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Thursday, March 12
6 to 7:30 p.m. March 12
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
RSVP. To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local nonprofits and government agencies present Washington in American Memory, a seven-part speaker series. Retrace George Washington’s post-inaugural journeys and explore how he sought to unite a fragile new nation.
7 p.m. March 12
The Burren, 247 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville.
School of Rock Burlington’s Adult Band
$20 to $25. “REEL ROCK!” is a celebration of rock music featured in your favorite films and television shows.
Friday, March 13
7 p.m. March 13
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge .
Mary Helen Washington discusses “Paule Marshall: A Writer’s Life”
Free. Paule Marshall’s novels are thought to be the beginning of contemporary Black feminist literature, bridging Harlem Renaissance writers like Zora Neale Hurston to writers Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and Maya Angelou. Mary Helen Washington had exclusive access to the writer’s papers, including an unpublished memoir, and presents an account of Marshall’s life as an artist. Sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot joins.
8 p.m. March 13
Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., North Point, Cambridge.
ArtBattle Boston
$15 to $30. Watch as 12 artists go head-to-head in three rounds of creative competition — only one will emerge as champion. Every piece created goes up for silent auction, so you can take home a piece of the action.
Saturday, March 14
Noon March 14
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the Ages
Free. Clare Fraser (fiddle) and Simon Lace (guitar/bouzouki) play traditional Irish music and talk about Celtic musical heritage to open the special exhibition “Celtic Art Across the Ages,” on view through Aug. 2.
8 p.m. March 14
Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge.
Violist Lu Yu: Center Stage
$36. Juventas New Music Ensemble presents Lu Yu, principal violist of the Boston Civic Orchestra, in a virtuosic program featuring works by contemporary composers.
Sunday, March 15
Noon to 3 p.m. March 8
McCarthy’s, 1920 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.
Scottish Brunch Sunday Session with Adam Hendey and Friends
Free admission. Local professional musicians gather around the session table to fill the room with the lively sounds of reels, jigs, strathspeys and airs.
2 to 6 p.m. March 15
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville.
Revels Spring Sing 2026
$12 to $35. Revels’ annual celebration of the vernal equinox is a joyous singalong event, featuring the voices of guest artists, Revels ensembles and audience members.
Monday, March 16
6 p.m. March 16
The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge.
DJ Raphi
$30. DJ Raphi has 1.2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and over 700 million views of his videos. Also known as Raphael Nathan, he is globally recognized for his energetic dance performances and dance covers.
7 p.m. March 16
Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge.
Anne Fadiman reads from “Frog”
RSVP. This collection of essays ranges in subject matter from her deceased frog to archaic printer technology to the fraught relationship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his son Hartley. Author George Howe Colt joins.
Tuesday, March 17
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Burren, 247 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville.
St. Patrick’s Day Special Variety Show
$35. This show features traditional Irish jigs, reels, ballads, stories and dancing. Led by Tommy McCarthy and Louise Costello, each show will feature special guests along with Irish Step Dancers.
4:30 p.m. March 17
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge.
“The Philadelphia Story”
$13. A reporter (James Stewart) sent to a society wedding falls for the bride (Katharine Hepburn), while she contemplates a reunion with an old flame (Cary Grant).
Wednesday, March 18
7 p.m. March 18
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge.
“Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy”
Free. Government professors Pepper Culpepper, Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and Taeku Lee, Harvard University, discuss their new book, which asserts that corporate scandals like the Lehman Shock and the Facebook data scandal change the way the world works for the better. Harvard’s Archon Fung joins.
7:30 p.m. March 18
First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Harvard Square.
Appalachian Spring
$30. Enjoy a musical program from chamber orchestra A Far Cry that includes Shelley Washington’s “SAY;” Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring – Suite for 13 Instruments;” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, (Pastorale).
Thursday, March 19
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Kingsley Park Fresh Pond Reservation, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge.
Leprechaun-O Orienteering
Free, but register. Your team will use a special map to find checkpoints around the park. Stay on your toes, tricky leprechauns will be moving check points as you go.
5 to 7 p.m. March 19
Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge.
Young Artists Exhibition
RSVP. This opening reception features art created by students of Cambridge Public Schools.
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