TD_overall2View of Town Day about 1 p.m. Sept. 8 looking west on Mass. Ave. at Pleasant Street.
Date: 09/10/07
View of Town Day about 1 p.m. Sept. 8 looking west on Mass. Ave. at Pleasant Street.
TD_chili9807Chili? How about chilly? A mighty man of UU points the way to spice and heat -- and made clear (when asked) that women did not do the cooking.
Date: 09/09/07
Chili? How about chilly? A mighty man of UU points the way to spice and heat -- and made clear (when asked) that women did not do the cooking.
TD_UUtreesShade is what families sought to get relief from record-setting heat on Town Day, and they got it under the spreading branches near the Unitarian church.
Date: 09/10/07
Shade is what families sought to get relief from record-setting heat on Town Day, and they got it under the spreading branches near the Unitarian church.
TD_fire_feigenson9807Town firefighters demonstrate the sweat and courage it takes to do their jobs. (Eric Feigenson photo)
Date: 09/10/07
Town firefighters demonstrate the sweat and courage it takes to do their jobs in a photo taken by Arlington resident Eric Feigenson.
TD_Colonial_feigenson9807Youngsters gets some lessons about bearing Colonial arms from an experienced hand near the Jason Russell House. (Eric Feigenson photo)
Date: 09/10/07
Youngsters gets some lessons about bearing Colonial arms from an experienced hand near the Jason Russell House in a photo taken by Eric Feigenson of Arlington.
TD_babyface2Face-painting can be just the thing to dress up a tyke on Town Day.
Date: 09/10/07
Face-painting can be just the thing to dress up a tyke on Town Day.
TD_golfPutt putt -- one girl tries to beat the heat in the partial shade of the Stratton PTO golf game.
Date: 09/10/07
Putt putt -- one girl tries to beat the heat in the partial shade of the Stratton PTO golf game.
TD_historyTwo at the Historical Commission table smile, but not John Worden. The former longtime Town Meeting moderator looks as if he might prefer a sweltering Town Hall auditorium in May to a Town Day table in September.
Date: 09/09/07
Two at the Historical Commission table smile, but not John Worden. The former longtime Town Meeting moderator looks as if he might prefer a sweltering Town Hall auditorium in May to a Town Day table in September.
TD_musicians3A young girl checks her footwork as she tries to tap out the rhythm from the Boston Kiltics, which plays tunes that the group describes as "Cape Breton music with a Boston attitude."
Date: 09/10/07
A young girl checks her footwork as she tries to tap out the rhythm from the Boston Kiltics, which plays tunes that the group describes as "Cape Breton music with a Boston attitude."
TD_stepdance1Two step-dancers try to keep their feet in synch ...
Date: 09/10/07
Two step-dancers try to keep their feet in synch ...
TD_stepdance2... while moving to the beat on the Town Hall stage ...
Date: 09/10/07
... while moving to the beat on the Town Hall stage ...
TD_stepdance3... and then finish with a hair-raising flourish.
Date: 09/10/07
... and then finish with a hair-raising flourish.
TD_paintThis young girl, appearing less-than-pleased, has her portrait drawn. At least the artist, her subject and passersby were in the shade.
Date: 09/09/07
This young girl, less-than-pleased, has her portrait drawn. At least the artist, her subject and passersby were in the shade.
TD_peaceart9807A child tries her hand at expressing the confusion created by adults -- war and peace in Iraq.
Date: 09/10/07
A child tries her hand at expressing the confusion created by adults -- war and peace in Iraq.
TD-shoesThe day's temperature did not keep this fellow from having some bounce in his step; his unusual shoes provided the spring. (Tom Lemaire photo)
Date: 09/11/07
The day's temperature did not keep this fellow from having some bounce in his step; his unusual shoes provided the spring. (Tom Lemaire photo)
TD_window1An arched window behind a Town Day booth gives a glimpse to what is in front -- a camera man and crew.
Date: 09/10/07
An arched window behind a Town Day booth gives a glimpse to what is in front -- a camera man and crew.
TD_window2On the other side of that window, Selectman Clarissa Rowe is interviewed for cable TV. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
Date: 09/10/07
On the other side of that window, Selectman Clarissa Rowe is interviewed for cable TV.
TD_peirce_streetA street clown performs in front of ACMI studio booth. In background right, Superintendent Nate Levenson awaits interview. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
Date: 09/10/07
A street clown performs in front of ACMI studio booth. In background right, Superintendent Nate Levenson awaits interview. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
TD_cellphonePast and present merge at the Town Hall flagpole as a Town Day participant takes a break to talk on a cell phone in the shadow of Cyrus Dallin sculptures portraying pre-Colonial-era subjects.
Date: 09/10/07
Past and present merge at the Town hall flagpole as a Town Day participant takes a break to talk on a cell phone in the shadow of Cyrus Dallin sculptures portraying pre-Colonial-era subjects.