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5th Annual Neighborfest November 9th at Tatiana’s!

in Uncategorized on October 30th, 2012 | Comments Off

We’re excited to announce the next Neighborfest, a celebration of neighborhood in Lynn supporting Building Bridges Through Music and Extras for Creative Learning, two great non-profits in the downtown.

Every year, we come together at Tatiana’s Restaurant in Lynn’s downtown to mingle with city officials, friends, neighbors and folks from all of Lynn’s unique neighborhoods, so that we may get to know one another better. Whether you’re a proud life-long-Lynner or you just moved in, you’re just as welcome.

Your $15 at the door will in part support the organizations above, include an entree for a raffle prize (TBA), a light buffet, and entertainment. At 9:30pm, Tigerman, a band featuring some good folks who work at GE, will take the Neighborfest Stage.

New this year – order tickets in advance!

Buy Now

You can also pay at the door, or make checks out to:

Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association

Mail them to:

Seth Albaum
7 Central Square Unit 303
Lynn, MA. 01901

Tags: Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association, Neighborfest, Tatiana's

Hey! I posted an easier to follow openDTL “Official Guide” in LynnHappens

in Uncategorized on June 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off

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openDTL – The Official Guide For Saturday Downtown

Thursday, June 21, 2012

DTL stands for Downtown Lynn. Open means just what it always means. The Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association (DTLna) has taken the tried and true open studios concept and turned it into an open (almost) everything for the first of what the association hopes will become a much larger annual event, one that will include everything DTL and draw Lynners and out-of-Lynners alike.

“We’ll give you a map, and you can walk to all of it.” …Read more

Here’s the openDTL poster, map and guide and Loft Tour info!

in Uncategorized on June 6th, 2012 | Comments Off

Click to download and distribute one of these pdf versions:

11×17 (pictured above)

8.5×11

Click to download the two-sided map and guide (PDF)

Click to download the loft tour flyer. (PDF)

For full sizes, grab the PDF’s!

Tags: openDTL

The map is starting to fill up!

in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2012 | Comments Off

Plus, we’re still looking for original artists and original bands.

This map is color coded and numbered, but the key hasn’t been designed just yet. Can you guess what each spot is? C’mon, try!

Tags: openDTL

Announcing…openDTL!

in Uncategorized on April 17th, 2012 | Comments Off

Saturday, June 23^rd, 2012 11am – 5pm

Grab a free map and schedule
Live music
Open lofts to tour sponsored by Nest Forward
Art for sale
Neighborhood “yard” sale
Explore downtown businesses
Eat in downtown establishments
Attend the Arts After Hours Meet Ball on Allcare’s roof deck in the evening (cover charge)

Be a dot on the map!

The Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association proudly presents the first openDTL, a neighborhood-wide open house with arts, music, peeks into residences, arts organizations, museums and businesses.

To participate on Saturday, June 23^rd and become a dot on the accompanying map, simply be open during the hours of 11am to 5pm, offer a discounted special, demonstration, or other promotion of your choice for the day, and agree to place an openDTL sign in your window or prominently within your business prior to and on June 23^rd. The day of, we may provide you with a balloon to place outside. That’s it! Of course, talking it up to your friends and customers couldn’t hurt, either!

The outdoor events will occur in the lot adjacent to LynnArts and the Central Square Island, with a possible farmer’s market/CSA promotion by the Munroe/Oxford Street garden plots. There will be no street closures to contend with. This event is to show that we are open for business and to celebrate our Arts & Culture District designation.

Artist table space is available for $25 for the duration of the event in the stage area or on the Central Square Island, subject to approval by a curating committee and a full day commitment. There will also be a small neighborhood yard sale area.

In the evening, Arts After Hours hosts the official after party with the Meet Ball on the roof deck of the new Allcare VNA!

To participate, and for all related inquiries, please email events@dtlna.org or call Seth Albaum at 617-899-7951.

