Artbeat has a new fun family adventure this summer. Check it out

HUNT… for the little wooden giraffes we have hidden in Arlington’s green spaces Make yours into an ART GIRAFFE and bring it to Artbeat for display in our Giraffe Gallery (it will be returned to you at end of summer);

DISCOVER… fun facts about giraffes at the Fox and Robbins libraries, and help the giant giraffes on display turn colors. Win prizes when you participate in the summer reading program

Please join us on Saturday, JUNE 19th 2010 from 1-5pm

The Feast of the East is a community celebration that highlights the unique character of East Arlington and its many restaurants, specialty shops and other businesses. All Arlington businesses are invited to join in the fun.

East Arlington’s merchants and restaurants invite everyone to this free event that celebrates this unique neighborhood. Many of East Arlington’s 130 businesses will have sidewalk sales, giveaways, and other promotions. Local restaurants will cook and serve food outdoors. In addition, there will be free popcorn, slush, and cotton candy. more info

Fathers Day is Sunday June 20th, and Capitol square has some great ideas for handmade gifts. Visit ARTBEAT for  some great activities for dad and with dad! Claydreams is another local favorite for a handmade craft.

Red Bird 2, Taleen Batalian, oil, encaustic on panel, 10" x 10"

On Thursday, June 17 from 7-9 pm, 13FOREST Gallery will open Preserve, an exhibition of new and recent work by Taleen Batalian, Anne Cavanaugh and Tracy Spadafora.  Focusing on nature, the exhibition presents three different approaches to defining and interpreting the world through one of the oldest of all art forms – wax-based encaustic.  First developed in ancient Egypt, encaustic has recently regained popularity among artists.  The three women taking part in Preserve are generally recognized as being among the few of its masters in the Boston area. read more

Artist Talk & Reception, Third Thursday 5.20, 7-9pm, talk at 8

Strata is an exhibition of new and recent work by notable Boston-area printmakersMarc Cote, Susan Jaworski-Stranc, Ellen Shattuck Pierce, and Anne Silber focusing on the versatility of printmaking, its brilliance of color and the means by which ink can be manipulated to create infinite layers of meaning.  Together the show’s four artists employ stencil-based serigraphy, linoleum-block and woodblock printing to produce worlds that can be serene, humorous or meditative. (more)