TODAY: City Design with Space Park
Saturday Sept 30, 12-2 pm
We're excited to be marching with Space Park in the parade! The theme for this year is affordable housing and housing justice. Join us at Saturday Open Shop to work on our city plans and designs for the HONK parade.
THIS WEEK: Help us get the Flunx ready!
Friday 9-3 pm + afterschool all week
It's a free community day at CSCL this Friday -- all are welcome, including siblings and friends. Parts and Crafts will be open from 9-3 pm for people who want to help us build puppets, make costumes, and repaint the Flunx! Please note: There will be NO OPEN SHOP next Saturday 10/7. Prep happens this week, wrapping up Friday with the Lantern Parade.
Lantern Parade in Hodgkins Park
Friday October 6, 4-6 pm, parades start at 7 pm
Kids, parents, neighbors, and friends are all invited to make homemade, DIY lanterns in preparation for the evening Lantern Parades around Davis Square. This is one of our favorite events and we're excited to be pairing up with HONK and Spontaneous Celebrations to make it happen again this year! Build your own lanterns from 4-6 and then join us for the lantern parades starting at 7 pm! Free and open to the public
Sustainable Cities: Now and Future Housing
Saturday October 7, 12-4 pm in Davis Square
Parts and Crafts. The City of Someville is slated to build 9000 units of new housing between now and 2030. What should that housing look like? Where should it be? How many units can we build right now? And critically, how do we make them affordable? We'll be tackling the problem in the way we usually do -- with duct tape, cardboard, markers, and paint.
Space Park. Did you know that many of the ideas for sustainable building design come from NASA? Using technology from Mars, we'll work to build housing that is sustainable and affordable, setting up futuristic using a geodesic dome, a series of hexagonal walls made of coroplast, and large cardboard boxes, and lots of duct tape.
March with P&C in the HONK parade!
Sunday October 8 @ 11 a.m. in Davis
It's that time again! Join us for the 2017 HONK parade from Davis Square down Mass Ave to Harvard Square to “Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes and Feet” for the 11th annual HONK Festival of Activist Street Bands! Bring your best Dr. Seuss garb and march with Parts and Crafts and Space Park this Sunday at 11 a.m. in the parking lot behind Davis. All are welcome!