‘We Have A Home For ArtFarm And We Have It In Writing’
Disclosure: I regularly work with the Somerville Arts Council to present festivals in the city. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *…Continue Reading →
‘Are You Sure That’s The Best You Can Do?’
“Are you sure that’s the best you can do?” our 4-year-old shouts to the men practicing golf at the driving range at Paradise Family Golf in Middleton, Mass.Continue Reading →
Photos: Honk Festival Parade 2017
Photos from the 2017 Honk Festival of Activist Marching Bands parade from Davis Square in Somerville to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Oct. 8, 2017. All photos copyright 2017 Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
Somerville Climate Action Volunteers ‘DePave’ Local Yard
Somerville Climate Action gathered volunteers at 100 Gilman St. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, for a “DePave The Way” event to “remove our neighbors’ asphalt and increase Somerville’s green space.” The…Continue Reading →
Ife Franklin’s Ancestor Slave Cabin and Ring Shout
“We’re here to celebrate black people today,” said Boston artist Ife Franklin, as she was joined by more than 100 people for the presentation of her fourth ancestor slave cabin/praise…Continue Reading →
25th Cambridge Carnival Parade
The Cambridge Carnival Parade danced through the city this afternoon. Rooted in African and Caribbean traditions, bands of revelers masqueraded in spectacular handmade costumes as soca music blasted from trucks. (Photos copyright…Continue Reading →
Bread And Puppet Theater’s ‘Domestic Insurrection Circus’ in Cambridge
Rainy weather led to Bread and Puppet Theater performing its satirical, papier-mache “Domestic Insurrection Circus” inside First Church in Cambridge on Sept. 3, 2017. Acts mocked Donald Trum (though not…Continue Reading →
Malden Unites Against Hate vigil
Hundreds turned out for the Malden Unites Against Hate vigil at the city’s high school tonight. The event began with a “Solidarity Standout,” including group chants, along Salem Street in…Continue Reading →
‘Say No To Racism’: Cambridge Stands With Charlottesville Rally
A “Cambridge Stands with Charlottesville” rally hosted by city officials drew thousands of people to the lawn in front of Cambridge City Hall this evening, Aug. 14, 2017. “In the…Continue Reading →
Foo-Topia By Kari Percival And Greg Cook at AS220’s 2017 Foo Fest
As AS220’s Foo Fest, Kari Percival and I created “Foo-topia.” The Providence art center kindly invited us to be artists-in-residence for this year’s street festival on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017,…Continue Reading →