Friday, March 1

Poetry workshop with Amanda Gunn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., in the Baldwin neighborhood near the Somerville border, Cambridge. Free, but register. The Harvard doctoral candidate and author of the poetry collection “Things I Didn’t Do With This Body” offers a participatory workshop; apply by email. Information is here.

“LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time” exhibition launch and artist talk from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. A discussion between artist LaToya M. Hobbs and two scholars about “Carving Out Time,” a life-size suite of woodcuts depicting one day in her life in five scenes with her family. The series is featured in her exhibition, which includes preparatory drawings, launching today and viewable through July 21. Information is here.

MIT Composer Forum Series: Trevor Weston from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Music Library in the Hayden Library Building at 160 Memorial Drive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Free, but register. The composer and Juilliard professor, who won the first Emerging Black Composers Project award in 2021, shares insights about his music with a Q&A and light reception following. Information is here.

MIT African Students Association presents Umoja Cultural Night from 5 to 8 p.m. in La Sala de Puerto Rico in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Stratton Student Center, 84 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. $15 to $32. The main show includes African food, performances, a fashion show and keynote by girls education activist Vee Kativhu, one of BBC’s 100 most influential women of 2023. The after-party features a surprise guest artist at 9 p.m. Information is here.

The Wordplay-off from 6 to 8 p.m. at CultureHouse, 64 Union Square, Somerville. Free. An evening of pun and games as one by one contestants have two minutes each to make puns based on prompts they receive at signup. After two rounds the top contestants go head to head in a pun-off, with select audience members as judges (pundits?). Information is here.

The FLXG Session Dance Competition from 6 to 11 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge. $10 to $20. Dance cyphers and krump battles from some of the best in the United States, with a $100 grand prize. Organized by BlvckFlxg Dance Crew. Information is here.

Contemporary Dance Class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge. Free to $15. Learn a fusion of contemporary, lyrical and modern dance style. Information is here.

Ruby Lal reads from “Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The author of “Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan” discusses her new biography of Princess Gulbadan from the early Mughal Empire, who went from a walled harem to an eventful sailing and overland voyage to Arabia, only to be forced to return. The princess’ own writings of her travels – including a dramatic Red Sea shipwreck – informed this page-turner. “Boomtown Girl” author Shubha Sunder joins the conversation. Information is here.

Comedian Matt Friend does impressions and stand-up at 7 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $29. The 25-year-old has voiced characters on “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy,” does more than 250 impressions ranging from Rami Malik to Mitch McConnell to Jennifer Coolidge, and has headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway and at The Stand Comedy Club as part of the 2022 New York Comedy Festival. Information is here.

The Folk Collective: Women’s History Month at 7 p.m. at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20. Emmy-nominated composer and cuatro puertorriqueño player Fabiola Méndez performs with special guest Olivia Soler Espinosa and supporting act Gabriella Simpkins. Information is here.

Saxophonist George Coleman performs at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Regattabar, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (also tomorrow; there are student discounts for 9 p.m. shows). $45. The NEA Jazz Master and former member of the Miles Davis Quintet performs two shows during each of two nights. Information is here.

Shit-Faced Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville (and continuing tomorrow and next weekend). $30 and 21-plus. A one-hour version of the bard’s witty and bawdy play that includes one actor randomly selected who drinks before and during the performance, leaving the remaining sober cast to incorporate, rectify, justify and generally improvise around the drunkenness. Information is here.

“Becoming a Man” at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $55 to $150 (and continuing through March 10). A play about one man’s gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America. From acclaimed memoirist P. Carl and Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus. Information is here.

An Evening with Haken at 8 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square. $35 to $75. The London progressive rock band promises to play tunes from deep in its back catalog, plus all the songs on 2023’s “Fauna.” Information is here.

The Horszowski Trio presents “Enduring Humor from Papa Haydn in Vienna and Beyond” at 8 p.m. at the Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free to $20. Jesse Mills (violin), Reiko Aizawa (piano) and Ole Akahoshi (cello) perform a program centering Haydn’s musical humor, followed by a William Bolcolm composition for piano trio inspired by it, cabaret songs by Bolcolm and Schoenberg and more. Information is here.

