Thursday, April 10
Tutoring Plus Anniversary Gala from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 65 Franklin St., Central Square, Cambridge. Free, but donations accepted. This Cambridge nonprofit has matched thousands of Cambridge kids with one-to-one tutors for free for 61 years. Its annual party – with food from Bar Enza and an open bar – aims to raise $70,000 as it did last year (the website shows $37,000 is still needed, with a button to donate). This year honors Bobby Tynes, principal at Fletcher Maynard Academy.
After Dark Series: Oceans from 6 to 9 p.m. at the MIT Museum, 314 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. $10 to $20, and 21-plus. Explore the deep sea with a display of photographs from artist Keith Ellenbogen, a talk about how scientists search for oceans and life in other solar systems with MIT’s Julien De Wit, and other activities. Snacks from Page and local beer from Small Change Brewing Company are available to buy.
“The Great Gatsby” centennial celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lovestruck Books, 44 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $28.50 to $82. This celebration invites attendees back in time to the glitz and glamour of the Roaring ’20s (through a tragic novel about class, grasping desperation and avarice, betrayal and rejection). Music and drink will be era appropriate, a fortune teller will be on hand and there’s a dress code to make a trip to the photo booth more memorable.
“View from the Edge” variety show from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Harvard University’s Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge. Free. Nigerian and American artist Tunde Hey hosts music, food, giveaways and more. The performances examine disparities across class, race and geography.
“Bubbles & Bites” event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bow Market, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $65. The event celebrates contributors toward youth arts, along with four honorees. Local bites and music from DJ Mel.Wav. “Do It Your Damn Self!!” National Youth Film Festival alumna Michelle Zhao, now of A24 Films, joins.
“A Revolution on Tap: Tavern Culture and the Road through Somerville to Lexington” from 7 to 8 p.m. at Aeronaut Brewing, 14 Tyler St., near Union Square in Ward 2, Somerville. $15. Drink the same ales and ciders of the 1775 revolutionary Bostonians and learn about tavern culture’s relevance to the American Revolution.
AI in health care at 7 p.m. at The Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, on the Cambridge border. $20. Rich person Arianna Huffington promotes an artificial intelligence “health coach” and MIT’s Regina Barzilay says she has an astonishingly accurate algorithm that can predict breast cancer.
“Gender and AI: Promise and Perils” at 7 p.m. at Harvard University’s Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through April 11). Free, but register. As artificial intelligence becomes a larger part of our lives for some reason, this Radcliffe Institute conference asks how the technology could affect gender representation and traditional beauty standards. Co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School.
“Segregated by Design” screening and discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave., Central Hill, Somerville. Free. A discussion with experts follows the short film, based on the Richard Rothstein book “The Color of Law” about how policy enabled housing discrimination as well as prejudice.
Kyle Gordon: Live Musical Comedy Tour at 7:30 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $36.50. A New York comedian, actor, musician and viral creator, known for the parody “Planet of the Bass.”
“Her Portmanteau” theater and conversation at 7:30 p.m. at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through April 20). $27 to $103. A drama of family and forgiveness by Nigerian-American storyteller, actor and educator Mfoniso Udofia. It focuses on a Nigerian mother in the United States and her two daughters, whose reunion forces them to confront their past and navigate cultural differences. Following the performance, the cast and creative team discuss the play.
“Haunted Vaudeville & Hellacious Horns” performance at 8 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $15. New York City’s Charming Disaster plays its latest single “Trick of the Light,” a characteristically dark and macabre song inspired by Dracula from a duo performs songs about death, crime and the occult with ukulele, guitar and foot percussion. Boston’s Velvet Dirtmunchers (cabaret, jazz and brass with horns and accordion) and Philadelphia’s Roof (brass, loops and effects) round out the bill.
TinyHalls 100th Episode Live podcast recording at 8 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10. Aaron “Tiny” Smith and Jack Hall celebrate the longevity of their Boston comedy podcast. Special guests Demetrius “Big D” Hull and Alexis Cristaldi join.
Friday, April 11
“Gender and AI: Promise and Perils” (continued) from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Harvard University’s Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register.
Tai Chi for Turbulent Times from 10 to 11 a.m. at First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church St./1446 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Teacher Ellen DeGenova invites students of all ability levels to a meditative movement session.
Food 4 Thought Festival at 11:30 a.m. at Massachusetts Hall, 11 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through April 13). Free to $150. The second annual gathering highlights student work in creating a sustainable, equitable, healthy and cruelty-free future of food. Keynote speakers include Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur and the Good Food Institute’s Bruce Friedrich.
