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Vol. 20, No. 49
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Friday, December 8, 2017
MHSAA Holiday Pasta Dinner great success
Local artist Courtney Kuno Burds has a Debbie Corleto lends a hand at Malden Pops selection of paintings and prints on display Up, where she also sells her handcrafted pure at Malden Pops up. silver jewelry.
By Barbara Taormina alden Pops Up is back in business for the holiday season, offering shoppers an international bazaar of unique gifts created by local artists. The temporary shop at 480 Main St. is packed with paintings, prints, jewelry, quilts, ornaments, books, music and other handcrafted items that highlight the talent of artists in Malden and surrounding communities. Malden Pops Up was started last year by Ose Schwab of Malden Creates, a small business venture focused on supporting Malden’s arts community. The shop offers local artists a chance to sell their work and to network with other artists. It also gives retail-hungry residents a place to buy original gifts that differ dramatically from shopping-mall fare. With Malden Creates and Malden Pops Up, Schwab
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Shown with Santa Claus at the 2017 MHS Alumni Association Holiday Pasta Dinner, held at Anthony’s of Malden, are MHSAA President Anthony Dickinson, U.S Senator Edward J. Markey, and Mayor Gary Christenson. See more photo highlights inside on pages 12 & 13. (Advocate photo by Ross Scabin)
Ose Schwab, the founder of Malden Pops Up, shows off some of the unique items available at the holiday gallery and gift shop.
hopes to establish an infrastructure that allows local arts and culture to thrive. “I’m starting to think of myself as a conceptual artist who pulls together different factors to create an environment and experience,� said Schwab. And Malden Pops Up is an experience. In addition to presenting a moveable feast of artwork by 71 different sellers, including a handful of nonprofit organizations, the shop has a full schedule of performances by local musicians, authors and storytellers. The shop is staffed by local artists who are happy to talk about techniques and inspirations with anyone who stops by. This week, Debbie Corleto, who taught middle school art in Medford for 42 years and now focuses on her own
art, was greeting and helping customers at the shop. Corleto has a table of pure silver jewelry designed with silver metal clay on display at the shop, and she said sales have been fantastic. Courtney Kuno Burds was also on hand, minding the pop up shop where she has several large paintings and prints on display. Burds welcomes the chance to talk with visitors about her work, which is inspired by different locations, such as the Adirondacks and Cape Cod. She also appreciates the chance to talk about commissions with buyers who want a painting of a special place, a home or a beloved pet. But for Burds, forging relationships with other artists has been one of the most
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Hospital site is back on the agenda By Barbara Taormina he City Council is launching an ad hoc committee to explore the possibilities for redevelopment of the old Malden Hospital site. Ward 3 Councillor John Matheson proposed creating a committee that would review options for the 18-acre site based on the community’s needs and interests. “We have heard over a long period of time, through ballot questions, surveys, open fo-
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