“Men’s History Month” stand-up comedy show celebrating the overlooked achievements of men at 9 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $15 to $18 and 21-plus. Boston’s only all female and nonbinary comedy group of Maria Palombi, Mary Spadar and Amma Marfo, along with Emily Ruskowski, uplift male comics during this show “by not giving them any stage time; they’re simply too good for the stage!” Information is here.

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Saturday, March 2

2024 Maple Boil Down from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., near Union Square, Somerville. Free. Join in as the Center converts sap harvested from sugar maple trees on the Tufts campus into maple syrup. Information is here.

Curator tour of “Future Minded: New Works in the Collection” from noon to 1 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Chief curator Soyoung Lee leads a walk-through of a selection of works acquired in recent years on display for the first time. Information is here.

Punk Rock Art Meetup and Market from 1 to 5 p.m. at CultureHouse, 64 Union Square, Somerville. Free. Immerse yourself in your local underground artist community, savor complimentary refreshments, explore and buy independent art and participate in art workshops. Information is here.

Somerville Shakeup Danceathon from 1 to 5 p.m. at Connexion, 149 Broadway, Somerville, Cambridge. Free, but register. Music from the Roaring ’20s through the Swinging ’60s is the backdrop for this Community Action Agency of Somerville fundraiser. Dance or just watch and support a dance team. Prizes for best individual and group costumes. Information is here.

Day of Action for Menstrual Equity from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge. Free. Help the Girl Up New England Coalition assemble sustainable period kits for local girls in need while hearing from youth advocates, local entrepreneurs and other women leaders about how to support the I AM Bill, which would offer free period products in Massachusetts schools. Speakers include Cambridge city councillor Sumbul Siddiqui and state Sen. Patricia Jehlen. Information is here.

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $150. Information is here.

Amazigh Film Festival from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St., on Lesley University’s Doble Campus in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. This annual event features a diverse array of films made by and about the Amazigh people, who live primarily in North Africa. Includes a panel discussion, workshop, refreshments and music. Information is here.

“How to Save the Planet” with Extinction Rebellion Boston from 3 to 4:15 p.m. at the Somerville Public Library West Branch, 40 College Ave., near Davis Square. Free. Learn about the current climate emergency, the latest climate science and how governments and corporations hide the truth about it (or just outright lie). Ask questions and learn how to spread the word and take action. Information is here.

Let’s Make Zines! from 3 to 5 p.m. at CultureHouse, 64 Union Square, Somerville. Free, but register. Learn how to make DIY magazines (no editor or publisher required). Supplies, copier access, bookbinding tools and rainbow staples provided. Bring an idea, or just browse the zine library. Information is here.

Saxyderms springs concert from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Somerville Music Spaces, 1060 Broadway, Suite C101B, Somerville. Free, but register. “New England’s favorite” big saxophone ensemble with saxophones (and drums) playing works from the worlds of jazz, pop, contemporary, video game soundtracks, minimalism and everything in between. Information is here.

Drum. Yoga. Sweat! from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge (and every Wednesday). $25. Vinyasa with live drumming by award-winning musician Toussaint the Liberator and friends. Some yoga experience is recommended but not required. Bring your own yoga mat if you can – there will be some to share. Information is here.

Shit-Faced Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (continued) from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $30 and 21-plus. Information is here.

This is the Kit performs at 8 p.m. at the café at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. $18 to $20. Kate Stables (vocals, banjo, guitar) and Jesse Vernon (bass, guitar, violin) have made albums “of cataclysmic honesty and welcoming tonal embraces,” apparently. Sam Amidon opens. Information is here.

Mary Timony performs at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $20 to $22. The singer-songwriter and cult hero with a 30-plus-year career has been described as “Mary Shelley with a guitar.” Also playing: Birthday Girl DC and Hilken Mancini Band. Information is here.

