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Join us for a special seasonal celebration of community in Arlington Heights on Saturday, June 10, 2 \u2013 5pm! Spring Fling Festival 2023 will feature live music, poetry readings, a variety of family-fun activities, 29 community information tables on environmental sustainability, and beautifully painted storefront windows with colorful spring themes!<\/div>\n
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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FAMILY ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/div>\n
2-5pm Meet Nuala, a Great Horned Owl, and Falconer Diane Welch
\nLOCATION: Outdoors in front of ACMi Studio, 85 Park Avenue<\/div>\n
2-5pm: ACMI takes you into other worlds with green screen technology
\nLOCATION: Inside ACMI Studio, 85 Park Ave<\/div>\n
2-3:30pm: Kids Craft \u2013 make a paper bird with artist Tonya Grifkin
\nLOCATION: Wonder Yoga Studio, 1346 Mass Ave<\/div>\n
2 -5pm: Touch-A-Truck hosted by the Arlington Fire and Police Departments, joined by Top Notch Contracting\u2019s Mini Excavator and Intelligent Labor and Moving Company\u2019s unique electric truck! AND Family Games: Bean bag and ring toss!
\nLOCATION: Heights Bus Depot<\/div>\n
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LIVE MUSIC<\/strong><\/div>\n
2-3pm: TNT \u2013 Jazz and R&B with Jeff Robinson on Tenor Sax and Dave Harris on Tuba with special guest Jim Arhelger on Drums
\nLOCATION: Outdoors at MyEyeDr. \u2013 Corner of Park Ave and Mass Ave<\/div>\n
2:30-3:30pm: Lucy and Jeff Pyle \u2013 Bluegrass Duo (Fiddle and Guitar)
\nLOCATION: Heights Bus Depot<\/div>\n
3:30-4pm: Japanese Taiko drumming by Odaiko New England
\nLOCATION: D\u2019Agostino\u2019s Parking Lot, 1297 Mass Ave<\/div>\n
4-5pm: Finale: Dirty Water Brass Band
\nLOCATION: Starts at Depot, parades to D\u2019Agostino\u2019s Parking Lot for performance, 1297 Mass Ave<\/div>\n
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CHORAL MUSIC AND POETRY AT PARK AVE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH<\/strong><\/div>\n
2-4pm: Get out of the sun and bustle and enjoy alternating music and poetry readings. Arlington Poet Laureate Jean Flanagan will debut her collective Kindness Poem, written with community input. She has invited local poets Thomas DeFreitas, Steve Rapp, and Andy Oram to share their work. The Cantilena Choir and The Madrigal Singers share the magic of their vocal music.
\nLOCATION: Park Avenue Congregational Church Parish Hall, 50 Paul Revere Road<\/div>\n
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EXPLORE THE ARTS<\/strong><\/div>\n
2-4pm: Plein Air painting featuring Suzanne Menon and Sudakshina Bhattacharya
\nLOCATION: Outdoors in front of Apothca, 1386 Mass Ave<\/div>\n
2-5pm: Exhibition featuring Larry Terry and Maria Fonseca, drawings and photographs.
\nLOCATION: Roasted Granola Caf\u00e9, 1346 Mass Ave<\/div>\n
2-5pm: Take your own tour of some of the 50+ storefront windows painted by community neighbors to celebrate spring & sustainability
\nLOCATION: Throughout the Heights<\/div>\n
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TAKE ACTION \u2013 PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT!<\/strong><\/div>\n
2-5pm: Learn from 24 organizations on how you can promote a healthier environment.
\n3 LOCATIONS: Heights Bus Depot, Park Ave in front of ACMi, and 1308-1312 Mass (next to the Heights Pub)<\/div>\n
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Free Festival Parking at Arlington Coal and Lumber\u2019s lot, 41 Park Avenue<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Organized by the Arlington Heights Community Association, the Arlington Commission for the Arts and Culture (Arts Arlington), and Arlington Chamber of Commerce.<\/div>\n
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This year\u2019s Spring Fling Fest has received a grant, via the Arlington Commission for the Arts and Culture, from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as fantastic sponsors!<\/div>\n
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SUPPORTERS<\/strong><\/div>\n
Major support from a Programs and Festivals Grant from the Mass Cultural Council<\/div>\n
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Sponsors<\/strong><\/div>\n
Arlington Heights Community Association
\nArlington Commission for the Arts and Culture (ArtsArlington)
\nArlington Chamber of Commerce
\nArlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development<\/div>\n
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Friends<\/strong><\/div>\n
Cambridge Savings Bank<\/div>\n
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In-Kind Support<\/strong><\/div>\n
Roasted Granola
\nWonder Yoga
\nD\u2019Agostino\u2019s
\nArlington Coal and 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