The publisher and staff of The Somerville Times wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. As a reminder, city offices will be closed for Independence Day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay starting Thursday. Parking meters and resident permit parking will not be in effect on July 4, and street sweeping will be canceled. Prospect Hill Park and Tower will remain closed on July 4 due to ongoing construction. We know that this is a popular place to watch the fireworks, but this year it will not be possible to gather there.

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Calling all artists, musicians, creatives and supporters: New Alliance Gallery invites you to Meet and Greet in their new Union Square home tucked in the alley between Market Basket and Dane Street. July 10, 7:00 – 11:00 p.m., at New Alliance Gallery, 438R Somerville Ave.

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Community Meeting: A Cultural District for East Somerville, at Cross Street Center, 165 Broadway, July 18 at 6:00 p.m. Would East Somerville benefit from a Cultural District designation? Come to the community meeting, learn about what Cultural Districts are and what they can do for the local community.

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Please join the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development and Ward 4 Councilor Jesse Clingan on Tuesday evening, July 9, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for the first community meeting with the landscape architecture team from Warner Larson Associates. The meeting will be held in the Healey School cafeteria, 5 Meacham St. Warner Larson will present their qualifications, review the criteria for the new schoolyard design, and discuss the layout possibilities. For more information or with any questions about the project, please contact Arn Franzen at AFranzen@somervillema.gov.

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Get ready for monthly Movie Nights in the Park this summer, July through September. International Movie Nights in the Park are brought to you by East Somerville Main Streets in collaboration with the Arlington International Film Festival. Enjoy the summer evening as Chuckie Harris Park is turned into an outdoor movie theater. This year’s films include: Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth on Friday, July 12. The film follows six young Maya in Guatemala and Chiapas through their daily and ceremonial life, revealing their determination to resist the destruction of their culture and environment. Pre-film discussion panel at 7:30 p.m., followed by the film at sundown (around 8:30 p.m.); New Immigrant & Refugee Vision Films on Friday, August 9. This is a collection of documentary films by and about new immigrants. The stories produced provide a unique insider perspective on the integration challenges faced by immigrants and the contributions they make to our culture, economy and social fabric. Pre-film discussion panel at 7:30 p.m., followed by the film at sundown (around 8:30 p.m.); Arlington International Film Festival Youth Shorts on Friday, September 6. The festival was founded in 2010, its mission being “to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers.” AIFF is a jury festival welcoming submissions of feature length and short films. A selection of the Youth award winners from the festival will be shown. Pre-film discussion panel at 6:30 p.m., followed by the film at sundown (around 7:30 p.m.).

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Join the City of Somerville, City Councilors Jesse Clingan, Ben Ewen-Campen, and Matt McLaughlin, and the Gilman Square Neighborhood Association for a community meeting on Monday, July 15, to discuss the implementation of the Gilman Square Neighborhood Plan. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Winter Hill Community Innovation School, 115 Sycamore Street. For more info and to view the plan, visit www.somervillebydesign.com. If you have any questions about the meeting, contact Sue Thomas atSThomas@somervillema.gov, or 617-625-6600 ext. 2561.

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The annual SomerMovie Fest is back with free, family-friendly films starting just after sunset. Showings are scheduled every Thursday evening at dusk from July 11 to August 29. Screenings will take place at different locations around the city, and you can see the full schedule on the city’s website www.somervillema.gov.

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 City Councilor J.T. Scott, and Ward 3 City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to a public meeting for an update on the Somerville Ave. Utilities and Streetscape Improvements project and ongoing construction in the Union Square area. The meeting will be held Thursday, July 18, at 6:00 p.m. in the Academy Room at the Somerville Public Safety Building, 220 Washington St. Project staff will outline progress of construction thus far and the planned sequence of work through the rest of the year. For more information about this project, please visit somervilleMA.gov/SomervilleAve, email construction@SomervilleMA.gov, or call the Engineering Department at 617-625-6600 ext. 5400.

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Looking for a job as a real estate professional here in the Greater Boston area and Somerville? Contact Century 21 North East – Norton Group RE, 699 Broadway Somerville Ball Square. Phone 617-623-6600 or email donaldfnorton@gmail.com. Century 21 North East has over 45 offices here in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. It’s the fastest growing company around, headed by Jimmy D’Amico, originally from Chelsea. Find out why so far, since January 1 of this year, over 100 agents – both new and existing – have joined with C21 North East’s more than 800 agents. It’s all about family and good business sense. A grand opening will be coming up sometime soon.

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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. Plenty of parking and a very nice hall for rent, some say the best deal in Somerville. Call and ask for details at 617-623-9340.