For the past  year or so, Fringe has been getting together with friends, clients, and local creatives once a month at Atwood's Taven in Cambridge to meet up, talk shop, and have a beer or two. It's been a great chance to meet new people and reconnect with other folks doing interesting things in Boston. This year, we're going to start rotating our monthly get-together between some of our favorite spots around Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston in an attempt to make it easier for people to join us from different areas of the city.

Our first event of the year is going to be at Firebrand Saints in Kendall Sq, from 5-730pm on February 5th. As always, the event is open to the public and should be a great time to catch up with old friends or meet new folks doing interesting, creative work in Boston.

Firebrand Saints has generously offered to provide complimentary appetizers for the event, and a full food menu will be available for those who choose to stay for dinner.

Facebook event is here for those who would like to RSVP.

Hope to see you there!

Brian Hart:
I have a few pieces in a show next month that is featuring artists working in different collaborative spaces: https://www.facebook.com/events/272308369536452/ . See one of the paintings i'll have in the show below.

DETAILS:
Tuesday-Saturday September 4-22 12noon-5pm
Reception: Saturday September 15 3-6pm

Space Mission: an exhibition honoring collaborative spaces and the artists who inhabit them. It’s a way to pay tribute to what they do and how they continue to further grow art and community in Massachusetts.

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Foret Design did a wedding over the weekend, check out some of the arrangements, especially the mantle arrangement which they did with a hops vine! More here.

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New Black Studio: (Paper Fortress and New Black Studio)

Stebs and Keena spent some time in LA at Capitol Records, shooting the group Best Coast Stay tuned for more info at http://paperfortressfilms.tumblr.com/ and http://keenaphoto.com/blog/

Also be sure to check out their website and Facebook page.

Paper Fortress: Stebs recently got a big interview on the well-known online magazine Hypebeast about his work for New Balance. He also posed for some photos to accompany the interview with his dog Cosmo. Check it out here.

Foret Design: Had their Grand Opening Party on Thursday as well as a mini pop-up with planters and bromeliades available to purchase!

Repeat Press- just printed up some items for the Newport Folk Festival taking place this week. The Backstage Benefit BBQ is an annual event that talks place during the festival where folks can see some of the performers in a more intimate setting with proceeds going to charity. These limited letterpress prints and coasters will be part of a gift bag given out to the guests attending the event.

New Black Studio: Paper Fortress-  Just released "Filming Myself #5", and is currently working on a skate video with hand-drawn lettering by Ali Durfey. Check out some stills below.

Keena Photo - "A new campaign for Clarks Originals that I shot the photos for and Stebs did video of went live last week.  We flew to LA, Yokohama Japan, Naples Italy, and London England in order to spend a day with each of four music producers as they remixed a clasic reggae song, each in their own style. Check it out at ClarksOriginals.com!"

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Foret Design: "We did a wedding this weekend, It took place at Marliave in downtown Boston. For their arrangements and bouquets, we used a lot of succulents and air plants. since they're planted, they'll be able to keep them after the wedding!

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Pretty Things: " We're brewing more IPA today and tomorrow, doing an event at Tommy Doyle's on Wednesday night, then we have a beer festival at the Somerville Armory this weekend." More info on that here:
drinkcraftbeer.com/summerfest

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Cuppow: "We released the new product on Tuesday 7/3. It is the Cuppow Regular (for regular mouth size canning jars) with Straw-Tek." Since the release they have been featured in a couple of online articles, check them out here:

http://www.core77.com/blog/business/how_to_make_it_in_america_designing_a_better_supply_chain_for_the_2nd-generation_cuppow_22830.asp

http://www.saveur.com/article/One-Good-Find/Cuppow-Canning-Jar-Travel-Lid

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Recover Green Roofs: Brendan Shea will be speaking at the Green Home NYC monthly forum meeting; http://greenhomenyc.org/post/4563, an event geared toward architects and developers but open to the public.

Check out pictures below and mark your calenders for the Grand Opening at noon on June 14th at 488 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.