“Aristotle Thinks Again” from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s W97 Theater, 345 Vassar St., Area II, Cambridge. Free, but register. A contemporary dance/theater collision course on some ancient Greek themes. One-night-only performance after an acclaimed sold-out run in New York City. Information is here.

Sixteenth annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert and 60th Anniversary of Jazz@MIT from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Free to $10. The event honors the late founder of MIT’s formal jazz studies program as well as its anniversary and the recent appointment of saxophonist-composer Miguel Zenón as professor in Jazz. The program includes performances by and compositions of Zenón’s along with music by Ellington, Hancock and others. Information is here.

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Sunday, March 3

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 2 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $99. Information is here.

“My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance” one-woman show from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $20 to $25. This autobiographical dramatic comedy written and performed by Karin Trachtenberg examines a complicated relationship arising from a fixation with outward appearances. For a pseudo-fairytale style approach, the play uses multimedia, mirrors and stunningly eerie masks created by artist Eric Bornstein. Information is here.

Resilience: Art and People of Afghanistan from 2 to 4 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall (lower level), 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. With a focus on the experiences of Afghans taking refuge here, panelists present on Afghan early art, heritage, contemporary literature and music, followed by a moderated discussion and performance by the Refugee Orchestra Project. Information is here.

Chorus Pro Musica presents “Before the Storm” at 3 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $22 to $55. The innovative Boston chorus under director Jaime Kirsch celebrates Anton Bruckner’s 200th birthday by performing Mass No. 2 in E minor for chorus and 15 winds, plus selections from “Candide” by Leonard Bernstein and the a cappella “A Prayer” by Riley Ferretti. Information is here.

Thomas Wolf reads from “The Nightingale’s Sonata: The Musical Odyssey of Lea Luboshutz” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Killian Hall in the Hayden Library Building at 160 Memorial Drive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Free, but register. The author talks about the internationally acclaimed violinist who went from the shores of the Black Sea to the Tsar’s palace to Carnegie Hall, Boston, Tanglewood and beyond. Information is here.

Harvard University Choir performs contemporary choral works from 4 to 6 p.m. at Harvard Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Harvard student singers perform “Babylon” by Sarah Rimkus, “The Big Picture” by Judith Weir and “Songs to the Lord of Peace” by Gwyneth Walker. Information is here.

Lee Zangari album release show at 6 p.m. at the café at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. $10. The Boston-based dulcimerist, guitarist and songwriter plays music from their new “Safe and Sound and Fury.” Information is here.

Gelli Printing Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. at CultureHouse, 64 Union Square, Somerville. Free and 10-plus, but register. Marina Strauss shows how to use a gelatin plate and textures to create one-of-a-kind mono prints. No experience necessary. Information is here.

Boston League of Wicked Wrestlers presents Krystal’s Brawl from 7 to 10 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. $25 to $45. Krystal Ora (whose signature move is The Bonnachellapalooza) introduces a New Age rampage to Bloww. Information is here.

Show Me Your Bits 2 video game burlesque show from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $25 and 18-plus. Last summer’s bawdy burlesque show returns with even more sexy video game inspired performances from Jynx Merlot, Lucy BlueSkies, Stabitha Christie and others, plus pre-show classic video games in the mini arcade and music by Minusworld and Battlemode! Information is here.

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Monday, March 4

The Environment Forum: The Data of Climate Crisis at 6 p.m. in Room 113 at Sever Hall in Harvard Yard, near Broadway and Quincy Street, Cambridge. Free. Bryn Mawr College’s Sara J. Grossman taps her 2023 book “Immeasurable Weather” to discuss the clash between the bad outcomes of old-school meteorological data science and how to live in a world now shaped by extreme weather. Sponsored by Harvard’s Mahindra Center. Information is here.

“Be a Pro at Saying No” workshop about consent in fusion partner dance from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Cost TBA. Dance and movement therapist Nikki Li builds body awareness and boundary-setting through dance and movement. Masks required, but no dance experience is needed and no street shoes. Information is here.

