OTAF Old Time Jam at Russell Field

Old-Time Almost Fridays jams will be moving to the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain similar:

7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam
8:30 pm Int/Adv Old-Time Jam

Weekly hosts will keep things moving along.

Here’s what we’ve learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:

(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there’s tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).

(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.

(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true “festival experience”.

(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).

(5) It’s not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.

(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it’s not too hot.