Calendar of Cambridge Candidate Forums and Events - 2013

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
APRIL 8 9  McGovern Kickoff 10 11 12 13
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MAY     1 2 3 4
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12 13 14  Benzan Volunteer Kickoff 15 16 17 18
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JUNE           1  Benzan Campaign Kickoff (1-4pm, Moksa)
2  vanBeuzekom Kickoff (4-6pm, ZA) 3 4 5  von Hoffmann Kickoff (7pm, Asgard) 6 7 8
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23  Joyce Gerber Kickoff Party (6-10pm) 24 25 26  Kathleen Kelly Kickoff (7-9pm, Atomic Bean Cafe) 27 28 29
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JULY 1  Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office 2 3 4 5 6
Luis Vasquez Kickoff (9pm, Midwest Grill, 1124 Cambridge St.) 8 9 10  Jefferson Smith Kickoff (6-8pm, Cambridge Brewing Company) 11 12  Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Dana Park playground) 13  Nadeem Mazen Kickoff (3-5pm, Zuzu)
14  Janneke House Kickoff (4-6pm, Tasty Burger, Harvard Square) 15 16 17 18 19  Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Raymond Park, Walden St.) 20
21 22 23 24 25  Fran Cronin Kickoff (6:00pm, Middlesex Lounge) 26  Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Hancock St. Park) 27
28 29 30 31  5:00pm deadline to submit nomination papers & statements of financial interest for candidates
David Maher event (5:30-7:30pm, Pation on the Charles Royal Sonesta Hotel, Land Blvd.)
     
AUGUST       1 2  Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Clement Morgan Park on Columbia St.) 3
4 5 6 7 8 9  (tentative) Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Graham and Parks School Playground on Linnaean St.) 10
11 12 13 14  5:00pm deadline for Election Commission to certify signatures on nomination papers.
Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Hancock St. Park - Cooper Tot Lot)
15 16  5:00pm deadline for municipal candidates to file withdrawal of nomination 17
18 19 20  Outdoor campaign meeting for Nadeem Mazen (Central Square, Yoki (485 Mass Ave)) 21  Pizza in the Park with Marc McGovern and Kathleen Kelly (6-7pm, Cambridge Common Playground) 22 23 24
25  Elechi Kadete Campaign Launch Party (8:45-11:00pm, Midwest Grill, 1124 Cambridge St.) 26 27 28 29  Dennis Carlone Kickoff Event (6-8pm, 426 Broadway) 30  Meet and Greet Logan Leslie and Student Registration Drive (2:00-3:00pm, Cambridge Common, in front of Civil War monument) 31
SEPTEMBER            
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First Week of School Coffees with Fran Cronin (8:15-9:30am, Verna's Donuts, 2344 Mass Ave.)

First Week of School Coffees with Fran Cronin (8:15-9:30am, Hi-Rise Bakery, 1633 Mass Ave.)

First Week of School Coffees with Fran Cronin (8:15-9:30am, Dunkin' Donuts, 222 Broadway)

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11  Coffee with Fran Cronin (9am-10am, Zing Cafe, Porter Square Books )


Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)


Meet and Greet with Jefferson Smith (12pm Central Square Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

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18  Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)

19  City Council Candidates Reception sponsored by Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association (6-7pm, Community Room, LBJ Apartments, 150 Erie St.)


Meet and Greet with Jefferson Smith (12-1pm, Miller's River Apartments, 15 Lambert St.)

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22 23 24  Coffee and light breakfast with Minka vanBeuzekom (9:30-11 am, JFK Apartments' Community Room, 55 Essex St.)

25  Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)


Leland Cheung's Campaign Kickoff (5:30pm, PARK Restaurant and Bar, 59 JFK Street) - RSVP

26  Meet Jefferson Smith (12-1pm, Hit Wicket Restaurant, 1172 Cambridge St., Inman Square)

27  Pizza party with Minka vanBeuzekom (4-6pm, Manning Apartments' Bea Harvey Common Room, 237 Franklin St.)


City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by East Cambridge Planning Team - moderated by former Gov. Michael Dukakis (7:30pm, Dante Alighieri Society Center, 41 Hampshire St.)

28  Coffee with Dennis Carlone (9:00-11:00am in front of campaign hdqtrs., 426 Broadway). Coffee and pastries available to voters, volunteers and friends.
29  Coffee with Dennis Carlone (10:00-11:00am in front of campaign hdqtrs., 426 Broadway). Coffee and pastries available to voters, volunteers and friends. 30          

OCTOBER

 

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Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)


City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood (7:30pm, Cambridge College, 1000 Mass. Ave.)