MA250 Event: National Poetry Month from 6 to 9 p.m. at Little Crepe Café, 102 Oxford St., Baldwin, Cambridge. Free. The event welcomes poetry readings about Cambridge milestones, innovations and firsts.
Dinner with Sara Moulton from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Harvest, 44 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $95 to $150. Moulton serves four courses including smoky broccoli and cheddar soup, a rack of lamb and more – plus canapés – to celebrate 50 years of Harvest. She is a cookbook author, Julia Child protégé, cook line show host and frequent guest on Milk Street Radio.
Thot Squad’s “Thots N’ Prayers” tour at 7 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $30 to $35, and 21-plus. Also known as Blvck Bunnie, the hip-hop artist brings a national tour to Cambridge. The performance also features Rob Apollo.
American Classics presents “Wish Upon a Star” at 7:30 p.m. at First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Harvard Square. $25 to $30. The third of three concerts highlighting the sun, moon and stars. It includes familiar songs such as “Swinging on a Star,” “Stars Fell on Alabama” and others songs and poetry performed by nine vocalists, pianist JoAnne Dickinson and pianist Steve Sussman.
Bruce McCulloch: Tales of Bravery and Stupidity from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. $44 to $54. The “Kids in the Hall” comedian performs his autobiographical one-person show.
Moonbox Production presents “Crowns” opening night at 8 p.m. at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through May 4). $55. Using rap and gospel music and dance, the musical explores the rich and fashionable hats worn throughout Black history. The show is an adaptation of Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry’s book by the same name.
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.
Slow Joy performs at 8 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $29. Also known as Esteban Flores, Slow Joy displays his alternative and indie music. The show also features Flycatcher and Cherubhead.
Comedy with James Mwaura & Friends at 9:30 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20 to $26. Collecting more than 70 million views on social media, Mwaura pokes fun at childhood being raised by a German mom and Kenyan dad. Vincent Chuang, Marty Connie, Greg Gettle and Geneva Rust-Orta join the show.
MSF Band performs at 9:30 p.m. at The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $8 to $12. The New England band covers top hits from Aerosmith to Taylor Swift and plays its original music.
Saturday, April 12
Cambridge Day Record Store Day Walk all day at various locations. Build your own walk and discover specially marked issues of Cambridge Week at participating locations, including Planet Records, vinyl index., Cheap Records and Big Day Records. Redeem the issues at the Cambridge Community Center (5 Callender St., Riverside) for a discount off the $10 admission to the show, featuring Jade Dust (PDX), Pushback, P.V. and Homeworld. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Food 4 Thought Festival (continued) at 8:15 a.m. at Massachusetts Hall, 11 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge (and continuing through April 13). Free to $150.
Black Health Matters Conference at 9 a.m. at Harvard University’s Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $10. The eighth annual conference from the Harvard Undergraduate Black Health Advocates features keynote speakers, local Black-owned businesses, complimentary breakfast and lunch, networking and community building opportunities and more.
Somerville Winter Farmers Market from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. Free. More than 70 local vendors with produce, pastries, skin care and more. Customers with benefit programs welcome.
“Paint Your Truth (Community Healing)” series launch from 10 a.m. to noon at the Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave., Central Hill, Somerville. Free, but register. Participants learn the de-stressing benefits of painting. No experience required.
“Mend/Amend” workshop from noon to 2 p.m. at the Cambridge Art Association’s Kathryn Schultz Gallery, 25 Lowell St., West Cambridge. $10 to $15. Fabric artist Winnie van Der Rijn leads participants in mending a tattered American Flag.
Gallery Talk: “Drawn to Earth: Contemporary Art and Environment in the Americas” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Harvard University’s Madeline Murphy Turner discusses the ways artists in the Americas use drawing to grapple with topics of land, territory and ecological crises. Part of the “New on View” series, the talk covers 15 pieces, many of which are new to the museum.
“Nature in the City” Earth Day Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. at Mass Audubon Nature Center at Magazine Beach, 668 Memorial Drive, Cambridgeport. Free. The festival includes art, games, food, community partners and music from the multi-ethnic fusion band Saklamara.
“Her Health, Her Power: Women’s Health Seminar” from 2 to 5 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge. Free, but register. From mental health and contraceptives to cervical cancer and family planning, this event connects attendees with health professionals and allows them an opportunity to ask questions about their health.
Moonbox Production presents “Crowns” (continued) at 2 and 8 p.m. at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $55.
