In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, “Intimacies” author Katie Kitamura is in town, “inTENtion” dance gets a two-night stand, the Night in Bloom Gala seeks to raise funds for Somerville’s armory and there’s art, poetry, jazz and a Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival for AAPI Heritage Month.

The YWCA Cambridge board of directors announced Monday that Cassandra Ling has been appointed the organization’s executive director.

Public meetings this week look at expanding Riverbend park and changing the city’s bike law; a climate resilience zoning report and emissions accounting zoning petition; preventing wage theft; school district budgeting; and an Alewife-area lab building proposal – and stop off at for a “nonprofit row” building ribbon-cutting event.

Serving on a nonprofit board may sound totally out of reach for many residents, but a March 10 event will show how Cambridge’s nonprofits are trying to find a more community-centered approach to membership.

Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School is preparing to present scholarships totaling $75,250 in 2022. Hundreds of donors and sponsors – individuals, families, organizations and businesses – have contributed to the 52 scholarships the organization is distributing to the school’s seniors and alumni in support of their higher education.

Public meetings this week look at preparing the school district budget process, Envision Cambridge and single-family zoning, landlord and leasing issues at the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority’s Foundry building and “nonprofit row,” and more.

A community walk through The Port neighborhood to learn about Cambridge’s black and brown history is the sole in-person event planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the second to be celebrated during the pandemic. But there is more going on through Thursday, and all the events are free.

The YWCA Cambridge is searching for a new executive director, the organization’s board of directors said this week. Cassandra Ling, who has served as board chair, will serve as interim executive director during the search. Her predecessor, Tania Del Rio, resigned last month to run for state Sen. Lydia Edwards’ former seat on the Boston City Council.

A nonprofit that serves some of the most vulnerable in Cambridge and Somerville is pleading for volunteers to replace ones disappearing during a coronavirus spike.

Tosci’s sets a reopening date for its original location in Lafayette Square; Takeda gives Food for Free its biggest donation in 40 years helping eliminate food insecurity; and there are plenty of Christmastime dinner and breakfast ideas for people who want to give themselves the gift of a splurge.