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’s the premiere of “Role Playing Game,” a new opera; the 44th sci-fiction film festival ends with its 24-Hour ’Thon; Longy starts a monthly residency at Lilypad; Jill Abramson reads; and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Jade Wheeler’s “Who Is Eartha Mae?” goes up at the Bridge Rep, Errol Morris brings his Steve Bannon doc to the Harvard Film Archive, Once Somerville re-creates “Twin Peaks” and there’s plenty of chili.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a free screening of “Black Panther” and long-distance Q&A with the director; the MIT Trashion show; plenty of unique, challenging dance; theatrical readings; and symphonic music.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra performing Bernstein’s “West Side Story” straight through with guest singers, the two day Hassle Fest of music, art and poetry, kaiju battles and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the return of the free Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, Halloween traditions such as GoreFest and Comicazi Halloweeniversary Party, but also a Grown-Up Book Fair, Play Night at CCTV and more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, it’s the 13th annual Honk! festival of activist street bands and the 40th annual Oktoberfest, as well as readings from Michael Scott Moore and Andre Dubus III, plenty of comedy, music and more.

To learn “How to Eat Trash” – which is a possibility for Thursday evening, while enjoying a community dinner made of food rescued from dumpsters – you may as well go to the place most associated locally with the art: Crafts House, an iconoclastic Tufts student residence.

For a low-budget, first-time filmmaker, Olivier Wright has turned out something compact, unique and remarkably accomplished with “Psi,” which combines documentary interviews and dramatizations and gets “an early peek” screening Wednesday at MIT’s Stata Center.

Pianist Kathleen Supové and the EQ Ensemble perform a night of new music; Maple Syrup Boil Down Festival; Family & Children’s Concert Series with the Tufts Jazz Orchestra; 12th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration; and a Harry Houdini double feature.