“Bucha” film screening and conversation with screenwriter Oleksandr Shchur from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Harvard University’s Center for Government and International Studies, South Concourse, S010, 1730 Cambridge St., Harvard Square. Free, but register. The film is based on the true story of an unlikely hero and refugee from Kazakhstan who risked his life to save hundreds of Ukrainians in Bucha and other towns during the Russian occupation in spring of 2022. Information is here.

Fernanda Eberstadt reads from “Bite Your Friends: Stories from the Body Militant” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The novelist and cultural critic explores the lives of brave saints, philosophers and artists who used their own wounded or stigmatized bodies to challenge society’s mores and power structures. Cambridge novelist Claire Messud joins the conversation. Information is here.

Picture + Panel: Love and Obsession with Erica Henderson and Mad Rupert from 7 to 8 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing, 14 Tyler St., near Union Square, Somerville. Free, but register, and 21-plus. The monthly series sponsored by Aeronaut, Porter Square Books and the Boston Comic Arts Foundation has confabs of graphic novel creators, this time with locals Henderson, of “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” fame, and Rupert, illustrator of the just-out YA novel “Bunt” and the Sakana strip-format webcomic. Information is here.

Chess Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave., Central Hill (and continuing monthly). Free, but register. Players of all skill levels are welcome, and chess sets are provided. Information is here.

Stephanie Paulsell on Writing as a Spiritual Practice from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Harvard Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The Harvard Divinity School professor leads a writing circle that starts with a short meditation on how a particular writer has understood writing as a spiritual practice, followed by a prompt and time to write. Information is here.

Fire EX performs at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $25 to $30. Six full-length albums in from forming in 2000, this Taiwanese band captures fans with the way its four members combine punk rock with lyrics that reflect the experience of everyday life. Information is here.

Major Jackson reads from “Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002–2022” from 8 to 9 p.m. at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. $5. The Nashville-based author of six books of poetry (and poetry editor for The Harvard Review) is joined in conversation with Katie Peterson, whose latest collection of poems is “Fog and Smoke.” Information is here.

The Juggling Act of Steve Caruso from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St., on Lesley University’s Doble Campus in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free and 18-plus. Comedy, juggling and mostly accurate knife-throwing as part of the university’s Monday Night Madness series. Information is here.

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Tuesday, March 5

Venezuela 2024: Negotiations, Elections and the Prospects for a Way Out from noon to 1:20 p.m. at Harvard University’s Center for Government and International Studies, South Concourse, S216, 1730 Cambridge St., Harvard Square. Free, but register. Leading academics from Amherst, Oxford, Swarthmore and Rice universities discuss what’s changed in recent months in the wake of the U.S.-Venezuela negotiations, and what this means for the 2024 election. Harvard’s Steven Levitsky moderates. Information is here.

Institutional Neutrality in a Polarized World: What Should Harvard and Higher Ed Do? discussion from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Knafel Center of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, 10 Garden St., west of Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. With some politicians eager to destroy expertise and institutions – and with their attack on Harvard’s Claudine Gay fresh in mind – law professors from Harvard, Yale and the University of Chicago discuss the role of universities in public debates. Introduced by Edward Hall, co-president of Harvard’s Council on Academic Freedom. Information is here.

Creativity, Art and Leadership in Prison and Beyond at 6 p.m. in Room 113 at Sever Hall in Harvard Yard, near Broadway and Quincy Street, Cambridge. Free. Two formerly incarcerated artists and a journalist discuss making art and creating change within prisons and outside the walls. Yale professor of law and African American studies Elizabeth Hinton moderates. Information is here.

“Bring me the sunset in a cup” site-specific artwork dedication and artist talk from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Building 45, known as the Schwarzman College of Computing, at 51 Vassar St., Cambridge. Free, but register. Brooklyn artist Spencer Finch’s commission contrasts color and its qualities with formal concepts from the history of computing. The composition is based on Wang Tiles, a mathematical puzzle proposed in 1961 by mathematician Hao Wang. Information is here.

