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Oh, what a night!

The 3rd annual Under the Stars: International Movie Nights in East Somerville kicked off last Saturday with great success! Thanks to everyone who came out to support us. I think we all had a lot of fun. I hope you all will join us again this Saturday for Italian night. Italian night will feature accordionist Carmen Spada, food from Dom's Sausage, and the film Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips).

Check out a few pictures of last weekend's event:

Neighbors hung out and listened to the sounds of the Trio Elo Band while enjoying Rodizio's yummy meat skewers.

We got great feedback about the movie. It definitely looks like it had everyone's attention!

It's party time!

O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias

(The Year My Parents Went on Vacation)

Saturday, Sept. 5th

165 Broadway at Cross Street (Behind the Old Fire Station)

6:30pm - Food; Music by the Trio Elo Band and Marco Aurelio Faria

8:00pm - Movie

check out the other movies at www.eastsomervilleflicks.org

Saturday Nights in September, a hidden parking lot behind an old fire station in East Somerville will be turned once again into a free international cinematic street party! Music and food from the neighborhood will kick off the party (more exciting announcements on this to come). East Somerville Main Streets presents UNDER THE STARS: INTERNATIONAL MOVIE NIGHTS IN EAST SOMERVILLE.

Reflecting the rich cultural diversity of the neighborhood, International Movie Nights will screen classic (and soon to be classic!) films from Italy, Brazil, and Argentina. Meet old friends and new neighbors, while having a night at the movies (international style!) under the stars in East Somerville.

The three week series begins on September 5th with the screening of O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation). The movie is in Portuguese with English subtitles. It has won 21 awards including best picture at the 2008 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize.

Movie Synopsis: In 1970, near the World Cup, ten year old Mauro is left in Bom Retiro, a Jewish and Italian neighborhood in Brazil, to stay with his grandfather while his parents go on vacation. Little do they know, the grandfather has just had a heart attack and died. Mauro makes new friends, cheers for the Brazilian team and sees the movement of the police and militaries on the streets while waiting for his parents.

Entertainment: Food and music will begin at 6:30pm. The Trio Elo Band will be performing, as well as Marco Aurelio Faria. Check out the Trio Elo Band on youtube!

Check out the other movies at www.eastsomervilleflicks.org

Eastern Somerville Event Mania

This Friday and Saturday,
It's Eastern Somerville Event-o-Rama

Start your weekend out at Willy Wonka in Smell-o-Vision
Friday, Sept. 4th - 6:00-9:30pm

Calling all scent-loving cinemaphiles: bring your nose for cinema to a free outdoor screening of the 1971 film–Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--in Smellovision! It’s Willy Wonka as you’ve never smelled it before– guided by the wacky inventions of oompa-loompa scent technicians.

This is an ArtsUnion event sponsored by the Somerville Arts Council. Check their website for more information.
Then on Saturday Afternoon, you should be off to the

FOSSFEST
Foss Park, 2-6pm
www.fossfest.com



And Finish Off Your Weekend at the
OPENING NIGHT of Under the Stars : International Movie Nights
Brazilian Night -
6:30-8:00 Live Music
8:00-10:00 Movie Showing --- The Year My Parents Went on Vacation


September 5

O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year my Parents Went on Vacation)
In Portuguese with English subtitles
104 minutes

In 1970, near the World Cup, ten year old Mauro is left in Bom Retiro, a Jewish and Italian neighborhood in Brazil, to stay with his grandfather while his parents go on vacation. Little do they know, the grandfather has just had a heart attack and died. Mauro makes new friends, cheers for the Brazilian team and sees the movement of the police and militaries on the streets while waiting for his parents.

The movie has won 21 awards including best picture at the 2008 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize.

First Tuesdays Travels to Ethiopia!

Want to meet your neighbors and travel to Ethiopia without leaving Somerville? This month East Somerville Main Streets' monthly afterhours event is headed to Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant. So if you've been too timid to commit to a whole Ethiopian meal, this is the event for you: free appetizers made from dishes across Fasika's menu. And don't forget to try their honey wine!

"First Tuesdays" is a monthly opportunity for anyone (near or far) to explore the East Somerville neighborhood, while making new friends!

When: September 1st, 6:00-8:00pm

Where: Fasika, 147 Broadway, for

What: Free ethiopian food and a cash bar. All are welcome.

For more information and a full schedule of events, visit http://www.eastsomervillemainstreets.org/ or call 617.623.3869.

Check out what's cookin' in East Somerville

The cookbook is still movin' right along. We've extended the deadline for recipes to try and get those last few stragglers to hand over the goods. We recently received an exciting recipe submission that I thought I would share. Click here to watch an East Somerville local prepare frijoles volteados on youtube.

If you have a recipe that you would like to have included in Savoring East Somerville: A Taste-Based Guide to the Neighborhood, email it to projectassistant2@eastsomervillemainstreets.org ASAP!

The East Somerville Cookbook already has its name in lights!

This picture captured last week in Davis Square