the end of 1851, heavy industry was prominent here and was soon followed by rolling and slitting mills, iron works and manufacturers of steam engines and boilers. With the establishment of the street car lines, Somerville's population again exploded growing to six times its number between 1870 and 1915. The scale of the meat packing industry earned Somerville the reputation as the Chicago of New England. The city's population reached its peak during the Second World War when almost 106,000 people were said to create a density greater than that of Calcutta!
Closely built two families and triple-deckers fill the city to house its dense and diversified people. Today, Somerville is a mix of blue-collar families, young professionals and recent immigrants. It is known for its large number of city squares which help mark neighborhood boundaries. Among those most active today are Davis Square, Union Square, Ball Square, Teele Square and Magoun Square.
Our triumphant Tuesday take-over continues! Join us for some of Boston's funniest comedians, sexiest burlesque dancers, and weirdest, wildest, and most wonderful performers of all stripes! The Teaseday Club is a varied variety show the second Tuesday of every month at The Davis Square Theater. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 the day of the show -- and every ticket is a vote for your favorite performer! Each month, the performer with the most votes wins fame, prizes, a slot in the following month's Teaseday showcase and THE GREAT TEASEDAY COOKIE (which may be a cupcake). May's sales goddess was BRIGITTE BISOUX. Can she win two months in a row? You decide! SCHEDULED TO PERFORM ON JUNE 11: Reigning Goddess of Tix, burlesque dancer BRIGITTE BISOUX! More Burlesque from STELLA DIAMOND! For the first time anywhere, the burlesque debut of CHEEKY DEVINE! Comedy from MATT DONAHER! Magic and mirth from MALIK! Belly dance and hoop dance from ZEHARA NACHASH! and your host for the evening, JOHN J. KING!
When: Jun 11, 2013 7 PM to Jun 11, 2013 11 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 10 - 15 USD (Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19 )
I will be performing with my back-up band The New Safety Meeting, featuring Chris Paradise on guitar, Eric LeFevre on bass and Ken Budka on drums, at the Sunday Songwriter Series at the Burren, hosted by Tom Bianchi. Located in Davis Square in Somerville, MA!
When: Jun 30, 2013 7 PM in Somerville, Massachusetts (Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19 )
Calling for foodies, artisan craft food devotees, craft brew fans, homebrew fans localvores, brew hobbyists, and the curious minded!
2nd Annual Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest
Session I: Hyper-Local Home Brew Showcase Night & Brewfest
Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session II: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 3:00 - 6:00pm
Session III: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 7:00 - 10:00pm
Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a major annual fundraiser presented by Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) that highlights and promotes local brewers of beer, cider & mead, artisan beverage makers, home brewers, and food vendors.
This event is a celebration of local craft brews in conjunction with SBN's Boston Local Food Programs. The goal of SBN’s Boston Local Food Program is to transform the local food system by raising awareness about the abundance of wonderful locally grown and produced products in Massachusetts and New England and by encouraging individual consumers, food and beverage producers, and vendors to Think Local First.
Why join us at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest?
What’s more, Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a unique event that not only showcases local beverage producers, but also showcases local brews incorporating local ingredients! Examples in the past have included brews made with TAZA Chocolate, local hops, apples, cranberries, grapes and even local oysters! While having unlimited 2oz tastings from local brewers, you can also sample and purchase delicious local food from vendors like Valicenti Organico, The Chicken & Rice Guys and more. A recap on Hyper-Local 2012 can be found here.
New this year – The Craft of Brewing: Homebrew Showcase Night
New this year for the Friday evening session, SBN will launch our first Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase Night, highlighting home-brews and home-brewing with local ingredients. The Showcase, featuring a Homebrew Club Jamboree, will provide a chance for aspiring brewers, brew fans and the curious minded to experiment and learn what is available in the New England region for making their products. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about homebrewing, interact with other aspiring brewers, hear from experts, as well as taste a selection of the brews that will be showcased during the Saturday Sessions! More details about the Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase are forthcoming.
Your Involvement is Important!
This year, your support will not only benefit SBN, a 501-c3 organization whose mission is to help develop economies that are local, green, and fair, but $1.00 from all ticket sales will benefit the Arts at the Armory as well! Join us to support local business. Eat Local. Drink Local. Be Local.
Location- Center for Arts at the Armory
Center for Arts at the Armory is conveniently located at 191 Highland Avenue between Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts. We encourage you to take public transportation and enjoy your unlimited tasting night at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest event!
The Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MTBA Red Line. You can also get the Armory by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get to us from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
What is included with admission price?
Unlimited tastings of local craft brews, ciders, mead, and artisan beverages (see below for select vendors at Friday night showcase)
1 compostable cup
Site map with list of all vendors
Access to local food vendors such as Valicenti Organico and Vermont Smoke and Cure offering servings for $5 or less
Opportunity to meet other local brew fans and brewers
Supporting the local food movement by raising much needed funds for SBN’s Boston Local Food Program
Want Volunteer at Hyper Local Craft-Brewfest?
We are now looking for a group of responsible, motivated, 21+ volunteers to join our “Local Craft Brew Crew” to help make Hyper Local Brewfest a great success. Volunteers will assist with many aspects of the brewfest from planning and outreach to day-off event support in June. As a volunteer, you will get a chance to meet other like-minded people, interact with the planning committee and learn what’s new for this year’s event! Other benefits include a cool Local Craft Brew T-shirt, access to the vendors, free food, and a chance to taste the brews too! To join our “Local Craft Brew Crew”, fill out our volunteer form, here: http://bit.ly/ZhHWx4
Our Sponsors
From helping you select the best ingredients for your next batch, to helping you decide on which mash tun would be best for the all-grain system you're planning, the Modern Homebrew Emporium is the one-stop location for all your homebrewing, home wine-making, and home cheesemaking needs. In addition to bulk ingredients and kits for beer, wine, and cheese, we also sell kegging equipment and all those other gadgets that you 'really need' (or so you told your significant other) to make that special brew.
Our 2013 Vendors- As of May 7, 2013 Please note: This is only a partial list. more vendors will be listed in the coming weeks.
Local Breweries
Founded in 2012, Battle Road Brewing Company takes its name from the history surrounding Boston and Massachusetts. The Battle Road refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These battles showcased the perseverance and resistance against tyranny that were the hallmarks of the American Revolution and marked the beginning of the War for Liberty.
We are currently brewing through Mercury Brewing Company in Ipswich, MA. We have the 1775 Tavern Ale, the Lexington Green East India IPA and Barrett’s Farm House Ale. [Saturday Sessions]
Jim left for college believing that for the first time in 150 years the eldest Koch son would turn his back on beer. After college and graduate school Jim began a promising career in management consulting. Even though he followed that path for several years, he always kept an eye on the beer business. In 1984 his instincts told him it was time to make his move; people were starting to crave something different in their beer. [All Sessions]
Beer is our life! Blue Hills Brewery makes great tasting beers inspired by the elements and nature around us; embracing the rich history of the Blue Hills and the South Shore. We do this not only for ourselves but, for our friends, neighbors and visitors to the Boston and South Shore areas! We want to grow together with the South Shore community and businesses, by being a good neighbor, demonstrating civic responsibility and producing the finest, freshest beers around. Variety is the spice of life. We strive to offer seasonal beers that reflect the diversity of our world and beer culture. [Saturday Sessions]
The Boston area’s oldest brewery restaurant specializing in award winning handcrafted beers and seasonally driven New England cuisine. [Saturday Sessions]
CapeAnn Brewing Company is an award-winning, family-owned, craft brewery in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts on Boston’s North Shore. [All Sessions]
Something’s happening, and it involves clown shoes and beer. Clown Shoes? Very long story, but to condense it a group of us submitted the name to the Beer Advocate contest that resulted in The Wrath of Pecant. Our submission didn’t crack the top 5. This burned us up inside. While driving one day the epiphany came: We could make our own Clown Shoes beer. In no way did we expect to create a brand, figuring it would be one batch of beer for fun and then done. But folks are digging the brews and a group of us are having a great time. Clown Shoes has come to mean a lot to us on a lot of levels. Clowns are questionable but the shoes make us laugh. They remind us about humility and to find humor in life. Our mission now is to produce beer without pretension while being free and a little crazy. We hope you enjoy the beers! [All Sessions]
The mission of Down The Road Brewery is to create beers that strike a balance between history, tradition and innovation. Each time we set out to create a new beer, we study the history of the style we are emulating and decide how we can experiment and improve it, without straying too far from the original purpose of the brew.
Hundreds of new breweries are sprouting up all over the country and the world, and with each new brewery comes more attempts to push the limits by adding unique ingredients and techniques. While DTR loves these attempts at experimentation and rule-breaking, we want our line of beers to recall the rich history of lagers and ales that is sometimes ignored or forgotten but never out of fashion. [All Sessions]
It all started with three friends who shared a love of beer. College classmates Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary were passionate about beer, but weren't able find what they were looking for at their local pubs. While traveling in Europe after college, they drank many diverse, fresh, local beers and experienced firsthand the wonderful beer culture that existed just across the pond.
When they returned to Boston they decided that if they couldn't buy the beer they wanted then they would have to brew it themselves - or start a brewery and hire someone who could brew it. So that's what they did. Rich and Dan hired a brewer, and in 1986 the Harpoon Brewery was incorporated.
