{"id":17736,"date":"2020-07-11T13:25:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=17736"},"modified":"2020-07-11T13:25:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:25:23","slug":"artbeat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2020\/07\/11\/artbeat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Guide To Somerville&#8217;s ArtBeat&#8211;Now Part Pop-Up, Part Virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s &#8220;ArtBeat&#8221; festival from the Somerville Arts Council adapts to coronavirus by expanding to a week of surprise pop-up events and virtual performances from July 10 to 18. Danielle Harris will spell out \u201cBLM\u201d with flowers and greenery on the main traffic island in Davis Square. All week, Groundwork Somerville will be painting a mural at its South Street Farm, 198 South St., about &#8220;what happens when the earth is given an opportunity to breathe and rest.&#8221; Drummer Marcus Santos will pop up at three different hidden locations around town to perform his Afro beats. Check out some additional highlights below. Full schedule at s<a href=\"http:\/\/somervilleartscouncil.org\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">omervilleartscouncil.org\/calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17751\" style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17751\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Somerville Arts Council ArtBeat 2020 poster. (Design by Paula Champagne)\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w-370x572.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/picArtBeat2020w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somerville Arts Council ArtBeat 2020 poster. (Design by Paula Champagne)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2612181873\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newaura.bandcamp.com\/album\/no-sky-in-the-tropics\">No Sky in the Tropics by New Aura<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, July 11<\/strong><br \/>\n8 p.m. Psychedelic rock band New Aura headline a virtual show. The lineup also includes indie folk singer songwriter Grace Givertz and The Mystery. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89540550532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89540550532<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WK1CPTJrAf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/WK1CPTJrAf0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/srOFS-LfkJI?start=176\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, July 12<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m. Phil Berman performs a pop-up kids concert for kids of &#8220;traditional American children\u2019s music, bilingual world children\u2019s favorites, and original children\u2019s compositions with a twist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Monday, July 13<\/strong><br \/>\nSomerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz has invited 21 of Somerville poets to each read a poem of their own and a poem they love by someone else. Also look for Ross Gay&#8217;s poem \u201cA Small Needful Fact\u201d painted on bike path between Cedar Street and Davis Square and lawn signs featuring poems by local authors throughout the Davis Square area, around the bike path.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, July 14<\/strong><br \/>\n11 a.m. Illustrator and cartoonist Dan Moynihan leads a virtual cartooning workshop: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dan.moynihan.142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dan.moynihan.142<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhCzUQh2i9A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, July 15<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m. Puppeteer Honey Goodenough performs &#8220;Sock Monkey Circus&#8221; with a cast of monkeys juggling, dancing, and swinging from a trapeze.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBOZMVVDKCw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>8 p.m. Amy Kucharik debuts her new crowdsourced video \u201c99 Bottles\u201d for her new song about &#8220;longing for connection and taking a chance on finding it by placing a message in a bottle&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9aDw6ajcCQ4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9aDw6ajcCQ4<\/a>. It&#8217;s inspired by \u201c99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall\u201d and the Police song \u201cMessage in a Bottle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>8:30 p.m. Callie Chapman leads &#8220;[Blend],&#8221; a dance and media performance\/installation at an undisclosed location and streamed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SomervilleArts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/SomervilleArts<\/a> combining dance and live video &#8220;to create otherworldly images.&#8221; Contributing artists include Junichi Fukada, Sara June, Adrienne Hawkins, Cassandra Martin,Alli Ross, Rising Step and Papa Sy. Repeats at 8:30 p.m. July 18.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PxXggGVI5O0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 16<\/strong><br \/>\n8 p.m. Optic Bloom, a queer \u201cfuture soul\u201d duo comprised of Flowerthief and Dephrase, performs. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81684248571\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81684248571<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j5RVuolbfUA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/j5RVuolbfUA<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland on Patreon<\/a>. 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