Strange Animations with Aesop’s Sound Fables performance from 3 to 4:10 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Microcinema, 55 Davis Square. $15. The Brooklyn, New York, musical group performs alongside screenings of early animated silent films, including “Steamboat Willie, “The Caveman’s Revenge” and “Gertie the Dinosaur.” This event features singer and guitarist Mike Nowotarski.
“Stress Builds Character: A Fashion Show and Market” from 4:30 to 11 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. Free to $15. The show by Untitled Boston gathers local fashion designers, musicians and vendors and pairs designers with musicians.
Jazz Night with Peyton Griffin Trio at 6:30 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $15, and 21-plus. A variety of jazz from classical to electronic. Tyler’s New! Hextet and The Sean Tempe Group join.
RPG Adventuring Party Meet & Greet from 7 to 9 p.m. at Side Quest Books & Games, 1 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. $6. Find likeminded gamers and plan your next adventure at this get together.
Valkyrie Heels Crew presents “Ignite” from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre, The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge (and continuing through April 13). $29. The queer-led group presents a showcase of movement, storytelling and dance – much of it in heels, but with guest performances in other dance styles.
Throb Zombie and Sangria present “Gash: Haunted Sausage Factory” at 8 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $30. This horror convention includes a haunted house, drag kings and a film screening of “Re-Animator.”
“Abba: A dance party” from 8 p.m. to midnight at Remnant Brewing, 2 Bow Market Way, Union Square, Somerville. Free, and 21-plus. The event celebrates the Swedish pop band with music, drinks and dancing. Attendees with particularly inspired outfits can enter the costume content early in the evening. The winner gets a $100 gift card to Lexie Butterfly Vintage.
Comedy with Abbas Wahab at 9:30 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20 to $26. Wahab amassed more than 300,000 followers on social media with his swipes at the world of business and the car industry, and he killed during his visit in December. He has also appeared on “The Boys,” “What We Do In The Shadows,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap.” Ryan Ellington hosts this show, also featuring Sean Sullivan.
A Little Bit Shaggy performance at 9:30 p.m. at The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $8 to $12. The female-fronted classic rock band from Boston covers singles from a wide variety of artists, including The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Miley Cyrus and The Cranberries.
Sunday, April 13
Food 4 Thought Festival (continued) at 7:45 a.m. at Massachusetts Hall, 11 Harvard Yard, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free to $150.
RACE Cancer Foundation presents Super Sunday 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from 500 Kendall St., Cambridge. Free. The 18th edition of the event begins with a 5-mile or 5K race. When the race ends, the party begins at the Kendall Square beer garden with food trucks and live music.
April Queer Romance Book Club at 10:30 a.m. at All She Wrote Books, 75 Washington St., East Somerville, Somerville. $7, or $25 with book. Members discuss “A Gentleman’s Gentleman,” a Regency trans romance book by TJ Alexander.
Moonbox Production presents “Crowns” (continued) at 3 p.m. at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $55.
School of Rock Showcase at 6:30 p.m. at The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $10. Branches of the music school in Natick, Watertown, Seekonk, Northborough and Burlington perform.
Valkyrie Heels Crew presents “Ignite” (continued) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre, The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $29.
Comedy with Sunday’s Rising Stars at 7 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $20 to $26. Six of Boston’s next generation of comedians take the stage.
Your Arms Are My Cocoon at 7 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. $22. The screamo pop band plays with Texas rock bands: herlovebeheadsdaisies; and at first, at first.
Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet performs at 7:30 at the Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square. $36 to $66. The Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist plays with guitarist Julian Page, bassist Asante Santi Debriano and drummer Will Calhoun.
Hallowed Smoke performs at 8 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $10 to $15. The musician performs their original rock songs. The event also features Wisteria and The Roscoes.
Trap Burlesque: “Th3 Boy Is Mine” performs at 9 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square. $60, and 18-plus. In its second season, the group upgrades, trading in the stage for the full ballroom.
Monday, April 14
“Music Para Todos” performance and gala at 6 p.m. Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $500. Grammy-winning musician Chucho Valdés performs works that combine Afro-Cuban music with jazz, classical, rock and other sounds. Longy alum Juan Ruiz also takes the stage. All proceeds support scholarships for musicians.
Pioneering performance artist talks at 6 p.m. at MIT’s Wiesner Building, 20 Ames St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. As part of the MIT Artfinity Festival, multimedia artist Joan Jonas – who shaped multimedia and performance art with a career begun in the 1960s – discusses her work with video, performance and sound art with MIT’s Judith Barry.