Harpoon was granted Brewing Permit #001 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts because it was the first brewery to commercially brew and bottle beer in Boston in more than 25 years. [Saturday Sessions]
High & Mighty was making low-alcohol beer before it was cool. Oh, wait. Apprently it’s not cool. Yet. But it will be. And, yes we will say we told you so. [Saturday Sessions]
Idle Hands Craft Ales is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first commercial nanobrewery. While many microbreweries brew 7, 10 or 15 barrels of beer at a time, Idle Hands’ batches are a mere 1.5 barrels. We brew, bottle and distribute our own beer ourselves within the 128 greater Boston market. Idle Hands Craft Ales can be found at the brewery, in area retail/package stores and on draft at many popular bar/restaurants. If you're in the Boston area, you can stop in to our tasting room and purchase beers on site. [All Sessions]
Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery located in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Founded in 2007 by a tenth great grandson of John Alden, beer barrel cooper on board the Mayflower, we are dedicated to celebrating the history and legacy of the Pilgrims by creating unique, high-quality ales for the New England market. [All Sessions]
Narragansett is an Independent Brewer of Classic New England Lagers and Crafts. Since 1890. Narragansett is once again locally-owned and has not only resurrected the flagship Lager, but is now offering a full line of award-winning seasonal beers. We are proud to be bringing New England’s beer back to New Englanders.
Hi Neighbor, Have a Gansett! [All Sessions]
The Newburyport Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery dedicated to brewing the highest quality craft beer products. Founded in 2012, the Company is Massachusetts' first only exclusive "keg and can" craft brewery. Co-founded by two local Newburyport entrepreneurs, musicians, and home brewers - Chris Webb and Bill Fisher - the company aims to capture the essence of Newburyport's quaint seaside character across a line of great tasting handcrafted ales. Newburyport Brewing Company uses premium quality natural ingredients in three products: Newburyport Pale Ale™, Plum Island Belgian White™, and Green Head IPA™ [Saturday Sessions]
Notch Brewing, American Session Beer. A workers beer based on the pre-WWI saisons of Belgium. Brewed with wheat from western Massachusetts and malted by Valley Malt in Hadley, MA. The classic Czech-style session lager. One taste like three. [All Sessions]
Peak is a craft brewing company, dedicated to making delicious beer using local, artisan and organic ingredients.
At Peak, working with local farms and artisan businesses has always been an important philosophy for us. We simply believe that our local partners make tastier ingredients for us to brew with. [All Sessions]
Portico Brewing has been crafting beers for the Boston community since the summer of 2012. We are currently gypsy brewing at Watch City in Waltham and have released four beers on draft. [All Sessions]
Rapscallion is a locally made and distributed craft beer company. [Saturday Sessions]
Founded in 2010 with a tiny one-barrel brewing system, Rising Tide completed an expansion in summer 2012 with the installation of a custom-built fifteen-barrel brew house in a 5,000 square foot facility on Fox Street in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. The expansion increased the brewery’s production capacity from about 15 barrels a month to about 120 barrels a month. Rising Tide's new facility is located within walking distance of Portland's Old Port area. The brewery welcomes visitors in its tasting room where they can sample the beers, take a tour, and buy some bottles or a growler to take home. [Saturday Sessions]
Smuttynose was founded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1994 by the co-founder of the Northampton Brewery and Portsmouth Brewery, Peter Egelston. Last year Smuttynose was ranked 34th best brewery in the world by RateBeer.com. Not too shabby. Our unfiltered, flavor forward ales and lagers have won over lots of folks and we hope to win over lots more. [Saturday Sessions]
Watch City Brewing Co is a 180 seat brewpub in Waltham, MA near Boston. We take pride in making you the freshest locally crafted beers in town! We strive to use many of our homegrown ingredients and never compromise. We strive to make unique and delicious beers that change with the seasons! [All Sessions]
Local Meaderies
Artisan Beverage Cooperative is a worker-owned coop making fine fermented libations.
We support local regenerative agriculture.
All products are made with love and care and are gluten and sulfite free. We will be offering Local Mead made with raw honey wine, delicious Ginger Libation, a pre-prohibition-style tropical Ginger Beer, and Kombucha - The Living Elixer, a raw, fermented tea. [Saturday Sessions]
With over 17 years experience at making international award winning mead, Michael Fairbrother has started Moonlight Meadery, with a mission to bring ultra premium meads to the market place. It is more than a product and it is more than a process, it’s an obsession. We have created over 60 different varieties of mead using locally source ingredients and honey.
Mead is a wine made from honey, the sweetness ranges from dry to sweet, it can be still, petillant (ever so lightly carbonated), or sparkling. Strength can range from hydromel (watered down), standard, and sack. It’s the oldest fermented beverage, but the least known. Once tasters try one of our special meads, they usually start to smile and ask why they have never tried it before. [All Sessions]
Local Cideries
Bantam Cider was born from a proud family tradition of wine-making and a desire to be part of a creative process rooted in the local community.
We were inspired to do something special, to create a truly unique and modern line of products that would reshape the way people experience cider. We source our apples from local orchards and create and trial cider concepts at our small lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By sharing capacity with a regional winery, we are able to scale up production to meet demand. This allows us to grow our business while maintaining flexibility and a compact footprint.
We are a small enterprise in a world of big brands. While we don’t have a big budget, we do have big ambitions and hope to challenge conventional thinking about what cider should be. [Saturday Sessions]
Orchard-made ciders from true cider apples grown at Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
For twenty years we have grown real cider apple trees and used traditional fermentation methods to achieve delicious aromas and complex, bright, clean flavors. All along we have found compelling qualities in juices from select heirloom varieties, cellar staples of colonial times. [All Sessions]
A small Farm Winery in Portland Maine that focuses on community engagement and local flavor exploration. [All Sessions]
Local Artisan Beverage
Grown-up Soda “GuS” Is an all natural, less sweet artisan beverage hand made here in Central Massachusetts. Our goal is to provide a healthier alternative to the mainstream soda for people looking for more than juice and water but less than a sugary chemically made soda. Each 12oz. bottle has only 90-98 calories and is lightly sweetened with cane sugar. They contain real juice and natural extracts, are caffeine-free, kosher and gluten-free. [All Sessions]
What’s a Teawright?
Playwrights write plays & shipwrights produce ships. Well a teawright is simply a person who produces tea.
At the Boston Teawrights we’re dedicated to supporting the American Craft Tea movement; a movement of tea producers (or teawrights) creating both traditional and modern teas. We do this by supplying teawrights with raw, unprocessed tea leaves and releasing do-it-yourself guides to producing (or crafting) tea at home. [All Sessions]
Delicious Local Food (For purchase, $5 or less)
Five Horses Tavern is built on craft beers from around the world. Offering 37 rotating drafts and over 130 bottles. Our kitchen serves locally sourced modern American comfort food with many vegetarian options. [Saturday Sessions]
Q’s Nuts is a small family owned nut artisan company.we roast in small batches with the highest quality ingredients and all of our nuts are vegan and gluten free. [All Sessions]
Taza Chocolate is dedicated to the craft of organic, bean-to-bar chocolate that is good for farmers and seriously delicious. We are proud to be the only producers of 100% stone ground, artisan chocolate in the US. We cultivate direct relationships with our growers and work together with them to meet our high quality standards. Our commitment to Direct Trade means we cut out the middleman, and we always pay a premium above Fair Trade prices for our cacao beans. As active members of Slow Food USA, we vow to uphold the principle of “good, clean and fair.” We make chocolate that is good to eat, clean for the planet, and fair to farmers. [Saturday Sessions]
The Chicken & Rice Guys is a food truck that sells NYC style Halal chicken and rice. The dish comes over seasoned rice, lettuce, pita, and is served with our special white sauce, super hot sauce, green sauce and yogurt sauce. We also serve lamb gyro, and wraps. [All Sessions]
Valicenti Organico is a producer of gourmet ravioli, unique fresh pasta and pasta sauces made using ingredients we grow on our small farm.
We also source from other small farms, local dairies, livestock farmers and even several of our grains are sourced directly from farms. [Saturday Sessions]
Vermont Smoke and Cure crafts meats in small batches according to recipes grown from our 50 years of Vermont craftsmanship. From our Vermont Maple Brined, Cob & Maple Smoked Bacon or Ham, to our ‘damn fine, healthy and natural RealSticks, the result for you is flavor you won’t find anywhere else. [All Sessions]
When: Jun 14, 2013 6 PM to Jun 15, 2013 10 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18 )
Interested in keeping bees? Join Mike Graney of Eat Local Honey to build our Relish instruction hive, ready for installation. You'll learn about the full process for starting a hive - permitting, when to order bees, how to build the hive, and tips for installation and sucess.
This is the first class in a year-long series on beekeeping through the seasons. After a few classes you'll be ready to order your bees next winter and to start your own spring colony.
Students in the class will experience:
Building the physical structure of the hive including supers and frames for the new colony.
Gain understanding of the parts of a hive and beekeeping tools
Knowledge of basic terminology of beekeeping
Overview of beekeeping in general including starting a colony, hive care, and honey harvest
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
List of supplies for launching their own beekeeping project
Appropriate for adults and families. Light lunch included.
More about Mike: Mike Graney lives in Somerville and shares the bounty of his urban hives through his company, Eat Local Honey, and leads hands-on workshops in community gardens and with the Boston Natural Areas Network. He's a regular presenter in programs at Follow the Honey. A trained chef, Mike's been known to set out an impressive feast including home-brewed beer and mead, complete with a whole roast pig.
When: Jun 1, 2013 10 AM to Jun 1, 2013 2 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Workshop 62.49
Create and edible container garden to take home and enjoy. You'll learn how to plant, maintain, and harvest. We'll focus on herbs, edible flowers, and container friendly veggies. Materials fee covers pots, organic soil, quality seedlings, and seeds.
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Several containers, designed and planted in class
Appropriate for adult beginning gardeners.
$35 workshop plus $35 materials fee.
Presented by Abe Gore.
When: Jun 15, 2013 10 AM to Jun 15, 2013 12 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Workshop and Materials 72.74
In this half-day workshop, you will create one or more dangly, jangly bangles in the Asylum's jewelry studio. The simplicity of the circular bangle form is a great way to discover the basic principles and activities in jewelry metalsmithing. In just a few hours, you'll learn several texturing methods, how to form metal into the bangle form, then soldering to close the circle, and finally filing and finishing. This class is great for adults with little or no jewelry experience who want to try it in a short format.
