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

MUSIC @ FLORA 7- 9pm
TUESDAY flora’s own Steve Gerritsen on the guitar
WEDNESDAY Tom West and friends plays jazz
THURSDAY gypsy jazz with Glenn Dickson

Farmers Markets 2010 June – October
Arlington Center: Every Wednesday, 2pm-6pm
(starts June 9th)
Lexington Center: Every Tuesday, 2pm-6pm (beginning June 1st)

Strawberry Dessert Festival 2010
June 11th – July 4th
celebrate local strawberry season while supporting the Federation of Mass Farmers Markets. (the only non-profit working state-wide to sustain our farmers market system. Proceeds from our strawberry dessert will go directly to FMFM. For more information visit www.massfarmersmarkets.org

FEAST OF THE EAST
Saturday, June 19th 1pm – 5pm
kid games, music, food, fun
come check out the neighborhood!

FATHER’S DAY June 20th

ART DISPLAY
Dining Room: Flowers by Marilyn Levitt

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)