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Summer in the Square
July has finally warmed up, driving many folks into the sun and vacations. Therefore, just a few items this month.
From the KSA President
The sun has been with us for a few days now, and could it possibly be
more welcome? For me, summer arrived in Kendall Square on July 9th,
with the ribbon cutting ceremony for our new boardwalk and canoe and
kayak rental center on the Broad Canal. For those who are not familiar
with it, Kendall Square has a working canal, overlooked by the Genzyme
Headquarters, Mirant, the Watermark residential building, 1 Broadway,
and 1 and 101 Main Streets. The new boardwalk brings people right into
the canal, running just over the water, and the new boating facility
there provides a wonderful summer lunchtime outing opportunity for many
of us. I encourage everyone to check it out. It will open to the
public by the end of July.
Caption: Ribbon cutting for the new Kendall Square canal boardwalk, and a few familiar KSA faces.
Party down
At One Kendall
The One Kendall summer concerts have been really amazing so far: great
food from the One Kendall restaurants, old and new friends, and, of
course, hoppin’ music. Mark your calendars for the rock’n’roll of
“Audio Underground," August 19, from 5:30 to 8:30pm.
At Kendall Square
The Berklee College of Music’s Thursday noon concert series just get
stronger as the summer weeks fly by. Coming up the next few weeks (all
at 300 Athenaeum St.):
La Timbistica
Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:00 p.m.
La Timbistica (the Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars), a sextet and 11-piece
powerhouse salsa band, was named this year's Best College Jazz Band by
Down Beat magazine and was featured at the Monterey and Duke Ellington
jazz festivals.
Alex Wintz
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:00 p.m.
Alex Wintz's obsession with the guitar began at the age of four when he
heard Guns and Roses on the radio. Now a high-caliber jazz musician and
composer in his junior year at Berklee, Wintz has earned several
awards, including a Down Beat Student Music Award in 2006 for
Outstanding Jazz Soloist in High School.
Emily Elbert
Thursday, August 6, 2009, 12:00 p.m.
Texas-bred guitarist and vocalist Emily Elbert fuses her lifelong
passion for jazz, folk, soul, blues, pop, and music from around the
world with an ability to write innovative songs and arrangements. She
has toured with G Love & Special Sauce and Kaki King. WUMB radio,
in Boston, named her Best New Artist of 2008.