Get an introduction to many of the tools in the jewelry shop.
Bang Out a Bangle is a fun way to share a creative class with a friend, parent, or offspring. When you are done, you will leave with at least one sterling bangle. Your design will be guided by experienced instruction for a short format class. Watch demonstrations, practice techniques, and then apply these and your ideas to your own bangle with assistance and guidance.
-Learn how to use the rolling mill and hammers to make textures. Learn finish techniques like filing, sanding, and polishing. Use the torches to solder metal together.
Prerequisites:
None. This is a beginner's class.
Materials Provided:
Provided: The ticket cost includes a $25.00 materials fee for sterling silver to make 1 bangle and assorted non-silver material for accents and practice. Extra sterling available for cash purchase during class if student wishes to make more than one bangle.
What to Bring:
Please wear close-toed shoes.
Extra cash to cover the cost of making a 2nd sterling bangle (optional).
Instructor Biography:
Sage Kochavi is excited to bring a new workshop to the Artisan's Asylum. She has eight years of jewelry instruction experience, having taught beginner and intermediate jewelry at the Boston Center for Adult Education and at Stonybrook Fine Arts in Jamaica Plain. Sage loves teaching beginners and looks forward to sharing her knowledge from many years as a professional jeweler. Her wholesale line of silver and resin jewelry sold in over 50 craft galleries across the country. Sage currently channels her creativity into large scale, collaborative sculpture.
Event Time:
1 Session: Saturday, June 15, 1:00 - 4:30PM
REFUNDS: We offer full refunds for any class cancellations more than three days in advance of the class start date. After that point refunds are contingent upon the Asylum being able to fill the seat. No refunds whatsoever are offered for same-day cancellations. To request a refund for a class, please fill out this form.
CANCELLATIONS: Your class may be cancelled if too few people register. A decision will be made a few days before the class is scheduled to run, and you will be notified of the cancellation and your registration refunded in full.
When: Jun 15, 2013 1 PM to Jun 15, 2013 4 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Class and Material Fee Ticket 102.99
Ever wanted to make your own custom t-shirt, tote bag, sticker, poster, or greeting card? In this one day intensive introduction to screen printing, you'll learn all the basics and by the end of the day create a screen using your artwork and print a one-color design on your choice of t-shirts or paper.
Class Goals:
Students will learn all they need to start screen printing at home or in the Asylum's print studio. After an informational overview, students will dive right in to hands-on work so that by the end of the workshop they leave with their own printed products as well as the skills to print on their own.
Prerequisites:
Students should be prepared with designs/artwork you'd like to print to send in pdf form to the instructor. No previous screen printing experience required.
Materials:
Students should bring their own materials to print on for their final project -- t-shirt, tote bag, paper, etc. -- and a $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, to cover consumables. The instructor will provide materials for test prints and screens and ink, though students have the option of bringing their own.
Instructor Biography:
Erik Heumiller is a video editor, cartoonist and printmaker. His print experience comes from his years working in a T-shirt shop. He's currently hard at work fulfilling orders for his successful Kickstarter project the Magnet Comic, but he still likes to squeeze in some print time whenever he's got a spare moment.
Event Time:
This one-day session will run Saturday, June 15, 11AM-4PM.
REFUNDS: We offer full refunds for any class cancellations more than three days in advance of the class start date. After that point refunds are contingent upon the Asylum being able to fill the seat. No refunds whatsoever are offered for same-day cancellations. To request a refund for a class, please fill out this form.
CANCELLATIONS: Your class may be cancelled if too few people register. A decision will be made a few days before the class is scheduled to run, and you will be notified of the cancellation and your registration refunded in full.
When: Jun 15, 2013 11 AM to Jun 15, 2013 4 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
(Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11 )
In this class, students will be introduced to some of the advanced machine tools in the woodshop and to assembly and finishing techniques as they build a hardwood mallet, used in joinery for chiseling and assembly work. For all skill levels!
Course Objectives:
Introduce students to the foundations of wood machining
Provide training on the mitre saw, table saw, jointer, and planer
Teach proper gluing and assembly techniques
Have each student come out with their own completed hardwood mallet
Prerequisites:
None.
Tools and Supplies
Materials will be purchased by the instructor -- students should come to the first class with a $30 materials fee in cash or check made out to the instructor. The mallet head will be made of black walnut and maple, the handle of ash.
Students will be using the tools provided in the Artisan's Asylum woodshop. Unless otherwise specified by the instructor, by the end of the course all students will be "tested out" on all the tools used and qualified to use them independently as members at Artisan's Asylum.
Personal protective equipment is available in the woodshop. Even so, we encourage students to bring their own safety glasses, hearing protection, and dust mask as selection in the shop is limited and variable.
Safety:
Many of these tools are very dangerous if used improperly -- treat them with respect! Safe shop practices for each process and tool will be demonstrated during the class. Students are expected to help maintain a safe work environment for every class participant. Shop cleanliness is crucial to a safe shop -- so 10-15 minutes at the end of every class session will be dedicated to cleanup.
Instructor Biography:
A graduate of the North Bennett Street School for carpentry, Peter Montague has also worked as chief finisher at Joe VanBenton Furniture Makers in Brookline and studied timber framing in northern Maine. He has spent most of the last ten years working for a local finish carpentry firm where he was able to work in some of the area's most beautiful homes. Now working full time teaching construction to Boston youth, on the side Pete is running his own company focusing on restoration. He dabbles in stained and leaded glass, custom doors, landscape structures, furniture and painting.
Event Time:
Session 1: Saturday, June 15, 10AM - 1PM
Session 2: Saturday, June 22, 10AM - 1PM
When: Jun 15, 2013 10 AM to Jun 22, 2013 1 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
(Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10 )
Calling for foodies, artisan craft food devotees, craft brew fans, homebrew fans localvores, brew hobbyists, and the curious minded!
2nd Annual Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest
Session I: Hyper-Local Home Brew Showcase Night & Brewfest
Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session II: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 3:00 - 6:00pm
Session III: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 7:00 - 10:00pm
Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is an annual event presented by Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) that highlights and promotes local brewers of beer, cider & mead, artisan beverage makers, home brewers, and food vendors. It is also a major annual fundraiser for SBN’s Boston Local Food Programs. The goal of SBN’s Boston Local Food Program is to transform the local food system by raising awareness about the abundance of wonderful locally grown and produced products in Massachusetts and New England and by encouraging individual consumers, food and beverage producers, and vendors to Think Local First.
Why join us at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest?
What’s more, Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a unique event that not only showcases local beverage producers, but also showcases local brews incorporating local ingredients! Examples in the past have included brews made with TAZA Chocolate, local hops, apples, cranberries, grapes and even local oysters! While having unlimited 2oz tastings from local brewers, you can also sample and purchase delicious local food from vendors like Valicenti Organico, The Chicken & Rice Guys and more. A recap on Hyper-Local 2012 can be found here.
New this year – The Craft of Brewing: Homebrew Showcase Night
New this year for the Friday evening session, SBN will launch our first Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase Night, highlighting home-brews and home-brewing with local ingredients. The Showcase, featuring a Homebrew Club Jamboree, will provide a chance for aspiring brewers, brew fans and the curious minded to experiment and learn what is available in the New England region for making their products. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about homebrewing, interact with other aspiring brewers, hear from experts, as well as taste a selection of the brews that will be showcased during the Saturday Sessions! More details about the Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase are forthcoming.
Your Involvement is Important!
This year, your support will not only benefit SBN, a 501-c3 organization whose mission is to help develop economies that are local, green, and fair, but $1.00 from all ticket sales will benefit the Arts at the Armory as well! Join us to support local business. Eat Local. Drink Local. Be Local.
Location- Center for Arts at the Armory
Center for Arts at the Armory is conveniently located at 191 Highland Avenue between Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts. We encourage you to take public transportation and enjoy your unlimited tasting night at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest event!
The Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MTBA Red Line. You can also get the Armory by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get to us from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
What is included with admission price?
Unlimited tastings of local craft brews, ciders, mead, and artisan beverages (see below for select vendors at Friday night showcase)
1 compostable cup
Site map with list of all vendors
Access to local food vendors such as Valicenti Organico and Vermont Smoke and Cure offering servings for $5 or less
Opportunity to meet other local brew fans and brewers
Supporting the local food movement by raising much needed funds for SBN’s Boston Local Food Program
Want Volunteer at Hyper Local Craft-Brewfest?
We are now looking for a group of responsible, motivated, 21+ volunteers to join our “Local Craft Brew Crew” to help make Hyper Local Brewfest a great success. Volunteers will assist with many aspects of the brewfest from planning and outreach to day-off event support in June. As a volunteer, you will get a chance to meet other like-minded people, interact with the planning committee and learn what’s new for this year’s event! Other benefits include a cool Local Craft Brew T-shirt, access to the vendors, free food, and a chance to taste the brews too! To join our “Local Craft Brew Crew”, fill out our volunteer form, here: http://bit.ly/ZhHWx4
Our 2013 Vendors- As of April 4, 2013 Please note: This is only a partial list. more vendors will be listed in the coming weeks.
Local Breweries
Founded in 2012, Battle Road Brewing Company takes its name from the history surrounding Boston and Massachusetts. The Battle Road refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These battles showcased the perseverance and resistance against tyranny that were the hallmarks of the American Revolution and marked the beginning of the War for Liberty.
