Sneaker Fiends in Harvard Square

Concept store in Harvard Square is selling limited edition Nike ‘Lobster’ dunk pakages. Sneaker fiends from all over have begun lining up outside the store for the goods, which release tomorrow, May 31st. The line has wrapped its way up Church street now, and started forming yesterday. From nikeskateboarding.org:

Concepts will be releasing their collaborative Nike SB “Lobster” Dunk on Saturday, May 31st. The shoe, inspired by the seafood heritage of New England, will be available in a limited edition set, available exclusively at Concepts. The first 200 pairs, which include the limited packaging, come equipped with a lobster claw rubber band, a tee shirt, a condiment box (which includes lobster shell cracker, fork, bib, an extra set of laces, and wet nap) and a poster, all put into a traditional paper bag used by typical, New England lobster retailers.

Not only will the packaging and bag be branded with the “Concepts Fishing Company” graphic, but the release at Concepts will also be catered by Legal Seafoods, who will be providing lobster appetizers. The release will be followed by a raffle for some additional exclusive goodies. The special pack will be extremely limited to 200 pairs, and will retail for $150 USD and the first 50 pairs will come with a special, limited edition wooden box.

Who wants a Bookstore?

Longtime Harvard Book Store owner Frank Kramer is selling his beloved store.  Read the Globe article here.

“It’s a Laughing Matter” – Wendy Liebman & Friends

Wendy Liebman, a very funny comedienne, has appeared nationally on late-night and comedy shows. She’s also a former CCAE student, who took a comedy class here before becoming a national act.

Wendy will be joined by local comics in a benefit for Community Works. Here’s a video of Wendy on the Rosie O’Donnell show:

For tickets and info, contact Community Works at: (617) 423-9555 or visit: www.communityworks.com.

Michael Koran’s Funny Show

I’m not sure where this gets broadcast, but check out a clip from CCAE faculty Michael Koran’s cable access show, with a couple of CCAE students.

Students exhibit at the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

Students in Skip Schiel’s photography workshop are exhibiting their work studying light on the Charles River.  During the fall of 2006, they went to four locations from the source of the river to the mouth.  With keen attention to the unique qualities of the fall light they explored how to see and portray the landscape.

Each of them created images starting from the same conditions—time and place.  The exhibit reveals the multitude of light effects: shadow, reflection, chiaroscuro, high contrast, direct light, and subdued light.

If you’d like to see the work, visit the Massachusetts Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary from May 4th thru the 30th.  It’s located at 280 Eliot Street (Rt. 16) in Natick.

Blacksmith House Printmakers Exhibit this month

The Blacksmith House Printmakers are a group of artists that have been working with Selma Bromberg in her printmaking classes. They do monotype, solar etchings, and other printing methods, yielding beautiful results that you really have to see. Their work will hang at 42 Brattle through the month of May.

Here Kate walks us through a solar etching of a tree that she’s worked on.

Join Kate and her classmates at the exhibit reception this Friday, from 5:30-7:30, at 42 Brattle, and take a look at the wonderful work they’ve been doing.

Scrabble Players

On Monday we’re hosting an incredibly important event that all should attend: group Scrabble! Join us at 3pm in the Spiegel Auditorium on Monday, May 5th, and show off your stuff. Bring in a board if you have one, too.