Dear Members and Friends:
Hope you are enjoying this summer, with the odd weather patterns. We did manage to get off a few good concerts last week. Hopefully you can enjoy the following regularly scheduled free outdoor events: Sundays – Open Newbury Street; Tuesdays – concert series at Symphony Park; Wednesdays – Tai Chi; and Thursdays – chair yoga.
For this and more, read on!
THE WEEK AHEAD
Sundays. through Oct 15, Open Newbury Street https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/open-newbury-street
Tuesday, July 18, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Sunset Concert at Symphony Park Weekly series of free concerts at Symphony Park, supported by FCA, Berklee College of Music, and the Friends of Symphony Park – see flyer below!
Wednesday, July 19 , 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Tai Chi at Symphony Park Weekly on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. from 7/12-8/30; in event of rain, classes will be held indoors at 100 Norway Street
Wednesday, July 19, 3:30 p.m. Fenway Cares food distribution.
(Details below in ONGOING.)
UPCOMING
Tuesday, July 25 Special Election D8 City Councilor https://www.boston.gov/departments/election This election is to fill the seat left vacant from Kenzie Bok’s departure. Currently there are two candidates, Sharon Durkan, Beacon Hill, and Montez Haywood, West End resident. For more info on the candidates: https://www.sharondurkan.com, https://beaconhilltimes.com/2023/05/11/ada-montez-haywood-enters-race-for-district-8-city-council-seat/, https://montezhaywood.com
ONGOING
Sundays through Oct 15, Open Newbury Street https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/open-newbury-street
Wednesdays , 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Tai Chi at Symphony Park Weekly through 8/30; in event of rain, classes will be held indoors at 100 Norway Street
Wednesdays (every other week) Fenway Cares food distribution.
Next date: Wednesday, July 19 – 3:30 p.m.
Need food? Fenway Cares distributes fresh produce, grains, and more at Fenway Community Center and Symphony Community Park. For more information, visit: https://fenwaycommunitycenter.org/fenway-cares/. Repeats every-other Wednesday. Volunteers needed! https://forms.gle/mqo5YoxbmhcL9Ckm8
Fenway Cares is looking for more resident leaders. Please see the attached flyer! We need your help.
Thursdays – Park Fitness: Chair Yoga with Michelle – 10-11:00 a.m. Symphony Park, 39 Edgerly Road. Repeats each Thursday until August 31. Participate in a free fitness class offered by a certified instructor. Classes are sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and the Boston Public Health Commission.
The Station and 401 Park Drive park activations: This summer, soak up the fun with public programming at both The Station andThe Green at 401 Park. Experience the delights of a seasonal wine garden, test your skills on our new pickleball court, and try a new fitness class with the return of the Fit in The Fenway series. For more details: article on happenings in The Fenway – follow The Fenway onInstagram , see the fullEvents Calendar .
BPDA Design Vision Survey Take the survey to share your vision for design in Boston. To learn more about the survey, goals and the process go here :http://www.bostonplans.org/planning/urban-design/boston-design-vision . To take the survey, click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y6HL5YS
Red Sox baseball… need to know when they’re in town? printable calendar
Red Sox concerts… https://www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/concerts
we think we’ll be sharing some tickets with members this summer * please renew your Fenway Civic Association membership or join to be eligible! Email us if you wish to join/renew your membership! fenwaycivic@aol.com
Red Sox Concerts – Neighborhood Impacts – Have your say – There is a committee monitoring noise, trash, traffic and other impacts – if you have suggestions or comments about concert impacts please email your comments to fenwaycivic@aol.com and we will voice them at the meetings.
MBTA & Sumner Tunnel Disruptions
MBTA JULY Announcement on service disruptions here – pretty much every line is affected… oh, and don’t forget the Sumner Tunnel is closed more info here.
MBTA Symphony Station Accessibility Improvements click here for details on this ongoing project
See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 