We are currently brewing through Mercury Brewing Company in Ipswich, MA. We have the 1775 Tavern Ale, the Lexington Green East India IPA and Barrett’s Farm House Ale. [Saturday Sessions]
Beer is our life! Blue Hills Brewery makes great tasting beers inspired by the elements and nature around us; embracing the rich history of the Blue Hills and the South Shore. We do this not only for ourselves but, for our friends, neighbors and visitors to the Boston and South Shore areas! We want to grow together with the South Shore community and businesses, by being a good neighbor, demonstrating civic responsibility and producing the finest, freshest beers around. Variety is the spice of life. We strive to offer seasonal beers that reflect the diversity of our world and beer culture. [Saturday Sessions]
The Boston area’s oldest brewery restaurant specializing in award winning handcrafted beers and seasonally driven New England cuisine. [Saturday Sessions]
CapeAnn Brewing Company is an award-winning, family-owned, craft brewery in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts on Boston’s North Shore. [All Sessions]
Something’s happening, and it involves clown shoes and beer. Clown Shoes? Very long story, but to condense it a group of us submitted the name to the Beer Advocate contest that resulted in The Wrath of Pecant. Our submission didn’t crack the top 5. This burned us up inside. While driving one day the epiphany came: We could make our own Clown Shoes beer. In no way did we expect to create a brand, figuring it would be one batch of beer for fun and then done. But folks are digging the brews and a group of us are having a great time. Clown Shoes has come to mean a lot to us on a lot of levels. Clowns are questionable but the shoes make us laugh. They remind us about humility and to find humor in life. Our mission now is to produce beer without pretension while being free and a little crazy. We hope you enjoy the beers! [All Sessions]
The mission of Down The Road Brewery is to create beers that strike a balance between history, tradition and innovation. Each time we set out to create a new beer, we study the history of the style we are emulating and decide how we can experiment and improve it, without straying too far from the original purpose of the brew.
Hundreds of new breweries are sprouting up all over the country and the world, and with each new brewery comes more attempts to push the limits by adding unique ingredients and techniques. While DTR loves these attempts at experimentation and rule-breaking, we want our line of beers to recall the rich history of lagers and ales that is sometimes ignored or forgotten but never out of fashion. [All Sessions]
It all started with three friends who shared a love of beer. College classmates Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary were passionate about beer, but weren't able find what they were looking for at their local pubs. While traveling in Europe after college, they drank many diverse, fresh, local beers and experienced firsthand the wonderful beer culture that existed just across the pond.
When they returned to Boston they decided that if they couldn't buy the beer they wanted then they would have to brew it themselves - or start a brewery and hire someone who could brew it. So that's what they did. Rich and Dan hired a brewer, and in 1986 the Harpoon Brewery was incorporated.
Harpoon was granted Brewing Permit #001 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts because it was the first brewery to commercially brew and bottle beer in Boston in more than 25 years. [Saturday Sessions]
High & Mighty was making low-alcohol beer before it was cool. Oh, wait. Apprently it’s not cool. Yet. But it will be. And, yes we will say we told you so. [Saturday Sessions]
Idle Hands Craft Ales is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first commercial nanobrewery. While many microbreweries brew 7, 10 or 15 barrels of beer at a time, Idle Hands’ batches are a mere 1.5 barrels. We brew, bottle and distribute our own beer ourselves within the 128 greater Boston market. Idle Hands Craft Ales can be found at the brewery, in area retail/package stores and on draft at many popular bar/restaurants. If you're in the Boston area, you can stop in to our tasting room and purchase beers on site. [All Sessions]
Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery located in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Founded in 2007 by a tenth great grandson of John Alden, beer barrel cooper on board the Mayflower, we are dedicated to celebrating the history and legacy of the Pilgrims by creating unique, high-quality ales for the New England market. [All Sessions]
Narragansett is an Independent Brewer of Classic New England Lagers and Crafts. Since 1890. Narragansett is once again locally-owned and has not only resurrected the flagship Lager, but is now offering a full line of award-winning seasonal beers. We are proud to be bringing New England’s beer back to New Englanders.
Hi Neighbor, Have a Gansett! [All Sessions]
Notch Brewing, American Session Beer. A workers beer based on the pre-WWI saisons of Belgium. Brewed with wheat from western Massachusetts and malted by Valley Malt in Hadley, MA. The classic Czech-style session lager. One taste like three. [All Sessions]
Peak is a craft brewing company, dedicated to making delicious beer using local, artisan and organic ingredients.
At Peak, working with local farms and artisan businesses has always been an important philosophy for us. We simply believe that our local partners make tastier ingredients for us to brew with. [All Sessions]
Portico Brewing has been crafting beers for the Boston community since the summer of 2012. We are currently gypsy brewing at Watch City in Waltham and have released four beers on draft. [All Sessions]
Rapscallion is a locally made and distributed craft beer company. [Saturday Sessions]
Founded in 2010 with a tiny one-barrel brewing system, Rising Tide completed an expansion in summer 2012 with the installation of a custom-built fifteen-barrel brew house in a 5,000 square foot facility on Fox Street in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. The expansion increased the brewery’s production capacity from about 15 barrels a month to about 120 barrels a month. Rising Tide's new facility is located within walking distance of Portland's Old Port area. The brewery welcomes visitors in its tasting room where they can sample the beers, take a tour, and buy some bottles or a growler to take home. [Saturday Sessions]
Smuttynose was founded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1994 by the co-founder of the Northampton Brewery and Portsmouth Brewery, Peter Egelston. Last year Smuttynose was ranked 34th best brewery in the world by RateBeer.com. Not too shabby. Our unfiltered, flavor forward ales and lagers have won over lots of folks and we hope to win over lots more. [Saturday Sessions]
Watch City Brewing Co is a 180 seat brewpub in Waltham, MA near Boston. We take pride in making you the freshest locally crafted beers in town! We strive to use many of our homegrown ingredients and never compromise. We strive to make unique and delicious beers that change with the seasons! [All Sessions]
Local Meaderies
Artisan Beverage Cooperative is a worker-owned coop making fine fermented libations.
We support local regenerative agriculture.
All products are made with love and care and are gluten and sulfite free. We will be offering Local Mead made with raw honey wine, delicious Ginger Libation, a pre-prohibition-style tropical Ginger Beer, and Kombucha - The Living Elixer, a raw, fermented tea. [Saturday Sessions]
With over 17 years experience at making international award winning mead, Michael Fairbrother has started Moonlight Meadery, with a mission to bring ultra premium meads to the market place. It is more than a product and it is more than a process, it’s an obsession. We have created over 60 different varieties of mead using locally source ingredients and honey.
Mead is a wine made from honey, the sweetness ranges from dry to sweet, it can be still, petillant (ever so lightly carbonated), or sparkling. Strength can range from hydromel (watered down), standard, and sack. It’s the oldest fermented beverage, but the least known. Once tasters try one of our special meads, they usually start to smile and ask why they have never tried it before. [All Sessions]
Local Cideries
Bantam Cider was born from a proud family tradition of wine-making and a desire to be part of a creative process rooted in the local community.
We were inspired to do something special, to create a truly unique and modern line of products that would reshape the way people experience cider. We source our apples from local orchards and create and trial cider concepts at our small lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By sharing capacity with a regional winery, we are able to scale up production to meet demand. This allows us to grow our business while maintaining flexibility and a compact footprint.
We are a small enterprise in a world of big brands. While we don’t have a big budget, we do have big ambitions and hope to challenge conventional thinking about what cider should be. [Saturday Sessions]
Orchard-made ciders from true cider apples grown at Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
For twenty years we have grown real cider apple trees and used traditional fermentation methods to achieve delicious aromas and complex, bright, clean flavors. All along we have found compelling qualities in juices from select heirloom varieties, cellar staples of colonial times. [All Sessions]
A small Farm Winery in Portland Maine that focuses on community engagement and local flavor exploration. [All Sessions]
Local Artisan Beverage
Grown-up Soda “GuS” Is an all natural, less sweet artisan beverage hand made here in Central Massachusetts. Our goal is to provide a healthier alternative to the mainstream soda for people looking for more than juice and water but less than a sugary chemically made soda. Each 12oz. bottle has only 90-98 calories and is lightly sweetened with cane sugar. They contain real juice and natural extracts, are caffeine-free, kosher and gluten-free. [All Sessions]
What’s a Teawright?
Playwrights write plays & shipwrights produce ships. Well a teawright is simply a person who produces tea.
At the Boston Teawrights we’re dedicated to supporting the American Craft Tea movement; a movement of tea producers (or teawrights) creating both traditional and modern teas. We do this by supplying teawrights with raw, unprocessed tea leaves and releasing do-it-yourself guides to producing (or crafting) tea at home. [All Sessions]
Delicious Local Food (For purchase, $5 or less)
Five Horses Tavern is built on craft beers from around the world. Offering 37 rotating drafts and over 130 bottles. Our kitchen serves locally sourced modern American comfort food with many vegetarian options. [Saturday Sessions]
Q’s Nuts is a small family owned nut artisan company.we roast in small batches with the highest quality ingredients and all of our nuts are vegan and gluten free. [All Sessions]
Taza Chocolate is dedicated to the craft of organic, bean-to-bar chocolate that is good for farmers and seriously delicious. We are proud to be the only producers of 100% stone ground, artisan chocolate in the US. We cultivate direct relationships with our growers and work together with them to meet our high quality standards. Our commitment to Direct Trade means we cut out the middleman, and we always pay a premium above Fair Trade prices for our cacao beans. As active members of Slow Food USA, we vow to uphold the principle of “good, clean and fair.” We make chocolate that is good to eat, clean for the planet, and fair to farmers. [Saturday Sessions]
The Chicken & Rice Guys is a food truck that sells NYC style Halal chicken and rice. The dish comes over seasoned rice, lettuce, pita, and is served with our special white sauce, super hot sauce, green sauce and yogurt sauce. We also serve lamb gyro, and wraps. [All Sessions]
Valicenti Organico is a producer of gourmet ravioli, unique fresh pasta and pasta sauces made using ingredients we grow on our small farm.
