A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Sofiane Pamart, pies and St. Patrick’s Day
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an outdoors Parka Dance Party, comic book drag, music for St. Patrick’s Day, storytelling and brain science and visits from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Alan Cumming.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 1-7 about a shooting, Central Square and bike lanes
Public meetings this week look at the police response to the shooting of Arif Sayed Faisal last year and how to use city-owned land in Central Square; the economic impact from installing bike lanes; and bringing ice cream and Coop renovations to Harvard Square.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from maple syrup and rap to academic surrender
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Domo Genesis and Sofiane Pamart perform, we boil down maple sap, juggle, sing opera about influencers, talk the “American Prometheus” and AI invades and Harvard explores “Institutional Neutrality in a Polarized World.”
‘Language, Like Letters’ rethinks how we read, making us think about how we understand it
Equal parts insightful and inscrutable, Lesley University’s “Language, Like Letters” exhibition is on view for just one more week at the Lunder Arts Center.
Attend meetings Feb. 23 to March 1 in Cambridge about adding more housing faster and Porter labs
Public meetings this week look at making more housing and making it more affordable, a decision on a plan to reclaim the fenced-off Jerry’s Pond, room for small tech at Porter Square and planning for the Massachusetts Avenue of 2040.
Collage that avoids cliché at 1369 Coffee House
Collages are popular in the age of social media and can feel cliché, but Marg has mastered the form – injecting a sense of humor and play that feels fresh.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Feb. 16-23 about digital equity, poll work (and skip the flu)
Public meetings this week look at digital equity, goals for the Human Rights Commission and becoming a poll inspector for the March 5 presidential primary election. There’s also a flu vaccine clinic coming Friday.
MassTech grant is boost for green tech Gencores making materials for ultra-light cars, windmills
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative recently awarded $319,002 to Gencores, a Somerville company working on materials for ultra-light vehicles and structures, according to a press release and MassTech representative.
Melissa Glick’s 24-hour ‘Hacker Creations’
Melissa Glick’s work has echoes in the outdated gear her dad used to bring home from Raytheon. Her “Hacker Creations” use what she finds in breaking apart old tech.
App-based laundry business WashLoft spins up near Porter Square with disruption set to gentle
Entrepreneur William Vivas believes that with WashLoft he can reinvent laundry – what he calls the world’s most wasteful service industry.
