CHARLES  RIVER  PARKLANDS  UPDATE
July 2008
Archives—Table of Contents

Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Join us on Wednesday, July 16th for Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s open air concert with an environmental theme, featuring music by Rossini, Debussy and Mozart. Please visit the www.Landmarksorchestra.org for their complete summer concert schedule.

Also, see the article in the Boston Globe A conductor opens an orchestra to all. 

Tango at the Week’s Bridge, Saturday 7/11

Throughout the summer the Tango Society of Boston offers short lessons and dancing on the Weeks Footbridge. Dance from sunset into the moonlight over the waters of the Charles! Please visit Tango Society of Boston for their schedule.

Publick Theatre Performance on the Charles

Starting July 9th, and running through September 7th, the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov will be performed on the Publick Theatre's unique open air stage at Herter Park, right by the Charles River. Starting July 30th, "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward will run through September 14. For more information log on to www.publicktheatre.com.

Beyond the Yard

Whether you have lived in the area for years or are merely passing though, you might enjoy the mobile media experience. There is a long and a short version of this audio visual tour which can be downloaded to your iPod and experienced on your own time. Listen in for all the featured speakers, one of which is our own Renata von Tscharner with comments about the Charles River. Visit www.cambridge-usa.org for more information.

A safer route on horizon: Nonantum Road plans take shape

After years of political wrangling, there is now a design aimed at making Nonantum Road safer and more appealing. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation unveiled long-awaited plans to reconfigure about a one-mile section of the road. Nonantum, a narrow, four-lane road that winds along the Charles River through Brighton, Newton, and Watertown, has a long history of serious collisions and fatalities that many residents have blamed on drivers who exceed the 40 mile-per-hour speed limit. See the article from the Boston Globe.

June Parklands Show Schedule

Our live talk show on BNN (Comcast Channels 9 and 23, RCN Channels 15 and 83, Boston only) airs every Monday night at 7 p.m. and is repeated Tuesdays at 3:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., and on Sundays at 8 a.m.

July 7

CRC’s Ben Martens and Renata von Tscharner showcase this summer’s Master Swim Race video

July 14

BU’s Michael Donovan and Ken Greenberg  discuss with Renata von Tscharner BU’s expansion plan to connect the BU campus with the river

July 21

CRC’s Nicole Brown and Renata von Tscharner discuss ideas for the New Basin

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The Charles River Conservancy takes as its mission the renewal and stewardship of the Charles River Parklands and their surroundings, particularly parks, parkways and bridges. The Conservancy engages in numerous Parklands restoration and improvement initiatives, including access and safety, education and outreach, and planning and maintenance programs, and relies heavily on individual contributions. To support the Charles River Conservancy, click here. Thank you!

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