We also source from other small farms, local dairies, livestock farmers and even several of our grains are sourced directly from farms. [Saturday Sessions]
Vermont Smoke and Cure crafts meats in small batches according to recipes grown from our 50 years of Vermont craftsmanship. From our Vermont Maple Brined, Cob & Maple Smoked Bacon or Ham, to our ‘damn fine, healthy and natural RealSticks, the result for you is flavor you won’t find anywhere else. [All Sessions]
When: Jun 14, 2013 6 PM to Jun 15, 2013 10 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18 )
The Philharmonic Funk Foundation is a soul, disco and funk machine that consists of 44 people. With a rhythm section, a full string orchestra and all the horns and winds you can think of, it has everything needed to perform even the most heavily orchestrated disco hits and soul ballads live for you. The original Dutch orchestra has performed on all the big stages and festivals in the Netherlands, and now, the Boston branch is excited to have you here for their first performance.
When: May 26, 2013 7 PM to May 26, 2013 9 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: General Admission 11.54
Learn how to use a computer-controlled, water-cooled plasma cutter to cut any shape you want out of a 4'x8' sheet of metal! In this class, we'll show you how to translate your hand sketches and CAD drawings into patterns cut out of any metal sheet up to an inch thick, at rates of up to 200 inches per minute.
This class will introduce you to the new Torchmate CNC plasma cutter at Artisan's Asylum. Students will learn how to use the custom Torchmate CAD and CAM software to generate files and toolpaths, learn how to use all of the supporting equipment and infrastructure surrounding the machine, and learn how to perform basic maintenance tasks on the plasma torch.
Students will be introduced to the tool scheduling system during the class, which they will use to schedule a 30-minute private testing session to demonstrate competent usage of the machine. After successful demonstration of competency students will be free to use the plasma cutter independently as members.
Class Goals:
After taking both the training and testing sessions, students will be able to operate the Torchmate CNC plasma cutter independently as members at Artisan's Asylum.
Prerequisites:
No experience required, though previous experience with CNC machines and generating DXF files will help significantly.
Materials Provided:
The Asylum will provide practice steel sheets and necessary safety equipment for those students who need. The cost of materials is included in the registration fee.
What to Bring:
Bring personal welding helmets if you have them, though having one is not required. Students should wear non-flammable materials, i.e. non-synthetics: cotton, flannel, and leather are ideal.
Instructor Biography:
Gui Cavalcanti is the founder of Artisan's Asylum. Currently, he's leading the mechanical design of Stompy, a 4,000 pound, 18-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall, 6-legged hydraulic walking robot that seats two, developed by Project Hexapod (a company he cofounded with James Whong and Dan Cody). He worked as a robotics engineer and systems integrator at Boston Dynamics, working on cutting edge mechanical design and systems integration for highly dynamic legged robots like BigDog, AlphaDog, and PETMAN. He was the Systems Integrator for the LS3 project, coordinating the joint engineering and development of multiple subcontractors and engineers. Over the course of his career he has also developed the mechanical systems for a robotic tuna, several robotic snakes, an ornithopter, and other robotic animals. You can see Gui at work this coming May and June as he competes in the Discovery Channel's competitive design/build reality show, "The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius".
Event Time:
Training sessions will be offered Monday evenings, 7-10pm, beginning April 29. Testing will be available most Saturday afternoons, starting at 1pm, to be scheduled with the instructor on the day of class. Daytime training sessions will occasionally be offered on Wednesday afternoons; see available tickets for more information.
When: Apr 29, 2013 7 PM to Jun 24, 2013 10 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
(Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19 )
Join us at Boston Vintage Factory for all-levels Vinyasa yoga classes with Billy Gamble! Billy's classes create a fun and laid back environment for his students. Through movement, he hopes to promote attitudes of gratitude and positive energy. Classes will be running in 2 and 4-week sessions on Tuesdays from 6-7pm and Thursdays from 12:30-1:30pm. Yoga mats are available for use, too! 2-class session dates: Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 3/19 & 3/26 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 3/21 & 3/28 Cost: $20 4-class session dates: Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 Cost: $40
When: May 2, 2013 12 PM to May 23, 2013 1 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 20 - 40 USD (Thu, 02 May 2013 12 )
Join us at Boston Vintage Factory for all-levels Vinyasa yoga classes with Billy Gamble! Billy's classes create a fun and laid back environment for his students. Through movement, he hopes to promote attitudes of gratitude and positive energy. Classes will be running in 2 and 4-week sessions on Tuesdays from 6-7pm and Thursdays from 12:30-1:30pm. Yoga mats are available for use, too! 2-class session dates: Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 3/19 & 3/26 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 3/21 & 3/28 Cost: $20 4-class session dates: Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 Tuesdays, 6-7pm: 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21 Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm: 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 Cost: $40
tactilly celebrating the first crop sprung from inspired soil
we create as many of our own goods as possible
we source the highest quality goods available while respecting the time and place
we smile
$50 includes a set multi-course dinner of many shared dishes
our pantry contains a variety of aromatic spices, crunchy nuts, juicy pork and carefully crafted seafood/shellfish provisions so please let us know in advance of any dietary restrictions
“Hand Taste is the far more complex experience of a food that bears the indelible mark -
the care and sometimes even the love - of the person who made it”
-Michael Pollan, Foreword to The Art of Fermentation
When: Jun 3, 2013 6 PM to Jun 3, 2013 10 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 6:00 pm 53.74
This is a class to train dedicated beginner woodworkers in the use and care of their hand tools. Students will learn to flatten, grind, hone, and maintain cutting edges on their own block plane, chisels, and card scraper. For absolute beginners and for those looking to take their personal tool inventory to the next level.
Prerequisites:
None.
Tools and Supplies
Students will provide their own tools -- the instructor will be in touch two weeks before the class to discuss tool choices with students. Tools can be anything from brand new to antique.
Tools necessary for class:
-Low angle block plane
-Basic set of four or five wood chisels
-Card scraper
Personal protective equipment is available in the woodshop. Even so, we encourage students to bring their own safety glasses, hearing protection, and dust mask as selection in the shop is limited and variable.
Safety:
Many of these tools are very dangerous if used improperly -- treat them with respect! Safe shop practices for each process and tool will be demonstrated during the class. Students are expected to help maintain a safe work environment for every class participant. Shop cleanliness is crucial to a safe shop -- so 10-15 minutes at the end of every class session will be dedicated to cleanup.
Instructor Biography:
A graduate of the North Bennett Street School for carpentry, Peter Montague has also worked as chief finisher at Joe VanBenton Furniture Makers in Brookline and studied timber framing in northern Maine. He has spent most of the last ten years working for a local finish carpentry firm where he was able to work in some of the area's most beautiful homes. Now working full time teaching construction to Boston youth, on the side Pete is running his own company focusing on restoration. He dabbles in stained and leaded glass, custom doors, landscape structures, furniture and painting.
Event Time:
Session 1: Saturday, June 1, 10AM - 1PM
Session 2: Saturday, June 8, 10AM - 1PM
When: Jun 1, 2013 10 AM to Jun 8, 2013 1 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: This ticket grants access to the two-week Joinery 1: Hand Tools workshop at Artisan's Asylum. Successful completion of this class will qualify students to use the Asylum sharpening station independently as members. General Admission 153.99
Almost one year ago, PLD rocked The Precinct (the bar, not the police station). We're back and better than ever, with a whole kennel full of new songs. We go on at 9p and cover is $10. The Precinct just got a new sound system- consider it audio airbrushing to cover up our blemishes. So come on down and rock out with PLD!
When: Jun 1, 2013 9 PM in Somerville, Massachusetts (Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21 )
During this fun, fast-paced class we will work with molten glass to create a beautiful glass pendant.
Hand-make a gift for a family member, friend, partner, or yourself, or just take a night off to learn something completely new!
During just a few hours we will cover the basics of lampwork, melting brightly colored rods of glass into sculptures that can be worn. Hearts, flowers, sea creatures -- jewelry or art, you can make it in the Asylum's Hot Crafts Studio.
Class Goals:
This after-hours entry-level class will introduce the basics of safe practice and techniques of flameworking glass.
Prerequisites:
None but a willingness to try and an attention to safety.
Materials:
A $15 materials fee, payable to the instructor, will be collected during class. This will cover the cost of assorted color rods of transparent and opaque glass, as well as a silver chain and silk pouch for your pendant gift. All tools and equipment will be provided by instructor and Artisan's Asylum.
Instructor Biography:
With a background in Fine Art and Jewelry design and many years as a Gemologist, Joanne Soroka wanted to be able to supply all the materials for her jewelry designs. She turned to Lampworking to learn how to make her own beads. Once she put her first rod in the flame, she was smitten. Joanne has now been melting glass for 11 years. She studied in Murano Italy with Lucio Bubbaco, a master flameworker who has been trained by some of the finest lampworkers in the field today. Joanne herself has now taught many students of her own, of all ages. Her work has been published in books and magazines, and her beads are shown and sold in many galleries and shops around the country.
Michael Soroka has lost his marbles. Please help him make some replacements. I'm sure he knows a thing or two about making marbles and melting glass, just look at all the marble race tracks he has built. He has been an apprentice to Joanne Soroka, lamp work instructor and professional glass bead maker, and he has studied with internationally renowned kinetic glass flame workers. He must know something.
Event Time:
The Hot Glass Afterhours will take place Friday, June 7, from 6:30-9:00pm, and there will be some flexibility for students who are interested in staying longer to finish their projects.
REFUNDS: We offer full refunds for any class cancellations more than three days in advance of the class start date. After that point refunds are contingent upon the Asylum being able to fill the seat. No refunds whatsoever are offered for same-day cancellations. To request a refund for a class, please fill out this form.
CANCELLATIONS: Your class may be cancelled if too few people register. A decision will be made a few days before the class is scheduled to run, and you will be notified of the cancellation and your registration refunded in full.