“Book Moot” discusses “My Life As a Weapon: Hawkeye Vol. 1” at 6:30 p.m. at Pandemonium Books & Games, 4 Pleasant St., Central Square, Cambridge. $16.99. This month’s group discusses the graphic novel by Matt Fraction, Javier Pulido and David Aja about the ongoing tales of the Arrow Avenger. Information is here.

Knitting Group from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Public Library’s Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave. Observatory Hill in Neighborhood 9. Free. Bring yarn and needles and find out what fellow knitters are up to. Information is here.

Vocalist Debo Ray performs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Killian Hall in the Hayden Library Building at 160 Memorial Drive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Free. The Grammy-nominated musician and composer and assistant professor at Berklee grew up in Boston to Haitian immigrant parents and “unlocks the inner joy with her music” at MIT as part of the Emerson/Harris Masterclass series. Information is here.

Anna Shechtman reads from “The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The crossword puzzle creator for The New York Times (which published her first when she was 19) discusses the overlooked women who have been central to the crossword’s creation and evolution. Francesca Wade, author of “Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars,” joins the conversation. Information is here.

Amanda Foody reads from “The Night Compass” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The New York Times and indie bestselling author of YA and children’s fantasy novels talks about the release of the fourth book in her “Wilderlore” series. Information is here.

Guitarist Pau Figueres presents “Latido” from 7:20 to 9 p.m. at Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. $15 and all ages. A Spaniard who pushes flamenco guitar’s limits. Information is here.

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $99. Information is here.

Ms. Ezra Furman Doing What She Wants at 7:30 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $29. The singer-songwriter now has a monthly residency here with shows planned into April, but don’t wait around: they generally sell out. Information is here.

Smut Slam from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville (and the first Tuesday of every month). $10 suggested donation. An open mic invites participants to tell five-minute, real-life dirty stories. The top three slammers win sexy swag from Good Vibrations. Kat Sistare hosts. Information is here.

Drag Tribute to Xtina’s “Stripped” at 8 p.m. at Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. $19 to $35 and 18-plus. Full Spin brings some “dirrty” to the drag stage with a tribute to Christina Aguilera’s album “Stripped.” Featuring eight drag stars including the event host, Just JP. Information is here.

Ensemble Uncaged presents “Of Memory and Minutiae” at 8 p.m. at the Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free to $20. Directed by Andy Kozar and Rachel Elliot, the group performs works “honor the familiar, invite the unknown and challenge the conceptual limits of concert music in the 21st century.” Information is here.

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Wednesday, March 6

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $99. Information is here.

Stratton Lecture: “How Will AI Impact Women?” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Wong Auditorium in Building E-51, also known as the Tang Center, 2 Amherst St., Cambridge. Free. The MIT Women’s League sponsors a panel talk on how artificial intelligence will affect bias and women’s health care and careers. Information is here.

“The ‘Intact Mind’ and Why It Matters” lecture from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Building 46, Singleton Auditorium, Room 3002 at 43 Vassar St., Cambridge. Free. University of Pennsylvania’s Amy S.F. Lutz describes how the rise of autism in U.S. children has come to inform debates within disability practice and policy. Information is here.

“American Prometheus” co-author Kai Bird in conversation at 6 p.m. in Hall C at the Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer, journalist and historian discusses J. Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of his 2005 book (which inspired the 2023 Christopher Nolan film), with Harvard professors Peter Galison and Elaine Scarry. Information is here.

Noah Feldman reads from “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel and the Jewish People” at 6 p.m. The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $12, or $38 with book. The founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard discusses his new book during this Harvard Book Store event. Information is here.

Photographic Resource Center Speaker Series: Abelardo Morell from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the lower screening room at University Hall of Lesley University, Room L-030, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. $5 to $25. The internationally recognized Cuban-born photographer had been professor of photography at Mass College of Art and Design from 1983 to 2010. Information is here.

Cristina Henríquez reads from “The Great Divide” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The author of “The Book of Unknown Americans” discusses her new novel about the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors and soothsayers swept up in the construction of the Panama Canal. “Mercy Street” author Jennifer Haigh joins the conversation. Information is here.

