Come out to Aeronaut tonight, August 7, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for a monthly Bike Talk Social Hour. August’s talk features Silvia Ascarelli, who will be talking about her adventures biking the length of the East Coast Greenway, a 3000 mile bike route from Maine to Florida. Silvia is a prolific bike blogger and a member of the East Coast Greenway Advisory Board. Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler St, Somerville.

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Jack Connolly has announced that he will be running for City of Somerville Councilor At-Large in the Tuesday, November 5, election. Jack has served Somerville for a total of 16 terms for over 30 years. Go to his website to learn more about Jack and his candidacy: http://www.connolly4counciloratlarge.com/

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Happy birthday this week to several locals: Happy birthday to local East Somerville guy, Bill MacLeod, a lifelong resident and nice guy. We wish him the best on this his birthday. Happy birthday to another local guy who is very well known since he and his lovely wife moved to Somerville, Zach Zasloff. We wish him a great day. Happy birthday to Maria Mancini, formerly of Winter Hill. We hope she has a great birthday. Wishing a very happy birthday to our own Bobby Potaris’ daughter Natalia. Happy birthday to Tony Caliri. We hope he has a great birthday as well. Happy birthday to good friend of ours, Brendan Cunningham. We wish him a great day as well. Happy birthday to Stephen Shea. We hope he has a great birthday. To Kaitlin Norton, a happy birthday to her as well. And finally, happy birthday to Alicia Lafuente, a very nice lady and professional businesswomen. We wish her the very best. To all the others here in the city who are celebrating their birthdays this week and we missed you here, we wish a happy birthday to you.

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Anyone Can Be A First Responder hosted by The City of Somerville. This Thursday, August 8, at Vox Pop at Assembly Row there will be a free Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Administration training led by Somerville Prevention. This event is open to all Somerville residents or businesses looking to increase their ability to understand, recognize, and respond to a potential overdose. RSVP to Prevention Services Manager, Matthew Mitchell, at mmitchell@somervillema.gov.

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Join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper for a “topping off” ceremony at Somerville High School on Monday, August 12, at 2:30 p.m. on the SHS concourse. This celebration marks a major milestone in the construction of the new high school when the final steel beam of the new building’s western wing – and the highest point of the new school – will be set into place. A second ceremony will be held later this year when the final beam of the new eastern wing is installed.

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To advance construction of the new Somerville High School (SHS), parking will no longer be available along the Central Library driveway off of Highland Ave. starting Monday, August 12. City contractors will establish a new work zone adjacent to the library to construct permanent utilities and foundations for the eastern wing of the new school. Library patrons will need to use on-street parking in the area for the foreseeable future. Two parking spaces on Highland Ave. at Walnut St. will be reserved for people with disabilities. To learn more about parking on and around Central Hill, join city staff for the next quarterly meeting on the subject on Thursday, August 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Winter Hill Community School cafeteria, 115 Sycamore St. There is also a form on somervillema.gov/shsparking where community members can submit questions or comments. For more information about SHS construction, visit somervillema.gov/highschool.

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The next Somerville Garden Club meeting will take place Wednesday, August 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This month’s topic is Local Mushrooms: How do they grow? This talk will be presented by Elizabeth Almeida, owner and farmer at Fat Moon Mushrooms, a local farm that supplies gourmet, organic mushrooms to the finest restaurants, grocery stores, and farm stands in the Merrimack Valley. Elizabeth will talk about the science and business of producing locally grown mushrooms. The program will include demonstration of mushroom cultivation techniques you can try at home such as tissue culture, grow kits, and log inoculation. This evening is for those who support our local food system, foodies who love mushrooms, and life-long learners who are curious about the science of mushrooms. There will also be our usual plant roundtable and raffle. All Somerville Garden Club meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings are held 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Tufts Administration Building (TAB), 167 Holland Street, second floor, wheelchair accessible. Parking is available, and the building is a ten-minute walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop. For additional information please visit www.somervillegardenclub.org.

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The Friday Night Fight this year is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, at Dilboy, hosted by Somerville Youth Development & Boxing Club, located at 18 Otis Street. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. and will run most likely to 10:00 p.m. Tickets will be on sale shortly. Meanwhile, you can go to their Facebook page and let them know you are coming.

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This week’s SomerMovie on August 8 will be Superman II (1980) It is a free, family-friendly film. All movies start at sunset and will be shown at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square. Visit the city’s website for a full schedule of upcoming movies. www.somervillema.gov.

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The Somerville City Club manager Donny Johnson is looking all the time for new members to join the club, if you think you’d be interested give him a call at 617-623-9340. It’s a great local club for the residents of Somerville, and has been around now for over 40 years, their location on Innerbelt Road. Call and ask for details at 617-623-9340.

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In its 24th year, the Somerville 5K has hit a detour. Major road closures throughout Somerville have necessitated a temporary detour to Arlington. The race will be held Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the back of Arlington High School. This is a major fundraiser for SHC and we can’t afford to “miss a step” in getting everyone out to the race. For more info, visit  https://www.somervillehomelesscoalition.org/events/.