Spontaneous Celebrations
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Spontaneous Celebrations refers to both a building in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States which acts as an arts and education center,[1] and to a community group which is based there. The mission of the group is to create a cultural life through the arts, and especially through seasonal celebrations in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, Massachusetts and education.[2] Its classes emphasize dance, stiltwalking, trapeze, and other circus arts.[3]
History[edit]
Spontaneous Celebrations dates back to the defeat of the proposed Interstate 95 in Massachusetts extension through many Boston neighborhoods. The first “Wake Up the Earth” Festival, in 1979, was partly a celebration of the coalition which fought the highway.[4] Spontaneous Celebrations was then founded by Femke Rosenbaum [1] to continue the local organization and festivals, and eventually acquired the building around which its community and events center. Of its influence on the Jamaica Plain area, The Boston Globe says: "One Woman (Femke Rosenbaum) Changed JP" (Jamaica Plain).[5]
Festivals[edit]
- "Wake Up the Earth Festival"[6] in early May,
- ‘Lantern Parade’ on Jamaica Pond just before Halloween[1]
- ‘Tropical Festival’ in February[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Community Toolbox, University of Kansas, "Improving Parks and Other Community Facilities: Example: Femke Rosenbaum and Spontaneous Celebrations"
- ^ Robin Cuthbert Lee, Jamaica Plain Patch, September 24, 2010, "Spontaneous Celebrations"
- ^ Eric Moskowitz, The Boston Globe, Dec 31, 2001 "9-11 CHILL WON'T FREEZE OUT FIRST NIGHT AFTER SCHOOL AT FULL STILT"
- ^ Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy, "Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy, Southwest Corridor Park Origins and Upkeep"
- ^ Johnny Diaz,Kierra Mills, The Boston Globe,Oct 13, 2002 "FEMKE'S SENSE OF FUN STILTS, BRAZILIAN DANCERS, LANTERN FESTIVALS. HOW ONE WOMAN CHANGED JP THROUGH FRIVOLITY. CAN IT LAST?"
- ^ Ethan Bronner, The Boston Globe Archive, May 4, 1986 "'CORRIDOR' RESIDENTS CELEBRATE SPRING"
- ^ Michelle Kearns, The Boston Globe, Sunday, June 9, 2002. Eric Moskowitz, The Boston Globe, Dec 31, 2001 "9-11 CHILL WON'T FREEZE OUT FIRST NIGHT"AFTER SCHOOL AT FULL STILT"
Sources[edit]
- Eric Moskowitz, The Boston Globe, Dec 31, 2001, "9-11 CHILL WON'T FREEZE OUT FIRST NIGHT"
- Marc Larocque. The Boston Globe, Jun 1, 2008, "Paint for Peace program aims to stem gun violence"
- Inside Track, The Boston Herald, Monday, December 28, 2009 "All Together Now"
- Josh Kastrof, The Eighth Muse, "Wake Up the Earth 2010"
- Jamaica Plain Patch