In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s plenty of music (including new Sol Y Canto and Clem Snide) and theater (including the hip-hop musical “Come to Pass” and a production of “Eurydice”), and a return of the Evolution of Hip-Hop Festival, Floor Lords Breakdancing and MIT Swapfest, as well as bubbles and mini-horses.

In the North Massachusetts Avenue locale known as Trolley Square, named for its proximity to an MBTA bus depot, seven diverse eateries serve the community with fare ranging from Chinese, sushi, Ethiopian, Greek and Mediterranean to basic bar food, American fine dining and pizza slices.

Central Square is always a busy place, even more so during weekend brunch hours with midday winners such as the old-school classic Brookline Lunch; the retro-hip newcomer Donut Villa Diner; and the classy sit-down experience of Vialé.

The new La Royal has an ever-changing, pan-Peruvian menu filled with seafood and inventive drinks in a spare, cosmopolitan setting that enlivens Huron Village.

The reopening of the Collins branch library in West Cambridge has been postponed due to delays in construction upgrades to the roof, gutters, and ventilation system begun Oct. 4.

School Committee member José Luis Rojas Villarreal has announced that he will run for a second term, with a “pre-kickoff event” Thursday. Fellow first-termer Ayesha Wilson and Rachel Weinstein began talking in December about running again.

In this notebook about dining options during Covid-19: Healthy tofu to go from Bon Me, House of Chang and The Smoke Shop.

Halloween’s in the air, but the coronavirus pandemic makes trick-or-treating a spooky prospect. Boo Bags from EHChocolatier are one glorious alternative to the traditional way of garnering a little one’s holiday sweets.

In this notebook about dining options during the Covid-19 shutdown, get some takeout to make a sunny lockdown more enjoyable: A lobster sandwich from Alive & Kicking, comfort fare from Cambridge Common, spicy tofu of all sorts from House of Chang and gourmet Thai from Chalawan.

For takeout to make a sunny lockdown more enjoyable, travel from a coffee and scone at Simon’s to Mexican food at Rudy’s Cafe; delight in some Indian straight from Nirvana; and since summer weather demands seafood, buy sole and monkfish from The Fishmonger and a Whole Foods crabcake.