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Thursday, Nov. 5
Noon to 1 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square and The Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., Harvard Square.
Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Artists Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien
Free. Join visual artists Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien for a multi-site exhibition tour of โAlfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineageโ (through April 11, 2027) at the Harvard Art Museums and โKnowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuitiesโ (through Dec. 13, 2026) at the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts.
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., near Harvard Square.
Arts for Lifeโs Sake: A Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma and Stephen Colbert
Free, but tickets required. Yo-Yo Ma and Stephen Colbert share insights about the work of artists in connecting to humanity and community.
8 p.m.
Somerville Theatreโs Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square.
Emancipator performs
$37. Emancipator, known for blending downtempo beats and live instrumentation, promotes โChrysalis,โ his first studio album in 6 years.
Friday, Nov. 6
7 p.m.
Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Square.
William Basinski: The Garden of Brokenness
$30. The Boston Symphony Orchestra brings Basinskiโs โThe Garden of Brokennessโ to Cambridge for its American premiere.
7 to 10:30 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill.
A Night To Be Heard
$25 to $125. Enjoy live performances, storytelling, documentary films and a first look at some of the work from beheard.world, a nonprofit that supports inner-city artists and grassroots arts organizations through creative collaborations.
7:30 p.m.
Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge.
Opera Cambridge: โDown in the Valleyโ
$8 to $45. Inspired by Kurt Weillโs love of classic American folk songs, โDown in the Valleyโ tells the sad story of doomed love between Brack and Jenny. Runs through Nov. 8.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Noon to 4 p.m.
The Platform, 315 Kendall St., Kendall Square.
The Platform Opening Day
Free. Designed for artists, audiences, community gatherings and creative exchange, the venue opening features two performances from internationally renowned vertical dance company BANDALOOP, regional musical artists, participatory dance, family activities, a vendor market, and more.
2 to 5:30 p.m.
MIT Green Building (Building 54), Room 54-100, 21 Ames St., Kendall Square.
Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner
Free, but RSVP. Presented by STEM on Stage, Pursuit of Discovery features two digital theater showings (filmed living history portrayals), each paired with a modern science talk, celebrating two pioneering women of nuclear physics, Marie Skลodowska Curie and Lise Meitner. Meitner is portrayed by MIT Physics Professor Anna Frebel, who also delivers the afternoonโs astrophysics talk.
Sunday, Nov. 8
3 p.m.
Harvard Film Archive at The Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., Harvard Square.
Harvard Film Archive: โDark Passageโ
$5 to $10. Directed by Delmer Daves, with Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Bruce Bennett, this 1947 film is told from the point of view of an escaped prisoner rushing with mysterious purpose towards San Francisco.
4 p.m.
McCarthyโs, 1920 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square.
Somerville Songwriter Sessions Upstairs at McCarthyโs
$15 to $20. Singer songwriter Rachel Marie hosts multi-genre-inspired Mary Leissinger and musician and visual artist Ray Marie Johnson.
Monday, Nov. 9
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Cambridge Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Cambridge Cooks with Chef Ashley Lujares
Register. Chef Ashley Lujares is a Boston-based Filipina American chef and creator of Mango Tao, a popโup culinary experience that showcases modern Filipino cuisine and Southeast Asian flavors. A Food Network Chopped champion and former executive chef of Myers + Chang, Chef Ashley blends her cultural heritage with contemporary culinary techniques to craft inventive dishes rooted in Filipino tradition.
7 p.m.
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square.
Lloyd Schwartz recites from โArtur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poemsโ
Free. Schwartz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and Poet Laureate of Somerville, presents his newest book of poetry using wit, intimacy and musical acumen.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
7 p.m.
Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square.
Sarah Bruhn discusses โHolding On to Home: Immigrant Women and the Promise of Sanctuaryโ
RSVP. After five years of fieldwork and over 100 in-depth interviews, Sarah Bruhn presents a book that aims to illuminate how immigrant womenโs care work in their families, schools and communities makes real the promise of sanctuary. Brown University cultural anthropologist Andrea Flores joins.
8 p.m.
The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Harvard Square.
Boston Comedy Festival Contest Round
$30 and 18-plus. The Boston Comedy Festival Comedy Competition brings 96 comedians from across the country to Boston for one of New Englandโs biggest stand-up competitions. Over eight preliminary rounds, 12 comedians take the stage at each show, all hoping to impress the judges and earn one of just 32 spots in the semifinals.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden St., Harvard Square.
Veterans Day Observance Event
Free but RSVP. The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans Services hosts a Veterans Day Observance event followed by an informal luncheon from noon to 3 p.m., at the Sheraton Commander Hotel, Liberty Revolution Ballroom.
7 to 8:30 p.m.
The Mad Monkfish, 524 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square.
Joshua Costa-Pozo Quartet
$10 plus dinner purchase. Boston saxophonist Joshua Costa-Pozo makes his Monkfish debut, playing music inspired by John Coltrane. Performing with Costa-Pozo are Mimi Terry (piano); Shani Bar-On (bass); and Wesley McDaniels (drums).