3 Meet the Candidates & the Comics w/Jimmy Tingle featuring Minka vanBeuzekom, Nadeem Mazen, Fran Cronin, Patty Nolan (4-6pm, Tommy Doyle's Pub, 96 Winthrop St., RSVP at jimmy@jimmytingle.com, info at jimmytingle.com) 5
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City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Porter Square Neighbors Association and Agassiz Baldwin Community - moderated by Rep. Alice Wolf (7:00pm, Lesley's University Hall, 1815 Mass. Ave.)

Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)

10  Pizza and other refreshments with Minka vanBeuzekom (7:30-9pm, Putnam Sq. Apts., 2 Mt. Auburn St.)


School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by Like Minded Parents (6:30-8:30pm, Fletcher Maynard Academy auditorium - info: Helen Bryant, 617-680-4943)

11  Meet the Candidates & the Comics w/Jimmy Tingle (4-6pm, Tommy Doyle's Pub, 96 Winthrop St., RSVP at jimmy@jimmytingle.com, info at jimmytingle.com) 12  Coffee with Dennis Carlone (9:00-11:00am at campaign hdqtrs., 426 Broadway). Coffee and pastries available to voters, volunteers and friends (info: 617-682-0657).
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16  City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Cambridge Homes & Mt. Auburn Nbhd. Assn. (9:30-11:00am, Cambridge Homes, 360 Mt. Auburn Street)


Meet Minka vanBeuzekom (Inman Sq. Apts., 1221 Cambridge St., 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served.)


School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by Citywide School Advisory Group (CSAG) (6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Main Library Lecture Hall - CSAG info: http://www3.cpsd.us/schools/csag)


8:00pm deadline to register to vote in municipal election

17  City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Cambridge Homes & Mt. Auburn Nbhd. Assn. (9:30-11:00am, Cambridge Homes, 360 Mt. Auburn Street)

18  School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by Cambridge Homes & Mt. Auburn Nbhd. Assn. (9:30-11:00am, Cambridge Homes, 360 Mt. Auburn Street)


Meet Minka vanBeuzekom (Light lunch at the Burns Apartments, 50 Churchill Ave, 1-3pm)


Meet the Candidates & the Comics w/Jimmy Tingle (4-6pm, Tommy Doyle's Pub, 96 Winthrop St., RSVP at jimmy@jimmytingle.com, info at jimmytingle.com)


 

19  Coffee with Dennis Carlone (9:00-11:00am at campaign hdqtrs., 426 Broadway). Coffee and pastries available to voters, volunteers and friends (info: 617-682-0657).
20 21  Meet Minka vanBeuzekom (Coffee and pastries at the LBJ Apartments, 150 Erie St, 10am-12pm) 22  City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) and Alliance of Cambridge Tenants (ACT) (6-8pm, Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave.)

23  Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)


Sam Seidel is hosting/moderating a panel discussion on "Changing the Urban Planning Paradigm in Cambridge" (7pm, Dwelltime, 364 Cambridge; RSVP)


Cambridge Parent Advisory Council on Special Education candidate forum for School Committee candidates (6:30-8:30pm, CRLS Media Cafe)

24 25  Leland Cheung Fundraiser (Firebrand Saints, Kendall Square, 5-7pm) 26
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28  8:00pm deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports

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30  Coffee with Sam Seidel (8:30-9:30am, Dwelltime, 364 Broadway)


School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by the Friends of CRLS and the CRLS alumni association (7:00pm to 8:30pm in the CRLS main cafeteria)


Green Cambridge's Environmental & Energy Issues Candidates' Night (7:00-9:30pm, Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave.)

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NOVEMBER        

1  Election Commission office will be open 8:30am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting


Meet the Candidates & the Comics w/Jimmy Tingle (4-6pm, Tommy Doyle's Pub, 96 Winthrop St., RSVP at jimmy@jimmytingle.com, info at jimmytingle.com)

2  Election Commission office will be open 9:00am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting
3 4  Noontime (12:00pm) deadline to apply for absentee ballot, either for mail-in or over-the-counter voting ELECTION DAY
Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm.

Ballot count begins at Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square after the polls close.
6  9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15  Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted at 5:00pm - FINAL 16

Find out about all the candidates at the Cambridge Candidate Pages.