Juneteenth can no longer stand in the shadows of America’s celebration of independence, but highlights how it is inextricably linked to America’s core values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.

In his own recounting of his historic April 18, 1775 ride, Paul Revere uses the body of an enslaved person as a landmark. To today’s reader, the reference is likely shocking.

This Memorial Day, people will observe or not observe the holiday as they see fit. The Black veterans of Cambridge’s Isaac Wilson Taylor Post should be remembered and thanked for their courageous service.

This potentially final take on pandemic-era cinema includes a look at theater reopenings in Cambridge and Somerville, Memorial Day viewing and a couple of new streaming options: George Romero’s long-missing “The Amusement Park” and the mysterious drama “My True Fairytale.”

Sure, our calendars are filled with increasingly commodified holidays, but they’re also filling up with new days of nationwide significance.

This coronavirus edition of movies to shelter with includes a range of works to help see in Black History Month, as well as virtual cinema from around the world at The Brattle; “Fall of the House of Usher” from the Boston Lyric Opera; and new fare from “Palmer” to “The Dig.”

Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be different this year as a result of the coronavirus, but there is still plenty going on.

New Year’s is bound to be an indoors affair while a pandemic is till raging outside, but there are ways to make the night festive and unique.

Draper, a Kendall Square engineering innovation company, teamed up with the Cambridge Fire Department for an annual Toys for Tots drive, continuing a 15-year tradition.

Municipal offices will close Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holiday, as well as on Jan. 1 for New Year’s, city officials said. Payments are not required at parking meters and pay stations on Friday and Jan. 1. There are other changes as well.