Thursday, June 12
“Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter” from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport (and continuing through June 29). Free. An art exhibition that serves as a “love letter” to the LGTBQ+ community.
Palmer Street Summer Series: Edward Bjorkman at 5:30 p.m. on Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Bjorkman is a Swedish-singer songwriter whose inspirations include John Mayer and Phoebe Bridgers.
Molly Jong-Fast reads from “How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir” at 6 p.m. at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge. Free, or $30 with book. The latest from Jong-Fast, a novelist who tweeted her way into the political punditry spotlight, details her mother’s descent into dementia in an honest and humorous way. And her mother? Erica Jong, whose “Fear of Flying” became a feminist classic upon publication in 1973 (and remains a cultural touchstone – even making a cameo on a recent episode of the television show “Poker Face”).
“Comics for Troubled Times” panel at 6 p.m. at Hub Comics, 19 Bow St., Union Square, Somerville. Free. Authors Michael Anthony and Damian Alexander discuss how comics address emotions such as love, hate, grief and death. Part of “Lit Crawl Boston.” (After the panel, stay for the Comics Draw-Off at 7 p.m.)
“History On The Line” exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m. at Milk Row Cemetery, Somerville Avenue and School Street, Union Square, Somerville. A “History Un-Locked” drop-in chats opens the cemetery to the public to celebrate Massachusetts’ 250 years.
After Dark Series: Monsters from 6 to 9 p.m. at The MIT Museum, 314 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. $20 and 21-plus. Tour the “Monsters of the Deep” exhibition – about navigating unchartered waters and explore unusual creatures real and imagined – with curators Elisabeth Meier and Florencia Pierri; look at the quest to find the Loch Ness Monster with sonar; explore the interchange of neuroscience and folkloric monsters with a psychologist; and get facts and tales of sea monsters from classical times from Glen “Squid Man” Gawarkiewicz. Beverages by Momma’s Grocery and small bites will be available to buy.
“Hero Camp” documentary film screening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. Free. A documentary chronicling three queer teens at a live action role-play summer camp in suburban Massachusetts – transformed into the fantasy realm of Sidleterra – where they battle villains from the writings of Homer and Lewis Carroll and discover (less whimsical) truths about their identities they can carry over to the real world.
Comics Draw-Off at 7 p.m. at Hub Comics, 19 Bow St., Union Square, Somerville. Free. Two cartoonists, two easels, two markers – and only one will win! The Boston Comic Arts Foundation pits local cartoonists Betsey Swardlick and Andy Ristaino against each other in an interactive competition as part of “Lit Crawl Boston.” Hosted by Braden Lamb.
Julia Blanter on her “Martha’s Vineyard Cookbook” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, RSVP required. This cookbook and love letter to a place with 100 restaurants and cafés, 50 farms, six bakeries, five fish markets, four coffee roasters, two breweries and one farmers’ market is subtitled “100 Recipes from the Island’s Restaurants, Farmers, Fishermen & Food Artisans.” Blanter is joined by Elle Simone Scott, a food stylist for Cook’s and an on-screen cook for “America’s Test Kitchen.”
“Romeo & Juliet” at 7 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge (and continuing June 13). $15. Shakespeare’s tragedy of young love and warring families – framed as “a proclamation of the greatness the rising generation holds” – is the first production by Lucien Theatre of Boston and New York, which aims to take a cooperative approach that makes theater more democratic.
Project Catharsis Variety Show at 7 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. $15 to $20 and 18-plus. This show of healing and community through comedy, drag and music is hosted by stand-up comics Shruti Datari and Kathe Farris.
Poets Andrea Ballou, Patrick Donnelly and Charles O. Hartman from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. With an introduction by Martha Collins.
Candle Making and Intention Setting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $60. All materials are included to make a 16-ounce soy candle with herbs and flowers.
Stories in Bloom from 7 to 10 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $40 to $100. Cocktails; poetry by Sabrina Acloque, Burhan Rebels and Aparna Paul; burlesque by Lewd Alfred Douglas and Priscilla Parsley; and drag by Neon Calypso in a fundraiser for the Ink & Impact Fellowship, a nine-month program for emerging writers exploring gender, sexuality and marginalized identities. “Forbidden stories, fearless performances and radical joy,” organizers enthuse.
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 29). $35 to $115. The musical romantic comedy centers Dougal, in town from England for his father’s second wedding, and Robin, New York native and sister of the bride. Dougal and Robin’s unlikely relationship develops over 36 hours. Jim Barne and Kit Buchan composed the musical.
Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $37. Wickline – a breakout performer on “Saturday Night Live” – and Pierce are a sketch comedy duo based in Brooklyn, New York. Their “Dukes” includes original sketch material and songs.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play at 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103. George Bernard Shaw’s 1893 play centers a former prostitute turned madam and her estranged daughter’s struggle to reconcile what her mother’s wealth afforded her and the source of that wealth.
Allison Ponthier performs at 8 p.m. at The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20. Ponthier broke through the music scene with her debut album, “Faking My Own Death” in 2021, which has been described as indie-folk, alt-rock and country-pop.
Friday, June 13
“Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter” (continued) from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport. (and continuing through June 29). Free.
Outdoor movie night: “Inside Out” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. The 2015 film by Disney’s Pixar Studios earned an Academy award for Best Animated Feature in 2016.
“Romeo & Juliet” (continued) 7 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge (and continuing June 13). $15.
Lucas Schaefer reads from “The Slip” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free. Set in Austin, Texas, Schaefer’s debut novel tackles sex and race as 16-year-old Nathaniel Rothstein trains to box, then disappears – leaving uncle Bob to investigate more than a decade later with a rookie cop and another young boxer after getting a shocking tip. Author Aube Rey Lescure (“River East, River West”) joins.
Shakespeare in the park: “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. at Nathan Tufts/Powderhouse Park, College Avenue and Broadway, Somerville (and continuing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 22). Free, with a suggested donation of $10. Bring blankets or chairs to enjoy the story of Prospero, living on a remote island with his daughter, and the betrayal, revenge and forgiveness he experiences.
A’Lelia Bundles reads from “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. A’Lelia Bundles writes a biography of her great-grandmother and namesake, a patron of the arts and businesswoman called the “joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s” by poet Langston Hughes. Bundles is joined by Callie Crossley, host of GBH’s “Under the Radar.”
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 29). $80 to $150.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103.
The Nova Comedy Collective presents Nebula Night at 8 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. $10. Local comedians and musicians come together in this showcase. Snacks and drinks available.
Cannabis Cabaret Pride Party at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $16 to $28. Features drag, circus, burlesque and audience participation games.
Beginner swing dance lesson from 8 to 9 p.m. at Boston Swing Central, 26 New St., Suite 3, Cambridge. $18 or $20. Learn the moves while enjoying the music of Phyllis Fallon Sextet.
“An MBTA Musical” theater performance at 9:30 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville (and continuing through June 15). $18 to $45. Follow the lives and commutes of three fictional and chronically late Bostonians who are fed up with the “T” until they find a map that allows them to conquer their underground routes. The musical began in 2011 as a “love letter” to the city and its quirks.
Midnight at the Mad Monkfish with Camila Quintero from midnight to 1 a.m. at The Mad Monkfish, 524 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Free to enter. The Berklee jazz vocalist has two student Downbeat Jazz Magazine awards for outstanding jazz vocalist performance and overall pop-blues vocal performance.
Saturday, June 14
Cambridgeport spring book and textile drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hastings Square, near Brookline and Chestnut streets, Cambridgeport. The Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association accepts clean textiles and gently used books in partnership with Helpsy and More Than Words.
Rappel Boston fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England from 10 a.m. to dusk in the courtyard of the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, in the MIT/Area II neighborhood, Cambridge. Free to watch (donations encouraged), $50-plus to rappel. Up to 90 people who register and commit to raising at least $1,000 in donations can take an elevator to the 14-story hotel’s roof, then rappel down with the help of Over The Edge, no experience necessary. Watchers in the courtyard listen to live music, enjoy a beer garden, play yard games and visit tables staffed by community partners sharing resources.
250th anniversary of the U.S. Army from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cambridge Common, 1500 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Free. A city-run, family-friendly event that includes a bounce house, an obstacle course, food and music from Monkeys with Crayons and the Uncle Sam Jazz Band.
Fresh Pond Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Water Department facility at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge. Free. This annual event celebrates our local drinking water supply, community and sustainability with live music, tours, live animals, exhibits, popcorn, interactive activities and more.
Gallery 263 17th birthday bash from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport. Free. Live music, kid-friendly activities, snacks, adult libations and birthday cake at a neighborhood gallery turning 17 with a mission of advancing contemporary art.
CPL Park Sounds 2025: Juneteenth Celebration from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge. Free. Bring a chair and food to listen to the Dave Macklin Band pay tribute to the hits of Black artists.
“Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter” (continued) from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport. (and continuing through June 29). Free.
Festa Junina: Brazilian Harvest Festival from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., near Union Square, Somerville (rain date: June 15). Free. This traditional harvest celebration offers crafts such as root printing, lantern making and making dance accessories, plus participatory quadrilha dancing, traditional foods and entertainment by Bumba Meu Boi, combining music, dance, puppets and costumes to symbolically resist social oppression and celebrate the cycle of life.
“An MBTA Musical” theater performance (continued) at 2 and 6 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville (and continuing through June 15). $18 to $45.
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (continued) at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 29). $80 to $160.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play (continued) at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103.
Science mystery talks from 2 to 2:30 and 3 to 3:30 p.m. at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., in the Baldwin neighborhood near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free with museum admission. Harvard scientist give entertaining talks at the root of common questions – first, Brandon Fricker on why animals have such varying behavior (including using simple “zombie” fly brains to uncover complexity); then, Ruth Tweedy on how leaves may have decided why people walk on two legs while monkeys and apes still swing through trees.
Introduction to nature monitoring in the city from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at The Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., near Union Square, Somerville. Free, but register. Earthwise Aware cofounder Claire O’Neill teaches how to document and help the plant and insect communities of the center. No expertise required, but prepare by installing free apps on your phone. (If you don’t have a smart device, you’ll be paired with someone who does.)
“Charles Coe: African American Writers and Poets as Agents of Change” lecture from 4 to 6 p.m. at St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church, 137 Allston St., Cambridgeport. Free, but register. Writer, educator and poet Charles Coe discusses artists such as Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to print a book of poetry; writers of the Harlem Renaissance such as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson and Zora Neale Hurston; and modern writers such as Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni and Etheridge Knight. Sponsored by Black History in Action.
Shawn Colvin and Rodney Crowell perform at 7 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville.
$85 to $100. Colvin, winner of three Grammy awards, hit the music scene with her 1989 debut of “Steady On.” Crowell is a country singer and songwriter known for his 1990 Grammy-award winning hit, “After All This Time.”
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in the park (continued) at 7 p.m. at Nathan Tufts/Powderhouse Park, College Avenue and Broadway, Somerville (and continuing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 22). Free, with a suggested donation of $10.
DIY screenprinting night at 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $45. Dark Mode’s Bow Market storefront gives participants the chance to experiment with design and printing techniques. Each guest gets a T-shirt to print on and can bring their own items or customize a hoodie for an additional $20.
Revelry: Cambridge Symphony Orchestra presents “Rite of Spring” from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. $20 to $30. Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite” – at its premiere in 1913, its modernism was shocking and even scandalous – is performed with the City of Boston Ballet; it’s paired with Ravel’s 1911 “Ma Mère L’Oye.”
Abigail Lapell performs at 8 p.m. at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $25. Lapell won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album “Hide Nor Hair” and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the awards in 2020 for “Getaway.” She released her newest album, “Anniversary” last year.
“Miss Otis Regrets” musical from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $25. A darkly comedic one-person show inspired by the radio shows of the 1950s and modern podcasts. The first half of the show follows the story of Carl Otis, a gay postal worker navigating the Lavender Scare in the 1950s portrayed by Francis Garner. The second half is about Garner’s life and what connects the stories.
Teseracte Players of Boston present “Come up to the lab – A Rocky Horror Floor Show” at 8:30 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $28 to $39, and 18-plus.. Time warp into the lab and celebrate the golden anniversary of the 1975 cult classic movie with a show, drag and burlesque and DJ’d afterparty (costumes encouraged, of course).
Midnight at the Mad Monkfish with Camila Quintero (continued) from midnight to 1 a.m. at The Mad Monkfish, 524 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Free to enter.
Sunday, June 15
Cambridge Bike Give Back from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Games and activities for all ages, live music and free breakfast, barbecue and dessert (including vegan options) at this nonprofit’s event with a bike giveaway for those on the list and donations of bikes accepted at Greene-Rose Heritage Park, 155 Harvard St., The Port, Cambridge. Free safety equipment is available from Cambridge Bike Safety from 1 to 4 p.m.
“Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter” (continued) from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport. (and continuing through June 29). Free.
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (continued) at 2 p.m. at Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 29). $80 to $160.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play (continued) at 2 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103.
“An MBTA Musical” theater performance (continued) at 2 p.m. at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville (and continuing through June 15). $18 to $45.
