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Carl Barron Plaza opening celebration set for Friday

Cambridge will celebrate the reimagined Carl Barron Plaza on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 632 Massachusetts Ave. The event will include refreshments, live entertainment, art activities and remarks.

City of Cambridge

East Cambridge play festival returns Friday night

The Multicultural Arts Center presents the second night of Lift Every Voice on Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m. The program features staged readings and performances of works by BIPOC playwrights and artists at 41 Second St.

Multicultural Arts Center

Community Art Center hosts “What Is Sacred?” in Kendall Square

Community Art Center will lead an art-making and conversation program Friday, October 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Eastern Edge Food Hall, 290 Main St., where participants can create pocket shrines.

Community Art Center

MIT presents free XR performance of “The Weavers”

MIT Music and Theater Arts presents the free extended-reality performance The Weavers on Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m. in Building W97, 345 Vassar St.

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O’Connell Branch offers music and movement for young children

Little Groove Music and Movement offers an interactive program for children ages 0 to 4 and their caregivers on Friday, October 2, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at the O’Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St.

City of Cambridge

Cambridge Health Alliance research tracks alcohol-treatment trends

A September 30 Cambridge Day report said alcohol accounted for a growing share of Massachusetts treatment admissions among young adults and cited Cambridge Health Alliance research on alcohol-related emergency visits.

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MIT calendar includes arts, lectures and athletics Friday

MIT’s October 2 calendar lists an artist performance at the List Visual Arts Center at 5:30 p.m., The Weavers at 7 p.m. and women’s volleyball against Bowdoin College at 8 p.m., along with lectures and seminars throughout the day.

MIT Events Calendar

CRLS sports recap: Soccer and storms

Last week’s nor’easter disrupted the CRLS sports schedule. The football game, which could not be played because of a lighting issue at the field, was not made up and will be recorded as a no-contest.

Cambridge Day

Three DPW employees receive Carl Barron Achievement Awards

Cambridge’s Department of Public Works honored three employees on October 1 with the Ruth and Carl F. Barron Family Achievement Award.

City of Cambridge

SpaceX recruiting session scheduled at MIT

SpaceX will hold an information and networking session for MIT students Friday, October 2, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Ford Building, 400 Main St.

MIT Career Advising & Professional Development

River Street bus-only lane installation approaches

The city said October 2 that River Street Reconstruction traffic changes will continue over the coming months, including a dedicated bus-only lane, new paving, signage and street markings.

City of Cambridge