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Heat emergency moves Park Sounds concert inside
August 8, 2026
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Heat Emergency Moves Today's 'Park Sounds' Concert Indoors
Because of the heat emergency declared by the City of Cambridge, today's 2 p.m. Park Sounds performance by Boston singer-songwriter Robyn Byrde has been moved off the Main Library's front lawn to the Lecture Hall on Level 2. The free, all-ages Park Sounds 2026 series normally brings local artists outdoors to the library lawn, with funding from the CPL Foundation in memory of Janet Axelrod.
City of Cambridge
Free Outdoor House Music Party Hits Magazine Beach Today
The free outdoor dance event 'Be Free by the Bridge' brings soulful deep house music to Magazine Beach in Cambridgeport today, Aug. 8, from 1 to 8 p.m.
Eventbrite
K-Rock Band Rolling Quartz Plays Sonia Tonight
South Korean all-female rock band Rolling Quartz performs at Sonia in Central Square tonight, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m.
StubHub
MIT Spinout Found Industries Opens Cambridge Headquarters
Found Industries opened its new Cambridge headquarters and Found Metals Process Development Center on Aug. 7 to scale gallium recovery technology.
ARSMF Stock News
UnRulyArt Program Wraps Up, Helping Autistic Students Express Themselves
Cambridge Public Schools and an MIT lab concluded their 'UnRulyArt' collaboration at the MLK School on Aug. 6, having helped more than 50 students on the autism spectrum explore creative expression.
Cambridge Day
LGBTQ+ Commission to Hold Trans Sanctuary Meeting Tuesday
The Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission's Trans Sanctuary Working Group will hold an online public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
City of Cambridge
MassDOT Releases Draft Designs for Reid Overpass Replacement
MassDOT released two draft concepts on Aug. 6 for replacing the aging Reid Overpass on Memorial Drive.
Mass.gov
Final Phase of Broadway Safety Project Starts Monday
The Broadway Safety Improvement Project's final phase begins Monday, Aug. 10, bringing milling, paving, and permanent parking reductions between Lee and Quincy Streets.
City of Cambridge
Kendall Square Rooftop Hosts Free Craft Workshop Today
The Community Art Center leads a free 'Craft & Cookies' workshop decorating pickleball paddles at the Urban Park roof garden in Kendall Square today, Aug. 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Kendall Center
Folk Trio The Onlies Plays Club Passim Tonight
Old-time and folk band The Onlies performs at Club Passim in Harvard Square tonight, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m.
StubHub
Youth Street Hockey League Enters Final Week
The Cambridge Recreation Department's co-ed Street Hockey League for ages 8 to 12 plays its final games at Ahern Field this week, concluding Thursday, Aug. 13.
City of Cambridge
Central Rock Gym Hosts Cambridge Classic Bouldering Competition Today
Central Rock Gym–Cambridge hosts the Cambridge Classic today, Aug. 8, with doors at 8:30 a.m., open finals at 5:30 p.m., and awards at 8 p.m.
Central Rock Gym
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