Business owners in Capitol Square in East Arlington, MA, are enthusiastic about their business district, so much so that they decided to sing about it.
It started with Jan Whitted, from ARTBEAT Creativity Store and Studio, who likes to rewrite song lyrics (and once did so for the Boston Pops). She wrote lyrics to “Let It Snow” that extol Capitol Square as the best place to shop and dine, and shared them with fellow business owners who work together to plan monthly and seasonal events for the area.
Marc Gurton, the owner of 13FOREST Gallery volunteered to help record the song. He recruited Eileen Ani, also from 13FOREST, Brian Phillips from Maxima Gift Center, and Andrai Whitted from ARTBEAT. The four met at the landmark Capitol Theatre and sang in the new ice cream parlor recently built inside the historic lobby. East Arlington resident Walter Locke volunteered to videotape the carolers, and the video will air on local cable station ACMi.TV.
The result, an a cappella showcase of collegial enthusiasm, is an example of community spirit that proves that life—even with a frightful economy—is quite delightful.
Join us on October 15th from 4:30 – 8 pm. for fun fall activities and specials at the following businesses:
ARTBEAT: Decorate a Spider Sand Art card (ages 4+) FREE from 4:30-6
Flora: will be serving Massachusetts wines…they may have an inferiority complex that belies the exceptional quality!!
Come and enjoy what your state has to offer the world….
13Forest Gallery: The animal kingdom continues to reign in Capitol Square this Third Thursday October 15 as 13FOREST Gallery hosts a reception and talk in support of its fall exhibit Queer Animals.
Gallery Director Marc Gurton will read a selection of the quirkiest poems from Charles Mortimer’s Some Queer Animals and Why, the 1947 book of children’s poems which serves as the inspiration for the exhibit. Also up for discussion is the show’s queerness – or lack thereof – and how Burt Reynolds, zombies, and Icarus are members of what the Boston Phoenix dubbed a “preposterous zoo.”http://13forest.com/press/091809bostonphoenix.shtml
The reception is from 7-9 pm, with the talk beginning at 8 pm.