Tags: Art, DTLna, music, openDTL

MBTA Public Hearing Feb 7

in Uncategorized on January 31st, 2012 | Comments Off

DTLna updates

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the financial troubles of the MBTA and proposed cut backs in service and fare hikes. The MBTA has been holding a series of public hearings, and there’s one in Lynn on Tuesday, February 7th, 6 – 8pm in City Hall. (either the auditorium or council chambers)

With so many DTL residents dependent on the commuter rail and bus system, it’s important to show up. Even if you can not arrive by 6pm, your eventual presence will still be appreciated.

DTLna as an organization is usually neutral on political and governmental issues, though regardless of how you think the matter should be handled, we’re talking about a critical piece of DTL’s infrastructure. It’s important that we use the opportunity to express whatever our thoughts may be, or in the least, even being there in the room sends a powerful message.

Seth Albaum

List of all MBTA public hearings

Tags: MBTA, Public Hearing

Announcing Neighborfest 4!!

in Uncategorized on November 3rd, 2011 | Comments Off

Neighborfest4

Tags: DTLna, Neighborfest

RAW and City Join Forces for Public Art in Central Square

in Uncategorized on July 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off

Here’s the story in LynnHappens.

Saturday, July 23rd from 10am to 2pm there will be live music by Dave Simmons and Friends, Walnut, free freezepops to beat the heat, and RAW artists beautifying our community in a way that keeps tagger’s scrawls away. Come join us! Thanks to Ward 5 Councilor Brendan Crighton for pulling this together.

Primed and ready for art.

Tags: Art, Central Square, RAW, Raw Arts

DTLna Updates

in Uncategorized on February 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

Here’s a list of things to add to your calendar that are coming up soon, more or less in chronological order.

1. We’re scheduled to meet with the Lynn Police for another rap session on neighborhood concerns and public safety updates on Thursday, February 24th at 7pm. A general DTLna meeting will follow. There’s just one difficulty – We need a location. Please let me know if you are willing to host. Apologies for the last minute notice, as well.

2. Corey Jackson of DowntownLynn.com is leading the charge on an “Emergency Clean-up of Central Square, Exchange, Munroe, Oxford and parts of Union and Washington Streets” Saturday, February 26th, from 10am to 1pm. Let him know you’re interested by following this link to sign up, so he can notify you of the final details.

3. On Thursday, March 3rd, we’re having an informal meet and greet with our Ward 5 Councilor Brendan Crighton, hosted by DTLna board member Erika Schnitker. 7pm, 7 Central Square. Unit 404.

4. The next Arts After Hours is Saturday, March 5th, 7 – 9pm in the LynnArts facility, 25 Exchange Street. $8 admission and you are encouraged to buy tickets in advance this time through the AAH website. The theme is Bourbon Street: Music by The Kinds of New Orleans, featuring Elephant Wrecking Ball | New Orleans food with a Blue Ox twist by Chef Matt O’Neil for $5 a serving | Wine and Beer from Turbine for $5 a serving | 2011 AAH Award presented to The People’s Poet, Elizabeth McKim | body painting by Stake Airbrushing ($10) | Spiral Glyphics returns to AAH for fire dancing outside at 9pm

Additionally, Corey Jackson is holding open auditions tomorrow and Monday, (Feb 20, 21) for a spring musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, running June 10th through June 19th in the Neal Rantoul Theatre. More info is also on ArtsAfterHours.com

DTLna events down the road:

April
-        “Earth Day” 4/24/11 Clean Up
June
-        2 weekends with Restaurant tours
July –
-        Garden Party
September
-        Condo Building Yard Sales
-        2nd Round of Restaurant Tours
October
-        1st Saturday in October holding the 4th Annual Neighborfest

Thanks for reading it all!
Seth Albaum

This list is primarily for DTLna sponsored events and other events in Downtown Lynn. More event information is available on LynnHappens.com, on our local blogs and in our local papers.

Tags: updates