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Visit Brookline Park(ing) Day, 2010!!!!
September 17, 2010 is Park(ing) Day,
Join us in Coolidge Corner for a day of fun in the "Park"
What is Park(ing) Day?
It's an annual worldwide celebration where metered parking spaces are transformed into temporary parks for the public good.
Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, Park(ing) Day asks the question, "What if we took the 200 sq. ft. of space normally dedicated exclusively to parked cars and reinterpreted it as a usable public space?
Brookline's Park(ing) Day parks will be located on both sides of Harvard St., just north of the Green St. pedestrian cross walk.
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| In front of Upper Crust and CC Theater by Derrick Choi |
In front of Upper Crust Pizza and the Coolidge Corner Theater there will be a colorful activity center with games and "movies" showing pavement to parks improvements from around the country.
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| In front of Friendly's by Derrick Choi |
Across the street, in front of Friendly's there will be an urban oasis where visitors can sit on the grass or in a beach chair and dangle their toes in the water or play in the sand.
An underlying theme of Park(ing) Day parks is the exploration of the fact that approximately 80% of the public space in an urbanized setting is the street, which is usually the exclusive domain of the automobile. If we want to enliven our streets and make more accommodation for people places, we might be able to find a way to share the valuable public space of the street.
Our goal is to enliven our commercial area and create fun interactive people spaces that make it enjoyable to spend time "in
the street". Brookline's Park(ing) Day is sponsored and supported by the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance, Brookline Garden Club, Livable Streets, WalkBoston, Brookline Park's Department, Brookline Transportation Department and Transportation Board.
Park(ing) Day has captured the collective imagination. In 2009, there were 700 parks in 144 cities, in 21 countries on 6 continents and 2010 promises to be even bigger. To learn more about the movement in general, visit www.parkingday.org.
To help create or staff Brookline's Park(ing) Day, please contact me! (See the email me button to the left!)
Hope to see you in the "park"!
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Landscape Painting class begins Monday, August 23
Submitted by Brookline Arts ... on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:16pm
Commit one week to learning to paint landscapes in oil. Color, value, surface: we do it all, step by step, from Monday, August 23 - Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Brookline Arts Center. Full day, or half day classes available. For more information, visit http://www.brooklineartscenter.com/classes/intensive.html#2 To register, call 617-566-5715.
A wonderful chance for beginning or intermediate painters to learn with Kim Mellema in the great outdoors!
The Dog Days of Summer Bring Thirsty Trees
Submitted by Sara on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 9:44am
In the heat of the summer, we need to be aware of the stress our street
(and park) trees are under. Although the Town waters newly-planted trees
for up to 3 years, there is no substitute for a nearby friend giving a
thirsty tree some water. For newly-planted trees planted within the last
4 years, five gallons of water every 3-4 days through September is best.
Be sure that the mulch forms a bowl around the tree to hold the water.
Use either a bucket, or an open-ended garden hose running slowly. The
Corner Coop Nursery School Open House
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 9:51am
Corner Coop Open House!
Monday, October 18, 7 - 9pm
"Kennedy Campaign Tea" July 25 to Celebrate Rose Kennedy Birthday
Submitted by National Parks ... on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 4:57pm
Patch.com Features BCF WeAc
Submitted by Gwen on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 1:15pm
Patch.com photographer Stephen Walsh came by on Saturday and took photos of the Weatherization Action in progress. He produced this report.
