The next Boston Area Song Swap will be

Sunday, May 21, 2pm to 5pm (note: an hour later than the usual Saturday time)
at 39 Thomas St., Medford MA 02155
617-642-1486 (Paul's cell phone)

Bring yourself, your instrument(s), and your songs!
(If you just want to come and listen, that's great too!)

RSVP: Encouraged but not required.

Animals: Our apartment has none.

Refreshment: Some gnoshable food & drink available, but it's probably
best if you ate lunch beforehand and dinner afterward.  If enough folks 
are interested, we can make a dinner delivery order.

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Directions:

By T:

We're less than a block from buses #96 (Davis Sq. - Medford Sq.) and #101
(Malden Center - Sullivan Sq.); the nearest stop is on Main St. near the
Dunkin Donuts.  We're also just a few blocks from any bus that goes to or
through Medford Sq., including #94 (Davis Sq. - Medford Sq.) and #95
(Sullivan Sq. - West Medford).

By car or bike:
Use maps.google.com or other online map service to find us;  we're within
three blocks of Rt. 38, Rt. 16, and Rt. 60, and very near I-93.

From the west via car:

I-90 east -> I-95 (128) north -> Rt. 2 east
Bear left near Alewife Station, onto Rt. 16 East / Alewife Brook Pkwy.
Go 2.6 miles on Rt. 16 East (as it becomes Mystic Valley Pkwy.)
Bear right onto the RT-38 ramp to Medford Sq/Mystic Ave.  Get all the way 
	to the right after you merge with South St.
Turn right at Main St.  Go two blocks.  Take the right fork (Main St.) 
	as Rt. 38 forks off to the left.
Turn right at Thomas St.  Park on-street.  We are #39.

From Somerville/Cambridge:

Get to Magoun Sq. in Somerville (the intersection of Broadway, Medford 
	St., and Main St.)
Take Main St. north/northwest for 1.2 miles.  Turn left at Thomas St.
	Park on-street.  We are #39.

From the south via car:

From I-93 northbound, take Exit 31 "Rt. 16 West - Arlington".
Go 0.2 miles; get all the way to the right after a merge with an entrance 
	ramp.
Go 0.4 miles on Rt. 16, but exit at the first opportunity, "Main St. /
	Medford Sq.".  
Turn left at Main St (at the end of the exit ramp).  Go underneath the 
	overpass and pass by South St. (on your right).
Go two more blocks.  Take the right fork (Main St.) as Rt. 38 forks off to
	the left.
Turn right at Thomas St.  Park on-street.  We are #39.

From the east via car:

Take Rt. 16 west.  Note that to stay on Rt. 16 shortly after you pass the
	Meadow Glen Mall, you have to take an entrance ramp.
Take the Medford Sq. exit.  (I forget how the exit is marked; possibly
	Medford Sq. or Main St.)
Turn left at Main St (at the end of the exit ramp).  Go underneath the
        overpass and pass by South St. (on your right).
Go two more blocks.  Take the right fork (Main St.) as Rt. 38 forks off to
        the left.
Turn right at Thomas St.  Park on-street.  We are #39.

From the north via car:

From I-93 southbound, take Exit #32 to "Rt. 60. Medford Sq/Malden".  
Exit the rotary immediately, bearing right onto Salem St.
Go 0.3 more miles.  Stay in the left lane.
At Medford Sq., turn left at Main St and go 0.3 miles.  Take the right 
	fork (Main St.) as Rt. 38 forks off to the left.
Turn right at Thomas St.  Park on-street.  We are #39.

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The next Song Swap might be in late June, but July is more likely.

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Last fall, I moved into my current apartment in Medford.  The space here is
not ideal, but it should fit the historically-typical Song Swap turnout of
4 to 7 musicians, arranged in a circle, and if more people do show up,
we'll just designate one end of the living/dining rooms as the "stage" and
somehow make it work.

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Other information about Song Swap (such as what it is, how it works, and
how it's different from other musical events) can be found at

http://www.drsnark.com/songswap/

... but do please send email if you have any other questions!

- Paul Estin, organizer
  songswap@drsnark.com