When: Jun 7, 2013 6 PM to Jun 7, 2013 9 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: This ticket grants admission to the Hot Glass Afterhours at Artisan's Asylum. It does not include materials fees. General Admission 87.69
Beginning 6/7 and continuing all summer long, we'll be bringing the coolest bands to you on the hottest night of the week for FREE! These shows will be every Friday at 10pm! Yup, our late night shows on Friday will cost you nothing to get in. Save your hard earned money for a cold beverage, a bite to eat and bring your dancing shoes. Funk, soul, blues, surf..the order of the night will be high energy, dance friendly bands. Here's just a taste of what we have in store for you. 6/7 Afro DZ Ak Allstarz (Funk/Hip-Hop/Soul) (fr. Boston) 6/14 Gnarlemagne (New Orleans style Swamp Blues/Soul) (fr. Dover NH) 6/21 Matthew Smart Band (Rock/Blues) (fr. Boston) 6/28 TBA 7/5 New York Funk Exchange (Funk/Soul) (fr. Brooklyn) 7/12 Gold Blood & the Associates (Rock & Soul) (fr. Boston) 7/19 Inside//Outside & Bent Knee (Jazz/Rock) (fr. Boston) Check out our website for an up to the minute schedule of Free Friday bands! Johnny D's Home Page - http://johnnyds.com/ Directions -- http://johnnyds.com/directions Underage Policy -- http://www.johnnyds.com/dinner-reservation-info/underage-policy/ Our calendar -- http://johnnyds.com/music-calendar Dinner menu -- http://www.johnnyds.com/kitchen-serving-hours/menus-after-10pm Call us at: 617-776-2004 Tue-Fri 4-7pm
Somerville is full of artful creatures! Each day we will investigate a different creature native to Somerville integrating zoology, awareness of ecology, aesthetics and artistry.
During the first half of each session kids will explore features of the selected animals’ biology, behavior and ecology. The latter half of the session will be devoted creating visual art inspired by the animal of the day using various artistic techniques and mediums.
Group games and scavenger hunts will be incorporated into our days of Artful Creatures of Somerville, as well as snack time and outdoor fun.
Each day will center on one Somerville native creature. The five creatures featured in this workshop will include:
Bats
Local insects
Small mammals (rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, etc.)
Birds of Massachusetts
Local reptiles and amphibians
Creatures will be explored through books, group discussion, group games and art
After participating in the class students will have in hand:
Five visual arts projects of diverse mediums featuring our animal of the week
$180 class fee (five 3-hour days), plus $25 materials fee
Program led by Lauren Nickell.
Lauren has been working in the field of Elementary Education since she received her B.A. from Simmons College in 2009. Lauren is a Lead Teacher in the After School Program at the Kennedy Elementary School and the school Library Aide at East Somerville Community School. She loves teaching subjects from archaeology to zoology and helping students get excited about reading and literature. During the summer Lauren is Director of "Art in the Garden", a community based camp for young artists and nature lovers. When she's not at school or at camp Lauren loves reading, running and exploring the city.
When: Aug 19, 2013 9 AM to Aug 23, 2013 12 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
Spend the week with us exploring plants! Kids aged roughly 4 to 7 years old will join us to make projects using different parts of plants, from bean mosaics to dying with natural plant dyes. Children will have an opportunity to explore plants in the area, make tasty treats from local produce, and plant different seeds using a variety of methods.
Students in this class will experience:
Observational work exploring seeds and plants
Using parts of plants and foods to create artwork (e.g. dying with natural dyes)
Growing plants from seed
Making healthy, tasty snacks from plants
Identifying plants and plant parts in the community
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Seedlings grown in soil and in a plastic bag/wet paper towel
Book written together on how to care for the class
Observational drawings/paintings of plants
Fabric dyed with natural dyes
Cost is $180 registration plus $25 for materials
Presented by Ilana Cohn.
Ilana Cohn has taught kindergarten at the Capuano Early Childhood Center in Somerville, MA for the past six years. She studied early childhood education at Lesley University and received her Masters degree through Lesley’s collaborative program with the Shady Hill School. Ilana recently returned from a year away in Israel, where she ate lots of tasty vegetables. She loves teaching and exploring about where food comes from with kids.
When: Jul 15, 2013 9 AM to Jul 19, 2013 12 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
Calling for foodies, artisan craft food devotees, craft brew fans, homebrew fans localvores, brew hobbyists, and the curious minded!
2nd Annual Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest
Session I: Hyper-Local Home Brew Showcase Night & Brewfest
Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Session II: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 3:00 - 6:00pm
Session III: Hyper-Local Brewfest
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 7:00 - 10:00pm
Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a major annual fundraiser presented by Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) that highlights and promotes local brewers of beer, cider & mead, artisan beverage makers, home brewers, and food vendors.
This event is a celebration of local craft brews in conjunction with SBN's Boston Local Food Programs. The goal of SBN’s Boston Local Food Program is to transform the local food system by raising awareness about the abundance of wonderful locally grown and produced products in Massachusetts and New England and by encouraging individual consumers, food and beverage producers, and vendors to Think Local First.
Why join us at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest?
What’s more, Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest is a unique event that not only showcases local beverage producers, but also showcases local brews incorporating local ingredients! Examples in the past have included brews made with TAZA Chocolate, local hops, apples, cranberries, grapes and even local oysters! While having unlimited 2oz tastings from local brewers, you can also sample and purchase delicious local food from vendors like Valicenti Organico, The Chicken & Rice Guys and more. A recap on Hyper-Local 2012 can be found here.
New this year – The Craft of Brewing: Homebrew Showcase Night
New this year for the Friday evening session, SBN will launch our first Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase Night, highlighting home-brews and home-brewing with local ingredients. The Showcase, featuring a Homebrew Club Jamboree, will provide a chance for aspiring brewers, brew fans and the curious minded to experiment and learn what is available in the New England region for making their products. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about homebrewing, interact with other aspiring brewers, hear from experts, as well as taste a selection of the brews that will be showcased during the Saturday Sessions! More details about the Hyper-Local Home-Brew Showcase are forthcoming.
Your Involvement is Important!
This year, your support will not only benefit SBN, a 501-c3 organization whose mission is to help develop economies that are local, green, and fair, but $1.00 from all ticket sales will benefit the Arts at the Armory as well! Join us to support local business. Eat Local. Drink Local. Be Local.
Location- Center for Arts at the Armory
Center for Arts at the Armory is conveniently located at 191 Highland Avenue between Davis and Union Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts. We encourage you to take public transportation and enjoy your unlimited tasting night at Hyper-Local Craft Brewfest event!
The Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MTBA Red Line. You can also get the Armory by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get to us from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
What is included with admission price?
Unlimited tastings of local craft brews, ciders, mead, and artisan beverages (see below for select vendors at Friday night showcase)
1 compostable cup
Site map with list of all vendors
Access to local food vendors such as Valicenti Organico and Vermont Smoke and Cure offering servings for $5 or less
Opportunity to meet other local brew fans and brewers
Supporting the local food movement by raising much needed funds for SBN’s Boston Local Food Program
Want Volunteer at Hyper Local Craft-Brewfest?
We are now looking for a group of responsible, motivated, 21+ volunteers to join our “Local Craft Brew Crew” to help make Hyper Local Brewfest a great success. Volunteers will assist with many aspects of the brewfest from planning and outreach to day-off event support in June. As a volunteer, you will get a chance to meet other like-minded people, interact with the planning committee and learn what’s new for this year’s event! Other benefits include a cool Local Craft Brew T-shirt, access to the vendors, free food, and a chance to taste the brews too! To join our “Local Craft Brew Crew”, fill out our volunteer form, here: http://bit.ly/ZhHWx4
Our Sponsors
From helping you select the best ingredients for your next batch, to helping you decide on which mash tun would be best for the all-grain system you're planning, the Modern Homebrew Emporium is the one-stop location for all your homebrewing, home wine-making, and home cheesemaking needs. In addition to bulk ingredients and kits for beer, wine, and cheese, we also sell kegging equipment and all those other gadgets that you 'really need' (or so you told your significant other) to make that special brew.
Our 2013 Vendors- As of May 7, 2013 Please note: This is only a partial list. more vendors will be listed in the coming weeks.
Local Breweries
Founded in 2012, Battle Road Brewing Company takes its name from the history surrounding Boston and Massachusetts. The Battle Road refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These battles showcased the perseverance and resistance against tyranny that were the hallmarks of the American Revolution and marked the beginning of the War for Liberty.
We are currently brewing through Mercury Brewing Company in Ipswich, MA. We have the 1775 Tavern Ale, the Lexington Green East India IPA and Barrett’s Farm House Ale. [Saturday Sessions]
Jim left for college believing that for the first time in 150 years the eldest Koch son would turn his back on beer. After college and graduate school Jim began a promising career in management consulting. Even though he followed that path for several years, he always kept an eye on the beer business. In 1984 his instincts told him it was time to make his move; people were starting to crave something different in their beer. [All Sessions]
Beer is our life! Blue Hills Brewery makes great tasting beers inspired by the elements and nature around us; embracing the rich history of the Blue Hills and the South Shore. We do this not only for ourselves but, for our friends, neighbors and visitors to the Boston and South Shore areas! We want to grow together with the South Shore community and businesses, by being a good neighbor, demonstrating civic responsibility and producing the finest, freshest beers around. Variety is the spice of life. We strive to offer seasonal beers that reflect the diversity of our world and beer culture. [Saturday Sessions]
The Boston area’s oldest brewery restaurant specializing in award winning handcrafted beers and seasonally driven New England cuisine. [Saturday Sessions]
CapeAnn Brewing Company is an award-winning, family-owned, craft brewery in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts on Boston’s North Shore. [All Sessions]
Something’s happening, and it involves clown shoes and beer. Clown Shoes? Very long story, but to condense it a group of us submitted the name to the Beer Advocate contest that resulted in The Wrath of Pecant. Our submission didn’t crack the top 5. This burned us up inside. While driving one day the epiphany came: We could make our own Clown Shoes beer. In no way did we expect to create a brand, figuring it would be one batch of beer for fun and then done. But folks are digging the brews and a group of us are having a great time. Clown Shoes has come to mean a lot to us on a lot of levels. Clowns are questionable but the shoes make us laugh. They remind us about humility and to find humor in life. Our mission now is to produce beer without pretension while being free and a little crazy. We hope you enjoy the beers! [All Sessions]
The mission of Down The Road Brewery is to create beers that strike a balance between history, tradition and innovation. Each time we set out to create a new beer, we study the history of the style we are emulating and decide how we can experiment and improve it, without straying too far from the original purpose of the brew.
