Robin Young, state Rep. Decker top the bill at Friends of CRLS fundraiser on March 29
Television and radio personality Robin Young hosts and state Rep. Marjorie Decker speaks at “Celebrate our Students, Invest in our Future,” a fundraiser by the Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School being held Thursday.
Library answers winter despair with hygge, the Danish art of comfort, at a Friday event
Residents despairing over the 22 inches of snow dumped this week and the knowledge another storm is on the way are welcome to cocoon Friday at the Cambridge Main Library, which is finding ways to make its space even cozier with a “hygge event.”
Six St. Patrick’s Day events to know about, from the super traditional to the unusual
Get an “Irish Burrito” at Anna’s Taqueria; see Beat Brasserie go Bragh; enjoy a “Movies and Metal” Night; take in an Irish variety show with food and drink, or go on the 13th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn without; and get in a quick skate.
Oscar eager? Boston Society of Film Critics holds awards event Sunday at The Brattle
While we have to wait until March 4 to see what film wins big at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, The Boston Society of Film Critics gives cinema fans a chance to get into the awards season mood early.
Ten Valentine’s Day events to know about, whether shopping, celebrating or rejecting
Valentine’s Day is Wednesday, officially. For those participating or opposed, here are some of the more interesting, inexpensive ways to take part, whether you’re in love, are single, have kids or are a kid.
Club Passim’s BCMFest grows to four days, adds The Sinclair to January event venues
The growth, coming in the January festival’s 15th year, “will enhance the BCMFest experience for performers and audiences,” said Sean Smith, a festival organizer, “while retaining the character of BCMFest as a grassroots community event.”
Abundant Life Church marks its 100 years in Riverside with documentary’s premiere
The film, premiering Friday at a semi-formal event at the Putnam Avenue Upper School, weaves together the stories of generations touched by the church since it opened its doors a century ago as a spiritual refuge for immigrants.
Annual free Dance Party, coming June 30, expected to surpass crowds seen last year
The free annual Cambridge Dance Party that started with only 500 attendees in 1996 will likely have more than 30,000 this year, when it takes its place in front of City Hall for four hours on the final Friday in June.
Inman Eats! festival gives Sunday spotlight to restaurants putting square on the map
The East Cambridge Business Association introduces a festival Sunday – an annual event to complement its Smoke This Rib Fest held each October since 2010 – to show off local shops and restaurants.
Celebration of Harvard Artists, part of fair, to be crowded with home-grown celebrities
Harvard’s annual Arts First festival runs Thursday through April 30, including a fair with 100-plus free performances in 11 locations, Make Art stations and a Friday celebrity-studded Celebration of Harvard Artists – also free to attend.
