SOMERVILLE — In July, Gallery on Main's Artist of the Month series features collage by New Jersey-based artist Jeff Hersch. His work will be on view, and available for purchase, from July 1 through 31, 2022. Meet the artist at a free opening reception on Saturday, July 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Jeff Hersch provides what he calls “analog collages for the modern being.” Like his thoughts, these pieces are often constructed in short, frantic spurts of energy, with bursts of self-doubt, though calm and subtle. These pieces represent Hersch’s “everyday observations and conclusions about the vast world that erratically suffocates us, with little time for a quick escape or chance to relax, as we are currently inhabiting an advanced state of infinite stimulus.” His works, says the artist, “lend themselves to your own interpretation of meaning—if any—but should also serve as inspiration and demonstrate the simple notion that you, too, can and should create something, anything, on a regular basis.” When he’s not hunched over his desk cutting and gluing clippings, Hersch finds the time to play in bands (Glazer, Civic Mimic, Postman Agitator) and volunteer as the executive director of Flemington DIY, a non-profit community arts space

Save the date for for a sizzling summer celebration and glorious live concert featuring masterworks by Gershwin, Debussy, Saint Saens and more. Join NJ Festival Orchestra, led by Maestro David Wroe, for a glorious live performance of masterworks by George Gershwin, Saint-Saens, Debussy and more. An unforgettable summer celebration for the entire family! Program GERSHWIN An American in Paris. SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals. DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune DEBUSSY Danse macabre VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending featuring Brennan Sweet, violin Artists David Wroe Conductor Brennan Sweet Violin New Jersey Festival Orchestra

Walk with our historian from Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage to Somerville's Old Cemetery to visit the historic grave of Civil War nurse Arabella Barlow, descended from the Hardenbergh family of Old Dutch Parsonage and the Wallace family of Wallace House. On the way stop to learn about the historic preservation of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage over the past 125 years and new efforts to research and share the life and history of this Civil War nurse and pioneering woman from New Jersey. Walk covers about 2 1/2 miles on paved sidewalks and takes about 1 1/2 hours. Bring water to drink and wear sturdy walking shoes.