July 26, 2007 — Vol. 42, No. 50
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FRI., JULY 27

Spoken Word of Lifers in Massachusetts Prisons
Poems written by men and women confined within Walpole, Shirley, Norfolk, Bridgewater, Framingham, Gardener and Concord. Join us and bring friends. Refreshments will be available/Contributions greatly appreciated. 7-9:30 p.m., Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Boston. (Copley Square T Stop) For more information on this event and Through Barbed Wire 617-576-5367 or www.through
barbedwire.com.

Lowell Folk Festival
Free. Downtown Lowell, MA, July 27-29. The Revolving Museum will host a series of workshops, performances, culminating in a public artwork that will be illuminated for night-time viewing and activation. Workshops Include: Make Art Lanterns that will be on display at night as part of the Folk Festival; Make artwork with Community Teamwork’s Artship Enterprise, an interactive art mobile designed and created by artists Nora Valdez and Persi Narvaez; Transform a Mill Girl Dress with mixed media and celebrate a part of Lowell’s important textile past; Paint a Carnival Side-Show Banner that focuses on important positive changes in our neighborhoods, country, and world; Be a Movie Star and perform in your first short movie that will be screened as part of the ARTventures program. www.LowellFolk
Festival.org. For more information please contact: Lowell National Historical Park, 67 Kirk St., Lowell, 978-970-5200.

Addicted to Failure: Exporting the Drug War Overseas
First Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall, 6 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain. This event is free and open to the public. 7 p.m. The Jamaica Plain Forum presents Sanho Tree, international expert and advocate of fundamental drug policy reform. The “War on Drugs,” both at home and abroad, is failing to address the root causes of the drug problem: racism and poverty. Sanho Tree engages in advocacy by reaching out to non-traditional allies and employing innovative tactics to promote sustainable, constitutional, and humane drug control policies. Learn more about this and other events at the Jamaica Plain Forum: www.jamaicaplain
forum.org.

FRI., JULY 27

Music and Storytelling with Scott Kepnes
2 p.m. in the Grove Hall Branch Library meeting room. Please join us for an hour of funny, funky, folk-rock music and storytelling for children and families. Get ready to sing, clap, hop and dance along to the conga drum and the guitar. All are welcome to this free program.

SAT., JULY 28

Kid’s Festival in Codman Square
Join the fun at the Second Church in Dorchester’s Kid’s Festival. Children aged 12 and younger are invited to the Church Lawn at the corner of Washington St. and Talbot Ave. in Codman Square for this free event. 12 noon to 2 p.m., Rain date is August 4. For more information about the church and its services call 617-825-2797, email info@second
churchnaz.org or visit the website at www.second
churchnaz.org.

Neighborhood Family Festival
Gladtidings Pentecostal Church, 573 Norfolk St., Dorchester, 12-5 p.m. A day of fun for everyone. Free food, games, give-a-ways, health screenings, rides and raffle.

RAP Brings Jazz to Eliot Square
The MAKANDA JAZZ PROJECT appearing at 3 and 5 p.m. Included on the program: Local poets and “The Music of Makanda Series” Part II. On the grounds of the First Church in Roxbury in Eliot Square. Free of charge. Sponsored by: The Music Drives Us Foundation, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Bringing Ideas to Life, Roxbury Action Program. For information call RAP at 617-442-4400 or rapnroxbury@verizon.net

SUN., JULY 29

South End Open Market
Offers a shopping experience like no other in Boston with an ever-changing group of artisans and the chance to feel the sun on your face while you browse. This weekend, visit Kai Expressions for unique jewelry! 10-4 p.m., 540 Harrison Ave., Boston. Rain or shine. Admission & parking are free! www.southend
openmarket.com.

 

MON., JULY 30

The Merry Wives of Comedy — A Stand Up Comedy Show
Starring Boston native Roz Browne (pictured) and Deb Farrar-Parkman, Jane Condon, Bethany Van Delft and Giulia Rozzi. 4 p.m. at Lola’s Seafood Restaurant, Oak Bluffs. Seating begins at 3:30. Tickets, $10 at C’est La Vie, 149 Circuit Ave., Oak Bluffs, Bunch of Grapes, 44 Main St., Vineyard Haven, online at www.tix.com or charge by phone 800- 595- 4849. Info: 508-693-4389.

TUE., JULY 31

Introduction to Basic Financial Education
Exploring methods to reach long term financial goals. The Organization for a New Equality (O·N·E) will be holding its bi-monthly FREE Financial Literacy Workshop series on Tuesday evenings in July 2007. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, want to discover how to make the most of your money, and learn how to avoid financial pitfalls then this is the workshop for you! Free, fun and informative series on Understanding credit & beginning steps of getting out of debt. Free dinner provided! From 6-8 p.m. at 410 Boylston St., Fifth Floor, Boston. Registration required. Please RSVP to 617-424-6631. Sponsored by Citizens Bank.

WED., AUGUST 1

Tribal Jewelry
Workshop for Teens
Learn about the history of tribal beads while you create a piece of jewelry. African Jewelry — with carnelian and trade beads. 3 p.m., at the Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren St., Roxbury. For more information call 617-442-6186.

Landmarks Festival at the Shell
FREE classical music concerts every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. August 1 – David and “Old Ironsides” Landmarks Orchestra’s Newest Commission – This special program will feature a new classical composition, David and “Old Ironsides” that tells the story of David DeBias, a young African-American who joined the crew of USS CONSTITUTION at the age of eight. The piece, composed by Larry Bell with text by Constance Leeds, will premiere at Charlestown Navy Yard on Tuesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. before being presented at the Hatch Shell tonight. Julian Wachner’s The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, commissioned by the Landmarks Orchestra in 2004, will also be performed.

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