Youth from area high schools and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are set to take part in a Cambridge Public Library “Youth Panel on Gun Violence” on May 29. There will be a panel discussion, followed by a Q …

A free Arts & Community Dialogues Series begins Wednesday and runs through May on such weighty topics as race, immigration, education and the American dream, using a simple but potent formula: Use the art to ease into the dialogue.

The 10-film festival has been inclusive in its definition of disability, and films seen since the kickoff Wednesday have explored autism, blindness, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy and psychiatric conditions.