In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the vibe is strangely spooky with a Third Annual “Hafoween,” Crypt Night, Zombie Prom and Here Come the Mummies performing, but there’s also Arab American and Japanese festivals, a Glowball “anti-gala,” Taylor Swift trivia and comedian Emma Willmann.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Paul Giamatti’s “Chinwag” podcast, The Bread and Puppet Theater, Record Store Day, “Secret Sounds of Ponds” and other Earth-related events, cake decorating and Shakespeare’s 460th Birthday.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Sri Lankan cooking, Susanna Kaysen and “Girl Interrupted” a “Little Prince” opera, a Patriots Day colonial fair, Space Week, Grolier Poetry history, a bluegrass festival and a Flat Top Johnny’s reopening pool party.

Fashion became a communal celebration at Streets & Avenues, a hip-hop event at an unlikely location – MIT’s Music and Theater Arts Department – hosted by McKersin Previlus, a lecturer and artist-in-residence at the school.

Three events in Cambridge this weekend bring back Studio 54 and the 1970s. Here’s how to dress – and shop – your way into the resurgent decade of disco.

Instead of paying for holiday overnight gift shipping, support local businesses. If you’re struggling with figuring out what to get last-minute for the fashion-focused people in your life and where to find it, this guide is for you.

The newest edition of the flea market Found is in Central Square for the next six months, arrayed in three storefronts down Columbia Street off Jill Brown-Rhone Park.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s “The Slutcracker,” Stephanie Vecellio’s “Scenes from Somerville,” the end of a literary journal, a Sweet Exchange, bake-off and cookie swap, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical,” dark comedy and the author of “The Fabulist” about noted liar George Santos.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a “Yart Sale” and Fashion Extravaganza, poetry readings and music performances, free open-air movie screenings and a festival of one-act plays about “Myths & Legends.”

As one of the most community-oriented, diverse and historically rich neighborhoods, Cambridgeport holds a special place Miranda Santiago’s heart.