Urban Forestry
The Urban Forestry Division is responsible for implementing a program of arboriculture for over 19,000 of Cambridge's public trees.
Watercolor Workshop (Boudreau)
In this class you will be introduced to painting with watercolor, including techniques in color mixing, observational painting, and composition. At your own pace you will learn how to paint still life using watercolor in a relaxed and welcoming environment. This class will cover wet on wet and wet on dry techniques, masking, pressing, shading and light techniques, ink washes, and pattern making. You will come away from this class with many beautiful watercolor paintings of your own and a greater understanding and appreciation for the medium of watercolor.
This class is suitable for beginners and can be adjusted for all levels of experience. This class is for adults.
This class is taught by Brooke Lambert.
Brooke is a professional printmaker and painter. She holds a BFA from Massachusetts
College of Art and Design and shows her work widely in New England, New York, and
beyond. Brooke works in Studio 291 at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts in Lowell, MA.
She is currently represented by The Society of American Graphic Artists and Equity
Gallery in New York, NY and Galaray House, contemporary art gallery in Lexington,
MA. She has thirteen years of teaching experience and currently teaches adult art
workshops and holds artist demos at several locations in New England.
Watercolor Workshop (Boudreau)
In this class you will be introduced to painting with watercolor, including techniques in color mixing, observational painting, and composition. At your own pace you will learn how to paint still life using watercolor in a relaxed and welcoming environment. This class will cover wet on wet and wet on dry techniques, masking, pressing, shading and light techniques, ink washes, and pattern making. You will come away from this class with many beautiful watercolor paintings of your own and a greater understanding and appreciation for the medium of watercolor.
This class is suitable for beginners and can be adjusted for all levels of experience. This class is for adults.
This class is taught by Brooke Lambert. Brooke is a professional printmaker and painter. She holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and shows her work widely in New England, New York, and beyond. Brooke works in Studio 291 at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts in Lowell, MA. She is currently represented by The Society of American Graphic Artists and Equity Gallery in New York, NY and Gallery House, contemporary art gallery in Lexington MA. She has thirteen years of teaching experience and currently teaches adult art workshops and holds artist demos at several locations in New England.
Police Chaplaincy Program
Established in 2013, the Cambridge Police Chaplaincy Program is the first of its kind in the Commonwealth where chaplains will work with the department and be called out to crime scenes and significant events to offer services to officers, victims, and members of the community.
Drop-In Playgroups
A listing of playgroups and programming for families and caregivers for children from birth through age 5.
2018 Resident Survey Results
The results from this survey indicate that overall resident views of the City of Cambridge remain positive—although some key measures have reverted back to less positive 2014 levels. On perhaps the most all encompassing measure of resident sentiment, “extreme” satisfaction with overall experiences with the city
remains at the record high level for the 18-year history of this survey program.