Margaret Livesey reads from “The Road from Belhaven” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The bestselling author of “The Flight of Gemma Hardy” discusses her new novel about a young woman in late 19th century Scotland whose gift of second sight complicates her coming of age. Novelist Christopher Castellani, author of “Leading Men,” joins the conversation. Information is here.

Bert Seager’s Heart of Hearing performs from 7 to 8 p.m. at Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. $15. The jazz quartet of piano, tenor-saxophone, upright-bass and drums brings listeners into the heart of improvised jazz. Information is here.

Poets Shangyang Fang, C. Francis Fisher and Charles Kell read from 7 to 8 p.m. at Grolier Poetry Book Shop on 6 Plympton St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10, but register. With an introduction by Chris Hosea. Information is here.

Missy Raines & Allegheny perform at 8 p.m. at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $23 to $25. The 2021 International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year (for the 10th time) plays traditional, hard-driving bluegrass energized with her originality and innovation (and brightened by her band’s talented mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo players). Information is here.

Domo Genesis performs at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $20 to $25. The American rapper, member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future and solo artist is known for his introspective lyrics, distinctive voice and versatile style. Also performing: Fly Anakin and Michael Christmas. Information is here.

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Thursday, March 7

List Projects 29 exhibit opening day from noon to 7 p.m. at MIT List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. The final exhibition of the List Projects series – highlighting artistic collaborations – features Fall River–based Brittni Ann Harvey (sculpture and installations) and Harry Gould Harvey IV (sculpture and works on paper). The artists are co-founders of the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, and the exhibit runs through June 23. Information is here.

Design Redefined: Equity, Ethics, Engagement and AI from 4 to 6 p.m. at The MIT Museum, Gambrill Center, 314 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free (admission waived) after 3 p.m. Innovators for Purpose, a Bipoc-led nonprofit, moderates a panel on how AI can spur inclusive innovation. A maker activity follows. Information is here.

“A Female Landscape and the Abstract Gesture” exhibit conversation at 5 p.m. at the Knafel Center of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, 10 Garden St., west of Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The artist Maren Hassinger discusses sculptural work in the exhibition with curator Chassidy A. Winestock. Moderated by art historian Mary Schneider Enriquez. Information is here.

MIT Composer Forum Series: Clifton Boyd from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Music Library in the Hayden Library Building at 160 Memorial Drive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Free, but register. The New York University assistant professor of music and author of the forthcoming “Racial Dissonance: American Barbershop Harmony in the Age of Jim Crow” shares insights about music theory with a Q&A and light reception following. Information is here.

Wax Poetics: The Myriad Activisms of Muriel Rukeyser, with Erín Moure from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Woodberry Poetry Room at Lamont Library, Room 330, 11 Quincy St., Harvard Square. Free. Readings by a contemporary poets. This time, the early recordings of poet-activist Rukeyser are paired with Canadian trailblazer Moure. Mocktails and snacks will be served. Information is here.

“Left on Pearl” film screening and discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge. Free, but register. The film chronicles a significant event in the women’s liberation movement: the 1971 takeover and 10-day occupation of a Harvard-owned building by hundreds of area women, who proclaimed it should be a women’s center. A discussion with former and current center members follows. Information is here.

Cuban Dance with Boston Rueda from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge (and continuing every Friday). $15. No partner or experience necessary to learn this group dance to Cuban and other salsa music involving the changing of partners. Information is here.

Roxana Robinson reads from “Leaving” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The author of six novels and two short story collections discusses her book about former lovers who meet after decades, threatening the the lives they’ve built. Novelist Sue Miller joins the conversation. Information is here.

Colum McCann and Diane M. Foley discuss their new book “American Mother” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The award-winning author of “Let the Great World Spin” collaborated with Diane Foley to write about her experience meeting the kidnapper and murderer of her journalist son James Foley and turning her grief into strength and radical empathy. Charles Sennott, of The GroundTruth Project, joins the conversation. Information is here.

Shit-Faced Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (continued) from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $30 and all ages. Information is here.

