In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a Comedy Studio Festival of Dad Jokes, the annual Fuzzstival of local and regional bands, murder mystery improv, a Greek fest, plenty of poetry and a slew of authors, including Janaka Stucky.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the 40th Cambridge Arts River Festival, Big Gay Dance Party, Carnaval Somerstreets, “Happy Hour: Secret History of Boston’s Suburbs” from Dig and CityLab, “Gaslight” and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are CCTV’s “24 Hours in Cambridge,” Moby reads from his “Then It Fell Apart” memoir (and plays a bit), the second annual Baked confectionary fest arrives, there’s a giant block of ice and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Porchfest returns for its ninth year, Springsteen’s career-launching show in 1974 is celebrated, Vox Pop opens with comedy and screenings in Assembly Square, you can taste FutureFood and much more.

It’s been 10 years since WBCN, the radio station that defined rock ’n’ roll in Boston for more than four decades, went off the air. Bill Lichtenstein’s “WBCN and The American Revolution” relives the early, envelope-pushing days at a Saturday film festival screening.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are talks from podcasters Tamar Avishai of “The Lonely Palette,” storytelling and readings by poets and authors including Fred Moten and T.C. Boyle, dance from Kairos and Karen Krolak and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Kwame Alexander and friends launch a book tour, a “Jeopardy” champ reintroduces the droodle, the Rock & Roll Rumble preliminaries are underway, “Space Opera 2019” continues and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a CatVideoFest, opera drawn from an Anglo-Saxon epic fragment, the “Darker Joys” art reception, a panel discussion about various Ms. Marvels and Captain Marvels and much, much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are plenty of Halloween events, almost as many podcast recordings, book readings and poetry, as well as a Porter Square Books Speakeasy and visit from comedian Hari Kondabolu.

The reminisces of a customer from Sicily inspired the new panelle sandwich at the Clover healthy  fast-food chain, and now the launch of a podcast called “Let’s Talk About Food” and an inaugural live event July 19 that’s looking for more stories about powerful food memories.