A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from ‘Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll’ to a Poetry Brothel
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a book on the “Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll” as well as more music to hear, a Poetry Brothel as well as more basic readings, nature walks and museums, labor history and “Lovefool” and holiday happenings from shopping strolls to drag shows.
Henriette Lazardis, exploring 1910 ‘Terra Nova,’ knows what keeps her readers turning the page
After teaching English literature at Harvard for 10 years, Henriette Lazardis became a full-time writer with a new novel: “Terra Nova,” a story of love, betrayal and adventure set against the backdrop of Antarctic discovery.
Jamie McCallum can’t stop reporting ‘Essential,’ the story of labor organizing during a pandemic
Sociologist Jamie McCallum brings his “Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice” to a Harvard Book Store reading on Tuesday.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville from ‘The Grimkes’ to Giving Tree kickoff event
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, holiday shopping is underway and so is the Harvard Square Business Association’s Giving Tree tradition, and there’s comedy, music, book readings and interactive events such as the Cardboard City Big Group Build at The MIT Museum.
Writer Amy Baron sees through her kids’ eyes, and through a bulldozer that paves its own path
The hero of Amy Baron’s “The Gentle Bulldozer” dreams of something bigger than working at construction sites – as Baron did as an optometrist who loved to write.
‘A poet rather than a criminal’: Robert Pinsky prepares a post-autobiography Grolier reading
What inspired Robert Pinsky to begin writing the autobiographical “Jersey Breaks”? A friend who suggested he explain how he “became a poet rather than a criminal.” Pinsky reads Thursday at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a pie-based fundraiser to open art studios
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Petsi Pies founder Renee McLeod shares her secrets for a good cause, a Holiday Plant Enthusiast Market is coming, there are open studios by Brickbottom/Joy Street artists, Robert Pinsky reads, “Something Strange” returns and much more.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from comedy to a way to ‘Smash the Patriarchy’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s laughs at a “Best of the Boston Comedy Festival” showcase, action at a Smash the Patriarchy! Abortion Fundraiser and plenty of music, drama, art, literature and science in between.
Author Jeanna Kadlec exposes the evangelicals, bringing her ‘Heretic’ into town for a reading
Being married to a pastor’s son but knowing she was queer was the starting point for Jeanna Kadlec’s journey out of the evangelical church, but her memoir “Heretic” goes deeper and broader into the religion’s hidden political and social impact.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Shakespeare and Eliot to ‘Rocky Horror’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the Halloween stays strong well into November with a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a Hawkins Halloween party, singing and music – but there’s also a Cat Film Festival, writing on a Ransomware Hunting Team and Shakespeare comedy and tragedy.
