Public meetings this week look at building repairs, separating sewage form storm water, keeping the arts thriving, a Somernova expansion and more.

Finding someone funny is hard enough, but discovering someone who is able to convey a distinct sense of self through humor is even more rare.

A vacant storefront at 64 Union Square will be repurposed starting Jan. 10 into a “living room for the community,” said CultureHouse and the Union Square Neighborhood Council . The pop-up is taking ideas through December.

If you need a place to convince others you’re secretly a star, look no further. Here’s a guide on where to find karaoke almost every night of the week

Public meetings this week look at traffic calming and speed radar detectors for cut-through streets, zoning meant to retain the arts, housing stability and more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the return of a lost screen gem called “Tokyo Pop,” Boston’s Biggest Drag Dunce, the 5, 6, 7, 8’s perform, belly dancing, nature walks and much more.

Facing heat from the community, a Somerville committee is bringing back options for its Armory community arts buildings that could avoid forcing out tenants.

The Arrow Street Arts theater replacing Oberon in Harvard Square gets its first production from the resident Moonbox in October, before construction is done.

The new and bite-sized “25/8 artspace” is lighting up Harvard Square at all hours of the day, starting with Nat Reed’s “Bikes Move Us” sculptures.

Public meetings this week look at (and breaks ground on) a park expansion, apartments in East Somerville, a proposed wine shop in Union Square and more.