Spontaneous Celebrations

RIP Ed Pazzanese - Ed was a beacon and advocate for the disabled and served on many nonprofit board of directors and staff (Jamaica Plain Arts Council-JP Open Studios, Spontaneous Celebrations, Folk Arts Network, Community Arts Advocates, Community Church of Boston, Community Care, etc.). He was a former National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. Ed volunteered for 1000s of events in the Boston area. Message from Dean Stevens: It’s Dean Stevens, from The Community Church of Boston. I am sad to let you know about the passing of Ed Pazzanese. We just found out last night. It was a very sudden unexpected event. We had been in contact with him last week, and he was fine, and in a great mood, planning for his birthday celebration. And then he was gone. I just can’t get used to it. “If you love somebody, you better tell ‘em right now…..you might turn around, and they'll be gone” (Blues song).

Ed served on Community Church’s Board of Directors for the last six years, and had just stepped down. We are very grateful to Ed for his contributions to our congregation. He had disabilities and challenges, but he really stepped up to the work of trying to steer an organization. And he served on several other non-profit boards as well. And I can’t tell you how many people he was there for. He will be missed. There are three churches where he was active, and there was his own non-profit, Families Sharing Together, and the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. And the Forbes Building. And the arts/theater/music community.
We have just been in touch with Ed's sister and his niece (he had several other siblings as well). We are coordinating with them about some details. We'd like to take this initiative to invite y’all to join us this Thursday, June 18th, at 7 PM for a wake/shiva gathering. Come early, stay late. We will be both in person as well as ONLINE:

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We will arrange for a more proper and extensive memorial further down the line. But we hope we can, on short notice, be together as we mourn this beautiful soul. Please spread the word about Ed.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
Boston, MA 02116 (call for info about parking)

With Sadness, Dean Stevens 617-869-3014

Our Dear community friends are in a medical crisis right now and could use some help. Randi and Charles have volunteered for years and years for every festival, fundraiser and event for Spontaneous and it's time for all of us to help them! Please join us if you're able in helping them get through to the other side of this battle with cancer. Thank you!

www.gofundme.com

A program from our 1987 featuring pictures, posters and articles about the first decade of our beloved festival. A lot of our festival artwork and all of our annual t-shirts have been created by the same local JP artist Connie Barbour featured in the last slide.

We’re so proud to still be here every May 39 years after this program was made!

Join us for a fundraiser for and on Tues, June 9th at from 6:30-8:30pm

Volunteer appreciation potluck at spontaneous celebrations tomorrow (Friday) night 6-10pm - if you volunteered for wake up the earth festival or the lantern parade please come join us!
Or if you just enjoy community.
DJ Bob Greel will be spinning upstairs in the dance studio from 7-10
All ages everyone is welcome!
Bring a dish to share
45 Danforth street JP

continues they’re great programming for Seniors with this class on Sleep Health is happening Tuesdays 12-1pm

Video: Sen. Markey Celebrates Jamaica Plain Activism at Wake Up The Earth Festival - Jamaica Plain News U.S. Senator Ed Markey visited the 48th Annual Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain this weekend, and reflected upon why the festival was created, and the “JP attitude” of activism.

Some favorites from the 48th annual Wake Up the Earth Festival!!