A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Drag, fireworks and ‘The Hijacking of Rights’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are talks on “Much Ado About Mushrooms” and “The Hijacking of Rights in America”; a story slam and poetry; a drag night with local queens Coleslaw and Severity Stone and drag king Travis Tí; dance and music; “Moana” and “School of Rock” for free; and July Fourth comedy and fireworks.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Dragon Boat festival to days of Juneteenth
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the Boston Dragon Boat Festival and wrestling, celebrity readings and podcast recordings, poetry and music, opera and song cycles, but especially Juneteenth celebrations with events ranging from yoga to jazz and a Black Business Fair.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a new market in Harvard to SomerPride
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a new Harvard Square Open Market, readings by Bill McKibben and Sloane Crosley, crafting and carnivals, poetry, music and dance, art openings and group sings, a look at Cambridge firsts and a reading of our gravestones, drag and dragon boats, a lit crawl and a smut slam. And more.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Memorial Day music to a new Open Market
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the Campfire. Festival continues, there’s a Memorial Day observance and Mozart concert to benefit Ukraine, authors and experts explore Asians in American Pop Culture and LGBT tales, you can meet a mini-horse, do some shopping, catch a CRLS “Chorus Line” for free – and much more.
A Memorial Day remembrance of Black soldiers who had to fight for civil rights as well as country
When my grandfather was alive, Memorial Day was a day well celebrated. So many have made great sacrifices for us on the field of battle. All should be memorialized.
Gilded Age Cambridge eyed the Haymarket Affair as misconduct from ‘those Bohemian anarchists’
Cantabrigians, like their counterparts throughout the nation, expressed ambivalence to the workers in their midst in the wake of Chicago’s violent Haymarket Affair and the trial of the so-called “Chicago Eight.” Over the next three decades, workers tried to ease tensions while advocating for better conditions.
Eight holidays created by geeks, nerds, wonks and the counterculture grown since the 1970s
Sure, our calendars are filled with increasingly commodified holidays, but they’re also filling up with new days of nationwide significance.
Sunday sees two Lunar New Year celebrations, old traditions amplified with new symbolism
Though the Lunar New Year began Feb. 1, its celebration comes Sunday to Cambridge with a small Harvard Square street fair and a car parade from Boston that will stop at City Hall. Both are free, public events.
Brattle Square Florist embraces Valentine’s Day, leading Harvard businesses that’d love to see you
Back under ownership of the family who founded the Harvard Square shop, Brattle Square Florist is ready for Monday’s Valentine’s Day celebrations. It’s not the only neighborhood business wooing customers.
Harvard’s Brattle Square Florist will stay open, relocating under new – and old – ownership
Not only will Brattle Square Florist remain open after a December scare, it will return to the founding family who ran the business for nearly 100 years.