Sofar Sounds Concert from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., North Point, Cambridge. $26 and 21-plus. You buy the tickets but won’t know who’s playing until they take the mic. Promised are two to three short sets from “incredible performers from all musical genres and sometimes even spoken word, comedy or dance.” Information is here.

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $150. Information is here.

Atomic Comedy Indie Night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the café at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. Free, but register. An independently produced monthly improv show featuring new and veteran local talent. Information is here.

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Friday, March 8

Women in Data Science Worldwide regional conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Kendall Square, Cambridge. $10 to $40. An all-female lineup from academia and industry. Information is here.

“Unboxed City: Critical Explorations of AI and Cities” discussion from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, 75 Amherst St., in Area II near Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. Panelists consider how AI can be integrated with human intelligence to create urban spaces that are inclusive and reflective of communities’ heritage, cultures and aspirations. Information is here.

Writing in “Greater Mexico”: A Women’s Conversation from 5 to 7 p.m. at Harvard University’s Center for Government and International Studies, South Concourse, S216, 1730 Cambridge St., Harvard Square. Free. Writer and poet Sara Uribe Sánchez and writer, sociologist and economist Brenda Navarro propose a way to reread the Mexican literary canon. Information is here.

Women Take the Reel Film Festival: “20,000 Species of Bees” screening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bartos Theater, 20 Ames St., Building E-15, atrium level, Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The film, set in the Spanish side of Basque country, is followed by a Q&A discussion with the youth-led Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth. Information is here.

Jennifer Croft reads from “The Extinction of Irena Rey” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The International Booker prize-winner’s debut novel asks “How many translators does it take to translate the magnum opus of a renowned author living in a house in a primeval Polish forest?” Eight, each from different countries. And the author disappears without a trace within days of their arrival. Author Hanna Halperin joins the conversation. Information is here.

Shit-Faced Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (continued) from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $30 and 21-plus. Information is here.

An Evening with Sofiane Pamart at 7:30 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. $25 to $30. Named the “New Face of Luxury” by the Paris Salon du Luxe, the pianist has performed at the Louvre and Czech Royal Family’s castle in Prague and was the first artist to perform a full show under the Northern Lights in Lapland. Now he’s at… the Armory? Information is here.

“Becoming a Man” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35 to $150. Information is here.

Comedians Natalie Cuomo and Dan LaMorte at 7:30 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $25. It’s easy to tell that Cuomo and LaMorte’s sphere of comedy centers around New York: they’re in their late 20s but somehow sound 10 years older. Information is here.

“Moving Through March” dance performances from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge (and continuing through March 10). Free to $30. A weekend of eclectic modern and contemporary dance performances that celebrate the joy of dancing at all ages for all people. Hosted by The Click collaborative dance company and Développé Dance Studio. Information is here.

Kendall Square Orchestra presents “Discovery and Breakthrough” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10 to $35. The nonprofit performs Francine Trester’s “In Her Element,” Grazyna Bacewicz’s “Overture” and Amy Beach’s “Symphony in E Minor, ‘Gaelic’” to celebrate women in science. At 6:45 p.m. a panel of women in tech and the arts discuss what inspired them. Information is here.

“Sarah Gets Her Sh*t Together”: a workshop chamber opera performance at 8 p.m. at the Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free to $20. Composers and sound designers Bahar Royaee and Samantha Wolf tell the story of a 20-something who enlists the help of an influencer before a job interview to become her “Ultimate Self” in this “chamber opera for anyone who’s ever questioned the Beauty Industrial Complex.” Information is here.

Jubilees: Celebrating New Music Commissioned by the MIT Ensemble from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Free to $10. Features a world premiere by MIT alumnus Eric Ostling, a work for percussion ensemble by Kathryn Salfelder and guest flute soloist Elizabeth Klein and flute soloist Sara Kornfeld Simpson. The program also includes Michael Hennagin’s “Jubilee” among other works. Information is here.

The Outlet: Open Mic Night with Elae Weeks from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge. $10. Showcase your skills, whether you’re a poet, artist, dancer or singer. Dorchester’s Elae Weeks curates. Information is here.