Raceday is Coming!

Arrive early–it’s hard to find the location. See logistics at this link and below.

Dennis Svoronos Design.

Schedule

11 AM sharp – opening ceremony at the Sculpture Garden
11:10 or so – staggered race from the Garden down Cambridge Parkway and back the same way.
11:50 or so – awards ceremony at the Garden
12-6 – sculpture racing exhibition at the Garden

Location

The Sculpture Garden and the Start and Finish lines are at the top (north) of  Cambridge Parkway.  There’s no parking there.

THREE MAPS (the first two are upside-down)

River Fest - the Sculpture Garden
The Sculpture Garden. This above map is upside-down (east is to the left!)

River Fest - Walk from First Street
Walk to the Sculpture Garden along Lechmere Canal, which runs east from Cambridgeside Galleria (the above map is also upside-down; east is to the left!)

Where is the River Festival
Cambridge Parkway runs along the Charles River near the Science Center. (This map is correct.)

Location of River Festival
And where is all that? (Red marker is right next to start/finish line.)

How do you get there?

Walk easterly from the Cambridgeside Galleria past the fountain, along the Lechmere Canal, under Land Boulevard, towards the Charles River.

If you’re dropping someone off, drive in a northerly direction along Land Boulevard (the wide orange road on the map), and pull over just before or after Cambridge Parkway, which runs east/to the right off Land Boulevard (you can use “International Merchant Services” on your GPS).

Parking

  • Cambridgeside Galleria Garage (100 Cambridgeside Place) –5 hours or fewer $11;  more than 5 hours, daily max of $22.
  • First Street Garage (Spring St at First) – 5 hours is $8; more than 10 hours is $20.
  • There is metered parking to the west of the Galleria, and then, further west, resident parking.

The T

10 Minute Walk

  • Lechmere Station
  • Science Park

20 Minute Walk

  • MIT/Kendall
  • Charles/MGH are 20-minute walks.

Consider

Consider giving yourself plenty of time to orient yourself and make your way to the Sculpture Garden and Cambridge Parkway. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Community Race 2017 Results!

Community Race 2017 Results!

A whirring bee, a supercharged bubble-frothing rocket, The Big Dipper, the mysterious Freemason pyramid, a tremendous pig–these new (or improved) sculptures whizzed along around the Olympic soccer field at Danehy Park April 23 in the second annual Community Sculpture Race. They were joined by past champions Dizzy the Cat and Hatching in the 1/2 mile race. First place was Team Mud with The Pig. The Fornasaro Family took second place with their newly bubble-powered Planet Express 2.0, and the Schainker-Frehywot Family took third place with Beeline to the Finish Line.

Images are by Andrew Held and Tye Martin. (Featured image by A. Held.) Link to more images. Some of the works were developed by the artists at David Lang’s studio. See workshop images here.


Before the flag. Held image

Planet Express 2.0. Held image.

The Pig veers right, blocking Dizzy the Cat! Martin image

Beeline followed closely by Planet Express. Martin image.


Beeline. Martin image.


2016 River Festival Champion Hatching nearing the finish line. Martin image


Dizzy the Cat. Martin image


Ursa Major, Twinkle Minor leads The Dollar. Martin image.


The Dollar. Held image