Executive Director of the Somerville Museum, Stephanie Marlin-Curie

The Somerville Museum has announced Stephanie Marlin-Curiel as the new Executive Director of the Museum. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience from her role as Visual Arts Manager at The Umbrella Arts Center, where she oversaw gallery programming, managed artist studios, and curated public art initiatives.

Local Poet Gloria Mindock will be presented with the Sam Cornish Award this coming Sunday, August 11.

Somerville Poet, Gloria Mindock, will be honored with the Sam Cornish award at the Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site on Sunday, August 11, at  3:00 p.m.

Eagle Feathers #310 – Oxford

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Oxford, Massachusetts lies in the southern part of Worcester County, just one town away from the Connecticut border.  As early as 1682, the Massachusetts Bay Colony offered land grants to this area for people who would colonize the then, unbridled frontier land.

So, Boston’s arguably controversial bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic games ultimately fell through, as proponents of the plan failed to meet the required expectations of the United States Olympic Committee in the allotted time.

Then Mayor Martin J. Walsh reportedly felt pressured to formally submit the city’s bid without performing due diligence in terms of cost and infrastructure demands, and had asked the U.S.O.C. for more time. Ultimately, the Committee dropped Boston as a contender for the 2024 games.

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Alexander Levering Kern is a poet, chaplain, editor, and Quaker educator originally from Washington, DC and based in Somerville and (whenever possible) Chebeague Island, Maine. He is the author of a book of poems, What an Island Knows (Shanti Arts, 2024), and a forthcoming poetry collection from Cervena Barva Press. Alex is the editor of the anthology Becoming Fire and founding editor of Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts (www.pensive.com).

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Deborah Leipziger is an author, poet, and advisor on sustainability. Born in Brazil, Deborah’s poems have been published in nine countries in such magazines as Salamander, Revista Cardenal, and Inkwell. Her poetry collection Story & Bone was published by Lily Poetry Review Books. She is the author of several books on human rights and sustainability. She is currently working on a Lexicon of Change, which shares the vocabulary we need for social and environmental transformation.

Massachusetts’ largest health plan creates opportunities for physical exercise via Metro Boston’s public bike share system to boost mental wellbeing every Monday in August

 In recognition of National Wellness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is launching its fourth annual “Mindful Mondays” initiative by offering free Bluebikes Day Passes every Monday in August, starting August 5. This initiative aims to highlight the positive impact mindfulness activities like biking can have on one’s overall health and wellbeing.

Update: Due to wet ground, Somerville’s National Night Out will be moved to Dilboy Field, 110 Alewife Brook Parkway. 

Community members looking for a night out this summer can look no further than the City of Somerville’s annual National Night Out Event hosted by the Somerville Police Department and the Somerville Office of Parks and Recreation.