This Is Framingham

Last Sunday I went to the Framingham Civic League to see/hear artist Ana Maria Pacheco talk about her work.  Ana currently has an exhibit “Dark Night of the Soul” at the Danforth Musuem. 
It was really interesting to hear her stories about her childhood and what lead her to be an artist as well as her move from Brazil to London and also hearing her interpretations of her work.  It was also surprising that even though her art is somewhat on the dark side, she has a very pleasant and humorous personality. ???? go
After the lecture, we were invited to view her exhibit at the Danforth, so I went and checked it out. spinpalace casino
Her strong suit is sculpture but she also does prints and paintings.  The sculptures are set up in a dark room with spotlights where visitors can walk around and view the sculptures form all angles. ??? ??? ????????

Ana Maria Pacheco’s work will be at the Danforth through August 3rd

For more info go to: http://www.danforthmuseum.org./ana_maria_pacheco.html

Laurie Lee hosted a little “Thank You” lunch for the ladies who pitched in for her campaign at the Columbus Club.  I’ve always wanted to go here but never got around to it or something weird happened, but today I finally got to go and experience the Columbus Club.Inside was exactly what I expected (and hoping for) an old-school, no-frills set up with wood wall panels, stackable chairs and a whiteboard as it’s only menu.  I got the “mac & meatballs” which is ziti and meatballs:This was awesome.  The sauce is excellent and the meatballs were perfectly moist and soft.  Simple but delicious.Some of the other dishes people got were Lasagna and Sausage:Chicken Parm:Chicken noodle soup:Selectman Dennis Giombetti came by our table and jokingly asked if anyone was going to try the tripe, which I guess is really good if you like tripe but even he didn’t suggest it for people who haven’t had it before.  He shared some nice memories of spending time at the club growing up too.  I got to talk with our new Town Moderator, Ed Noonan, who seems like a very sharp guy and has a clear plan on how he’s going to run town meeting.  I’m looking forward to watching him in action this year.  I had such a great time meeting people I’ve heard of but never met and seeing people I know from town meeting. The Columbus Club definitely has a “club” feel but also a strong sense of community and places like this are hard to find – and the food is delicious too!  A nice little gem in Framingham.For more info on the Columbus Club check out their site:http://framinghamcolumbus.org/

I’ve only been to REI a few times.  I’m not much of a camper or hiker so don’t go in here much but this year I decided to get one of those bright yellow jackets for bike riding so I went here to check them out.
Even though I don’t have a need for most of the stuff in here, it is a pretty impressive store.  Two floors, a climbing wall and all the little nick knacks you could want.

I didn’t even know Cliff bars now come in gel shots!

The jacket I wanted was $70, I decided to look around but no one else seems to have them.  I may check out Landry’s too but I’m guessing that’s the going price for a wearable lightbulb.

Tuesday, April 1st is our town election and it seems kind of weird but for a town with such a large population, we have an amazingly small amount of residents who vote (only 16% of the town voted last year).  I think this year, with the presidential elections, more people made sure to register than usual so why not get out there and vote on town government? 
As I mentioned before I’m voting for Laurie Lee for Selectman.  I think she’s great, she’s been supportive of me and I think she would do a fantastic job as Selectman.

Also, for any precinct 13er’s out there, some friends and I are running for the three Town Meeting Member vacancies(since I was appointed, not elected, last year I will be on the ballot this year)
So if you’re in 13 please vote for:

Michelle McElroy(me)
Sarah Oulton
Karen Hewitt* (Karen is a write-in)

Polls are open from 7am-8pm

On my way to drop off my bike at Simple Living Cycles, I saw a bunch of runners doing their marathon practice run.   I hate to say it but  I always think of what my former boss, who runs the marathon, said once “Its funny how we start off in these nice, quaint towns and then we get to Framingham and there’s trash everywhere”  She didn’t know that I live in Framingham and didn’t mean to be insulting but now I always think about how Framingham is viewed to the out of-towners or out-of-staters who run thought it while training and on marathon day.

I doubt Starbucks will fret but, across the street from the Starbucks (by Whole Foods) at the “Ski Market” plaza on Rt. 9 will be an upscale coffee shop.  The “coming soon” sign is up and I know they’ve been putting a lot of work into the interior so I’m excited to have a coffee shop nearby that is neither StarB’s or Dunkins and a small business.  I’ll be sure to post when they open and I make a visit there. vermectin (Stromectol is stromectol over the counter

A source has informed me that White Hardware in the Franklin St. (sad) Plaza is going out of business (after 80 frickin years! ivermectin cattle strongyles ).
As I mentioned in my previous post about this store, I enjoyed having it near my house and it’s pleasantly simple shopping experience.  I’m sad to see a small business close and also add to the sadness of sad plaza.
I hope something useful will move into this space but I won’t be surprised if the building remains vacant for years either. dosis de ivermectina adultos
We will miss ye, White Hardware.  Thanks for being there when we needed you!