ArtBeat by day: Sat., July 18th

Futuristic Exhibits & Activities in & near Statue Park
(Center of Davis Square, by Store 24)

All Day — Robot Island
(big traffic island)
This motley collection of bots, assembled obediently in Davis Square for one day only, are the madcap creations of Skunk, Somerville sculptor, welder and leader of the Subversive Choppers Urban League (S.C.U.L.). Many of the robots are interactive; festival goers can buy stickers from one (proceeds help support the festival) or rearrange the magnet facial features of another.

All Day — Wind Walk (Statue Park)
Did you know that Boston has an average wind speed of 12.5 mph and is one of the top ten windiest cities in the U.S.? What if 100 years from now all our energy in Somerville came from the wind? We’ll be harnessing this wind power by making handmade  pinwheels and wind-inspired arts that will spin above us during 
the parade.

All Day —Time Capsule Project (Statue Park)
Join us as we  travel into the future by creating a community time capsule. Come share  your vision of what Smerville will look like in 100 (or 1,000!) years by  writing a letter to a future Somervillian, creating artwork or recording a  digital story: all to be placed in a community time capsule and buried until the next century.

2pm — Somerville...of the Future! Parade
Calling all robots, space cadets and eco-friendly designers: the “Somerville...of the Future!” parade wants you! Whether you join the parade on foot or on wheels or tilts, show off your particular vision for for the future. We will leave the large taffic island at 2pm and snake through the festival and back. 

Throughout the Festival (along Holland and Elm streets)
All Day — 100 Craft & Art Vendors!
The streets of Davis Square will be transformed into a mecca of hand-crafted wares with over 100 artists and artisans. Returning ArtBeat icons such as Brooks Morris (Buckaroo’s Mercantile) will be joined by Carrie Kan (henna body art); Fran Kornstadt, who crafts brass belt buckles; and Rachel Mello, who creates woodblock prints of Somerville Street scenes. Hats by Marie Galvin (pictured)