Ex-prisoner on criminal justice reform at 6 p.m. at the Thompson Room, Harvard University’s Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Marlon Peterson, former 10-year prisoner and now host of the “DEcarcerated” podcast as well as one of Ebony magazine’s “100 Most Influential Black Leaders,” is in conversation with Matthew Ichihashi Potts about criminal justice reform and youth interventions,.
CCTV’s Cinema Club: “Think Book Club, But for Movies!” from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cambridge Community Television, 438 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridgeport. Free, but register. CCTV welcomes cinephiles, filmmakers and other video enthusiasts to scrutinize one film each session. This first class begins with a short film screening and discussion.
Music night at the bookstore with ’80s and ’90s hip-hop from 6 to 8 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The store flexes its new sound system and encourages singing-alongside.
Remember Sports with Anna McClellan at 7 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. $22. Ohio alternative indie band Remember Sports had a privately released, college-project debut album under the name Sports that became a cult sensation, attracting Father/Daughter Records. Now it headlines with Nebraska’s McClellan, a label mate.
Daniel Mendelsohn reads his translation of “The Odyssey” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Bard College’s Mendelsohn has drawn praise and packed houses for his “thrilling,” “rich and rhythmical,” “superb,” “mesmerizing” work (critics say) just as a theatrical version of Homer’s epic leaves the Cambridge stage and Christopher Nolan prepares to bring the story to the big screen.
Poets Sally Keith and Andrea Ballou from 8 to 9 p.m. at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square. $5. The Blacksmith series hosts Keith (for her latest book, “Two of Everything”) and Ballou (for her debut, “Other Times, Midnight”).
Tuesday, April 15
Gallery Talk: “Joana Choumali: Language of West African Marketplaces” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. Free. Harvard University’s Madison Brown discusses the photographs of Choumali, on exhibit through May 11.
“Russia’s 200-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St., Baldwin, Cambridge. Free. Johns Hopkins University’s Eugene Finkel discusses his latest book, “Intent to Destroy,” looking at out how the Russian Empire, then the USSR and finally contemporary Russia has used violence to crush Ukraine.
Magic spells with the “Thinking with Plants and Fungi” reading group from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the conference room at the Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Baldwin, Cambridge (and biweekly through April 23). Free, but register. Historian Christina Oakley Harrington of “The Treadwell’s Book of Plant Magic” joins with research from more than 200 sources that saw magical powers in plants that could achieve love, win competitions, become invisible and so on.
“Future Mapping” with AI filmmaker David Sheldon-Hicks from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Harvard University’s Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Mid-Cambridge near Harvard Square. Free. Sheldon-Hicks’ Territory Studio has created visualizations for movies such as “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Martian,” “Ex Machina,” “Blade Runner 2049” and “Dune” and discusses how filmmakers use and depict technology and AI.
Mystery writers panel at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. Authors Karen Olson of Connecticut (the “Anne Seymour” and “Tattoo Shop” series), Joanna Schaffhausen of Canton (the “Ellery Hathaway” and “Annalisa Vega” series) and Harvard grad Clea Simon (“World Enough,” “Hold Me Down”) for a panel about all things mystery writing.
Dirty Pop Party at 8 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $12, and 21-plus. Local indie pop musicians such as J-LINE, Kirsten Kirk, Emily Solar and Aisha Luzia perform.
Wednesday, April 16
Midday Music and Bike Tune Ups from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. Casa Bikes technicians offer safety checks for cyclists and The Cambridge Hip-Hop Collective curates bands. New Engineering Education Transformation students display there solar charging station.
Gallery Talk: “Wind as Energy, Wind as Line” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. Harvard University’s Cambra Sklarz discusses how artists make wind visible in their work and grapple with the environmental crisis.
“Psychedelics & Aesthetics” reading group from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Baldwin, Cambridge (and biweekly through April 30) Free, but register. How psychedelic experiences shape art and beauty, with guest speakers, readings and optional film screenings and art exhibitions.
Day of Climate forum from 4 to 7 p.m. at the MIT Museum, 314 Main St., Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. MIT celebrates climate work by students, faculty and researchers through a showcase of projects, keynote speakers and workshops. Among those speaking are the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, MIT’s Claudia Urrea and Boston meteorologist Pete Bouchard.
“The U.S. and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days” forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at MIT’s Stephen A Schwarzman College of Computing, 51 Vassar St., Area II, Cambridge. Free. Harvard University’s Juliette Kayyem and the American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake break down the first 100 days of president Donald Trump’s second term and analyze the national and global implications.
