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“The Man Who Shot My Eye Out Is Dead"

Chanelle Benz Signs Her Debut Short Story Collection at Harvard Book Store

Submitted by Truett C. Killian on Thu, 02/02/2017 - 17:42

Rarely will you see monks, western outlaws and abusive stepfathers in the same place. All of those characters and more can be found in Chanelle Benz’s debut short story anthology, “The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead.” On Jan. 31, Harvard Bookstore welcomed Benz for a signing where by her former professor, Dana Spiotta, joined her.

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Will 2017 Be the Year You Share Your Art?

Cambridge Open Studios Registration Deadline Extended to Friday, February 3

Submitted by siobhanbredin on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 20:16
Camnbridge Open Studios 2017

Are you a musician, painter, jewelry maker, fabric artist, videographer, woodworker, glass blower or any kind of creative artist working in any medium?

Now is the time to register to participate in Cambridge Open Studios 2017, taking place all across Cambridge on the weekend of May 13 and 14.

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Boomerangs: What Goes Around Comes Around

Central Square Thrift Store Offers Unique Porthole Into Life of Locals

Submitted by Truett C. Killian on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 17:43

Today I took the Redline to Central Square, and after walking a block I found myself inside Boomerangs, a Massachusetts thrift-store chain. The first thing I noticed upon entering the store there was a colorful sign on the ground which read, “the best is yet to come.” I would have to agree with that sentiment because throughout the next hour I sorted through piece after piece of cantabrigian relics.  

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Crimson Corner to Leave Harvard Square

Submitted by Janelle Anderson on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 15:43

“We were not planning on closing” says Chris Kotelly, the current owner of the Crimson Corner, a newsstand located at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Brattle Street across the street from Harvard Square.

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Poetry Matters in Cambridge and Worldwide!

Liberation Poetry Collective Presents Poetry Matters at Cambridge's Out of the Blue Gallery

Submitted by MauriceW on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 15:21

Saturday, November 19, 2016, just a week and a half after the U.S. Presidential election of Donald Trump, The Liberation Poetry Collective assembled to perform Poetry Matters. Poetry Matters' is a collection of poet activists which dates back over 20 years. The theme for Saturday's event was Voices Against Injustice. The venue was Cambridge's Out Of The Blue Gallery, @outofthebluegallery.

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My Life in America

Cambridge Man: "Now I Want to be a Haitian American"

Submitted by Community Learn... on Tue, 01/24/2017 - 20:55

The following is an essay written by Listz Jean Toussaint, a student enrolled in a Level 4 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class at Cambridge Community Learning Center.

Before I moved to the United States, I thought is a new life, a new language and it will be American life . I heard is a beautiful place to live,free country and you can be what ever you want to be.It took me two years to adapt it the weather now it’s a second home for me.

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Feelings About the United States

Cambridge Woman Talks Life in America vs. China

Submitted by Community Learn... on Tue, 01/24/2017 - 20:38

The following is an essay written by Qi Zhong, a student enrolled in a Level 4 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class at Cambridge Community Learning Center.

Before I moved to the United States, I thought this country had more freedom and no plotting against each other. Also it was easy to find a job. And the United States was more modern and clean.

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My Own Situation in America

Haitian-born Cambridge Man Describes Life in USA

Submitted by Community Learn... on Tue, 01/24/2017 - 20:25

The following is an essay written by Waldophe Maximin, a student enrolled in a Level 4 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class at Cambridge Community Learning Center.

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These are the People of Your Neighborhood

Cambridge Health Alliance Nurse Practioner Explains her Job

Submitted by Richard on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 16:28

 

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Save Our Soul

The Out of the Blue Needs You!

Submitted by Kristina Kehrer on Mon, 01/16/2017 - 15:45

The Out of the Blue Gallery, located at 541 Massachusetts Ave, is an old school art gallery, which operates for the people by the people, with Tom Tipton as curator.