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Come out and enjoy live music and family fun in Arlington Center!
On Sunday,&nbsp;July 5, 12:30-2PM, the <a href="https://artsarlington.org/TinyShed" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tiny Shed Arts &amp; Discovery Series</a> continues with a novel, genre-blending match-up, as internationally touring guitarist and composer <a href="https://www.nathanielbraddock.com/about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathaniel Braddock</a> joins up in a collaboration with poet <a href="https://www.stevencramer.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steven Cramer</a>.
Musician, composer, and educator&nbsp;Nathaniel Braddock performs solo acoustic fingerstyle guitar music, and leads the Boston-based groups&nbsp;Maison Électronique&nbsp;and&nbsp;Done Gone. He has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Music Meeting Nijmegen, Pitchfork Festival, the Whitney Biennial, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and many other venues. He has traveled extensively in Africa and collaborated with musicians from Ghana, Uganda, DR Congo, Mali, Zambia, Tanzania, Mocambique, and Guinea, including Jupiter et Okwess, Balla Kouyate, and Koo Nimo. Nathaniel is presently completing a dissertation on Central African guitar music. He teaches as Boston University, Northeastern, and Salem State.
Cramer is the author of seven poetry collections, has earned honors from Massachusetts Cultural Council and National Endowment for the Arts, and has taught Bennington College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and Lesley University, where he founded the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing.
About the Arlington Tiny Shed Arts Series
The <a href="https://artsarlington.org/TinyShed" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tiny Shed Arts &amp; Discovery Series</a> brings live music, pop-up arts and crafts workshops, art exhibits, and more to the heart of Arlington every weekend from May to October. The series includes a performance by a local band every Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 2 pm.
The Tiny Shed Series is hosted at the Arlington Visitor Center, located next to Uncle Sam Plaza in Arlington Center, by the Minute Bikeway at the intersection of Mass Ave and Mystic Street. The Visitor Center is open every Saturday and Sunday for the May to October season.
A collaboration of the Arlington Tourism &amp; Economic Development Committee and ArtsArlington, The Tiny Shed Series is supported by the Mass Cultural Council and Mirak Properties. May events are in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the <a href="https://freedomsway.org/HTF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture &amp; History</a>.

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Come out and enjoy live music and family fun in Arlington Center!
On Sunday, July 5, 12:30-2PM, the Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery...

Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery Series: Live Guitar & Poetry Collab

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"On the 4th of July, we will again celebrate America’s birthday in style at Robbins Farm Park. Our entertainment includes a Live Band PLUS a BIG SCREEN Presentation!Our Independence Day Celebration starts at 6:00 pm, our favorite Oldies Band, The Reminisants will entertain us once again! Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner for our traditional FREE Concert and be prepared to DANCE! It’s as American as Apple Pie (and Pizza Pie), so of course we’ll have some for sale along with drinks.
Get your seats on the hill. After the music we’ll be showing the BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE CONCERT and BOSTON FIREWORKS broadcast Live on the BIG SCREEN."

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This program is ideal for teenagers&nbsp;(in grades 9-12)&nbsp;interested in fashion design! This course is an excellent opportunity from them to develop their sewing and sketching skills.
Two sessions are available during our summer semester. SESSION I: July 6th to July 27th SESSION II: July 29th to August 19th Both are on Mondays &amp; Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. We offer two levels: Regular &amp; Advanced (for students who have taken the regular level in the past).
Register today or email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:admissions@sfdboston.org">admissions@sfdboston.org</a> to get started!
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