Finesse performs at 3 p.m. on the east lawn of the Longfellow House and the Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., West Cambridge. Free. The duo is made up of Gabriela Joya and Maria Medina, known for blending Latin jazz and Cuban music. They will perform as part of Berklee’s Summer Concerts series.
Jazz vocal jam session with Camila Quintero from 3 to 6 p.m. at The Mad Monkfish, 524 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Free to enter. The Berklee jazz vocalist has two student Downbeat Jazz Magazine awards for outstanding jazz vocalist performance and overall pop-blues vocal performance winner. She also performed in Midnight at the Mad Monkfish.
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” (continued) at 7 p.m. at Nathan Tufts/Powderhouse Park, College Avenue and Broadway, Somerville (and continuing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 22). Free, with a suggested donation of $10.
“Miss Otis Regrets” musical (continued) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $25.
“Rewilding” by Pluto Return dance from 7 to 9 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. $20 to $50. The show asks how people can return wildness to their bodies and what it even means to return to yourself, with each segment and choreographer having different stories to tell – but all danced by, unusually, people in their late 30s or 40s.
Monday, June 16
“Fascinating Fungi of Fresh Pond” with Larry Millman from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the ranger station at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge. Free. Mycologist Larry Millman takes a fungal walk to identify the documented 381 different fungal species at Fresh Pond. Bring hand lens if you have one.
Open Mic Night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Free, and 21-plus. Singers, poets, comedians and storytellers are welcome to showcase their talents.
Phil Melanson reads from “Florenzer: A Novel” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The former movie marketer for Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures, a Londoner teaching at Boston University, discusses his debut novel set in 15th century Florence where three ambitious young men’s lives intersect: artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci, banker and patron Lorenzo de’ Medici and paint Francesco Salviati.
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reads from “The ABCs of Democracy” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge. $25, $48 with signed book. The minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives discusses a vision for American democracy.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club: “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free. This monthly book club discusses a novel about a lone astronaut who is on a mission to save the Earth from disaster.
Two Strangers (Split A Popcorn) screening at 8 p.m. at The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $13 to $15. A showing of Richard Linklater’s “Before” movie trilogy of a duo walking and talking in celebration of Jim Barne and Kit Buchan’s “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” a play about a duo walking and talking. “Before Midnight,” the last in the series, takes place nine years deep into a relationship between characters portrayed by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, this time set in Greece.
Tuesday, June 17
Zydel performs from 5 to 7 p.m. at Urban Park Roof Garden at Kendall Center, 325 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. Zydel, a singer influenced by soul, R&B, pop and new jack swing, plays as part of the Berklee College of Music’s Summer in the City concert series.
Cambridge Plays: Park Sounds and 617 Day Block Party from 5 to 11 p.m. at Winthrop Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge (rain date: June 18). Free. A DJ, stand-up comedy, live music and games with a beer garden and wine truck that highlights local musicians and small business.
Rob Franklin reads from “Great Black Hope” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. In Franklin’s debut novel, a young Black Stanford graduate is busted for cocaine possession and teeters between privilege and racism while navigating courtroom drama, Atlanta society and New York’s underworld. Poet Saeed Jones joins.
Movie trivia at 7 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. Free. Test your movie knowledge every third Thursday of the month. Put your team together, six players max, or join with friends you haven’t met yet.
Candle Making and Intention Setting (continued) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $60.
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 29). $80 to $160.
Bluesy Tuesy Social Dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the New England Science Fiction Association clubhouse at 504 Medford St., Magoun Square, Somerville (and every Tuesday). $5 to $25. DJs play at this weekly partner blues dance event that includes a lesson for beginners in the first hour.
Loving performs at 8 p.m. at The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $25. The Canadian psychedelic folk band with David Parry and brothers Lucas and Jesse Henderson released its third album, “Any Light,” last year.
Wednesday, June 18
Lunchtime Concert Series: Nemarca from noon to 1 p.m. at the Urban Park Roof Garden at Kendall Center, 325 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. Acoustic versions of songs by Anna Reidister, a founding member of the band The Croaks (whose latest album, “Croakus Pocus,” was released in July 2023). Co-sponsored with Club Passim.
Celebrate Juneteenth from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. Live music, food trucks, and lawn games round out this day-early Juneteenth event. Presented with the MIT Sloan School of Management.
A Kiln Theatre presents “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (continued) at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Loeb Mainstage, 64 Brattle St., (and continuing through June 29). $35 to $160.