Hundreds of new breweries are sprouting up all over the country and the world, and with each new brewery comes more attempts to push the limits by adding unique ingredients and techniques. While DTR loves these attempts at experimentation and rule-breaking, we want our line of beers to recall the rich history of lagers and ales that is sometimes ignored or forgotten but never out of fashion. [All Sessions]
It all started with three friends who shared a love of beer. College classmates Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary were passionate about beer, but weren't able find what they were looking for at their local pubs. While traveling in Europe after college, they drank many diverse, fresh, local beers and experienced firsthand the wonderful beer culture that existed just across the pond.
When they returned to Boston they decided that if they couldn't buy the beer they wanted then they would have to brew it themselves - or start a brewery and hire someone who could brew it. So that's what they did. Rich and Dan hired a brewer, and in 1986 the Harpoon Brewery was incorporated.
Harpoon was granted Brewing Permit #001 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts because it was the first brewery to commercially brew and bottle beer in Boston in more than 25 years. [Saturday Sessions]
High & Mighty was making low-alcohol beer before it was cool. Oh, wait. Apprently it’s not cool. Yet. But it will be. And, yes we will say we told you so. [Saturday Sessions]
Idle Hands Craft Ales is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' first commercial nanobrewery. While many microbreweries brew 7, 10 or 15 barrels of beer at a time, Idle Hands’ batches are a mere 1.5 barrels. We brew, bottle and distribute our own beer ourselves within the 128 greater Boston market. Idle Hands Craft Ales can be found at the brewery, in area retail/package stores and on draft at many popular bar/restaurants. If you're in the Boston area, you can stop in to our tasting room and purchase beers on site. [All Sessions]
Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery located in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Founded in 2007 by a tenth great grandson of John Alden, beer barrel cooper on board the Mayflower, we are dedicated to celebrating the history and legacy of the Pilgrims by creating unique, high-quality ales for the New England market. [All Sessions]
Narragansett is an Independent Brewer of Classic New England Lagers and Crafts. Since 1890. Narragansett is once again locally-owned and has not only resurrected the flagship Lager, but is now offering a full line of award-winning seasonal beers. We are proud to be bringing New England’s beer back to New Englanders.
Hi Neighbor, Have a Gansett! [All Sessions]
The Newburyport Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery dedicated to brewing the highest quality craft beer products. Founded in 2012, the Company is Massachusetts' first only exclusive "keg and can" craft brewery. Co-founded by two local Newburyport entrepreneurs, musicians, and home brewers - Chris Webb and Bill Fisher - the company aims to capture the essence of Newburyport's quaint seaside character across a line of great tasting handcrafted ales. Newburyport Brewing Company uses premium quality natural ingredients in three products: Newburyport Pale Ale™, Plum Island Belgian White™, and Green Head IPA™ [Saturday Sessions]
Notch Brewing, American Session Beer. A workers beer based on the pre-WWI saisons of Belgium. Brewed with wheat from western Massachusetts and malted by Valley Malt in Hadley, MA. The classic Czech-style session lager. One taste like three. [All Sessions]
Peak is a craft brewing company, dedicated to making delicious beer using local, artisan and organic ingredients.
At Peak, working with local farms and artisan businesses has always been an important philosophy for us. We simply believe that our local partners make tastier ingredients for us to brew with. [All Sessions]
Portico Brewing has been crafting beers for the Boston community since the summer of 2012. We are currently gypsy brewing at Watch City in Waltham and have released four beers on draft. [All Sessions]
Rapscallion is a locally made and distributed craft beer company. [Saturday Sessions]
Founded in 2010 with a tiny one-barrel brewing system, Rising Tide completed an expansion in summer 2012 with the installation of a custom-built fifteen-barrel brew house in a 5,000 square foot facility on Fox Street in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. The expansion increased the brewery’s production capacity from about 15 barrels a month to about 120 barrels a month. Rising Tide's new facility is located within walking distance of Portland's Old Port area. The brewery welcomes visitors in its tasting room where they can sample the beers, take a tour, and buy some bottles or a growler to take home. [Saturday Sessions]
Smuttynose was founded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1994 by the co-founder of the Northampton Brewery and Portsmouth Brewery, Peter Egelston. Last year Smuttynose was ranked 34th best brewery in the world by RateBeer.com. Not too shabby. Our unfiltered, flavor forward ales and lagers have won over lots of folks and we hope to win over lots more. [Saturday Sessions]
Watch City Brewing Co is a 180 seat brewpub in Waltham, MA near Boston. We take pride in making you the freshest locally crafted beers in town! We strive to use many of our homegrown ingredients and never compromise. We strive to make unique and delicious beers that change with the seasons! [All Sessions]
Local Meaderies
Artisan Beverage Cooperative is a worker-owned coop making fine fermented libations.
We support local regenerative agriculture.
All products are made with love and care and are gluten and sulfite free. We will be offering Local Mead made with raw honey wine, delicious Ginger Libation, a pre-prohibition-style tropical Ginger Beer, and Kombucha - The Living Elixer, a raw, fermented tea. [Saturday Sessions]
With over 17 years experience at making international award winning mead, Michael Fairbrother has started Moonlight Meadery, with a mission to bring ultra premium meads to the market place. It is more than a product and it is more than a process, it’s an obsession. We have created over 60 different varieties of mead using locally source ingredients and honey.
Mead is a wine made from honey, the sweetness ranges from dry to sweet, it can be still, petillant (ever so lightly carbonated), or sparkling. Strength can range from hydromel (watered down), standard, and sack. It’s the oldest fermented beverage, but the least known. Once tasters try one of our special meads, they usually start to smile and ask why they have never tried it before. [All Sessions]
Local Cideries
Bantam Cider was born from a proud family tradition of wine-making and a desire to be part of a creative process rooted in the local community.
We were inspired to do something special, to create a truly unique and modern line of products that would reshape the way people experience cider. We source our apples from local orchards and create and trial cider concepts at our small lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By sharing capacity with a regional winery, we are able to scale up production to meet demand. This allows us to grow our business while maintaining flexibility and a compact footprint.
We are a small enterprise in a world of big brands. While we don’t have a big budget, we do have big ambitions and hope to challenge conventional thinking about what cider should be. [Saturday Sessions]
Orchard-made ciders from true cider apples grown at Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
For twenty years we have grown real cider apple trees and used traditional fermentation methods to achieve delicious aromas and complex, bright, clean flavors. All along we have found compelling qualities in juices from select heirloom varieties, cellar staples of colonial times. [All Sessions]
A small Farm Winery in Portland Maine that focuses on community engagement and local flavor exploration. [All Sessions]
Local Artisan Beverage
Grown-up Soda “GuS” Is an all natural, less sweet artisan beverage hand made here in Central Massachusetts. Our goal is to provide a healthier alternative to the mainstream soda for people looking for more than juice and water but less than a sugary chemically made soda. Each 12oz. bottle has only 90-98 calories and is lightly sweetened with cane sugar. They contain real juice and natural extracts, are caffeine-free, kosher and gluten-free. [All Sessions]
What’s a Teawright?
Playwrights write plays & shipwrights produce ships. Well a teawright is simply a person who produces tea.
At the Boston Teawrights we’re dedicated to supporting the American Craft Tea movement; a movement of tea producers (or teawrights) creating both traditional and modern teas. We do this by supplying teawrights with raw, unprocessed tea leaves and releasing do-it-yourself guides to producing (or crafting) tea at home. [All Sessions]
Delicious Local Food (For purchase, $5 or less)
Five Horses Tavern is built on craft beers from around the world. Offering 37 rotating drafts and over 130 bottles. Our kitchen serves locally sourced modern American comfort food with many vegetarian options. [Saturday Sessions]
Q’s Nuts is a small family owned nut artisan company.we roast in small batches with the highest quality ingredients and all of our nuts are vegan and gluten free. [All Sessions]
Taza Chocolate is dedicated to the craft of organic, bean-to-bar chocolate that is good for farmers and seriously delicious. We are proud to be the only producers of 100% stone ground, artisan chocolate in the US. We cultivate direct relationships with our growers and work together with them to meet our high quality standards. Our commitment to Direct Trade means we cut out the middleman, and we always pay a premium above Fair Trade prices for our cacao beans. As active members of Slow Food USA, we vow to uphold the principle of “good, clean and fair.” We make chocolate that is good to eat, clean for the planet, and fair to farmers. [Saturday Sessions]
The Chicken & Rice Guys is a food truck that sells NYC style Halal chicken and rice. The dish comes over seasoned rice, lettuce, pita, and is served with our special white sauce, super hot sauce, green sauce and yogurt sauce. We also serve lamb gyro, and wraps. [All Sessions]
Valicenti Organico is a producer of gourmet ravioli, unique fresh pasta and pasta sauces made using ingredients we grow on our small farm.
We also source from other small farms, local dairies, livestock farmers and even several of our grains are sourced directly from farms. [Saturday Sessions]
Vermont Smoke and Cure crafts meats in small batches according to recipes grown from our 50 years of Vermont craftsmanship. From our Vermont Maple Brined, Cob & Maple Smoked Bacon or Ham, to our ‘damn fine, healthy and natural RealSticks, the result for you is flavor you won’t find anywhere else. [All Sessions]
When: Jun 14, 2013 6 PM to Jun 15, 2013 10 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.
