White Elephant: We Need Your Donations!

A vendor's table at Holly Fair

Holly Fair is a few months away, coming this December 13th and 14th.  It’s our annual crafts fair, bringing a wide array of artists and crafts vendors together for two days of sales and deals.  Profits benefit the Cambridge Center and our vendors, all of whom are local and independent.  You can view a short video about the event here.

The White Elephant sale is a tag sale we hold at 56 Brattle during the two days of Holly Fair, where we sell donated goods from the community.  All of the profits benefit the Center.  The items we take include clothing and accessories, books, art, and other items you might’ve lost use for, but might be valuable to others.  We’re taking those items now through December, and to donate, just bring your goods to 42 Brattle Street and let someone know they’re for the White Elephant sale.  We’ll take it from there.

Please note: this year we will not be accepting old CRT televisions and monitors.  Thank you for your generosity, and be sure to stop by this year’s Holly Fair, December 13th and 14th!

CCTV Pottery Promo

Here’s some shots from a pottery class at CCAE (view pottery classes this fall).  Filmed by some great folks at CCTV.

You can view all of our arts classes here.  Thanks CCTV!

CCTV Promotional Spot – Jewelry making

The good folks at Cambridge Community Television have been filming a few of our classes. They’ve recently created a promotional spot for the network, featuring shots from a jewelry class with Laurie Savage. Take a look:

You can view our jewelry making and similar courses on our crafts page.

Thanks CCTV for their great work!

CCAE Faculty in Best of Boston 2008

 

Congratulations to cooking instructor JJ Gonson—she was named 2008’s Best Personal Chef by Boston magazine.  From the article:

So you’re a little lazy. Or overworked. Or simply a really, really bad cook. No one has to know—not with Gonson around cover your tracks. Armed with fresh ingredients culled from local growers and farmers’ markets, the Cambridge-based chef swoops into homes throughout the Hub, leaving a week’s worth of healthy meals in her wake. And she’s not afraid to share her tricks, offering kitchen and pantry organization and private gourmet-grocery shopping, too.

JJ leads a cooking class for the 20 somethings’ Series this November, Banish the Bland, as well as her regular bevy of culinary lessons this fall.

CCAE Staff Art Exhibit

Did you know that CCAE’s building coordinator Boby (“Bob”) Bear is the talented sign and lettering artist responsible for the window signs at Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, Leo’s Diner, and the Leavitt and Peirce smoke shop, among others?

Come check out the current staff art exhibit with a display about Boby’s work, plus some of the art and craftwork of other CCAE staff members: building coordinators Andrew (“Drew”) Schill and Hannah Dromgoole; systems analyst Scott Hall; controller Kadri Brattvet; and program planner Paula Ogier. There’s graphic novel inspired art, seaside landscapes, guitar amplifiers, urban street art, and more.

The exhibit runs now through September 29.