Urban Park Paint & Sip series: International Picnic Day from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Urban Park Roof Garden atop the Kendall Center Green Garage at 90 Broadway, Kendall Square. Free, but register and show valid ID for alcoholic beverages. Community Art Center instructors guide the creation of a serene picnic scene from a still life (in honor of International Picnic Day).
Jess Walter reads from “So Far Gone: A Novel” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Walter, New York Times bestselling author of “Beautiful Ruins,” discusses his newest novel about a reclusive journalist – a man with no Internet and a car that barely runs – who reenters a fractured world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren from a dangerous militia.
Dahlia Adler reads from “Come As You Are” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free. In this romance, Evie Riley finds herself assigned to an all-boys dorm at Camden Academy and in competition with her (male) roommate. Author Jennifer Dugan (“Hot Dog Girl”) joins.
Poets Hannah Brooks-Motl, Kate Colby and Adam Munsey Tobin from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register.
Songwriters in the Round from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville (every first and third Wednesday). Free. Four songwriters share the stage, taking turns performing and occasionally joining in on harmonies or guitar. Inspired by Nashville’s Bluebird Café “guitar pulls,” the event encourages conversation and collaboration.
Candle Making and Intention Setting (continued) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $60.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103.
The Outlet: Open Mic Night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge. $15. Creatives of all mediums can share their craft in a series by Dorchester’s Elae Weekes.
The Lilypad Variety Show from 10 p.m. to midnight at Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. $5. Enjoy new talent performing music, art, poetry, comedy and dance.
Thursday, June 19
Cambridge Juneteenth parade from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square. Free. The parade ends at Riverside Press Park, 2 Blackstone St., Riverside, with music and other performances, food, games, arts and crafts, a day of events commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
“Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter” (continued) from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., Cambridgeport. (and continuing through June 29). Free.
Summer Concert Series: Meghan Downing from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Palmer and John F. Kennedy streets, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. The singer-songwriter from California performs country music, inspired by artists Chris Stapleton and Bonnie Raitt. Cosponsored by Club Passim and the Berklee College of Music.
“Secure the Bag” cornhole mixer at 6 p.m. at Club Volo, 301 Assembly Row, Mystic River, Somerville. $10 to $15. Four players toss noncompetitively – no scores are kept – at this singles event focused on men seeking women and women seeking men, with organizers seeking advice on inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ connections and gender nonconforming folks at volopass@volosports.com. A mixer follows the game play.
Tavern Talk: “From King’s Men to Continentals: War & Slavery in Revolutionary Massachusetts, 1763-1783” from 7 to 8 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing, 14 Tyler St., near Union Square in Ward 2, Somerville. $16. Discover the stories from among the more that 2,000 Black and Native Americans from Massachusetts who fought in the Revolutionary War in this Somerville Museum series.
Comedy Studio presents “Laughs on the Lawn” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Great Lawn at Assembly Row, 399 Revolution Drive, Somerville. Free. The first of three events this summer featuring headliners Emily Ruskowski, Al Park, AJ Hapenny and Eli Levy. “Laughs on the Lawn” continues July 24 and Aug. 21.
Gender-free Scottish country dance from 7 to 9 p.m. at the New England Science Fiction Association clubhouse at 504 Medford St., Magoun Square, Somerville. $5 to $20. Learn and practice in gender-neutral language. A warm-up and lesson in the first hour are followed by an hour of social dancing. Kat Dutton emcees and teaches.
Witchcraft Cinema: “Labyrinth” from 7 to 10 p.m. at Side Quest Books & Games, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $13. Watch the 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer while crafting and sipping a themed drink. Popcorn and nonalcoholic drinks are provided, and other outside food from Bow Market vendors is welcome.
“Mrs. Warren’s Profession” play (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through June 22). $27 to $103.
Sleep Theory performs at 7:30 p.m. at The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $35. Sleep Theory, formed in 2020 in Memphis, is led by U.S. Army veteran Cullen Moore. In a May debut album, “Afterglow,” it blends R&B, metal and pop.
Third Thursdays jazz with Dave Bryant and Friends at 8 p.m. at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10. This month, the keyboardist and composer presents a tribute to Miles Davis with members of Listen to This: guitarist J. Johnson, saxophonist Russ Gershon, bassist Rick McLaughlin, bass clarinetist Todd Brunel, percussionist Rick Barry, trumpeter Bryan Murphy, and drummer Jerome Deupree.
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