As the summer cools down, Somerville heats up

On September 4, 2008, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

Things to do this week

Thursday-Sept. 4: The SomerMovie Fest wraps up with the Viewer’s Choice film: Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. The film will begin at sundown in Seven Hills Park.

Friday-Sept. 5: East Somerville Main Streets kicks off the second annual “International Movie Nights in East Somerville.” A live Brazilian band will start things off at 7 p.m. and the movie, Deus é Brasileiro, begins at 8 p.m. The Brazilian movie will be shown in Portuguese with English subtitles. The event will continue every Friday night for the next three weeks at 165 Broadway at Cross Street, behind the old fire station.

Friday and Saturday-Sept. 5 and 6: The third annual “Viva la Vinal Festival” will be held from 4-10 p.m. at the Somerville Community Growing Center at 22 Vinal Ave. The festival is free and will feature many live, local bands.

Postponed from Saturday Sept. 6 to Sunday Sept. 7 due to rain: Union Square Plaza will be transformed into a groovy flea market from 3-7 p.m. on Sunday. Vendors will be selling all sorts of music memorabilia at the “Rock and Roll Yard Sale” for the second consecutive year.

Postponed from Saturday Sept. 6 to Sunday Sept. 7 due to rain: Later Sunday night, Union Square Plaza will host the Devil Music Ensemble, who will be providing a soundtrack to the 1929 Chinese silent martial arts film Red Heroine. The film begins at 8 p.m.

Friday through Sunday-Sept. 5-7: Grab some food and watch some authentic dancing at the “Somerville Greek Music & Food Festival” at the Dormition Church at 29 Central St. The festival will feature food vendors and live Greek music every night. It runs from noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

 

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