{"id":5157,"date":"2011-07-23T03:18:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2011-07-23T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-23T20:34:45","slug":"3-swingin-tenors-2-artists-1-night-of-fun-on-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/07\/23\/arts-culture\/3-swingin-tenors-2-artists-1-night-of-fun-on-common\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Swingin' Tenors, 2 Artists, 1 Night of Fun On Common"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - The <em>\"<strong>3 Swingin' Tenors<\/strong>\"<\/em> entertained young, old and everyone in between for the July 22nd, 2011 \"<em>Concert on the Green<\/em>\", a free concert series held on the Framingham Center Common each Friday night throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px auto; width: 520px; border: 2px solid black; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #f4f4f4; text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3 Swingin&#039; Tenors - Concert on the Green - July 22, 2011 - Framingham, MA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xvcmZq3SsDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kids play as couples dance to a 1950's doo-wop medley by the \"3 Swingin' Tenors\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em><\/em>trio The 3 Swingin' Tenors;\u00a0 Jack Alessi, Steve Marvin and Jim Porcella performed their repertoire of medleys and generational favorites -- with a few improvisational stories and a bit of joking around between sets.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Framingham Park &amp; Recreation Department<\/strong> is now in charge <!--more-->of the concerts, <em>(since Jim Egan, Director of Building Services who has been responsible for the concerts for the past 15 years is retiring soon)<\/em>, got everything setup and made sure the night went smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the music, several groups including the <strong>Framingham Artists Guild<\/strong> had tents and tables set up on <em>The Common<\/em>.\u00a0 Each week, the guild features a couple of their member's work in miniature gallery set up in their booth.\u00a0 This week, painter <strong>Brother Eugene DeLauro<\/strong>,<em> (of the Sons of Mary Missioners)<\/em>, and <strong>Polly Meltzer<\/strong>, a Sudbury watercolor artist were featured.<\/p>\n<p>DeLauro, who has been a involved with the <em>Sons of Mary<\/em> since the 1950's works in oils and paints subjects from nature and portrait work had several of his works on display including a view of Farm Pond.\u00a0 DeLauro has been a member of the Framingham Artist Guild for the past 15-16 years.<\/p>\n<p>Meltzer, who primarily creates floral scenes, images of birds, insects, wildlife and an occasional nautical image was working on a watercolor scene of a turtle sunning itself on a log.\u00a0 Meltzer had several sets of note-cards on hand which feature reduced size reproductions of her work.\u00a0 Meltzer who is retired has been a member of the Framingham Artist Guild for the past 5-6 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(NOTE: You can click on the first image below to enlarge photos and view all as a slideshow)<\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5169\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-delauro-farm-pond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5169\" title=\"Brother Eugene DeLauro and painting of Farm Pond, Framingham, MA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-delauro-farm-pond-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Brother Eugene DeLauro and painting of Farm Pond, Framingham, MA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-delauro-farm-pond-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-delauro-farm-pond.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brother Eugene DeLauro and painting of Farm Pond, (Framingham, MA) he did in oil on canvas.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5170\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-polly-meltzer-watercolorist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5170\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5170\" title=\"Sudbury Artist, Polly Meltzer with a few of her watercolor images from nature.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-polly-meltzer-watercolorist-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sudbury Artist, Polly Meltzer with a few of her watercolor images from nature.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-polly-meltzer-watercolorist-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-3-polly-meltzer-watercolorist.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sudbury Artist, Polly Meltzer with a few of her watercolor images painted from nature.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5171\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-children-rolling-hoops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5171\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5171\" title=\"Eugene DeLauro oil painting - children rolling hoops in farm scene\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-children-rolling-hoops-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Eugene DeLauro oil painting - children rolling hoops in farm scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-children-rolling-hoops-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-children-rolling-hoops.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another of DeLauro&#39;s oil paintings, this one featuring children rolling hoops in a farm scene.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5172\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-fish-watercolor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5172\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5172\" title=\"Watercolor by Polly Meltzer - ''Say have you heard about...''\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-fish-watercolor-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor by Polly Meltzer - ''Say have you heard about...''\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-fish-watercolor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-fish-watercolor.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watercolor of a group of fish by Polly Meltzer titled &#39;&#39;Say have you heard about...&#39;&#39;<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5173\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-portrait-work.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5173\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5173\" title=\"Oil painting, portrait of woman by Eugene DeLauro\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-portrait-work-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Oil painting, portrait of woman by Eugene DeLauro\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-portrait-work-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-delauro-portrait-work.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oil painting - portrait of woman by Eugene DeLauro<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5174\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-paints.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5174\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5174\" title=\"Polly Meltzer at work on watercolor painting of river flora and sun turtle.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-paints-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Polly Meltzer at work on watercolor painting of river flora and sun turtle.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-paints-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-polly-meltzer-paints.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polly gets back to work!<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others who setup at the concert included <strong>The Framingham Democratic Town Committee<\/strong> who were promoting six diffrerent Democrat candidates who will vie for Scott Brown's U.S. Senate seat in the 2012 election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FPAC-TV<\/strong> had the mobile studio truck on site and were giving tours during the night.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone was hungry there was plenty to eat -- <em><strong>\"Concert Cookies<\/strong>\"<\/em> from Plymouth Church, and of course -- <strong>Mark &amp; Karen Curtis<\/strong><em> (and family)<\/em> were on hand cooking up burgers, hot dogs, sausage sandwiches and serving cold drinks and snacks from the <strong>Eagle's All American Grill<\/strong> concession.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5179\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-refoamit-dave-barbara-sherman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5179\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"Dave and Barbara Sherman of ReFoamIt, LLC - styrofoam recycling, Framingham, MA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-refoamit-dave-barbara-sherman.jpg\" alt=\"Dave and Barbara Sherman of ReFoamIt, LLC - styrofoam recycling, Framingham, MA\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-refoamit-dave-barbara-sherman.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110722-refoamit-dave-barbara-sherman-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave and Barbara Sherman explain the styrofoam collection and recycling process done by their company ReFoamIt, LLC to an interested concert-goer at Framingham Centre Common<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Dave &amp; Barbara Sherman<\/strong> of <strong>ReFoamit, Inc.<\/strong> had a display of their styrofoam recycling operation.\u00a0 Barabara said they now collect in excess of 1000 lbs. of styrofoam at each of their recycling events!\u00a0 According to the <a title=\"ReFoamIt - strofoam recycling, Framingham, MA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.refoamit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ReFoamIt website<\/a>, <em>\"When it [styrofoam] is burned, it creates a toxic ash and if it is put in landfills, it never breaks down.\u00a0\u00a0Recycling is the only solution.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There was a little something for everyone -- music, dancing, food, drinks and spending some quality time outdoors with old and new friends in the community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Framingham \"Concerts on the Green\" are made possible by the generous donations of ADESA, Bernardi Auto Group, BOSE Employees, Computer Care Associates, Heritage at Framingham, Framingham Police Athletic League (\"PAL\"), Framingham Cooperative Bank, Metrowest Medical Center, Kathy Foran of Realty Executives Boston-West , VFW Post 929, FPAC-TV and other individual and corporate sponsors.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8211; The &#8220;3 Swingin&#8217; Tenors&#8221; entertained young, old and everyone in between for the July 22nd, 2011 &#8220;Concert on the Green&#8221;, a free concert series held on the Framingham Center Common each Friday night throughout the summer. 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