PATRIOT’S DAY CEREMONIES SET FOR APRIL 15th

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A.

Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Maureen Bastardi, and the Somerville Historic

Preservation Commission invite all residents and community members to the

City's 238th annual Patriot's Day celebration, to be held at Foss Park

on Monday, April 15th from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.  Co-sponsored by the Preservation Commission,

Historic Somerville, the Somerville Museum, and East Somerville Main Streets, the day's

events will include Colonial games and songs, light refreshments, youth readings, and a visit from Paul Revere on horseback on

his historic ride from Boston to Lexington through Somerville.

The

event will begin at 10 a.m. with live music by the Somerville High School

band, games and refreshments, followed by a brief speaking agenda with youth

poetry readings and the arrival of Paul Revere. 

Children will receive a "Colonial Times Passport" and are invited to

participate in various Colonial-era games. 

Children who complete each of the six stations will receive a small

prize. Attendees are also encouraged to dress in traditional Colonial attire.

For more information, contact Executive Director Brandon Wilson at 617-625-6600 ext

2532 or bwilson@somervillema.gov or Barbara Mangum, President of Historic

Somerville via admin@historicsomerville.org, or 617-625-5809.