Thursday, Nov. 12
6 p.m.
The Row Hotel at Assembly Row, 360 Foley St., Assembly Square.
Bill McGoldrickโs Acoustic Duo
Free. The Bill McGoldrick Acoustic Duo, featuring Lauren Scudder along with a backing cast of Greater Bostonโs best female vocalists, plays classics and todayโs hits.
7:30 to 9 p.m.
MIT Theater Arts, 345 Vassar St., in the MIT/Area II neighborhood.
Beowulf
$10. This is a reimagining of the Old English epic โBeowulfโ set inside a surreal corporate office where a low-level bureaucrat descends into a dreamscape of monsters, memory and myth.
Friday, Nov. 13
8 p.m.
The Platform, 315 Kendall St., Kendall Square.
Tamara Jokiฤ
$28. Serbian-born singer and composer Tamara Jokiฤ performs Balkan, Mediterranean and contemporary jazz traditions, singing in 10 languages.
9:30 p.m.
Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square.
Andrea Gibsonโs Love Letter from the Afterlife
$59 to $101. This multimedia experience of film, poetry and live music features a screening of Andrea Gibsonโs final poetry performance, backed live by the Goosebump Orchestra, with Megan Falley, and others.
Saturday, Nov. 14
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, on the Cambridge border.
Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2026
$28 to $34. Indigenous scientists, STEM professionals, artists, performers and community members share their work, knowledge, cultures and perspectives through conversations, performances, hands-on experiences and special programs.
Noon to 5 p.m.
Aeronaut Brewing, 14 Tyler St., near Union Square.
Lagers and Leaves: A Fall Festival
Register and 21-plus. Enjoy folk and fiddle vibes brought to you by live performances from Hound & Handler, a Bluegrass/Americana string band from Boston, and others. Show off your fall fits with scarves, mittens and sweaters.
Sunday, Nov. 15
1 to 4 p.m.
Upstairs at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square.
El Dรญa de Canciรณn Criolla Celebration
$10 (includes one Chiqui’s Kitchen empanada). This afternoon event honors Peruvian Mรบsica Criolla. Orchestrated by Chef Krysia of Chiquiโs Kitchen and hosted by the local storyteller Karina Liendo, this event brings together music, dance and authentic cuisine.
6 p.m.
The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Harvard Square.
Comedian Ian Edwards
$30. Ian Edwardsโ latest special, โUntitled,โ was released independently on YouTube and landed on Vultureโs Top 10 Comedy Specials of 2025. Itโs the only special on the list not backed by a streamer.
Monday, Nov. 16
7 p.m.
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square.
Shaul Magid and Zev Mishell read from โJewish Anti-Zionism: A Historical Anthologyโ
Free. Shaul Magid, professor of Modern Judaism in Residence at Harvard Divinity School, and Zev Mishell, graduate student at Harvard Universityโs Committee on the Study of Religion, examine reasons why Jews have contested or rejected the Zionist ideal over more than a century.
8 p.m.
The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Harvard Square.
The War and Treaty
The soulful duo The War & Treaty, the husband-and-wife team of Michael and Tanya Trotter, was lauded by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry and the Americana Music Association, which named them Duo/Group of the Year for two consecutive years.
Tuesday, Nov. 17
2 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square.
Pop-Up Renaissance Concert
Free. The Harvard Viol Consort, a group of students from Harvardโs course Performance and Culture: Renaissance Music, perform at a pop-up concert in the Calderwood Courtyard. The performers play compositions for viol by William Byrd, John Dowland, Diego Ortiz, Anthony Holborne, and other Renaissance composers.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill.
The Moth: Boston StorySLAM: Keeping the Faith
$20. The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. This month, talk about a time when you believed without seeing, threw a Hail Mary pass, or were surprised by a strangerโs kindness.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
6 p.m.
Cambridge Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Sacred Songs and Rituals: In The Roundhouse: A Celebration of Indigenous Music
Register. In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, this event features Thea Hopkins, Asa Peters and Jim Peters. Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe, is an awardโwinning songwriter known for her Red Roots Americana style.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Regattabar, 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square.
EARFULL
$41. Music, stories and food featuring New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, plus Boston musical supergroup Morning Camera, actor M.L. Rio and Boston-based songwriter and recording artist Amy Fairchild.
Thursday, Nov. 19
6:30 p.m.
Cambridge Public Libraryโs Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St.
Fighting for Freedom: Black Cambridge from the Revolution to the Early 1800s
Register. Join Cambridge Black History Project for an illustrated talk about Cambridge’s Black Patriots and the Black Cantabrigians who lived and worked here in the years following the Revolutionary War.
7 p.m.
Museum of Science, William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common, 1 Science Park, Boston, on the Cambridge border.
Breaking Barriers: Women in Space
$15 and 18-plus. Join astronauts Dr. Sian Proctor, Amanda Nguyen and Sirisha Bandla, with moderator Athena Brensberger for a panel on the women breaking barriers in space.
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