Join a one-day choir from 5:45 to 9:30 p.m. at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Spring Hill, Somerville. Free. All ability levels can join for Gaia Collective singing games, community and the chance to learn a full musical piece – becoming part of a choir for a day.
Chef master class with Fred Csibi-Levin from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $125. Scientist-turned-macaron-master Csibi-Levin guides the class from the technical aspects of the bake to the finishing decorative touches.
“Starry Skies” paint night at 7 p.m. at Muse Paintbar, 461 Artisan Way, Assembly Square, Somerville. $40. Participants, as collaborative pairs or solo painters, create a masterpiece reminiscent of the iconic work by Vincent van Gogh. No experience required.
Jonathan Lethem reads from “Cellophane Bricks” at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. Lethem (“Motherless Brooklyn”) went to art school and painted, drew comics and even did animated shorts before diverting to prose fiction; in “Cellophane Bricks” he resurrects the art and assembles a kind of memoir.
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.
Marcia Dernie reads “Movement for Every Body” at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, on the Cambridge border. Free. Dernie discusses making exercise more accessible and compelling for different body sizes and shapes. A book signing follows.
“Wonderful & Strange: A Tribute to David Lynch” series at 7:30 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square (and continuing through April 19). $15 to $19. The theater shows the late director’s dark, eerie and, at times, funny work. The tribute kicks off with a screening of a newly rediscovered 70mm print of “Dune.”
Zlatomir Fung performance at 7:30 p.m. at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $72 to $89. The 24-year-old cellist conjures moments from the screen and stage.
Comedy with Wednesday’s Rising Stars featuring Peter Liu at 8 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $15 to $20. Five next-generation comedians including Liu, who opened for Ronny Chieng of “The Daily Show” at The Wilbur Theater and is known for appearances at Don’t Tell Comedy, The Second City and Laugh Boston.
Thursday, April 17
Fresh Pond Nature Walk from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. at the Water Department facility at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, in West Cambridge at Fresh Pond, Cambridge. Free, but register. Ranger Tim Puopolo highlights seasonal changes in the landscape – what’s growing, changing and blooming. This winter walk requires warm clothing for a comfortable experience.
Creator of Miami’s underwater public art from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Harvard University’s Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St., Mid-Cambridge near Harvard Square. Free. Ximena Caminos discusses high art, deep science and what happens when those intersect. Her “The ReefLine” will be a 7-mile underwater public sculpture park, snorkel trail and hybrid reef off Miami Beach’s shoreline. Harvard’s Pedro Alonzo and Charles Waldheim join.
Intercollegiate poetry showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, but register. The annual showcase recognizes young poets at Greater Boston colleges. Professors nominate the students who read their original work.
Neal Baer reads “The Promise and Peril of Crispr” at 6 p.m. at Harvard Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free, or $53 with book. Baer discusses his latest anthology of essays exploring the possibilities of gene-editing technology. Baer co-directs master’s program at Harvard and has been an executive producer on shows such as “ER,” “Designated Survivor” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Harvard Medical School’s Rebecca Brendan joins.
“MIT in 3:00” competition from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at MIT’s Barton Theater, 20 Ames St., Building E15, atrium level, Kendall Square, Cambridge. Free. As part of the MIT Artfinity Festival, the school asks community members to describe their MIT in three minutes. It follows in the tradition of The Media Spectacle, which showcased the visual work of students, staff and faculty.
Jon King reads “To Hell with Poverty!: A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four” at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Free. King, former frontman of the postpunk-funk band Gang of Four, discusses his memoir, taking him from childhood in a South London slum through the success and desolation of the band.
“Wonderful & Strange: A Tribute to David Lynch” series (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Somerville Theatre’s Crystal Ballroom, 55 Davis Square (and continuing through April 19). $15 to $19. Tonight, the theater shows “Mulholland Drive” and the celebrated eighth episode of “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
Moonbox Production presents “Crowns” (continued) at 7:30 p.m. at Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $55.
Comedy with Matt Fulchiron at 8 p.m. at The Comedy Studio, 5 John Kennedy St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. $29 to $25. The eccentric Fulchiron has performed on such shows as “Comedy Central Presents,” “The Late Late Show” and “Last Comic Standing.” Lance Weiss hosts, and Brennan Tassel joins.
More Fatter performs at 8 p.m. at The Cantab Underground, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. $20 to $25. The international indie rock band performs original, eclectic, candid and at times funny songs from their four albums.
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