UPDATED Dec. 4: Environmentally conscious people gathered from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Arlington High School to celebrate the installation of 23 “historic” markers around town as part of a public-art project. AHS is at 869 Mass. Ave. The event was free and open to the public.
ArtsArlington, representatives of the Arlington Public Schools, folks from local community organizations and the 12 high school students who worked with Northeastern professor Tom Starr to develop the markers will be among those present.
These are no ordinary markers, their creators say. Rather, they are designed to bring awareness to what could be the climate future, including real challenges and hopeful solutions. The ongoing regional project is called “Remembrance of Climate Futures.”
The markers are already starting to appear on poles around town, sounding the alarm on the future impacts of climate change in Arlington and suggesting strategies for greater resiliency.
Those who attend may learn more about this innovative regional project and congratulate these young leaders.
Starr plans to be there, as well as current Artist-in-Residence Kari Percival. She plans to share five of her “No Place Like Home” poster designs, created with original illustrations to strengthen messages of local environmental groups.
All are welcome to attend at no charge and to enjoy music by the AHS Honors Orchestra and Jazz Band in the newly constructed high school — the town’s first net-zero public building. Pizza is being donated by Za Restaurant of East Arlington.
This news announcement was published Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, based on information in the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (ACAC) newsletter. It was updated Dec. 4.
