Dear Members and Friends:
There’s music in the air – free, fun, fabulous & fleeting… get it while you can. This Tuesday it’s the series finale for the Sunset Concerts at Symphony Park with a great headliner – Kaju Barfi – a fusion of beatboxing-Indian classical-Bollywood and familiar covers – not to be missed. Wednesday at Ramler Park, welcome back the fabulous International Jazz Quartet featuring Tim Mayer.
Concerts in Fenway Park have been filling the nights with people, sounds and traffic – do you have any feedback you want to share? Email us at Fenwaycivic@aol.com and we’ll bring your comments to the mitigation meeting.
Cranes are rising all around us, with no slowdowns in sight! The massive tower of the 2 Charlesgate West project was approved by the BPD against significant neighborhood opposition and concerns; and that’s only one of 48 projects in the Fenway listed on the City of Boston’s Planning Dept. website. Invest in those noise canceling headphones now, you’ll be needing them for the foreseeable future. As the neighborhood grows vertically, I hope to see you in the shadows, without getting swept away by the winds…
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, July 29, 6-8 p.m., NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IMP & MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FACILITY PUBLIC MEETING
This is a Public meeting to discuss the recently filed Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF) for the 2024-2034 IMP and the recently filed Project Notification Form (PNF) for the Multipurpose Athletics Facility project. The meeting will include a presentation followed by questions and comments from the public.
How to Participate
Please register for the meeting using the following Zoom link:
bit.ly/3Y2VQvO
Meeting ID: 160 186 5822
Toll-Free Call-in Number: 833.568.886
Tuesday, July 30th, 6:00 p.m., Series Finale! Sunset Concert series at Symphony Park featuring Kaju Barfi 39 Edgerly Road –
Kaju Barfi presents a fusion of beatboxing mixed with Indian classical music, Bollywood, and familiar cover songs for a wide range of audiences. The group is led by Shivaraj Natraj, who represented India at Ravenna, Italy, in 2017, and is a vocalist for the band Project Mishram. The group includes famed Hindustani singers Reeshabh Purohit and Nandini Samanta, Japanese jazz keyboardist Hana Uwai, and sometimes featured violinist Pranav Swaroop. This series is presented by the Fenway Civic Association and the Friends of Symphony Park in collaboration with Berklee College of Music. The concerts are free and open to the public. Fair weather only. (see flyer)
Wednesday, July 31, 3:30 p.m., Fenway Cares Food Distribution and Healthcare (see Ongoing). Food for those in need, healthcare options, volunteer opportunities.
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 p.m. – weather permitting – Jazz in July at Ramler Park – International Jazz Quartet featuring Tim Mayer A favorite performer here at Ramler, who comes to town with a new set with some old friends to deliver a great vibe under the summer sky – bring a lawn chair, blanket, picnic and a friend for this chill eve! Tim Mayer will perform with a band he is honored to front, including Oscar Stagnaro, on bass, Gilson Schachnik on piano, and Mark Walker on drums. It’s a free concert sponsored by Friends of Ramler Park.
ONGOING
Sundays through September 1, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Open Newbury Street
Car-free experience on Newbury Street, with additional street vendors.
Sundays through October 13, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Charlesgate Farmer’s Market
Under the Bowker Overpass at Comm Ave between Charlesgate East and West.
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. June and July, Free Tai Chi
Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road. Free beginning Tai Chi Classes, taught by Sifu Huan Zhang.
Every Other Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.until done, Fenway Cares Food Distribution
Next date: 7/31 – at 2 locations:
West Fenway – Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston (enter-Jersey)
East Fenway – Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for all dates and both locations! Volunteer
MGH/MBG Community Care Health Clinic – 2-5 p.m. on Fenway Cares dates, East Fenway, in Morville House, 100 Norway Street. Offerings may include blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar testing, COVID-19, flu, and pneumonia vaccines.
Thursdays through August 29, 10-11 a.m. Chair Yoga at Symphony Park
https://www.boston.gov/calendar/parks-fitness-bcbs-chair-yoga-nicole
39 Edgerly Road – Free Chair Yoga class led by certified instructor, Michelle. Classes are sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and the Boston Public Health Commission.
RED SOX – 2024 printable baseball schedule / Fenway Park Concert Schedule.
UPCOMING
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS – Coucilor Sharon Durkan
8/29: Fenway – The Sipping Room (132 Jersey St) Book a 15 minute slot with your councilor using this online calendar.
DEVELOPMENTS – ACTIVE PROJECTS
“Under Review”: Boston University – Warren Towers Renovation, 409 Huntington Avenue, 262 St. Botolph St., 142-146 St. Mary’s Street
“Board Approved”: 112-114 Queensberry St, 2 Charlesgate West, Fenway Corners (West), these are recent approvals, there are more listed on the site.
See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 