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So you’re going to buy a new home and you just don’t know quite where to start…
How about covering those hideous white walls with some original art made by YOU! Redfin is partnering with Paint Nite Boston to bring you an evening of painting and home buying. We supply the home buying knowledge, paints, canvases and teacher, you buy the drinks. Everybody walks away with an original painting created using the help of one of Paint Nite talented teachers. Redfin will have a handful of its talented and experienced agents on hand to answer any questions you have about buying a home and local market trends and plenty of Redfin swag. Now those sad walls of your future home will be bright with REAL art, made by your mom’s favorite artist. C’mon how many real estate companies will pay to help you make a painting, yeah, just one… Redfin and Paint Nite.
We supply everything you just show up
No painting experience necessary
Quick home buying presentation
Real Estate questions answered
Painting taken home
Free and Never any Obligation
Our mission is to reinvent real estate. A big part of this means we want you to be as informed as possible about buying or selling a home. Attending this class doesn't obligate you to work with a Redfin agent; just come to learn, eat, and drink!
When: May 30, 2013 7 PM to May 30, 2013 9 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Attendee 0.00
Spend the week with us exploring plants! Kids aged roughly 4 to 7 years old will join us to make projects using different parts of plants, from bean mosaics to dying with natural plant dyes. Children will have an opportunity to explore plants in the area, make tasty treats from local produce, and plant different seeds using a variety of methods.
Students in this class will experience:
Observational work exploring seeds and plants
Using parts of plants and foods to create artwork (e.g. dying with natural dyes)
Growing plants from seed
Making healthy, tasty snacks from plants
Identifying plants and plant parts in the community
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Seedlings grown in soil and in a plastic bag/wet paper towel
Book written together on how to care for the class
Observational drawings/paintings of plants
Fabric dyed with natural dyes
Cost is $180 registration plus $25 for materials
Presented by Ilana Cohn.
Ilana Cohn has taught kindergarten at the Capuano Early Childhood Center in Somerville, MA for the past six years. She studied early childhood education at Lesley University and received her Masters degree through Lesley’s collaborative program with the Shady Hill School. Ilana recently returned from a year away in Israel, where she ate lots of tasty vegetables. She loves teaching and exploring about where food comes from with kids.
When: Jul 15, 2013 9 AM to Jul 19, 2013 12 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
Somerville is full of artful creatures! Each day we will investigate a different creature native to Somerville integrating zoology, awareness of ecology, aesthetics and artistry.
During the first half of each session kids will explore features of the selected animals’ biology, behavior and ecology. The latter half of the session will be devoted creating visual art inspired by the animal of the day using various artistic techniques and mediums.
Group games and scavenger hunts will be incorporated into our days of Artful Creatures of Somerville, as well as snack time and outdoor fun.
Each day will center on one Somerville native creature. The five creatures featured in this workshop will include:
Bats
Local insects
Small mammals (rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, etc.)
Birds of Massachusetts
Local reptiles and amphibians
Creatures will be explored through books, group discussion, group games and art
After participating in the class students will have in hand:
Five visual arts projects of diverse mediums featuring our animal of the week
$180 class fee (five 3-hour days), plus $25 materials fee
Program led by Lauren Nickell.
Lauren has been working in the field of Elementary Education since she received her B.A. from Simmons College in 2009. Lauren is a Lead Teacher in the After School Program at the Kennedy Elementary School and the school Library Aide at East Somerville Community School. She loves teaching subjects from archaeology to zoology and helping students get excited about reading and literature. During the summer Lauren is Director of "Art in the Garden", a community based camp for young artists and nature lovers. When she's not at school or at camp Lauren loves reading, running and exploring the city.
When: Aug 19, 2013 9 AM to Aug 23, 2013 12 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
Infused oils and vinegars are simple to create and also have multiple practical uses. They can be used in the kitchen to spice up sautés and salads, and can also be used externally as ingredients in natural skin care products. We will be concocting our infusions with herbs such as thyme, basil, lavender, rosehips, mugwort and nettles. We will taste various oils and vinegars and participants will create their own herbal-infused creations to take home.
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Herbal-infusion of vinegar and oil
Instructions for making more at home
Appropriate for beginners of all ages.
$40 class fee plus $10 for materials.
Presented by Steph Zabel.
Steph Zabel is a community herbalist and educator based in Somerville, MA. She has always had an affinity for the plant world and studied horticulture, biology, and ethnobotany throughout her undergraduate and graduate years. In addition to leading herbal classes, Steph offers individual holistic health consultations, hand-crafts herbal medicines, and runs her small business Flowerfolk Herbal Apothecary. She is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, a local educational event that teaches people about herbalism.
When: Jul 24, 2013 6 PM to Jul 24, 2013 8 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Workshop and Materials Fee 50.19
Salves are one of the classic ways to use the healing properties of herbs externally: a good salve can help with wound repair, burns, bruises, aches and pains. We will create our own simple salve using herbal infused oils blended with pure beeswax. We will go over the salve-making technique and also review some essential oils that can be added to create a therapeutic aromatherapy balm. Participants will leave with a salve and instructions on how to create their own at home.
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Homemade salve
Instructions for making more at home
Appropriate for beginners of all ages.
$40 class fee plus $10 for materials.
Presented by Steph Zabel.
Steph Zabel is a community herbalist and educator based in Somerville, MA. She has always had an affinity for the plant world and studied horticulture, biology, and ethnobotany throughout her undergraduate and graduate years. In addition to leading herbal classes, Steph offers individual holistic health consultations, hand-crafts herbal medicines, and runs her small business Flowerfolk Herbal Apothecary. She is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, a local educational event that teaches people about herbalism.
When: Jul 31, 2013 6 PM to Jul 31, 2013 8 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: Workshop and Materials Fee 52.24
Kids will learn about the early stages of the chicken life cycle through a number of hands on experiences and activities. We'll be incubating eggs and hatching chicks at Relish! Kids will become very familiar with the chicks they hatch and create dynamic art projects based on their experience. Activities will include crafting chicken costumes and learning chicken songs to be performed in an optional parade and performance at the Union Square Farmer’s Market, (date following, TBD). Daily outdoor play (including chicken games!) and snack time included.
Students participating in this class will experience:
Watching chicks hatch and learning to handle, feed, and care for chicks
Learning chicken songs and games
Creating egg and chick art and costumes
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Several chick related art projects
$180 class fee (Five 3 hour days), plus $25 materials fee
Program led by Cary Nix.
Carly Nix owes her green thumb to her family of farmers and gardeners in central Illinois. She's been growing potatoes and zucchini since before she could ride a bicycle. Her areas of experience include starting seeds, growing vegetables, food preservation through freezing, drying, canning and fermenting, growing herbs and what to do with them, backyard chickens, and harvesting seaweed for fertilizer, to name a few. Beyond working in her own gardens, hosting pickling parties and volunteering on occasion at Drumlin Farms in Lincoln, MA, she spent a summer working as a farm hand at Mari-Mann herb farm in 2005. Carly has taught a high school class at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, titled Introduction to Sustainability, and in has worked as an elementary school substitute teacher in Decatur and Champaign, Illinois. Carly is passionate about passing on her enthusiasm for farming and foraging to kids.
When: Aug 12, 2013 1 PM to Aug 16, 2013 4 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
A taste of several printing methods, all of which can be done at home. Printing with garden delights; Etching; Printing off wood; Stamping with rubber; Matte board printing. All these methods have room for play and creating monotypes. Daily outdoor play and snack time included.
Students participating in this class will experience:
hands on print making of their own design using wood, plexi-glass, rubber, matte board
rolling paint
stamping
playing with design and inks
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
A number of completed prints and stamps
$180 class fee (five 3-hour days), plus $25 materials fee
Instructor is Carina Grenham.
Carina Grenham has been teaching art to elementary school kids for many years. She loves printmaking and felting and her very first teaching experience was teaching children how to make felt balls at the sheep and wool festival in Cummington, MA. She makes art with kids when ever she has an opportunity, from making felt balls in a kindergarten class in Ashfield to teaching youth summer workshops in printmaking and silkscrreening in New Mexico. Her education includes The Art Institute of Boston and apprenticing at Mission Graffica in San Francisco and the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA. How she puts it, "I got my art education from adults, but I still get my awe and amazement through kids."
When: Aug 5, 2013 1 PM to Aug 9, 2013 4 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: $225 for the program plus $35 materials fee. 5-day program and materials 211.12
Felt is the first known textile. It is amazingly responsive and fairly easy to make. We'll learn how to felt with raw wool and make a few felt staples. Do some experimenting with vegetable dyes and a little sewing to boot. Daily outdoor play and snack time included.
Students in this class will experience:
Hands-on felt making
Construction and sewing of felt
Using natural dyes
After participating in the class, students will have in hand:
Several felt balls
Felt balls turned into jewelery or an ornament
A small felted animal
A jingle bell felted toy for cat or baby
$180 class fee (five 3-hour days), plus $25 materials fee.
Instructor is Carina Grenham.
Carina Grenham has been teaching art to elementary school kids for many years. She loves printmaking and felting and her very first teaching experience was teaching children how to make felt balls at the sheep and wool festival in Cummington, MA. She makes art with kids when ever she has an opportunity, from making felt balls in a kindergarten class in Ashfield to teaching youth summer workshops in printmaking and silkscrreening in New Mexico. Her education includes The Art Institute of Boston and apprenticing at Mission Graffica in San Francisco and the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA. How she puts it, "I got my art education from adults, but I still get my awe and amazement through kids."
When: Jul 29, 2013 1 PM to Aug 2, 2013 4 PMin Somerville, Massachusetts Cost: 5 day program and materials 211.12
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