More than 30 people from the Cambridge, Somerville and Boston music scene came together this week for a meetup focused on how creative artists could share experiences and ideas on making their work into a sustainable career.

The Cambridge Community Center for the Arts, a nonprofit for creating and managing arts facilities, hosted an open house Sunday at an upcoming arts space near Inman Square that it explained should be only the first of many.

City Council candidate Burhan Azeem has encountered xenophobic comments on Facebook ads run by his campaign and at the doors of voters during canvassing sessions. Creepy behavior and sexism have been reported by other City Council candidates.