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In Our Community
Summer Solstice Celebration Night
June 21 | 5-9PM | Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMS&C), 26 Oxford St.
Kick off summer at the HMS&C’s annual Summer Solstice celebration. Enjoy circus performers, music, dance, food trucks, street chalking, and hands-on activities for all ages, with free evening admission to the HMS&C. More info: 617.495.3045.
Cambridge Camping
Summer is just around the corner and camp is starting to fill up! Spots available at camp for entering grade in the fall of 2015: Grade 1: 2 spots. Grade 2: 4 spots. Grade 3: wait list. Grade 4: 3 spots. Grade 5: 5 spots. Grade 6: 10 spots. More info: 617.864.0960, cambridgecamping.org
Free Summer Concert
June 24 | 5:30PM
Ray Mellone Park, 300 N. Harvard St., Allston
Come celebrate the beginning of summer with your family, friends and neighbors. Pack a picnic and enjoy live music by children’s musician Ben Rudnick & Friends. The band brings families, music and fun together in their own unique style. Rain? Concert will be held in the adjacent Honan-Allston Branch Library. Other upcoming concerts: July 15 and August 19. More info: [email protected]
LEARN TO COPE is a support group for parents, family members, spouses and caregivers with a loved one who is struggling with addiction to opiates, alcohol or other drugs. Weekly meetings are held every Monday from 7-8:30PM. Spaulding Hospital, 1575 Cambridge St., 3rd Floor Chapel. More info: www.learn2cope.org; 508.738.5148
7th Annual Dance for World Community Festival
June 13, 12-8PM | In & around 1151 Massachusetts Ave.
Five indoor/outdoor stages with 80+ performances in diverse dance forms, free classes for adults and children, a Parking Lot Dance Party, and more. Produced by Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. Info: 617.354.7567 or www.danceforworldcommunity.org.
Sister to Sister – Community Conversations
Exploring Health Issues Affecting Black Women with Health Care Experts of Color: Caring For Ourselves: Relax, Relate, Release
June 14 | 2-5PM
Simply Erinn’s Unisex Salon, 268 Brookline St.
We will discuss: Putting your own health & wellbeing on the radar; ways to explore & define what health & wellness mean to you; pathways to meeting your health & wellbeing goals. Joining us will be provider participants: Robin Reed (MD), Linda Wells (M.Ed.), Latoya Lewis (licensed Massage Therapist & Esthetician).
2015 DevTech Summer Program Grades K-2
The DevTech Research Group at Tufts University runs summer programs to pilot new technology based educational programs. This year we will be using new and improved versions of the ScratchJr. Tablet app. Session 1: July 13-17 ($200). Session 2: July 20-24 ($200). Session 3: July 27-31 ($200). 9AM-12:30PM. More info: see email sent to Cport families in early June or contact [email protected].
Engineering, Earthquakes, and More! Grades 5-8
This week-long workshop will task students to be civil engineers - engaging in the design and building of bridges and buildings that can withstand earthquakes. Students will utilize the engineering design process in order to design, build, and test structures. The workshop will use a variety of materials from spaghetti to cardboard to sensors. (The workshop includes a small component of LEGO robotics and programming). Additionally, students will be exposed to physics concepts, and data analysis through various design challenges. This workshop is subsidized by a National Science Foundation grant.
Cost: $30/week. Grades: entering 5th - 8th.
Location: Anderson Hall, Room 208.
Session 1: July 20-24. Session 2: August 3-7.
Time: 9AM - 3PM.
Registration: http://tiny.cc/earthquakes
Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
Tufts University
617.627.5888; www.ceeo.tufts.edu
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